Storytelling Audiobook - The Tale of Baba Yaga |English, RP, Character
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In a chicken leg. Ha You will find the spell to cure your father and make him well, follow the path and then do the nose to the heart of the forest where nobody goes. That evening. Vasilisa saw lights shining ahead of her in the forest. As she got closer, she saw that the lights were skulls on posts. She knew then that she was near the home of the witch. Vasal. Lisa pulled one of the posts from the soft forest floor and crept forward, lighting her path with the shining skull. Soon she saw a strange house hopping on its chicken legs around the house. There was a fence made of bones at the old metal gate. A huge tangled tree stood guard that Lisa crept towards the house and pushed open the old metal gate. But as she pushed, it gave a loud oh, poor gate said, Vassal Lisa. You need some grease to stop the squeak and she took a little pat of butter and rubbed it on the hinges. So the gate swung slightly closed behind her. Suddenly a skinny brown dog came bounding towards her barking ferociously. Oh, poor little dog. You look hungry said Vasilisa as she took out the rabbit bone with a scrap of meat and gave it to him. The dog stopped barking, gave a wag of his tail and ran off with the bone. Vasal Lisa walked up to the chicken legged house and knocked on the door, the door swung open and there was Baba Yaga herself. Vasal Lisa gasped with fear but the old witch was so big, so bad and so bony but worst of all, Baa's mouth was full of sharp iron teeth. Who are you? And what do you want? Snarled. The red mouth. And Vasal Lisa saw the iron teeth flash fire but Vasal Lisa was brave and determined. She smiled at the witch and she said good evening, Baba Yaga. My name is Vasilisa. And I came to ask if you could have a spell that could help my sick father. I came to find you because I had a dream that said in a chicken legged house, you will find the spell to cure your father and make him well, follow the path at the end of your nose to the heart of the forest where nobody goes. Bobby yoga, smiled a terrible smile with her eye and teeth. Come in child. My old bones are wary and I could use some help around the house. Baraka hobbled over to the box in the corner and pulled out a tiny glass bottle. Here is a potion that will cure your father. But in return, you must stay here with me tonight and cook and clean for me. And then you can go back to your father in the morning. Vasilisa was worried that her father might die while she cleaned the chicken legged house. But it was her deepest darkest night and she couldn't walk home in the forest alone because the wolves prowled the dark. So she thanked Baba Yaga and went into the chicken legged house. First, Vasal Lia scrubbed the wooden floor and table. Then she built up a fire and then she began chopping onions for soup. Baba Yaga went out into the forest chucking quietly. As soon as the witch left, a bony black cat jumped onto the kitchen table and licked Vassal Lia's hand. Oh, poor cat. You look hungry. Said Vasilisa as she took out her crust of stale bread and then fed it to the cat. When she had finished the cat jumped up into Vasal Lisa's lap child. He must run, run as fast as you can back along the path at the end of your nose. For Baba Yaa is planning to eat you with her eye and teeth for dinner. Valisa thought of the wolves and their sharp teeth, but she was more afraid of Bobby Ja's wicked eye and teeth. I will run and run as fast as I can back along the path at the end of my nose. But what if Baba Yaga chases me? She asked the cat, take your scarf and your comb if she comes after you first throw your blue silk scarf and then your little wooden comb. Vasilisa took the tiny glass bottle of the healing potion. Thanked the cat and ran down the steps of the chicken legged house. The skinny dog ran up to her and licked her hand and wagged its tail. The old metal gate opened silently to let Vasal Lia pass. But the huge tangled tree reached its branches down and caught hold of Vasilisa and it would not let her pass. Basa thought for a moment and she undid her bright red ribbon from her hair and tied it around the lowest branch. Then the tree released Vasal Lisa from the prison of branches and she ran, ran back along the path at the end of her nose. Baraga returned to the chicken necked house. She was looking forward to dinner. It was years since she had eaten a tender little girl. When she saw that the house was empty. She screamed at the bony black cat cat. Why did you let her go? You should have scratched out her eyes and yelled to call me. But the cat gave a hiss and a spit for years and years. I have served you. And yet you never gave me a single crumb from your plate. I had to live on the rats that I could catch and you use most of them for your spells. But Vasal Lisa gave me her own crust of bread, Barba JAA out of the house on her long bony legs dog dog. Where is she? Why did you let her go? You should have eaten her hand and barked to call me with the skinny brown dog gave a howl and a growl for years and years. I have served you and yet you never gave me a single dry bone. But Vasa Lisa gave me her own fresh rabbit bone with a scrap of meat. Baba Yaga rushed down to the gate on her long bony legs. Gate gate. Where is she? Why did you let her go? You should have locked yourself shut and squeaked to warn me. But the old middle gate gave a creek and a squeak for years and years. I have served you and yet you never gave me a single drop of oil. But Vasal Lisa gave me her own pat of sweet butter to grease. My rusty hinges out of the gate went Baba Yaga on her long bony legs. That street, that street. Where is she? Why did you let her go? You should have caught her in the tangle of your branches and held her for me. But the leaves of the tree rustled inside for years and years. I have served you and yet you never gave me even a piece of string to decorate my branches. But Vasal Lia gave me her own bright red ribbon and made me feel beautiful. Then Baba Yaga gave a terrible cry and jumped into her mortar, taking up her great pestle. She gave an enormous push and shy chase through the forest after Vasal Lisa. Vasal Lisa was running as fast as she could following the lights of the skulls. She heard the noises behind her as she saw Baba Yaga rushing to closer and closer through the trees. Remembering the cat's advice, Vasal Lia threw her blue silk scarf down behind her and ran on the blue silk scarf turned into a great deep river. Baa's stone water was too heavy to float across the witch paced up and down the bank with the magical river gnashing her eye and teeth. Then she called out, I'll match this girl. I'll crunch her liver, come to me cows and drink the river. Then Baba Yaga herd of white cows ran down to the water and gulped and slopped all up until they had drunk the river dry. Baraga was off again with her pale and water squished. Last Alisa heard the noise of the behind her as you saw Baga racing closer and closer through the trees. Remembering the cat's advice that a Lisa threw her little wooden comb down behind her and ran on the teeth of the comb sprang to life and each tooth became a thorn tree. Baba Yaga blended into the forest of thorns and they tangled around her. So she was trapped. Baba Younger was in fury with her iron teeth. She started to bite her way through the trees. Nash and no nash and no, the trees fell all around her. But as she bit through each branch, 10 more sprang up in its place covered with thorns. At last, exhausted, scratched and hungry. Baba Yaga gave up the chase and went back to her chicken legged house in the heart of the forest where nobody goes. And as for Vasal Lisa, she heard the gnashing and gnawing behind her. But she ran on and on without looking back all the long night until she came to her father's house in the forest. Just as the sun was rising. Vasal Lisa ran into her father's bedroom full of fear that she would be too late. Her father lay on the bed with his cheeks pale, his arms thin and his eyes closed. Vassal, Lisa saw his chest rising and falling slowly and knew that there was still life in him. She took the tiny glass bottle of Baba Jager potion and poured it between her father's lips. Saying in a chicken legged house, I found the spell to cure my father and make him well, I followed the path at the end of my nose to the heart of the forest where nobody goes. Vase Lisa's father gave a great cough and his cheeks turned red. He gave another cough and his thin arms were strong and muscular. Again, he gave a third cough and opened his eyes. When he saw his little daughter, he wrapped her up in a huge bear hug and cried tears of joy. Vaal Lisa and her father lived together happily on the edge of the deep dark forest. When she grew up, Valisa had many more adventures and she became known as Vassal Lisa, the brave.