generations. In sending forth the stories in the present volume, all
of which are here set down in print for the first time, it is my hope
that they may enable American children to share with the children of
Russia the pleasure of glancing into the magic world of the old Slavic
nation.


THE AUTHOR.




THE TABLE OF CONTENTS

_Foreword_

_A List of Illustrations_

_Dedication_

_Notes_



FOLK TALES

The Tsarevna Frog

Seven Simeons