Devil and Káča

Devil and Káča is a literary fairy tale by Czech writer Božena Němcová from her collection Národní báchorky a pověsti. 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
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.
1970:, Czech black and white comedy TV film with Jiřina Bohdalová as Káča, Ladislav Trojan as devil and Jiří Krampol as shepherd.