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An illustration of Milena speaking with forest animals, Serbian folktale scene.

The Girl Who Could Speak to Animals

In a serene valley of Serbia, where the hills rolled gently like the backs of sleeping giants and rivers wound through forests like silver ribbons, there lived a maiden named Milena. She was the youngest daughter of humble farmers, yet even as a child, she displayed an unusual attentiveness to the world around her. While other children ran through the
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