1. The Brave Youngest Son and The Golden Apples
Once there was a strong king, who had a tree which made golden apples. But the apples were stolen
before the king could taste them. No famous could catch the thief. His older sons tried to catch the
thief, too, but they didn’t succeed. Before the tree’s cutting off, Praslea,the youngest son stopped his
father, wanting to see if he had any luck. His father was totally against the idea, but finally he
approved to give him a chance. Praslea didn’t prepare traps only for his enemy, but for himself too,
not to fall asleep.
After a short time, Praslea hurt the thief and escaped the apples from his hands. The king was thrilled
he was able to touch the apples, that he did not listen to his son.
Praslea and his brothers followed the blood shed which came from the garden, which led into a deep
abyss. The elder brothers decided to leave Praslea in the abyss after helping him get into it.
The brave Praslea found three palaces in that place and the three places had a beautiful girl in front
of each of them. The youngest girl told him they were kidnapped by three ogres and they were being
forced to marry them soon. Praslea decided to fight the three ogres and give the three girls their
freedom back.
Praslea defeated the first two ogres, but the third battle was the hardest. He received some oil from
a crow and some water from the beautiful girl and felt stronger. He finally defeated the ogre and
sent the girls to their future husbands, his brothers. But his brothers didn’t take Praslea out of the
abyss and told the youngest girl that he had died.
Trying to find a way to get out, Praslea heard the noise of some chickens. he saves the chickens from
being eaten by a monster. The chicken’s mother helped Praslea got out of the abyss.
Hearing that his son is still alive, the king wanted to kill his older sons for their betrayal, but God
punished them earlier by being stabbed by their own arrows. Pralsea lived happily ever after along
with the beautiful saved girl.