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Hedgehogs appear in many European folk stories, from the Baltics to the Balkans.
In some traditions, the hedgehog is a creature capable of finding the raskovnik. This is a magic herb, a kind of cure-all, that can only be located by certain animals, including the hedgehog and the tortoise.
In The Hedgehog’s House (Copic, 1949) […]
In “The Sun’s Wedding” (Tsepenkov, circa. 1888-1900) […]
In Hedgehog in the Fog (dir. Yuri Norstein, 1988)… This animated film also features a white mare, another animal commonly used for symbolism in eastern European stories [link to Blog].
