The Talking Pike of the Silent River: A Belarusian Folktale
Along the low, winding rivers of Belarus, where reeds whisper against the water’s edge and fog rises at dawn like a living breath, there once flowed a river known for its abundance. Fish were plentiful there, the waters ran clear, and generations of villagers depended upon the river for food and livelihood. Nets were cast at sunrise, boats drifted slowly
