Czechoslovak Fairy Tales

CONTENTS

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LONGSHANKS, GIRTH, AND KEEN: The Story of Three Wonderful Serving Men 1

THE THREE GOLDEN HAIRS: The Story of a Charcoal-Burner's Son Who Married a Princess 21

THE FLAMING HORSE: The Story of a Country Where the Sun Never Shines 41

THE THREE CITRONS: The Story of a Prince Who Climbed the Glass Hill 55

PRINCE BAYAYA: The Story of a Magic Horse 77

KATCHA AND THE DEVIL: The Story of a Clinging Vine 99

THE BETROTHAL GIFTS: The Story of Kubik and the Frog 113

GRANDFATHER'S EYES: The Story of Three Wicked Yezinkas 129

RATTLE-RATTLE-RATTLE AND CHINK-CHINK-CHINK: The Story of Long Beard, the Dwarf, and the Two Sisters 141

THE BIRD WITH THE GOLDEN GIZZARD: The Story of Two Brothers 155

THE WOOD MAIDEN: The Story of Betushka and the Golden Birch Leaves 163

THE GOLDEN SPINNING-WHEEL: The Story of King Dobromil and the Good Dobrunka 177

THE GOLDEN GODMOTHER: The Story of Poor Lukas 205

THE GOLDEN DUCK: The Story of Prince Raduz and the Faithful Ludmila 219

THE STORY THAT NEVER ENDS 241