legends
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Albanian Fables
Marigo of the Forty Dragons
Once upon a time there was king and a queen who had only one daughter, a girl who was the…
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Albanian Fables
The Boy and the Earthly Beauty
Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot (Paris, France, 1796–1875, Paris, France). The Young Woman of Albano (L'Albanaise), 1872. Oil on canvas, 29 3/16 x…
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Albanian Fables
For the Love of a Dove
Once upon a time, there was a king who had only one daughter. She did nothing all day but knit.…
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Përralla
The Lover’s Grave
This is a now largely forgotten tale from central Albania, recorded in the late nineteenth century. Nderenje, now Ndroq, is…
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