Hungarian Folk Tales: The Fox Princess (S02E05) 

That poor snake tho “it took me 7 long years to find these leaves!!”

how to survive any hungarian folk tale: 1. be blonde 2. be the youngest

"I shall like to marry you even though you had me kidnapped" PLEASE THIS WASN'T SUPPOSED TO BE SO FUNNY HAHAHAH

The fox and the prince honestly have more... chemistry

Fox: "I told you your brothers would kill you and steal your wife... Take care in the future. God speed!" Me: "... WHAT?!"

9:40 I just love that the fox casually sitting like that like a *DIVA*

I, as a hungarian grew up with these tales and I always thought that the fox in this one was such a slay queen.

Remember kids, if you are the youngest and you are going to marry before your elder brothers, be prepared for they are most likely going to kill you.... for reasons. Seriously, fairy tale elder siblings, stop trying to kill your younger siblings. It never works out.

I like how they made the second child sit on top of the oldest child, like he was stepping over him, or making the same mistake, but the youngest child went to the opposite tree to sit

I love the way the youngest prince stood in front of the Red King like he's trying to assert dominance.

And as they sitting around the table, one of the wedding guests said: This princess is perfect except for one fault. The other asked: And what is that? She has the eyes of a fox. The smartest one (me) asked: Dude, she has a fox tail too and that's alright?🤣🤣🤣🤣

How to survive in a folktale: Be the youngest Be light skined, and blond Marry a prince/princess

I have to admit, this story had the same logical consistency of a five-year-old's story. Brilliant!

I like how foxes are represented in folktales like in Japan for example the fox is a trickster but it is also wise it is able to shapeshift and it is said that the amount of tails it has the wiser it is

**fox turns into man** "Ok, hi again. This is normal."

Omg the red king looks so creepy 😥😫😖

I WANT TO SOMERSAULT AND CHANGE INTO A PRETTY PRINCESS TF

2:53 Prince: Seems legit

"This princess is perfect except for one fault." what a thing to say to the future queen! literally right to her face! 😂 all men have is audacity I swear 🙄

The Philippines also have similar folk tale called "Ibong Adarna". Ibon which means bird. It is so similar so here's a short summary: Once upon a time, there was a kingdom named, Berbania. It was ruled by King Fernando and Queen Valeriana who had three sons - Don Pedro (first born), Don Diego (second) and Don Juan (the youngest). One night, King Fernando had a bad dream. He saw that his youngest Prince and his favorite, Don Juan was thrown away in a creepy deep well. The King started to get weak for some unknown reasons. It seemed that nothing could bring back his healthy condition. His medical advisors told him that the only cure to his unexplained sickness is a lullaby sung by the Adarna bird. So King Fernando tasked his three sons to hunt the magical bird. Don Pedro went first but he wasn’t successful. He may have reached Mount Tabor and the tree of Piedras Platas where the Adarna bird nested but the prince fell asleep after hearing the bird’s song. Worse he turned into a stone when the lovely bird pooped on him. The second prince, Don Diego went to hunt next. Unfortunately, he had the same bitter chance like his older brother. The kingdom was counting on Don Juan, so he went next. The youngest prince has climbed through Mount Tabor. He met a very old sick man who gave him tips about the magical tree of Piedras Platas and catching the Adarna bird. Don Juan successfully caught the bird and helped his two brothers to be human again. Because of envy and greed of power, the two joined forces to beat Don Juan to death and throw him in a deep well. The two then returned home with the Adarna. However, the king’s illness went worse because the bird never sang a single song. Luckily, Don Juan’s strength returned. He has been healed by the poor old man he helped in the mountain. He came back to the Kingdom of Berbania. King Fernando has known the truth when the bird started singing after seeing Don Juan. The King went well and stronger than ever. He wanted to punish his two sons but Don Juan asked his father to just forgive them. The King granted his request and asked the three princes to guard the Adarna bird. Because of Don Pedro, the bird flew away and escaped. Don Juan went away from the kingdom so the king won’t punish his brother. King Fernando asked the two princes to look for Don Juan. They found him in the kingdom of Armenia. They decided to live there. One day they found an interesting well. Only Don Juan went down inside successfully. He found two lovely princesses, Donya Juana and Donya Leonora captive by a giant serpent. Because of his skills in fighting, the mighty prince has killed the serpent and saved the two princesses. Don Pedro envied the young prince. He cut the rope when the prince went down inside the well to get the ring Donya Leonora has forgotten. Anyway, it was easy for Don Diego to make Donya Juana to fall in love with him. So when they came back to Berbania, they married. On the other hand, Don Pedro did everything to pursue Donya Leonora but he failed. An enchanted fox helped Don Juan and he was quickly healed. The Adarna bird appeared suddenly and told him about the princess of Reyno delos Cristales, his love destiny. He immediately searched for the princess and found out about the cruel King Salermo. In spite of the obstacles the cruel king has given him, he faced them all and succeeded with the help of Maria Blanca, daughter of King Salermo. Because of the selfish king, the two tried to escape. Maria Blanca was cursed to be crawling like a snail and be forgotten by the prince Don Juan. Don Juan has returned to Berbania where he was welcomed by his mother, Queen Valeriana and Princess Leonora. He has forgotten about Maria Blanca because of Princess Leonora. Don Juan and Princess Leonora were scheduled to wed. At the day of the wedding, Maria Blanca visited wearing the emperatris. She tried to bring back all the memories and remind Don Juan about their love. Finally, Don Juan and Princess Maria Blanca got married while Princess Leonora married Don Pedro. In the end, Don Pedro became the new king of Berbania while Don Juan became the king of Reyno delos Cristales.

