Summary
Janko Matko: Stepmother
The young shepherd Srećko, who worked as a helper for the Babić family, and Manda, the assistant of Doctor Pisačić, got married and had a girl whom they named Ljubica. Their happiness was short-lived because Srećko died on the battlefield, and not long after that, Manda also died of grief. Ljubica grew into a beautiful and hard-working girl, and Luka fell in love with her and proposed to her. After the wedding, Ljubica gave birth to four children to Luka. Unfortunately, one day Ljubica fell into a cold river and fell seriously ill and soon died. Luka was inconsolable, but his relatives convinced him that he should remarry and find a woman who would be a good stepmother to the children...
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