Vlasta Janečková

This loose sequel to the fairy tale Cyprián and the Headless Great-Great-Grandfather takes us back to the castle of Sir Cyprián of Višně, which used to be full of ghosts. Although they have been freed, they still do not leave their human friends... They live happily in the castle with Cyprián and his charming wife Veronika. There is also their mischievous son Vojtík, who spends his days playing with the ghost Cecilka and even leaves the human world for his friend. Will he return? Will he manage to protect the abandoned castle from thieves?

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Young knight Cyprian of Višně is long overdue for marriage, yet he refuses to even consider it. However, his cook Kunhuta cares deeply about his future, so she invites one bride after another to the castle. But Cyprian is friends with the castle ghosts—the headless knight, mischievous Cecilka, and the White Lady—and they willingly help him get rid of all the marriage-minded women. One day, their haunting scares Veronika, Kunhuta's niece, to death, but Cyprian suddenly becomes angry...

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"Drink your life, drink it to the fullest..." sings Ješek, a carefree squire, surrounded by friends and pretty girls in a village tavern. While the young squire enjoys life, his aging mother's forehead is covered with wrinkles. The fortress is falling into disrepair, but instead of finally getting down to honest work, her son dreams of gold and riches, which, according to legend, are hidden in the nearby White Rock. Not even the sincere love of the good Johana can keep him at home, and one day Ješek sets off on a journey in search of the golden illusion...

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Two pretty girls work at the Koloděj inn – the greedy Líza and the deceitful Berta. Berta has a boyfriend, the mushroom-loving Václav, who can't take his eyes off her. But that's not enough for the spiteful girl, who envies even the crumbs on Líza's plate. What happens when the handsome Mr. Jindřich, the innkeeper's son, falls in love with Líza? The original fairy tale by screenwriter Helena Sýkorová tells us with unique humor.

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When something flashes across the pond dam in the early evening, it could be the gamekeeper Čeřínek, or the poacher Kopýtko and the tailor Nitka, or... could it be Pepík and Franta? A water sprite, no, water sprites don't exist, only superstitious old women and the poor fish warden, who is a little scared of guarding the carp in the tower, believe in them. At least that's what Kopýtko and Nitka think as they plunder the pond so that their mischievous wives can show off. And what if they manage to catch a colossal fish, a carp bigger than anyone has ever seen before? Immediately, a plan emerges in their greedy minds to pass the carp off as a water sprite, display it in pubs, and make a fortune.

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We are familiar with spoiled only children in everyday life. But even in fairy tales, we find princes who are showered with excessive care by their royal parents from morning till night. If he weren't a smart and likable boy at heart, he would probably remain a royal darling forever. Fortunately, he stood on his own two feet in time, and he did well.

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Franěk from the mill loves Anička, the daughter of a poor widow, but his father, a miserly miller, is against their marriage. Anička turns to God for help, and soon after, two mysterious poor pilgrims visit her...

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A fairy tale about a stubborn prince and an equally stubborn girl, whose relationship is influenced by a minor incident from their childhood. However, the witty Sorfarina eventually convinces the prince that she is the best wife for him, and so the fairy tale ends happily after all.

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What happens when a young man starts believing the fabrications in newspapers? Astrology brings him nothing but new problems, especially with his parents. Sometimes, however, a horoscope can help open up new perspectives on life, as happened to his adult sister, who falls in love... with a newspaper boy.

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Prince Thomas longed to prove to himself and his royal parents that he was truly an adult. And on the day he came of age, his father gave him a unique opportunity—an opportunity called Blouzov. Blouzov, an old castle that the prince was to rule alone, was no ordinary place. There were many rumors about it, and they were quite wild. But the truth turned out to be even darker than the speculation. In fact, Blouzov was ruled by the chambermaid Johana with the help of dark forces. She and her equally mischievous son, the water sprite Artur, involved the inexperienced Tomáš in their vile intrigues as soon as he appeared at the castle. And even though he soon gained powerful allies and helpers for his "test of adulthood"—his childhood friend Petr and his beautiful sister Jitka—it was not at all easy to stand up to the evil spells and keep his wits about him at the right moment.

