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Morphology of the Folktale Expanded List of FunctionsCompiled and Edited by Nick XylasINTRODUCTIONWhat follows is an expanded version of the list of functions contained in Vladimir Propps Morphology of the Folktale (translated into English by Louis A Wagner) matched, to the best of my ability, with the relevant passages from The Complete Folktales of A. N. Afanasev: Volume I, (translated by Jack V Haney and published by the University Press of Mississippi). Some symbols are not represented in Appendix III of Propp, Schemes and Commentaries, and so are taken from Chapter III, The Functions of Dramatis Personae. Where the tale is not featured in Volume I of Afanasev & Haney, which features tales numbered 1-178, and is the only volume published at the time of writing this, I have quoted directly from Propp & Wagner. Such quotes are presented in Courier New font in order to distinguish them from the rest of the text. Most of these examples are indirect quotations, which I have placed in italics in order to distinguish them from the few direct quotations from the tales. Connectives and trebling are not represented in Appendix III; they are likewise omitted here. The same is true of the preparatory section, though some examples are given in Chapter III. Also, the examples given for functions M and N (difficult task and solution) are so numerous that it would have been too time-consuming to reproduce them all, so I have just included the ones featured in the tables in Appendix III. I refer you to Chapter III of Propp for the full list. Negative functions are represented by adding (neg.) at the end.Since the same paragraph, or even sentence, can cover more than one function, a certain amount of duplication in the text is unavoidable. Where a function appears more than once within the same move of the same tale in separate incidents, I have reproduced them as a numbered list, like so:1) The first example.2) The second example.However, when they involve simple repetition (eg the hero slays a three- then a six- then a twelve-headed dragon), I have only reprinted one instance in order to save space.As Wagner mentions in his footnotes, there are several transcription errors, meaning that the schemes of the tales as presented do not always correspond to the symbols used in Propp. In such cases, I have merely guessed at what Propp meant. If you think my guesses are wrong, feel free to modify this document. I hope nonetheless that it will be of some use to students of folklore and/or story structure.Nick XylasSpring 2015

00 initial situation ()The Witch and the Suns Sister (93 move I)In a certain tsardom, in a far off land, there lived and dwelt a tsar and his tsaritsa, and they had a son, Ivan Tsarevich, who had been unable to speak since birthFrost (95 Move I)There lived an old man and an old woman. They had three daughters. The oldwoman didnt like the eldest daughter (she was a stepdaughter), often reprovingher, waking her early, and making her do all the work. The girl fed and watered thestock, carried the wood and water into the hut, heated up the stove, made the festive costumes, swept the hut, and cleared everything up before sunrise. But the oldwoman was still dissatisfied with her, and she scolded Marfusha: Youre so lazy,youre such a sloven! And the grate isnt quite right and isnt standing there properly, and theres filth everywhere in the hut. The girl remained silent and wept. Shetried every which way to please her stepmother and serve the other daughters, butthe sisters, just like their mother, insulted Marfusha all the time and quarreled withher and made her cry. They really liked that! They always got up late, washed in thewater already fetched for them, dried themselves with a clean towel, and sat downto work only when they had dined. So our maids grew and grew, and they grew upand became ready to marry. Now soon a tale is told, but not so soon is a deeddone. The old man felt sorry for the eldest daughter. He loved her because she wasobedient and hard-working, never resisted what she was told to do, never spokeback, and the old man didnt know how to assuage his grief. He was weak, the oldwoman a crosspatch, and her daughters lazy and stubborn.Daughter and Stepdaughter (98)A peasant widower with a daughter married a widow, also with a daughter, and so they had these two stepdaughters.The Mares Head (99)So then there lived this old man and his wife, and they had two daughters: One was the old mans, the other his wifes. Now, the old mans wife was the kind that always got up early and did everything, but it was as if his wifes daughter did nothing at all!Little Bitty Khavroshechka (100)You know that on earth there are good people and those who are not so good, andthere are those who do not fear God and who know no shame. To the latter belonged Little Bitty Khavroshechka.The Little Red Cow (101 Move I)In no certain tsardom, in no certain country, there lived and dwelt a tsar and his tsaritsa, and they had just one daughter, Maria Tsarevna.Vasilisa the Beautiful (104 Move I)In a certain tsardom, there lived and dwelt a merchant. Hed been married fortwelve years and only had the one daughter, Vasilisa the Beautiful. When her mother died, the little girl was eight years old. As she was dying, the merchants wifecalled her daughter to her, took a doll from under the blanket, gave it to her, andsaid: Listen, Vasilisushka! Remember me, and fulfill my last words. I am dying andam leaving you my mothers blessing and this doll. Always keep it with you and show it to no one. And when some misfortune befalls you, give the doll somethingto eat and ask its advice. The doll will eat and tell you how to help you in yourwoe. Then the mother kissed her daughter and died.Baba Yaga and the Midget (105 Move I)There lived and dwelt this old man and old woman. They had no children. No matter what they did, however much they prayed to God, the old woman still bore nochild. Once the old man went into the woods hunting for mushrooms. Along theway, he encountered an old grandfather. I know, he said, I know what you havein your thoughts. You keep on thinking about children. Go throughout your villageand collect an egg from every household, and put the eggs to a setting hen. Whatwill happen youll see for yourself!The old man returned to the village. In that village there were forty-one households. He went to each household and collected an egg from each, and set a henon the forty-one eggs. Two weeks passed, and the old man looked and the oldwoman looked toofrom each of those eggs a little boy was born. Forty of themwere strong and healthy, but the forty-first had no such luck: He was skinny andweak! The old man gave out names to the boys. He gave them to each, but hedidnt have a name for the last one. Well, he said. Let him be Midget.The old folks children grew, they grew not by the day, but by the hour. Theygrew up and went to work, helping their father and mother. The forty boys helpedin the field, but Midget took charge of the house. Hay-mowing season came. Thebrothers cut the grass, put up the stacks, working out there about a week, and thenthey returned to the village. They ate and lay down to sleep. The old man lookedand said, Greenhorns! They eat a lot, sleep soundly, but when it comes right downto it, nothing gets done. You should take a look first, Father! Midget responded.The old man got dressed and set out for the meadows. He looked: There were fortyhaystacks. Oh, you good lads! So much hay youve cut and stacked in a week!Baba Yaga and the Nimble Youth (106 Move I)There lived this tomcat, a sparrow, and the third was a nimble youth. Ivashko and the Witch (108)There lived this old man and his woman, and they had one son, Ivashechko. Theyloved him so much that you cant even describe it. The Swan-Geese (113)There lived an old man and old woman. They had a daughter and a little son.Prince Danila Govorila (114)There lived and dwelt this old princess. She had a grown son and daughter, and sostocky, so fine they were!The Truth and the Lie (115 move I)Well, you see, it was just such an affair, and Ill tell you to your health. And not tothe anger of your grace, but just to put it into words, to talk as we now are with you,as to how two of our brethren got overheated between themselves, two poor, everso poor peasants. One of them lived somehow, striking out with every sort ofinjustice, capable, you see, of deceits, and thieving was his main occupation. Andthe other one, just listen, followed the path of truth, living out his days in labor.And because of this they argued. The one said its better to live by the lie, while theother one said you cant live by the lieits better to live, however it be, by thetruth. So they argued and argued, and neither, you see, could convince the other.The Prince and his Uncle (123 Move I)There lived and dwelt this king, and he had an adolescent son.Ivan Tsarevich and Marfa Tsarevna (125 Move I)This one tsar had for many years kept this little man in prisoniron arms, castiron head, himself copper, and very clever, but somehow pompous. The son to thetsar, Ivan Tsarevich, was little, but he would walk by the prison.The Little Copper Man (126 Move I)There was this landlord, and he had three sons. Two were clever, but the third wasa fool.The Merchants Daughter and Her Maid (127)There lived this really rich merchant. He had this one daughter, who was good-looking, really beautiful! This merchant took his goods to various provinces, andhe once went to this tsardom to a tsar, and he brought him these fine goods andbegan giving them to him. The tsar had this conversation with him: I wonder that Icant find myself a bride. So then the merchant said to this tsar, Ive a fine daughter, and shes so fine that whatever a man thinks, shell find it out! The tsar didntwait a minute, but wrote a letter and shouted out to his lords and gendarmes, Goto this merchant and give this letter to the merchants daughter. And the letterread: Get ready to be married!The Three Tsardoms Copper, Silver and Gold (128 Move I)There used to be, there once livedthere lived and dwelt an old man and an oldwoman. They had three sons: Yegorushko the Unexpected, Misha the Pigeon-toed,and the third was Ivashko, who loved to lie behind the stove.Frolka the Dropout (131)There lived and dwelt this tsar, and he had three daughters. And such beauties theywere that you cant describe them in a tale, or depict them with a pen. The Norka Beast (132 Move I)There lived this tsar and tsaritsa. They had three sons. Two were clever, but thethird was a fool. The tsar had this animal park, in which he kept a great many various animals.

Rollingpea (133 Move I)There lived this man and his wife, and they had two sons and a daughter. Ivan Popialov (135)Once there lived this old man and his wife, and they had three sons. Two wereclever, but the third was a fool. He was named Ivan and nicknamed Popialov, Ivanof the Ashes. For twelve years he lay among the ashes of the stove, but then laterhe got up from the ashes and shook himself such that six poods of ash flew offhim!Storm-Bogatyr, Ivan the Cows Son (136 Move I)In a certain tsardom, in a certain land, there lived and dwelt a king with his queen.Ivan the Bulls Son (137 Move I)In a certain tsardom, in a certain land, there lived anddwelt a tsar and his tsaritsa. They had no children. Ivan the Peasants Son and the Little Man the Size of a Finger With Moustaches Seven Versts Long (138 Move I)In a certain tsardom, in a certain land, there lived and dwelt a tsar. In this tsarscourtyard, there stood a column, and on this column were three rings: one gold,one silver, and the third copper.Ivan Suchenko and the Belyi Polianin (139 Move I)This tale begins from the gray, from the brown, from the magic steed. On the sea,on the ocean, on the island of Buian, there stands a roasted ox, and next to it astrung bow. And three lads were walking, and they dropped in and breakfasted andthen went on farther, boasting away and amusing themselves: We, brothers, wereat such and such a place. We ate more than a village womans dough! Thats the pre-tale, the tale will follow.In a certain tsardom, in a certain land, there lived and dwelt a tsar in a flat place,just like a tablecloth. And from birth hed had no children. A beggar came to him.The tsar queried him: Do you not know what I need to do so that I have children?He replied, Gather all the seven-year old boys and girls, and have the girls spinand the boys weave a net in one night. Tell them to catch in the net a gold-finnedbream in the sea, and give it to the tsaritsa to eat.Dawn, Evening and Midnight (140)In a certain country there lived and dwelt a king. He had three daughters of indescribable beauty. The king guarded them more than his own eyes. He built underground chambers and put them there like birds in a cage, so that no wild windswould blow on them, nor would the bright sun burn them with its rays.The Bear, Moustaches, Mountain Man, and Oakman Bogatyrs (141 Move I)Ina certain tsardom, in a certain land, there lived and dwelt an old man and his oldwoman. They had no children.

