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"Several animals sleep snugly in Nicki's lost mitten until the bear sneezes."--

A poor peasant woman who has no money for gifts or a special meal for her children gets help from a kindly mother spider on Christmas.

When he does not follow the warnings of his friend the cat, a rooster is captured by a wily fox.

A retelling of the traditional tale of how a boy's lost mitten becomes a refuge from the cold for an increasing number of animals.

A cat with a reputation for being fierce is invited to dinner bythe forest animals, where a chain of accidents ensures the continuation of this erroneous belief.

Several animals sleep snugly in Nicki's lost mitten until the bear sneezes.

To honor her father's promise, a beautiful young girl agrees to become the slave of a witch and her two daughters, enduring their cruelty with the help of her talking pet goat.

When the Czar proclaims that he will marry his daughter to the man who brings him a flying ship, the Fool of the World sets out to try his luck and meets some unusual companions on the way.

Katrusya's family cannot afford Christmas, but they cut a small pine tree in the forest, decorate it with buttons, and, when baby spiders hatch in its branches, they especially enjoy the silvery webs that appear.

"Baba Yaga's Book of Witchcraft is an excitingly original book looking at ancient Slavic magical practices through the point of view of the legendary Baba Yaga, not the villainess of fairytales, but the inscrutable woman of the woods, the wise and powerful elder-witch, and the true spirit of Mother Nature"--