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About the strange tasks Jeník was given in order to win the princess's hand... The advisor to Princess Lucie's suitors comes up with strange tasks, and the king is satisfied. His collection of coveted items continues to grow, but the princess remains unmarried. It is only with the arrival of Jeník, who also came to seek her hand, that things come to light that will end the endless courtship. Jeník and Princess Lucie are happy, and those who deserve it are punished.

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Young Mordechai Mayzl has long been in love with Sarah, the daughter of the Prague chief rabbi of the Jewish community. But Mordechai is very poor, so he can only dream of marrying the girl he loves. Or rely on a miracle. Fortunately, in the Rudolfine era in which our heroes lived, magic and miracles abounded. And so it happened that the miserly primate, on one of his returns from a business trip, stumbled upon the coveted golden treasure in the forest. What the primate's greed causes and the intricate paths the treasure takes to reach its rightful owner are told in this fairy tale, which was filmed based on a story by E. Petiška.

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An old English legend about a poor boy who became mayor of London served as the basis for a television adaptation. The orphan Dick Whittington was blessed with nothing more and nothing less than honesty, hard work, sincerity, a sense of honor, and justice. Together with a stroke of luck, it is precisely these character traits that help him become a respected and wealthy young man and a loving husband. And so this charmingly old-fashioned story, in which decency, diligence, and personal effort lead to success and fulfillment in life, retains its appealing and necessary relevance to this day.

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A fairy tale that tells us that even an "idea" can be worth more than gold. Vašek wants to ask for the princess's hand in marriage. So he pretends to be Grandfather Know-All to get something extraordinary to give her as a gift. Grandfather gives him a non-existent magic fly. Kvido and Jáchym are also competing for the princess's hand. In the end, Vašek wins over both competitors with the help of his idea. However, thanks to the magic fly, he realizes that even a princess may not be true happiness, so he returns to the simple girl Vendulka.

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A Chod folk tale in which the evil Markyta envies her friend Marjánka her husband and especially the pub they share. One day, on her way back from the fair, he drowns her and takes her place. In time, when she starts to resent Marjanka's son, she drowns him too, not knowing that they are not both dead, but thanks to her delusions they live on in the pond. The brave and courageous Hanky learns everything and forces Markyta to confess and rescues them both.

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Simon, called the Righteous, once saw a beautiful but sad girl behind a frosty window, whom he suddenly fell in love with and set out to search for her to the ends of the earth, where two noble sisters - Truth and Lie - ruled indistinguishable. But how do you find a girl whose name you don't even know where she lives? And can the Truth and the Lie help him if Simon doesn't recognize them? The beautiful queens pose obstacles to Simon, he can ask them three questions and he must find out which of them is telling the truth. However, before he succeeds in freeing the beautiful girl from the curse, he faces a series of trials...

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The King and the Thief: one is a rich ruler, the other is a poor gardener named Lešek, who loves his Jolanka. But her father doesn't want to give her to him as his wife unless she brings him a ring and a bag of gold coins. And then Leška meets the devil and offers him a magic hat that will make him invisible, and a feather that will open any closed safe. It's hard to resist and not steal. But, as the devil says, everyone can decide for themselves whether to choose the path to hell. You can see how it turned out for Lešek and who the devil took away in this fairy tale based on Polish folk motifs.

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The blacksmith Kale loves the beautiful Aranka, but his mother does not wish their love, because Aranka is a witch. During the evening festival, when young people jump over the fire, Aranka gets lost. At that time, Master John is driving through the countryside and gets lost, finds a fireplace and Aranka appears to him in a lit candle. Enchanted, he brings her home, where Aranka comes to life again. Meanwhile, her lover searches in vain for the girl. Will the two meet again?

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The princess couldn’t choose a bridegroom for so long that the king ran out of patience. He threw the ducat out of the window and decided that the princess must marry whoever took the ducat. The choosy princess was married to a natotata.

