Wisdom Grandfather's advice In the old days, in one region there was such a custom: old people who could no longer earn their own bread were taken to the forest and left there. In those days, there lived in these parts an old ma... Fairy Tales Latvian Fairy Tales
Wisdom Smart son Once upon a time there lived a peasant, and he had one and only son. The peasant sent his son to different schools to study wisely. One day, on the roof of his father's house, a raven croaked. The fat... Fairy Tales Latvian Fairy Tales
Wisdom Animals in sons-in-law In ancient times, one father had four children - one son and three daughters. The daughters diligently looked after their widowed father, and his son tirelessly treated him to the most delicious dishe... Fairy Tales Latvian Fairy Tales
Wisdom Fox and girl The fox caught the rooster and drags it away. The girl saw this and shouted: “Look, the fox is dragging the rooster!” The rooster says to the fox: - Why are you silent, fool? Tell the girl: what do yo... Fairy Tales Latvian Fairy Tales
Wisdom The greedy master Once upon a time there lived a rich gentleman. He found out that there would be a crop failure. He began to buy rye, and did not sell it to anyone; he kept waiting for a lean year. A lean year has arr... Fairy Tales Latvian Fairy Tales
Wisdom All gentlemen are fools One day a man went into the forest to buy firewood. A gentleman drives past and asks a man: - Tell me, are there many fools in the world among your brother? The man answers: - Half and half, but gentl... Fairy Tales Latvian Fairy Tales
Wisdom House mouse and field mouse One summer day, on a fine day, a house mouse crawled out of its hole and ran to Sildruva to its relatives - the field mouse. - Well, hello! Do you still recognize your relatives? - Hello, hello! How c... Fairy Tales Latvian Fairy Tales
Wisdom Fox and wolf One day a fox stole some cheese and ran with it to his hole. On the way she meets a wolf. -Where are you going, godfather? - asks the wolf. - For the wedding, kumanek. “Take me with you, gossip,” the ... Fairy Tales Latvian Fairy Tales
Wisdom Hedgehog and hare Two brothers once conspired to fool a hedgehog and a hare. At the edge of the forest there was a deep ditch. The hedgehogs stood at different ends of the ditch, and then the hedgehog that stood at thi... Fairy Tales Latvian Fairy Tales
