Today's free book is Byliny book: Hero tales of Russia by Marion Chilton Harrison (1915) with illustrations by Hugh Stewart. For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image.
The book is available to read online at Hathi Trust (I have not checked other online sources).
Table of Contents
The Story of Volga
Mikula the Villager's Son
Svyatogor
Svyatogor and Ilya of Murom
Ilya of Murom and Nightingale the Robber
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Carrick. Still more Russian picture tales
Today's free book is Still more Russian picture tales by Valery Carrick (1914). For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image.
The book is available at Hathi (I have not checked for other online sources).
Table of Contents
1. The Fox and the Hare
2. The Kids and the Wolf
3. The Sparrow and the Blade of Grass
4. The Little Gray Goat
5. The Fox and the Crane
6. The Peasant and the Hare
7. The Fox, the Cock and the Crane
8. Ting-a-ling borne!
9. The Fox and the Lobster
The book is available at Hathi (I have not checked for other online sources).
Table of Contents
1. The Fox and the Hare
2. The Kids and the Wolf
3. The Sparrow and the Blade of Grass
4. The Little Gray Goat
5. The Fox and the Crane
6. The Peasant and the Hare
7. The Fox, the Cock and the Crane
8. Ting-a-ling borne!
9. The Fox and the Lobster
Carrick. More Russian Picture Tales
Today's free book is More Russian Picture Tales by Valery Carrick (1914). For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image.
The book is available at Hathi (I have not checked for other online sources).
Table of Contents
1. The Cock and the Bean
2. The Goat and the Ram
3. The Hungry Wolf
4. The Peasant and the Bear
5. The Dog and the Cock
6. King Frost
7. The Bear's Paw
8. The Bear and the Old Man's Daughters
9. The Straw Ox
10. The Fox and the Blackbird
The book is available at Hathi (I have not checked for other online sources).
1. The Cock and the Bean
2. The Goat and the Ram
3. The Hungry Wolf
4. The Peasant and the Bear
5. The Dog and the Cock
6. King Frost
7. The Bear's Paw
8. The Bear and the Old Man's Daughters
9. The Straw Ox
10. The Fox and the Blackbird
Polevoi-Bain. Russian Fairy Tales
Today's free book is Russian Fairy Tales from the Skazki of Polevoi translated by R. Nisbet Bain and illustrated by C. M. Gere. For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image.
The book is available at Project Gutenberg, Internet Archive, Hathi Trust, and Google Books. There is also a free audiobook at LibriVox. You can get a free Kindle ebook from Amazon too!
The Golden Mountain
Morozko
The Flying Ship
The Muzhichek-As-Big-As-Your-Thumb-with-Moustaches-Seven-Versts-Long
The Story of the Tsarevich Ivan, and of the Harp that Harped Without a Harper
The Story of Gore-Gorinskoe
Go I Know Not Whither—Fetch I Know Not What
Kuz’ma Skorobogaty
The Tsarevna Loveliness-Inexhaustible
Verlioka
The Frog-Tsarevna
The Two Sons of Ivan the Soldier
The Woman-Accuser
Thomas Berennikov
The White Duck
The Tale of Little Fool Ivan
The Little Feather of Fenist the Bright Falcon
The Tale of the Peasant Demyan
The Enchanted Ring
The Brave Labourer
The Sage Damsel
The Prophetic Dream
Two Out of the Knapsack
The Story of Marko the Rich and Vasily the Luckless
The book is available at Project Gutenberg, Internet Archive, Hathi Trust, and Google Books. There is also a free audiobook at LibriVox. You can get a free Kindle ebook from Amazon too!
