Wisdom How a gypsy fooled a woman A gypsy woman went to see a woman and found out that she lived richly, that she had gold and silver and all sorts of good things in her house. The gypsy found an old, dirty, scary gypsy. He was black ... Fairy Tales Roma Fairy Tales
Wisdom How did a gypsy learn to steal? The gypsies stood in tents. There were two brothers and young women in the camp. One day a family came to visit them - distant relatives, husband and wife. One of the brothers says to the guest: - You... Fairy Tales Roma Fairy Tales
Wisdom Like a gypsy looking for need and grief There lived gypsies, and they had an only son. These gypsies were rich and did not need anything. The son grew up and thought about life. “Father, mother,” he asks his parents, “we live richly, we don... Fairy Tales Roma Fairy Tales
Wisdom How the gypsy punished himself The camp stopped not far from the village. And near the village, at the very edge of it, there was a chapel, and next to it a crooked birch tree grew. One gypsy from the camp is sleeping and hears som... Fairy Tales Roma Fairy Tales
Wisdom How the gypsies guessed at the forester In the old days, the gypsies had this custom: when the men went to steal horses, the gypsies took their shirts and went into the forest to talk to the forester. They will go into the thicket, drive st... Fairy Tales Roma Fairy Tales
Wisdom Magic flower This story happened in the old days. A gypsy family lived in one village. They lived sedentary, poor lives. Their hut was so unprepossessing that there was nothing to look at: the roof was askew, crac... Fairy Tales Roma Fairy Tales
Wisdom False oath The gypsies went to the village to tell fortunes and ask. They scattered to their huts. One gypsy was lucky. Usually women were paid for telling fortunes with bread, lard, and all sorts of provisions,... Fairy Tales Roma Fairy Tales
Wisdom How mermaids appeared It was a long time ago. One gypsy had three daughters. He kept his daughters in great strictness, did not allow them to leave the tent, so that they did not see or hear anything. And now the time has ... Fairy Tales Roma Fairy Tales
Wisdom How the gypsies believed in devils Once upon a time there lived two gypsy horse thieves. The horses were taken away for their lives, apparently or invisibly. The horse thieving brothers were not afraid of anything in the world, they di... Fairy Tales Roma Fairy Tales
Wisdom Gypsy and snake When gypsies set up tents in the forest, the first thing they do is read a spell against snakes. They kneel down and say: - God protect us, make sure that the snakes do not get into my tent, protect m... Fairy Tales Roma Fairy Tales
Wisdom Controversies Once upon a time a poor nomadic gypsy ended up in a small village. I started going from house to house, telling fortunes and begging. She has to feed the children somehow; she is left without a husban... Fairy Tales Roma Fairy Tales
Wisdom Magic horse There lived a rich gypsy. This gypsy traded horses and made a large fortune. This gypsy's wife died and left her husband with a small son. What to do? How to raise a child? The gypsy married another w... Fairy Tales Roma Fairy Tales
