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An illustration of Giufà before a Sicilian judge in village court.

Giufà and the Judge

In a bustling Sicilian village where the sun poured gold over tiled rooftops and narrow stone streets, there lived a young man named Giufà. Everyone knew him. Some called him foolish. Others called him harmless. Children followed him through the marketplace, giggling at his literal answers and peculiar logic. Elders shook their heads and muttered that he would never amount

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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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