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Vasilisa the Beautiful and Baba Yaga

In short: Read about Vasilisa’s encounter with Baba Yaga and the doll her mother left her.

Vasilisa the Beautiful and Baba Yaga · Her mother’s doll FAIRY TALE ATLAS · № 99 Vasilisa the Beautiful and Baba Yaga Read about Vasilisa’s encounter with Baba Yaga and the doll her mother left her. Origin Russian storytelling tradition Atlas record 1873 First appearance Exact date unknown SIGNATURE MOTIF Her mother’s doll Reach¹ 1/10 Suggested age² 10+ Member rating No votes yet 1 records · 1 countries or regions blackhorsestories.com

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Origin and tradition

Russian storytelling tradition

Vasilisa is sent to the forest hut to ask for fire. Baba Yaga gives her tasks she cannot finish alone, and the doll left by her mother comes to her aid. Ralston’s 1873 collection records a plot distinct from other Russian tales with a heroine named Vasilisa.

Dated records and sources

  1. 1873 · Russian storytelling tradition
    W. R. S. Ralston · Russian Folk-Tales · Vasilissa the Beautiful · Published collection

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