Nodei, the Priests Grandson (143 Move I)In no certain tsardom, in no certain land, there lived a priest. The priest was a widower, and this priest had a single daughter of his own. The Flying Ship (144)There were this old man and his wife, and they had three sons. Two were clever,but the third was a fool. The woman loved the first two and kept them dressedcleanly, but the third was always dressed poorly and walked about only in a dirtyblack shirt.The Seven Simeons (145)In this one place, a peasant had seven sonsseven Simeonseach one more of alad than the others, but also such lazybones, idlers, that you couldnt find such inthe whole world. They did nothing. Their father agonized and agonized over them,and led them to the tsar.Nikita the Tanner (148)A serpent appeared around Kiev, and he collected from the people a not insignificant tribute: from each household a beautiful maiden. Hed then take the maidenand eat her.The Serpent and the Gypsy (149)In olden times, there existed this one village, and a serpent took to flying to thisvillage to devour people. He ate them all up, and there remained but one peasant.The Hired Hand (150 Move I)There lived and dwelt this peasant. He had three sons.Shabarsha (151)So-ooo, shall I amuse you with a little tale? Its a tale miraculous. In it are wondrous wonders, miraculous miracles, and the laborer Shabarsha, a rogue amongrogues. Oh well, in for a penny, in for a pound! So this Shabarsha set off to findwork as a laborer, and times were bad. There was no grain at all. The vegetableshadnt grown.Ivan the Bears Son (152)In this certain village, there lived and dwelt a rich peasant and his wife. Once shewent off into the forest after pepper caps [Agaricus piperatusJVH], got lost, andwandered into a bear den.A Soldier Rescues a Tsarevna (153)A soldier was posted to distant borders. He served his prescribed term, received aclear discharge, and went back to his homeland. He walked through many lands,through many countries. He came to a capital city and stopped at the dwelling of apoor old woman.A Fugitive Soldier and the Devil (154)A soldier requested leave, gathered up his kit, and set off. He walked and walked,but nowhere did he see any water with which he might moisten his hardtack on theroad along the way, and his stomach was long since empty. There was nothingelse to be done. He trudged on.The Two Ivans, A Soldiers Sons (155 Move I)In a certain tsardom, in a certain land, there lived and dwelt a peasant. The timecame, and he was conscripted into the army. He was leaving his pregnant wife. Hespoke his farewells, saying, Look here, Wife, live well, dont make fun of kindfolks, dont ruin the household, and wait for me. If God permits it, Ill come backretired. Ill return to you. Here are twenty-five rubles. Whether you have a daughteror a son doesnt matter. Keep the money until they are grown. Then, if you have adaughter, this will be her dowry. And if God gives you a son and he lives to adulthood, then hell find plenty of support in this money. Some three months later,the woman gave birth to two twin boys, and she called them both Ivan, the soldiers sons.So the boys grewlike wheat dough in the leavening, they stretched upward.They knocked on ten years, and their mother gave them over to learning. Theysoon learned to read and write, and they outshone the children of boyars and merchants. Nobody could read or write or respond to questions better than they.Koshchei the Deathless (156 Move I)In a certain tsardom, in a certain country, there lived and dwelt a tsar. And this tsarhad three sons, all of whom had come of age.Maria Morevna (159 Move I)In a certain tsardom in a certain country, there lived and dwelt Ivan Tsarevich, andhe had three sisters: Maria Tsarevna, Olga Tsarevna, and the third was AnnaTsarevna. Their father and mother had died.Ivan Tsarevich and the Belyi Polianin (161 Move I)In a certain tsardom, in a certain land, there lived and dwelt this tsar, and the tsarhad three daughters and one son, Ivan Tsarevich. The tsar grew old and died, andIvan Tsarevich received the crown.The Crystal Mountain (162)In a certain tsardom, in a certain land, there lived and dwelt a tsar, and this tsarhad three sons.Bukhtan Bukhtanovich (163)In a certain tsardom, in a certain land, there had long lived a certain BukhtanBukhtanovich. This Bukhtan Bukhtanovich had raised up a stove on pillars in themiddle of the steppe. He would lie on this stove propped up by his elbow in cockroach milk. Kozma Quickrich (164 Move I)There lived and dwelt Kuzenka, all by himself in a dark forest. He had a poordwelling, and one cock and five hens.Emelia the Fool (166 Move I)There lived three brothers, and two were clever, but the third was a fool.At the Pikes Command (167 Move I)There lived and dwelt this poor peasant.(198 Move I)A tsar, his queen, their son.(244)A priest, his wife, his son Ivnuka, and daughter Alnuka.(247)Merchant, wife, and son.01 absentation ()1 absentation (departure) of eldersThe Swan-Geese (113)The old folks left

Rollingpea (133 Move I)Their father sent the sons to plow.(197)Once, he (a merchant) went away to foreign lands.(265)The prince had to go on a distant journey, leaving his wife to the care of strangers.2 death of parentsLittle Bitty Khavroshechka (100)She had been left an orphan when small. Some people took her in, fed her, and did not let her go out into the open, made her workevery day, and simply wore her out. She set things out and cleared away, and answered for all and for everything. Her mistress had three grown daughters. The eldest was called One-eye, themiddle one Two-eyes, and the youngest, Three-eyes. They knew nothing except sitting by the gate and watching the street. And Little Bitty Khavroshechka worked forthem, sewed for them, spun for them and wove, and never a kind word did she hear. And thats what hurt: to have someone push and shove, but no one to greetor take a liking to!The Little Red Cow (101 Move I)But when the tsaritsadied, the tsar took another wife, Yagishna.(198 Move I)The parents die.

3 absentation (departure) of younger peopleThe Witch and the Suns Sister (93 move I)When he was twelve years old, he once went to the stables to his favorite groom. That groom always told him tales, and so now Ivan Tsarevich had come to hearsome stories from himbut not what he heard from him!The Little Red Cow (101 Move I)The tsarevna went out into the steppe, bowed down to the right leg of the littlered cow Burnushka, and ate and drank her fill.Ivashko and the Witch (108)So then, once Ivashechkoasked his father and mother,Let me go, Id like to go fishing!The Merchants Daughter and Her Maid (127)The merchants daughter took up the letter, broke into tears, and got ready toleave, and her servant girl with her. But no one could guess that this servant wasntthe merchants daughter. They looked exactly alike. And so they got ready in identical dresses and rode off to the tsar for the wedding.Frolka the Dropout (131)They lovedto go strolling about in their garden of an evening, and that garden was large andglorious.Ivan the Bulls Son (137 Move I)There was only one thing that distinguishedthem: When they returned from an outing, Ivan Tsarevich asked to change hislinens, the cooks son wangled it to get something to eat, and Ivan the cows sonwent straightaway to lie down and rest.The Two Ivans, A Soldiers Sons (155 Move III)Now while all this was happening, this is what happened to the brother of Ivanthe soldiers son. Once he went hunting, and he encountered a swift-footed deer.

(198 Move II)After the marriage ceremony, the princess squeezes Ivns hand, recognizes his weakness, and guesses about Katmas help. They go off to have a good time.(244)Alnuka goes out into the woods for berries.

02 interdiction ()1 interdictionBaba Yaga and the Nimble Youth (106 Move I)The cat andsparrow went off to cut wood, and they said to the nimble youth, Keep care of thehouse and watch out. If that Baba Yaga comes and starts to count the spoons,dont say anything. Be quiet! All right, the nimble youth answered. The tom andthe sparrow went away.Ivashko and the Witch (108)What do you mean? Youre too small. Youd probably drown, or something.The Swan-Geese (113)Daughter, Daughter! said the mother. Were going out to work. Well bring youa bun, sew you a dress, and buy you a kerchief. But be clever, and take care of yourlittle brother. Dont go out of the yard.

Maria Morevna (159 Move II)Maria Morevna took him to her country with her. They lived together for quitesome time, and then the princess decided to get ready for war. She threw all the affairs of state on Ivan Tsarevich and instructed him, Go everywhere, look aftereverything. Only, you may not look in this one storeroom!The firebird and vasilisa tsarevna (169)He was riding along a road, along awide road, and he came upon the feather of a firebird. The feather shone like fire!His bogatyrs horse said to him, Dont take that gold feather! If you take it, youllknow misfortune.(201)Interdiction not to go out is sometimes strengthened or replaced by putting children in a stronghold.(219)1. Dont open the chest. 2. Dont kiss your sister.(230)Dont pick the apples.(244)Her mother orders her to take her brother along with her.(265)Often did the prince try to persuade her and command her not to leave the lofty tower.2 order or commandLittle Bitty Khavroshechka (100)The stepmother found out nothing and sent Two-eyes The third day the old woman got angry and sent Three-eyes, and she gave theorphan even more work.The Little Red Cow (101 Move I)What does thatbitch live on? thought Yagishna. The next day she gave Maria Tsarevna the samecrust of bread and sent her older daughter with her: Look and see what Maria Tsarevna is living on.Rollingpea (133 Move I)They said, Who will bring us dinner? Their fathersaid, The girl.(244)Take your brother with you to the woods.

