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The Key of Gold: 23 Czech Folk Tales

Joseph Baudis

Book Overview: 

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.

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Community Reviews

A decent collection of Czech folktales.

Having lived in Slovakia since 2011, I was surprised that only one of the 23 here was familiar to me. ("The 12 Months") The tales here are written as if Baudis was transcribing a village storyteller's yarn word for word, adding a bit of color with a number of