1960-1969

"The Bear's Husband.” Folktales of China, Wolfram Eberhard, Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1965, pp. 68-69.

Anonymous — Sat, 13 Apr 2024 23:17:31 +0000

"The Bear's Husband.” Folktales of China, Wolfram Eberhard, Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1965, pp. 68-69. Anonymous (not verified) Sat, 04/13/2024 - 17:17

Wolfram Eberhard

Tale Summary

There was once a youth named Wang P’ing who went off on a trading journey, but there was a horrible storm which drove his ship against a mountain. He was seized by a bear woman and carried off by her, and they became man and wife. She shut him in the cave each day as she searched for food for the both of them, and eventually they had two children together. The bear woman thought that by now he was no longer homesick for China, and because it was nearly impossible to escape, she let him out of the cave. One day, Wang P’ing went to the seashore with his children when he saw a ship on the beach and found out that the sailors were Chinese. He explained his experiences and they brought him on board, but the bear woman jumped into the sea and swam toward the ship. Wang P’ing prayed to the deity of the sea, and promised to build a temple in his honor if he would blow a favorable wind. The wind sprang up, and the ship quickly escaped and sailed back to the man’s home. There, a temple was built.

Fairy Tale Title

The Bear's Husband

Fairy Tale Author(s)/Editor(s)

Wolfram Eberhard

Fairy Tale Illustrator(s)

Common Tale Type

Tale Classification

Page Range of Tale

pp. 68-69

Full Citation of Tale

"The Bear's Husband.” Folktales of China, Wolfram Eberhard, Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1965, pp. 68-69.

Original Source of the Tale

Tale Notes

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Kaeli Waggener, 2024

Book Title

Japanese fairy tales

Book Author/Editor(s)

Wolfram Eberhard

Illustrator(s)

Publisher

University of Chicago Press

Date Published

1965

Decade Published

1960-1969

Publisher City

Chicago

Publisher Country

United States

Language

English

Rights

Digital Copy

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Book Notes

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"The Pretty Little Calf.” Folktales of China, Wolfram Eberhard, Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1965, pp. 41-43.

Anonymous — Sat, 13 Apr 2024 21:26:35 +0000

"The Pretty Little Calf.” Folktales of China, Wolfram Eberhard, Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1965, pp. 41-43. Anonymous (not verified) Sat, 04/13/2024 - 15:26

Wolfram Eberhard

Tale Summary

There was once an official who had three wives but no children although he longed for a son. One day, while leaving for a new post, his eldest wife said that she would offer him gold on his return, the second offered silver, and the youngest wife promised him a son. The other two women were very jealous of this, so when she gave birth to her son they captured her and took the baby, telling her that she had only birthed a lump of flesh. They tried to drown the boy but he refused to sink, so instead they fed him to an old water buffalo. When the official returned, he was given gold and silver by his eldest wives, but flew into a rage when he heard that his third wife had given birth to a lump of flesh. He ordered that from then on she must grind rice in the mill as a punishment. Soon the old water buffalo gave birth to a beautiful golden calf that everyone loved. He followed the official everywhere he went and they became bonded with each other. One day, the man placed a few dumplings on the calf’s plate, and told him that if he understood human speech he should take them to his mother. The calf pushed the plate along, but instead of going to the water buffalo he brought them to the youngest wife working in the rice mill, which made the other two wives realize that he was the child in disguise. The first wife pretended to be ill and demanded the liver of the calf to heal her, and the second wife feigned illness as well and declared that she would die without the skin of the calf. The man could not bear to hurt his animal, so he set him loose in the hills and bought another calf to please his wives by butchering. A young woman in Huang was looking for a suitor, and announced that she would throw a colored ball from her house and that whoever caught it would be her husband. When she did, it fell on the horn of the little calf. She was disappointed but had already made her promise, so she hung wedding robes on the calf and let him run in front of her, but he ran very fast and she soon fell behind him. She saw him jump into a large pool of water, but when she got there all she found was a handsome young man in a wedding robe. She asked about her calf, and he explained how he had been transformed into an animal but was human again. They went back to his parents’ house and the young man knocked and said that the official’s son had arrived. The father cried that he was mistaken, but was then overjoyed to hear the young man’s story. He ordered the older two wives to be slain, but they were spared at the request of his son, and his mother was welcomed back to her husband.