Morozko
The Flying Ship
The Muzhichek-As-Big-As-Your-Thumb-with-Moustaches-Seven-Versts-Long
The Story of the Tsarevich Ivan, and of the Harp that Harped Without a Harper
The Story of Gore-Gorinskoe
Go I Know Not Whither—Fetch I Know Not What
Kuz’ma Skorobogaty
The Tsarevna Loveliness-Inexhaustible
Verlioka
The Frog-Tsarevna
The Two Sons of Ivan the Soldier
The Woman-Accuser
Thomas Berennikov
The White Duck
The Tale of Little Fool Ivan
The Little Feather of Fenist the Bright Falcon
The Tale of the Peasant Demyan
The Enchanted Ring
The Brave Labourer
The Sage Damsel
The Prophetic Dream
Two Out of the Knapsack
The Story of Marko the Rich and Vasily the Luckless
Tibbits. Russian and Polish Folklore and Legends
Today's free book is Folklore and Legends: Russian and Polish by Charles J. Tibbits (1891). For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image.
The book is available at Hathi Trust (I have not checked for other online sources). There's also a free audiobook at LibriVox.
Table of Contents
The Poor Man and the Judge
The Wind Rider
The Three Gifts
Snyegurka
Prince Peter and Princess Magilene
The Old Man, his Wife, and the Fish
The Golden Mountain
The Duck that laid Golden Eggs
Emelyan the Fool
Ilija, the Muromer
The Bad-Tempered Wife
Ivashka with the Bear’s Ear
The Plague
The Peasant and the Wind
The Wonderful Cloth
The Evil Eye
The Seven Brothers
Sila Czarovitch and Ivaschka
The Stolen Heart
Prince Slugobyl
Princess Marvel
The Ghost
The book is available at Hathi Trust (I have not checked for other online sources). There's also a free audiobook at LibriVox.
Table of Contents
The Poor Man and the Judge
The Wind Rider
The Three Gifts
Snyegurka
Prince Peter and Princess Magilene
The Old Man, his Wife, and the Fish
The Golden Mountain
The Duck that laid Golden Eggs
Emelyan the Fool
Ilija, the Muromer
The Bad-Tempered Wife
Ivashka with the Bear’s Ear
The Plague
The Peasant and the Wind
The Wonderful Cloth
The Evil Eye
The Seven Brothers
Sila Czarovitch and Ivaschka
The Stolen Heart
Prince Slugobyl
Princess Marvel
The Ghost
Wilson. Russian Story Book
Today's free book is The Russian Story Book by Richard Wilson (1916) with illustrations by Frank C. Pape. For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image.
The book is available at Project Gutenberg (I have not checked for other online sources). There's also a free audiobook at LibriVox.
Table of Contents
Ilya and Cloudfall
Ilya meets Svyatogor and parts with Him
Ilya and Nightingale the Robber
Ilya and Falcon the Hunter
The Adventure of the Burning White Stone
How Quiet Dunai had brought the Princess Apraxia to Kiev
The Story of Nikitich and Marina
How the Court of Vladimir received a Visitor from India the Glorious
The Story of Kasyan and the Dream Maiden
How Stavr the Noble was saved by a Woman’s Wiles
The Golden Horde
Whirlwind the Whistler, or the Kingdoms of Copper, Silver, and Gold
Vasily the Turbulent
Nikita the Footless and the Terrible Tsar
Peerless Beauty the Cake-Baker
The book is available at Project Gutenberg (I have not checked for other online sources). There's also a free audiobook at LibriVox.
Table of Contents
Ilya and Cloudfall
Ilya meets Svyatogor and parts with Him
Ilya and Nightingale the Robber
Ilya and Falcon the Hunter
The Adventure of the Burning White Stone
How Quiet Dunai had brought the Princess Apraxia to Kiev
The Story of Nikitich and Marina
How the Court of Vladimir received a Visitor from India the Glorious
The Story of Kasyan and the Dream Maiden
How Stavr the Noble was saved by a Woman’s Wiles
The Golden Horde
Whirlwind the Whistler, or the Kingdoms of Copper, Silver, and Gold
Vasily the Turbulent
Nikita the Footless and the Terrible Tsar
Peerless Beauty the Cake-Baker
Blumenthal. Folk Tales from the Russian
Today's free book is Folk Tales from the Russian by V.X.K. de Blumenthal. For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image.
