This is not a fable but a fairy tale. If you have read Propp, Freud, Bettelheim, Jung, von Franz, then you know that these are not moral but deep psychological teachings. The shepherd is the continuity of the human soul / self-consciousness, that is, the individual life itself. The king is the subjective side of the experience of consciousness. Which is conscious of something. The princess is the material side of the experience of consciousness. That is what is conscious. If we want to win a wonderful world in our lives, if we want to experience the objects of consciousness as wonderful; we need to tame the subjective side of consciousness. In this story, the king. Who is capricious, foolish, threatening, aggressive, bargaining, weak, etc. We have to get over that's attacks and that's temptations. The goal should not be given up. We must become the master of our consciousness. As the star-eyed shepherd became the king's master.
Hooray for all the lovely flute music, and for the craftiness of the shepherd. I don't care if he is insolent for not wishing the king "Bless you." Although, in fairness, it is a petty thing to execute people for not wishing you "Bless you, and good health."
Well, at least the shepherd got his revenge on the king after he wed the princess. I smiled when the shepherd kept repeating, “May God bless you, Sire and give you good health,” again and again until the king have had enough of that phrase.
I'd love to think that the shepherd was being snarky when he first told the guards that he wouldn't bless the king unless he could marry the princess. But then the guards took him to the palace and, internally, he's screaming but before his fear could get to the surface, he interacts with the king and thinks, no, this man is not getting his way. And thus began a pissing contest where the shepherd was barely holding on by the skin of his teeth but he managed to fool the king into thinking he couldn't be killed. Then the king tried bribery. That didn't work. The king was so stuck on the whole blessing thing, it was his pride more than anything, that he finally agreed to give his daughter's hand in marriage so he can still be the king. But then, at the wedding feast, this immortal (or at least deathless) new son-in-law of his starts taunting him with blessing, turning the whole exercise in power meaningless. Frustrated, feeling his illusions of grandeur wither away, he begs his son-in-law to stop, offers everything, if he'd just stop. Satisfied that the horrible man was no longer in power, the shepherd stopped.
I used to watch this with my grandfather, over 20 years ago,he knew hungarian but i didn't , and yes i'm from Romania. But the good soul translated to me the story. I cried so hard when i saw the series. It reminded me of him.. i will miss you forever! Grandpa!
I'm noticing that in these stories (lots of "rule of three" symbolism) and whenever precious metals are referenced. It's always gold, silver and diamond; or in this case, marble.
I love that almost all of the tales have some kind if trickery or cheat be done by the protagonist, it's a very hungarian thing and I would love to hear similar stories from other cultures, I already know all of these, rewatching them is always great though
This reminds me when I was in 8th grade I had this teacher who thought it was rude to say bless you. At the beginning of the year she told a lecture of how if someone said bless you the whole class would have to write a 4 paged essay on manners that would be due the next day.
Thus Spake Vespasian - it’s not rude rather they were trying to force you to use what they deemed as more “formal” or “polite” language. Though it’s rather absurd. After all you can be done with something but not finished.
Which I guess is why the hero decided to make such ludicrous demand. He might have figured making a ridiculous demand in return for the king's would shame the man into knocking it off.
This story would have worked better if it had been mentioned that the Shepard and the Princess had seen and admired each other before the big sneeze or the alternative things the King offered were not so impressive. It would give more reason for the Shepards stubbornness to marry the girl over the incredible wealth with no responsibility being offered. On a side note, the tradition of covering your mouth during a sneeze and others saying bless you is said to stem from the middle ages. They are said to believe the human soul wanted so desperately to return to the perfect bliss that was the heaven that a sneeze was it trying to escape (that's why they are sudden and unexpected). To you avoid losing your soul you covered your mouth and others rushed to bless you, they took this belief really seriously so not blessing someone would have been an awful thing to do.
I heard it differently. I am from Hungary and people say here that when someone sneezes then a demon or illness is leaving your body, hence people say bless you. But I believe both is true.
Um...scientific inaccuracy at 3:43. Pigs don’t sweat, they don’t have enough sweat glands to even keep themselves from overheating. Hence why they’re big on water and mud. Yes I know, the whole story is a fable in every way but I had to complain about something! :P
Dorota I was more or less poking fun at “Know it alls” who have a bad habit in asserting scientific facts at very awkward moments. Like that shooting a zombie in the head wouldn’t do anything for the brain stem would be so badly decayed that any sort of neurological contact and bioenergy wouldn’t possible...never mind the fact that Zombies shouldn’t exist PERIOD! XD
Well, that's one smart boy. And they made the point that the princess liked him too. This one is probably my favourite so far. And looks like Yellow Submarine too!