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In the royal castle lives a haughty, parading and domineering princess. She torments the servants and perhaps would still be tormenting them with her whims if the mysterious Lord of the Wind with his magic crests had not appeared in the castle. A lascivious youth uses their charms to punish the proud princess and win the affections of a sweet girl.

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Clumsy as an elephant and long as a perch, one day she becomes Princess Felicia, called Feliška. Who's involved? The wicked and envious witch Vranimura, who does not wish the princess a handsome noble groom and bewitches Felice's feet. Thanks to her witchcraft skills, Vranimura charms the prince for a while, but brave Feliška is not so easily deprived of her beloved suitor...

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Marjánka is a first-class chateau cook, but she has a nice manner and also a quarrelsome nature. The patient gardener secretly loves her, and so he lets her get away with a lot. Marjane, however, does not want the gardener; she thinks straight of the Marquis, who is to visit the castle. So when the magical Grandpa Hádalík appears in the castle kitchen, it looks like Marjánka's dreams will come true. Or is he going to fix Marjane's head?

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Havíř's wife Barbora is a bit of a fool. She believes everything she is told and thus prepares her patient husband for unenviable moments. In the end, the miner gets really angry! He decides to go out into the world to see if there is anyone more stupid than his own wife. If so, he will return to his wife. But to his surprise, he finds plenty of such people in the world. And he stands to make a fortune. But when he returns home, he finds that his wife hasn't changed at all. Stupidity is eternal!

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A lyrical fairy tale of romantic mood tells of a girl who freed the Wind Young Man from the curse that punished him for his arrogance and violence. The fairy tale highlights the ennobling impulse and power of love, which can positively influence all human actions.

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Who doesn't know the fairy tale "Cinderella". Josef Lada borrowed the story and, as only he could, humorously retold it as one of his original fairy tales inside out.

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An evil and calculating stepmother chases her stepson out of the house. Petr tries in vain to find a job, but he is sent to hell everywhere. So he goes to serve in hell. As you will see, he could not have done anything better.

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The mischievous princess Anka annoys her father and her surroundings with her original tricks. So as punishment, the devil Haramáš takes her to the robbers and she makes their pleasant life of robbery literally hell on earth. How the devils would like to return her to her royal parents now! But Anka decides that she must be properly freed from captivity. She gets a dragon and a prince and organizes a big liberation performance...

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When you hear the word "Naughty Fairy Tale", you will undoubtedly think that it could not have been invented by anyone other than Josef Lada, a master of turning fairy tales inside out. And that's true. No brave prince, but Princess Máňa will free the innocent Honza from hell and make such order there that the devils will only hate to remember her.

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A princess was so beautiful and had such golden hair that she was known as Pretty Goldilocks. A neighboring king fell in love with her from her description, but much to the king's disappointment, she rejected his ambassador, saying she had no wish to be married...

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Once upon a time, a capricious witch conjured a rose and a ring and endowed them with magical properties. Whoever owns them arouses love in the opposite sex. And how will this fairy tale about the whims of love, based on the magic of a ring and a rose, end? In it, Prince Laurel will eventually love his Bětuška, and Princess Andělka will marry Prince Bulka.

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During the day, Cinderella's face is covered in soot, but at night she transforms into a fairy-tale beautiful princess in a ball gown made of magic nuts. The handsome prince falls in love with Cinderella, but all he has left in his hands is the lost slipper...

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Instead of ruling, the king devotes himself to fishing and long conversations with the gardener, the princess, instead of pretending, like any proper princess, spends whole days in the kitchen, and the care of the kingdom thus falls to the queen. The queen decides to start the correction by marrying the princess; however, the groom must be noble and, above all, rich. The princess's cooking costs something, and the small wars that sometimes take place because of the queen's quarrelsomeness are also not completely free. The only problem is that the princess does not want to get married, and the king does not want to give his daughter to just anyone, but wants to entrust her to someone who will be kind and will truly love her.

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