A. H. Wratislaw, a scholar of Czech descent, translated these sixty tales directly from Slavonic collections and grouped them by people: Western Slavs such as Czechs, Slovaks and Poles; Eastern Slavs of Russia and Little Russia; and Southern Slavs of Serbia, Croatia and Bulgaria. Witches, transformations, cunning peasants and grateful animals recur, with brief notes for students of comparative mythology.
A broad, carefully sourced anthology for readers exploring Slavic folklore. Download the free EPUB.