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Parchment-style illustration of a clever commoner before an emperor, Serbian folktale scene.

The Emperor’s New Son-in-Law: A Serbian Folktale of Wit, Humility, and True Worth

In a distant land ruled by a powerful emperor, there stood a city of marble halls and golden towers, where wealth glittered loudly and status spoke before character. The emperor was a man of great authority, feared by rivals and admired by nobles, yet deeply proud of his lineage and position. He believed that greatness flowed only through noble blood

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1 An artwork of the golden-bearded man at the milk-white brook, Hungarian folktale scene

The Gold‑Bearded Man

Once upon a time, in the heart of Hungary’s wide and gently rolling plain, in the region of Nagykőrös, there lived a
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