Fairy Tale Title

The Pretty Little Calf

Fairy Tale Author(s)/Editor(s)

Wolfram Eberhard

Fairy Tale Illustrator(s)

Common Tale Type

The Three Golden Children

Tale Classification

ATU 707

Page Range of Tale

pp. 41-43

Full Citation of Tale

"The Pretty Little Calf.” Folktales of China, Wolfram Eberhard, Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1965, pp. 41-43.

Original Source of the Tale

Tale Notes

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Kaeli Waggener, 2024

Book Title

Japanese fairy tales

Book Author/Editor(s)

Wolfram Eberhard

Illustrator(s)

Publisher

University of Chicago Press

Date Published

1965

Decade Published

1960-1969

Publisher City

Chicago

Publisher Country

United States

Language

English

Rights

Digital Copy

Available at the Internet Archive

Book Notes

Traditional

White

“Jorinda and Joringel.” The Snow Queen and other tales : a selection of traditional Russian fairy tales, André Bay, Marie Ponsot, New York: Golden Press, 1962, pp. 29-31.

Anonymous — Tue, 12 Mar 2024 01:35:55 +0000

“Jorinda and Joringel.” The Snow Queen and other tales : a selection of traditional Russian fairy tales, André Bay, Marie Ponsot, New York: Golden Press, 1962, pp. 29-31. Anonymous (not verified) Mon, 03/11/2024 - 19:35

André Bay

Tale Summary

There was once an old castle hidden deep in the forest, and in it lived a witch, who spent her time in the day as an owl or a cat to catch creatures in the forest for food, and her evenings as a horrible hag. Any man who ventured into the realm of the castle was turned to stone, and any girl was turned into a bird. The witch had over seven thousand cages of these poor birds in her castle. Nearby lived a pretty girl named Jorinda, who was engaged to a young man named Joringel. One day they ventured into the forest but became lost as night fell, and Jorinda began to sing a sorrowful song:

“Down to my garden I went today

After rosemary and rue,

And to my hand that broke a spray

A nightingale, nightingale, flew.”

Joringel turned to stone, and his love into a nightingale. An owl appeared and transformed into a hag, who took the bird into the castle. A moment later she returned and said a chant, releasing the young man from his stone state at moonrise. The witch told him that he would never see Jorinda again, and he left the forest until he came to a strange village and lived for some time as a shepherd. One night he dreamed that he picked an unusual vermillion flower, in the center of which was a great pearl, and that this blossom disenchanted whatever it touched. He knew when he awoke that he must find this flower to deliver Jorinda from her spell. He searched everywhere, and on the beginning of the ninth day he found it. It had bright red flowers and a drop of dew as big as a pearl in its center. He bravely entered the realm of the witch with it and safely made it to the great hall where the witch was feeding her birds. There were hundreds of nightingales, and Joringel did not know which one was his love. The witch grabbed one of the cages and ran. He followed and touched her with his flower, making her lose all power, and then touched the cage, which released Jorinda. Together they freed all of the birds, and had seven thousand brides-maids at their wedding.

Fairy Tale Title

Jorinda and Joringel

Fairy Tale Author(s)/Editor(s)

André Bay, Marie Ponsot

Fairy Tale Illustrator(s)

Adrienne Ségur

Common Tale Type

Jorinde and Joringel

Tale Classification

ATU 405

Page Range of Tale

pp. 29-31

Full Citation of Tale

“Jorinda and Joringel.”The Snow Queen and other tales : a selection of traditional Russian fairy tales, André Bay, Marie Ponsot, New York: Golden Press, 1962, pp. 29-31.

Original Source of the Tale

A story from the Brothers Grimm.

Tale Notes

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Kaeli Waggener, 2024

Book Title

The Snow Queen and other tales : a selection of traditional Russian fairy tales

Book Author/Editor(s)

André Bay, Marie Ponsot

Illustrator(s)

Adrienne Ségur

Publisher

Golden Press

Date Published

1962

Decade Published

1960-1969

Publisher City

New York

Publisher Country

United States

Language

English

Rights

Digital Copy

Available at the Internet Archive

Book Notes

A collection of fairy tales from different countries centered around winter, snow, and the Christmas season.

