Hungarian Folk Tales: The Fox Princess (S02E05)

[@noniemaylle1205]

"This princess is perfect except for one fault." "And what is that?" "Why, she has the eyes of a fox." ...I mean...she also has a tail, but ok.

[@juno9286]

I mean, Fox-eyes are beautiful, aren't they?

[@Manticara]

personally, I see both as a plus

[@tvela595]

I honestly thought that’s where it was going lol

[@oliviamann556]

nonie maylle well the red king didn’t say what she looked like. He only told the youngest prince where she was.

[@retosius7962]

I personally thought that he was gonna mention that too.

[@norash7777]

That poor snake tho “it took me 7 long years to find these leaves!!”

[@にちはHYPERSPACE]

i kind of wonder why they added that part

[@mukavvakutu]

Maybe there is a herbal recipe that is hidden in the fairytale to make it pass through the generations. But it may've changed over the time.

[@fenrir-art4742]

Those are healing leaves that is why. :D

[@roseissomewherehere7553]

The life restoring leaves are connected to another old story. A man steals a snakes leaves when he’s buried alive with his wife/princess when she dies (he promised when they married). But he uses the leaves so she’s revived and he gets out of being buried. Then the princess had her husband killed so that she could remarry. But his mates uses the leaves he treasures to bring him back and the princess meets a grim judicial fate when her father the king finds out. That could be the same snake that got his leaves stolen.

[@nikenn4422]

@@roseissomewherehere7553 poor snake :( got his leaves stolen many times

[@Meitti]

"May you and your dog turn to stone!", and two innocent horses somehow turn to stone.

[@eeaotly]

Meitti Well, what's a prince without a horse?

[@eeaotly]

If you are driving a car and you're carrying your pet with you, and I want to turn you and your pet into stone figures, of course that I will also turn the car into stone. After all, I'm a magical creature, why would I need to keep the car?! See? Different time, same logic. 😊

[@doubledoubleusmokymirror4d405]

Guilt by association

[@Aureovulpes]

Those horses saw too much it HAS to be done

[@LostArchivist]

They needed to be so one day a Geodude is born there! This is why there are no more princes and why there are so many Geodudes. Besides, they were accessories to attempted lupinicide!

[@tiacat11]

I think my favorite part about this story is the youngest brother's sheer lack of surprise at anything that happens. Fox can talk? Cool. Fox can shapeshift? Neat. Fox knows the exact bird you're speaking of, and where to find it? Convenient. Fox lets slip that he met his now missing brothers in the forest, and might know what happened to them? Ah well. Fox can teleport? That's handy. Fox straight up admits he cursed his brothers? Well, he fixed it now. 10/10 best protag

[@I-Am-A-Menace]

Fox reattaches his head after he was decapitated and he's alive? Normal Tuesday here.

[@gothnerd887]

To quote a Postman Pat YTP; "Cool, whatever"

[@bananarepublic3440]

Well, it's a folk tale, not meticulously crafted modern-day fiction

[@kladius8045]

Remember kid, fox is the most op animal in Hungary.

[@effy3808]

My favorite thing about these tales is how nonchalent the protagonists are. "Oh you're actually a dude, cool" or "Oh sick this goat talks and turns into a table, whatever."

[@mintingluo7370]

Effy * I just saw the goat before this

[@addy_eo]

@@mintingluo7370 me toooooo

[@schlagie]

Damn the middle son sat on his brother's corpse

[@burntnuggies3461]

LMAO

[@glowworm2]

I've watched this tale several times and never caught that detail until now. To be honest, it's not like he knew it was his brother.

[@Milivojechoban]

Ikr

[@ogostodacachacaseuze2518]

LAP

[@shintageza7164]

LOL LOL LOL

[@StrawberryFeildsforNever]

The random details have me dying “it took me 7 long years to find these leaves”

[@greenwren5072]

The number 7 is important here, because in Hungarian 7 is a magical number so that tells the audience that those are magic leaves. That's why they can be used to revive the prince even though he was beheaded.

[@Myrdin90]

Green Wren the number 7 is always special in some way in fairy tales, just like the number 3

[@greenwren5072]

@@Myrdin90 Well, do you know every folk tale that ever existed? I don't, so you can't say it's "always" special. Anyway I was just answering the original commenter, because it wasn't just a random detail and he probably didn't know about the number 7. So that kind of already contradicts your answer. No need to answer this, thanks.

[@spaghetti5914]

@@greenwren5072 no need to get salty over some person trying to bring extra info

[@raggletaggle8827]

Yes. WE NEED to see a story which details what led the snake to gather leaves for 7 long years.

[@ViVi-cl3zf]

Me:What a deep sleep i have. Alarm: You fell asleep for eternity but ive save your life.

[@lakelumiere8200]

Vi Vi True lol

[@qwertyabc8787]

Hahaha. You're the funniest

[@hime_ohime2874]

Vi Vi omg ur hilarious 😂

[@lunaluna8677]

What does this have to do with the video?

[@smirnoffcastle]

@@lunaluna8677 you dident watch the full video did you?