The Hungarian title A Rókaszemű Menyecsek literally means 'the fox-eyed bride'.

I know what "Godspeed" means but I couldn't help but laugh a bit. He shouted it

The narrator did a very good job. I’m going to have to watch more of these. 😊

Compared to Romanian and Russian fairytales, Hungarian ones have caught my eye! I loved that the father grew young again when the bird sang.

Wow, this tale sound like Russian folk tale about Ivan and gray wolf. In Russian store instead of fox was a wolf. It's channel very interesting. Thank you ❤

This story reminded me of a Filipino epic poem called "Ibong Adarna" or "The Adarna Bird". It has the same story beats (brothers turning to stone in their quest to find the bird, the youngest prince being virtuous of the 3 brothers except for that one time he abandoned his fiancee, youngest son killed because of his bride, etc) except without the fox and some major differences and additions. The story of the poem is also far longer. From what I remember, the poet's identity was not confirmed, though it is generally believed that they took inspiration from European stories and adapted them into a poem that would appeal to the Filipinos. However, some historians suggested that the story beats and concepts found in the epic poem predated Spanish occupation and that the poem was adapted to suit the tropes in European romances. Sorry for the rambling. I just find it interesting how it reminded me of the mandatory reading I did for junior high 😅

That Fox is a real one. Respect to him.

Not me crushing on the fox the entire time especially when it twirled his tail talking to the prince

As someone who is blonde and the youngest of the family, I love these stories!

Interesting, in the version I heard as a kid the fox asked the prince for a favour in return for his help, the prince agreed and the fox asked him to cut off his head and chop off his paws and throw his body in the river. The prince said he couldn't hurt his friend but the fox reminded him he had promised. So the prince did it and the foxes body turned into a prince who was the brother of the princess that had been cursed.

i may be weird for this but I have noticed every prince in these stories is so caked up for no reason. like bro, give me some..

3:30 Boy, the Hungarians sure liked their pants tight and form-fitting back then, didn't they?

“I should like like to marry him, even though he had me kidnapped” Come thru, queen of Stockholm Syndrome!

It's most of the time the youngest that gets the most limelight and rewards, when the story ends in western folktales. This reminded me of a similar Filipino folktale called "Ibong Adarna". Although, it's more of an epic than a short tale

It's awesome to see how similar our fairy tales are. In Russian folk tale there was a wolf and a magic horse. But the young man wasn't a prince. I'd been listening to these fairy tales too when I was a kid.

I find these tales really soothing, I know nothing about Hungary, and I don't even speak English very well I'm Chinese (￣▽￣)

I love background music and the art in these cartoons

This tale has similarities to that of the Philippines folk lore about a magical bird that has rejuvenating powers and the youngest of the three princes managed to retrieved it for their king father, after a series of hardships. And he did marry a beautiful princess in the end. The title? "Ibong Adarna".

I watch these folk tales just for the music and the animation...and god knows why I like it

The fact is the prince couldnt have done it without the fox

This appeared on my recommended, I need help, I've binged on these

5:48 OOF, the fox gotta be a trap for the rest of his life just because the princess wanted to marry someone else.

the ibong adarna epic here in the Philippines has similarities with this. i believe that our story has had its influences from this tale, along with others, particularly with the brothers' rivalry, the turning to stone, and the search for a magical bird.

So adorable! Truly fantastic!

The fact that the snake took 7 years to find thouse leaves and the fox took it simply is hilarious 😂😂😂

I love the himbo prince and his fox boyfriend who carries the braincells of the team.

It reminds me of our own Philippine folk tale, the *Ibong Adarna* aka Bird of Adarna really similar details to the story also. The Spaniards probably brought it to us from Hungary, a beautiful story. :)

"This princess is perfect except for one fault." "And what is that?" "Why, she has the eyes of a fox." ...I mean...she also has a tail, but ok.

"May you and your dog turn to stone!", and two innocent horses somehow turn to stone.

Damn the middle son sat on his brother's corpse

"I should like to marry him, even though he kidnapped me." Low standards xD

Me:What a deep sleep i have. Alarm: You fell asleep for eternity but ive save your life.

What kind of idiot accidentally bites a pear?

