# Russian Folktales — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for Russian Folktales by A. N. Afanasyev.

- [The Pronunciation of Russian Words](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/russian_folktales_se/chapters/the-pronunciation-of-russian-words.md): This chapter provides a guide to pronouncing Russian words, explaining the accent system and the phonetic values of letters such as Ch, G, J, Kh, L, S, V, Y, Z, and Zh, with comparisons to English and other languages.
- [Russian Folktales](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/russian_folktales_se/chapters/russian-folktales.md): A collection of traditional Russian folktales featuring magical transformations, cunning animals, heroic quests, and moral lessons about good versus evil, fate, and social hierarchy.
- [The Dun Cow](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/russian_folktales_se/chapters/the-dun-cow.md): Márya Tsarévna, mistreated by her witch stepmother, is sent to the heath with a dun cow. She discovers the cow magically provides her with fine clothes and food. The stepmother's daughters spy on her, but only the three-
- [A Tale of the Dead](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/russian_folktales_se/chapters/a-tale-of-the-dead.md): A peasant traveling at night encounters a corpse that rises from its grave, kills two young lads, and is forced to reveal how to revive them. The peasant uses the information to bring the lads back to life, but is initia
- [A Tale of the Dead](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/russian_folktales_se/chapters/a-tale-of-the-dead.md): A carpenter, returning late from a feast, meets a friend who died ten years prior. Unaware of the friend's death, they drink together. The friend offers his horse, but at cockcrow the horse is revealed to be a gravestone

