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Russian Folk-Tales — A. N. Afanas'ev

Russian Folk-Tales

A. N. Afanas'ev

  • Children
  • Book language: English
  • 312 pages

A collection of Russian folk tales compiled by A. N. Afanas'ev, translated into English by Leonard A. Magnus. These traditional stories include wonder tales, animal tales, and everyday folk motifs, offering a warm introduction to Russian storytelling.

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Contents

  1. RUSSIAN FOLK-TALES (TRANSLATED FROM THE RUSSIAN) WITH INTRODUCTION AND NOTES
  2. INTRODUCTION
  3. THE PRONUNCIATION OF RUSSIAN WORDS
  4. CONTENTS
  5. THE DUN COW
  6. A TALE OF THE DEAD
  7. A TALE OF THE DEAD
  8. A TALE OF THE DEAD
  9. THE BEAR, THE DOG, AND THE CAT
  10. EGÓRI THE BRAVE AND THE GIPSY
  11. DANÍLO THE UNFORTUNATE
  12. THE SORRY DRUNKARD
  13. THE WOLF AND THE TAILOR
  14. THE TALE OF THE SILVER SAUCER AND THE CRYSTAL APPLE
  15. THE FOUNDLING PRINCE
  16. THE SUN AND HOW IT WAS MADE BY DIVINE WILL
  17. THE LANGUAGE OF THE BIRDS
  18. BÁBA YAGÁ AND ZAMORÝSHEK
  19. THE MIRACULOUS HEN
  20. MARK THE RICH
  21. THE THOUGHTLESS WORD
  22. THE TSARÍTSA HARPIST
  23. THE TALE OF IVÁN TSARÉVICH, THE BIRD OF LIGHT, AND THE GREY WOLF
  24. THE PRIEST WITH THE ENVIOUS EYES
  25. THE SOLDIER AND DEATH
  26. THE MIDNIGHT DANCE
  27. VASILÍSA THE FAIR
  28. THE ANIMALS IN THE PIT
  29. THE POOR WIDOW
  30. ILYÁ MÚROMETS[20] AND SVYATOGÓR THE KNIGHT

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