Two Stories of King Midas in the Judeo-Spanish Speaking World: Isak Papo and Matilda Koén-Sarano’s Versions of the ATU782 «Midas and the Donkey’s Ears», and ATU775 «Midas’ Short-sighted Wish» / Dos cuentos del rey Midas en la tradición oral judeoespañola: las versiones de Isak Papo y Matilda Koén-Sarano del ATU782 «Midas y las orejas de asno» y ATU775 «El rey Midas y el toque de oro»
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King Midas, Sephardim, Judeo- Spanish, oral literature, folktaleAbstract
This paper examines two tale-types classified as ATU782 «Midas and the Donkey’s Ears», and ATU775 «Midas’ Short-sighted Wish» in the Judeo-Spanish speaking-world. The two examples, one from Bosnia recorded by Isak Papo and the other from Greece collected by Matilda Koén-Sarano, constitute rare examples of these tale-types in the Ladino language and clearly show how the Sephardic tradition continued to evolve in the late twentieth century by appropriating new elements hitherto unseen in the lore. I underscore how these two tales were domesticated to the Sephardic environment and in addition highlight the attempt made by the aforesaid tradition to introduce substantial changes in the core of both tales albeit with different outcomes.Downloads
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