Vlasta Janečková

Have you ever heard of Kampa Island on the Vltava River? It is one of the most beautiful and picturesque corners of old Prague. And it is here, ...

Who doesn’t know the fairy tale “Cinderella”. Josef Lada borrowed the story and, as only he could, humorously retold it as one ...

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 ...

Princess Magdalena is not having an easy time. Her mother, the queen, has died and her father, the king, has remarried. When Magdalena has grown ...

A fairy tale about a village girl, Bela, who falls in love with a voice she hears at noon. It belongs to a snake, into which a prince is cursed, ...

Various customs prevail at royal courts. For us mere mortals, it would certainly be incomprehensible and ridiculous to see how important the ...

The classic fairy tale, based on the original by Božena Němcová, tells the story of a young coal miner who must overcome many obstacles to win ...

Anyone who would have guessed from the title that they would see a fairy tale about spinners would not have guessed. In this fairy tale, three ...

In a mill, far from people, lives a miller with her daughter Vojtěška. There is no man’s hand here, but behind the dam of the pond lives a ...