The Story of Yvashka with the Bear's Ear
()
Read more from George Henry Borrow
The Talisman From the Russian of Alexander Pushkin; With Other Pieces Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Gold Horns Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWild Wales: Its People, Language and Scenery Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Romano Lavo-Lil: word book of the Romany; or, English Gypsy language Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Turkish Jester or, The Pleasantries of Cogia Nasr Eddin Effendi Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAxel Thordson and Fair Valborg a ballad Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsLavengro the Scholar - the Gypsy - the Priest Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsFaustus his Life, Death, and Doom Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsKing Hacon's Death, and Bran and the Black Dog: Two Ballads Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Verner Raven, The Count of Vendel's Daughter, and Other Ballads Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Fountain of Maribo, and Other Ballads Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsEllen of Villenskov, and Other Ballads Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Zincali: an account of the gypsies of Spain Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Story of Tim Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsGrimmer and Kamper, The End of Sivard Snarenswayne, and Other Ballads Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHafbur and Signe a ballad Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsLetters to his wife Mary Borrow Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Giant of Bern and Orm Ungerswayne: A Ballad Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsErmeline a ballad Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsRomantic Ballads, Translated from the Danish; and Miscellaneous Pieces Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsLetters of George Borrow to the British and Foreign Bible Society Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsTargum Or Metrical Translations From Thirty Languages And Dialects Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsProud Signild, and Other Ballads Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMarsk Stig's Daughters, and Other Songs and Ballads Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsLetters to his mother, Ann Borrow and Other Correspondents Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Mermaid's Prophecy and Other Songs Relating to Queen Dagmar Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsTord of Hafsborough, and Other Ballads Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Sleeping Bard; Or, Visions of the World, Death, and Hell Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Nightingale, the Valkyrie and Raven, and Other Ballads Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Related to The Story of Yvashka with the Bear's Ear
Related ebooks
TWO GHOSTLY CELTIC TALES - Children's stories from Ireland: Baba Indaba Children's Stories - Issue 171 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsJACK AND THE BEANSTALK - A Classic Fairy Tale: Baba Indaba’s Children's Stories - Issue 339 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBLIND JACK OF KNARESBOROUGH – A True English Children’s Story: Baba Indaba Children's Stories - Issue 205 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsTHE CASTLE OF KERGLAS - A Children’s Fairy Tale: Baba Indaba’s Children's Stories - Issue 358 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHouse that Stood on Chicken Feet: Magical Creatures, A Weiser Books Collection Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5THE RETURN OF THE DEAD WIFE - An American Indian Folk Tale: Baba Indaba Children's Stories Issue 198 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Story of Jack and the Giants Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsTHE WONDERFUL BASKET - An American Indian Children’s Story: Baba Indaba Children's Stories Issue 201 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsTHE ADVENTURES OF FIRE DRILL'S SON - An American Indian Tlingit children’s fable: Baba Indaba Children's Stories - Issue 238 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA DOZEN AT A BLOW - A European Fairy Tale: Baba Indaba Childrens Stories Issue 044 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsLaboulaye's Fairy Book Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsTHE MAID WITH HAIR OF GOLD - A European Fairy Tale: Baba Indaba’s Children's Stories - Issue 330 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsJACKAL OR TIGER - an old fairy tale from India: Baba Indaba’s Children's Stories - Issue 283 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsTHE WOLF AND THE SEVEN LITTLE KIDS - A Polish Fairy Tale: Baba Indaba’s Children's Stories - Issue 405 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsTHE CAT THAT WALKED BY HIMSELF - A Tale from the Arabian Nights: Baba Indaba Children's Stories - Issue 229 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMy First Picture Book: With Thirty-six Pages of Pictures Printed in Colours by Kronheim Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA PACK OF RAGAMUFFINS - An English Children’s Tale: Baba Indaba Children's Stories - Issue 149 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsJack The Giant-Killer And Beauty & The Beast - Illustrated by R. Anning Bell (The Banbury Cross Series) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA A Good Year Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Three Sillies: A Baba Indaba Story Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsKATCHA AND THE DEVIL - A European Fairy Tale: Baba Indaba Children's Stories - Issue 321 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThere’S Always Tomorrow Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsCURED BY FAIRIES - A Celtic Fairy Tale: Baba Indaba Children's Stories - Issue 141 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA VISITOR FROM PARADISE - An English Fairy Tale: Baba Indaba Children's Stories - Issue 96 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMy First Picture Book Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsTHE BROTHER AND SISTER - A Turkish Children’s Fairy Tale: Baba Indaba’s Children's Stories - Issue 374 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsJACK THE GIANT KILLER - An English Children’s Tale of Magic and Awe: Baba Indaba’s Children's Stories - Issue 302 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsTHE STORY OF DJUN - An American Indian Children’s Story: Baba Indaba Children's Stories Issue 207 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsLITTLE RED RIDING HOOD - A European Fairy Tale: Baba Indaba’s Children's Stories - Issue 326 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Longest Journey Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5
Reviews for The Story of Yvashka with the Bear's Ear
0 ratings0 reviews
Book preview
The Story of Yvashka with the Bear's Ear - George Henry Borrow
The Project Gutenberg eBook, The Story of Yvashka with the Bear's Ear, by
Anonymous, Edited by Thomas Wise, Translated by George Borrow
This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with
almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or
re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included
with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org
Title: The Story of Yvashka with the Bear's Ear
Author: Anonymous
Editor: Thomas Wise
Release Date: May 16, 2009 [eBook #28834]
Language: English
Character set encoding: ISO-646-US (US-ASCII)
***START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE STORY OF YVASHKA WITH THE
BEAR'S EAR***
Transcribed from the 1913 Thomas J. Wise pamphlet by David Price, email ccx074@pglaf.org. Many thanks to Norfolk and Norwich Millennium Library, UK, for kindly supplying the images from which this transcription was made.
THE STORY
of
YVASHKA WITH THE BEAR’S EAR
Translated from the Russian
by
GEORGE BORROW
London:
printed for private circulation
1913
INTRODUCTION
The tale of Yvashka; or, Jack with the Bear’s Ear, is a great favourite in Russia. Its main interest depends not so much on him of the Bear’s Ear, or even his comrade, Moustacho, who angles for trout with his moustaches, as on Baba Yaga. This personage is the grand mythological demon of the Russians, and frequently makes her appearance in their popular tales, but perhaps in none plays so remarkable a part as in the story of Yvashka. A little information with respect to her will perhaps not be unacceptable to the reader before entering upon