03 violation ()1 interdiction violatedLittle Bitty Khavroshechka (100)She forgot her mothersinstructions, sunbathed, stretched out in the grass, and Khavroshechka chanted, Sleep, eye; sleep, eye! The one eye went to sleep[Two-eyes] also sunbathed and stretched out in the grass. She forgot her mothersinstructions and closed her eyes, and Khavroshechka whispered, Sleep, eye; sleep, second eye. The little cow wove and bleached, and rolled the linen into bundles. Two-eyes slept on.The Little Red Cow (101 Move I)They came out into the open steppe. Maria Tsarevna said, Let me, Sister,search your head. [For liceJVH] She began searching, and chanted, Sleep, sleep, Sister! Sleep, sleep, my own. Sleep, sleep, eye! Sleep, sleep, the other eye! Her sister fell asleep, and Maria Tsarevna got up and went up to the little cow Burenushka, bowed to her right leg, ate and drank her fill, and was smartly attired! And she wentabout the whole day dressed as a proper young lady. Evening came. Maria Tsarevna dressed as before, and said, Get up, Sister! Get up, my own one! Lets go home. Oh no, Ive slept all day and seen nothing. Now mother will scold me! she said woefully.

The Swan-Geese (113)She set her little brother down on the grass beneaththe window, and she ran out into the street, played about, enjoyed herself. Frolka the Dropout (131)Once the royal daughters tarried in the garden, admiring the flowers.2 order or command carried outLittle Bitty Khavroshechka (100)And Three-eyes, just like her older sisters, jumped andhopped about, and fell onto the grass. Khavroshechka sang, Sleep, eye; sleep, second eye!and she forgot about the third eye. Two eyes went to sleep, but thethird eye watched and saw everything: how the beautiful young girl climbed intoone ear and climbed out the other ear, and then collected the linen that had been prepared. Thats all she saw. The Little Red Cow (101 Move I)Maria Tsarevna said, Sister! Let me search your head. Search, Sister, search, my ownone! Maria Tsarevna began searching and chanting, Sleep, sleep, Sister! Sleep,sleep, my own one! Sleep, sleep eye! Sleep, sleep, second eye! But she forgotabout the third eye.Baba Yaga and the Nimble Youth (106 Move I)Suddenly Baba Yaga appeared, took the spoons, and counted: This istomcats spoon, this is sparrows spoon, and the third is the nimble youths. Theyouth couldnt stand it any more and shouted out, Dont touch my spoon, BabaYaga!Rollingpea (133 Move I)Their mother prepared the dinnerand gave it to the daughter to carry to them.04 reconnaisance ()1 reconnaissance by the villain to obtain information about the heroLittle Bitty Khavroshechka (100)The old woman was amazed, and she called One-eye: My good daughter, mycomely daughter! Go and see whos helping the orphan out. Whos spinning, weaving, bleaching, and rolling the stuff into bundles.The Little Red Cow (101 Move I)They came home. Her mother asked her, What did Maria Tsarevna drink, whatdid she eat? I didnt see anything. Yagishna swore at her. In the morning she got up and sent her three-eyed daughter: Go and watch, see what that bitch eats and drinks. The girls went out into the pen steppe to pasture Burenushka.Ivashko and the Witch (108)Ivashko heard that this wasnt his mothers voice, but a witchs voice, and he sang: Boat, little boat, sail away! Boat, little boat, sail far away! Thats not my mother calling; Its the witch calling me.

Prince Danila Govorila (114)This wicked witch really disliked them: How could I destroy them. How could I bring them to a bad end? She thought and thought aboutit.(197)A clerk: Where do you get these precious stones?(201)A bear says: Who will tell me what has become of the tsars children? Where did they disappear to?(209)A princess: Tell me, Ivn the merchants son, where is your wisdom(258)A priest at confession: How were you able to get well so quickly?

2 reconnaissance by the hero to obtain informationabout the villainKoshchei the Deathless (156 Move II)She asked him this andthat, and then said, Where is your death, Kosh the Deathless?Fedor Tugarin and Anastasia the Beautiful (160)She then returned to the hutand began kissing and caressing the serpent. And then she said, What a fasthorse you have! Where can one get another such horse that could outrun yours?3 reconnaissance by other personsThe Witch and the Suns Sister (93 move II)He rode and he rode, and finally he came to the Suns sister. She took him in,fed him, and gave him drink, and she looked after him as if he were her own son. The tsarevich was living well, but something wasnt quite right and he felt sad. He wanted to find out what was happening in his own home. Once he went up onto ahigh mountain, and he looked at the palace and saw that everything had been devoured and only the walls remained! He sighed and began crying. But when he hadlooked at it and cried, he went back and the Suns sister asked him, Why are youcrying so much, Ivan Tsarevich? He replied, The wind has been blowing in myeyes. The next time the same thing: The Suns sister went and forbade the wind toblow.05 delivery ()1 the villain receives information about the heroLittle Bitty Khavroshechka (100)Three-eyes told her mother. She rejoiced, and on thenext day went to her husband: Kill the spotted cow! The old man hemmed and hawed: What, woman, are you out of your mind? Thats a young cow, a fine one! But butcher it and thats that! He sharpened a knife....The Little Red Cow (101 Move I)Yagishna gave the order: Old man, slaughter that little cow,that Burenushka. The old man slaughtered her.Rollingpea (133 Move I)The brothers said, Whenyou go to the top of the hill, therell be three roads. Therell be some wood shavings lying on one road, and you take that one.

Ivashko and the Witch (108)A witch heard how the old man and woman called Ivashko, and she wanted togain control over the boy. So she came out onto the shore and shouted in a hoarsevoice:Ivashechko, Ivashechko, my little son!Come up, come up to the shore;Ivebroughtyousomethingtoeatanddrink.

(187)An old man has received a marvelous bag; he gives the godmother a treat from the bag and thereby gives away the secret of his talisman to her.(197)To the clerks question about the precious stones, the merchants wife replies: Oh, the hen lays them for us.(201)The chisel answers the bear: Take me out into the courtyard and throw me to the ground; where I stick, theres the hive.2 the hero receives information about the villainKoshchei the Deathless (156 Move II)My death is insuch and such a place. An oak tree stands there, and beneath the oak is a trunk,and in the trunk a hare, and in the hare a duck, and in the duck an egg, and in thategg is my death, he said. Kosh the Deathless said this, stayed a little while, andflew away.Fedor Tugarin and Anastasia the Beautiful (160)The serpent grew soft from Anastasias loving, for she had never done this before,and he completely forgot himself and told her, to his great grief. Theres this onewoman who has twelve mares, and if you get a horse from those mares, it will outrun mine. Only its difficult to get a horse from this old woman, as she makes anyone asking her to hire on to herd those mares for three days, and if the guard falls asleep (and the old woman gives everyone a sleeping potion), the mares will runaway. Then the woman will find them herself, and take a strip from the guardsback and chase him away.3 information received by other meansThe Witch and the Suns Sister (93 move II)The third time Ivan Tsarevich came back tear-stained, but now there was nothing to be donehe had to admit everything.06 trickery () initial transformationIvashko and the Witch (108)So she ran to the smith and asked him, Smith, oh Smith! Forge me a voice as fineas Ivashkos mothers. Otherwise, Ill eat you up!The smith forged her a voice justlike Ivashkos mothers.

The Crystal Mountain (162)They rode up to the crystal mount, and suddenly out of nowhere there leapt a goldgoat! The tsarevich chased after it. He galloped and galloped, but he couldnt catchthe goat.(189)A thief pretends to be a beggarwoman.(204)A dragon turns into a handsome youth;(258)A priest dresses himself in a goats hide.(265)A witch pretends to be a sweet old lady.1 deceitful persuasions of the villainThe Witch and the Suns Sister (93 move III)Ivan Tsarevich rode home. His sister ran out to meet him and was most endearing. Sit down, Brother, she said, play the gusli, and Ill go and prepare dinner. The tsarevich sat down and strummed the gusli.Prince Danila Govorila (114)This wicked witch really disliked them: How could I destroy them. How could I bring them to a bad end? She thought and thoughtabout it. So she turned herself into a fox, and went to their mother and said, Mydear little friend, my little dove! Heres a ring for you. Put it on your sons fingerand it will make him rich and generous. Only he mustnt take it off and must marrythe girl whose hand this ring fits. The old woman believed her and was overjoyed,and when she was dying, she instructed her son to marry the wife whom the ringfit.The Two Ivans, A Soldiers Sons (155 Move III)1) Suddenly, out of nowhere a beautiful maiden appeared before him. She wassuch a beauty that you couldnt describe her in a tale or write about her with a pen.She said to him, Bread and salt, Ivan Tsarevich! 2) Suddenly a beautiful maiden appeared before him: Bread and salt, my goodyoung man! Why are you eating outside?

(187)A godmother suggests the taking of a steam bath.(189)A beggar seeks alms.

(244)Let me look for lice in your hair(264)A witch suggests the removal of clothes.(265)A witch suggests bathing in a pond;2 application of magical agents by the villainThe Merchants Daughter and Her Maid (127)The servant was annoyed,and she said, Lets go strolling about this island! So they set off over the island.(232)The stepmother gives a sleeping potion to her stepson. She sticks a magic pin into his clothing.3 other forms of deception or coercionThe Prince and his Uncle (123 Move I)So the prince and his uncle went out into the open steppe. They went near orfar, low or high, and they caught sight of a well. Go get some water! the princesaid to the old man. I wont go, the uncle replied. They went on farther. Theywalked and walked, and there was another well. Go, bring some water here! I wanta drink, the kings son asked the uncle for a second time. I wont go, theuncle said. So they walked on and on, and there was a third well, but again theuncle wouldnt go.

Rollingpea (133 Move I)But the girl said, I dont know the way. The brothers said, Whenyou go to the top of the hill, therell be three roads. Therell be some wood shavings lying on one road, and you take that one. A serpent watched the two brothersgo and put shavings down on the road. It took the shavings, gathered them up,and tossed them on the road that went to its lair.(198 Move II)The princess subdues Ivn

(234)Evil sisters place knives and spikes around a window through which Finist is supposed to fly.

