Folk Tale

The Little Humpbacked Horse

Once upon a time, there was an old man, who had three sons – Danilo, Gavrilo and Ivan. The family sold wheat for a living, but someone was stealing their wheat. The brothers decided to lie in wait fo...

Bylina

A bylina is a traditional heroic poem. Bylinas first appeared in the tenth and eleventh centuries and were passed down from generation to generation by word of mouth. The first collection of bylinas ...

The Nanny Goat

The billy goat sent the nanny goat to the forest for some nuts, but she did not return. The billy goat sent the wolf to look for her, a bear to look for the wolf, some people to look for the bear, so...

The Scratchweed Goat

Once upon a time, there was an old man, an old woman, their daughter and a scratchweed goat. No matter what they did for their goat, the fastidious animal was always discontented. One day, the exaspe...

Yeruslan Lazarevich

Yeruslan was a Russian bogatyr and the son of Lazar, who killed a dragon and saved a beautiful princess, who became Lazar’s wife and Yeruslan’s mother. Even in his childhood, Yeruslan was known for h...

Sadko

Sadko, a poor but spirited minstrel, wagers his head against the wealth of the Novgorod merchants that he will catch golden fish in the neighbouring Lake Ilmen. Aided by the Sea King’s daughter he wi...

The Cat, The Cockerel and The Fox

There was an old man, who had a cat and a cockerel. One day, a fox sat underneath their window and sang: Oh cockerel, with the golden crest, Oh cock-a-doodle-do! Look out of the window and See what I...

The Little Speckled Hen

Once upon a time, there was an old man and his wife. They had a little speckled hen who laid a golden egg. Although they beat and beat the egg, the old man and his wife were unable to break it. A mou...

The Cockerel and The Hen

The cockerel and the hen were pecking grains of corn when the cockerel began to feel faint. It sent the hen to the river for some water. The river asked for a leaf in exchange for some water, so the ...

The Teremok

One day, a mouse was running about the field when it saw a little teremok. As no one was inside, the mouse decided to settle there. The next day, a frog came hopping along and asked if it too could l...

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