MAN OF MUD
The devil and the man of mud
So it was that the Lord Master shaped the first man from mud. Then he
blew spirit into him. He dried him for a while. After that he shaped
Eve. Oh, yes, bit then he realized that they looked just the same.
The devil strolled by. Little Lucifer. He said:
– But these look alike. Nobody can tell the difference. Then he pulled
out his knife. So he cut this thing out of Eve and stuck it to that
place of Adam, where the penis is today.
Then he said:
– It is much better. Now we are done.
Oh, well, but then the Lord Master said:
–You have just spoilt the whole thing. You made a big mistake, because this little thing will always want to get back in there.
(Lajos Korom, from the village of Maroslele)
God creates man
Got created Adam. Oh, yes so there was Adam, he came to life and was
walking along up and down the garden of eden. But no matter how
beautiful the paradise was, he was all alone. So God asked him:
– Are you happy?
– No, because I am so all alone. There is nobody here for me.
– Oh, all right then, I will create a companion for you.
Then he made Adam fall asleep, took out his side rib and created Eve
out of that. When Adam woke up, he saw Eve. What a beautiful woman. He
said:
– Oh, my good Lord, who is that?
And the Lord said:
– This is a living creature. Your companion.
– All right, but how did she get here?
So, he said:
– I made you fall asleep and I took your side rib out. I used it to make this woman, Eve.
– Please dear God, I beg of you take all of my ribs out!
Here’s how naughty Adam was. Even up to this very day, every man would
rather live without ribs, but one woman is never enough. This is how
Adam was.
(Józsefné Galsi, from the village of Mindszent)
from the folk collection of Zoltán Polner
