Serbia · Folktales and oral traditions
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Serbia
- Tales
- 2
- Dated records
- 2
- Tales linked to multiple countries
- 2
Counts reflect the Atlas catalogue. A link may represent a recording, a publication or an association with a local tradition.
In Petrovitch’s 1914 telling of the Nine Peahens, a pair of bellows interrupts a meeting by a lake. A whistle plays that role in the Bulgarian telling published in 1889. The Serbia page brings the two sources together so readers can trace the difference.
Tales in the Atlas
Cinderella
1914 · W. M. Petrovitch · Pepelyouga
The Golden Apples and the Nine Peahens
1914 · W. M. Petrovitch · The Golden Apple-tree and the Nine Pea-hens
Tales found across countries
| Tales | Countries and regions |
|---|---|
| Cinderella | China Italy France Germany United Kingdom Bulgaria United States Serbia |
| The Golden Apples and the Nine Peahens | Bulgaria Serbia |