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Table of Contents
The Tsarevna Frog
Seven Simeons
The Language of the Birds
Ivanoushka the Simpleton
Woe Bogotir
Baba Yaga
Dimian the Peasant
The Golden Mountain
Father Frost
The book is available at Project Gutenberg, Internet Archive, Sacred Texts, Hathi Trust, and Google Books. You can get a free Kindle too!
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Table of Contents
The Tsarevna Frog
Seven Simeons
The Language of the Birds
Ivanoushka the Simpleton
Woe Bogotir
Baba Yaga
Dimian the Peasant
The Golden Mountain
Father Frost
Ransome. Old Peter's Russian Tales
Today's free book is Old Peter's Russian Tales by Arthur Ransome. For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image.
This book is also available at Project Gutenberg, Internet Archive, Sacred Texts, Hathi Trust, with a free audiobook at Librivox. Amazon has a free Kindle ebook.
Table of Contents
The Hut in the Forest
The Tale of the Silver Saucer and the Transparent Apple
Sadko
Frost
The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship
Baba Yaga
The Cat who became Head-Forester
Spring in the Forest
The Little Daughter of the Snow
Prince Ivan, the Witch Baby, and the Little Sister of the Sun
The Stolen Turnips, the Magic Tablecloth, the Sneezing Goat, and the Wooden Whistle
Little Master Misery
A Chapter of Fish
The Golden Fish
Who Lived in the Skull?
Alenoushka and her Brother
The Fire-Bird, the Horse of Power, and the Princess Vasilissa
The Hunter and his Wife
The Three Men of Power—Evening, Midnight, and Sunrise
Salt
The Christening in the Village
This book is also available at Project Gutenberg, Internet Archive, Sacred Texts, Hathi Trust, with a free audiobook at Librivox. Amazon has a free Kindle ebook.
Table of Contents
The Hut in the Forest
The Tale of the Silver Saucer and the Transparent Apple
Sadko
Frost
The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship
Baba Yaga
The Cat who became Head-Forester
Spring in the Forest
The Little Daughter of the Snow
Prince Ivan, the Witch Baby, and the Little Sister of the Sun
The Stolen Turnips, the Magic Tablecloth, the Sneezing Goat, and the Wooden Whistle
Little Master Misery
A Chapter of Fish
The Golden Fish
Who Lived in the Skull?
Alenoushka and her Brother
The Fire-Bird, the Horse of Power, and the Princess Vasilissa
The Hunter and his Wife
The Three Men of Power—Evening, Midnight, and Sunrise
Salt
The Christening in the Village
Steele. The Russian Garland.
Today's book is The Russian Garland by Robert Steele with illustrations by J. R. de Rosciszewski. For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image.
The book is also available at Project Gutenberg, Internet Archive, and Hathi Trust. There is also a free Kindle ebook. The links below are to the Project Gutenberg edition.
Table of Contents
Foreword link
Story of Lyubim Tsarevich and the Winged Wolf link
Story of the most wonderful and noble Self-Playing Harp link
The Seven Brothers Simeon link
Story of Ivan, the Peasant’s Son link
Story of the Golden Mountain link
Iliya of Murom and the Robber Nightingale link
The Renowned Hero, Bova Korolevich and the Princess Drushnevna link
The Mild Man and his Cantankerous Wife link
Story of the Duck with Golden Eggs link
Story of Bulat the Brave Companion link
Story of Prince Malandrach and the Princess Salikalla link
Story of a Shoemaker and his Servant Prituitshkin link
Emelyan, the Fool link
The Judgment of Shemyaka link
Story of Prince Peter with the Golden Keys, and the Princess Magilene link
Sila Tsarevich and Ivashka with the White Smock link
Story of the Knight Yaroslav Lasarevich and the Princess Anastasia link
The book is also available at Project Gutenberg, Internet Archive, and Hathi Trust. There is also a free Kindle ebook. The links below are to the Project Gutenberg edition.
