Šárka Kosková: Belly of Radegast

The rich landowner Krkavec evicts the aging cottager Joska from his land for no reason. A poor father of three, he is looking for work in vain. On the verge of despair, he encounters the houkalki, who show him how to enter the statue of Radegast. Josko's life changes for the better. But fate begins to turn its back on the landowner Krkavec. The author Šárka Kosková was inspired to write the original fairy tale not only by the famous statue of Radegast, but also by the legends associated with it. Mount Radhošt' is said to have been an important cult place of the Moravian pagans. People came to the idol of the god Radegast, asked him for advice and predictions, and he answered them.