Week 9: Extra Credit Reading Notes, Turkish Fairy Tales, Part A

These notes are based off The Wizard-Dervish from Forty-four Turkish Fairy Tales by Ignacz Kunos (1913).

So this is part 2 of the story. So far the youth and the maiden are together! But, the mother is a witch, and doesn't want them to be together.
In this story, I'm interested in the witch figure and all the shape-shifting. Super cool stuff, and I can probably make it scary.
The maiden sees that the witch is following them
She turns the man in a garden, and she turns into a gardener
when the witch catches up with them, she has no idea!
she questions "the gardener" and the youth and maiden are able to escape
This keeps happening. The only thing that changes is what they shift into

Oven and Baker
Duck and pond
Each time they escape the witch

After they get away from the witch the final time they make it to an inn
The youth sets out to get a carriage for the girl
He is seized by a dervish
The Prince is taken to his father's palace and in the great hall
Is this all a dream??
The Princess realizes that something is wrong, and turns into a dove!
She flies to the palace, and lands on the prince
After she yells at the prince, she flies back to the inn (what a cool trick)
The youth realizes that he is not dreaming, and goes to meet his princess back at the inn

The bride that he was supposed to marry leaves

He marries the dervish's daughter and lives happily ever after!
I love the happy ending, but it's still just a bit creepy.
He was basically forced to marry this girl! Oh well, as long as they made it work it's fine
Sometimes fairy tales are so weird.

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Illustration from Forty-four Turkish Fairy Tales by Ignacz Kunos

By: Willy Pogany

Found on: Freebookapaloza.blogspot

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