Traditional

White

“The Little Old Woman.”The Snow Queen and other tales : a selection of traditional Russian fairy tales, André Bay, Marie Ponsot, New York: Golden Press, 1962, pp. 45-46.

Anonymous — Sat, 27 Jan 2024 01:48:38 +0000

“The Little Old Woman.”The Snow Queen and other tales : a selection of traditional Russian fairy tales, André Bay, Marie Ponsot, New York: Golden Press, 1962, pp. 45-46. Anonymous (not verified) Fri, 01/26/2024 - 18:48

André Bay

Tale Summary

Once upon a time there was a young girl who went for a walk in the forest, searching for a dove which she could hear singing. The girl forgot the way home, and when the sun set she began to cry. Suddenly, a white dove appeared and gave her a golden key. He instructed her to walk to a nearby pine tree and use the key to unlock a little door in its trunk. He flew away and she did as she was told, finding a little room with milk, honey, and bread. She ate her fill and wished to sleep, but there was no bed, so she called out to the dove. He gave her another key and told her to unlock a different tree. She did and fell asleep on the warm bed inside, and had dreams that the dove returned with many golden, silver, and jeweled keys, with which she found whatever she needed. The next day the dove noticed her torn dress and gave her a new key, which unlocked a tree full of beautiful dresses. The girl lived happily for some time like this, and one day the dove asked her for a favor. He asked her to follow him to a cabin, where she was to go inside without knocking and ignore the old woman inside, and go to the next room. There would be millions of gorgeous jeweled rings, but she was to find a single plain one and bring it out to him. She agreed, but when she got to the next room, she could not find a single plain ring. The old woman slipped past the table with a bird in a cage with a plain gold ring around its neck, which she seized. The woman vanished and the girl went outside to wait for the dove, leaning against a tree. Suddenly, the tree became a young man, who told her that she had freed him from the trap of a wicked enchantress, who doomed him to take the forms of a tree or a dove. He brought her back to his father’s place and they were married, living happily ever after.

Fairy Tale Title

The Little Old Woman

Fairy Tale Author(s)/Editor(s)

André Bay, Marie Ponsot

Fairy Tale Illustrator(s)

Adrienne Ségur

Common Tale Type

The Old Woman in the Wood

Tale Classification

ATU 442

Page Range of Tale

pp. 45-46

Full Citation of Tale

“The Little Old Woman.”The Snow Queen and other tales : a selection of traditional Russian fairy tales, André Bay, Marie Ponsot, New York: Golden Press, 1962, pp. 45-46.

Original Source of the Tale

A Brothers Grimm story

Tale Notes

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Kaeli Waggener, 2024

Book Title

The Snow Queen and other tales : a selection of traditional Russian fairy tales

Book Author/Editor(s)

André Bay, Marie Ponsot

Illustrator(s)

Adrienne Ségur

Publisher

Golden Press

Date Published

1962

Decade Published

1960-1969

Publisher City

New York

Publisher Country

United States

Language

English

Rights

Digital Copy

Available at the Internet Archive

Book Notes

A collection of fairy tales from different countries centered around winter, snow, and the Christmas season.

Traditional

White

“Three Dwarfs of the Forest.” The Snow Queen and other tales : a selection of traditional Russian fairy tales, André Bay, Marie Ponsot, New York: Golden Press, 1962, pp. 25-28.

Anonymous — Sat, 20 Jan 2024 03:19:10 +0000

“Three Dwarfs of the Forest.” The Snow Queen and other tales : a selection of traditional Russian fairy tales, André Bay, Marie Ponsot, New York: Golden Press, 1962, pp. 25-28. Anonymous (not verified) Fri, 01/19/2024 - 20:19

