Russian Fairy Tales is an anthology of stories by a noted Russian scholar and translator. The 51 stories are thematically organized with introductory material to put them both in the context of Russian folklore and in their relation to the myths of other cultures. This text has something for the intellectual reader as well as for someone who just likes a good fairy tale. (Summary by Kevin Davidson)
01 - Chapter 1 - Introductory - Part 102 - Chapter 1 - Introductory - Part 2 - The Fiend03 - Chapter 1 - Introductory - Part 3 - The Dead Mother - The Dead Witch - The Treasure04 - Chapter 1 - Introductory - Part 4 - The Cross-Surety - The Awful Drunkard05 - Chapter 1 - Introductory - Part 5 - The Bad Wife - The Golovikha - The Three Copecks06 - Chapter 1 - Introductory - Part 6 - The Miser - The Fool and the Birch-Tree07 - Chapter 1 - Introductory - Part 7 - The Mizgir - The Smith and the Demon08 - Chapter 2 - Mythological - Part 1 - Ivan Popyalof09 - Chapter 2 - Mythological - Part 2 - The Norka10 - Chapter 2 - Mythological - Part 3 - Marya Morevna11 - Chapter 2 - Mythological - Part 4 - Koshchei the Deathless12 - Chapter 2 - Mythological - Part 5 - The Water Snake13 - Chapter 2 - Mythological - Part 6 - The Water King and Vasilissa the Wise14 - Chapter 2 - Mythological - Part 7 - The Baba Yaga15 - Chapter 2 - Mythological - Part 8 - Vasilissa the Fair16 - Chapter 2 - Mythological - Part 9 - The Witch17 - Chapter 2 - Mythological - Part 10 - The Witch and the Sun’s Sister18 - Chapter 3 - Mythological - Part 1 - One-Eyed Likho19 - Chapter 3 - Mythological - Part 2 - Woe20 - Chapter 3 - Mythological - Part 3 - Friday - Wednesday - The Léshy21 - Chapter 3 - Mythological - Part 4 - Sozh and Dnieper - The Metamprphosis of the Dnieper, the Volga, and the Dvina22 - Chapter 3 - Mythological - Part 5 - Frost23 - Chapter 4 - Magic and Witchcraft - Part 1 - The Blind Man and the Cripple24 - Chapter 4 - Magic and Witchcraft - Part 2 - The Blind Man and the Cripple (continued)25 - Chapter 4 - Magic and Witchcraft - Part 3 - Princess Helena the Fair26 - Chapter 4 - Magic and Witchcraft - Part 4 - Emilian the Fool - The Witch Girl - The Headless Princess27 - Chapter 4 - Magic and Witchcraft - Part 5 - The Soldier's Midnight Watch28 - Chapter 4 - Magic and Witchcraft - Part 6 - The Warlock29 - Chapter 5 - Ghost Stories - Part 1 - The Fox-Physician30 - Chapter 5 - Ghost Stories - Part 2 - The Fiddler in Hell - The Ride on the Gravestone - The Two Friends31 - Chapter 5 - Ghost Stories - Part 3 - The Shroud - The Coffin-Lid - The Two Corpses - The Dog and the Corpse - The Soldier and the Vampire32 - Chapter 6 - Legends - About Saints - Part 133 - Chapter 6 - Legends - About Saints - Part 2 - Elijah the Prophet and Nicholas34 - Chapter 6 - Legends - About Saints - Part 3 - The Priest with the Greedy Eyes35 - Chapter 6 - Legends - About Demons - Part 136 - Chapter 6 - Legends - About Demons - Part 2 - The Hasty Word
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