[@enigmatheinfj5346]

9:40 I just love that the fox casually sitting like that like a *DIVA*

[@CountryCowboy008]

She was like “see that? I made that happen”

[@FMAiscool]

"I should like to marry him, even though he kidnapped me." Low standards xD

[@70marco80]

No. Just Stockholm Syndrome

[@delsa403]

not in Hungaria

[@viceramirez2563]

Better then the Red King though. XD

[@annamay6203]

Stockholm syndrome takes longer to develop , right around months from what I remember

[@supisadhamabutra1339]

Well, in Indian Literature Mahabharata, Krishna does abducted Rukmini and Rukmini is actually in love with Krishna but her family forced her to married with someone she didn't love,so no clue

[@kimchirii8283]

What kind of idiot accidentally bites a pear?

[@ohwow6640]

A young blonde prince who followed whatever a talking a fox said.

[@akankshapangaria710]

😂

[@geraldinelewis8314]

That was one thirsty pear if it flew in his mouth 😏

[@lauraquinterojimenez4702]

The same idiot that lets a fox eat his food.

[@Apricoffee]

omg I’m glad to have encountered you here! 🙏

[@reeverfan3729]

"I should like to marry him even though he had me kidnapped" *STOCKHOLM SYNDROME!*

[@kendra_t]

INSTANT STOCKHOLM SYNDROME

[@KC-xg7gs]

I think it's less about Stockholm Syndrome and more that She was impressed with his cunning/friendship with a magic fox. Plus, the fox asked her about her thoughts on the Red King vs. the young Prince,not that he was asking if she wanted to marry one over the other.

[@Thobza_Mhlongo]

@@KC-xg7gs nope, Stockholm.

[@KC-xg7gs]

@@Thobza_Mhlongo Stockholm Syndrome happens when a person has to bond with their captor in order to survive. In this case however,i really doubt that she came unwillingly after the fox explained his idea to trick the red king. After all,once the king realized he was tricked,he would probably storm her castle looking for her. Even if she hadn't married the Boy, at least she would be somewhere the red king couldn't find.

[@Thobza_Mhlongo]

@@KC-xg7gs wants to marry the man who had her kidnapped - Stockholm.

[@ytl9558]

This is so interesting, in Japanese folktales foxes can shape shift as well. Also, poor snake! It took him 7 years to find those leaves!

[@ThatBugBehindYou]

It only gets worse when you realize those where specifically life giving leaves and the snake went on a 7 year long adventure for the sake of bringing his wife back from death.

[@Flight180s]

Like kitsune?

[@najwa5898]

@@Flight180s wdym? kitsune means fox in japanese tho. If you mean by nine tailed fox, yes it's similar

[@Flight180s]

민지민 I knew that, but I thought it was something else too

[@kukuandkookie]

It definitely seems foxes are interpreted by most cultures as clever tricksters! Japan’s myth of a shapeshifting fox actually comes from China, usually called the “huli jing.” It’s even spread from China to Korea (the gumiho) as well as Japan. 🦊

[@Lieula_]

"I shall like to marry you even though you had me kidnapped" PLEASE THIS WASN'T SUPPOSED TO BE SO FUNNY HAHAHAH

[@siddarthachoudhury618]

Stockholm syndrome

[@The1Dragonprincess]

I laughed so hard! 😅

[@redzard2015]

Living in a castle gets lonely 😂

[@alyssatridarmawan]

how to survive any hungarian folk tale: 1. be blonde 2. be the youngest

[@scoot-scoot51341]

Me, is the oldest and a brunette: ... Well crap.

[@zakiyareignshinellc4299]

Yes! It's like they value blondes and the babies of the family. Smh 🤦🏽 Like they're on some type of pedestal.

[@zakiyareignshinellc4299]

@M.C.Honey James It still gives off the wrong message though. Yet, these stories are interesting so I watch them.

[@leonruvalcaba1549]

Blonde gals have moar fun

[@shoopoop21]

You people are all ignorant. The reason these stories star youngest born is because in traditional hungary, the youngest son got nothing. These stories were made to make these sorts of people feel better about their shitty lots in life.

[@onewiseboi6008]

It seems that young prince just befriended a deity

[@vermilionrubin]

Better to keep the tricksters on your side.

[@thezinogre9197]

Nah, he was a weeb

[@vermilionrubin]

Wait, the prince, or the fox?

[@thezinogre9197]

Let's be real, probably both

[@vermilionrubin]

Fox: Ah, Prince-sempai noticed me! Prince: Wow, Kitsune, Sugoi Desu desu des....

[@foureyeddragon9376]

"The fox turned into a fine young man." - I think you mean he turned into a furry.

[@ChristianFilming]

technically he turned into an elf in dutch countries elves looked like people but ahd holes in their backs andntails by were hidiousonsters who kept people as sex slaves its discusting. also they used the tail for people to differ ebtween characters

[@KossolaxtheForesworn]

and then he turned into a princess and had all confused.

[@frenchoreos4134]

Why are most of these comments a month old when this was posted almost 2 years ago.

[@Borninxixax]

ŐwŐ

[@nomdeluu4886]

Fox guy stated blushing : OwO UwU

[@StrawberryFeildsforNever]

7:33 “of course I would, every man loves his brothers” Cain: 👀 Abel: 👀

[@mjforeverlover9]

😹😂😹

[@joceline8096]

...is this a manhwa? ;0

[@starspiritthedutchangeldra8140]

SCP-

[@joceline8096]

@@intrestingthings2002 ooh

[@joceline8096]

@@intrestingthings2002 i *1000000%* agree that he is a snack

[@APHxVOCALOID12lover]

The fox and the prince honestly have more... chemistry

[@Honkaidojo]

For real I thought they end up together

[@Vednier]

@@Honkaidojo Well, it seems hungarian tales is very....furry-friendly :P

[@loonflam8910]

I was honestly expecting the story to take a wild turn and the princess would marry the fox

[@bananaiceream]

Yeah i was expecting them to kiss or something

[@Vednier]

@@bananaiceream Considering fact that in Japanese folklore animals turning into humans AND marrying (usually as wifes) humans is quite common...

