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Russian Fairy Tales

71 stories by Alexander Afanasyev

A Cure for Story-Telling A Story of Saint Nicholas A Tale of the Dead Alyósha Popóvich At the Behest of the Pike Beer and Bread By Command of the Prince Daniel Bába Yagá and Zamorýshek Christ and Folk-songs Christ and the Geese Chufíl-Fílyushka Danílo the Unfortunate Donotknow Egóri the Brave and the Gipsy Elijah the Prophet and St. Nicholas God’s Blessing Compasses all Things Ilyá Múromets and Svyatogór the Knight Iváshko and the Wise Woman Mark the Rich Márya Moryévna Never-wash Nikíta the Tanner Prince Evstáfi Shemyák the Judge Sorrow The Animals in the Pit The Animals’ Winter Quarters The Bear, the Dog and the Cat The Brother of Christ The Devil in the Dough-pan The Dream The Dun Cow The Enchanted Tsarévich The Feast of the Dead The Foundling Prince The Journey to Jerusalem The Language of the Birds The Legless Knight and the Blind Knight The Midnight Dance The Miraculous Hen The Poor Widow The Potter The Priest with the Envious Eyes The Princess to be Kissed at a Charge The Princess who would not Smile The Quarrelsome Wife The Realm of Stone The Realms of Copper, Silver and Gold The Sea Tsar and Vasilísa the Wise The Singing-Tree and the Speaking-Bird The Smith and the Devil The Snake Princess The Soldier and Death The Soldier and the Tsar in the Forest The Sorry Drunkard The Story of Ilyá Múromets and the Nightingale Robber The Story of Tsar Angéy and how he Suffered for Pride The Sun and how it was Made by Divine Will The Sun, The Moon and Crow Crowson The Tale of Alexander of Macedon The Tale of Iván Tsarévich, the Bird of Light, and the Grey Wolf The Tale of the Silver Saucer and the Crystal Apple The Thoughtless Word The Tsarévich and Dyád’ka The Tsarítsa Harpist The Witch and the Sister of the Sun The Wolf and the Tailor The Wood Sprite Vasilísa Popóvna Vasilísa the Fair Vazúza and Vólga