I intend to discuss an eastern European folktale, the gist of which is the capture of the Sun, Moon and Stars by three dragons and restoration of the lost light by the hero.
In a country, far-away, there lived a king and queen. The queen, however, was barren and therefore the Czar sent a message to all the people of his realm: Who can make the queen conceive!
A peasant's son undertakes the difficult task but has no idea how he will achieve his aim.
He meets an old woman; she tells him that in the sea under the castle there is a golden fish.
They must catch the fish and if the queen eats of its flesh she will be pregnant.
A cow licks up a drop of broth, a maid tastes a bit of fish and on the same day, queen, maid and cow are delivered of three boys...
(FIRE IN THE DRAGON by Géza Róheim)
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