André Bay

Tale Summary

There was once a widower and a widow who each had a daughter. One day, the widower’s daughter passed a message to her father from the widow that the woman would like to marry him, and if he agreed, his daughter would wash in milk and drink cream while her own girl would wash and drink water. The man wasn’t sure what to do, and so told his daughter to fill one of his boots, which had a hole, with water. If the water stayed, he would marry the widower. The daughter did this obediently and the water stayed, so her father married the woman. The day after the wedding, the widower’s own daughter bathed in milk and drank cream, but the widow’s daughter only had water. The second day they both had water, and the third day only the widow’s daughter had milk and cream, and that is the way things stayed. The stepmother began to hate her stepdaughter, especially because her own daughter was plain and unpleasant. One day in winter, the woman instructed her stepdaughter to go out into the woods and not return until she had a basket full of strawberries. She gave her a cape made of paper and the crust of some old bread, hoping she would starve or freeze to death. The child searched until she came to a small cabin, which was home to three dwarfs who greeted her kindly. She warmed herself at their fire, and when they asked for food, she graciously shared her crumbs. She told the dwarfs of her predicament, and they requested that she sweep the snow just outside the cabin. She agreed and unearthed dozens of strawberries, and each dwarf gave her a gift for her kindness: she would grow more lovely each day, a piece of new-minted gold would fall from her mouth with every word she speaks, and a good king would marry her. She thanked them and presented the berries to her stepmother, gold tumbling to the floor with each word. Her stepsister was jealous and convinced her mother to let her go strawberry-hunting as well, given a warm cloak and a good lunch of bread, butter, and roast beef. When the greedy girl made it to the cabin, she let herself in and helped herself to the best seat by the fire without a word of greeting. She refused to give them food or help them sweep the snow, and left without a word when she realized they were not going to give her any presents. After she left, the dwarfs each gave the unpleasant girl a curse: every day she would become more ugly, at each word a toad would slither from her lips, and death himself would take her. When she arrived home and tried to explain what had happened, she filled the room with hundreds of toads. Her mother blamed the stepdaughter and gave her another cruel task. She was to go to the frozen lake with an ax and fishing net and was not to return until it was filled with fish. While the girl toiled in the cold a king in his carriage happened by. Stunned by her beauty, he took her to be his queen, and a year later they had a son. When the stepmother heard, she and her daughter invited themselves to the castle, and when the king was away hunting they threw the sleeping queen into the river. The ugly stepsister took the queen’s place in bed, and her mother tricked the king into thinking it was his wife who slept there, ill. A king’s watchman saw a swan that night, which sang about the royal lord and asked the watchman about the queen’s guests and the infant boy. He told her that they slept with closed fists, and the son in his royal crib. The swan took the shape of the queen and went to nurse her baby, returning to the river as a swan after. This happened again the next night. On the third night, the swan told the watchmen to bring the king, as he must tap her head three times with his sword. After this was done the swan turned back into his wife, and the king realized he had a score to settle. He hid away his wife until the next Sunday when the baby was christened. He asked his stepmother for advice on how to punish someone who had drowned a sleeping person, and she responded that she would put such a murderer in a locked box which would be rolled from the top of a hill into the river. He revealed that she had pronounced her own sentence, and did just that to the woman and her daughter.

Fairy Tale Title

Three Dwarfs of the Forest

Fairy Tale Author(s)/Editor(s)

André Bay, Marie Ponsot

Fairy Tale Illustrator(s)

Adrienne Ségur

Common Tale Type

Three Dwarfs

Tale Classification

ATU 403B

Page Range of Tale

pp. 25-28

Full Citation of Tale

“Three Dwarfs of the Forest.” The Snow Queen and other tales : a selection of traditional Russian fairy tales, André Bay, Marie Ponsot, New York: Golden Press, 1962, pp. 25-28.

Original Source of the Tale

The Brothers Grimm

Tale Notes

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Kaeli Waggener, 2024

Book Title

The Snow Queen and other tales : a selection of traditional Russian fairy tales

Book Author/Editor(s)

André Bay, Marie Ponsot

Illustrator(s)

Adrienne Ségur

Publisher

Golden Press

Date Published

1962

Decade Published

1960-1969

Publisher City

New York

Publisher Country

United States

Language

English

Rights

Digital Copy

Available at the Internet Archive

Book Notes

A collection of fairy tales from different countries centered around winter, snow, and the Christmas season.

Traditional

White

“The Cat Who Became Lord of the Forest.” The Snow Queen and other tales : a selection of traditional Russian fairy tales, André Bay, Marie Ponsot, New York: Golden Press, 1962, pp. 11-15.

