$559.00
There is a big difference between devil and chort. This boy is friendly, funny and kind. As many other fairy tale characters he knows some magic. He uses it for pleasure of his owners only.
If you will buy him, you will never regret. To get a new friend is always good.
Description
In Czech folk tales, čert is not an evil character per se. It is often trying to tease characters in selling their souls in exchange for something (money, power, completion of a task). This often ends badly for evil or greedy characters, who are tricked into getting useless gifts and then are carried into hell. Other times, čert changes roles from trickster to tricked as he loses a bet against a hero, who outsmarts him, winning his soul back. This way, čert is often tricked to build castle walls in a day, dig fish ponds or even whole river banks, move large stones or create hills and mountains. Sometimes, a positive role of čert is further emphasized, namely in modern or modernized folk tales. Čert is trying to bring evil characters to hell, he often helps or befriends heroes in this process and gives them various magical items and treasures.
The true form of Čert is often a smallish hairy man with a tail, horns and one or two hoofs. But he is a shapeshifter and he tries to trick characters in his nicer forms, before they even realize what he is. In these forms, he is often represented as pretty young man, count, or huntsman – see The Devil and Kate, famous fairy tale. Often, this transformation is not (and cannot be) complete, so one can recognize čert by small horns hidden in black curly hair, or a single hoofed leg hidden in high boots.
Čert is not the devil, although they might have a lot in common. Sometimes, hell is full of čerts and is ruled by the devil (or archdevil) Lucifer.
Additional information
| Weight | 4 lbs |
|---|---|
| Clothes | fabric, fur |
| Face, hands, feet material | linden wood |
| Painting | oil colors |
| Size | 19 in |
| Operating device | strings |
