The Bird of Sorrow

Turkish fairy tales are often full of wise and sobriety. In Turkish Fairy Tales, great attention was given to the beautiful nature, which can be found only in Turkey. You can find different magic such as talking animals, flying horses, birds that magically change into beautiful maidens, quests to win the hand of a princess, magical objects, simple, yet brave, peasants, wizards, witches, dragons and dungeons, epic journeys, and loveable fools in the book of Turkish fairy tales.
One day a bird came to one girl. The girl was sad and the bird took her and flew away to a big mountain. She escaped the bird's trap and started to seek the way home. She felf hunger and thirst, wandered about until she met a herdsman, with whom she exchanged raiment, so that she might disguise herself as a man for her better protection... What happened next? Read the story to know!