folktale about courage and cleverness

Parchment-style artwork of a brave boy confronting a witch in a Czech folktale scene.

The Old Witch: A Czech Folktale That Teaches Courage, Cleverness, and Freedom from Evil

by Ayoola Oyebode

November 9, 2025

Central European Folktales·Czech & Slovak Folktales

Long ago, in the misty highlands of the Czech lands, there lived a poor boy who had nothing but his courage and a steady heart. His parents were gone, and with no one left to care for him, he decided one morning to seek his fortune beyond the village fields. The road wound through forests and valleys, past farms and

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Parchment-style artwork of Avenant kneeling before the golden-haired princess in a French folktale scene.

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In a kingdom east of the great forests of France, where the rivers shimmered like silver ribbons and the air smelled of

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The Old Witch: A Czech Folktale That Teaches Courage, Cleverness, and Freedom from Evil

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