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The Cunning Little Vixen • Originallycalled „Liška Bystrouška“ • Comesfrom a fable by Bohemian-Moravianauthor Rudolf Těsnohlídek, written in 1920 • Thereis a statue in honourofthis fox in Hukvaldy, whichisboth a village and a castle • Visitorsofthis place oftentouchthetail and muzzleofthestatue, thisshouldbringluck • It has been stolen recently, but itisalreadyreplaced
The Cunning Little Vixen The story Game warden Bartoš iscomingbackhomefromget-togetherwithfriendsat a pub. He fallsasleepat a forrest and he needsanexcusewhyisreturning so late. That’s why he steals little fox cup as a gift for his grandson Pepík. This fox isnamed Bystrouška. She’s not happy that she should be someone’s pet so she misbehaves. Bystrouška escapesafter the decimation of a henhouse and continues to find her home.
The Cunning Little Vixen and Leoš Janáček • Leoš Janáček was Moravian-Slesian composer • He was so enchanted with this fable that he used the story as a libretto for his opera named Stories of Cunning Little Vixen • The opera was first played in 1924
The Cunning Little Vixen Thisis a small part of Ave Maria which L. Janáček remade.
Šemík the horse • Šemík is a horse from Bohemian myth • He saved his owner Horymír from death by jumping off the castle Vyšehrad and he took him to Neumětele where Šemík died because of the injuries caused by the jump.
The myth Horymír wasaccusedofdestroyingthegold and silvermines. His punishmentwasment to bedeathbut he wassaved by his horse Šemík whojumpedwith Horymír offthecastle Vyšehrad where Horymír wasmeant to behelduntilthedayof his punishment. Šemík jumped to theriver Vltava whichflowsbelowthecastle. Šemík saved his owner and broughthim to his residence in Neumětele where Šemík diesbecauseoftheinjuries.
Šemík the horse The myth was adjusted by Alois Jirásek and added to his work Old Bohemian Tales. Šemík and Horymír are at the coat of arms of Horoměřice.
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