[@lillyofthenorth8798]

*Fox turns into a princess. Has tail* Wedding guest: This princess is beautiful! *Fox princess sitting, has tail* Wedding guest: Except for ONE flaw! *Fox princess, again HAS PROMINENT TAIL* Wedding guest: She has fox eyes!

[@LordTchernobog]

It's because foxes are portrayed as dubious beings, you can even tell just their eyes. That's where the term come from. (same goes to the term "fox faced" - 'rókaképű')

[@batty69420]

Bro I thought the fox and the prince would end up together

[@louichen1433]

Entropic Lizards sssaaame

[@Vivi-xq1gg]

Me too

[@nygelnota9442]

the video title said the fox princess and I was so ready that they would end up marrying

[@thecurtains]

I thought it was just me, but apparently there's a handful of us who can't even get through a folks tale without shipping

[@LostArchivist]

I did not to be honest.

[@mr.outlaw231]

Remember kids, if you are the youngest and you are going to marry before your elder brothers, be prepared for they are most likely going to kill you.... for reasons. Seriously, fairy tale elder siblings, stop trying to kill your younger siblings. It never works out.

[@Manuel-gu9ls]

Mr. Outlaw I can relate to fairy tale that revolves around the youngest child because I'm the youngest child and my elder brother tried to make me feel inferior and my older only sister hadn't been very supportive of me 🙄 👶

[@fluffyseal1238]

Fairytale older sibling: Nah I have big plans for my new youngest sibling I think he is gonna find a golden apple I really want

[@MsMoonbaby69]

FluffySeal123 lol yea

[@julianmars8968]

Mr. Outlaw I’m starting to realize where I got the idea of a princess killing her younger brothers in order to gain the throne...........

[@najarai]

But I am the oldest

[@RikkuTakanashi]

Finally, a European tale which features a good fox! It's unfortunate how often foxes are badly portrayed in the west.

[@Nina-cd6uw]

Only in fables though, especially by Lessing. In these the fox is clever and cunning and outsmarts his opponents. Really old myths, fairytales or folklore stories usually don't mention foxes and if, then usually without a bad connotation. Sometimes they become friends or helpers along the way of an adventure and sometimes they are very neutrally mentioned as creatures living in the woods.

[@vaeItaja]

Have you seen Vuk (The Little Fox) from 1981? It's a Hungarian animated feature about a ... fox

[@BeautifulRadhika]

I knew you were japanese without even reading your name just by reading your comment. Fan of japan from India.

[@RikkuTakanashi]

@@BeautifulRadhika I'm not actually japanese, just a fan of Japan, myself.

[@GirtheAlienGoldfish]

Because foxes are considered to be pests. They raid chicken coops and kill chickens.

[@tisbutascratch2045]

Fox: "I told you your brothers would kill you and steal your wife... Take care in the future. God speed!" Me: "... WHAT?!"

[@oOVanillaMelOo]

That escalated quickly from « you may be sorry I did » 😂

[@CountryCowboy008]

Prince: not exactly that but okay

[@sceli2]

Maybe the translation wasn't perfect like the title. The original title is 'A rókaszemű menyecske' (the bride is menyasszony in Hungarian) and in English: 'The fox-eyed little bride' (we have a tale about a star-eyed shepherd too). The fox part was right. The Fox Princess in Hungarian: 'A róka hercegnő'.

[@carmenaranjita5321]

I like how they made the second child sit on top of the oldest child, like he was stepping over him, or making the same mistake, but the youngest child went to the opposite tree to sit

[@oliviaaurellias]

I ship the youngest prince with the fox instead the princess, tho. Look at his sacrifices for the prince!

[@wishjordanne2235]

I KNOW RIGHT?! So cuteeeee

[@ThePoetUnderTheFall]

In my country we have a story similar to this but instead it was the princess who had magic and the prince went of with another princess making the magical princess arrive at his wedding to exact revenge and stuff for him being with another woman.

[@bryan1648]

J potato Random man Ibong Adarna

[@magpie9043]

I would like to draw them together!

[@nothereanymore3941]

I think the fox was just in it for the lulz

[@harper7181]

Me: *looks at 3 brothers after watching only a few other stories* Only the blonde will live. It's always the blonde.

[@glenbe4026]

It is more that it is the youngest. I am not sure what it is with Germanic and Slavic folklore, but they have a real heavy theme of elder siblings (both brothers and females) being nasty, and the youngest daughter/son being the most noble. It is a very notable trope that makes you wonder what it originates from.

[@reain]

If the youngest got married first the older siblings would never marry, that's why they're so nasty. Back in the day when you were something above 20 yo. you were too old for marriage and no one wanted you. Lmao

[@itztazkia.9605]

Faxssss

[@trollkienofficial1225]

I, as a hungarian grew up with these tales and I always thought that the fox in this one was such a slay queen.

