PREFACE vii
INTRODUCTION xiii
THE TWELVE MONTHS. From B. Nemcová 2
VÍTAZKO. From B. Nemcová 16
BOOTS, CLOAK, AND RING. From B. M. Kulda 39
SILLY JURA. From B. M. Kulda 55
SLEEPY JOHN. From B. M. Kulda 61
THREE DOVES. From B. M. Kulda 71
THE BEAR, THE EAGLE, AND THE FISH. From Elpl 98
KOJATA. From V. Tille 103
SHEPHERD HYNEK. From Kubín 111
THE THREE ROSES. From Kubín 123
THE ENCHANTED PRINCESSES. From Kubín 129
THE TWIN BROTHERS. From "Ceský Lid," xiii. p. 84 142
THE WATERNICK. From Kubín 151
THE MAN WHO MET MISERY. From Kubín 157
NINE AT A BLOW. From "Ceský Lid," xiii. p. 130 161
A CLEVER LASS. From Kubín 165
THE SOLDIER AND THE DEVIL. From "Ceský Lid," xiii.
p. 167 170
OLD NICK AND KITTY. From Kubín 179
THE KNIGHT BAMBUS. From Kubín 182
FRANCIS AND MARTIN. From "Ceský Lid," xiii. p. 213 186
WITCHES AT THE CROSS. From Kubín 190
THE WITCH AND THE HORSESHOES. From Kubín 191
THE HAUNTED MILL. From Kubín 195
The first two illustrations are copies of pictures by Josef Mánes;
the others have been drawn by Mr. E. Stanek, who in some cases has
adapted drawings by Mikulás Ales.