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An illustration of boy lifting magical stone, Swiss Alps folktale scene.

The Stone Boy of Unspunnen

In the green valleys surrounding Interlaken, Switzerland, there once lived a boy named Jakob. He was slight of frame, his arms thin and legs unremarkable, and he was often teased by the other children for his apparent weakness. While they ran, lifted, and wrestled with ease, Jakob struggled with even the simplest tasks, and the laughter of his peers weighed
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