The Excursions of Mr. Brouček to the Moon and to the 15th Century
Prague landlord Matěj Brouček, drunk after an evening at a tavern, dreams of a more comfortable life on the Moon. He encounters avant-garde lunar artists, whose art and flower-scented meal displease him; after he is caught eating sausage, he flees on Pegasus and wakes in a barrel. In a second excursion, Brouček travels to Prague in 1420 during a Hussite siege. He convinces the rebels he is on their side but flees battle, is accused of treason, and sentenced to be burned in a beer barrel. He wakes back in his own time and boasts that he liberated Prague.