Table of Contents
Foreword link
Story of Lyubim Tsarevich and the Winged Wolf link
Story of the most wonderful and noble Self-Playing Harp link
The Seven Brothers Simeon link
Story of Ivan, the Peasant’s Son link
Story of the Golden Mountain link
Iliya of Murom and the Robber Nightingale link
The Renowned Hero, Bova Korolevich and the Princess Drushnevna link
The Mild Man and his Cantankerous Wife link
Story of the Duck with Golden Eggs link
Story of Bulat the Brave Companion link
Story of Prince Malandrach and the Princess Salikalla link
Story of a Shoemaker and his Servant Prituitshkin link
Emelyan, the Fool link
The Judgment of Shemyaka link
Story of Prince Peter with the Golden Keys, and the Princess Magilene link
Sila Tsarevich and Ivashka with the White Smock link
Story of the Knight Yaroslav Lasarevich and the Princess Anastasia link
Bain. Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales
Today's free book is Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales by R. Nisbet Bain with illustrations by Noel L. Nisbet. For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image.
The book is available at Project Gutenberg, Internet Archive, Hathi Trust, and Google Books. You can get a free Kindle ebook from Amazon too!
Introduction
Oh: The Tsar of the Forest
The Story of the Wind
The Voices at the Window
The Story of Little Tsar Novishny, the False Sister, and the Faithful Beasts
The Vampire and St Michael
The Story of Tremsin, the Bird Zhar, and Nastasia, the Lovely Maid of the Sea
The Serpent-Wife
The Story of Unlucky Daniel
The Sparrow and the Bush
The Old Dog
The Fox and the Cat
The Straw Ox
The Golden Slipper
The Iron Wolf
The Three Brothers
The Tsar and the Angel
The Story of Ivan and the Daughter of the Sun
The Cat, the Cock, and the Fox
The Serpent-Tsarevich and His Two Wives
The Origin of the Mole
The Two Princes
The Ungrateful Children and the Old Father Who Went to School Again
Ivan the Fool and St Peter’s Fife
The Magic Egg
The Story of the Forty-First Brother
The Story of the Unlucky Days
The Wondrous Story of Ivan Golik and the Serpents
The book is available at Project Gutenberg, Internet Archive, Hathi Trust, and Google Books. You can get a free Kindle ebook from Amazon too!
Oh: The Tsar of the Forest
The Story of the Wind
The Voices at the Window
The Story of Little Tsar Novishny, the False Sister, and the Faithful Beasts
The Vampire and St Michael
The Story of Tremsin, the Bird Zhar, and Nastasia, the Lovely Maid of the Sea
The Serpent-Wife
The Story of Unlucky Daniel
The Sparrow and the Bush
The Old Dog
The Fox and the Cat
The Straw Ox
The Golden Slipper
The Iron Wolf
The Three Brothers
The Tsar and the Angel
The Story of Ivan and the Daughter of the Sun
The Cat, the Cock, and the Fox
The Serpent-Tsarevich and His Two Wives
The Origin of the Mole
The Two Princes
The Ungrateful Children and the Old Father Who Went to School Again
Ivan the Fool and St Peter’s Fife
The Magic Egg
The Story of the Forty-First Brother
The Story of the Unlucky Days
The Wondrous Story of Ivan Golik and the Serpents
Wratislaw. Sixty Folktales from Slavonic Sources
Today's free book is Sixty Folktales from Exclusively Slavonic Sources by A. H. Wratislaw. For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image.
The book is available at Project Gutenberg, Sacred Texts, Internet Archive, and Hathi Trust.
