![]() ![]() Along the way, he came across a hare, a wolf and a bear, but managed to escape all of them by singing a cheerful song. Why? Because it was the only forest creature able to outwit the Kolobok! In the tale about Kolobok, the main hero is a spherical pastry made of dough who has run away from its grandma and grandpa and is rolling down a forest trail. Foxįrom an early age, Russian children know that the fox is the most cunning animal. A horse also helps Ivan Tsarevich rescue his bride, who is held captive by the evil Koschei the Immortal. It can take him as far as the end of the Earth, where an ordinary human being would never be able to go on his own. ![]() Quite often, a horse in Russian folk tales boasts certain superpowers and magical abilities: it has wings and even takes the hero from one world to another. Illustration to the folktale “The Humpty-Back Little Horse” ![]()
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