Devil and Káča is a fairy tale by Czech writer Božena Němcová from her collection Národní báchorky a powěsti (Folk Stories and Legends).[1] It was adapted from a Czech folk tale.[2]
Plot
editA devil dances with a village old maid 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
edit
- 1899: opera by Antonín Dvořák, The Devil and Kate[2]
- 1955: Devil and Káča, 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.[3]
- 1970: Devil and Káča, Czech black and white comedy TV film[4][5]