Once upon a time there lived a little old man and a little old woman. The little old man said to his wife, “Bake me a nice round bun, dear little wife.” “With what shall…
Once upon a time, there lived an old man and woman who had a granddaughter called Little Masha. One day, Little Masha and her friends decided to go into the forest to pick mushrooms and…
Once upon a time there was an old man and his wife. They had everything they needed, a cow, a sheep, and a cat on the hearth. They didn’t have any children, though, which made…
Once upon a time, there lived three brothers. Two of them were clever, but the third, called Yemelya, was thought to be a fool. One day, Yemelya’s brothers decided to go to town to purchase…
In a far-away kingdom in a distant empire lived a Tsar and his Tsaritsa, and they had three sons. All three sons were young, unwed and valiant, the like of which no tale can tell,…
In a land far far away, there once lived a mighty ruler called Tsar Vyslav Andronovich, who had three sons, Dimitri-Tsarévich, Vasily-Tsarévich, and Ivan-Tsarévich. The Tsar had a wonderful garden with many rare and magnificent…
The Slavic folktale, "The Three Brothers" was translated by Natasha Harkness in 1999. "The Three Brothers" is considered by Russians to be a Russian folktale, whereas, Ukranians consider it to be Ukranian folktale. Without being…
This post shows both the Norwegian and English translation of the poem, "The Dead Princess and the Seven Knights". The original version was written by the Russian poet, Aleksandr Pushkin. He is considered to be…
This showcases the retelling of some classic Russian folktales retold by Ian Harkness, from a literal translation by Natasha Harkness. This was illustrated by the students of Murmansk Art School for Children. [3d-flip-book id="116" ][/3d-flip-book]
