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Russian Fairy Tales from the Skazki of Polevoi

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A selection of traditional skazki presenting short, self-contained fairy tales that combine magic, adventure, and moral testing. Tales portray quests for enchanted objects, encounters with supernatural helpers, and trials that reward cleverness or perseverance; recurring elements include transformations, talking creatures, and magical implements. Retellings emphasize vivid imagery and folkloric rhythm while smoothing rough edges for younger readers, arranging episodic narratives and motifs in an accessible sequence that reflects the variety and invention of oral tale tradition.

Richard Clay & Sons, Limited, London & Bungay.

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Polevoi, P. (Petr), 1839–1902; Bain, R. Nisbet (Robert Nisbet), 1854–1909

Scans of this book can be found in the Internet Archive (first edition (1892): 1; second edition (1893): 1; third edition (1901): 1, 2).

Scans of a revised edition (1915) with a different set of illustrations (by Noel L. Nisbet). (1, 2).

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34 oflicials officials
69 sees saw
79 merchant archer
130 straitly straightly
174 the The
209 I I I
222 grandfather uncle