The Key of Gold, 23 Czech Folk Tales

No ordinary fairy tale, this collection is a mixture of moral, bizarre and ironic. Among them are ironic derivatives (if not roots) of famous fairy tales such as "The Brave Little Taylor" and "Beauty and the Beast", and the popular fairy tale justice and have fun. Most of the stories are told with wry humor, often with a shocking disrespect for the expected consequences of fairy tales. This is not a children's book, but a book for adults who love fairy tales and love fairy tales.

Disclaimer: End of story 09 has racist content. It is not omitted in this anthology because its task is to read rather than rewrite.

By : Joseph Baudis (1883 - )

00 - Introduction 01 - The Twelve Months 02 - VÍTAZKO 03 - Boots, Cloak, and Ring 04 - Silly Jura 05 - Sleepy John 06 - Three Doves 07 - The Bear, the Eagle, and the Fish 08 - Kojata 09 - Shepherd Hynek 10 - The Three Roses 11 - The Enchanted Princess 12 - The Twin Brothers 13 - The Waternick 14 - The Man Who Met Misery 15 - Nine at a Blow 16 - A Clever Lass 17 - The Soldier and the Devil 18 - Old Nick and Kitty 19 - The Knight Bambus 20 - Francis and Martin 21 - Witches at the Cross 22 - The Witch and the Horseshoes 23 - The Haunted Mill