Gypsy Tales

This book includes the beliefs and tales of the Gypsies, collected by Nikolai Albertovich Kun (1877 – 1940) – a writer, historian, and educator, author of the books "Legends and Myths of Ancient Greece" and "Tales of the Peoples of... Africa". Immerse yourself in the unique Gypsy folklore, where beautiful keshali – daughters of the king of mists – sit on the mountain peaks and captivate passing travelers with their gaze. There live golden-haired urmas – magical fairies, who dance and frolic in their palaces by day and descend from the mountains by night to determine the fate of newborns. At the bottom of deep rivers lurk evil nivashi – water spirits with fiery red hair, long beards, and horse hooves. There is no greater joy for a nivash than to seize a person, extract their soul, and place it in a pot.