CONTENTS

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The Twelve Months: The Story of Marushka and the Wicked Holena[1]
Zlatovlaska the Golden-haired: The Story of Yirik and the Snake[23]
The Shepherd's Nosegay: The Story of the Princess Who Learned
to say "Please"[45]
Vitazko the Victorious: The Story of a Hero Whose Mother Loved
a Dragon[57]
Five Nursery Tales:
I Kuratko the Terrible: The Story of an Ungrateful Chick[91]
II Smolicheck: The Story of a Little Boy Who Opened the
Door[99]
III Budulinek: The Story of Another Little Boy Who Opened
the Door[109]
IV The Dear Little Hen: The Story of a Rooster that Cheated[123]
V The Disobedient Rooster: The Story of Another Little Hen[133]
The Nickerman's Wife: The Story of Lidushka and the Imprisoned
Doves[139]
Batcha and the Dragon: The Story of a Shepherd Who Slept all
Winter[149]
Clever Manka: The Story of a Girl Who Knew What to Say[165]
The Blacksmith's Stool: The Story of a Man Who Found that
Death was Necessary[177]
A Gullible World: The Story of a Man Who Didn't Beat His Wife[187]
The Candles of Life: The Story of a Child for Whom Death Stood
Godmother[197]
The Devil's Gifts: The Story of a Man Whom the Devil Befriended[207]
Gentle Dora: The Story of a Devil Who Married a Scold[225]
The Devil's Match: The Story of a Farmer Who Remembered What
His Grandmother Told Him[239]
The Devil's Little Brother-in-law: The Story of a Youth Who
Couldn't Find Work[251]
The Shoemaker's Apron: The Story of the Man Who Sits Near the
Golden Gate[271]


THE TWELVE MONTHS

THE STORY OF MARUSHKA AND THE WICKED HOLENA