The Frog Princess

When Prince Ivan finds himself married to a frog, he becomes an object of scorn to his two older brothers and their wives. But when his frog-wife outperforms her sisters-in-law at the tasks set by the Tsar, and then attends a feast as a beautiful young woman, the prince knows that he is married to a sorceress, and he finds and burns her frog-skin. But his rash action does not free his wife, the enchanted Vasilisa the Wise, and he must set off on a quest to free her from Koschei-the-Deathless, seeking the help of the formidable witch, Baba Yaga, along the way...

Taken from the work of poet and folklorist Alexandr Pushkin, who retold many traditional tales, The Frog Princess is part of the rich Russian folk-tradition, in which the show more characters of Baba Yaga, Prince Ivan, and Vasilisa frequently appear. This edition was printed in the former Soviet Union, and features the gorgeous illustrations of Ivan Biliban, whose folk-art is instantly recognizable. Visually stunning and eminently readable, these editions are a delight! show less

Czar had 3 sons, he told his sons to throw their bow and arrows and where ever it landed and the first girl to pick it up thats who he had to marry. Both brothers got two and the young one Ivan, searched for two days when he finally found the arrow. The arrow was in a frog. The father wanted his 3 sons to have their wives make a shirt, cake and dance at the ball. In the end, Ivan and his lovely wife were happily ever after.

Illustriert von Konstantin Kusnezow, wiedererzählt von Nina Casiel, geheftet