WESTERN SLAVONIANS
Bohemian Stories
Introduction
I. Long, Broad, and Sharpsight
II. 'The Three Golden Hairs of Grandfather Allknow'
III. Goldenhair
IV. Intelligence and Luck
V. The Jezinkas
VI. The Wood-Lady
VII. George with the Goat
Moravian Stories
Introduction
VIII. Godmother Death
IX. The Four Brothers
Hungarian-Slovenish Stories
Introduction
X. The Three Lemons
XI. The Sun-Horse
XII. The Golden Spinster
XIII. Are You Angry?
Upper and Lower Lusatian Stories
Introduction
XIV. Right Always Remains Right
XV. Little Red Hood
Kashubian Story
Introduction
XVI. Cudgel, Bestir Yourself!
Polish Stories
Introduction
XVII. Prince Unexpected
XVIII. The Spirit of a Buried Man
XIX. The Pale Maiden
XX. The Plague-Swarm
EASTERN SLAVONIANS
White Russian Stories
Introduction
XXI. The Frost, The Sun, and the Wind
XII. Little Rolling-Pea
XXIII. The Wonderful Boys
Little Russian Stories (from Galicia.)
Introduction
XXIV. God Knows How to Punish Man
XXV. The Good Children
XXVI. The Devil and the Gipsy
XXVII. God and the Devil
Little Russian Stories (from South Russia)
Introduction
XXVIII. The Beautiful Damsel and the Wicked Old Woman
XXIX. The Snake and the Princess
XXX. Transformation into a Nightingale and a Cuckoo
XXXI. Transmigration of the Soul
XXXII. The Wizard
Great Russian Stories
Introduction
XXXIII. The Lime-Tree
XXXIV. Ilya of Murom and Nightingale the Robber
SOUTHERN SLAVONIANS
Bulgarian Stories
Introduction
XXXV. The Lord God as an Old Man
XXXVI. Bulgarian Hospitality
XXXVII. Cinderella
XXXVIII. The Golden Apples and the Nine Peahens
XXXIX. The Language of Animals
Serbian Stories
Introduction
XL. The Lame Fox
XLI. The Sons' Oath to Their Dying Father
XLII. The Wonderful Hair
XLIII. The Dragon and the Prince
XLIV. Fate
Serbian Stories From Bosnia
Introduction
XLV. The Birdcatcher
XLVI. The Two Brothers
Serbian Stories From Carniola
Introduction
XLVII. The Origin of Man
XLVIII. God's Cock
XLIX. Kurent The Preserver
L. Kurent and Man
LI. The Hundred-Leaved Rose
Croatian Stories
Introduction
LII. Kraljevitch Marko
LIII. The Daughter of the King of the Vilas
LIV. The Wonder-Working Lock
LV. The She-Wolf
LVI. Milutin
Illyrian-Slovenish Stories
Introduction
LVII. The Friendship of a Vila and of the Months
LVIII. The Fisherman's Son
LIX. The White Snake
LX. The Vila
The book is available at Project Gutenberg, Sacred Texts, Internet Archive, and Hathi Trust.
WESTERN SLAVONIANS
Bohemian Stories
Introduction
I. Long, Broad, and Sharpsight
II. 'The Three Golden Hairs of Grandfather Allknow'
III. Goldenhair
IV. Intelligence and Luck
V. The Jezinkas
VI. The Wood-Lady
VII. George with the Goat
Moravian Stories
Introduction
VIII. Godmother Death
IX. The Four Brothers
Hungarian-Slovenish Stories
Introduction
X. The Three Lemons
XI. The Sun-Horse
XII. The Golden Spinster
XIII. Are You Angry?
Upper and Lower Lusatian Stories
Introduction
XIV. Right Always Remains Right
XV. Little Red Hood
Kashubian Story
Introduction
XVI. Cudgel, Bestir Yourself!
Polish Stories
Introduction
XVII. Prince Unexpected
XVIII. The Spirit of a Buried Man
XIX. The Pale Maiden
XX. The Plague-Swarm
EASTERN SLAVONIANS
White Russian Stories
Introduction
XXI. The Frost, The Sun, and the Wind
XII. Little Rolling-Pea
XXIII. The Wonderful Boys
Little Russian Stories (from Galicia.)
