{"product_id":"russian-fairy-tales-isbn-9780394730905","title":"Russian Fairy Tales","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBeautifully illustrated, here is the most comprehensive collection of classic Russian tales available in English.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis comprehensive collection introduces readers to universal fairy-tale figures and to such uniquely Russian characters such as Koshchey the Deathless, Baba Yaga, the Swan Maiden, and the glorious Firebird. The more than 175 tales culled from a landmark multi-volume collection by the outstanding Russian ethnographer Aleksandr Afanas'ev reveal a rich, robust world of the imagination.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTranslated by Norbert Guterman\u003cbr\u003eIllustrated by Alexander Alexeieff\u003cbr\u003eWith black-and-white illustrations throughout\u003cbr\u003ePart of the Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Wondrous Wonder, the Marvelous Marvel  13\u003cbr\u003eThe Fox Physician  15\u003cbr\u003eThe Death of the Cock  17\u003cbr\u003eMisery  20\u003cbr\u003eThe Castle of the Fly  25\u003cbr\u003eThe Turnip  25\u003cbr\u003eThe Hen  26\u003cbr\u003eRiddles  27\u003cbr\u003eThe Enchanted Ring  29\u003cbr\u003eFoma and Erema, the Two Brothers  31\u003cbr\u003eThe Just Reward  37\u003cbr\u003eSalt  39\u003cbr\u003eThe Golden Slipper  40\u003cbr\u003eEmelya the Simpleton  44\u003cbr\u003eThe Three Kingdoms  46\u003cbr\u003eThe Pike with the Long Teeth  49\u003cbr\u003eThe Bad Wife  54\u003cbr\u003eThe Miser  56\u003cbr\u003eThe Nobleman and the Peasant  58\u003cbr\u003eThe Goat Comes Back  59\u003cbr\u003eIvanushka the Little Fool  61\u003cbr\u003eThe Crane and the Heron  62\u003cbr\u003eAliosha Popovich  66\u003cbr\u003eThe Fox Confessor  67\u003cbr\u003eThe Bear  72\u003cbr\u003eThe Spider  74\u003cbr\u003eBaba Yaga and the Brave Youth  75\u003cbr\u003ePrince Ivan and Princess Martha  76\u003cbr\u003eThe Cat, the Cock, and the Fox  79\u003cbr\u003eBaldak Borisievich  86\u003cbr\u003eKnow Not  90\u003cbr\u003eThe Magic Shirt  97\u003cbr\u003eThe Three Pennies  110\u003cbr\u003eThe Princess Who Wanted to Solve Riddles  113\u003cbr\u003eA Soldier’s Riddle  115\u003cbr\u003eThe Dead Body  117\u003cbr\u003eThe Frog Princess  118\u003cbr\u003eThe Speedy Messenger  119\u003cbr\u003eVasilisa, the Priest’s Daughter  124\u003cbr\u003eThe Wise Maiden and the Seven Robbers  131\u003cbr\u003eThe Mayoress  134\u003cbr\u003eIvan the Simpleton  141\u003cbr\u003eFather Nicholas and the Thief  142\u003cbr\u003eBurenushka, the Little Red Cow  145\u003cbr\u003eThe Jester  146\u003cbr\u003eThe Precious Hide  151\u003cbr\u003eThe Cross Is Pledged as Security  156\u003cbr\u003eThe Daydreamer  159\u003cbr\u003eThe Taming of the Shrew  161\u003cbr\u003eQuarrelsome Demyan  161\u003cbr\u003eThe Magic Box  163\u003cbr\u003eBukhtan Bukhtanovich  164\u003cbr\u003eThe Fox and the Woodcock  168\u003cbr\u003eThe Fox and the Crane  171\u003cbr\u003eThe Two Rivers  171\u003cbr\u003eNodey, the Priest’s Grandson  172\u003cbr\u003eThe Poor Wretch  173\u003cbr\u003eThe Fiddler in Hell  177\u003cbr\u003eThe Old Woman Who Ran Away  180\u003cbr\u003eTwo Anecdotes  182\u003cbr\u003eThe Singing Tree and the Talking Bird  184\u003cbr\u003eThe Ram Who Lost Half His Skin  184\u003cbr\u003eThe Fox as Midwife  188\u003cbr\u003eThe Fox, the Hare, and the Cock  191\u003cbr\u003eBaba Yaga  192\u003cbr\u003eThe Ram, the Cat, and the Twelve Wolves  194\u003cbr\u003eThe Fox and the Woodpecker  196\u003cbr\u003eThe Snotty Goat  199\u003cbr\u003eRight and Wrong  200\u003cbr\u003eThe Potter  202\u003cbr\u003eThe Self-Playing Gusla  208\u003cbr\u003eMarco the Rich and Vasily the Luckless  211\u003cbr\u003eIvanko the Bear’s Son  213\u003cbr\u003eThe Secret Ball  221\u003cbr\u003eThe Indiscreet Wife  224\u003cbr\u003eThe Cheater Cheated  226\u003cbr\u003eThe Maiden Tsar  228\u003cbr\u003eIvan the Cow’s Son  229\u003cbr\u003eThe Wolf and the Goat  234\u003cbr\u003eThe Wise Little Girl  249\u003cbr\u003eDanilo the Luckless  252\u003cbr\u003eIvan the Peasant’s Son and the Thumb-Sized Man  255\u003cbr\u003eDeath of a Miser  262\u003cbr\u003eThe Footless Champion and the Handless Champion  268\u003cbr\u003eOld Favors Are Soon Forgotten  269\u003cbr\u003eThe Sheep, the Fox, and the Wolf  273\u003cbr\u003eThe Brave Laborer  275\u003cbr\u003eDaughter and Stepdaughter  276\u003cbr\u003eThe Stubborn Wife  278\u003cbr\u003eSix Anecdotes  280\u003cbr\u003eSnow