Enlight About what petition the Schildburgers submitted to the emperor and how he answered them Although His Majesty the Emperor liked the Schildburgers, state affairs could not tolerate any more delay, and he notified the mayor of the day of his departure. As a sign of mercy for the good recept... Fairy Tales German Fairy Tales
Enlight Old Sultan One peasant had a faithful dog; his name was Sultan. Now he had grown old, his teeth had fallen out, and now he had nothing with which to bite. Once a peasant stood with his wife at the threshold and ... Fairy Tales German Fairy Tales
Enlight How the Schildburgers greeted the Emperor I have already said that the Emperor ordered the word to be conveyed to the Schildburgers: let them ride out to meet His Majesty, half on foot and half on horseback, and respond to the greeting with a... Fairy Tales German Fairy Tales
Enlight How the Schildburgers had breakfast with the emperor and what riddle the emperor asked them The emperor saw such love among the Schildburgers and invited them to breakfast. The mayor and his advisers accepted the most gracious invitation, and soon everyone gathered at the huge imperial table... Fairy Tales German Fairy Tales
Enlight Rosehip Many years ago there lived a king and a queen, and every day they said: -Oh, if only we had a child! “But they still didn’t have any children.” It happened one day that the queen was sitting in the ba... Fairy Tales German Fairy Tales
Enlight What lesson did the emperor teach the Schildburgers? While the news of the wisdom of the Shieldburgers spread throughout the world, a lot of time passed. But the rumor about their buffoonery and stupidity spread like lightning across all countries, and ... Fairy Tales German Fairy Tales
Enlight How salt grew in a field near the city of Shilda and how Schildburgers tried to reap it The field near Shilda turned green, then bloomed, and in the end what the city residents took for salt ripened and, to tell the truth, most of all resembled thistles, nettles, in a word, like weeds. O... Fairy Tales German Fairy Tales
Enlight How the Schildburgers sowed salt Consequently, the townspeople completed their town hall and began to hold council there every day. And somehow they started talking about supplies. Indeed, you had to put something aside for the futur... Fairy Tales German Fairy Tales
Enlight How the Schildburgers built the new town hall and what they forgot about Having delivered the logs to the site, the Schildburgers set about building the town hall with such fervor that anyone seeing them would have thought: “Yes, they have not started a fool’s business!” T... Fairy Tales German Fairy Tales
Enlight Thick fat pancake Once upon a time there lived three old women, and they somehow wanted to enjoy pancakes. The first old woman brought an egg, the second - milk, and the third - flour and butter. And when the thick, bu... Fairy Tales German Fairy Tales
Enlight How the Schildburgers hid the bells Somehow rumors reached Shilda that there would soon be a war. Fearing for their property, the Schildburgers first of all thought about the bells on the town hall - as if they would not be removed in o... Fairy Tales German Fairy Tales
Enlight Why did the Schildburgers decide to save themselves from their great mind by stupidity? The next day, the residents of Shilda gathered under a large linden tree in the market square. In the summer they held gatherings here, in the winter the tavern served as the town hall, and the place ... Fairy Tales German Fairy Tales
