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1001 Stories Collection

Donkey Delight

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Added on 26th June 2020

Oral tradition Croatian folktale

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A Cinderella-like Croatian folk tale in which the deserving heroine is rewarded.

Story

A good hearted girl must do all the chores while her lazy step sister is spoilt. When one day she loses her pail the girl meets two strange creatures who reward her for being generous and hard working. Sent by her mother to seek the same good fortune, the step sister is punished for her laziness and pride

Why we chose it

Cinderella type stories are popular all over the world. Donkey Delight was one of the stories in our original audio collection. These stories are particularly suitable for learning to retell.

Where it came from

Adele Moss who told the story for our collection, tells of hearing it at a festival told by a Croatian storyteller, Jasna Held, who remembers telling it and other stories to children sheltering from the bombing in Dubrovnik .

Associated stories

There are many stories from all oral traditions where good-hearted, down trodden girls are rewarded while their lazy, proud stepsisters are punished. Examples include Chinye from Africa and Old Father Frost from Russia

Added on 26th June 2020

Oral tradition Croatian folktale

Europe Family Folk and fairy tales Magic
1001 , Audio , Text

Story Resources

  • Donkey Delight story text PDF (214.701 KB)
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