Introduction
XXIV. God Knows How to Punish Man
XXV. The Good Children
XXVI. The Devil and the Gipsy
XXVII. God and the Devil
Little Russian Stories (from South Russia)
Introduction
XXVIII. The Beautiful Damsel and the Wicked Old Woman
XXIX. The Snake and the Princess
XXX. Transformation into a Nightingale and a Cuckoo
XXXI. Transmigration of the Soul
XXXII. The Wizard
Great Russian Stories
Introduction
XXXIII. The Lime-Tree
XXXIV. Ilya of Murom and Nightingale the Robber
SOUTHERN SLAVONIANS
Bulgarian Stories
Introduction
XXXV. The Lord God as an Old Man
XXXVI. Bulgarian Hospitality
XXXVII. Cinderella
XXXVIII. The Golden Apples and the Nine Peahens
XXXIX. The Language of Animals
Serbian Stories
Introduction
XL. The Lame Fox
XLI. The Sons' Oath to Their Dying Father
XLII. The Wonderful Hair
XLIII. The Dragon and the Prince
XLIV. Fate
Serbian Stories From Bosnia
Introduction
XLV. The Birdcatcher
XLVI. The Two Brothers
Serbian Stories From Carniola
Introduction
XLVII. The Origin of Man
XLVIII. God's Cock
XLIX. Kurent The Preserver
L. Kurent and Man
LI. The Hundred-Leaved Rose
Croatian Stories
Introduction
LII. Kraljevitch Marko
LIII. The Daughter of the King of the Vilas
LIV. The Wonder-Working Lock
LV. The She-Wolf
LVI. Milutin
Illyrian-Slovenish Stories
Introduction
LVII. The Friendship of a Vila and of the Months
LVIII. The Fisherman's Son
LIX. The White Snake
LX. The Vila
Iliowizi. Legends of the Russian Jews
Today's free book is In the Pale: Stories and Legends of the Russian Jews by Henry Iliowizi. For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image.
The book is available at Internet Archive, Hathi Trust, and Google Books.
Ezra and Huldah
The Baal-shem and His Golem
Friends in Life and in Death
Czar Nicholas the First and Sir Moses Montefiore
The Czar in Rothschild's Castle
The Legend of the Ten Lost Tribes
The Legend of the B'nai Mosheh
The book is available at Internet Archive, Hathi Trust, and Google Books.
The Baal-shem and His Golem
Friends in Life and in Death
Czar Nicholas the First and Sir Moses Montefiore
The Czar in Rothschild's Castle
The Legend of the Ten Lost Tribes
The Legend of the B'nai Mosheh
Ralston. Russian Fairy Tales
Today's free book is Russian Fairy Tales: A Choice Collection of Muscovite Folklore by W. R. S. Ralston. You can find out more about this book in the Russian Folktales unit of the Myth-Folklore UnTextbook.
For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image.
The book is available at Project Gutenberg, Internet Archive, and Hathi Books. There is also a free audiobook at LibriVox. You can get a free Kindle eBook from Amazon too!
For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image.
The book is available at Project Gutenberg, Internet Archive, and Hathi Books. There is also a free audiobook at LibriVox. You can get a free Kindle eBook from Amazon too!
CHAPTER I.
Introductory. The Folk-tale in general, and the Skazka in particular—Relation of Russian Popular Tales to Russian Life—Stories about Courtship, Death, Burial and Wailings for the Dead—Warnings against Drink, Jokes about Women, Tales of Simpletons—A rhymed Skazka and a Legend
I. The Fiend
II. The Dead Mother
III. The Dead Witch
IV. The Treasure
V. The Cross-Surety
VI. The Awful Drunkard
VII. The Bad Wife
VIII. The Golovikha
IX. The Three Copecks
X. The Miser
XI. The Fool and the Birch-Tree
XII. The Mizgir
XIII. The Smith and the Demon
CHAPTER II.
