steel ; for in the strength of his heroic anger hetore the locks asunder with his hands and forced backthe doors with his heels until they burst fromtheir frames. Then came forth from the dungeonsforty Tsars and Tsareviches, forty kings and princes,with their eldest sons, together with Nikitich… … It was clear that her fascination still worked upon the hearts of theprisoners THE BURNING WHITE STONE 81 fallen snow upon the steppe illumined by the coldrays of the rising moon. There stood this great company, blinking theireyes in the light and looking very foolish, and asthey hummed and haed…
Folklore -- Russia · Fairy tales
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