In a certain kingdom, in a certain land, there lives a witch called Baba Yaga, a prince by the name of Ivan, a serpent with twelve heads that plunges the land into darkness, a wood sprite that talks to the moon, a feather that becomes a prince when it touches the ground, a princess who has magic at her fingertips, a terrifying sorcerer who cannot be killed... In this land, riddles have to be solved, perilous worlds ventured into, heroic feats performed, disasters averted, before the prince, princesses, or even ordinary folk, can find true love and live happily ever after. This book leads you into that land by bringing to you some of its best-loved tales—the Russian folktales. Sometimes dark, often funny, heart-warming and full of adventure, they will entertain young and old alike.