7:33 “of course I would, every man loves his brothers” Cain: 👀 Abel: 👀

I think my favorite part about this story is the youngest brother's sheer lack of surprise at anything that happens. Fox can talk? Cool. Fox can shapeshift? Neat. Fox knows the exact bird you're speaking of, and where to find it? Convenient. Fox lets slip that he met his now missing brothers in the forest, and might know what happened to them? Ah well. Fox can teleport? That's handy. Fox straight up admits he cursed his brothers? Well, he fixed it now. 10/10 best protag

The random details have me dying “it took me 7 long years to find these leaves”

It seems that young prince just befriended a deity

My favorite thing about these tales is how nonchalent the protagonists are. "Oh you're actually a dude, cool" or "Oh sick this goat talks and turns into a table, whatever."

"The fox turned into a fine young man." - I think you mean he turned into a furry.

"I should like to marry him even though he had me kidnapped" *STOCKHOLM SYNDROME!*

Bro I thought the fox and the prince would end up together

This is so interesting, in Japanese folktales foxes can shape shift as well. Also, poor snake! It took him 7 years to find those leaves!

*_Fox_* Abilities: _Ressurection_ _petrification_ _transformation_ *_DIS A GOD YOU FOUND_*

Me: **is born** Also me: **has not blonde hair** Also me: **is the oldest** My parents: oh *shit.*

I ship the youngest prince with the fox instead the princess, tho. Look at his sacrifices for the prince!

*Fox turns into a princess. Has tail* Wedding guest: This princess is beautiful! *Fox princess sitting, has tail* Wedding guest: Except for ONE flaw! *Fox princess, again HAS PROMINENT TAIL* Wedding guest: She has fox eyes!

Finally, a European tale which features a good fox! It's unfortunate how often foxes are badly portrayed in the west.

anyone else low-key shipped the Fox and the Prince??

"May you and your dog turn to stone!" **horse turn to stone** Horse:am I a joke to you

I heard a version of this tale where the “Prince” kept messing up on what the Fox told him to do. And yet the fox kept helping him. At the end of the story; after the princes had married him and all the trades had been made (there were a LOT more than just the Princess for the Prince’s life.) the Fox asked the prince to kill him. The prince wouldn’t do this for three days, until finally he gave in and killed the Fox. Then she turned into a beautiful maiden, saying she had been cursed and thanking the Prince for his help.

Me: *looks at 3 brothers after watching only a few other stories* Only the blonde will live. It's always the blonde.

Clearly the fox is best Waifu. Pretty princess is happy with handsome kidnapper. Meanwhile Fox is the best og for staying with him, dedicated journeying for what may seem months to a foregin land, with a man he barely knew, to assist in a quest that did not involve him in the slightest, stayed patient with him as he accidently did an "Ooopsie", TRAVLED WITH HIM FURTHER to a whole NEW lsland/country to participate in kidnapping, just to wingman him into a relationship, did a big sacrifice by getting married to a dude, and then FINALLY, after all that, performed what would be a serious high ranking Necromancy spell to bring back this guy from the land of the dead.... ......all because he showed kindness and shared food with him. Forget the lady with the bewbs. Fox is a true ride or die mate for life.

And the fox turned into a fine young man... Woah the Prince wasn’t even intimated that it became human he was like: *o k a y*

Not really a fitting title when the fox being a princess is just a small role in the story. Like the other comment said "The magical fox" suits it much better.

5:57 I wish I could summer sault and turn into a princess

All the "good" people in these stories are blonde.

“I should like to marry him even though he had me kidnapped”

Teacher: Lesson of today class is- Me: Always have a magical fox with you

Princess: I would like to marry him even though he kidnapped me **stockholm syndrome has entered the chat**

9:28 I love how the princess raised her hands, like, "I've been waiting for eternity, and your brothers are a-holes. Where have you been?!"

[NOT CLICKBAIT!!] OMG!!! I GOT CATFISHED BY A FOX!?!?!?! (GONE WRONG!!) (DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME!!)

4:14 Prince: “Wait, what about my brothers?” Fox: “Uh... Hey look a giant shoe!”

Are we not going to talk about the snake who took seven years to collect the leaves just to have them stolen?

It should have been called "The Magical Fox".

It reminds "The Golden Bird" by the Brothers Grimm, which proves that many fairy tales really went around the world.

*fox turns into man* the prince: seems trustworthy, let's go

“Then the Fox turned into a fine young man-“ Oh shoot are they gay?

Need me a friend like the fox.

These videos are all of a sudden popping up on my feed.... Why..... I'm not mad I'm gonna watch the heck out of this channel I'm just confused?????

"You will regret it" * princes kill him * "I told you they were gonna kill you" BOY NO U DIDN'T

the fox is the MVP in this story....

Is it wrong that I ship the Youngest Prince with The Fox? They have great chemistry.

_THE FOX DID A SUMMERSAULT AND TURNED INTO A PRINCESS_

The older brothers were so cold-hearted to the youngest prince.

Isn't this the most precious treasure to keep? I mean these fairytales with the animation and music being so good and so folklore at the same time.. No words left, just amazing. The thing you should show to your kids.

If I see a shipping comment about the prince and the fox guy I'll scream. Edit: *I freaking knew it*

I was shocked that the brothers would kill the youngest brother

Damn bro that fox is the greatest wingman ever

1:40 *Lemme just take a seat on my dead brother here.*

This Special Fox, It Has Powers of Shape-Shifting