Sir Lutra Paprikash Delic
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This one's from my childhood about a king randomly trolling a judge and getting owned by the judge's daughter.
King Matthias and the Clever Daughter of the Judge
Once upon a time, while King Matthias was traveling the country in disguise, he entered a village where he read the following inscription on the judge's gate:
"Here lives the judge of this and that village, who lives without any sorrow or care."
Matthias gave a little whistle:
"Ah, this judge must have it quite easy, living without any sorrow. If that is his only problem, I shall give him a little something to worry about."
Upon returning to Buda, he immediately ordered one of his servants to mount a horse and gallop to the judge. He was to deliver a ceramic pitcher full of holes with the command that the judge must patch it up, otherwise, he would be beheaded.
The servant delivered the pitcher and the King’s message. Suddenly, the judge fell into a great sorrow; for three days, he could neither eat nor drink. The judge had a beautiful daughter of marriageable age, who kept asking him:
"Father, what is the matter? You are usually so cheerful, and now you won't even eat from grief."
"Why should I tell you, my daughter? You cannot help me anyway."
"That is not certain, Father. If I can, I will help; if not, at least share your sorrow with me."
"Look here, daughter. The King sent me this pitcher to patch up, otherwise, he will have me beheaded."
"Haha! Father, is this what you are grieving over? Send it back to him and say that His Majesty must first turn the pitcher inside out, for a patch is always placed on the reverse side of things."
"My word, daughter, you have a sharp wit!"
The judge did exactly as his daughter advised, and the King accepted the message.
"Well, I must frighten this judge after all!" thought the King.
He summoned his servant again and sent a millstone down to the judge with the order that he must skin it, otherwise, he would be hanged.
At this, the judge fell into great sorrow once more. For three days, not a word could be heard from him, until finally, after much pleading, he spoke to his daughter.
"Father, tell me what is wrong, do not consume yourself."
"Alas, daughter, this time you truly cannot help me."
"Perhaps I can, Father."
"The King has charged me to skin this millstone I have leaned against the house."
"Oh, Father, you are grieving over this? Just send it back and say he must first let its blood drain, for animals can only be skinned after that."
The judge rejoiced: "Very well, my daughter, I shall try it."
And so it was; the King could say nothing in response to the message.
The King eventually figured out the trick and decided to teach the judge’s daughter a lesson. He sent for his servant:
"My dear servant, go to this and that village and tell the judge’s daughter to visit me. But she must come neither on horseback nor on foot, neither by carriage nor on the road, nor beside the road. She must come dressed, yet naked, and she must bring me a gift, yet not a gift—otherwise, I shall have her beheaded."
The girl received the message, but she didn't even bat an eye. She stripped off all her clothes, leaving only her bra. She caught a pigeon and placed it between two sieves. She led out their only male goat, placed her right leg on the goat's back, and traveled along the roadside ditch until she arrived in Buda before the majestic King.
As she approached the palace, they signaled to the King that they saw some wonder on the road that would soon be at the palace. The King waited for her at the gate.
"My majestic King, I have come as you commanded. I did not come on foot, nor on horseback, nor by carriage, nor on the road, nor beside it. I am naked, yet something remains on me. And here is your gift."
With that, she lifted the sieve, and the pigeon flew away.
"The gift has flown, Your Majesty; therefore, I brought one, yet I did not."
"Very well, my dear daughter, you did very well," the King said. "But you should have covered your 'shameful parts' rather than your breasts."
"That I cannot do, King-Father," she replied, "for my 'shameful parts' were created by God, but my breasts I grew myself."