Сказки о Бабе-Яге
Tales of Baba Yaga
The strangest character in Russian fairy tales: a witch in a hut on chicken legs who can devour children one moment and help the hero the next.
You will practice: Describing appearance with у + genitive (у неё длинный нос), conditional/temporal clauses (когда он приходит), and verbs of motion (летает, убегают).
Words to know
Skim these before you read — they carry the story. Tap the star to add one to your saved words.
- сказкаfairy tale
- ведьмаwitch
- лесforest
- избушкаlittle hut
- носnose
- зубtooth
- ступаmortar (vessel)
- метлаbroom
- похищатьto abduct, to kidnap
- убегатьto run away, to escape
- геройhero
- баняbathhouse, banya
- советadvice
- клубокball (of thread)
- границаborder, boundary
Did you get it?
5 quick questions — no grades, just a comprehension check.
1. Where does Baba Yaga live?
2. What is special about her hut?
3. How does Baba Yaga move through the air?
4. What does Baba Yaga sometimes give the hero to help him?
5. What does Baba Yaga guard?
Too hard? Pick an easier text in the reading library. Understanding most of a text without translations is the goal — struggling through is not.