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Do you know of any such German folktale?

Asked by Jeruba (55837points) December 30th, 2022

I read this statement in a book:

“There is an old German folk tale in which the Good Fairy brings a child one gift: the ability to foresee the outcome of everything she does.”

I don’t believe there’s any such tale. I have read a great many folktales, fairy tales, myths, and legends of many lands and cultures, and I’ve never run across any such thng. The closest I can come is the Greek tale of Cassandra, who was condemned to tell the future and not to be believed.

Can you think of any folktale, German or otherwise, that has this storyline?

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