Czechoslovak Fairy Tales

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fillmore, Parker, 1878-1944

Contributor:

Matulka, Jan, 1890-1972

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"Czechoslovak Fairy Tales" by Parker Fillmore is a collection of folk tales that draws from the rich narrative traditions of Czech, Slovakian, and Moravian cultures, crafted into a format appealing to American children. The book primarily belongs to the early 20th century, as indicated by the copyright details. This anthology aims to preserve the magic of these stories while making them accessible and entertaining, featuring tales that revolve around themes of adventure, magical creatures, and heroic figures. The opening portion introduces readers to the fairy tale "Longshanks, Girth, and Keen," which follows a young prince directed by his father to find a wife. When he discovers a picture of a stunning yet captive princess, he embarks on a quest to rescue her from a powerful magician. On his journey through treacherous forest, he meets three extraordinary companions: Longshanks, who can stretch his body, Girth, who can expand to enormous sizes, and Keen, whose sharp vision can crumble rocks. As they navigate daunting challenges and confront the magician, the story sets the tone for a series of exciting and whimsical adventures, showcasing the loyalty and bravery of both the prince and his quirky allies. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Contents:

Longshanks, Girth, and Keen: the story of three wonderful serving men

The three golden hairs: the story of a charcoal-burner's son who married a princess

The flaming horse: the story of a country where the sun never shines

The three citrons: the story of a prince who climbed the glass hill

Prince Bayaya: the story of a magic horse

Katcha and the devil: the story of a clinging vine

The betrothal gifts: the story of Kubik and the frog

Grandfather's eyes: the story of three wicked Yezinkas

Rattle-rattle-rattle and chink-chink-chink: the story of Long Beard, the dwarf, and the two sisters

The bird with the golden gizzard: the story of two brothers

The wood maiden: the story of Betushka and the golden birch leaves

The golden spinning wheel: the story of King Dobromil and the good Dobrunka

The golden godmother: the story of poor Lukas

The golden duck: the story of Prince Raduz and the faithful Ludmila

The story that never ends.

Credits:

Produced by Suzanne Shell, Sam W. and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)

Notes:

Reading ease score: 90.3 (5th grade). Very easy to read.

Release date is 2010-05-02