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A ballad story, a shocking testimony of the misery of the interwar period in Slovakia. After the death of mountaineer Čenka, his wife and four children are left without any means or a roof over their heads, because all the money was spent on the doctor. In the summer, the mother helps in Tatra hotels, the children collect forest fruits. After the season ends, the mother loses her job. The financial situation of the Čenkova family is terrible. Rich manufacturers have taken a liking to little Paľek, they buy him from the widow as a toy. The money for Paľek runs out, the mother in desperation wants to sell more children. They take her to the police. The eldest Mišek and the younger Anička are taken from her, and she takes refuge with good people in a closed hotel with the youngest daughter. Miško becomes an apprentice to a poor Bratislava shoemaker. Instead of studying, he has to take care of the shoemaker's sick wife and their children. Anička goes to southern Slovakia to live with a rich farmer. He lives in a barn, stands for a stump on the farm...
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A ballad story, a shocking testimony of the misery of the interwar period in Slovakia. After the death of mountaineer Čenka, his wife and four children are left without any means or a roof over their heads, because all the money was spent on the doctor. In the summer, the mother helps in Tatra hotels, the children collect forest fruits. After the season ends, the mother loses her job. The financial situation of the Čenkova family is terrible. Rich manufacturers have taken a liking to little Paľek, they buy him from the widow as a toy. The money for Paľek runs out, the mother in desperation wants to sell more children. They take her to the police. The eldest Mišek and the younger Anička are taken from her, and she takes refuge with good people in a closed hotel with the youngest daughter. Miško becomes an apprentice to a poor Bratislava shoemaker. Instead of studying, he has to take care of the shoemaker's sick wife and their children. Anička goes to southern Slovakia to live with a rich farmer. He lives in a barn, stands for a stump on the farm...
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