New Britain herald., 1915-06-25

eat and drink then tell 1t your troubles. The doll will become alive and will make known to you what to do. So saying she kissed her little daughter and died.
 That night Wassalissa wept for U long time, then she bethought her. self of her little wooden kukla and south it for comfort. After she had given the kukla something to eat and drink it became alive and said, Dry your tears Wassalissa the Beautiful. Morning is wiser than Evening and ' sorrows are lighter at dawn. And Wassalissa was comforted.. Her father mourned for his wife as long as it was right. Then he began to think of a step-mother for his child. Ff- nally thinking lonly of W's welfare he married a widow with two daugh- ters of her own.
 But alas: The step- mother proved to be a cruel, harsh woman who was furthermore jealous of Wassalissa' s beauty because her two daughters were exceedingly homely. So she set her the hardest tasks to do, sent her out in the noon day June to spoil her complexion and gave her little to eat. But in spite of all this the girl grew prettier each day, her checks looked like milk and cherries and her hands remained as white as snow.
 What was the cause of all this Why it was the little wooden kukia. As soon as the house was asleep she would clean the cottage, make the fire an weed the garden. When W. got up; all she had to do was to cook the meals and for the rest of the day sit quietly in the shade. The kui<la also found magic herb for W. whic, kept her skin so smooth and rosy. When W. became old enough to get m arried her father went in bus mess to distant Pardon. Now thought the wicked step, "I can get rid of that VI
 Near their home their was . forest wherein lied a wicked Babe Yaga. So the step-nother sent W. each day into this forest to gather wood, :, hoping that the witch would seize and eat her. But the doll ai- ways showed her friend where to get the driest sticks without going near the Babas Yaga's hut. And the step- mother hated Wassalissa more anu more
 One night all the lights in the house went out.
 What shall we do?" said the step mother.
 we. must send ". to the Baba Yaga for some light" said the step mother and pushed her out into the dark night.
 The poor girl began to weep. But she remembered her mothers causel and cpnfiding in the help of her It. tie kukla, bravely started out. Whether she walked one day, two days orAthree days is unknown. The telling IS easy tho the work was hard
 One e#evening@ she came to the mid de of the forest. What an awefll sight greeted her eyes! Right in front of her stood a hut on hens legs, it's walls and roof were human bones and it was topped with skulls. A fense Of human legs surrounded the cottage and the gate was locked by a human jaw. As she stood there trmbIing a black knight on black horse passed her and as he passed the wood became dark. But on tl.a lawn around the cottage it was light, for the eyes in the skulls began to shine. ". wondered at this sight and Nas almost inclined to flee when she heard an awful voice cry What du you .Wana here.'' ". looked up ana saw the witch standing at the gate 50 pluoling up courage she answered fn1y step-mother sent me to ger some light, grandmother" Well 10 one gets something Tor raothingysyou mus stay and work for 1t first. And tren7tAng Wassaklssa ss AS sas, 8ss4s4 s-s+ sssss