Project Gutenberg 2015-06-25 Public domain in the USA. 133 Ransome, Arthur 1884 1967 The Soldier and Death A Russian Folk Tale Told in English by Arthur Ransome Produced by Dianna Adair, Jana Palkova and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Soldier and Death" by Arthur Ransome is a Russian folk tale retold in English, written in the early 20th century. This story explores themes of kindness, fate, and the human experience, following a soldier's journey after years of serving the Tsar and how his choices affect his life and those around him. The narrative centers around a soldier who, after generously giving away his meager rations to beggars, encounters a mysterious old man who gifts him magical items. These items give him the ability to win at cards and control other creatures, which leads him to confront devils in an empty palace. The soldier overcomes them and earns wealth, but when his son falls ill, he recalls his promise with a devil, which ultimately helps him heal his child. As the story progresses, the soldier struggles with the implications of his actions, particularly when he traps Death in a sack, leading to a world without death. However, as he realizes the consequences of an immortal world, he chooses to release Death, ultimately leaving him in a state where he has no place in both Heaven and Hell. The tale concludes with the soldier wandering the earth, symbolizing the complexities of life and death. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Folklore -- Russia PS Text Browsing: Literature 55990 55993 2024-09-20T13:28:21.664844 2023-09-21T09:51:38.976099 text/html text/html 53097 2015-06-25T10:25:16 text/html; charset=us-ascii 42968 2015-06-25T10:25:18 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 72534 2024-09-20T13:28:23.629794 application/epub+zip 71240 2024-09-20T13:28:22.083824 application/epub+zip 71241 2024-09-20T13:28:21.873813 application/epub+zip 98085 2024-09-20T13:28:25.047778 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 88452 2024-09-20T13:28:23.404790 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 88714 2022-09-22T10:31:20.145321 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 47758 47555 2024-09-20T13:28:21.522818 2023-09-21T09:51:38.827097 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 48069 2015-06-25T10:25:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17456 2015-06-25T10:25:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 17804 2024-09-20T13:28:25.784799 application/rdf+xml 7796 2024-09-20T13:28:21.937836 image/jpeg 1693 2024-09-20T13:28:21.904803 image/jpeg 58176 2024-09-20T13:28:21.673826 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 en.wikipedia