| Description |
xxv, 555 pages ; 22 cm |
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Reprint of the 1890 ed. published under title: Myths and folk-tales of the Russians, western Slavs, and Magyars. |
| Contents |
Russian myths and folk-tales. The three kingdoms : the copper, the silver, and the golden -- Ivan Tsarevich, the fire-bird, and the gray wolf -- Ivan the peasant's son and the little man himself one-finger tall, his mustache seven versts in length -- The feather of Bright Finist the falcon -- The pig with gold bristles, the deer with golden horns, and the golden-maned steed with golden tail -- Water of youth, water of life, and water of death -- The footless and blind champions -- The three kingdoms -- Koshchéi Without-Death -- Vassilissa Golden Tress, bareheaded beauty -- The ring with twelve screws -- The footless and the blind -- Koshchéi Without-Death -- Go to the verge of destruction and bring back Shmat-Razum -- Marya Morevna (variant of the rescue of Ivan Tsarevich and the winning of the colt) -- Yelena the wise -- The seven Simeons, full brothers -- The enchanted princess -- Vassilissa the cunning and the tsar of the sea. |
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Chekh [Czech] myths and folk-tales. Boyislav, youngest of twelve -- The table, the pack, and the bag -- The king of the toads -- The mouse-hole and the underground kingdom -- The cuirassier and the horned princess -- The treacherous brothers. |
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Magyar myths and folk-tales. The poor man and the king of the crows -- The useless wagoner -- Mikko, the king's son -- The reed maiden -- Kiss Miklos and the green daughter of the green king -- The hedgehog, the merchant, the king, and the poor man. |
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Tales -- Soviet Union.
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Tales -- Czechoslovakia.
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Tales -- Hungary.
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| Added Title |
Myths and folk-tales of the Russians
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