Spike Robinson i think it has something to do with the kings wearing some kind of coat or something that makes it look like they have no arms, but their real arms are under the coat, but that’s just what it looks like to me.
Moral of the story is: under persecution, don't give in, your efforts will be rewarded. Rather than let the pigs eat him, blades cut him, and owls peck his eyes out. He used his skills to overcome the obstacles.
In defense of the king, he just wanted people to care enough to say "Bless you", which is, to say the least, a common courtesy which shouldn't need to be enforced (even if having people executed for it was a bit overboard)
anyone notice how practically everyone in the Hungarian Folk Tales is called Jack! Also, the king did all this just to get a simple bless you out of someone!
So, he's a shepherd, because he claimed some random sheep his own without inquiring about their owner. Well, if you excuse me, I'm going to the countryside to see a bunch of horses and claim them as my own.
Right?? The real Shepherd could have been lying nearby badly injured, but this guy didn't even go looking for him. He was just all "aight, guess they're mine now"
Then they arrived at a diamond castle, which the animators shall visualize in such a way that the video should have a "strobe light effect seizure warning" plastered all over itself.
@@1lobster I'm not surprised though, had I not been hungarian myself and not known what kind of traditional clothes we had, I would've assumed he was wearing a skirt, the illustration doesn't make it too obvious, and even seeing these trousers live they can sometimes deceive the eyes
How are pants (or even a skirt) cowardly? Next you’re going to deem them as rude I assume for not blessing you. Haha, unlike the starry shepherd however, the clothing is inanimate and is unaffected by such things.
Interesting. The king is so touchy he'll _execute_ you for not blessing you when he sneezes... and the shepherd, who on top of being a lowly shepherd is also _new_ here, and has thus neither met nor likely even seen the king or his family, refuses to so much as _utter a brief blessing_ for the king's sake unless he's allowed to _marry the princess._ Is it just me, or are these two being _equally unreasonable_ here?
This is folk tale logic, these are symbols. They all have integrity, the king has power, the shepherd has wits and skills. They are childlike, not reasonable in their heart.
Looking at current politics in the west, seems to be working great for a great many people demanding respect, power and taxpayer money and all they have to do is throw temper tantrums until they get their way.
he trolled his way into office
T R U M P O T I M E
@@celinerobin6150 TRUMP DIDNT TROLL HIS WAY INTO OFFICE HE *L E G I T*
Happy that troll leaving..
So...being a smartass will help you become a king....I like this story. Lol
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Like in real life.
most if not all the Hungarian folk tales encourage you to be a smartass...
lol me to omg this dude is me when I was little and my brother kept trying to trick me
And handsome. You got to be a handsome smart ass.
well that escalated quickly. "I'm gonna just make these random sheep mine. And, while I'm at it, I won't say bless you until /I marry the princess./"
*I think the King is angry because he has got no arms.*
iCameToKoreaToLearnChinese AndMyDogSpeaksChinese 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂💀💀💀💀
I would be angry too. What a life! Lol! 😄
And thus, he can't cover his sneezes with his sleeves...
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Yeah probably
Moral of the Story: Always carry a flute.
Goodnight Demons --magical flute 😃😃
I'm thinking of just carrying one so I could play on it whenever I want lol
No Wrong bang no no and no the moral of the story is:to be Clever
Also a blonde wig helps 😂
This is not a fable but a fairy tale. If you have read Propp, Freud, Bettelheim, Jung, von Franz, then you know that these are not moral but deep psychological teachings. The shepherd is the continuity of the human soul / self-consciousness, that is, the individual life itself. The king is the subjective side of the experience of consciousness. Which is conscious of something. The princess is the material side of the experience of consciousness. That is what is conscious. If we want to win a wonderful world in our lives, if we want to experience the objects of consciousness as wonderful; we need to tame the subjective side of consciousness. In this story, the king. Who is capricious, foolish, threatening, aggressive, bargaining, weak, etc. We have to get over that's attacks and that's temptations. The goal should not be given up. We must become the master of our consciousness. As the star-eyed shepherd became the king's master.
it's refreshing to see "happily ever after" that's not about a couple but about the whole family.
They’re have been a few like that
I like how in all of these folktales every king loves his daughter(s) so much🥰
Because that's what Kings are supposed to do...
