Russia
Russian Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
The Firebird, the Horse of Power, and Princess Vasilisa
The Firebird, the Horse of Power, and Princess Vasilisa: In the days when the Russian steppes stretched endless as the sea, there lived a poor archer named
Russian Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
Sadko the Rich Merchant: Echoes from the Deep
Sadko the Rich Merchant: Echoes from the Deep: In the ancient city of Novgorod, where the Volkhov River flowed like a ribbon of silver through the land, there
Russian Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
The Frog Princess: A Tale of Love and Redemption
The Frog Princess: A Tale of Love and Redemption: In the days when magic still dwelt in the forests of ancient Russia, there lived a noble archer named Ivan
Russian Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
Morozko: The Frost King’s Test
Morozko: The Frost King's Test: Morozko: The Frost King’s Test In a remote village nestled among white birch forests, there lived a widower with two daughters.
Russian Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
The Snow Maiden (Snegurochka)
The Snow Maiden (Snegurochka): In a remote village at the edge of the great Russian forests, where winter lasted longer than summer and snow lay thick upon the
Russian Folk Tales
Ages 6-8
Vasilisa the Beautiful
Vasilisa the Beautiful: There once lived a merchant of great wealth and standing who had a daughter of such exceptional beauty that men traveled from distant
Russian Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
Koschei the Deathless
Koschei the Deathless: In the times before time itself was properly counted, when magic was as common as earth and water, there arose a sorcerer of such
Russian Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
The Firebird and Princess Vasilisa
The Firebird and Princess Vasilisa: In the days when the world was young and magic flowed through forests like rivers of starlight, there lived a great Tsar
Russian Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
The Three Kingdoms: Gold, Silver, and Copper
The Three Kingdoms: Gold, Silver, and Copper: Long ago, when the earth was still young and caves held wonders beyond counting, there lived a noble prince named
Russian Folk Tales
All Ages
Father Frost
Father Frost: [Illustration] In a far-away country, somewhere in Russia, there lived a stepmother who had a stepdaughter and also a daughter of her own.
Russian Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
The Golden Mountain
The Golden Mountain: [Illustration] Once upon a time a merchant’s son had too much fun spending money, and the day came when he saw himself ruined; he had
Russian Folk Tales
All Ages
Baba Yaga
A canonical Russian wonder-tale from Afanasyev (tales 102-103, Narodnye russkie skazki, 1855-63; English re-telling Blumenthal 1903). Two orphan twins, sent into the forest by a wicked stepmother, find Baba Yaga the witch in her hut on chicken legs. They are saved by the small kindnesses they have given to mice, a hungry cat, forest birds, a rusty gate and a wounded birch tree; the cats gift of a towel and a comb becomes a river and a dark forest behind them in the magic flight. ATU 480 fused with ATU 313H*. With scholarly attribution to Propp, Johns, Hubbs and Forrester.