Animal Tales Ani m al Tales. One of the categories of Russian folk tales are animal tales, in which animals play all or some of the key roles. If the possibility for trickery is present, the fox will always take advantage of it. A hare will always be frightened by something.
Carnivorous animals eat meat, even if it means eating another talking animal.
For more on folk tales, please follow the link to my Russian Folk Tale Page . Notes T he Old Man and the Bear . The old man w ent to the forest to sow some turnip seeds. He plowed and worked hard. Having said this, he went away deep into the forest.