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Russian Folk-Tales

A. N. (Aleksandr Nikolaevich) Afanas'ev

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Leonard A. (Leonard Arthur) Magnus translation

Table of contents

1. Front matter2. RUSSIAN FOLK-TALES (TRANSLATED FROM THE RUSSIAN) WITH INTRODUCTION AND NOTES3. INTRODUCTION4. THE PRONUNCIATION OF RUSSIAN WORDS5. THE DUN COW6. A TALE OF THE DEAD7. A TALE OF THE DEAD8. A TALE OF THE DEAD9. THE BEAR, THE DOG, AND THE CAT10. EGÓRI THE BRAVE AND THE GIPSY11. DANÍLO THE UNFORTUNATE12. THE SORRY DRUNKARD13. THE WOLF AND THE TAILOR14. THE TALE OF THE SILVER SAUCER AND THE CRYSTAL APPLE15. THE FOUNDLING PRINCE16. THE SUN AND HOW IT WAS MADE BY DIVINE WILL17. THE LANGUAGE OF THE BIRDS18. BÁBA YAGÁ AND ZAMORÝSHEK19. THE MIRACULOUS HEN20. MARK THE RICH21. THE THOUGHTLESS WORD22. THE TSARÍTSA HARPIST23. THE TALE OF IVÁN TSARÉVICH, THE BIRD OF LIGHT, AND THE GREY WOLF24. THE PRIEST WITH THE ENVIOUS EYES25. THE SOLDIER AND DEATH26. THE MIDNIGHT DANCE27. VASILÍSA THE FAIR28. THE ANIMALS IN THE PIT29. THE POOR WIDOW30. ILYÁ MÚROMETS[20] AND SVYATOGÓR THE KNIGHT31. THE SMITH AND THE DEVIL32. THE PRINCESS WHO WOULD NOT SMILE33. THE TSARÉVICH AND DYÁD’KA[21]34. PRINCE EVSTÁFI35. VASILÍSA POPÓVNA36. THE DREAM37. THE SOLDIER AND THE TSAR IN THE FOREST38. THE TALE OF ALEXANDER OF MACEDON39. THE BROTHER OF CHRIST40. ALYÓSHA POPÓVICH[25]41. GOD’S BLESSING COMPASSES ALL THINGS42. SHEMYÁK THE JUDGE43. A STORY OF SAINT NICHOLAS44. THE POTTER45. THE WITCH AND THE SISTER OF THE SUN46. MÁRYA MORYÉVNA47. THE REALM OF STONE48. THE STORY OF TSAR ANGÉY AND HOW HE SUFFERED FOR PRIDE49. THE FEAST OF THE DEAD50. THE QUARRELSOME WIFE51. ELIJAH THE PROPHET AND ST. NICHOLAS52. THE PRINCESS TO BE KISSED AT A CHARGE53. THE WOOD SPRITE54. THE REALMS OF COPPER, SILVER AND GOLD55. CHUFÍL-FÍLYUSHKA56. DONOTKNOW57. THE SEA TSAR AND VASILÍSA THE WISE58. THE ANIMALS’ WINTER QUARTERS59. THE STORY OF THE BRAVE AND DOUGHTY KNIGHT ILYÁ MÚROMETS AND THE NIGHTINGALE ROBBER60. NIKÍTA THE TANNER61. THE SINGING-TREE AND THE SPEAKING-BIRD62. AT THE BEHEST OF THE PIKE63. THE JOURNEY TO JERUSALEM64. VAZÚZA AND VÓLGA65. THE ENCHANTED TSARÉVICH66. THE SNAKE PRINCESS67. BEER AND BREAD68. SORROW69. IVÁSHKO AND THE WISE WOMAN70. NEVER-WASH71. CHRIST AND THE GEESE72. CHRIST AND FOLK-SONGS73. THE DEVIL IN THE DOUGH-PAN74. THE SUN, THE MOON, AND CROW CROWSON75. THE LEGLESS KNIGHT AND THE BLIND KNIGHT76. A CURE FOR STORY-TELLING77. NOTES78. GLOSSARY
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