White and the Fox  280\u003cbr\u003eFoma Berennikov  283\u003cbr\u003eThe Peasant, the Bear, and the Fox  284\u003cbr\u003eGood Advice  288\u003cbr\u003eHorns  289\u003cbr\u003eThe Armless Maiden  292\u003cbr\u003eFrolka Stay-at-Home  294\u003cbr\u003eThe Milk of Wild Beasts  299\u003cbr\u003eHow a Husband Weaned His Wife from Fairy Tales  304\u003cbr\u003eThe Cock and the Hen  308\u003cbr\u003eThe Fox and the Lobster  309\u003cbr\u003eNikita the Tanner  310\u003cbr\u003eThe Wolf  310\u003cbr\u003eThe Goat Shedding On One Side  312\u003cbr\u003eThe Bold Knight, the Apples of Youth, and the Water of Life  312\u003cbr\u003eTwo Out of the Sack  314\u003cbr\u003eThe Man Who Did Not Know Fear  321\u003cbr\u003eThe Merchant’s Daughter and the Maidservant  325\u003cbr\u003eThe Priest’s Laborer  327\u003cbr\u003eThe Peasant and the Corpse  332\u003cbr\u003eThe Arrant Fool  333\u003cbr\u003eLutoniushka  334\u003cbr\u003eBarter  336\u003cbr\u003eThe Grumbling Old Woman  338\u003cbr\u003eThe White Dock  340\u003cbr\u003eIf You Don’t Like It, Don’t Listen  342\u003cbr\u003eThe Magic Swan Geese  345\u003cbr\u003ePrince Danila Govorila  349\u003cbr\u003eThe Wicked Sisters  351\u003cbr\u003eThe Princess Who Never Smiled  356\u003cbr\u003eBaba Yaga  360\u003cbr\u003eJack Frost  363\u003cbr\u003eHusband and Wife  366\u003cbr\u003eLittle Sister Fox and the Wolf  369\u003cbr\u003eThe Three Kingdoms, Copper, Silver and Golden  371\u003cbr\u003eThe Cock and the Hand Mill  375\u003cbr\u003eTereshichka  387\u003cbr\u003eKing Bear  389\u003cbr\u003eMagic  393\u003cbr\u003eThe One-Eyed Evil  399\u003cbr\u003eSister Alionushka, Brother Ivanushka  404\u003cbr\u003eThe Seven Semyons  406\u003cbr\u003eThe Merchant’s Daughter and the Slanderer  410\u003cbr\u003eThe Robbers  415\u003cbr\u003eThe Lazy Maiden  419\u003cbr\u003eThe Miraculous Pipe  423\u003cbr\u003eThe Sea King and Vasilisa the Wise  425\u003cbr\u003eThe Fox as Mourner  427\u003cbr\u003eVasilisa the Beautiful  437\u003cbr\u003eThe Bun  439\u003cbr\u003eThe Foolish Wolf  447\u003cbr\u003eThe Bear, the Dog, and the Cat  450\u003cbr\u003eThe Bear and the Cock  453\u003cbr\u003eDan, Evening, and Midnight  455\u003cbr\u003eTwo Ivans, Soldier’s Sons  457\u003cbr\u003ePrince Ivan and Byely Polyanin  463\u003cbr\u003eThe Crystal Mountain  475\u003cbr\u003eKoshchey the Deathless  482\u003cbr\u003eThe Firebird and Princess Vasilisa  485\u003cbr\u003eBeasts in a Pit  494\u003cbr\u003eThe Dog and the Woodpecker  498\u003cbr\u003eTwo Kinds of Luck  499\u003cbr\u003e Go I Know Not Whither, Bring Back I Know Not What  501\u003cbr\u003eThe Wise Wife  504\u003cbr\u003eThe Goldfish  521\u003cbr\u003eThe Golden-Bristled Pig, the Golden-Feathered Duck, and the Golden-Maned Mare  528\u003cbr\u003eThe Duck with Golden Eggs  533\u003cbr\u003eElena the Wise  541\u003cbr\u003eTreasure-Trove  545\u003cbr\u003eMaria Morevna  550\u003cbr\u003eThe Soldier and the King  553\u003cbr\u003eThe Sorceress  563\u003cbr\u003eIlya Muromets and the Dragon  567\u003cbr\u003eThe Devil Who Was a Potter  569\u003cbr\u003eClever Answers  576\u003cbr\u003eDividing the Goose  578\u003cbr\u003eThe Feather of Finist, the Bright Falcon  579\u003cbr\u003eThe Sun, the Moon, and the Raven  580\u003cbr\u003eThe Bladder, the Straw, and the Shoe  588\u003cbr\u003eThe Thief  590\u003cbr\u003eThe Vampire  593\u003cbr\u003eThe Beggar’s Plan  599\u003cbr\u003eWoman’s Way  599\u003cbr\u003eThe Foolish German  600\u003cbr\u003eThe Enchanted Princess  600\u003cbr\u003eThe Raven and the Lobster  612\u003cbr\u003ePronce Ivan, the Firebird, and the Gray Wolf  612\u003cbr\u003eShemiaka the Judge  625\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCommentary  \u003c\/i\u003e629\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eIndex  \u003c\/i\u003e657\u003cp\u003e“Rambunctious, full-blooded, and temperamental, these stories are tense with action, magical, and human. They are gorgeous.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Eudora Welty\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“The oral folk tradition in Russia was truly a magic spring [that] flowed inexhaustibly, reviving, consoling, and enlightening all who partook of it . . . These stories have an ingenuity that marks them as uniquely Russian.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “A beautiful book. I recommend it to all readers, young and old, who are interested in the folktale and its unique qualities.