Víla Amálka

Ice sculpture of vila Amalka, 2016

Víla Amálka (Amalka the Fairy[a]) is a Czechoslovak animated television series created in 1973[1] and first aired in 1975. It was, and still regularly is, aired as part of Večerníček, a long-running evening TV programme for children. The author was Václav Čtvrtek. The series was drawn and directed by Václav Bedřich, with narration by Jiří Hrzán [cs].

Amalka is a forest nymph: "A mist formed in the forest clearing, the wind blew, and suddenly a girl appeared, who decided to call herself víla Amálka."[2]

In 2013, Amalka started gaining popularity in Japan, with the episodes having been dubbed into Japanese. A toy range featuring characters from the show has also been released.[3][4]

Episodes

13 episodes of about 8 minutes each were produced.[1]

  1. Jak nechala stát myslivce Mušku v lese
  2. Jak potkala beránka Kudrnu
  3. Jak našla kámen mutáček
  4. Jak seděla v zelené kleci
  5. Jak se udělala ptáčkem
  6. Jak zatančila králi
  7. Jak obrátila potok
  8. Jak jí vodník Kebule málem řekl sedm
  9. Jak přetancovala obra Hrompáce
  10. Jak pomáhala ježkovi s horkou tlapkou
  11. Jak vyléčila ty dva, Hrompáce a Ohniváče
  12. Jak potkala oříškového panáčka
  13. Jak odešla spát až do jara

Notes

  1. ^ Amalka is a diminutive from Amalia and vílas are nymphs in Czech and other Slavic folklore

References

  1. ^ a b Říkání o víle Amálce, all 13 episodes can be viewed.
  2. ^ 60 večerníčků - 47 - Říkání o víle Amálce ( pošetka ) DVD
  3. ^ "Japonské děti milují vílu Amálku". Czech Television (in Czech). ČT24. 6 May 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  4. ^ アマールカ (Amalka) official web site