Vasilisa the Beautiful
In the Russian fairytale 'Vasilisa the Beautiful,' Vasilisa is sent by her cruel stepmother into the forest to obtain fire from the witch Baba Yaga. She found a house with chicken legs surrounded by a fence made of human bones.
Soon after Baba Yaga arrived, flying in her mortar and pestle. Baba Yaga set Vasilisa a series of seemingly impossible tasks which she was only able to complete with the help of a magic doll that her mother had left her when she died.
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'Vasilisa the Beautiful at the Hut of Baba Yaga' - Lily Seika Jones. |
Baba Yaga was impressed and agreed to help her. Vasilisa then returned home with the fire and once there it burnt her stepmother and stepsisters to ashes.
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'Baba Yaga' - Ivan Bilibin. | |
Resources for Vasilisa and Baba Yaga:
The Enduring Allure of Baba Yaga, an Ancient Swamp Witch Who Loves to Eat People
Old Russia - Baba Yaga
Encyclopaedia Britannica - Baba Yaga
Baba Yaga and Vasilisa the Fair
Baba Yaga: The Wise Witch of Slavic Folklore
A Freaky Fairy Tale of Ancient Folklore: Vasilisa the Beautiful and Baba Yaga
Vasilisa the Brave, or Beautiful, or Wise, or Fair- a Russian Cinderella Story
Baba Yaga and Vasilisa the Brave
Baba-Yaga and Vasilisa the Fair
Vasilisa the Beautiful
Vasilisa the Beautiful - SurLaLune Fairytale
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'Baba Yaga' - Rima Staines. |
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