Walking along the road, the wandering ballad-singer came upon a girl with a black bowl over her head. "Oh, girl with the black bowl over your head, why do you sit weeping by the roadside?" he asked. “I weep because the world is hard," she said. "I am hungry and tired....
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Bee Who Knows How to Help
Prince Ivan, he comes to pieces so easily! He sat on a stone by the sea and wept while Baba Yaga's mares stood in water up to their necks. We herded them with our stingers. Ivan didn't see a thing, he was so lost in his own torment. After the sun set, I flew up to him...
Tiny in the Big World
The marsh, the river, the meadow, the whole world was too big for me! When winter came I wandered into a cornfield that had been harvested. Only the dry, bare stubble stuck out of the frozen ground, and the stalks were like a forest to me. I was so cold I thought for...
Charming
At the first light of dawn, I set out to see the princess Goldilocks. I have promised the king that I will use my charm to persuade her to marry him. I am trying not to remember the king's cruelty to me. Focus on the good things, I tell myself. I ride alone, thinking...
Fortunatus
My father had a great fortune but he didn’t value it. By the time I reached the age of ten, he had squandered his wealth. I didn’t get any education. When I was ready to leave home, I had no trade, and my father confessed that he had failed me. I should have been out...
Prince Rainbow
The princess who is passing by the fountain is well-named "Fairer-than-a-Fairy." A fairy could never surpass her tender mortal beauty. She is surprised when I speak to her. I tell her that I am the son of a powerful king, and that the wicked old fairy Lagree...
Naked Elves
We came to the cobbler's house and found his last pieces of leather, cut exquisitely. We were inspired! So we stitched, sewed, and hammered them into a pair of perfect shoes. The next night, there were two sets of shoes to finish, and the work doubled, and after that,...