EP 78: Turkey- Kara Mustafa the Hero

Sandman Stories Presents · Jun 2, 2021 · 13m

In this story, Kara Mustafa starts off as a complete coward. His wife is so ashamed that she leaves him in the middle of nowhere in the dead of night. After this, he takes his rage out on a swarm of flies and proclaims that he killed 60 with one stroke and 70 with a second stroke. He is found by some Dews, which are evil fairies. The believe that he is much stronger than he really is. They test him and he amazes them. But how will he ever go back home?

Source: Forty-Four Turkish Fairy Tales Collected by Ignaz Kunos

Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

Music: Turku, Nomads of the Silk Road - Penceresi…