A Common World Literature Mistake You Are Probably Making Now With Russian Fairy Tales Part 1

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“It is no easy task to find him, my beauty, but I shall help you. Here, take this silver distaff and this gold spindle. Hold the spindle in your hands and it will spin all by itself and the thread will come out all gold.”

“Thank you, Granny.”

“All right, save your thanks until afterwards, and now listen to me. Should they want to buy the gold spindle, don’t sell it, but ask them to let you see Fenist the Bright Falcon.”

Maryushka thanked Baba-Yaga and went on her way. And it roared and rumbled and whistled in the forest. The owls wheeled round, the mice crawled out of their holes and rushed straight to Maryushka. Then all of a sudden a Grey Wolf ran up to her and said:

“Have no fear, Maryushka. Get on my back and never look behind.”

So she sat on the Wolf’s back and off they flashed out of sight. They passed wide steppes and velvet meadows, they crossed honey rivers with custard banks and they climbed tall mountains that touched the clouds. On and on raced Maryushka till she reached a crystal palace with a carved porch and fancy windows. And there was the Queen herself looking out of a window.

“Well,” said the Wolf, “we’ve come, Maryushka. Climb down from my back and get hired as a servant at the palace.”

Maryushka climbed off, took her bundle and thanked the Wolf. Then she went up to the Queen and bowed.

“I beg your pardon,” she said, “I don’t know your name; aren’t you in need of a servant-girl?”

“Yes,” said the Queen, “it is long I have looked for a servant, but the one I need must be able to spin, weave and embroider.”

“All that I can do,” said Maryushka.

“Then come in and set to work.”

And so Maryushka became a servant-girl. She worked all the day until night-time, and then she

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