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Citing sources

Thanks for expanding the Divine twins article.

When citing sources, put them in <ref>ref tags like this</ref>. You can also take a look at Template:Cite (or more specific ones such as Template:Cite web or Template:Cite book for examples of how to use those templates (although they still go in ref tags). Ian.thomson (talk) 22:13, 24 February 2020 (UTC)

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Folktales

Hi, what exactly does it mean that a tale contains the type ATU 707? – Βατο (talk) 11:39, 16 March 2020 (UTC)

The ATU (Aarne-Thompson-Uther) is an index of folktale classification. The ATU 707 The Dancing Water, the Singing Apple, and the Speaking Bird contains the following format: king overhears 3 sisters - youngest promises, if she marries the king, she will bear him children (twins or triples) with some extraordinary features (Sun/moon/star on forehead; hairs of gold; etc.) - king marries youngest - evil mother-in-law/jealous sisters get rid of the twins as soon as they are born - children are found and raised by miller/fisherman/hunter/etc. - evil relatives realize the children are alive - they send a slave/maid/midwife/witch to tell the siblings about a magical water, magical branch and magical bird - brother obtains water and branch, but fails to get the bird - sister gets the bird - siblings invite king and relatives to a banquet/feast - bird reveals truth - relatives are punished.

Tha Albanian variants seem to replace the format (water-tree-bird) with the Bukura e Dheut character, and the brother is the hero of the story, not the sister. I'm just asking to write down the information on the The Dancing Water, the Singing Apple, and the Speaking Bird artcle.

Thanks for the explanation. Binoshët is not of that type. It's an epic tale about twins born one with the sun and the other with the moon in their forehead. They are sons of a king and a queen who have lost their reign. After the death of their father, they decide to travel the world with their two horses and two dogs. At some point they separate from each other, communicating with two magical rings only in case one of the two finds himself in difficulty. In his journey, Zjerma (the one with the sun in his forehead) fights a kulshedra saving the daughter of a king and then he marries her. The other twin, Handa (the one with the moon in his forehead) learns about the existence of the Beauty of the Earth and decides to meet her, but she lives in a garden protected by an old woman who has magical powers, such as petrification of the brave men that try to enter the garden. Handa's attempt fails and he ends up being petrified by the old woman. Zjerma learns about it thanks to the ring and goes to save his brother. He wins against the old woman and free all petrified men thanks to the power of a flower. Handa marries the Beauty of the Earth, and the freed men decide to help the twins in a war against the occupiers of their reign. The story ends with the victory of the twins who become kings of two kingdoms. This tale contains a number of important elements of Albanian folklore, however it is not translated into other languages, thus it is not much studied. Anyway, thank you for your contributions. Keep the good work up! – Βατο (talk) 15:17, 16 March 2020 (UTC)

Undid revision

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