Russian folktales from the collection of A.N. Afanasyev = Russkie narodnye skazki iz sobranii︠a︡ A.N. Afanasʹeva : a dual-language book

This original dual-language edition features new translations of Russian folk tales from the authoritative three-volume collection by famed author Alexander Afanasyev. A rich, robust world of the imagination that will captivate readers of all ages, this compilation's tales include The Princess-Frog, The Tale of Prince Ivan, The Firebird and the Gray Wolf, and many others.;The little hen -- The golden fish -- The cockerel and the hand-mill -- Right and wrong -- Baba Yaga -- Prince Danila-Govorila -- The little white duck -- The feather of finist splendid falcon -- The sea king and Vasilisa most ingenious -- The tale of Ivan Tsarevich, the fire-bird and the gray wolf -- The Bogatyrs Medvedko, Usynya, Gorynya and Dubynya -- Blast Bogatyr Ivan the cow's son -- The tale of the famed and valiant Bogatyr Ilya Muromite and the robber nightingale -- Ivanko Medvedko -- Ivanushka-dummy -- The hunter and his wife -- The prankster. This original dual-language edition features new translations of stories selected from the authoritative three-volume collection by famed author Alexander Afanasyev, Popular Russian Tales . Afanasyev recorded hundreds of folktales, the first compilations of which were published between 1855 and 1867 and featured such characteristically Russian figures as Vasilisa, Baba Yaga, Ivan Tsarevich, and the glorious Firebird. This edition's fables include The Little Hen; The Cockerel and the Hand-Mill; Baba Yaga; The Little White Duck; and Ivanko Medvedko. Suitable for high school and college intermediate-level Russian classes, these timeless tales will captivate readers of all ages. Left-hand pages feature the original Russian text; right-hand pages contain the new English translation by Sergey Levchin, who provides an informative Introduction.