Mythological. Principal Incarnations of Evil. On the “Mythical Skazkas”—Male embodiments of Evil: 1. The Snake as the Stealer of Daylight; 2. Norka the Beast, Lord of the Lower World; 3. Koshchei the Deathless, The Stealer of Fair Princesses—his connexion with Punchkin and “the Giant who had no Heart in his Body”—Excursus on Bluebeard’s Chamber; 4. The Water King or Subaqueous Demon—Female Embodiments of Evil: 1. The Baba Yaga or Hag, and 2. The Witch, feminine counterparts of the Snake
XIV. Ivan Popyalof
XV. The Norka
XVI. Marya Morevna
XVII. Koshchei the Deathless
XVIII. The Water Snake
XIX. The Water King and Vasilissa the Wise
XX. The Baba Yaga
XXI. Vasilissa the Fair
XXII. The Witch
XXIII. The Witch and the Sun’s Sister
CHAPTER III.
Mythological. Miscellaneous Impersonations. One-eyed Likho, a story of the Polyphemus Cycle—Woe, the Poor Man’s Companion—Friday, Wednesday, and Sunday personified as Female Spirits—The Léshy or Wood-Demon—Legends about Rivers—Frost as a Wooer of Maidens—The Whirlwind personified as a species of Snake or Demon—Morfei and Oh, two supernatural beings
XXIV. One-Eyed Likho
XXV. Woe
XXVI. Friday
XXVII. Wednesday
XXVIII. The Léshy
XXIX. Vazuza and Volga
XXX. Sozh and Dnieper
XXXI. The Metamorphosis of the Dnieper, the Volga, and the Dvina
XXXII. Frost
CHAPTER IV.
Magic and Witchcraft. The Waters of Life and Death, and of Strength and Weakness—Aid given to Children by Dead Parents—Magic Horses, Fish, etc.—Stories about Brides won by a Leap, etc.—Stories about Wizards and Witches—The Headless Princess—Midnight Watchings over Corpses—The Fire Bird, its connexion with the Golden Bird and the Phoenix
XXXIII. The Blind Man and the Cripple
XXXIV. Princess Helena the Fair
XXXV. Emilian the Fool
XXXVI. The Witch Girl
XXXVII. The Headless Princess
XXXVIII. The Soldier’s Midnight Watch
XXXIX. The Warlock
CHAPTER V.
Ghost Stories. Slavonic Ideas about the Dead—On Heaven and Hell—On the Jack and the Beanstalk Story—Harmless Ghosts—The Rip van Winkle Story—the attachment of Ghosts to their Shrouds and Coffin-Lids—Murderous Ghosts—Stories about Vampires—on the name Vampire, and the belief in Vampirism
XL. The Fox-Physician
XLI. The Fiddler in Hell
XLII. The Ride on the Gravestone
XLIII. The Two Friends
XLIV. The Shroud
XLV. The Coffin-Lid
XLVI. The Two Corpses
XLVII. The Dog and the Corpse
XLVIII. The Soldier and the Vampire
CHAPTER VI.
Legends. 1. Saints, etc. Legends connected with the Dog, the Izba, the Creation of Man, the Rye, the Snake, Ox, Sole, etc.; with Birds, the Peewit, Sparrow, Swallow, etc.—Legends about SS. Nicholas, Andrew, George, Kasian, etc.
XLIX. Elijah the Prophet and Nicholas
L. The Priest with the Greedy Eyes
2. Demons, etc. Part played by Demons in the Skazkas—On “Hasty Words,” and Parental Curses; their power to subject persons to demoniacal possession—The dulness of Demons; Stories about Tricks played upon them—Their Gratitude to those who treat them with Kindness and their General Behavior—Various Legends about Devils—Moral Tale of the Gossip’s Bedstead
LI. The Hasty Word
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