říše loutek

t. and i went to the puppet theater called říše loutek ("kingdom of puppets") in a side street near our school.  i love the tiny art deco theater with green walls, glowing stars on the ceiling, and a miniature stage with red curtains. the dolls are funny with little leather shoes.  we were mostly surrounded by children, who understood the plot of the play better than we did, but it made sense, and i think the moral was something like, "beating people that have wronged you with a stick will solve all of your problems."  oh, i just translated the title of the play, "obušku, z pytle ven!" and it means something like, "wooden stick, come out of the bag!" we found the theater by chance once, and it is like a little secret.  the performances are every saturday and sunday, and i think i might become a regular there.  good way to learn czech, too.