Picture Books and Fairy Tales • Literature for children
Čoban nadmudrio carevu kćer: Hrvatska narodna pripovijetka
The story was originally published in the collection of Croatian folk stories from Vojvodina "To the sky", which was collected and edited by Balint Vujkov, under the title Wise Shepherd, and narrated by Miško Zelić Kaćmar.
This is a story about a little girl and her growing up, and about love, friendship, renunciation and loyalty of a garden gnome, of which there are quite a few in the city.
The book follows the adventure of two children who find themselves in a shipwreck. Their struggle for survival, mutual support and coping in an unfamiliar environment form the core of this story.