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Tale Summary There was once a carpenter named Hoydel, who turned into a thief and a murderer. Every time he killed someone, he put a notch on his walking stick, and before long there were so many that he had room only for three more. One day he

Tale Summary There were once three princesses who were kidnapped by an evil witch, and who in their time of captivity learned a few magic tricks from her. One day, a young prince was lost in the woods, and the witch invited him in with the

Tale Summary There was once a man with three sons, and he told them that whoever spun the finest thread of flax would inherit his house. The two older sons, who were clever, set to work and spun day and night, while the foolish youngest son ran back

Tale Summary Once upon a time there were two young women, one who was pretty, and one who was plain. They spent their days sowing flax seeds, with the pretty one working on the hills and the plain one in the valley. One day, the pretty one

Tale Summary One day, a crow pecked at a horse whose rider had fallen fast asleep, waking him up from a slumber of three years. The crow asked, as a thank you, for one of his sisters’ hand in marriage. The man returned home with a little

Tale Summary Once there was a family made up of a grandpa, a grandma, a mama, a papa, a boy named Sasha, and a little girl named Lala. They all lived together, but were very poor, and one day grandma realized the only food in the house was a tiny

Tale Summary One snowy day, a little boy named Misha set out to gather firewood, and his mother reminded him to bring his red wool mittens. He did not notice when one fell from his pocket onto the snow while he was gathering sticks, but Maid Meadow

Tale Summary Long ago, there was a great king who decided it was time for his three sons to be married. He instructed each of them to shoot an arrow into the sky, and that their bride would be found where it lands. The oldest let an arrow fly, where

Tale Summary There was once a very poor man named Masaniello, who had twelve daughters whom he could barely afford to take care of. One day, the peasant came to the mouth of a cave while working the land, and was met with a large lizard, who was

Tale Summary There was once a woman with no children, who wanted one so badly that she went to the Sunball to promise that if he gave her a little girl, she would return her once she reached twelve years old. He granted her wish, and the child was