The Key of Gold: 23 Czech Folk Tales
Joseph Baudis
Lu par LibriVox Volunteers
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.
DISCLAIMER: Story 09 contains some racially offensive material in its ending. Due to the LibriVox mission of reading, rather than rewriting, literature in the public domain, it has not been omitted from this anthology.
(Summary by MariaSC) (3 hr 40 min)
Chapitres
| Introduction | 5:13 | Lu par Maria Celano |
| The Twelve Months | 17:35 | Lu par Maria Celano |
| VÍTAZKO | 28:23 | Lu par Maria Celano |
| Boots, Cloak, and Ring | 13:56 | Lu par Brian Knapp |
| Silly Jura | 6:02 | Lu par Jessica Orlando |
| Sleepy John | 9:04 | Lu par Peter Yearsley |
| Three Doves | 31:26 | Lu par Christiane Levesque |
| The Bear, the Eagle, and the Fish | 6:31 | Lu par Maria Celano |
| Kojata | 7:38 | Lu par Maddie |
| Shepherd Hynek | 21:01 | Lu par Brian Knapp |
| The Three Roses | 4:15 | Lu par Alys AtteWater |
| The Enchanted Princess | 11:42 | Lu par featherheadfop |
| The Twin Brothers | 10:26 | Lu par Alys AtteWater |
| The Waternick | 6:19 | Lu par Christiane Levesque |
| The Man Who Met Misery | 4:57 | Lu par Maddie |
| Nine at a Blow | 6:35 | Lu par Brian Knapp |
| A Clever Lass | 5:48 | Lu par Maddie |
| The Soldier and the Devil | 6:24 | Lu par Christiane Levesque |
| Old Nick and Kitty | 3:31 | Lu par Elizabeth Palmer |
| The Knight Bambus | 4:12 | Lu par featherheadfop |
| Francis and Martin | 4:11 | Lu par Christiane Levesque |
| Witches at the Cross | 1:27 | Lu par Christiane Levesque |
| The Witch and the Horseshoes | 1:53 | Lu par Elizabeth Palmer |
| The Haunted Mill | 1:38 | Lu par Christiane Levesque |