I found this a lovely little series, ostensibly meant for young Czech readers, but rather Grimm at times (as you can see).
I’m guessing the series was published in the ~1970’s. Happily for English-speakers, it was recently translated by one “Tomalakis.” So then, here’s 13 mini-chapters you can read:
----> https://imgur.com/t/pochal <----
Artist Jiří Kalousek worked effectively in a variety of styles, and passed away in 1986. More samples of the artist here:
https://www.google.com/search?q="jiri+kalousek"+artist&udm=2
Oh no! The cute drawing style did not at all prepare me for that bloody plot twist! 0_0