''Devil and Káča'' () is a fairy tale by Czech writer
Božena Němcová
Božena Němcová () (4 February 1820 in Vienna – 21 January 1862 in Prague) was a Czech writer of the final phase of the ''Czech National Revival'' movement.
Her image is featured on the 500 CZK denomination of the Česká koruna.
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from her collection ''Národní báchorky a powěsti'' (Folk Stories and Legends). It was adapted from a Czech folk tale.
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Plot
A devil dances with a village old maid
Spinster or old maid is a term referring to an unmarried woman who is older than what is perceived as the prime age range during which women usually marry. It can also indicate that a woman is considered unlikely to ever marry. The term origin ...
Káča, takes her to the hell, and then cannot get rid of her. A young shepherd helps him out and the devil promised the shepherd a reward. Eventually the shepherd tricks the devil into a larger reward by scaring him by telling that Káča is coming.
Adaptations
*1899: opera by Antonín Dvořák
Antonín Leopold Dvořák ( ; ; 8September 18411May 1904) was a Czech composer. He frequently employed rhythms and other aspects of the folk music of Moravia and his native Bohemia, following the Romantic-era nationalist example of his predec ...
, ''The Devil and Kate
''The Devil and Kate'', Op. 112, B. 201, (''Čert a Káča'' in Czech) is an opera in three acts by Antonín Dvořák to a Czech libretto by Adolf Wenig. It is based on a farce by Josef Kajetán Tyl, and the story also had been trea ...
''[The Devil and Kate (Čert a Káča), Op. 112, B201]
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*1955: , 44min. animation directed by Václav Bedřich loosely based on the fairy tale by Božena Němcová. Lucifer asks his sidekick to bring the most evil princess from the Earth. By mistake a peasant girl Káča was brought and she raised a hell in hell and she is to be returned to the Earth as soon as possible.
*1970: , Czech black and white comedy TV filmČert a Káča (TV film)
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References
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Czech fairy tales
The Devil in fairy tales
Literary fairy tales
Božena Němcová
Fictional shepherds