07 complicity ()1 the hero reacts to the persuasions of a villainIvashko and the Witch (108)Ivashko came to the shore.Prince Danila Govorila (114)She put the ring on, and the ring clasped her finger, it shone, it fit her as if ithad intentionally been made for her. Oh, Sister, you are my intended. You will bemy wife!The Two Ivans, A Soldiers Sons (155 Move III)1) Please join me, beautiful maiden. Sit down and eat with me.I would sit down with you but I am afraid. You have a magic horse.No, beautiful maiden, you have the wrong horse! My magic horse remains athome. Ive ridden any ordinary one today.2) Ivan the soldiers son answered her: Itsnot pleasant in the parlor. Itll be a lot more cheerful out here. Sit down with me,beautiful maiden. I would gladly sit down, but I am afraid of your magic horse!Thats enough, my beauty, I came on an ordinary horse.(neg)(187)The hero takes a steam bath.(189)The hero gives alms.(244)Ivanuka falls asleep.

(264)The hero removes his clothes.(265)The hero bathes in a pond;

2 the hero mechanically falls victim to the influence of a magical agentThe Merchants Daughter and Her Maid (127)The servant girl put the merchants daughter to sleep with an herbal potion,(232)The stepson falls asleep.3 the hero gives in or reacts mechanically to the deceit of the villainThe Witch and the Suns Sister (93 move III)And the little mouse ran back and forth over the strings; the gusli resounded, and the sister didnt know that her brother had gone away. (neg.)The Prince and his Uncle (123 Move I)So the prince went for the water himself. He let himself downinto the well, and the uncle popped the lid on and said, I wont let you out! Yoube the servant, and Ill be the prince.There was nothing to be done, so the princeagreed and signed a note for him with his own blood.

Rollingpea (133 Move I)She went up the hill and went alongthe road where the shavings were lying.(198 Move II)He gives in to her caresses.

(234)Finist wounds himself. preliminary misfortune caused by a deceitful agreement(201)The bear seizes the tsar by the beard.08 villainy or lack (A)*A villainy accompanied by casting into a chasm, etc. (in the second move)The Three Tsardoms Copper, Silver and Gold (128 Move II)His brothers started pulling him up, and they pulledand pulled. But when they saw that it was Ivashko, they thought, Probably wellpull him out, and then he wont give us a single maiden! And they cut the straps.Ivashko fell down to the bottom.The Norka Beast (132 Move III)When they had pulled them out and seen the extraordinarily beau-tiful maidens, they went to one side and said, Well let the rope down, raise ourbrother, then cut the rope and let him be killed. Otherwise, he wont marry us tothese beautiful maidens. They agreed to this and let down the rope. Their brotherwas not stupid, and he guessed what his brothers were thinking, so he took a stoneand put it on the rope and yanked. The brothers pulled it up high and then cut therope. The stone fell down and broke. The tsarevich broke into tears and went on.Ivan Suchenko and the Belyi Polianin (139 Move II)The four of them came up to the burrow. Ivan Suchenko tied the youngesttsarevna to the rope and shook it. When theyve pulled you up to the top, shoutLittle Tsar! Hell respond, Whaaat? and you say Im yours. After that, he tiedthe second tsarevna and shook the rope to pull her up. When theyve pulled youup to the top, shout Little Cook! and hell respond, Whaaat? and you say Imyours. He tied the third tsarevna to the rope and said to her, When theyvepulled you up to the top, be silentyoull be mine! So they pulled that tsarevnaup, and she said nothing. So then Belyi Polianin got angry, and when they startedpulling up Ivan Suchenko, he went and cut the rope.The Bear, Moustaches, Mountain Man, and Oakman Bogatyrs (141 Move II)The boulder rolled away, andsome sort of lair opened before them. Who will crawl down there, brothers?No one wanted to. Well, said Ivashko-Medvedko, clearly, Ill have to crawlin! He carried up a pillar, put it on the edge of the opening, hung a bell on thepillar, tied one end of the rope to it, and grabbed hold of the other end. Nowlower me down, and when I ring the bell, pull me back up. The bogatyrs lowered him into the hole. Ivashko saw that he had come to the end of the rope,and that there wasnt enough to get to the bottom. He took the three big stripshed taken from Baba Yaga, tied them to the rope, and lowered himself into theother world.Koshchei the Deathless (156 Move III)Meanwhile, he lowered his mother andthe tsars daughter down (whom he had agreed to marry when they got backhome). His brothers received them, and then cut off the way down for Ivan Tsarevich so that he couldnt descend. And they threatened the maiden and mother if athome they should say anything about Ivan Tsarevich.A1 kidnapping of a personBaba Yaga and the Nimble Youth (106 Move I)The yaga grabbed the youth, got in her mortar, and rode off. She rode in themortar, guided it with the pestle, and swept away her traces with the broom.Baba Yaga and the Nimble Youth (106 Move II/III)Yaga Baba grabbed the youth and dragged him off.Ivashko and the Witch (108)Ivashko came to the shore. She took the fish, grabbed him, and carried him offto her place.The Swan-Geese (113)Then theswan-geese came, grabbed up the little boy, and carried him off on their wings.Frolka the Dropout (131)Suddenly, out of nowhere, that Black Seaserpent appeared and carried them away on its fiery wings. The tsar waited andwaitedno daughters! He sent servant girls to search for them in the garden, butall was in vain. The servants found no tsarevnas. Rollingpea (133 Move I)She went up to the serpents lair, and the serpent seized her and brought her into its lair.Storm-Bogatyr, Ivan the Cows Son (136 Move II)The king learned that Storm-Bogatyr had come back alone, and he ordered himput in a fortress. They gave him nothing to drink or eat for three full days.Storm-Bogatyr, Ivan the Cows Son (136 Move III)Storm-Bogatyr had just managed to give that order, when suddenly there ap-peared an enormous sow to them, and it shouted loudly: Smiths, oh smiths!Hand over that guilty one to me!Ivan Suchenko and the Belyi Polianin (139 Move I)He remembered something about some tsarevnaswhom three serpents had stolen away to that other world.

Dawn, Evening and Midnight (140)So the beautiful princesses went into the garden to stroll. They saw the beautiful red sun and the trees and flowers, and rejoiced that the world was open tothem. They ran about the garden and amused themselves, enjoying every littlegrass, when suddenly they were caught up by a fierce whirlwind and carried far, farawayno one knew where.Nikita the Tanner (148)The turn of the tsars daughter came to go to that serpent. The serpentgrabbed the tsarevna and dragged her off to his lair, but he didnt eat her. Thebeautiful maiden remained just the beautiful maiden, and he took her as his wife.Koshchei the Deathless (156 Move I)Only suddenly, Kosh the Deathlesscarried off their mother. The oldest son asked his fathers blessing to go in searchof the mother. The father blessed him, and he rode away and disappeared withouta trace. The middle son waited and waited, and then asked for the same thing fromhis father. He rode away, and he, too, disappeared without a trace.Maria Morevna (159 Move I)Suddenly a dark storm cloud appearedin the sky, and a terrible storm arose. Lets go home, sisters, said Ivan Tsarevich.They had just come into the palace, when there was a clap of thunder. The ceilingparted, and into the parlor flew a bright falcon. The falcon struck the floor and be-came a fine lad, and he said, Greetings, Ivan Tsarevich! I used to come here as aguest, but this time Ive come to court. I wish to court your sister, MariaTsarevna. If you are pleasing to my sister, I wont keep her from it. Let you bemarried! Maria Tsarevna agreed. The falcon married her, and carried her off tohis tsardom.Maria Morevna (159 Move II)Thank you,Ivan Tsarevich! said Koshchei the Deathless. Now you will never see MariaMorevna any more than you can see your own ears. And as a terrifying whirlwind,he flew out the window, caught up to Maria Morevna on the road, grabbed her,and carried her off to his own place.The Crystal Mountain (162)They rode up to the crystal mount, and suddenly out of nowhere there leapt a goldgoat! The tsarevich chased after it. He galloped and galloped, but he couldnt catchthe goat. And so he turned backbut the tsarevna wasnt there! What was he todo? How could he show himself to the tsar?The Tale about Ivan Tsarevich, the Firebird, and the GrayWolf(168)Then Dmitrii Tsarevich put hissword to the heart of the beautiful princess Elena and said to her, Listen, Elenathe Beautiful! You are now in our hands. We will take you to our father, Tsar VyslavAndronovich, and you tell him that we have fetched you here, together with thefirebird and the horse with the golden mane. And if youdont say that this is so, we shall immediately kill you. Fearful of death, the beautiful princess Elenapromised them and swore on all that is holy that she would say this just as shehad been told.A2 seizure of a magical agent or helperIvan the Peasants Son and the Little Man the Size of a Finger With Moustaches Seven Versts Long (138 Move II)He came up to a river. A little hut stood by the river. A little old man the size ofa finger with moustaches seven versts long came out to greet him, and said tohim: Give me that horse. And if you wont give it to me honorably, Ill take it byforce! Ivan replied, Get away from me, you cursed snake, or else Ill crush youwith this horse! The little old man the size of a finger with moustaches seven versts long knocked him to the ground, got on the horse, and rode away.(189)The uncomely chap seizes a magic coffer.(208)A princess seizes a magic shirt.Aii the forcible seizure of a magical helperLittle Bitty Khavroshechka (100)She rejoiced, and on thenext day went to her husband: Kill the spotted cow! The old man hemmed andhawed: What, woman, are you out of your mind? Thats a young cow, a fine one!But butcher it and thats that! He sharpened a knife....The Little Red Cow (101 Move II)Yagishna gave the order: Old man, slaughter that littlecow, that Burenushka. The old man slaughtered her.A3 the ruining of cropsBaba Yaga and the Midget (105 Move I)The next day, the old man also decided to go to the meadows. He wanted to admire his good fortune. He rode out there, and one haystack was missing! The Little Copper Man (126 Move I)It happened that someone was trampling the landlords wheat, and one day agood acre was eaten.Nodei, the Priests Grandson (143 Move I)In three days, the brush had been planted. He and his grandfather had plantedoats, and it sproutedand such oats as youve never seen! Then a bear took tovisiting the oats. The priest went to look at the old brush land and saw that muchof the oats had been eaten.(186)A crane steals the peas.A4 theft of daylightIvan Popialov (135)In that tsardom where Ivan lived, there was no day, only night; a serpent haddone this.A5 plundering in various formsThe Norka Beast (132 Move I)There was one great beast that invaded this animal park, and theycalled it Norka. And it truly did a lot of damage. Every night it ate some animals.No matter what the tsar did, he couldnt destroy it.Kozma Quickrich (164 Move I)A fox took to visiting Kuzenka. Once he wentoff hunting, and he was no sooner out of the house, and the fox was there! She ranin, killed one hen, roasted it, and ate it up.The Tale about Ivan Tsarevich, the Firebird, and the GrayWolf(168)Then a firebird took to coming to Tsar Vyslavs garden, and ithad golden feathers, and its eyes were like Oriental diamonds! It flew to this garden every night and perched in Tsar Vyslavs favorite apple tree, picked some golden apples from it, and again flew away.(259)The general seizes the kings (nonmagical) sword.A6 maiming, mutilationThe Truth and the Lie (115 move I)But then, once the righteous one asked for a piece ofbread from the crooked one: Give me a little piece of bread! And what will yougive me for it? said the crooked one. If you want, take whatever I have, said therighteous one. Let me take out your eye. Well, take it out, he said to him. Andwith this the crooked one gouged out the eye of the righteous one.The Merchants Daughter and Her Maid (127)The servant girlcut outher eyes, and stuck them in her pocket.(198 Move II)A princess orders Katmas arms and legs chopped off and that he be thrown into the forest.A7 evocation of disappearance(192)A wife flies away from her husband upon a magic carpet.

