{"product_id":"9781909302235","title":"The Key of Gold - 23 Czech Folk Tales","description":"HEREIN you will find 23 Czech folk tales like THE TWELVE \u003cbr\u003eMONTHS, BOOTS, CLOAK AND RING, SILLY JURA, \u003cbr\u003eSLEEPY JOHN, KOJATA, THE ENCHANTED PRINCESSES, \u003cbr\u003eNINE AT A BLOW and many more. Some of which are the \u003cbr\u003eCzech equivalent of perennial favourites while others will seem to be completely new and previously unheard. \u003cp\u003eTHIS collection of Czech folk tales are all the richer for the origins of the Czech Republic are in the ancient, central \u003cbr\u003eEuropean kingdoms of Bohemia, Moravia and Czech Silesia, \u003cbr\u003eall of which have a unique and distinct flavour of folk tales.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTHIS selection has been gathered from all sorts of folk tales.\u003cbr\u003eYet two things are common to all of them: the moral tendency and a sense of humour. By this we do not mean morality in the earthy sense of retribution for evil. We mean that higher sort of morality which was the mainspring of European culture. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIN recent times these tales have survived two world wars, the \u003cbr\u003ePrague Spring and fifty years of Communist (Russian) \u003cbr\u003edomination. During the years of Communist oppression, all \u003cbr\u003eWarsaw Pact countries were expected to become mini-Russian states. During this time Russian language and culture dominated, often to the detriment of local customs and culture. \u003cbr\u003eBut through the power of folklore and folk tales the Czech people have been able to hold on to their national identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSO, find a comfy chair, get yourself a hot drink and sit back and be prepared to be entertained. A warning: if you're reading these stories to children, just when you think you're finished, \u003cbr\u003eexpect a tug at your sleeve with a simple request for \"More?\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Abela Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49881126699248,"sku":"9781909302235","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781909302235","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}