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Slovak Tale

Fairy tales and stories from Slovak Tale.

Folk stories
The Rooster, the Cat, and the Club

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The Rooster, the Cat, and the Club

11
 min
5
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4.72

Patience pays off, and waiting for the right opportunity will bring results in the end. This is a story about three brothers who get a really modest inheritance from their father: a cat, a rooster, and a club. However, thanks to being smart, all three manage to make their fortunes using only the seemingly ordinary and almost useless things.

Folk stories
The Glass Hill

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The Glass Hill

13
 min
5
+
4.78

A story which shows us that greed and longing for wealth do not lead to a happy life. A Slovak folk tale about two different brothers. The elder is evil and greedy. He has money in abundance, but he will not help out the younger, poorer brother, who is brave and good, even in the most difficult moments.

Folk stories
The Story of Wood

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The Story of Wood

4
 min
5
+
4.24

Laziness never pays off. A legend tells us that a long time ago, people didn’t have to drag the wood from the mountains. It just simply came by itself to the right place. But one day a woman wanted to make her way home easier, and got onto the wood so that it carried her. However, it didn’t move. From that time on, people have had to work hard to take wood home from the mountains.

Folk stories
An Egg Goes on a Trip

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An Egg Goes on a Trip

10
 min
5
+
4.51

Together you can do much more. This traditional folk tale tells us of an egg’s adventure. On its way, the egg finds animal friends and together they defeat scary bandits.

Folk stories
The Wooden Boy

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The Wooden Boy

11
 min
3
+
4.51

A folk tale about a boy who was carved from a log. When the wooden boy grows up, an evil witch and her husband want to bake him for dinner. But the young lad deals with them well and returns home safe and sound, flying on a wild goose.

Short stories
John’s Fable

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John’s Fable

5
 min
5
+
4.34

This is a story from a collection of Slovak folk tales. The resourceful servant John wins a chest of coins from his master. His master, being bored, had offered it to anyone who could make up a story so unbelievable that they wouldn’t even believe themselves as they spoke. Everyone who tried had left without success. John, his servant, is the last one to give it a try.

Folk stories
The Lawyer from the Village

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The Lawyer from the Village

8
 min
8
+
4.76

It’s always worth fighting for justice. Once a craftsman accidentally forgets to pay his debt to an innkeeper, who in turn charges him an unfairly high late fee. Eventually an old man helps him out at the court.