(232)A stepmother puts her stepson into a sleephis bride disappears forever.(234)Sisters place knives and needles in a maidens window through which Finist is supposed to fly inhe injures his wings and disappears forever.(267)There, disappearance is effected by the hero himself: he burns the (outer) skin of his bewitched wife, and she disappears forever.Avii the bride is forgotten (219)A bewitched kiss causes a prince to completely forget his bride. In this case the victim is the bride, who loses her betrothed.A8 demand for delivery or enticement, abductionEmelia the Fool (166 Move I)So, then the townsfolk began lodging complaints against him, and it got to theking: Itll be a task to get him, youll have to take him by trickery. It would be bestto promise him a red shirt, a red kaftan, and red boots.(219)The king of the sea demands the tsars son, and he leaves home.A9 expulsionFrost (95 Move I)So then the old folks started thinking: the old man how to arrange things for hisdaughters; the old woman how to get that eldest daughter off her hands. So oncethe old woman said to the old man, Well, old man, lets marry off Marfusha.Fine, the old man said, and he crawled up onto the stove. The old woman wasright after him: Tomorrow, old man, you get up, you get up a little earlier and hitchthe mare to the sledge and go with Marfusha. And you, Marfusha, collect yourgoods in a basket and toss on a clean blouse. Tomorrow youre going visiting.

Daughter and Stepdaughter (98 Move I)The stepmother was filled with hate and gave no rest to the old man: Take your daughter into the forest to a lean-to! Shell spinmore there. What was to be done?The Mares Head (99 Move I)So once the woman sent them spinning. Go, she said, and spin a lot for me. The old mans daughter got up before dawn and spun and spun, but thewomans daughter by evening had only spun a little. She hadnt spun any more.The Prince and his Uncle (123 Move I)Things were going badly for the prince. He pitied his own mother, and admitted to his father it was his fault. Things had happened in such and such a way. The king was much aggrieved.What should he do with his son? He couldnt execute him, and so he was sentenced. He was to go out in all four directions, to all the north winds, into all thewinter snowstorms, to all the autumnal windstorms.

Ivan Tsarevich and Marfa Tsarevna (125 Move I)The news came tothe tsar. For this the tsar ordered Ivan Tsarevich banished from the tsardom. Thetsars word is law.The Bear, Moustaches, Mountain Man, and Oakman Bogatyrs (141 Move I)The peasants came to complain, and they said to the old man: Whateveryou wish, neighbor, your son cant stay here! Wecant have our children maimed because of his strength! The old man was saddened, grief-stricken.Whats the matter, Grandfather, why are you so unhappy? asked Ivashko-Medvedko. Or has somebody defrauded you? The old man sighed with difficulty: Oh, Grandson, you were our breadwinner, but now theyre demandingthat I send you out of the village.Nodei, the Priests Grandson (143 Move II)And these parishionerscame to the priest and said, Put him wherever you like, but it must not be here!What sort of situation is this, when in three days hes carted away the whole villageand we cant possibly go out anywhere! Oh, my daughter! said the grandfather,What are we going to do? Its too bad for you about your son and for me mygrandson. Well send him wherever he wants to go. Well, he called his grandsonover to him and said, Well, my dear grandson, the parishioners have been comingwith a request. Im sorry for you, but go, Grandson, wherever you want, in anydirection.Ivan the Bears Son (152)And then he thought of this: The next day he sent IvankoMedvedko to the lake to weave a rope of sand. And a lot of unclean spirits dwelt inthat lakelet those devils drag him into their whirlpools!

A10 casting into the seaEmelia the Fool (166 Move II)Her father became angry and married them, and then he ordered them bothto be put into a barrel, then to seal up the barrel with tar and sent them off into thewater. And it was done.At the Pikes Command (167 Move II)The tsargrew angryand after the wedding he ordered them put in a large barrel together with the child, had the barrel sealed withtar, and sent out into the open sea.(247)Parents launch a small boat, carrying their sleeping son, into the sea.A11 the casting of a spell; a transformationLittle Bitty Khavroshechka (100)Occasionally, Little Bitty Khavroshechka would go out into the field and embrace her spotted cow, lie down on her neck and tell her how difficult it was to livethere: Oh Cow, Little Mother! They beat me, complain about everything, give meno bread, and tell me not to cry. Theyve given me five poods to spin, weave,bleach, and roll up into bundles by tomorrow morning. And the cow said to her,Beautiful maiden! Climb into one ear and out the otherall will be done! Andthats just what happened. She climbed out of the cows ear, and all was in readiness: spun, woven, bleached, and rolled. She carried it off to her stepmother. Stepmother looked at it, starched it, and put it into a trunk. And then she gave her evenmore work. Khavroshechka came to the cow once more, climbed in one ear andout the other, and took what was prepared and carried it to her stepmother.The Little Red Cow (101 Move I)Yagishna gave birth to two daughters. One had two eyes, but the second three. Her stepmother didnt like Maria Tsarevnaand sent her out to herd the little red cow, and she gave her a dried crust of bread. The tsarevna went out into the steppe, bowed down to the right leg of the little red cow Burnushka, and ate and drank her fill. And was she smartly attired!The Crystal Mountain (162)Ivan Tsarevich struck the damp earth and became a bright falcon. He soared upand flew to the thrice-ten land.(198 Move III)Ivns helper is taken away by force; he himself must pasture cows.(264,265)A bride is changed into a duck and flies away.

(266)A stepmother turns her stepdaughter into a lynx and drives her out.A12 false substitutionThe Little Red Cow (101 Move II)Herstepmother turned her into a goose and outfitted her older daughter as Ivan Tsarevichs wife. The Prince and his Uncle (123 Move I)Then they exchanged clothesand set off farther.

The Merchants Daughter and Her Maid (127)The servant girl put the merchants daughter to sleep with an herbal potion, cutout her eyes, and stuck them in her pocket. She then came to the gendarmes andsaid, Oh gendarmes! My servant has gone off to sea! They replied, We need only that you are alive. That peasant isnt needed at all! They came to the tsar. Theywere immediately married and started living there.(264)A nursemaid changes a bride into a duckling and substitutes her own daughter in the brides place.A13 an order to kill(192)A princess orders her servants to take her husband away into the forest and kill him.(210)The stepmother orders a servant to kill her stepdaughter while they are out walking.A14 murderThe Prince and his Uncle (123 Move IV)And then the uncle ordered them tosew a sack, put the groom in it, and let it down into the water.

The Two Ivans, A Soldiers Sons (155 Move III)When she heard this, the beautiful maiden started to swell. And she puffed herself up and turned herself into a terrifying lioness. She opened her maw wide andswallowed the tsarevich whole.

