Finnish Tale
The Four Masters
12
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4.67
United we stand. This folk tale tells us that when we get together for a good cause, we can overcome the most difficult obstacles.
The Mouse Bride
Finnish Tale
16
 min
5
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4.91
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11
 ratings
A story in which everything turns for the better thanks to the patience and faith of the main character.
When the king decides to hand over the kingdom to one of his three sons, he sends them to find skillful brides. However, the youngest son marries a little gray mouse, so he worries about how she will handle his father's tasks, which he has prepared for the brides-to-be.
When the king decides to hand over the kingdom to one of his three sons, he sends them to find skillful brides. However, the youngest son marries a little gray mouse, so he worries about how she will handle his father's tasks, which he has prepared for the brides-to-be.
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Once upon a time, there was a hard-working king with a big belly who had three very lazy sons. Growing up, all they would ever do was just lie about,
As they got older and it became time for them to get married and have their own families to take care of, they realized that they were comfortable at home. If they were given the option, they’d really rather not look for wives or change anything about their lives.
Why would they want to change anything at all, when they had such a big palace to live in and so many servants to take care of them? They weren’t crazy - they were just lazy.
One day, the king decided that he had had enough of this
“Each of you will go find a bride in the direction in which I throw a sprig. Whichever one of you finds the cleverest wife will get half the kingdom!”
He threw the sprig for the eldest west, in the direction of a big
It was barely a mile away, so he didn’t have to go far and he’d lucked out. She was kind and beautiful.
The second brother’s sprig was thrown east, in the direction of a peasant’s
The peasant’s cottage was also…
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