Blog:Złota kula

Złota kula (literal translation: The Golden Ball) is a Polish 1952 book by Hanna Ożogowska.

Fabuła (Plot)
Bronek Wiśniewski, Zulka (his younger sister who has a plush puppy named Srokacz) and Paweł Wieczorek (his best friend) find a "golden" ball under a brick cube in a park and then, good luck comes to them.

Dlaczego to zasługuje na szczęście (Why it deserves some Good Luck)

 * 1) Creative concept.
 * 2) Well-executed clever dialogue, like "Nie, naturalnie że nie. Tatuś go po główce pogładził i powiedział cacy" (No, naturrally no. Dad patted his head and said "good boy").
 * 3) Likable characters.
 * 4) The subplot of Paweł nearly betraying Bronek to hang out with the twins, Bolek and Olek, was emotional and shocking.
 * 5) It has some funny moments.
 * 6) "AUSTRALIJSKI PIES! OLIMPIJSKI! PRZEZ OKAZJĘ... UKRADZIONY! ZŁODZIEJSKI PIES!"
 * 7) Good Moral Values of sharing, not trusting liars and believing in good luck.
 * 8) Good Ending: After the ball breaks, it gets revealed to be a cane knob, and Mrs Barbara invites the characters to eat and then see Robbi's (her dog's) talents. After that, we have a heartwarming goodbye and a promise that Mrs Barbara will never forget Bronek and Paweł.

Jedyna zła cecha (The Only Bad Quality)

 * 1) Bolek and Olek ale spoiled and unlikable brats (Bronek and Paweł can be pretty rude too, depending on your view).