Always loved this video from my childhood, though one thing always bothered me: it's not from Yugoslavia, it's from Greece! The king here is King Midas, the same one who formerly possessed the golden touch. After getting the gods to remove the golden touch, they asked him to judge a music contest. The god Apollo clearly won, but Midas gave the win to the god Pan.... enraged at being cheated, Apollo cursed Midas with the ears of a donkey, so that he couldn't make such an auditory mistake again
Thank you, I am unable to find the original source online, but have edited my comments accordingly. I did find this info: "This folktale is found in multiple collections all over the world. It has a Somalian version, a popular Greek version (King Midas), a Korean one and several others. Within India, it is found in almost every language. This author heard it from her father who located it in Tamil Nadu and the story has been accordingly adapted to suit local tastes and conditions." talkingmyths.com/tag/midas/
There is an Irish version associated with Lough Ine castle also or can appear as Maon & the Willow, it seems to appear in many cultures with slight variations.
Wow....this was my childhood. After years of searching. I found it
🔔 THE! KING! HAAAAAAAAS! HORSE'S EAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARS!!!!
Always loved this video from my childhood, though one thing always bothered me: it's not from Yugoslavia, it's from Greece! The king here is King Midas, the same one who formerly possessed the golden touch. After getting the gods to remove the golden touch, they asked him to judge a music contest. The god Apollo clearly won, but Midas gave the win to the god Pan.... enraged at being cheated, Apollo cursed Midas with the ears of a donkey, so that he couldn't make such an auditory mistake again
Thank you, I am unable to find the original source online, but have edited my comments accordingly. I did find this info: "This folktale is found in multiple collections all over the world. It has a Somalian version, a popular Greek version (King Midas), a Korean one and several others. Within India, it is found in almost every language. This author heard it from her father who located it in Tamil Nadu and the story has been accordingly adapted to suit local tastes and conditions."
talkingmyths.com/tag/midas/
The Yugoslav adaptation of the tale is titled "The Goat's Ears of The Emperor Trojan" ("U cara Trojana kozje uši" in Serbo-Croatian).
There is an Irish version associated with Lough Ine castle also or can appear as Maon & the Willow, it seems to appear in many cultures with slight variations.