The Key of Gold: 23 Czech Folk Tales
Author(s): Joseph Baudis, Joseph Baudis
Genre(s): Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales
Narrators: Maria Celano, Brian Knapp, Jessica Orlando, Peter Yearsley, Christiane Levesque, Maddie, Alys AtteWater, Featherheadfop, Elizabeth Palmer
Number of Chapters: 24
Length: 3 hours and 40 minutes
Language: English
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)