Tagged: W. R. S. Ralston

May 7, 2022

Happy Mothers Day!

Happy Mothers Day Let us celebrate Mother’s Day with our most beloved folk tales about mothers! The Boy whom Seven Mothers Suckled – Folk Tales from Bengal Once on a time there reigned...

November 1, 2021

The scariest folk- and fairytales for Halloween

Historical and cultural backdrop Origin of Halloween On 31st of October we are celebrating Halloween or Hallows Eve. Nowadays kids go from house to house, dressed in fancy costumes and to demand “trick or...

June 16, 2019

Koshchei the Deathless (Russian Fairy Tales) by W. R. S. RALSTON

In a certain country there once lived a king, and he had three sons, all of them grown up. All of a sudden Koshchei the Deathless carried off their mother. Then the eldest son...

February 20, 2018

The Norka (Russian Fairy Tales) by W. R. S. RALSTON

Once upon a time there lived a king and queen. They had three sons, two of them with their wits about them, but the third a simpleton. Now the King had a deer-park in...

October 16, 2017

Ivan Popyalof (Russian Fairy Tales) by W. R. S. RALSTON

Once upon a time there was an old couple, and they had three sons. Two of these had their wits about them, but the third was a simpleton, Ivan by name, surnamed Popyalof. For...

October 15, 2017

Marya Morevna (Russian Fairy Tales) by W. R. S. RALSTON

In a certain kingdom there lived a Prince Ivan. He had three sisters. The first was the Princess Marya, the second the Princess Olga, the third the Princess Anna. When their father and mother...