Maria Morevna (159 Move III)Koshchei galloped off, caught up to Ivan Tsarevich, chopped him into little bits,and put him in a tarred barrel. He took the barrel, coopered it with iron rings, andthrew it into the deep blue sea, and he carried off Maria Morevna.The Tale about Ivan Tsarevich, the Firebird, and the GrayWolf(168)Seeing the gold-maned horse in the grass and the firebird in thegold cage, they were tempted and decided to murder their brother Ivan Tsarevich.Dmitrii Tsarevich drew his sword from its sheath, stabbed Ivan Tsarevich, andthen chopped him into little bits.(209)A princess seizes her husbands magic shirt and then kills him.(244)A sister takes away her brothers berries and then kills him.A15 imprisonment, detention(185)The princess imprisons Ivn in a dungeon.(259)The king of the sea incarcerates Semen.A16 the threat of forced matrimonyThe Prince and his Uncle (123 Move II)Just then a misfortune struck the tsar. Idolishche, a seven-headed monster, attacked his tsardom and demanded the tsarevna as his wife. And if they wont giveher to me, then Ill take her by force! he said, and he positioned hisarmythousands and thousands of them.Ivan Tsarevich and Marfa Tsarevna (125 Move II)Soon a little man the size of a fingernail, with a beard a yard long, came to thetsar and handed over a letter with three black seals from the Water Tsar. The letterstated: If the tsar on such and such a day did not bring his daughter MarfaTsarevna to a certain island to marry the son of the Water tsar, he would kill all thepeople and burn down the entire tsardom. And the groom was to be a three-headedserpent.Storm-Bogatyr, Ivan the Cows Son (136 Move IV)Report to your king, he said, that hed better marry hisdaughter Princess Maria to Ivan Tsarevich. And if he wont marry her, then hedbest send another army and lead it himself. The crippled one and the blind onecame to the king and said, Sovereign! Storm-Bogatyr has ordered us to inform youthat you must marry your daughter to Ivan Tsarevich. He was really angry with us.He slaughtered all of us with just his broth! The king went to his daughter: Mydear daughter! Marry Ivan Tsarevich. She replied, Theres nothing to be done, Illhave to marry him. Order a carriage sent for him, Father.Axvi the threat of forced matrimony between relativesPrince Danila Govorila (114)He came home and fell intothought. Why are you so pensive, brother? his sister asked him. He disclosed histrouble, his ill fortune, to her. What is that weird ring? she asked. Let me try iton. She put the ring on, and the ring clasped her finger, it shone, it fit her as if ithad intentionally been made for her. Oh, Sister, you are my intended. You will bemy wife! What do you mean, Brother? Remember God, remember the sin ofthose marrying sisters! But her brother wouldnt hear her; he danced from joy andtold her to get ready for the wedding. She burst into bitter tears. She left the room,sat down on the threshold, and sobbed and sobbed a river of tears.A17 the threat of cannibalismThe Serpent and the Gypsy (149)Why have you come here, gypsy? Likely life has become a bore to you?What do you mean?Well, this serpent has taken to flying here and eating up the people. Hes eatenthem all and left me until morning, and tomorrow hell come flying in here and devour me. And it wont be so good for you either. Hell eat two at once!Oh, maybe hell choke. Let me spend the night with you, and well see abouttomorrow. Well see what sort of serpent this is that comes flying here.So they spent the night.In the morning, a fierce storm suddenly blew up. The hut shook, and the serpent flew in. Aha, he said, heres a bonus! I left onepeasant and have found two. Heres something to breakfast on. So youll really eat? asked the gypsy.A Tale about the Brave Lad, the Rejuvenating Apples, andthe Living Water(171)Wherever he went, the people were all sad and weeping.He asked about their sadness. They told him that the tsar there had just onedaughter, the beautiful Tsarevna Poliusha, and that the next day she was to be ledout to be devoured by a serpent. Every month they gave this seven-headed serpenta maiden. The girls were taken in turn, and that was their law! Now the turn hadcome for the tsars daughter.Axvii the threat of cannibalism among relativesThe Witch and the Suns Sister (93 move I)Ivan Tsarevich! said the groom. Soon your mother will give birth to a daughter, a sister for you. She will be a horrible witch. Shell eat your father and motherand all the leading people.The Witch and the Suns Sister (93 move III)A little mouse crawled out of its burrow and said to him in a human voice, Save yourself, Tsarevich, run quickly! Your sister has gone to sharpen her teeth.

A18 tormenting at night (vampirism)The Truth and the Lie (115 move II)He climbed up and waited for nightfall.Then, you see, devils began flying in from all directions underneath that oak.They flew and flew in and began telling where each had been. The Merchants Daughter and Her Maid (127)So the tsaritsa went out into the yard and said to the gendarmes, When youtake this girl home, cut her into little pieces, and take out her heart and bring it tome!A Soldier Rescues a Tsarevna (153)Oh, Soldier! Our tsar has this beautiful daughter, MarfaTsarevna. This foreign prince has been courting her. The tsarevna didnt want tomarry him, and he has sent down an evil spell onto her. Shes been ill these threeyears! The evil spirit gives her no rest at night; the dear heart struggles and shoutsout of her mind....The tsar can do nothing more. Hes brought in wizards andhealers, but nothing can save her.A Fugitive Soldier and the Devil (154)Now, Brother, farewell! Im leaving you forthe thrice-nine lands in the thrice-ten country. The king there has a beautifuldaughter, Princess Maria. Im going to torment her in every way.The Two Ivans, A Soldiers Sons (155 Move IV)Now his brother, Ivan the soldiers son, who had taken the left road, gallopednight and day untiringly. A month passed, and then a second, and then a third, andthen he came to an unfamiliar country, and he rode right into the capital city. Therewas great sadness in this country. All the houses were covered with black cloth,and the people shuffled around as if asleep. He rented the poorest apartment forhimself from a poor old woman, and then he asked her, Tell me, Granny, why iseveryone in this country so sad, and why are all the houses covered with blackcloth? Oh, young man! A great misfortune has overcome us. Every day a twelve-headed serpent comes out of the sea, out from behind a gray stone, and each timehe devours a person.(192)A dragon torments a princess at night.(198)A witch flies to a maiden and sucks at her breast.A19 declaration of warThe Little Copper Man (126 Move II)He served the king for a year, then a second, and in the third year a war broke out. The king gathered an army, fitted himselfout, and went off to war.

Ivan the Bulls Son (137 Move I)After that, they went walking in the garden and came upon an enormous stone. Oh, what a stone! Can anyone move it from its place? said Ivan Tsarevich. And he put his arms around it and tried and tried, but no, he didnt have the strength. Ivan the cooks son tried and wiggled the stone a bit. Then Ivan Bykovich said to them: You lack depth! Wait, and Ill try. He went up to the stone and moved it with his foot. The stone seemed to make a noise, then rolled to the other side of the garden and smashed all sorts of trees. Beneath the stone a chamber opened up, and in that chamber stood three bogatyrs horses. On the walls hung war harness. Here was something for the young lads to cavort on!Ivan Tsarevich and the Belyi Polianin (161 Move I)The tsar grew old and died, andIvan Tsarevich received the crown. When the neighboring kings found out aboutthis, they immediately gathered innumerable armies and came to make war onhim.(187)A dragon ravages kingdoms.

a Lack, Insufficiencya1 lack of a bride, of an individualBaba Yaga and the Midget (105 Move II)Lets gooff looking for brides. Lets go! Their father and mother blessed them, and thebrothers rode off on the long and distant way.They rode for a long time over the wide earth, but where would they find somany brides? They didnt want to get married separately so that none was insulted,and what kind of mother would boast that she had given birth to forty-one brides atthe same time!The Three Tsardoms Copper, Silver and Gold (128 Move I)So their father andmother decided to marry them off.Storm-Bogatyr, Ivan the Cows Son (136 Move IV)Report to your king, he said, that hed better marry hisdaughter Princess Maria to Ivan Tsarevich. And if he wont marry her, then hedbest send another army and lead it himself. The crippled one and the blind onecame to the king and said, Sovereign! Storm-Bogatyr has ordered us to inform youthat you must marry your daughter to Ivan Tsarevich. He was really angry with us.He slaughtered all of us with just his broth! The king went to his daughter: Mydear daughter! Marry Ivan Tsarevich. She replied, Theres nothing to be done, Illhave to marry him. Order a carriage sent for him, Father.Ivan the Bulls Son (137 Move II)Well, whats the use of discussing this a lot. I cant resurrect the children. Dothis favor for me: Go to the invisible tsardom, to the never-existing land, and fetchme the tsaritsa with golden curls. I want to marry her.Ivan Bykovich thought to himself: Why should you get married and not I, ayouth, you old devil!Ivan the Peasants Son and the Little Man the Size of a Finger With Moustaches Seven Versts Long (138 Move III)The little old man the size of a finger and with the moustaches sevenversts long said to him, Steal the tsars daughter and bring her to methen Illgive you the horse.The Flying Ship (144)They heard that a paper had come from the tsar: Whoever builds aship that can fly, I shall marry to the tsarevna. The Seven Simeons (145)So then, a lot of time passed,and the tsar decided to get married to this one tsarevna. How could he get her? Hejust didnt know.Ivan Tsarevich and the Belyi Polianin (161 Move II)I heard, Brother, that you have been fighting BabaYaga of the golden leg for thirty years. What is the reason for your war? She has abeautiful daughter. I want to get her and marry her.I heard, Brother, that you have been fighting BabaYaga of the golden leg for thirty years. What is the reason for your war? She has abeautiful daughter. I want to get her and marry her.Ivan Tsarevich and the Belyi Polianin (161 Move III)After a long time or a short time, he came to a large and splendid city. In thatcity, royal chambers had been built, and in those chambers sat a maiden of indescribable beauty. She saw the good lad through the window, was much attracted tohis black curls, his falcon eyes, his sable brows, and his bogatyrs manner. Shesummoned the tsarevich and asked him where he was going and why. Ivan Tsarevich and the Belyi Polianin (161 Move IV)Oh, Ivan Tsarevich! What sort of beauty am I? Why, beyondthe thrice-nine land in the thrice-ten tsardom there lives a princess with the serpent tsar, and she is really an ineffable beauty. Im just beautiful enough to washmyself in the water she uses to wash her feet!Bukhtan Bukhtanovich (163)Once a fox came to him and said,Bukhtan Bukhtanovich, would you like me to marry you to the daughter of thetsar?Kozma Quickrich (164 Move II)When she got there, she started the courting of the tsarsdaughter for Kozma Quickrich. The tsar didnt refuse, and told Kozma to be inreadiness and come.At the Pikes Command (167 Move III)And asked his father and his mother for permission to go throughout thewhole wide world to search for a bride.(198 Move I)The son desires to get married.(198 Move IV)They settle in the forest, contemplate the kidnapping of a merchants daughter.

a2 lack of a helper or magical agentThe Two Ivans, A Soldiers Sons (155 Move I)So the two Ivans, the soldiers sons, grew up. And they asked their mother,Mummy, did our father not leave us any money at all? If he did leave us some,then give it to us, and we will go to the market in town and buy ourselves finehorses.

