The Key of Gold: 23 Czech Folk Tales - Free Audiobook
Author(s): Joseph Baudis
Language: English
Genre(s): Fantastic FictionMyths, Legends & Fairy Tales
1 / 24Introduction
- 1. Introduction
- 2. The Twelve Months
- 3. VÍTAZKO
- 4. Boots, Cloak, and Ring
- 5. Silly Jura
- 6. Sleepy John
- 7. Three Doves
- 8. The Bear, the Eagle, and the Fish
- 9. Kojata
- 10. Shepherd Hynek
- 11. The Three Roses
- 12. The Enchanted Princess
- 13. The Twin Brothers
- 14. The Waternick
- 15. The Man Who Met Misery
- 16. Nine at a Blow
- 17. A Clever Lass
- 18. The Soldier and the Devil
- 19. Old Nick and Kitty
- 20. The Knight Bambus
- 21. Francis and Martin
- 22. Witches at the Cross
- 23. The Witch and the Horseshoes
- 24. The Haunted Mill
About
Not your common fairy tales, this collection is a mixture of morals, quirkiness, and sarcasm. In it one finds ironic derivatives (if not roots) of well known fairy tales such as “The Brave Little Taylor” and “Beauty and the Beast,” as well as some more unusual settings to impart the popular fairy tale themes of justice and happily ever after. Most stories are told with wry humor and often shocking irreverence for the expected fairy tale turn out. This is NOT a book for children, but one for adults who love fairy tales, and enjoy making fun of them.
DISCLAIMER: Story 09 contains some racially offensive material in its ending. Due to the LibriVox mission of reading, rather than rewriting, literature in the public domain, it has not been omitted from this anthology.
(Summary by MariaSC)
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