The Forty Brothers and Their Blind Sister: Bulgarian Folktale
In a quiet Bulgarian village, long ago, there lived an old man blessed with forty sons and a single blind daughter. Though sightless, the daughter was the heart of the home, diligent, gentle, and kind. Each morning, before the roosters crowed, she would prepare the household for the day. She made forty-two beds, stirred a large pot of soup, and
