PREFACE

The present collection has been selected from the following sources:—

Josef Kubín, Povídky kladské, i., ii. (in “Národopisny věstník ?eskoslovansky”).

V. Vondrák, Několik pohádek z Dubu u Vodňan (S. Bohemia), in “?esky Lid,” xiii.

V. Tille, Povídky sebrané na Vala?sku (S. Moravia). “Národopisny sborník ?eskoslovansky,” Svazek vii. Prague, 1901.

Elpl, ?ada pohádek a pověstí nasbíranych v Lí?ni u Brna (Moravia).

B. M. Kulda, Moravské národní pohádky a pověsti, i. (Prague, 1874). From Moravia.

The first two stories (“Twelve Months,” “Ví?azko”) have been retold by the novelist Bo?ena Němcová (from the Slovak).

My translation could not be, of course, a literal one, because many phrases in the [viii]original might seem strange to the English reader’s ear.

Finally, I wish to express my thanks to Miss Eleanor Hull¹ and Mr. Robin² Flower for revising my English.

JOSEF BAUDI?.

London, October 1917.

1 hull   

n.船身；(果、实等的)外壳；vt.去(谷物等)壳

参考例句：

• The outer surface of ship's hull is very hard.船体的外表面非常坚硬。
• The boat's hull has been staved in by the tremendous seas.小船壳让巨浪打穿了。

2 robin   

n.知更鸟，红襟鸟

参考例句：

• The robin is the messenger of spring.知更鸟是报春的使者。
• We knew spring was coming as we had seen a robin.我们看见了一只知更鸟，知道春天要到了。