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Isaac Bashevis Singer, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Luckily someone garnered these jewels before they were lost [and] bound them into one volume before they disappeared . . . It is filled with action, magic, and humanity.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eSt. Louis Globe-Democrat\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eALEKSANDR AFANAS'EV (1826-1871) published his groundbreaking collection of Russian folktales and fairy tales in eight volumes, from 1855 to 1867. His success in polarizing Russian folklore and culture is reflected in the work of writers and composers from Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov to Igor Stravinsky.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNORBERT GUTERMAN\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e(1900-1984) was a Polish-born translator of scholarly and literary works from French, Polish, Latin, and Russian. Immigrating to the United States in 1933, he also translated works by Bella Chagall, Paracelsus, and Henry Lefebvre.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eALEXANDER ALEXEIEFF\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e(1901-1982) was a Russian-born artist, film animator, filmmaker, and illustrator who created the artwork for Pantheon's first edition of \u003ci\u003eDoctor Zhivago.\u003c\/i\u003eRIDDLES\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eNear a highway a peasant was sowing a field. Just then the tsar rode by, stopped near the peasant, and said: “Godspeed, little peasant!” “Thank you, my good man!” (He did not know he was speaking to the tsar.) “Do you earn much profit from this field?” “If the harvest is good, I may make eighty rubles.” “What do you do with this money?” “Twenty rubles go for taxes, twenty go for debts, twenty I give in loans, and twenty I throw out of the window.” “Explain to me, brother, what debts you must pay, to whom you loan money, and why you throw money out the window.” “Supporting my father is paying a debt; feeding my son is lending money; feeding my daughter is throwing it out of the window” “You speak the truth,” said the tsar. He gave the peasant a handful of silver coins, disclosed that he was the tsar, and forbade the man to tell these things to anyone outside of his presence: “No matter who asks you, do not answer!”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe tsar came to his capital and summoned his boyars and generals. “Solve this riddle,” he said to them. “On my way I saw a peasant who was sowing a field. I asked him what profit he earned from it and what he did with his money. He answered that if the harvest was good he got eighty rubles, and that he paid out twenty rubles in taxes, twenty for debts, twenty as loans, and twenty he threw out of the window. To him who solves this riddle I will give great rewards and great honors.” The boyars and generals thought and thought but could not solve the riddle. But one boyar hit upon the idea of going to the peasant with whom the tsar had spoken. He gave the peasant a whole pile of silver rubles and asked him: “Tell me the answer to the tsar’s riddle.” The peasant cast a glance at the money, took it, and explained everything to the boyar, who returned to the tsar and repeated the solution to the riddle.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe tsar realized that the peasant had not abided by the imperial command, and ordered that he be brought to court. The peasant appeared before the tsar and at once admitted he had told everything to the boyar. “Well, brother, for such an offense I must order you put to death, and you have only yourself to thank for it.” “Your majesty, I am not guilty of any offense, because I told everything to the boyar in your presence.” As he said this, the peasant drew from his pocket a silver ruble with the tsar’s likeness on it, and showed it to the tsar. “You speak the truth,” said the tsar. “This is my person.” And he generously rewarded the peasant and sent him home.Translated from the Russian by Norbert Guterman; The Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library","brand":"Pantheon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304652099813,"sku":"NP9780394730905","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780394730905.jpg?v=1767735993","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/russian-fairy-tales-isbn-9780394730905","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}