Beautiful Vassilissa (1)

Beautiful Vassilissa (1)

Once, in a kingdom far, far away, there lived a merchant and his wife.

They had one daughter who was called Beautiful Vassilissa.

When the girl was eight years old, her mother became very ill.

One day she called her daughter to her side.

"Listen, my child, " she said, " and rememberthe last words I have to say.
I'm going to die, my dear.
I gave you my blessing and this little doll.
You must always keep it with you and never show it to anyone else.
If ever you are trouble, just ask the doll for advice. "


   
Then the mother embraced her daughter and died.

The merchant grieved for a long time after his wife's death but , as time passed, he began to think about marrying again.

He was a real gentleman and many women admired him.

There was one widow of whom he was very fond.

She had two daughters of about the same age as Vassilisa and was concidered by everyone to be a good mother.

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ロシアの民話・童話　Vassilissa the beautiful(Vassilissa's Doll)です。
詳しくは、洋書の名所？9月20日をごらんください、ですのだ。