147
The Iron Wolf 159
The Three Brothers 167
The Tsar and the Angel 173
The Story of Ivan and the Daughter of the Sun 183
The Cat, the Cock, and the Fox 191
The Serpent-Tsarevich and His Two Wives 197
The Origin of the Mole 207
The Two Princes 211
The Ungrateful Children and the Old Father Who Went to
School Again 219
Ivan the Fool and St Peter's Fife 229
The Magic Egg 239
The Story of the Forty-First Brother 255
The Story of the Unlucky Days 261
The Wondrous Story of Ivan Golik and the Serpents 267

ILLUSTRATIONS

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They came to the place where he had left her Frontispiece
All manner of evil powers walked abroad 16
"How much do you want for that horse?" 24
The wind came and swept all his corn away 30
"Out of the drum, my henchmen!" 40
The Tsarivna arose from her coffin 86
They were both on their knees 90
Daniel waved his sword 114
His wife caressed and wheedled him 118
The girl drove the heifer out to graze 148
The Tsar's councillors went to the houses of all
the nobles and princes 154
The Tsar went about inquiring of his people if
any were wronged 178
The rulers of Hell laid hands upon the overseer
straightway 186
Nineteen times did she cast off one of her suits
of clothes 198
Suddenly St Peter appeared to him 230
Ivan Golik drew the bow 276

INTRODUCTION TO THE
FIRST EDITION

The favourable reception given to my volume of _Russian Fairy Tales_
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