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Kaskötő Sáska Pál
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Native of the village of Ördöngösfüzes/Fizeşu Gherlii, Mezőség region, Transylvania, RO - this year Hideg Anna celebrated her 90th birthday. This tale is from: Magyar Zoltan‘s book of tales and other stories from Ördöngösfüzes –Balassi Kiadó, Budapest. 2023.
The tale of Kaskötő Sáska Pál– Pál was a very poor man; he was a basket weaver with a beautiful wife. One day when he went out to cut willow for making baskets, he came home to find his wife at home carrying on with the drunken local preacher andthe cantor. Pál left the village immediately. Out in the world he took work first as a cook for a King, but was chased away when they found out he couldn’t cook. He then took work for another King in another town as a soothsayer. The King had lost a ring. When Pál found it they offered him work and a place to live. He lived well. Time went by and the old King sent Pál out to fight a warin place of him. Pál leading the troops scared the enemy away and won the war with a lucky spontaneous strategy and a silly trick. He became a celebrated and well paid member of the King’s court – but he missed his wife, so he went back to her. She promised never to cheat on him again.They built a palace together. The village people were amazed; before, Pál had been as poor as a churchmouse. It just goes to show that a stupid person can also have good luck. If you don’t believe my story, go after it, go visit Kaskötő Sáska Pál.
The tale of Kaskötő Sáska Pál– Pál was a very poor man; he was a basket weaver with a beautiful wife. One day when he went out to cut willow for making baskets, he came home to find his wife at home carrying on with the drunken local preacher andthe cantor. Pál left the village immediately. Out in the world he took work first as a cook for a King, but was chased away when they found out he couldn’t cook. He then took work for another King in another town as a soothsayer. The King had lost a ring. When Pál found it they offered him work and a place to live. He lived well. Time went by and the old King sent Pál out to fight a warin place of him. Pál leading the troops scared the enemy away and won the war with a lucky spontaneous strategy and a silly trick. He became a celebrated and well paid member of the King’s court – but he missed his wife, so he went back to her. She promised never to cheat on him again.They built a palace together. The village people were amazed; before, Pál had been as poor as a churchmouse. It just goes to show that a stupid person can also have good luck. If you don’t believe my story, go after it, go visit Kaskötő Sáska Pál.