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An illustration of Cola Pesce diving beneath Sicily, Sicilian sea folktale

Cola Pesce (Nicholas the Fish): A Sicilian Folktale of the Sea

In the sun-washed island of Sicily, where rocky cliffs fall into deep blue waters and the sea breathes with ancient power, there once lived a boy named Nicola. From his earliest days, the people of his coastal village noticed that he was unlike other children. While others played in dusty streets or helped their parents mend nets, Nicola was always

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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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