[@salvie777]

Do you know the significance of the fox rubbing leaves to put his head back on? Do you know anything about that? I thought id ask since you grew up with these amazing folk tales... Also the fox IS such a slay Queen his back must hurt from carrying this entire story

[@ritasallai152]

​​@@salvie777 The leaves are called "forrasztófű" in the original, which is something like grass for sticking things together. Kind of a healing superglue, can be found in a lot of hungarian tales, when someone needs to be put back together.

[@immaruinu8729]

That's so cool actually ​@@ritasallai152

[@lavenderotaku2481]

I heard a version of this tale where the “Prince” kept messing up on what the Fox told him to do. And yet the fox kept helping him. At the end of the story; after the princes had married him and all the trades had been made (there were a LOT more than just the Princess for the Prince’s life.) the Fox asked the prince to kill him. The prince wouldn’t do this for three days, until finally he gave in and killed the Fox. Then she turned into a beautiful maiden, saying she had been cursed and thanking the Prince for his help.

[@luxurious0346]

*_Fox_* Abilities: _Ressurection_ _petrification_ _transformation_ *_DIS A GOD YOU FOUND_*

[@CrossBorderNerds]

Sounds more like a wizard specializing in transmutation multi-classed into a cleric but ok.

[@_Muzolf]

Nah, just a high level kitsune sorcerer. And used a magical item for the resurrection.

[@tfnvv5469]

Kitsune necromancer mage

[@Sonlirain]

There's probably a druid in there somewhere since he lives in the forest and turns into an animal. Unless being a wizard covers that part.

[@a.r.tavares1322]

@@rubybeta8602 I don't care about all of that, I just want it to make me stilettos.

[@damotoneko1500]

Not really a fitting title when the fox being a princess is just a small role in the story. Like the other comment said "The magical fox" suits it much better.

[@Dragon1813]

Like the Chronicles of Narnia: The Silver Chair. The chair only shows up at the end.

[@orsikatona1727]

the original hungarian title means: The fox-eyed bide. I don't really get why they translated it like this.. hungarian langruage is very different from english though.

[@thegayestgoth]

Hush

[@Tentegen]

Clearly the fox is best Waifu. Pretty princess is happy with handsome kidnapper. Meanwhile Fox is the best og for staying with him, dedicated journeying for what may seem months to a foregin land, with a man he barely knew, to assist in a quest that did not involve him in the slightest, stayed patient with him as he accidently did an "Ooopsie", TRAVLED WITH HIM FURTHER to a whole NEW lsland/country to participate in kidnapping, just to wingman him into a relationship, did a big sacrifice by getting married to a dude, and then FINALLY, after all that, performed what would be a serious high ranking Necromancy spell to bring back this guy from the land of the dead.... ......all because he showed kindness and shared food with him. Forget the lady with the bewbs. Fox is a true ride or die mate for life.

[@wishjordanne2235]

Preach

[@killmeister2271]

whether waifu or husbando, fox is best and very good yes

[@MastaOfMonkeyDisasta]

Unf, waifu material.

[@thewizardmervin9661]

we stan the all-powerful gender fluid fox deity

[@rufuscord7160]

To be fair though the fox did murder the guys older brothers

[@TheLalacream]

anyone else low-key shipped the Fox and the Prince??

[@ohwow6640]

Me. Is there a fandom for this series? XD

[@xandranicholai7301]

Me too

[@abadgurl2010]

Same!

[@iamhungey12345]

#MeToo!

[@daydreaming99]

Asdfgh, I thought I was the only one

[@jellysorceress]

And the fox turned into a fine young man... Woah the Prince wasn’t even intimated that it became human he was like: *o k a y*

[@sagehanson4110]

Me: **is born** Also me: **has not blonde hair** Also me: **is the oldest** My parents: oh *shit.*

[@harlowitter3060]

@Horror Wonderer me too. I used to be blonde but my hair darkened to brown over time, I think that happens to a lot of people.

[@methodologicaldoubt4857]

You should read Howls Moving Castle!! It’s about an eldest of 3 getting the best lol

[@cookiedove659]

Me too

[@frosquidgamersfdh4886]

5:57 I wish I could summer sault and turn into a princess

[@uncanny._.fairy04]

Same

[@CGoliday1]

Why not settle for the summer sault

[@ghosttrees5362]

ikr? Imagine if I was facing two street muggers and I somersaulted into John Cena. That would be AWESOME! :D

[@frosquidgamersfdh4886]

@@ghosttrees5362 yeah that would be really awesome cause i can just knock someone out by doing a summersault and turning into john cena

[@megdelaney6318]

Wish I could somersault & become a fox 🦊

[@minsuga8005]

"May you and your dog turn to stone!" **horse turn to stone** Horse:am I a joke to you

[@sarahwanders1459]

These videos are all of a sudden popping up on my feed.... Why..... I'm not mad I'm gonna watch the heck out of this channel I'm just confused?????

[@penguinparty11]

Same

[@amberleigh7772]

Same

[@saho8532]

Same

[@RandomPerson-sp1pt]

Same

[@claus8148]

Same

[@myaltaccount4438]

I love the way the youngest prince stood in front of the Red King like he's trying to assert dominance.

[@lenart5417]

And as they sitting around the table, one of the wedding guests said: This princess is perfect except for one fault. The other asked: And what is that? She has the eyes of a fox. The smartest one (me) asked: Dude, she has a fox tail too and that's alright?🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@rockopaws1610]

“I should like to marry him even though he had me kidnapped”

[@thegayestgoth]

Who's Mary?

