Slovak Tale
An Egg Goes on a Trip
Together you can do much more. This traditional folk tale tells us of an egg’s adventure. On its way, the egg finds animal friends and together they defeat scary bandits.
In a land far,
One day, leaving for the mountains, the woodcutter stopped in the pantry to pack some food for the day. At home, they had almost run out of food, so all he packed was a small slice of bread. With his meager lunch safely in his bag, he swung an axe over his shoulder and set off into the
A familiar clearing wasn’t too far off. Having reached it, he hung his bag on a nearby branch and began to chop down a tree. The noise of his heavy axe hacking at the giant
But the racket also attracted a curious little
“Ooh, who do we have here in the woods?” he asked, gleefully. “A woodcutter, you say? Well, I must admit that he chops swiftly. Lord knows I would never work that hard! Ooh-hoo! But what is that hanging over there? A bag! And full of tasty goodies, I’m sure!” The devil excitedly hopped toward the bag, his tail swinging behind
Sneakily he skittered over to the woodcutter’s bag, snatched it up in a wink, and
The woodcutter didn’t notice a thing, he was so buried in his work. Far off, in the…