The caption here reads: The whole loaf is for thee, and Beardless is to get nothing. The tale: A man sent his son to grind his corn, but not in a mill with a Beardless man. But, at every mill was a Beardless man (a trickster). The boy grinds the corn at next mill. Trickster proposes making one loaf of bread and whoever tells greatest lie has the loaf. The boy finishes his saying words in a book told him to take the bread. The Beardless was speechless (as seen here - Beardless is seated).
The caption for this illustration reads: The whole loaf is for thee, and Beardless is to get nothing. According to the tale: A man sent his son to the mill to grind his corn, but told him not to do it in any mill where there is a Beardless man. The by tried, but at every mill there was a Beardless man (same one actually he tricked the boy). Finally he boy decided to just grind the corn at the next mill. There the Beardless one proposed making one loaf of bread, again the boy said yes. The Beardless one then said that whoever told the most the greatest lie would have the entire loaf. The Beardless one told his and then the by, who finished his by saying that words ina book told him to take the bread. The Beardless was speechless (as seen here - Beardless is seated). The illustration is from a 1921 book on Serbian myths and legends.
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Photo credit: © Ivy Close Images / Alamy / Afripics
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Keywords: beardless, boy, corn, folktale, greatest, legend, lie, lying, man, mill, miller, myth, mythology, serb, serbia, serbian, tale, wager
