This book retells the orchestral fairy tale in which a boy ignores his grandfather’s warnings and captures a wolf with the help of a bird, a duck, and a cat.
Peter and the Wolf
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One Eye, Two Eyes, Three Eyes
To honor her father’s promise, a beautiful young girl agrees to become the slave of a witch and her two daughters, enduring their cruelty with the help of her talking pet goat.
Baba Yaga
The witch Baba Yaga uses a trick to capture a young man, but he cleverly avoids being eaten.
Baba Yaga and the Little Girl
When she is sent by her cruel stepmother to the fearsome Baba Yaga, a clever young girl uses kindness to make her escape.
The Golden Bracelet
In order to win the hand of his love, indolent Prince Haig learns to weave beautiful golden cloth, a craft that later saves his life.
Baba Yaga: A Russian Folktale
When a terrible witch vows to eat her for supper, a little girl escapes with the help of a towel and comb given to her by the witch’s cat.
Tsugele’s Broom
Despite the urgings of her well-meaning parents, a self-sufficient Polish girl insists she’ll never marry unless she meets a man who is as reliable as her broom.
The Castle of the Cats
When a farmer sends his sons on three quests to determine who will inherit the farm, Ivan, who is small and simple, finds good luck and wonderful treasures in a castle filled only with cats in fancy costumes and wigs.
The Tale of the Firebird
When Prince Ivan sets out to find the Firebird for his father the tsar, he must complete a series of tasks before obtaining the Firebird and winning the hand of a beautiful princess.
Onions and Garlic
The youngest of a merchant’s three sons proves that he is not as foolish as he was thought to be when he trades a sackful of onions for a fortune in diamonds.