Heathen Master Filcsik

An elderly, miserly cobbler clings to the memory of an ornate fur cloak while neglecting his worn belongings and treating his daughter harshly after she marries a county magistrate against his wishes. The daughter becomes a respected judge's wife and offers reconciliation, but he refuses, deepening local gossip. The narrative sketches rural life, social envy, and petty vanity, contrasting the protagonist's stubborn pride and material obsession with community poverty and the daughter's social improvement, weaving dark humor and folk motifs into a portrait of small‑town stubbornness and its consequences.