Enlight About goldfish One day a woodcarver and a goldsmith argued about whose craft was better. They argued and quarreled, and the king came to them. They began to ask him to judge them. The king said that both had good cr... Czech Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
Enlight Yanko and the Evil Princess There lived an old man. He had an only son, Yanko. Yanko left for distant lands and suddenly learned that his father was very ill. Yanko got scared and hurried home. He comes, and his father dies. “So... Czech Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
Enlight Peas and Cinderella In the very depths of the Czech Republic, in one village, there lived a peasant farmer. He married a rich woman, but his wife turned out to be such a lazy person that they reached the extreme poverty,... Czech Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
Enlight About the cat and the dog The stepmother had a stepdaughter, her name was Anichka, and her own daughter Kachenka. Whatever her own daughter does, everything is fine, but no matter how she pleases her stepdaughter, everything i... Czech Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
Enlight Michael's ranks Once upon a time there lived a merchant whose chickens didn’t peck at his money. And he had a son, Michal, already an adult. One day he says to his father: - Dad, in our city, like in a bear’s corner,... Czech Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
Enlight Cunning coal miner A coal miner went into the forest, he was going to burn coal*, and a bear comes towards him, leading a wild boar. The bear saw the coal miner and said: - Dear man, I’m hungry, I’ll eat you. The coal m... Czech Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
Enlight Don't look where you didn't put it One man had a dream that he had to go to Prague and there, on the bridge, he would find a treasure. He told his dream to his wife, and she said: - Believing in dreams is like chasing your shadow. And ... Czech Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
Enlight Silvent and the Gypsy In one region there were dense forests. All the valleys, all the mountains are overgrown with forest. There were a great many bears and lions in those forests. And for people, of course, animals bring... Czech Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
Enlight Prophetic dream On the Prague bridge a soldier stood on guard and sees a poorly dressed peasant walking back and forth across the bridge and looking at everyone he meets. The soldier asks: - What are you looking for,... Czech Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
Enlight Goldilocks In one country - I forgot its name - there was an angry and grumpy old man as king. One day a merchant came to his palace, brought fresh fish in a basket and said: - Buy this fish from me, king. You w... Czech Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
Enlight Three apples Once upon a time there lived a king, and he had three sons. All three are single. The king was sick and no one could cure him. One day the eldest son went hunting and saw: near a small house a woman w... Czech Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
Enlight Kum Matey and godfather Jiri One day on a holiday, godfather Matei gathered to visit his friend, godfather Jiri. Not far from his godfather's house, Jiri met his little son. - What is your father doing? - asks. “Yes, I was just g... Czech Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