The Two Ivans, A Soldiers Sons (155 Move II)The next day the sons asked their mother, Let us go into the city to buy ourselves a saber each. Go, my dear ones! They got ready, went to the smithy andsaid to the smith, Make us each a saber!Why make them? There are already some made. Takeas many as you wish!No, Brother, we need sabers that each weigh three hundred poods.What are you thinking of? And who could even swing such? And in the wholeworld youd not find a forge large enough.Maria Morevna (159 Move IV)He came to her and asked her, Find out from Koshchei the Deathless where hegot such a fine horse. So Maria Morevna waited for the right minute and askedhim. Koshchei said,Beyond the thrice-nine land in the thrice-ten tsardom, beyond the fiery river,lives Baba Yaga. She has this mare that flies around the earth once every day.a3 lack of wondrous objectsIvan the Peasants Son and the Little Man the Size of a Finger With Moustaches Seven Versts Long (138 Move I)One night the tsar dreamed this dream: It was asif a horse was tied to a golden ring, and every hair on it was silver, and on its forehead shone a moon. In the morning, he got up and sent out a call: Hed marry hisdaughter to whoever could decipher this dream and get the horse for him, andhed give half the tsardom as a dowry. A host of princes, boyars, and all sorts ofgentlemen gathered at the royal call, but no one could interpret the dream, no onewould even try to get that horse.a4 lack of the egg of death (or love)Koshchei the Deathless (156 Move I)Youre imagining things! answered Ivan Tsarevichs mother, andshe sidled up to Kosh the Deathless with her sweet words. She asked him this andthat, and then said, Where is your death, Kosh the Deathless? My death is insuch and such a place. An oak tree stands there, and beneath the oak is a trunk,and in the trunk a hare, and in the hare a duck, and in the duck an egg, and in thategg is my death, he said. Kosh the Deathless said this, stayed a little while, andflew away.a5 lack of money or the means of existenceThe Hired Hand (150 Move II)In themorning, the hired hand said to the merchant and his wife, Well, I found yourcow. Lets go take a look, Wife, and see what cow he found in the woods. Theywent to the barn, opened the doors, and looked: All the cows were dead, and thebear was sitting in a corner. What have you done, you fool? Why did you bringthat bear into the barn? Hes finished off all our cows!Shabarsha (151)So this Shabarsha set off to findwork as a laborer, and times were bad. There was no grain at all. The vegetableshadnt grown. At the Pikes Command (167 Move I)No matter how he labored, no matter howhe worked, he had nothing. Ach, he thought to himself, mine is a bitter fate! Every day I beat myself up with my farming, and just lookIm going to have to dieof starvation. And my neighbor lies about his whole life, and so? He has a bigfarm, and the quitrents just pour into his pocket. Obviously, Im not pleasing toGod. I shall pray from morning to evening and perhaps the Lord will have mercy.a6 lacks in other formThe Witch and the Suns Sister (93 move II)He began asking the Suns sisterto let him, a fine young lad, go back to his homeland to see what had happened. She wouldnt let him go, and he kept on begging.Frost (95 Move II)A little while later the old woman said to the old man, Take my daughters tothat groom, maybe hell give them even more! Not so soon is the deed done;more quickly is the tale told! Daughter and Stepdaughter (98 Move II)In her greed the womans eyes just burned.The Mares Head (99 Move II)The old mans wife again went after him: Take my daughter where you took yours.The Prince and his Uncle (123 Move III)But the tsarevna wasno fool. She went and claimed that she had a headache and that her heart wasaching.

The Norka Beast (132 Move II)When he had killed the beast, the tsarevich returned and collected all three sisters in order to bring them all to this world. And all of them loved him and did notwant to be parted from him.Storm-Bogatyr, Ivan the Cows Son (136 Move I)They had no children, though they had lived together for up to ten years.The Hired Hand (150 Move I)Toward evening, the hired hand contrived to catch the cock, wrap its head be-neath its wing, and tumble off to sleep. Midnight had long since passed, andmorning was approaching. It ought to have been time to awaken the hired hand,but the cock didnt crow! The sun rose in the sky, and the hired man awoke byhimself. Well, Master, lets have breakfast. Its time to go to work! They atebreakfast and worked all day until evening. At dusk, he again caught the cock,wrapped its head under its wing, and went off to sleep until morning. The thirdnight was the same. The master was amazed. What sort of proverb could it beabout the cock: It had totally ceased shouting its lungs out! Ill go out into thecountryside and look for another cock. The merchant went off to search for a cockand took the hired man with him.09 mediation (B)B1 call for helpThe Prince and his Uncle (123 Move II)Things were going badly for the tsar.He sent out a call throughout all the tsardom, summoning the princes and the bogatyrs. The one of them who could defeat Idolishche he promised to give half thetsardom, and in addition his daughter in marriage.The Three Tsardoms Copper, Silver and Gold (128 Move I)Oh, beautiful maiden! said Ivashko. You havent fed me, you haventgiven me a drink, but youve already started asking the news!Frolka the Dropout (131)In the morning the tsar soundedthe alarm, and a multitude of people gathered. The tsar said, Whoever can find mydaughters will receive as much money as he pleases.The Norka Beast (132 Move I)When hedtossed off the stone, he spoke once more to his brothers: And who will go to theother world to fight the beast Norka? Neither would take it on. He laughed atthem, saying they were cowards: Well, brothers, farewell. Let me down into theother world, but dont leave this place. And as soon as the rope begins to shake,pull on it. His brothers let him down.Storm-Bogatyr, Ivan the Cows Son (136 Move I)So thenthe tsar sent out word to all the tsars, to all the cities, to all peoples, even to thecommon folk: Who was there who could cure her so that the queen became pregnant?Ivan the Peasants Son and the Little Man the Size of a Finger With Moustaches Seven Versts Long (138 Move I)In the morning, he got up and sent out a call: Hed marry hisdaughter to whoever could decipher this dream and get the horse for him, andhed give half the tsardom as a dowry. A host of princes, boyars, and all sorts ofgentlemen gathered at the royal call, but no one could interpret the dream, no onewould even try to get that horse.Ivan Suchenko and the Belyi Polianin (139 Move I) Ill go look for them.Dawn, Evening and Midnight (140)Their nurses and their nannies were greatly alarmed,and ran to the king to report. The king immediately sent out his trusted servants in all directions. He promised a great reward to whoever chanced on their trail. The servants rode and rode, but they learned nothing, and they came back with just what they had ridden out. The king summoned a big council, asked his closest boyars whether one of them wouldnt undertake to find his daughters. Whichever one would do this could marry the princess of his choice, and hed share in a rich dowry for all his life. He asked once, but the boyars were silent. He asked a second time, but they didnt respond. A third time, and no one uttered even half a word! The king burst forth with bitter tears: Clearly, I have no friends, no defenders! And he ordered a call sent forth throughout all the kingdom: Could anyone from among the common folk be found for such a deed?B2 dispatchFrost (95 Move I)So in the morning early, the old woman fed her children and placed a wedding wreath on each, as is customary, and sent them ontheir way. The old man left them under the pine as before. Our girls sat there andlaughed: Whatever has our mother thought up, to marry off the two of us at once!As if there are no lads in our village! The devil only knows who will come. We cantknow what or who!Daughter and Stepdaughter (98 Move II)Oh, whatpretentiousness! she shouted. Take my daughter into the woods for the night. My daughter will bring back two herds of horses, and bring in two cartloads of finethings.The Mares Head (98 Move II)So the old man drove the womans daughter there, and leaving her at the hut,told her to wait while he chopped some wood for her.The Prince and his Uncle (123 Move III)But what was to be done, what could be done with this so-calledbetrothed?The Little Copper Man (126 Move I)The first night the landlord sent his oldest son to standwatch. He went there, sat and sat, and just before daybreak he fell asleep. And inthe morning, when he got up, more wheat had been ruined. The next night the second son went, and he fell asleep just like the first son, before dawnand something ate the wheat. The third night the fool went out.

Storm-Bogatyr, Ivan the Cows Son (136 Move II)They went to their father and king, and asked for permission tovisit the town, to look at people, and show themselves off. He permitted them, onlyordering that they play quietly and peacefully, and he gave them as much money asthey could take.Ivan the Bulls Son (137 Move II)Heres a wooden club for you, Vaniusha, said the old man. Go up to such and such an oak, knock on it threetimes with the club and say, Come out, ship! Come out, ship! Come out, ship!When the ship comes out to you, at that very momentgive the oak the order to close itself.The Seven Simeons (145)There was no one to send. And then he remembered the sevenSimeons, summoned them, and gave them the task: to get hold of this tsarevna.He gave them quite a few soldiers.Nikita the Tanner (148)The tsarevna became more cordial to her serpent, and shed ask him who wasstronger than he. For a long time he didnt say, but then once he let slip that therelived in the city of Kiev a tanner, and that tanner was stronger than he. Thetsarevna heard this and wrote to her father that he should search in the city of Kievfor Nikita the Tanner and send him to rescue her from her captivity. When hereceived this news, the tsar himself sought out Nikita the Tanner, and went himselfto ask him to free his land from the fierce serpent and rescue the tsarevna. At thatvery time Nikita was currying hides, and he held in his hands twelve hides. Whenhe saw that the tsar himself had come to him, he shook in fear and his handstrembledand then he ripped all twelve hides. But then, no matter how much thetsar and tsaritsa pleaded with him, the tanner would not go out to oppose the serpent. So they decided to gather five thousand little children and got them to askthe tanner. Perhaps hed take pity on their tears! The little ones came to Nikita andwith tears asked him to go out against the serpent. Nikita the Tanner was in tearshimself, looking at their tears.

The Hired Hand (150 Move I)They waiteduntil evening, supped, and then the merchants wife went out into the yard, stoodnext to the gate, and then came into the hut and said to the hired man:Why didnt you drive the cows into the barn? One of them, a polled cow, ismissing.The Hired Hand (150 Move II)He said to the hired hand: Go to the devils mill and do me agreat favor. From all those unclean ones collect the money they owe me and theywont pay me back!Ivan Tsarevich and the Belyi Polianin (161 Move I)Ivan Tsarevich didnt know what to do. He went to his sisters and askedthem, My dearest sisters! What should I do? All the kings have raised an army upagainst me. Oh you, you brave warrior! What are you afraid of? Somehow BelyiPolianin can do battle with Baba Yaga of the golden leg, he who has not dismounted from his horse for thirty years and knows no respite! Youve seen nothing and are frightened!

B3 release; departureThe Witch and the Suns Sister (93 move I)So go now and ask your father for the very best horsethere isas if you were going out riding. But ride out of here wherever your eyes may take you, if you want to escape misfortune. Ivan Tsarevich ran to his father,and for the first time since his birth he started speaking with him. The tsar was sodelighted by this that he didnt even question him as to why he needed a goodhorse. He immediately ordered them to saddle up the very best horse from all hisherds for the tsarevich. Ivan Tsarevich mounted up and rode off to wherever hiseyes might take him.

