Project Gutenberg 2015-06-21 Public domain in the USA. 109 Tibbitts, Charles John Tibbits, Charles John Folk-Lore and Legends: Russian and Polish The poor man and the judge -- The wind rider -- The three gifts -- Snyegurka -- Prince Peter and Princess Magilene -- The old man, his wife, and the fish -- The golden mountain -- The duck that laid golden eggs -- Emelyan the fool -- Ilija, the muromer -- The bad-tempered wife -- Ivashka with the bear’s ear -- The plague -- The peasant and the wind -- The wonderful cloth -- The evil eye -- The seven brothers -- Sila Czarovitch and Ivaschka -- The stolen heart -- Prince Slugobyl -- Princess Marvel -- The ghost. Produced by readbueno and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Folk-Lore and Legends: Russian and Polish" by Charles John Tibbitts is a collection of folk tales drawn from Russian and Polish traditions, compiled in the late 19th century. The text aims to capture the essence of regional folklore, presenting stories that reflect the unique customs, values, and beliefs of these cultures. Readers can expect encounters with magical fish, clever fools, and heroic knights, each tale rich with moral lessons and whimsical adventures. The opening of this collection introduces readers to various characters and settings through the first few tales. In "The Poor Man and the Judge," a poor man's cleverness saves him from a corrupt judge, while "The Wind Rider" tells the story of a magician's curse that causes a peasant to ride the wind for years until he finds redemption. The narratives showcase themes of justice, triumph over adversity, and the intertwined fates of characters, illustrating the complexities of human emotions and social dynamics that are central to these Slavic folktales. As the characters navigate their challenges, readers are drawn into a fantastical world where wit and morality play crucial roles in our perception of fate and fortune. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Legends -- Russia (Federation) Legends -- Poland GR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - General Browsing: Travel & Geography 291047 291054 2024-09-20T13:18:00.749964 2023-09-21T09:42:44.083662 text/html text/html 289399 2015-06-21T09:27:34 text/html; charset=utf-8 146658 2015-06-21T09:27:36 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 182293 2024-09-20T13:18:06.768957 application/epub+zip 181706 2024-09-20T13:18:02.218968 application/epub+zip 179400 2024-09-20T13:18:01.159970 application/epub+zip 255866 2024-09-20T13:18:10.164939 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 227596 2024-09-20T13:18:06.362949 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 225408 2022-09-22T10:17:51.295629 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 254417 254231 2024-09-20T13:17:59.972021 2023-09-21T09:42:43.490707 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 254669 2015-06-21T09:27:32 text/plain; charset=utf-8 87109 2015-06-21T09:27:36 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18820 2024-09-20T13:18:10.293945 application/rdf+xml 15656 2024-09-20T13:18:01.873982 image/jpeg 2582 2024-09-20T13:18:01.825965 image/jpeg 147532 2024-09-20T13:18:00.779006 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog