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The Key of Gold: 23 Czech Folk Tales

The Key of Gold: 23 Czech Folk Tales

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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)

Introduction (Maria Celano)

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Introduction (Maria Celano)
The Twelve Months (Maria Celano)
VÍTAZKO (Maria Celano)
Boots, Cloak, and Ring (Brian Knapp)
Silly Jura (Jessica Orlando)
Sleepy John (Peter Yearsley)
Three Doves (Christiane Levesque)
The Bear, the Eagle, and the Fish (Maria Celano)
Kojata (Maddie)
Shepherd Hynek (Brian Knapp)
The Three Roses (Alys AtteWater)
The Enchanted Princess (featherheadfop)
The Twin Brothers (Alys AtteWater)
The Waternick (Christiane Levesque)
The Man Who Met Misery (Maddie)
Nine at a Blow (Brian Knapp)
A Clever Lass (Maddie)
The Soldier and the Devil (Christiane Levesque)
Old Nick and Kitty (Elizabeth Palmer)
The Knight Bambus (featherheadfop)
Francis and Martin (Christiane Levesque)
Witches at the Cross (Christiane Levesque)
The Witch and the Horseshoes (Elizabeth Palmer)
The Haunted Mill (Christiane Levesque)
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