@@meowchat6175that’s what dad are supposed to do
I’m addicted to this channel after having discovered it a few days ago.
The animation is SO wonderful.
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right???
Nandi the Bull I know...It's hard to stop binge-watching them! But my body says I need to sleep sometime, darn it...
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Me too
Shepherd boi a straight savage (⌐■_■) ✩
Me to my son: Just remember,Johnny, that being a troll may grant you a kingdom one day!
_a katastrophe_ 😁😁
HeeHee😂
Hooray for all the lovely flute music, and for the craftiness of the shepherd. I don't care if he is insolent for not wishing the king "Bless you." Although, in fairness, it is a petty thing to execute people for not wishing you "Bless you, and good health."
Several kings used to be capricious, either belonging to folk tales or to real life. :)
you for got the bad it sounds like your saying its good to kill people if they don't say bless you.
Well, at least the shepherd got his revenge on the king after he wed the princess. I smiled when the shepherd kept repeating, “May God bless you, Sire and give you good health,” again and again until the king have had enough of that phrase.
I really liked this story, but the king never thought to take his flute???
Well we can’t be sure that the marshal remembered to tell the king that as the king never actually visited the area the shepherd was in.
Moral of the story, annoy people until you get what you want
If only 😅🤣
Ah yes, the Caillou strategy
I'd love to think that the shepherd was being snarky when he first told the guards that he wouldn't bless the king unless he could marry the princess. But then the guards took him to the palace and, internally, he's screaming but before his fear could get to the surface, he interacts with the king and thinks, no, this man is not getting his way. And thus began a pissing contest where the shepherd was barely holding on by the skin of his teeth but he managed to fool the king into thinking he couldn't be killed. Then the king tried bribery. That didn't work. The king was so stuck on the whole blessing thing, it was his pride more than anything, that he finally agreed to give his daughter's hand in marriage so he can still be the king. But then, at the wedding feast, this immortal (or at least deathless) new son-in-law of his starts taunting him with blessing, turning the whole exercise in power meaningless. Frustrated, feeling his illusions of grandeur wither away, he begs his son-in-law to stop, offers everything, if he'd just stop. Satisfied that the horrible man was no longer in power, the shepherd stopped.
Please use paragraphs 😅
Shepherd was clearly teaching King a lesson, one I'm not sure what
I love the stories where someone smarts their way to their goal.
"What a terrible fellow you are!"
Says the guy who tried to kill a guy just cause he won't bless you.
I used to watch this with my grandfather, over 20 years ago,he knew hungarian but i didn't , and yes i'm from Romania. But the good soul translated to me the story. I cried so hard when i saw the series. It reminded me of him.. i will miss you forever! Grandpa!
I like how almost all hungarian folktales have dancing animals. Such a positive vibe ☺️
I'm noticing that in these stories (lots of "rule of three" symbolism) and whenever precious metals are referenced. It's always gold, silver and diamond; or in this case, marble.
Love the dress. Also love the way kings are drawn to look like half egg shells. Addicted to these stories.
I'm glad he didn't forget his parents :)
So cute that those tough men call him starry-eyed, too
I love that almost all of the tales have some kind if trickery or cheat be done by the protagonist, it's a very hungarian thing and I would love to hear similar stories from other cultures, I already know all of these, rewatching them is always great though
This reminds me when I was in 8th grade I had this teacher who thought it was rude to say bless you. At the beginning of the year she told a lecture of how if someone said bless you the whole class would have to write a 4 paged essay on manners that would be due the next day.
Sounds like they were an atheist
Why though? I remember having a teacher who wouldn't let us say can't, or done, we had to say cannot or finished, and claimed it was rude somehow.
Thus Spake Vespasian this one sounds like they were old and spiteful.
Gesundheit!
Thus Spake Vespasian - it’s not rude rather they were trying to force you to use what they deemed as more “formal” or “polite” language.
Though it’s rather absurd.
After all you can be done with something but not finished.
I think it is a little too harsh to murder those who do not say "bless you".
Zoltán Marosi Yes, mostly due to kings' arbitrariness for any reason. :D
Which I guess is why the hero decided to make such ludicrous demand. He might have figured making a ridiculous demand in return for the king's would shame the man into knocking it off.
Disproportionate punishment? What's that?
I think the king should be told off for not covering his mouth when he sneezes
Considering the King had torture chambers left and right, I think its a little too harsh to have so many ways to murder people period.