[@rockopaws1610]

thegayestgoth aha you caught my typo

[@Burgerzaza]

I believe this is where someone says it was a different time What had me shocked about it is that she decided to marry him, not her father marrying her to him

[@acla9000]

It reminds "The Golden Bird" by the Brothers Grimm, which proves that many fairy tales really went around the world.

[@bri613]

Me too but this reminds me of Ibong Adarna

[@boulder6578]

@@bri613 Paano mo nasabe? Mama mo Ibong Adarna.

[@bri613]

@@boulder6578 Alot of similarities

[@AlexCruz-fm6fe]

》 b e l l a 《 ikr yun din ang una kong naisip

[@bri613]

@@AlexCruz-fm6fe lmaoo

[@nymphaea5552]

Isn't this the most precious treasure to keep? I mean these fairytales with the animation and music being so good and so folklore at the same time.. No words left, just amazing. The thing you should show to your kids.

[@HungarianFolkTales]

Thank you!

[@LucasMBoysOurRoy]

I dunno, this story would probably be weird even for your kids lol

[@gisledominguez4641]

How to survive in a folktale: Be the youngest Be light skined, and blond Marry a prince/princess

[@hydrusc]

Teacher: Lesson of today class is- Me: Always have a magical fox with you

[@scoot-scoot51341]

Bro, I would LOVE to have a magical fox as my sidekick!

[@suntiger2000]

...But don't forget to find out what does the Fox say.

[@madisonwebster6490]

It should have been called "The Magical Fox".

[@adhoclavaman]

Yeah, the fox is only in princess form for less than a minute.

[@gamegirl8722]

[NOT CLICKBAIT!!] OMG!!! I GOT CATFISHED BY A FOX!?!?!?! (GONE WRONG!!) (DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME!!)

[@yoqueen9366]

GameGirl872 *EMOTIONAL*

[@LostArchivist]

::Brings down the ban hammer::

[@CandyHatsuneWolff]

Turn Princes to Stone with This One Weird Trick Secrets Your Brothers Don't Want You to Know A Pear Saw This Man's Teeth Coming and Immediately Called The Guards

[@lonelyheartsclub580]

*Gone sexual*

[@supermouse73]

*(GONE WRONG)* *(GONE SEXUAL!)*

[@TigerLily2212]

All the "good" people in these stories are blonde.

[@Hidenka31]

Its because here in Hungary we dont have lots of blondies so it is exotic to us

[@fumomofumosarum5893]

@@Hidenka31 oh?

[@penguinparty11]

Yes. It's to make the main character to stand out.

[@eeaotly]

Hidenka31 I noticed a quite similar phenomenon in Romanian folk stories too. 😊 Well, from the scientifical point of view, the gene that makes people blonde is quite rare. And its manifestation is even more rare. Which means that you might carry the gene without you being blonde yourself. Maybe this is why those who are "golden haired" are considered to have unusual qualities...

[@jacobcarpenter3744]

Not always. Prince Miklós of "Brave Prince 'Kolos'" was black haired and brown eyed. Most shepherds were brown haired, as were several princesses in other tales on the channel. Blond haired people existed/exist in Hungary, but dark haired ones still dominate.

[@IronBridge1781]

4:14 Prince: “Wait, what about my brothers?” Fox: “Uh... Hey look a giant shoe!”

[@puppydawg420]

Princess: I would like to marry him even though he kidnapped me **stockholm syndrome has entered the chat**

[@YourIQDoesntMeanShitToMe]

*A chuckle has entered the chat*

[@clarkepercivaljaeblood4886]

9:28 I love how the princess raised her hands, like, "I've been waiting for eternity, and your brothers are a-holes. Where have you been?!"

[@sarahdouglas9119]

I was shocked that the brothers would kill the youngest brother

[@fenrir-art4742]

At least it was not Ran by Akira Kurosawa. That movie was fierce and it had three princes too.

[@cherryblossoms3420]

Don't be. That happens all the time in fairy tales, where the eldest siblings try to kill the youngest sibling(s).

[@LostArchivist]

Ah I see, their hearts were cold as stone, so they were turned unto stone to match.

[@sc-fx7cy]

Ikr? Bitch, he saved your ass.

[@dokessezeaka5159]

*Pikachu face*

[@PokeDude011]

Hungarian Kitsune

[@theghostofchristmaspast293]

Thought the exact same thing.

[@toby4357]

Well kitsune means fox in Japanese(I know you mean the anime thing lol)

[@toby4357]

@Pareidolia oh well

[@toby4357]

@Pareidolia well in inyuasha there is some kitsunes (foxes) and other anime, so idk sorry bye

[@leptailiin]

@Pareidolia nobody said that it's an anime thing

[@Clockmann1]

I have to admit, this story had the same logical consistency of a five-year-old's story. Brilliant!

[@Cat-nb9yq]

*fox turns into man* the prince: seems trustworthy, let's go

[@NessLover94]

The older brothers were so cold-hearted to the youngest prince.

[@krisydoman8492]

NessLover94 I noticed elder siblings in these stories tend to be ass 🕳 s.

