The Complete Russian Folktale: v. 1: An

This engaging introduction to the Russian folktale considers the origin, structure, and language of folktales; tale-tellers and their audiences; the relationship of folktales to Russian ritual life; and the folktale types that are translated in subsequent volumes of The Complete Russian Folktale.

Jack V. Haney and is professor of Slavic languages and literatures at the University of Washington, Seattle

Preface

ix

Technical Note

xi

Glossary

xiii

Introduction

xv

[The Serpent Slayer]

3

(5)

Nikita the Tanner

8

(3)

The Serpent with the Star

11

(3)

Ivan Bykovich the Bull's Son

14

(6)

Danilko, a Foolhardy Lad

20

(6)

Ivan the Peasant's Son and the Little Man the Size of a Thumb and Moustaches Seven Versts Long

26

(5)

Bearskin-Mansface and the Dwarf with the Long Beard

31

(2)

Ivan the Mare's Son

33

(3)

Ivan Turtygin

36

(5)

Tsarevich Ivan and Elena the Beautiful

41

(9)

Maria Morevna

50

(7)

Ivan the Bear's Son

57

(20)

The Two Ivans, a Soldier's Sons

77

(10)

The Hunter

87

(3)

The Nocturnal Dances

90

(2)

The Sorcerer

92

(1)

The Tsar's Daughter

93

(3)

[Not Afraid of Death]

96

(1)

Soldier Simkin

97

(7)

The Bear and the Three Sisters

104

(1)

The Bear and the Three Sisters

105

(2)

The Three Girls Who Picked Berries

107

(1)

About Arapulka

108

(8)

Ivan the Pealet

116

(5)

The Eagle and Ivan Tsarevich

121

(12)

A Sister Gone

133

(2)

Prince Danila-Govorila

135

(3)

The Witch and the Sun's Sister

138

(3)

Skinhead

141

(8)

The Old Man's Children and the Russet Cow

149

(3)

The Bull as Savior

152

(1)

The Milk of Wild Beasts

152

(3)

The Deep Blue Rose

155

(4)

The Voevoda's Son

159

(2)

The Magic Shirt

161

(2)

Sheep's Brew

163

(3)

The Whale-Fish

166

(4)

Clever Learning

170

(5)

The Fearless Man

175

(2)

Ivan the Immortal

177

(4)

The Thumb-Sized Boy

181

(1)

A Tale About Prince Vasilii

181

(4)

Baba Yaga and the Nimble Youth

185

(2)

Ivanushko and the Witch Jegibishna

187

(2)

[The Little Fisherman and the Witch]

189

(1)

Ivan Tsarevich and the Gray Wolf

190

(13)

The Tsar-Black Magician

203

(5)

A Soldier and Death

208

(4)

The Soldier and the Devils

212

(3)

A Tale of an Enchanted Tsardom

215

(3)

Death

218

(2)

A Thief and Fever

220

(1)

A Soldier and Death

221

(1)

Kitty Golden Earrings

222

(2)

About Two Soldiers

224

(2)

Varushka and Aniushka

226

(2)

About Baba Yaga

228

(1)

Two House Spirits

229

(1)

The Sloven

230

(2)

The Golden Nose

232

(2)

The Pagan Husband

234

(1)

A Murderous Mother

235

(1)

Devils-Corpses

236

(1)

Markusha Married a Rat

236

(5)

A Best Girlfriend

241

(1)

The Hunter

242

(2)

The Maiden Tsar

244

(3)

About Ivan Tsarevich and Rusa-Rusa

247

(5)

The Enchanted Princess

252

(6)

Elena the Wise

258

(5)

The Frog Tsarevna

263

(4)

Nastasia Mouse

267

(1)

The Crooked-Legged Duck

268

(1)

Elena the Beautiful and Her Stepmother

269

(5)

The Daughter and the Stepdaughter

274

(1)

Agar Agrovich

275

(4)

The Vampire

279

(4)

Stroi's Daughter

283

(3)

The Tsar's Daughter

286

(3)

The Petrified Tsarevna

289

(3)

The Petrified Tsardom

292

(3)

A Tale About an Enchanted Tsardom

295

(1)

The Golden Head

295

(4)

About Rak Rakovich

299

(3)

Annushka Who Would Not Laugh

302

(3)

The Nut Branch

305

(1)

The Lake Beetle as Groom

306

(1)

The Peasant Bear

307

(1)

About a Maiden

308

(1)

About a Maiden and a Bear

309

(1)

The Daughter-in-Law

309

(3)

The Snotty Goat

312

(2)

The Cat with the Golden Tail

314

(4)

Fenist the Bright Falcon Feather

318

(4)

The Little Worm

322

(4)

How the Tsar's Daughter Came to Know Need

326

(3)

The Serpent Who Was the Tsar's Son

329

(2)

The Wonder

331

(3)

How a Neighbor Pinched a Neighbor Girl's Breast

334

(3)

The Princess Nastas'ia

337

(3)

The Raven Brothers

340

(2)

[The Serpent's Wife]

342

(2)

The Journey to the Sun

344

(1)

Marko the Rich and Vasilii the Unlucky

345

(6)

About the Iura

351

(7)

The Unfaithful Wife

358

(3)

The Crystal Lake

361

(7)

Go Where You Know Not Where, Bring Back You Know Not What

368

(5)

The Guest of a Corpse

373

(1)

Christ's Brother

374

(2)

The Bird of Paradise

376

(1)

The Smoked Egg

377

(5)

About Deep Blue

382

(7)

The Mare's Head

389

(2)

Mashenka and the Bear

391

(2)

Baba Yaga

393

(3)

The Swan-Geese

396

(1)

The Boy at Yegibova's

397

(2)

Mashenka and Dashenka

399

(1)

Vasilisa the Beautiful

400

(1)

The Old Man's Daughter and the Forest Spirit

401

(1)

About the Spindle and the Serpent

402

(1)

The Girl at the Well

403

(2)

An Orphan Girl and Three Months

405

(1)

Mishka the Bear and Myshka the Mouse

406

(2)

In the Service of the Tsar

408

(5)

A Rescued Maiden

413

(1)

Strike But Don't Hit

414

(5)

Commentaries to Tales

419

(14)

Bibliography

433

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The Complete Russian Folktale: v. 1: An Introduction to the Russian Folktale

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