Anonymous — Sat, 20 Jan 2024 02:19:55 +0000

“The Cat Who Became Lord of the Forest.” The Snow Queen and other tales : a selection of traditional Russian fairy tales, André Bay, Marie Ponsot, New York: Golden Press, 1962, pp. 11-15. Anonymous (not verified) Fri, 01/19/2024 - 19:19

André Bay

Tale Summary

There was once a tough and clever cat, who had one ear, who belonged to a farmer. The man wished for a soft kitten instead, and so stuffed the clever cat into a sack and threw it into the forest. He clawed his way out and decided to find a good spot to lord over, thinking that he would like to live as royalty does. He stayed for some time at an abandoned hut, but grew annoyed that he had to hunt, as it was not befitting a lord to work for his food. He met a pretty gray young fox named Lisabet who greeted him politely, thinking he was quite handsome. He introduced himself as the new Lord of the Forest, Cat Ivan, sent from farthest Siberia to rule. He was invited to her home, and there they decided to get married and had a wedding supper. Lisabet went hunting for her new husband the next day and met her friend, a dashing young wolf, and announced that she had been married to royalty, demanding respect. The wolf wished to be acquainted with the new Lord, and agreed to bring a sheep for him when Lisabet suggested it, as well as to keep hidden while he did. The fox strolled peacefully knowing that the wolf would do her hunting for her. She then met another friend, a bear, who also wanted to pay his respects to her new husband, and agreed to leave a calf for him. Both the fox and the bear were terrified of the new lord, as Lisabet had warned them of his terrible temper. They left their kills outside for him, and asked a rabbit to present their gifts to the new Lord while they hid themselves; the fox hid under some leaves and the bear climbed up a tree, out of sight. Cat Ivan devoured the meat ferociously, and the bear was astonished that, hearing a purr for the first time, he thought that the cat complained that still it was “pooor-r-r-r pr-r-r-rovisions”. The wolf strained to get a good look at Cat Ivan and shook the leaves from his eyes, the sound of which the cat mistook for mice and pounced on the pile. The terrified wolf ran away, and Cat Ivan was so shocked that he sprung up into the nearest tree, where the hiding bear panicked at being found. He jumped from the tree and ran away. Lisabet, being clever, shouted after him to run because the cat was close behind. Ever since, Lisabet and Cat Ivan have lived in luxury, with fresh meat delivered to their door daily.

Fairy Tale Title

The Cat Who Became Lord of the Forest

Fairy Tale Author(s)/Editor(s)

André Bay, Marie Ponsot

Fairy Tale Illustrator(s)

Adrienne Ségur

Common Tale Type

Tale Classification

Page Range of Tale

pp. 11-15

Full Citation of Tale

“The Cat Who Became Lord of the Forest.” The Snow Queen and other tales : a selection of traditional Russian fairy tales, André Bay, Marie Ponsot, New York: Golden Press, 1962, pp. 11-15.

Original Source of the Tale

A traditional Russian tale.

Tale Notes

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Kaeli Waggener, 2024

Book Title

The Snow Queen and other tales : a selection of traditional Russian fairy tales

Book Author/Editor(s)

André Bay, Marie Ponsot

Illustrator(s)

Adrienne Ségur

Publisher

Golden Press

Date Published

1962

Decade Published

1960-1969

Publisher City

New York

Publisher Country

United States

Language

English

Rights

Digital Copy

Available at the Internet Archive

Book Notes

A collection of fairy tales from different countries centered around winter, snow, and the Christmas season.

Traditional

White

“Winter's Promised Bride.” The Snow Queen and other tales : a selection of traditional Russian fairy tales, André Bay, Marie Ponsot, New York: Golden Press, 1962, pp. 7-10.