[@Dokataa]

In all fairness is elder siblings would love to be only children. I'm going dear in my own house

[@DaryckReese300]

This Special Fox, It Has Powers of Shape-Shifting

[@JARedwolf100]

Daryck Reese The reference here is the Fox is a Trickster, a type of demigod who is often malevolent towards those it doesn’t like but exceptionally generous and benevolent towards those it dose. The key to winning a Trickster over isn’t so much kindness, a trickster might actually take that for weakness and exploit it in a mean manner just for laughs. To win a tricksters respect you need a good sense of humor and be able to take a joke no matter how mean. It’s sort of like punching back at a bully and winning their respect for showing you’re tough.

[@mysticwing4912]

Omg the red king looks so creepy 😥😫😖

[@lookmomnohands0391]

I like how foxes are represented in folktales like in Japan for example the fox is a trickster but it is also wise it is able to shapeshift and it is said that the amount of tails it has the wiser it is

[@johanna-hypatiacybeleia2465]

The Hungarian title A Rókaszemű Menyecsek literally means 'the fox-eyed bride'.

[@tovarishchfeixiao]

You mean, "menyecske".

[@tressagrace791]

Need me a friend like the fox.

[@clarakyme]

the fox is the MVP in this story....

[@mevox]

Is it wrong that I ship the Youngest Prince with The Fox? They have great chemistry.

[@xandranicholai7301]

I strongly ship them too. I wish there were more LGBT folk tales.

[@fernandag0]

@@xandranicholai7301 is there any????

[@mjrussell414]

MEvox Where would you ship them to?

[@Burgerzaza]

@@fernandag0 They aren't common in Europe, because of Sodomy laws developed in the 1100s-1200s and before that, it was seen as a power play between men with the top essentially becoming twice as masculine as a normal man who has sex with women as opposed to the bottom who would have lost their masculinity in the process, which was very bad socially. But you know, the boyfriend/male consort of the baselius is still a super important guy just because of that, and baseliuses were encouraged to have romantic encounters with boys their age growing up for the prestige of it, and to groom Male consorts for when they were adults, because the prestige of it. There may have been many stories of homosexuality from ancient Greek and Roman times, as bisexuality was considered part of the nature of the divine. I distinctly remember a story about a discus thrower who had a gay relationship with the spirit of the western wind, I believe. Historically, Emperor Nero married a transvestite named Sporus after his wife died and sporus carried a striking similarity in appearance, albeit slightly more masculine. In the Epic of Gilgamesh, the oldest written hero story in human history, the bromance between Gilgamesh and his best friend Enkidu is quite literally the stuff of legend It seems back then, there just wasn't the social divisions around the idea that exist today, as long as one did sire heirs with women(who were seen as inferior to men in many cultures), the lines between close friends and casual lovers seemed to break down based on the pair in question Ofcourse this changed due to Abrahamic religions taking a hard stance against the practice and then spreading across Eurasia and to North America with colonists. Funnily enough, the practice was seen as normal in china, where it was not uncommon to see male prostitutes and consorts, and this was a specific critique of several muslim chroniclers who made the journey to the middle kingdom.

[@kendrickrochelanzot2053]

@@fernandag0 no, these were made in the old times.

[@vickyn2249]

"You will regret it" * princes kill him * "I told you they were gonna kill you" BOY NO U DIDN'T

[@theelfdruid8325]

Are we not going to talk about the snake who took seven years to collect the leaves just to have them stolen?

[@WalintHUN]

weirdly snakes are the symbol of love, health, disease, medicine, pharmacy, immortality, death and even wisdom. even the w.h.o. has in their logo, and almost every pharmacy around here at least... even the Greeks w Hermes had it, its in the Bible too in the Garden of Eden... idk why either, it would be interesting to know. we can make potions such poisonous and antidote, but all in all most of the ppl doesnt like snakes from the gut because they are cold reptiles. We Hungarians fought everywhere against III. Ramses (White Huns) to Ancient China (Black Huns), maybe the snake and fox here has the Asian symbolistic meanings...

[@LordTchernobog]

No, because most folk tales have their own untold mysteries, and it is not that important. Modern stories might reveal that, but folk tales are not like that. It's all about the current events, morals and such.

[@Emmabrine]

I know what "Godspeed" means but I couldn't help but laugh a bit. He shouted it

[@mariarak8328]

The narrator is very good.

[@SuziGenerous]

The narrator did a very good job. I’m going to have to watch more of these. 😊

[@HungarianFolkTales]

Enjoy! :)

[@kitana_kennedy]

**fox turns into man** "Ok, hi again. This is normal."

[@frogtato6446]

“Then the Fox turned into a fine young man-“ Oh shoot are they gay?

[@rainpooper7088]

There’s a similar story in Germany. I don’t remember all of it, but here fox isn’t that magical, he just gives advice. When trying to retrieve the golden bird, the older princes are lost in a fancy tavern where everyone parties while the youngest prince follows the fox‘s advice and stays at the humble tavern. He however disregards his advice when trying to retrieve the bird because he always used a fancy cage instead of the humble one which caused it to scream much like the tree here. He was caught and ordered to retrieve a golden horse which he failed in the same way and was ordered to retrieve a golden princess(probably in terms of hair and dress) which he also failed, but was given a different task. The fox helps him out all the way and lets him get away with the retrieved things, but before parting ways, he warns the prince to not buy „gallows meat“ or to sit near a well. Long story short, the prince ends up doing just that has he buys the lives of his brothers who messed up in the meantime and were sentenced to death and when they take a break, they push him down the well. But when they arrive back home, the bird doesn’t sing, the horse doesn’t eat and the princess won’t stop crying. The prince at the bottom of the well sees the fox again who scolds him for disregarding his advice and how he should let him die in the well, but feels sorry for him and pulls him out using his tail(I think there was some magic involved at this part, but I‘m not sure). When the prince returns to the castle in disguise, the bird starts singing, the horse starts eating and the princess stops crying and claims that her true love has returned. The prince reveals himself, he marries the princess and his brothers are punished. When he goes into the forest to hunt, he meets the fox again and asks him how he can repay him to which the fox responds that he should chop his head off and skin him. The prince doesn’t want to, but the fox begs him to do it anyway. The prince complies and after he‘s done, the fox turns into a prince because his curse to be a fox was broken. Strange ending, I know.

