Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-09-04

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Bahia Yaga's house. wondered at the
abundance of everything and pondered
which work to do first. But Ahe found
it all done. The doll had CLEARED the
wheat to the last grain.
"All you have to do now Isl to cook
the dinner" said the doll, SLIPPING into
her pocket. "Cook away, AID then
rest for your health's sake!"
Toward evening Vasilissa prepared
the table and awaited the Baba Yaga.
The black rider appeared a moment at
the gate and all grew dark. Oily the
eyes of the skulls sent forth their light.
The trees cracked, the leaves rbstled
and up drove the Bahia Yaga. WASH
LISA went out to meet her.
sis everything done?" asked the
Yaga;
N.Y." said Vasilissa.
The Bahia Yaga examined everything.
was vexed that there was nothing to Be
angry about. and said:
SWELL! we'll! very good!"
Then she cried: "My trusty servants,
grind my wheat"
Then came three pairs of hands,
which gathered up the wheat and car.
ried it out of sight. The Bahia Yaga
again gave orders to Vasilissa:
'Do the same tomorrow as to-day;
but take the poppy-seed from the bin,
and clean the earth off it grain by
grain"
Then Vasilissa wentand fed her doll
which said: :
"Pray to God and go to sleep. III
shall be done. The morning is wiser
than the evening""
'In the morning the Baba Yaga
again drove away in her mortar, and
Vasilissa and her doll Immediately did
all the work. The bag returned, ex-
amined all, and cried: my trusty SER
wants, press the oil from the poppy
seed."
Three pairs of hands appeared and
bore the poppy-seed from sight. Then
the Bahia Yaga ate while Vasilissa stood
silently by.
why don't you speakP" said the
Bahia Yaga; "there you stand like q
dumb creature"
II didn't dare" replied Vssilissa;
"but if l may, 1 should like to ask about
something"
"Ask away, then; only not too much.
Get much to know, soon old you'll
grow"
81 only want to ask about what l
saw. On my way hither 1 was passed
by a white rider on a white horse, and
he was all dressed in white. Who is
he p"
"That is my bright day." answered
the Bahia Yaga.
"Then passed a red ride on a red
horse, and all in red clothes. Who is
he ?"
"That is my red sum-" answered the
Bahia Yaga.
"And who may be the black rider,
granny, who passed me at your gate ?''
THAT was my dark night. They
are all trusty servants of nine"
.Vasilissa thought of the three pairs
of hands, but held her peace.
1t is just as WE'LL" continued the
Bahia Yaga, "that you asked only about
whatyou saw out of doors, notindoors F!
| like to wash my dirty linen at home.
AS to inquisitive people-well, I eat
them. Now, I'll ask you something.
How do you manage to do the work I
my mothers blessing assists me-"
replied Vasilissa.
cha! What's that? Get out of nv
house you BLESSED daughter. I don't
want bless'd people,"
She dragged Vasilissa to the gates,
pushed her out, took one of the skulls
with blazing eyes, struck it on a stick,
and said:
"Take that. It's a light for your
step-sisters."
Homeward a Vasilissa, lighted by
the skull, which went out at the ap-
proach of dawn. On the evening of
the second day she reached home. She
was about to throw away the skull.
thinking they could not still be needing
a light. But a hollow voice issued
from it, saying:
Throw me not away. Take me to
your step-mother."
She looked at the windows, and see
ing no light, carried the skull in. For
the first time in her life she was cordi-
ally received by her step-mother and
step-sisters, who, from the moment she
went away, had not had a spark of fire
in the house. They could not strike a
light for themselves, and those they
brought from the neighbors went out
as soon as they came into the
They carried the skull into the sitting
room, but its eyes shot forth such
flames at the step-mother and her
daughters that they would fain have
hidden themselves but run where
they would, the glare of the eyes fol-
lowed them. By morning they were
burnt to cinders, but Vasilissa was un-
injured.
Now, not long after these things.
Vasilissa appeared before the royal
eyes, and the King feel deeply in love
with her. So he married her, and her
father took up his abode at court. As
for the doll-she carried it in her
pocket as long as she lived.-Irams-
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