This is a very famous and interesting Russian folk tale story. This Russian folk tale story is collected from the book, named “Old Peter’s Russian tales”. This Russian folk tale story book was written by- Arthur Ransome, published from Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd., London, Edinbourgh, NY, Toronto, Paris in 1916.
There were once an old man and an old woman, his wife. They lived together in a hut in a village on the edge of the forest. There were many people in the village; quite a town it was-eight huts at least, thirty or forty souls, good company to be had for crossing the road.
But the old man and the old woman were unhappy, in spite of living like that in the very middle of the world. All the other huts had babies in them, the little ones playing about in the road outside, and having to be shouted at when any one came driving by. Some would say they were better off without them. But there were no babies in their hut, and the old woman never had to go to the door to see where her little one had strayed to, because she had no little one.
And these two, the old man and the old woman were used to stand whole hours, just peeping through their window to watch the children playing outside. They had dogs and a cat, and cocks and hens, but none of these made up for having no children. They were just stand and watch the children of the other huts. The dogs would bark, but they took no notice; and the cat would curl up against them, but they never felt her; and as for the cocks and hens, well, they were fed, but that was all. The old people did not care for them, and spent all their time in watching the children who belonged to the other huts.
In the winter the children were in their little sheepskin coats and they played in the crisp snow. They pelted each other with snowballs, and they shouted and laughed. then they were rolled the snow together and made a snow woman-a regular snow Baba Yaga, a snow witch; such an old fear!
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| The Little Daughter of the Snow |
The Little Daughter of the Snow - Part 1
- Russian folk tale Story
There were once an old man and an old woman, his wife. They lived together in a hut in a village on the edge of the forest. There were many people in the village; quite a town it was-eight huts at least, thirty or forty souls, good company to be had for crossing the road.
But the old man and the old woman were unhappy, in spite of living like that in the very middle of the world. All the other huts had babies in them, the little ones playing about in the road outside, and having to be shouted at when any one came driving by. Some would say they were better off without them. But there were no babies in their hut, and the old woman never had to go to the door to see where her little one had strayed to, because she had no little one.
And these two, the old man and the old woman were used to stand whole hours, just peeping through their window to watch the children playing outside. They had dogs and a cat, and cocks and hens, but none of these made up for having no children. They were just stand and watch the children of the other huts. The dogs would bark, but they took no notice; and the cat would curl up against them, but they never felt her; and as for the cocks and hens, well, they were fed, but that was all. The old people did not care for them, and spent all their time in watching the children who belonged to the other huts.
In the winter the children were in their little sheepskin coats and they played in the crisp snow. They pelted each other with snowballs, and they shouted and laughed. then they were rolled the snow together and made a snow woman-a regular snow Baba Yaga, a snow witch; such an old fear!