[@glowworm2]

That's The Golden Bird from Grimm fairy tales. There's a lot of similar tales to that one from different cultures involving three princes and a search for a rare and magical bird.

[@kasvinimuniandy4178]

that ending.. oukay..

[@annajung1234]

There is a similar Russian fairytale called "Prince Ivan and the Gray Wolf." Only, as the title says, it features a wolf instead of a fox. Also, the wolf never really gets anything from his trouble, and his mystery is never resolved. Whenever I finished reading that fairytale, I would always think, "That's all nice and fine, but what's up with the wolf?" :)

[@ycshii9753]

I WANT TO SOMERSAULT AND CHANGE INTO A PRETTY PRINCESS TF

[@faaezahizzati3117]

ycshii ! Me too tf

[@NataliaLush]

Thiz story reminds me of the "Ibong adarna"

[@witchqueen1296]

I thought so too.

[@leyalaatasto9096]

I was looking for this comment! Hello, kabayans! :D

[@NataliaLush]

@@leyalaatasto9096 XD hello rin

[@sofiahong5026]

Me too

[@purplekittay8291]

Same

[@stinkiebearr]

_THE FOX DID A SUMMERSAULT AND TURNED INTO A PRINCESS_

[@WalintHUN]

lol I was laughing on this translation hard, in Hungarian it was "általvetette magát a fején" = by throwing itself on the head

[@mcry4201]

If I see a shipping comment about the prince and the fox guy I'll scream. Edit: *I freaking knew it*

[@mynameiskarenandilltalktoy3111]

The Philippines also have similar folk tale called "Ibong Adarna". Ibon which means bird. It is so similar so here's a short summary: Once upon a time, there was a kingdom named, Berbania. It was ruled by King Fernando and Queen Valeriana who had three sons - Don Pedro (first born), Don Diego (second) and Don Juan (the youngest). One night, King Fernando had a bad dream. He saw that his youngest Prince and his favorite, Don Juan was thrown away in a creepy deep well. The King started to get weak for some unknown reasons. It seemed that nothing could bring back his healthy condition. His medical advisors told him that the only cure to his unexplained sickness is a lullaby sung by the Adarna bird. So King Fernando tasked his three sons to hunt the magical bird. Don Pedro went first but he wasn’t successful. He may have reached Mount Tabor and the tree of Piedras Platas where the Adarna bird nested but the prince fell asleep after hearing the bird’s song. Worse he turned into a stone when the lovely bird pooped on him. The second prince, Don Diego went to hunt next. Unfortunately, he had the same bitter chance like his older brother. The kingdom was counting on Don Juan, so he went next. The youngest prince has climbed through Mount Tabor. He met a very old sick man who gave him tips about the magical tree of Piedras Platas and catching the Adarna bird. Don Juan successfully caught the bird and helped his two brothers to be human again. Because of envy and greed of power, the two joined forces to beat Don Juan to death and throw him in a deep well. The two then returned home with the Adarna. However, the king’s illness went worse because the bird never sang a single song. Luckily, Don Juan’s strength returned. He has been healed by the poor old man he helped in the mountain. He came back to the Kingdom of Berbania. King Fernando has known the truth when the bird started singing after seeing Don Juan. The King went well and stronger than ever. He wanted to punish his two sons but Don Juan asked his father to just forgive them. The King granted his request and asked the three princes to guard the Adarna bird. Because of Don Pedro, the bird flew away and escaped. Don Juan went away from the kingdom so the king won’t punish his brother. King Fernando asked the two princes to look for Don Juan. They found him in the kingdom of Armenia. They decided to live there. One day they found an interesting well. Only Don Juan went down inside successfully. He found two lovely princesses, Donya Juana and Donya Leonora captive by a giant serpent. Because of his skills in fighting, the mighty prince has killed the serpent and saved the two princesses. Don Pedro envied the young prince. He cut the rope when the prince went down inside the well to get the ring Donya Leonora has forgotten. Anyway, it was easy for Don Diego to make Donya Juana to fall in love with him. So when they came back to Berbania, they married. On the other hand, Don Pedro did everything to pursue Donya Leonora but he failed. An enchanted fox helped Don Juan and he was quickly healed. The Adarna bird appeared suddenly and told him about the princess of Reyno delos Cristales, his love destiny. He immediately searched for the princess and found out about the cruel King Salermo. In spite of the obstacles the cruel king has given him, he faced them all and succeeded with the help of Maria Blanca, daughter of King Salermo. Because of the selfish king, the two tried to escape. Maria Blanca was cursed to be crawling like a snail and be forgotten by the prince Don Juan. Don Juan has returned to Berbania where he was welcomed by his mother, Queen Valeriana and Princess Leonora. He has forgotten about Maria Blanca because of Princess Leonora. Don Juan and Princess Leonora were scheduled to wed. At the day of the wedding, Maria Blanca visited wearing the emperatris. She tried to bring back all the memories and remind Don Juan about their love. Finally, Don Juan and Princess Maria Blanca got married while Princess Leonora married Don Pedro. In the end, Don Pedro became the new king of Berbania while Don Juan became the king of Reyno delos Cristales.