The ending is what I call “malicious compliance”! 😂😂
This brings back so much memories 🥰... I used to watch it (dubbed) in Slovakia on our old boxy TV 😊
The Moral of the Story? Persistence will bring you good rewards.
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If you have a dream, be determined.
The king didn't think of cutting off his head
They said he was a cruel king, not a smart one 😂
Take a shot every time the King wants someone to bless him and wish him good health.
The dancing owls were so cute 💜
Moral of the Story: Be as stubborn & annoying as possible to overthrow a king
I don't know why the king made him stop saying "bless you".
After all, he was just making up for all the times he said no
Man, what song is that when they travel to the forest and the diamond castle? It's beautiful.
Hi, we don't know it exactly. :(
The music is by Kaláka band, and their music usually based on Hungarian folk music elements.
@@HungarianFolkTales thanks for that!
I'm learning Hungarian because of this channel
wow.. that is awesome🤩 Did you end up finishing it?
It's a cool motivation!
I just love this narrator's voice
This story would have worked better if it had been mentioned that the Shepard and the Princess had seen and admired each other before the big sneeze or the alternative things the King offered were not so impressive. It would give more reason for the Shepards stubbornness to marry the girl over the incredible wealth with no responsibility being offered.
On a side note, the tradition of covering your mouth during a sneeze and others saying bless you is said to stem from the middle ages. They are said to believe the human soul wanted so desperately to return to the perfect bliss that was the heaven that a sneeze was it trying to escape (that's why they are sudden and unexpected). To you avoid losing your soul you covered your mouth and others rushed to bless you, they took this belief really seriously so not blessing someone would have been an awful thing to do.
I heard it differently. I am from Hungary and people say here that when someone sneezes then a demon or illness is leaving your body, hence people say bless you. But I believe both is true.
And also scientifically ... while sneezing your hear stops for 2-3 secs ... ... hence the bless u
Normal people: fight or flight
Hungarian Shepard: I'll play a tune instead
I never thought I would see 30 dancing warthogs but here we are
I like the music and the sound effects too much 💞
Um...scientific inaccuracy at 3:43. Pigs don’t sweat, they don’t have enough sweat glands to even keep themselves from overheating. Hence why they’re big on water and mud.
Yes I know, the whole story is a fable in every way but I had to complain about something! :P
Of all the things you could've complained for inaccuracy, you complain about a pig's sweat?!
Dorota It was meant to be a laugh. :P
@@JARedwolf100 Haha I know, I was joking too :)
Dorota I was more or less poking fun at “Know it alls” who have a bad habit in asserting scientific facts at very awkward moments. Like that shooting a zombie in the head wouldn’t do anything for the brain stem would be so badly decayed that any sort of neurological contact and bioenergy wouldn’t possible...never mind the fact that Zombies shouldn’t exist PERIOD! XD
Sweaty or not, those pigs are mighty fine dancers
7:31 - 7:33: Playing the "good guy". This moment is pretty funny!! :D
lol
Why is no one talking about the animals dancing skills???? I mean they could have won American Got Talent with dem skills
These stories are so enjoyable 💖💖💘
Is this the pied pipers backstory?
ooooh maybe they are the same guy....... O.O :P
Or maybe cousins?
_PIED PIPER: THE PIED PREQUEL_
It was my favorite tale from my childhood.
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1:28 I see that he also bought himself a mustache as well lol
I love these. It takes me back to my childhood, to a very good place.
Well, that's one smart boy. And they made the point that the princess liked him too.
This one is probably my favourite so far. And looks like Yellow Submarine too!
6:23 I love how the one owl is just sitting there looking like he is on something tapping its feet
I love this channel so much. The stories are so much fun. :3
Me 2... 👍⚡⚡
So effectively.. Becoming a DJ will save your life 🤣
I'm loving these ... but why do the kings all have hands but no arms? is this a statement on dis-arm-ament? ;)
Spike Robinson i think it has something to do with the kings wearing some kind of coat or something that makes it look like they have no arms, but their real arms are under the coat, but that’s just what it looks like to me.
this is the best channel.. never ending source of stories..hehehe
The king seems sooo cute to me as he just wanted the shepherd to wish him good health..!
What a troll
Honestly!
Moral of the story is: under persecution, don't give in, your efforts will be rewarded. Rather than let the pigs eat him, blades cut him, and owls peck his eyes out. He used his skills to overcome the obstacles.
I love the animations and the narrators voice
...I'd gladly take a Silver Forest, Golden Pond, or a Diamond-studded Castle over.. being a parent...
