Dunamelléki eredeti népmesék (1. kötet)

The collection assembles regional folktales that present common oral motifs—mistreated youths driven from home, magical helpers and objects, threefold trials, and enchanted animals. One narrative follows a royal youth reduced to tending geese who gains a wondrous whistle and three golden rings, must guard elusive birds that fly away and return, and resist a noblewoman’s attempts to obtain his tokens while proving his honesty and endurance. Tales vary in tone from comic to cautionary and rely on repetition, transformation, and clever solutions to resolve social and moral tensions typical of rural storytelling.