[@red1gogo1]

thats not short at all

[@ayukashojo1044]

Hi. Im from the philippines; currently in my last year in senior high school. The "ibong adarna" folktale was taught to students eversince first year of high school, and as i remember the story vaguely, i also noticed some similarities with this hungarian folktale and the "ibong adarna" folktale... watching the video reminds me a lot about the "ibong adarna" folktale ngl hahahaha

[@carnetdadresses8084]

It's also in a Russian folk but with a bird, Stravinsky used it for an amazing ballet

[@hatinguh]

Wow that’s so interesting, also just a fun fact Tábor means camp in hungarian maybe it’s not a coincidence at all!

[@Sigurther]

This would make a great Pixar movie.

[@Parashootka]

Wow, this tale sound like Russian folk tale about Ivan and gray wolf. In Russian store instead of fox was a wolf. It's channel very interesting. Thank you ❤

[@EvevanKaat]

Yes I was thinking about that story as well, I heard it on 'myths and legends podcast.' forgot the name though, thanks for reminding me.

[@glowworm2]

The fox is awesome!

[@DimitrijDimitrij]

Compared to Romanian and Russian fairytales, Hungarian ones have caught my eye! I loved that the father grew young again when the bird sang.

[@MistressSuki92]

"This princess is perfect except for one fault." what a thing to say to the future queen! literally right to her face! 😂 all men have is audacity I swear 🙄

[@cloudthief8918]

This is really similar to a Polish folk tale. Slavic folk tales all tend to be similar so since Hungary is surrounded by these countries, it isn't really surprising that elements of this story would be taken.

[@MAXIMUS-yk5vs]

“It took me seven years to find these leaves!” 😂🤣😂😂 that SENT me

[@RoninCatholic]

"An old ugly kidnapper? Ew!" "Oooh, a handsome young kidnapper! I'd love to marry him!"

[@wintrysnowflake3385]

This story reminded me of a Filipino epic poem called "Ibong Adarna" or "The Adarna Bird". It has the same story beats (brothers turning to stone in their quest to find the bird, the youngest prince being virtuous of the 3 brothers except for that one time he abandoned his fiancee, youngest son killed because of his bride, etc) except without the fox and some major differences and additions. The story of the poem is also far longer. From what I remember, the poet's identity was not confirmed, though it is generally believed that they took inspiration from European stories and adapted them into a poem that would appeal to the Filipinos. However, some historians suggested that the story beats and concepts found in the epic poem predated Spanish occupation and that the poem was adapted to suit the tropes in European romances. Sorry for the rambling. I just find it interesting how it reminded me of the mandatory reading I did for junior high 😅

[@auntdau]

same thought. It reminds me of Ibong Adarna (kahit nakalimutan ko na yung story 😂)

[@MarieSoleilRaphaelleEvangelist]

Filipino dito!

[@jperez1991]

hahaha same thoughts 😅

[@docdoc.4500]

I love the himbo prince and his fox boyfriend who carries the braincells of the team.

[@vulpinecatastrophe9377]

Moral of the story, don't mess with foxes they will turn you to stone

[@normalkettle]

I like how the brothers in the end were like "OH WHAT THE F-- GODDAMMIT BRO."

[@mumubooger407]

I can't believe his older brother would do this to his youngest brother🙎🏻 but the kindhearted fox helped him:)

[@aquariusjuliak506]

why is no one talking about the soundtrack? i found it really pretty :)

[@bowchickabowwowthatswhatmy3219]

2:53 Prince: Seems legit

[@efimeros1020]

This reminds me of Ibong Adarna from the Philippines

[@jayraymay]

New life motto "I have one life, I have one death, and I shall do my best" 😂😂😂

[@Broeckchen]

Foxes are bros

[@kashishhashim6471]

Um, I have a confession to make. Watching these, as an adult, listening to this guy telling me all these stories that I can sleep to, it reminds me of a childhood I never had.

[@wishjordanne2235]

This needs to be an anime. I feel like the fox as a hot anime dude would attract a lot of fan girls.

[@anikocsesznak6316]

If you want I can do some fanarts of this😆👌😏

[@wishjordanne2235]

Anikó Csesznák omg yes 😂

[@Mangled_Babe]

No.

[@wishjordanne2235]

@@Mangled_Babe shut up😀

[@lisannawilfhelm5819]

i'm loving the art in these stories...I can't seem to stop, they're just so interesting!! New sub!!

[@AnaxErik4ever]

This reads like a cross between "The Firebird" and "The White Cat"/"The Three Snake Leaves". The fox and his myriad of forms are definitely front and center here, so I wish the title reflected this detail.

[@southammavongproductions656]

Love the folktales. I’m Laos , but I’m very diverse. glad you guys share your folktales with us people whom are curious of other’s culture folktales

[@marsmatthews2407]

I'm not sure why I love watching these so much!! I've watched roughly eight within an hour. They're beautifully put together and ridiculously funny to me.

[@MarbleMuseHasAppeared]

"She has the eyes of a fox" and not the tail of one? bruh...