Russia – The Story Library

Baba Yaga and the Black Geese (A Folktale from Russia, retold by Minnesota Storyteller Kevin Strauss)

Posted on July 23, 2015 by storylibrarySeptember 25, 2015

This folktale from Russia tells about a girl must rescue her younger brother from the witch Baba Yaga and her black geese. Professional Minnesota Storyteller Kevin Strauss tells this story. You can learn more about Kevin’s storytelling at http://www.NatureStory.com

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The Wishing Fish (Russia)

Posted on February 22, 2013 by storylibrarySeptember 23, 2015

Princess Petunia is bored living on her tiny island kingdom. But then she meets a strange, pickle-eating fish. Then everything begins to change in this adaptation of a Russian Folktale.

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The Enormous Turnip (Russia)

Posted on February 20, 2013 by storylibrarySeptember 23, 2015

Grandpa and Grandma grow an enormous turnip. But then they can’t get it out of the ground. So they ask other for help with this problem. Find out what they did in this folktale from Russia.

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