Devil and Káča explained

Devil and Káča is a fairy tale by Czech writer Božena Němcová from her collection Národní báchorky a powěsti (Folk Stories and Legends).^[1] It was adapted from a Czech folk tale.

Plot

A devil dances with a village old maid Káča, takes her to the hell, and then cannot get rid of her. A young shepherd helps him out and the devil promised the shepherd a reward. Eventually the shepherd tricks the devil into a larger reward by scaring him by telling that Káča is coming.

Adaptations

• 1899: opera by Antonín Dvořák, The Devil and Kate^[2]
• 1955:, 44min. animation directed by Václav Bedřich loosely based on the fairy tale by Božena Němcová. Lucifer asks his sidekick to bring the most evil princess from the Earth. By mistake a peasant girl Káča was brought and she raised a hell in hell and she is to be returned to the Earth as soon as possible.^[3]
• 1970:, Czech black and white comedy TV film^{[4] [5]}

Notes and References

1. [s:cs:Národní Báchorky a Powěsti/Čert a Káča]
2. https://www.antonin-dvorak.cz/en/work/the-devil-and-kate/ The Devil and Kate (Čert a Káča), Op. 112, B201
3. https://www.csfd.cz/film/89695-cert-a-kaca/ Čert a Káča
4. https://www.ceskatelevize.cz/porady/130851-cert-a-kaca/ Čert a Káča
5. https://www.csfd.cz/film/263436-cert-a-kaca/prehled/ Čert a Káča (TV film)