Anonymous — Fri, 19 Jan 2024 23:33:31 +0000

“Winter's Promised Bride.” The Snow Queen and other tales : a selection of traditional Russian fairy tales, André Bay, Marie Ponsot, New York: Golden Press, 1962, pp. 7-10. Anonymous (not verified) Fri, 01/19/2024 - 16:33

André Bay

Tale Summary

There was once an elderly man and his second wife, who was very bossy and had two similarly mannered daughters. Before her death, his first wife bore him a daughter named Martha, who was clever, beautiful, and did all the housework and chores. As she grew prettier her stepsisters did the opposite, each reflecting their inner nature. One day, her stepmother resolved to get rid of Martha, and told her to gather her things, for the next day she would be married off. Martha hoped it was Fedor, a man she adored. The next morning, it was revealed that her ‘bridegroom’ was Winter, and the crying girl was left in the woods by her father to wait for him. Her clothes were threadbare, and when Winter came to her, Martha was freezing cold and shivering. He asked her three times if she was warm enough, and each time she answered that she was. Feeling sorry for her, he wrapped her in magnificent furs. Her father returned the next morning, expecting to find her dead, but was surprised to see her merrier than ever with a chest of treasures. He brought her home to the disappointment of her stepmother. She demanded that her daughters be left where Martha was, as surely they were more deserving of furs and riches. The nasty girls were left with many clothes to keep them warm, but they quarreled with each other and ripped them up, leaving them shivering while hurling insults. Winter arrived and asked three times if they were warm enough, and each time they gave an ill-tempered reply. With their last retort they froze to death. The next day their mother sent her husband to pick them up, expecting chests of treasures, and was horrified to see their frozen bodies. She shouted at her husband, but he said that it was her who sent them to Winter, and his daughter had come home with gifts because she was well-mannered. She knew in her heart that this was the truth and made peace with it, and they lived together until their death. Martha married Fedor and had a fine, well-mannered family of her own, who all knew the story of Winter.

Fairy Tale Title

Winter's Promised Bride

Fairy Tale Author(s)/Editor(s)

André Bay, Marie Ponsot

Fairy Tale Illustrator(s)

Adrienne Ségur

Common Tale Type

The Kind and the Unkind Girls

Tale Classification

ATU 480

Page Range of Tale

pp. 7-10

Full Citation of Tale

“Winter's Promised Bride.”The Snow Queen and other tales : a selection of traditional Russian fairy tales, André Bay, Marie Ponsot, New York: Golden Press, 1962, pp. 7-10.

Original Source of the Tale

A traditional Russian tale.

Tale Notes

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Book Title

The Snow Queen and other tales : a selection of traditional Russian fairy tales

Book Author/Editor(s)

André Bay, Marie Ponsot

Illustrator(s)

Adrienne Ségur

Publisher

Golden Press

Date Published

1962

Decade Published

1960-1969

Publisher City

New York

Publisher Country

United States

Language

English

Rights

Digital Copy

Available at the Internet Archive

Book Notes

A collection of fairy tales from different countries centered around winter, snow, and the Christmas season.

Traditional

White

“Sister Alionushka and Brother Ivanushka." The falcon under the hat: Russian merry tales and fairy tales, Selected and translated by Guy Daniels, New York: Funk & Wagnalls; 1969, pp. 61-66.

Anonymous — Wed, 22 Feb 2023 19:49:08 +0000

“Sister Alionushka and Brother Ivanushka." The falcon under the hat: Russian merry tales and fairy tales, Selected and translated by Guy Daniels, New York: Funk & Wagnalls; 1969, pp. 61-66. Anonymous (not verified) Wed, 02/22/2023 - 12:49

Guy Daniels

Tale Summary

Once upon a time, an old man and his wife died, leaving their daughter Alionushka and her younger brother, Ivanushka, all alone in the world. The girl set out looking for work with her brother in tow, but all along the way he was thirsty. Ivanushka saw a cow hoofprint which had filled with rainwater and asked his sister for a drink from it. She told him he mustn’t, or he would turn into a calf. He obeyed, but was still very thirsty and soon found a horse hoof print and begged to drink from it, but she warned him that he would become a colt if he did. He then came upon a goat hoof print and was so thirsty that he drank from it, and immediately became a little goat. A merchant came by and asked Alionushka why she cried, and when she explained all that had happened, he asked her to marry him, telling her that she would be treated with riches and the goat could live with them. They were happy for a while, until a witch showed up when the merchant was away and tied a stone to her neck before throwing her in the river. The witch then turned herself into Alionushka, and putting on her clothes, returned to the house where only the little goat knew what had happened. Each morning and evening, he would go to the riverbank and cry:

“Alionushka, sister dear!

Come out of the water, come here!”

