Farfar’s Farfetched Fables

The Trumpeter Of Krakow - Chapter 9 - Button-Face Peter Attacks

The evil Peter conspires with Stas to break into Pan Andrew's home while he is away in order to steal his treasure.

The Trumpeter Of Krakow - Chapter 8 - Peter of the Button Face

Unbeknownst to Joseph and Elzbietka, sinister forces have been tracking them and planning to do harm to Pan Andrew's family.

The Trumpeter Of Krakow - Chapter 7 - In The Alchemist's Loft

Strange happenings are perceived by Joseph in the loft of the fourth floor.  He climbs the steep stairs to see what the alchemist Kreutz and the student Tring are up to.

The Trumpeter Of Krakow - Chapter 6 - The Tower of the Trumpeter

Joseph's father Pan Andrew takes him along on his first night as watchman and trumpeter.  There he tells him of the brave young man who was trumpeter years ago.  When Pan Andrew sends Joseph home, Joseph is greeted by a mysterious stranger who warns him to beware of the student Tring.

The Trumpeter Of Krakow - Chapter 5 - In The Street Of The Pidgeons

Good Jan Kanty escorts Joseph and his family to their new lodgings and finds the perfect job for Joseph's father.

The Trumpeter Of Krakow - Chapter 4 - The Good Jan Kanty

The mysterious scholar-priest Jan Kanty takes Joseph and family into his care.

The Trumpter Of Krakow - Chapter 3 - The Alchemist

After saving Elzbietka from the savage dog, Joseph goes with her and her uncle to see their humble dwelling.  Meanwhile, out in the marketplace, Pan Andrew and wife are being accosted by a band of charlatans.  Just in time, a mysterious stranger comes to their rescue.

The Trumpter Of Krakow - Chapter 2 - Krakow

Joseph and his father and mother enter the city, only to hear bad news.  Joseph wanders through the city and rescues a wise man and his beautiful niece.

The Trumpeter Of Krakow - Chapter 1 - The Man Who Wouldn't Sell His Pumpkin

Traveling along the road to Krakow, a small family is accosted by a stranger who pretends to be their friend, but instead tries to take their pumpkin by force.

The Trumpeter Of Krakow - Introduction

Ancient Oath of the Krakow Trumpter
"I swear on my honor as a Pole, as a servant of the King of the Polish people, that I will faithfully and unto the death, if there be need, sound upon the trumpet the Heynal in honor of Our Lady each hour in the tower of the church which bears Her Name."