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- [A Tale of the Dead](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/russian_folktales_se/chapters/a-tale-of-the-dead.md)
- [The Bear, the Dog, and the Cat](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/russian_folktales_se/chapters/the-bear-the-dog-and-the-cat.md)
- [Egóri the Brave and the Gipsy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/russian_folktales_se/chapters/eg-ri-the-brave-and-the-gipsy.md)
- [Danílo the Unfortunate](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/russian_folktales_se/chapters/dan-lo-the-unfortunate.md)
- [The Sorry Drunkard](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/russian_folktales_se/chapters/the-sorry-drunkard.md)
- [The Wolf and the Tailor](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/russian_folktales_se/chapters/the-wolf-and-the-tailor.md)
- [The Tale of the Silver Saucer and the Crystal Apple](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/russian_folktales_se/chapters/the-tale-of-the-silver-saucer-and-the-crystal-apple.md)
- [The Foundling Prince](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/russian_folktales_se/chapters/the-foundling-prince.md)
- [The Sun and How It Was Made by Divine Will](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/russian_folktales_se/chapters/the-sun-and-how-it-was-made-by-divine-will.md)
- [The Language of the Birds](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/russian_folktales_se/chapters/the-language-of-the-birds.md)
- [Bába Yagá and Zamorýshek](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/russian_folktales_se/chapters/b-ba-yag-and-zamor-shek.md)
- [The Miraculous Hen](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/russian_folktales_se/chapters/the-miraculous-hen.md)
- [Mark the Rich](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/russian_folktales_se/chapters/mark-the-rich.md)
- [By Command of the Prince Daniel](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/russian_folktales_se/chapters/by-command-of-the-prince-daniel.md)
- [The Thoughtless Word](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/russian_folktales_se/chapters/the-thoughtless-word.md)
- [The Tsarítsa Harpist](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/russian_folktales_se/chapters/the-tsar-tsa-harpist.md)
- [The Tale of Iván Tsarévich, the Bird of Light, and the Grey Wolf](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/russian_folktales_se/chapters/the-tale-of-iv-n-tsar-vich-the-bird-of-light-and-the-grey-wolf.md)
- [The Priest with the Envious Eyes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/russian_folktales_se/chapters/the-priest-with-the-envious-eyes.md)
- [The Soldier and Death](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/russian_folktales_se/chapters/the-soldier-and-death.md)
- [The Midnight Dance](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/russian_folktales_se/chapters/the-midnight-dance.md)
- [Vasilísa the Fair](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/russian_folktales_se/chapters/vasil-sa-the-fair.md)
- [The Animals in the Pit](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/russian_folktales_se/chapters/the-animals-in-the-pit.md)
- [The Poor Widow](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/russian_folktales_se/chapters/the-poor-widow.md)
- [Ilyá Múromets and Svyatogór the Knight](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/russian_folktales_se/chapters/ily-m-romets-and-svyatog-r-the-knight.md)
- [The Smith and the Devil](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/russian_folktales_se/chapters/the-smith-and-the-devil.md)
- [The Princess Who Would Not Smile](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/russian_folktales_se/chapters/the-princess-who-would-not-smile.md)
- [The Tsarévich and Dyád’ka](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/russian_folktales_se/chapters/the-tsar-vich-and-dy-d-ka.md)
- [Prince Evstáfi](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/russian_folktales_se/chapters/prince-evst-fi.md)
- [Vasilísa Popóvna](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/russian_folktales_se/chapters/vasil-sa-pop-vna.md)
- [The Dream](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/russian_folktales_se/chapters/the-dream.md)
- [The Soldier and the Tsar in the Forest](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/russian_folktales_se/chapters/the-soldier-and-the-tsar-in-the-forest.md)
- [The Tale of Alexander of Macedon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/russian_folktales_se/chapters/the-tale-of-alexander-of-macedon.md)
- [The Brother of Christ](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/russian_folktales_se/chapters/the-brother-of-christ.md)
- [Alyósha Popóvich](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/russian_folktales_se/chapters/aly-sha-pop-vich.md)
- [God’s Blessing Compasses All Things](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/russian_folktales_se/chapters/god-s-blessing-compasses-all-things.md)
- [Shemyák the Judge](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/russian_folktales_se/chapters/shemy-k-the-judge.md)
- [A Story of Saint Nicholas](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/russian_folktales_se/chapters/a-story-of-saint-nicholas.md)
- [The Potter](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/russian_folktales_se/chapters/the-potter.md)
- [The Witch and the Sister of the Sun](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/russian_folktales_se/chapters/the-witch-and-the-sister-of-the-sun.md)
- [Márya Moryévna](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/russian_folktales_se/chapters/m-rya-mory-vna.md)
- [The Realm of Stone](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/russian_folktales_se/chapters/the-realm-of-stone.md)
- [The Story of Tsar Angéy and How He Suffered for Pride](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/russian_folktales_se/chapters/the-story-of-tsar-ang-y-and-how-he-suffered-for-pride.md)
- [The Feast of the Dead](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/russian_folktales_se/chapters/the-feast-of-the-dead.md)
- [The Quarrelsome Wife](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/russian_folktales_se/chapters/the-quarrelsome-wife.md)
- [Elijah the Prophet and St. Nicholas](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/russian_folktales_se/chapters/elijah-the-prophet-and-st-nicholas.md)
- [The Princess to Be Kissed at a Charge](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/russian_folktales_se/chapters/the-princess-to-be-kissed-at-a-charge.md)
- [The Wood Sprite](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/russian_folktales_se/chapters/the-wood-sprite.md)
- [The Realms of Copper, Silver and Gold](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/russian_folktales_se/chapters/the-realms-of-copper-silver-and-gold.md)
- [Chufíl-Fílyushka](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/russian_folktales_se/chapters/chuf-l-f-lyushka.md)
- [Donotknow](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/russian_folktales_se/chapters/donotknow.md)
- [The Sea Tsar and Vasilísa the Wise](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/russian_folktales_se/chapters/the-sea-tsar-and-vasil-sa-the-wise.md)
- [The Animals’ Winter Quarters](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/russian_folktales_se/chapters/the-animals-winter-quarters.md)
- [The Story of the Brave and Doughty Knight Ilyá Múromets and the Nightingale Robber](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/russian_folktales_se/chapters/the-story-of-the-brave-and-doughty-knight-ily-m-romets-and-the-nightingale-robber.md)
- [Nikíta the Tanner](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/russian_folktales_se/chapters/nik-ta-the-tanner.md)
- [The Singing-Tree and the Speaking-Bird](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/russian_folktales_se/chapters/the-singing-tree-and-the-speaking-bird.md)
- [At the Behest of the Pike](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/russian_folktales_se/chapters/at-the-behest-of-the-pike.md)
- [The Journey to Jerusalem](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/russian_folktales_se/chapters/the-journey-to-jerusalem.md)
- [Vazúza and Vólga](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/russian_folktales_se/chapters/vaz-za-and-v-lga.md)
- [The Enchanted Tsarévich](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/russian_folktales_se/chapters/the-enchanted-tsar-vich.md)
- [The Snake Princess](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/russian_folktales_se/chapters/the-snake-princess.md)
- [Beer and Bread](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/russian_folktales_se/chapters/beer-and-bread.md)
- [Sorrow](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/russian_folktales_se/chapters/sorrow.md)
- [Iváshko and the Wise Woman](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/russian_folktales_se/chapters/iv-shko-and-the-wise-woman.md)
- [Never-Wash](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/russian_folktales_se/chapters/never-wash.md)
- [Christ and the Geese](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/russian_folktales_se/chapters/christ-and-the-geese.md)
- [Christ and Folksongs](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/russian_folktales_se/chapters/christ-and-folksongs.md)
- [The Devil in the Dough-Pan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/russian_folktales_se/chapters/the-devil-in-the-dough-pan.md)
- [The Sun, the Moon, and Crow Crowson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/russian_folktales_se/chapters/the-sun-the-moon-and-crow-crowson.md)
- [The Legless Knight and the Blind Knight](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/russian_folktales_se/chapters/the-legless-knight-and-the-blind-knight.md)
- [A Cure for Story-Telling](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/russian_folktales_se/chapters/a-cure-for-story-telling.md)
- [General Notes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/russian_folktales_se/chapters/general-notes.md)
- [The Crystal Apple and the Silver Saucer](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/russian_folktales_se/chapters/the-crystal-apple-and-the-silver-saucer.md)
- [The Dream](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/russian_folktales_se/chapters/the-dream-notes.md)
- [Midnight Dance. General Notes to This Story](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/russian_folktales_se/chapters/midnight-dance-general-notes-to-this-story.md)
- [Glossary](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/russian_folktales_se/chapters/glossary.md)
- [Endnotes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/russian_folktales_se/chapters/endnotes.md)

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