When the witch heard of this, she ordered him slaughtered, and the goat begged the merchant to go once more to the river to drink. He agreed, and when the little goat made it to the water’s edge, he cried:

“Alionushka, sister dear!

Come out of the water, come here!

The flames leap high.

The cauldron is hot.

The knives are sharpened.

They’ll cut my throat.”

And Alionushka answered him:

“Oh Ivanushka, brother mine!

A heavy stone is weighing me down!

The silken grass has my legs entwined.

And my breast is buried in golden sands.”

A servant was sent by the witch to fetch the goat, and overheard the siblings talking to each other. He ran back to tell what he had heard, and soon everyone from the household was at the river. They brought Alionushka out of the water, took the stone from her neck, rinsed her in spring water, dressed her in fine clothes, and she came back to life. The goat did three somersaults out of joy, and was turned back into Ivanushka the boy, while the witch was tied to a horse’s tail and dragged through the fields.

Fairy Tale Title

Sister Alionushka and Brother Ivanushka

Fairy Tale Author(s)/Editor(s)

Selected and translated by Guy Daniels

Fairy Tale Illustrator(s)

Feodor Rojankovsky

Common Tale Type

Little Brother and Little Sister

Tale Classification

ATU 450

Page Range of Tale

pp. 61-66

Full Citation of Tale

“Sister Alionushka and Brother Ivanushka." The falcon under the hat: Russian merry tales and fairy tales, Selected and translated by Guy Daniels, New York: Funk & Wagnalls; 1969, pp. 61-66.

Original Source of the Tale

Russian folklore

Tale Notes

Tale Audio

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Book Title

The falcon under the hat: Russian merry tales and fairy tales

Book Author/Editor(s)

Selected and translated by Guy Daniels

Illustrator(s)

Feodor Rojankovsky

Publisher

Funk & Wagnalls

Date Published

1969

Decade Published

1960-1969

Publisher City

New York

Publisher Country

United States

Language

English

Rights

Digital Copy

Available at the Internet Archive

Book Notes

Traditional

White

“The Thief." The falcon under the hat: Russian merry tales and fairy tales, Selected and translated by Guy Daniels, New York: Funk & Wagnalls; 1969, pp. 56-60.

Anonymous — Wed, 22 Feb 2023 19:28:15 +0000

“The Thief." The falcon under the hat: Russian merry tales and fairy tales, Selected and translated by Guy Daniels, New York: Funk & Wagnalls; 1969, pp. 56-60. Anonymous (not verified) Wed, 02/22/2023 - 12:28

Tale Summary

There was once a boy named Klimka, whose parents decided he should be apprenticed to a master thief. Klimka learned how to seal so well that the only thing he did not know how to do was steal eggs from a magpie’s nest. The master thief told him he would show him how, and he would have shown him, too, how to steal the pants of a living man, but even he did not know how. As he climbed the tree, Klimka stole the pants right off him. Because there was nothing left to teach him, Klimka went back to live with his parents, and supported them with his thievery. One day all the peasants had a meeting and complained about him to the barin, who decided to test his boldness. He summoned Klimka and asked if he could steal a ram for him. Klimka agreed, and the barin ordered his shepherds to guard his rams closely as they drove them to pasture. Klimka made a clever noose which you could put around your neck and appear to be hanged. He ran ahead of the shepherds, tied the noose to a tree, and pretended to be hanged there, so that when they saw him they were sure he was dead and let their guard down. When they left he ran ahead again and played the same trick so that they argued amongst themselves about who they saw hanging before, made a bet, and left the rams. Klimka grabbed one and headed to the tavern. The next morning the barin asked if he had succeeded, and Klimka said yes, he sold the ram for money and used the money to buy drinks. The barin dared him to steal his cashbox and all the money inside it, which had been purposefully placed by the window, with servants waiting, aiming their guns and swords. Klimka stole a goat, stuck its head through the window so that everyone fell over frightened, and took the box. The next day the barin asked if he succeeded, and Klimka replied yes, he broke it but used the money inside to gamble and buy drinks. He then dared him to steal his horse, which was closely guarded by stable boys, one holding it by the tail, another by the bridle, and a third sitting on its back, with two others guarding the door. Klimka dressed himself up and pretended to be the barin, giving the boys vodka until they were very drunk. He placed the one on the horse’s back onto a crossbeam, gave a handful of straw to the one supposed to be holding the tail, and a rope to the one holding the bridle, then tied the two guarding the door together by their hair and made off with the horse. The barin went to Klimka and asked if he stole his horse. Klimka said yes, he sold it for money and used it to gamble and buy drinks. The barin told him to go to the Devil.

