Enlight How a poor man got rich Once upon a time there lived a rich gentleman and a poor, frail little man. The master did not know what to do with the money, and the poor man was always racking his brains about where to get a piece... Fairy Tales Latvian Fairy Tales
Enlight Boy with Thumb Once upon a time there lived an old man and an old woman, and they had no children. One day, the wife was chopping food for the pigs, and the husband was mowing the hay. The wife hit him on the leg wi... Fairy Tales Latvian Fairy Tales
Enlight How a shepherd boy became a king Once upon a time there lived a boy. His father and mother had long since died, and the poor fellow was wandering around the world. He had no choice but to hire himself out as a shepherd to one master.... Fairy Tales Latvian Fairy Tales
Enlight How a peasant guessed how old the devil was Once a peasant was walking through the forest. Either he was a forester, or something else, or he just went out for a walk. Suddenly he meets a devil in the forest. Damn right to him: - If you guess h... Fairy Tales Latvian Fairy Tales
Enlight Five cats Five cats went to the forest in winter to chop wood. They chopped for a long time, but did not cut down anything. They lifted their tails and returned home. They enter the hut, look, but there is no f... Fairy Tales Latvian Fairy Tales
Enlight Kudakhtin war One peasant had a stupid wife. One day he found a large pot of gold, and his wife foolishly told the master about the money. The master tells the peasant to appear the next day with a pot of gold at t... Fairy Tales Latvian Fairy Tales
Enlight How the hare got married One day the hare thought that if he were married, his life would be easier. He liked the daughter of a peasant. The hare asked the bear to marry him a bride. And the girl answered the matchmaker like ... Fairy Tales Latvian Fairy Tales
Enlight Dog and hare Once a hare was sitting on the edge of the forest, his front legs were crossed and he was whistling, so loudly that the whole forest was ringing. And a dog walked by. She heard someone whistling, and ... Fairy Tales Latvian Fairy Tales
Enlight Fox, starling and crow One spring, a starling built a nest on a small birch tree and hatched its chicks. When his chicks had already grown up considerably, a fox happened to run past the birch tree. She looked up, saw a nes... Fairy Tales Latvian Fairy Tales
Enlight How the animals ran and ended up in a hole Under the perch in the fence there was a large pile of manure. The manure in the pile heated up and began to smoke. At night, the chicken noticed smoke and thought: “Fathers! Isn’t the earth on fire?!... Fairy Tales Latvian Fairy Tales
Enlight Three wishes In one area there lived two brothers: one was rich and the other was poor. The rich man had a large, good house, but the poor man had only a small, dilapidated hut. One day a gray-haired old man was w... Fairy Tales Latvian Fairy Tales
Enlight How the ferret ate the holy spirit One day, one pastor began to spread rumors among parishioners about his unprecedented holiness. To prove it, he came up with this trick: he ordered the servant to catch a dove, tie its wings and take ... Fairy Tales Latvian Fairy Tales