Yeah but as you saw by marrying the princess he got it all set up now the end
Family is more worthy tho.
At least this guy didn’t forget about his parents like the others.
this story is genius!
I always love the last line of Hungarian folk
They lived happily
In defense of the king, he just wanted people to care enough to say "Bless you", which is, to say the least, a common courtesy which shouldn't need to be enforced (even if having people executed for it was a bit overboard)
anyone notice how practically everyone in the Hungarian Folk Tales is called Jack!
Also, the king did all this just to get a simple bless you out of someone!
Ah man. This one was my favourite growing up.
So gonna make DnD character of this guy.
Did you?
The Shepherd's song us so piwerful it changed the pig's biology,pigs can't sweat
So, he's a shepherd, because he claimed some random sheep his own without inquiring about their owner. Well, if you excuse me, I'm going to the countryside to see a bunch of horses and claim them as my own.
Right?? The real Shepherd could have been lying nearby badly injured, but this guy didn't even go looking for him. He was just all "aight, guess they're mine now"
The moral of this story is be as stubborn and annoying as you can be as long as you have wits and a magical flute.
Then they arrived at a diamond castle, which the animators shall visualize in such a way that the video should have a "strobe light effect seizure warning" plastered all over itself.
bro really wanted to be blessed with health.
What the hell, I love this story
I think that skirt that the shepherd boy wears is funny. Like a cowardly version of a kilt.
it is indeed not a skirt, but trousers which have really wide legs
The hungarians of this era were considered as tough as the kilt wearing highlanders.
Viktor Bujtás, didn't know that.
@@1lobster I'm not surprised though, had I not been hungarian myself and not known what kind of traditional clothes we had, I would've assumed he was wearing a skirt, the illustration doesn't make it too obvious, and even seeing these trousers live they can sometimes deceive the eyes
How are pants (or even a skirt) cowardly?
Next you’re going to deem them as rude I assume for not blessing you.
Haha, unlike the starry shepherd however, the clothing is inanimate and is unaffected by such things.
That king is so desperate for a "bless you" lol
At least this guy aint a deadbeat like lazy Jack. He let his parents move into the castle. Jack completely abandoned his mother.
9:14 Lol he doesn't even answer the crown just appears on his head
What a madlad
-then he becomes a minecraft skin-
Interesting. The king is so touchy he'll _execute_ you for not blessing you when he sneezes... and the shepherd, who on top of being a lowly shepherd is also _new_ here, and has thus neither met nor likely even seen the king or his family, refuses to so much as _utter a brief blessing_ for the king's sake unless he's allowed to _marry the princess._
Is it just me, or are these two being _equally unreasonable_ here?
This is folk tale logic, these are symbols. They all have integrity, the king has power, the shepherd has wits and skills. They are childlike, not reasonable in their heart.
The king has Rayman hands
9:01 Well, that escalated quickly
i love this channel!
All that for a "Bless you" after an "ACHOO" ?!?! Wow
6:28 a flock of owls partying
in case you missed it...
Lol
I like the cute owls that's a lot few smart wise 🦉 birds for not torchering that Man with the flute
3:49 I love the Marsal now
he's the only one I guess who cares for his family in the end of the story hahaha
you may want to put an epilepsy warning in the title of the videos with flashing animations
@haiku2222 Oh no i know what u mean
Oh hey, Is Harry rEaLlY dEaD?
Impressive that the shepherd survived without food or drink for three days.
Wow i love this and all epesodes your the best
Moral of the story: you can get whatever you want if you have the wits.
So the moral of this story is to be a brat until people give you want you want? 😂
Looking at current politics in the west, seems to be working great for a great many people demanding respect, power and taxpayer money and all they have to do is throw temper tantrums until they get their way.
It is more like: dont let the leaders make u obey ridicules rules
More like having integrity and not bending over backwards to ridiculous demands of authority.
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T O T H E H U N G R Y W I L D P I G S
the sheperd kinda fine ngl
I love him. All he wants is the princess. This king would make a perfect match for Queen of Hearts.
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surprisingly even if this is set as children's content the comment hasnt disappeared
The ultimate finesse
Why doesn't king just takes his flute
It was hilarious seeing the owls being turned into on pillow liek wtf
Moral: If you cheat death, you will be rewarded greatly.
9:23 He looks so smug in this frame. I'm dying!!!
7:00 YOU CANT STOP ME LOVIN MYSELF