Fairy Tale Title

The Thief

Fairy Tale Author(s)/Editor(s)

Selected and translated by Guy Daniels

Fairy Tale Illustrator(s)

Feodor Rojankovsky

Common Tale Type

The Master Thief, Tasks for a Thief

Tale Classification

ATU 1525, ATU 1525A

Page Range of Tale

pp. 56-60

Full Citation of Tale

“The Thief." The falcon under the hat: Russian merry tales and fairy tales, Selected and translated by Guy Daniels, New York: Funk & Wagnalls; 1969, pp. 56-60.

Original Source of the Tale

Russian folklore

Tale Notes

The story mentions that it does not know if Klimka stayed with the master thief for a long time, or a short time.

AV��ʪ and Curation

Kaeli Waggener, 2023

Book Title

The falcon under the hat: Russian merry tales and fairy tales

Book Author/Editor(s)

Selected and translated by Guy Daniels

Illustrator(s)

Feodor Rojankovsky

Publisher

Funk & Wagnalls

Date Published

1969

Decade Published

1960-1969

Publisher City

New York

Publisher Country

United States

Language

English

Rights

Digital Copy

Available at the Internet Archive

Book Notes

Traditional

White

“The Shrewish Wife." The falcon under the hat: Russian merry tales and fairy tales, Selected and translated by Guy Daniels, New York: Funk & Wagnalls; 1969, pp. 52-55.

Anonymous — Wed, 22 Feb 2023 19:19:07 +0000

“The Shrewish Wife." The falcon under the hat: Russian merry tales and fairy tales, Selected and translated by Guy Daniels, New York: Funk & Wagnalls; 1969, pp. 52-55. Anonymous (not verified) Wed, 02/22/2023 - 12:19

Guy Daniels

Tale Summary

There was once a man who was made miserable by his wife, who was constantly nagging him and who felt he was always wrong. If he said one thing, she would say or do the other. One day, they were out picking green raspberries (they were picking them green because when the man said they wouldn’t be ripe for another week, she demanded that they be picked immediately), when the man saw a very deep hole in the middle of the berry patch. Seeing his wife get closer to it, he warned her not to go any farther because of it. She said it was nonsense and then fell right in. The man could see no sign of her, and so he went back home, where he enjoyed the most peaceful few days of his life. Late one night, he found a scared-looking imp on his doorstep. The devil asked if it was his wife down in the pit, because she was making life miserable for all of the demons there. The man said yes, she was his wife, and the imp offered him anything to take her back. The man asked for a full bag of gold and the imp agreed, when just then the wife showed up at the porch. The imp fled immediately, but the next morning, the man found a bag of gold on the porch. He wondered why the imp did this, because the wife had come back all by herself without his help, but the answer was because the imp feared that if he did not give him the gold, the wife herself would come back to retrieve it.

Fairy Tale Title

The Shrewish Wife

Fairy Tale Author(s)/Editor(s)

Selected and translated by Guy Daniels

Fairy Tale Illustrator(s)

Feodor Rojankovsky

Common Tale Type

Tale Classification

Page Range of Tale

pp. 52-55

Full Citation of Tale

“The Shrewish Wife." The falcon under the hat: Russian merry tales and fairy tales, Selected and translated by Guy Daniels, New York: Funk & Wagnalls; 1969, pp. 52-55.

Original Source of the Tale

Russian folklore

Tale Notes

AV��ʪ and Curation

Kaeli Waggener, 2023

Book Title

The falcon under the hat: Russian merry tales and fairy tales

Book Author/Editor(s)

Selected and translated by Guy Daniels

Illustrator(s)

Feodor Rojankovsky

Publisher

Funk & Wagnalls

Date Published

1969

Decade Published

1960-1969

Publisher City

New York

Publisher Country

United States

Language

English

Rights

Digital Copy

Available at the Internet Archive

Book Notes

Traditional

White