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Tables of Contents for An Introduction to the Russian Folktale
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface
ix
Technical Note
xi
Glossary
xiii
Introduction
xv
[The Serpent Slayer]
3
5
Nikita the Tanner
8
3
The Serpent with the Star
11
3
Ivan Bykovich the Bull's Son
14
6
Danilko, a Foolhardy Lad
20
6
Ivan the Peasant's Son and the Little Man the Size of a Thumb and Moustaches Seven Versts Long
26
5
Bearskin-Mansface and the Dwarf with the Long Beard
31
2
Ivan the Mare's Son
33
3
Ivan Turtygin
36
5
Tsarevich Ivan and Elena the Beautiful
41
9
Maria Morevna
50
7
Ivan the Bear's Son
57
20
The Two Ivans, a Soldier's Sons
77
10
The Hunter
87
3
The Nocturnal Dances
90
2
The Sorcerer
92
1
The Tsar's Daughter
93
3
[Not Afraid of Death]
96
1
Soldier Simkin
97
7
The Bear and the Three Sisters
104
1
The Bear and the Three Sisters
105
2
The Three Girls Who Picked Berries
107
1
About Arapulka
108
8
Ivan the Pealet
116
5
The Eagle and Ivan Tsarevich
121
12
A Sister Gone
133
2
Prince Danila-Govorila
135
3
The Witch and the Sun's Sister
138
3
Skinhead
141
8
The Old Man's Children and the Russet Cow
149
3
The Bull as Savior
152
1
The Milk of Wild Beasts
152
3
The Deep Blue Rose
155
4
The Voevoda's Son
159
2
The Magic Shirt
161
2
Sheep's Brew
163
3
The Whale-Fish
166
4
Clever Learning
170
5
The Fearless Man
175
2
Ivan the Immortal
177
4
The Thumb-Sized Boy
181
1
A Tale About Prince Vasilii
181
4
Baba Yaga and the Nimble Youth
185
2
Ivanushko and the Witch Jegibishna
187
2
[The Little Fisherman and the Witch]
189
1
Ivan Tsarevich and the Gray Wolf
190
13
The Tsar-Black Magician
203
5
A Soldier and Death
208
4
The Soldier and the Devils
212
3
A Tale of an Enchanted Tsardom
215
3
Death
218
2
A Thief and Fever
220
1
A Soldier and Death
221
1
Kitty Golden Earrings
222
2
About Two Soldiers
224
2
Varushka and Aniushka
226
2
About Baba Yaga
228
1
Two House Spirits
229
1
The Sloven
230
2
The Golden Nose
232
2
The Pagan Husband
234
1
A Murderous Mother
235
1
Devils-Corpses
236
1
Markusha Married a Rat
236
5
A Best Girlfriend
241
1
The Hunter
242
2
The Maiden Tsar
244
3
About Ivan Tsarevich and Rusa-Rusa
247
5
The Enchanted Princess
252
6
Elena the Wise
258
5
The Frog Tsarevna
263
4
Nastasia Mouse
267
1
The Crooked-Legged Duck
268
1
Elena the Beautiful and Her Stepmother
269
5
The Daughter and the Stepdaughter
274
1
Agar Agrovich
275
4
The Vampire
279
4
Stroi's Daughter
283
3
The Tsar's Daughter
286
3
The Petrified Tsarevna
289
3
The Petrified Tsardom
292
3
A Tale About an Enchanted Tsardom
295
1
The Golden Head
295
4
About Rak Rakovich
299
3
Annushka Who Would Not Laugh
302
3
The Nut Branch
305
1
The Lake Beetle as Groom
306
1
The Peasant Bear
307
1
About a Maiden
308
1
About a Maiden and a Bear
309
1
The Daughter-in-Law
309
3
The Snotty Goat
312
2
The Cat with the Golden Tail
314
4
Fenist the Bright Falcon Feather
318
4
The Little Worm
322
4
How the Tsar's Daughter Came to Know Need
326
3
The Serpent Who Was the Tsar's Son
329
2
The Wonder
331
3
How a Neighbor Pinched a Neighbor Girl's Breast
334
3
The Princess Nastas'ia
337
3
The Raven Brothers
340
2
[The Serpent's Wife]
342
2
The Journey to the Sun
344
1
Marko the Rich and Vasilii the Unlucky
345
6
About the Iura
351
7
The Unfaithful Wife
358
3
The Crystal Lake
361
7
Go Where You Know Not Where, Bring Back You Know Not What
368
5
The Guest of a Corpse
373
1
Christ's Brother
374
2
The Bird of Paradise
376
1
The Smoked Egg
377
5
About Deep Blue
382
7
The Mare's Head
389
2
Mashenka and the Bear
391
2
Baba Yaga
393
3
The Swan-Geese
396
1
The Boy at Yegibova's
397
2
Mashenka and Dashenka
399
1
Vasilisa the Beautiful
400
1
The Old Man's Daughter and the Forest Spirit
401
1
About the Spindle and the Serpent
402
1
The Girl at the Well
403
2
An Orphan Girl and Three Months
405
1
Mishka the Bear and Myshka the Mouse
406
2
In the Service of the Tsar
408
5
A Rescued Maiden
413
1
Strike But Don't Hit
414
5
Commentaries to Tales
419
14
Bibliography
433