Fairy tales of the Slav peasants and herdsmen (1896)
1804-1891, Harding, Emily J., ill · London : G. Allen · leaf 220
water. It plunged and disappeared, but hepaid little attention to it, so occupied was he with his ownthoughts. In the far distance could be seen the rocks of theIsland of Eternal Life, but there seemed no way of reachingit. Leaning on his club he thought and thought, and ever ashe thought he grew… … The Spirit of the Stetpes 203 Get on my back, prince, I will be your bridge; onlytake care to hold on tight. The prince held firmly to its mane, and the horse leapt intothe sea. At first they were plunged right beneath the waves,but rising again to the surface swam easily across. Thesun was about…
Fairy tales -- Slavic countries
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