Šaljive narodne pripovijetke

The book contains classic folk humoresques: stories about the cunning Janko or Ivko who outsmarts lords, priests, gendarmes and the devils themselves; anecdotes about the Fool who does everything wrong and thus causes laughter (e.g. "The Fool and the Wolf", "The Fool carries water in a sieve"); a joke about a priest who is greedy or lazy and is tricked by a peasant (e.g. "The Priest and the Peasant", "The Priest and the Turkey"); humorous stories about women who outsmart their husbands ("The Wife and the Husband", "The Woman Who Knew Everything"); stories about the devil who is stupid and easily fooled ("The Devil and the Peasant", "The Devil in the Hellish Kitchen"); short jokes about peasants who take revenge on the rich or the authorities.

The language is simple, vivid, full of dialect and folk humor – laughter comes from unexpected twists, the cunning of little people and the mockery of greed, stupidity and hypocrisy. Each story ends with a lesson, but without heavy moralizing – the main message is: intelligence and wit defeat strength and wealth.

This edition is ideal for children because it is short, fun, with drawings that increase laughter, and at the same time teaches them about Croatian folk heritage, wit and a critical view of the world. A book that is read in one breath, laughed out loud and remembered for a lifetime – because folk humor never gets old!