The Tale of Tsar Saltan Long ago in a faraway kingdom, three sisters were outside in the courtyard talking, imagining what they would do if they were married to Tsar Saltan. One said that she would prepare a great feast for the entire world. The next said that she would weave linen for the entire … More The Tale of Tsar Saltan
The Scarlet Flower Once upon a time, there lived a widowed merchant. He was a man of great wealth and means, but far more than any treasure or gold he loved his three daughters. They were all lovely girls, but the most beautiful was the youngest. Moreover, while the older daughters were vain and spoiled, … More Russian Fairy Tale – The Scarlet Flower
An old man lived with his old wife; they had a daughter and a little son. “Daughter, Daughter,” said the mother, “we are going to work; we shall bring you back a bun, sew you a dress and buy you a kerchief. Be very careful, watch over your little brother, and do not leave the … More Russian Fairy Tale – The Magic Swan Geese
Queen of Spades The story begins in St. Petersburg during the early 19th century. A group of young officers were sitting up all night, all of them gambling, except one, called Hermann. Hermann was fascinated by the games, but never played. Another officer, Tomsky, then told the story of his grandmother, a Countess, who in … More Russian Fairy Tales – Queen of Spades
Maria Morevna Once a long time ago there was a kingdom ruled by a young tsar named Ivan. He had three sisters, Maria, Olga and Anna. Their father, just before he died, asked Ivan to take good care of them. Once when Ivan was walking in the garden with his sister, Maria, there was a … More Russian Fairy Tale – Maria Morevna
Many years ago, in a certain village lived an old couple, who had just one daughter, named Vassilisa. They lived in quite a small cottage, but they were comfortably off. Yet trouble came to them too, for the mother fell ill, and she realised that she was near to death. So she called her daughter … More Russian Fairy Tale – Beautiful Vassilisa
A fly once built himself a castle. Along came a creepy-crawly louse and called, “Who, who, who is in this castle? Who, who, who is in this den?” “I am: I Spy Fly. And who are you?” “I am Creepy-Crawly Louse.” Along came an itchy-twitchy flea and called, “Who, who, who is in this castle? … More Russian Fairy Tales – The Fly’s Castle
The Humpbacked Pony Once upon a time there was a peasant family that owned one wheat field. One morning they found that during the night, someone had been trampling around in the field and ruining the wheat. The two elder brothers stood guard during the next two nights, but because of storms and cold winds … More Russian Fairy Tale – The Humpbacked Pony
Little Red Cap Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm Once upon a time there was a sweet little girl. Everyone who saw her liked her, but most of all her grandmother, who did not know what to give the child next. Once she gave her a little cap made of red velvet. Because it suited her so … More Russian Fairy Tale – Little Red Cap
Twelve Months Once there lived an evil, greedy woman who loved her own daughter and hated her virtuous, hardworking stepdaughter. On a very cold day in January, she sent her poor stepdaughter to the forest to pick snowdrops for her stepsister’s birthday. “But the snowdrops won’t be blooming for another two months, at least!” cried … More Russian Fairy Tale – Twelve Months
Once upon a time, there lived an old peasant and his wife. They had three sons. The two eldest were clever. The old woman loved them. She cooked them tasty dishes and laundered their clothes. The youngest, whose name was Ivan, was dirty and was considered a fool. One day the Tsar had sent heralds … More The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship
The Turnip An old man planted a turnip. The turnip grew to be enormous. The old man started to pull the turnip out of the ground. He pulled and pulled, but couldn’t pull it out. So he called the old woman over. The old woman took hold of the old man, the old man took … More Russian Fairy Tale – The Turnip
A long time ago in one Urals village there lived a famous stone-craftsman named Prokopyich, who had a talented young apprentice, an orphan named Danila. Danila had been something of a daydreamer who found it hard to fit in, until he came to work for Prokopych. Under the craftsman’s guidance, he developed into a very … More Russian Fairytale – The Stone Flower
Once upon a time there lived a Frog. She lived in a swamp, caught midges and mosquitoes, and in spring croaked loudly together with all the other frogs. She would have lived there happily till the end of her days-if a stork did not eat her up, of course – but something happened one day … More Russian Fairy Tale – The Frog goes Traveling
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