Russian Fairy Tales by W. R. S. Ralston (1887)
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| Baby in a basket: Pxhere |
- Wife and husband who lived happily
- Wife bore a child but soon died after, husband was upset and mourned the loss
- Hired an old woman to watch over the babe, cried and was upset all day, but during night slept
- All wondered why the baby was silent at night, at about midnight
- So they waited till midnight hit and realized what happened
- The dead mother cam and cradled her baby and she suckled the babe at her dead breast
- They shined the light on the mother, she said nothing but left
- They all found the baby to be dead once the dead mother left the cradle
Russian Fairy Tales by W. R. S. Ralston (1887)
- There once was a mother who did not give reverence to Mother Friday, but would go to work
- When she returned from work, she was exhausted and slept, Mother Friday came for a visit
- Mother Friday came and stuffed the woman's eyes with dust while she was asleep
- When she awoke she was terrified, the other women said she had brought this on herself
- Asked for forgiveness, and during the night mother Friday came back and removed the dust
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