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Baba Yaga depicted in Tales of the Russian People (published by V. A. Gatsuk in Moscow in 1894) Baba Yaga being used as an example for the Cyrillic letter Б, in Alexandre Benois' ABC-Book Baba Yaga is an enigmatic or ambiguous character from Slavic folklore (or one of a trio of sisters of the same name) who has two opposite roles.
The Tale About Baba-Yaga" (Russian: Сказка о Бабе-Яге, romanized: Skazka o Babe-Yage, lit. 'Fairy Tale about Baba-Yaga') is a Russian fairy tale published in a late 18th-century compilation of fairy tales. [ 1 ]
The princess Vasilisa the Beautiful or Vasilisa the Wise is a stock character in Russian fairy tales, including "The Frog Tsarevna" and "Vasilisa the Beautiful". The character often rises in status from a peasant girl to the wife of a prince; or she is a princess who marries the hero after helping him to accomplish difficult tasks.
The Magic Swan Geese (Russian: Гуси-лебеди, romanized: Gusi-lebedi) is a Russian fairy tale collected by Alexander Afanasyev in Narodnye russkie skazki, [1] numbered 113. It is classified in the Aarne-Thompson-Uther Index as tale type ATU 480A*.
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Enchantment is an English language fantasy novel by American writer Orson Scott Card. First published in 1999, the novel is based on the Ukrainian version of Sleeping Beauty and other folk tales . Various forms of magic, potions, and immortal deities also play an important role in the story.
Inside the hut, the table was set with food and drink, and a bed there ready to be slept in. [10] The "hut on chicken legs" is familiar as the abode of the Baba Yaga in Russian fairy tales. [11] After the battle with the twelve-headed monster, the hut is broken into bits, but it repairs itself back into its original condition at Storm-Bogatyr's ...
He, like Baba Yaga, can tear off his artificial leg – and chop firewood with it. In a Chuhaister's forest, one should not whistle or shout, so as not to summon the Forest Man. All these are the signs of the "lower world" creatures: one-leggedness or lameness, as well as being summoned with a whistle, are their signs.