The Witch and the Suns Sister (93 move II)Finally, he convinced her, andshe let him go back to his homeland.

The Little Copper Man (126 Move II)The cooks assistant (the prince) found out thatthe king had left, and asked the cook to let him go and observe the war. The cookdidnt want to let him go, but the prince gave the cook five rubles, and he let him.The Two Ivans, A Soldiers Sons (155 Move I)Their mother gave them the fifty rublestwenty-five eachand instructedthem: Listen, my children. When you are entering the town, bow to everyone youmeet or who crosses your path. All right, dear parent!

The Two Ivans, A Soldiers Sons (155 Move II)Go, my dear ones!Koshchei the Deathless (156 Move I)The little son Ivan Tsarevich, said to his father, Father! Bless me to go in search of mother.The Crystal Mountain (162)The tsarevna thenasked, My Sovereign and Father! Let me and Ivan Tsarevich go for a stroll on thecrystal mountain.At the Pikes Command (167 Move II)So the barrel floated over the sea, and the fierce winds carried it and beat it uponto a distant shore. The poor man heard how the waters beneath them were nolonger rushing, and he spoke these words: At the pikes command and withGods blessing let, this barrel fall apart in a dry place! The barrel fell apart.At the Pikes Command (167 Move III)They let him go: Go, our son, with God!B4 announcement of misfortune in various formsBaba Yaga and the Midget (105 Move I)He cameback home and said, Oh, children! One haystack has disappeared.Baba Yaga and the Nimble Youth (106 Move I/II)And the youth called out,Cat, run! Sparrow, fly! They heard him and came running.Baba Yaga and the Nimble Youth (106 Move III)The youth shouted out, Cat,run! Sparrow, fly! But his brothers didnt hear.The Swan-Geese (113)The girl came and looked: No little brother!The Truth and the Lie (115 move II)And so one devilsaid, I was with this one tsarevna. Ive been tormenting her for ten years. Theyvetried everything to chase me away from her, but no ones been able to chase meoff. The one wholl chase me off is the one who can obtain from such and such arich merchant the icon of the Mother of God of Smolensk, which is placed in anicon frame on his gates.The Prince and his Uncle (123 Move IV)The tsarevna lookedin her little mirror and saw: A misfortune!

Rollingpea (133 Move II)They sat down to supper, and Rollingpea asked,Mother, did you have other children?I had two sons and one daughter.And where are they?A serpent stole the daughter, so my sons went off to look for her. Now I haveneither sons nor daughter.When he had finished his supper, Rollingpea put on his shoes and got dressed:Ill go after them now.The Serpent and the Gypsy (149)So then this gypsy came there, and the whole thing took place late one evening.Wherever he looked init was empty! He finally came to the last little hut. Theresat the last peasant, weeping.Shabarsha (151)But one owner thought this very deep thought. How could he chaseaway his misery, what could he live on, where could he get some money?The Two Ivans, A Soldiers Sons (155 Move III)1) They rode up to a crossroads, and there stood twopillars. On one of the pillars was written, Whoever goes to the right will becometsar. On the other pillar was written, Whoever goes to the left will be killed. 2) At his wedding Ivan the soldiers son suddenly thought about his brother. Hetook the kerchief out of his pocket and wiped his face, and then he saw that thekerchief was covered in blood.The Two Ivans, A Soldiers Sons (155 Move IV)Now its the tsars turn ....He has three beautiful daughters. Just now theyve taken the oldest down to the sea for the serpent to devour.

Koshchei the Deathless (156 Move II)He told her that he had come to take his mother back from Kosh the Deathless.The girl spoke to him about this: It will be difficult to get to your mother, IvanTsarevich! Why, hes deathlesshell kill you. He often comes to visitme....Maria Morevna (159 Move III)At that very moment, the silver left at Ivan Tsarevichs brothers-in-laws black-ened. Oh, they said, obviously, some sort of calamity has taken place!B5 transportation of banished hero(UnspecifiedTale)The father takes his daughter, banished by her stepmother, to the forest.B6 condemned hero released, sparedFrost (95 Move I)The good Marfusha was happy at this good fortune, that they were going to takeher visiting, and she slept sweetly all the night through. In the morning she got upearly, washed, prayed to God, gathered everything together, put everything in order,got dressedand was already a maid, let alone a bride! And this all took place inwinter, and there was a crackling frost outside.Daughter and Stepdaughter (98 Move I)And he said, Heres for a fire. Dont let it go out. Make yourself some porridge and sit there and spinand keep the hut door to.The Mares Head (98 Move I)And then he said, Stay here, Daughter, and Ill go and cut some firewood so that you can cook some porridge. But then he left the hut and rode away,having fastened a knocker to the window frame.(197, 210)A cook or an archer spares a young girl (or boy), frees her, and instead of killing her, slays an animal in order to obtain its heart and liver as proof of the murder.

B7 lament or plaintive songThe Little Red Cow (101 Move II)Geese were flying, gray geese. Oh, my geese, my gray ones! Where have you seen the mother of this infant? In another flock. The next flock flew up. Geese, oh gray geese! Where have you seen the infants mother? The childs mother lit on the ground, tossed off her skin, put on another, tossed the old skin in the bush, and began nursing her babyall the while saying farewell to him: Tomorrow I shall fly away over the dark woods, over the high mountains!(244)The song is repeated five times, in different situations. It is actually a lament.

10 beginning counteraction (C)Daughter and Stepdaughter (98 Move II)So the peasant took his wifes daughter to the lean-to and equipped her with some food and fire.The Mares Head (98 Move II)Shed waited just a little while before she started to cry for having been left in the forest. And then there wasa knocking and rattlingthe mares head: Whos in my hut, open up!The Little Red Cow (101 Move II)The childs mother lit on the ground, tossed off her skin, put on another, tossed the old skin in the bush, and began nursing her babyall the while saying farewell to him:Baba Yaga and the Midget (105 Move I) Never mind,Father, replied Midget. Well catch the thief. Give me a hundred rubles, and Illdo the deed. Baba Yaga and the Nimble Youth (106 Move I/II)The cat scratched, thesparrow pecked Baba Yaga! They took the youth away and went home.The Swan-Geese (113)Thegirl came and looked: No little brother! She gasped, she rushed here and there, butstill no little brother. She shouted, she burst into tears, she guessed that therewould be plenty bad from her father and motherbut her brother didnt respond.She ran out into the open steppe. The Truth and the Lie (115 move II)In the morning, when all the devils had flown off, the righteous one climbeddown from the oak. He climbed down from the oak, and he went off to look for themerchant. He searched and searched, and somehow he found him.

The Prince and his Uncle (123 Move II)So the princes and the bogatyrsgathered and rode out to do combat with Idolishche, and uncle went out withthe tsars army. And our groom mounted a gray mare and brought up the rear.The Prince and his Uncle (123 Move III)Father, he said to the tsar, give me a ship, and Ill go after somemedicine for my bride-to-be. And order that groom to go with me, as Ive gotten really used to him! The tsar heeded him, and gave him the ship and the groom.

The Prince and his Uncle (123 Move IV)She got in a carriage and quickly set offtoward the sea.

Ivan Tsarevich and Marfa Tsarevna (125 Move II)Meanwhile, Ivan Tsarevichhad learned that they had taken Marfa Tsarevna off to the Water Tsar. He got readyand set off for the island. He came to that shack, and Marfa Tsarevna was crying.Dont cry, tsarevna! he said to her. God is merciful. He lay down on a bench,put his head on Marfa Tsarevnas knees, and fell fast asleep.The Little Copper Man (126 Move I)As soon as he got there, andsoon after evening, he lay down to sleep. And before dawn got up and was sittingthere when a bird came flying up. He crept up and caught the bird and put it in abag, and then lay down to sleep.The Little Copper Man (126 Move II)When they got to their father, theytold him that the fool was sleeping and that they had caught the bird that had beenin the wheat, eating it. Their father examined the bird and took it to the king. Theking took the bird and paid the peasant for it, and had it locked up in a dungeon.Then he gave the key to his wife.The Three Tsardoms Copper, Silver and Gold (128 Move I)Ivashko let himself down and set off. He walked and walked and came to thecopper tsardom.The Three Tsardoms Copper, Silver and Gold (128 Move II)So Ivashko walked and walked, and he came to that hut. And he went inside andsaid: Mighty Idolishche! Do not slay me. Tell me, how do I get to Rus? Foo,foo, Idolishche pronounced. No one summoned Russian bones, they came hereof themselves. Well, go beyond the thirty lakes. There youll find a hut on cockslegs, and in that hut lives Baba Yaga. She has this eagle, and it will carry you out ofhere. So the good lad walked and walked, and he came to that hut.Frolka the Dropout (131)So then three were selected: a drunkard who was a soldier, Frolka the Dropout,and Erema.

The Norka Beast (132 Move I)Finding himself in the other world, beneath the ground, the tsarevich set off. Hewalked and walked.The Norka Beast (132 Move II)Each of the maidens made an egg of her palace (theywere all enchantresses), and they taught him how to make a palace out of an egg,and just the opposite. And they gave him the eggs and went to that place wherethey were supposed to be raised up to this world. When they came to the rope, thetsarevich sat the maidens down and pulled on the rope. It moved, and the brothersstarted pulling.The Norka Beast (132 Move III)The tsarevich walked and walked. A storm got up, lightning flashed, thunderrumbled, rain came down in torrents. He went up to a tree to conceal himself beneath it.Rollingpea (133 Move I)The brothers waited and waited for their dinner, and unhitched the oxen. The oxen went out to graze, and they went home and asked their mother, Wheres dinner, Mother? The mother said, I sent it a long time ago with the girl. So theywaited for her until evening. They got up early, but she wasnt there! The brotherssaid, Maybe that cursed serpent has taken her! Rollingpea (133 Move II)When he had finished his supper, Rollingpea put on his shoes and got dressed:Ill go after them now.Ivan Popialov (135)So Ivan was called upon to destroy that serpentStorm-Bogatyr, Ivan the Cows Son (136 Move I)No one would take it upon himself to say by what meansthe queen might bear fruit, except for one peasants son. The king went to his