Czech fairytales (AJ)

The Czech people, like every nation on earth, have their own wealth of fairytales, passed down from generation to generation since time immemorial. Despite the familitary of the basic themes, attracting young and old alike. Stories such as "The Princess with the Golden Star on her Forhead" or "Fire Bird and Red Fox" by Božena Němcová and Karel Jaromír Erben offer an insight into the lives of the ordinary people in Bohemia and Moravia, as well as their wishes and dreams, which is not only romantic, but also thrilling. Thus that most magical phrase, which reminds adults of their childhood and brings a twinkle to childrens eyes, still casts a spell like no other: Once upon a time ....