semantic field "to curse", also often have a mythological meaning. BronislavaKerbelytė [lt] argues against the existence of the goddess Lada among the Balts
across the Near East and into India. Likewise, Lithuanian folklorist BronislavaKerbelyte stated that the tale is "popular" in Lithuania and neighbouring countries
falsche Wahrsager ("The False Soothsayer"). According to Professor BronislavaKerbelytė [lt], the tale type is reported to register 229 Lithuanian variants
nightingale, and her daughter into a swallow. Lithuanian scholar BronislavaKerbelytė, in a 2004 article, reported two variants in Moldova. In one sourced