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Czechoslovak Fairy Tales
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156 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 1919
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June 26, 2021
Longshanks, Girth, and Keen
The Three Golden Hairs
The Flaming Horse
The Three Citrons
Prince Bayaya
Katcha and the Devil
The Betrothal Gifts
Grandfather's eyes
Rattle-Rattle-Rattle and Chink-Chink-Chink
The Bird with the Golden Gizzard
The Wood Maiden
The Golden Spinning Wheel
The Golden Godmother
The Golden Duck
The Story that Never Ends
The Three Golden Hairs
The Flaming Horse
The Three Citrons
Prince Bayaya
Katcha and the Devil
The Betrothal Gifts
Grandfather's eyes
Rattle-Rattle-Rattle and Chink-Chink-Chink
The Bird with the Golden Gizzard
The Wood Maiden
The Golden Spinning Wheel
The Golden Godmother
The Golden Duck
The Story that Never Ends
October 31, 2021
Most were typical fairy tales but 3 things stood out:
1. Commoners who help royalty don't ask for anything in return
2. I liked the story about the search for a godmother. I learned about their culture.
3. Nice touch to end the anthology with a reminder that fairy tales are usually told to help children sleep.
1. Commoners who help royalty don't ask for anything in return
2. I liked the story about the search for a godmother. I learned about their culture.
3. Nice touch to end the anthology with a reminder that fairy tales are usually told to help children sleep.
January 3, 2020
A collection of Czech fairy tales.
Some of these were familiar from other countries' collections of fairy tales, but not exactly. A lot of fun. These are definitely post-pagan tales, so don't expect Baba Yaga, though :)
Recommended for fairy-tale fans.
Some of these were familiar from other countries' collections of fairy tales, but not exactly. A lot of fun. These are definitely post-pagan tales, so don't expect Baba Yaga, though :)
Recommended for fairy-tale fans.
January 29, 2015
After reading some deeply disturbing and modern Euro fiction (the Lisbeth Salander series), these much older Euro folk tales were ALMOST as gruesome.....sometimes. And sometimes the tales were just enchanting and fun. I am less angry at those Czech cabin stairs in the Sumava mountains that kicked me in the a$$.....Their literature has soothed me.
November 29, 2015
Very charming, surprisingly gory in some places. The last story is a real treat.
March 30, 2017
Well.....Not TOO Anglicized
It's a decent set of stories. It's not badly written, either. It 'ends' with a never-ending story, too. So, Enjoy.
It's a decent set of stories. It's not badly written, either. It 'ends' with a never-ending story, too. So, Enjoy.
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