Summary: Vasilissa, only eight years old girl, lived on the edge of a great forest. Before death, Vasilissa's mother gave her a beautiful doll as a blessing and told her to feed her and ask her for help, whenever she is in need. After the death of her mother, her father married again and had two more daughters. They did not love Vasilissa and tortured on her. One day, Vasilissa's father went off on a long journey. At night her stepmother ordered her to spin. Her stepsisters were also assigned to make lace and to knit stockings. One of her stepsisters put out the candle and told her to go to the witch Baba Yaga's house and get another light. Vasilissa went to Baba Yaga's house which is in the forest to get light. But Baba Yaga told her that she will not get any light until she works for it. Vasilissa did all works so quickly with the help of her doll. When Baba Yaga asked her, she told her that her mother gave her a blessing before she died. Baba Yaga threw her out of the house because she did not want any blessed children in her house. When Vasilissa returned home, she did not welcome warmly. She was greeted with a scream, not a smile by her stepmother. Her stepsisters snatched the skull from her, and they and their mother stared into the eyes of the lighted skull and in a few moments became three piles of white ash. In the morning Vasilissa and her father buried the skull and the ash in the garden. In time, a bush sprang up out of the black earth; a rose bush with red and white roses. Often she plucked a rose and placed it in the hair of her little doll.
What blessing did Vasilissa's mother make for her child?
Vasilissa's mother gave her a blessing before she died. It was a beautiful doll. Vasilissa's mother told Vasilissa to feed her and ask her for help, whenever she is in need. But, never tell anybody about her.
Who were the three horsemen? What did they bring?
The three horsemen were Baba Yaga's servants. The white horseman was Baba Yaga's Bright Morning. He brought the earliest Light. The red horseman was Baba Yaga's Fiery Sun. He brought the Day. The black horseman was Baba Yaga's Dark Night.
In what way was Vasilissa's day made pleasant?
Vasilissa's day was made by the beautiful doll which was the blessing of her mother. Vasilissa longed to be out in the fresh open air, but she had much to do. She turned to start her work, but it was all done! The room was sparkling, the year was cleared, the linen was washed, and the grains were neatly separated into bins. The vegetables were already chopped, the bread was in the oven and the meat was in the trays, ready to be cooked. Vasilissa smiled at the doll, and went out to pick some flowers and sit in the sunshine. What a pleasant day she had!
Why did Baba Yaga throw Vasilissa out of the house?
Baba Yaga did not want any blessed children in her house. That's why, she threw Vasilissa out of the house. When she informed her that her mother gave her a blessing before she died, Baba Yaga told her that she did not want to get any blessed children in her house and told her to get out.
What kind of welcome did Vasilissa get when she returned home?
When Vasilissa returned home, she did not welcome warmly. She was greeted with a scream, not a smile by her stepmother. Her stepsisters snatched the skull from her, and they and their mother stared into the eyes of the lighted skull.
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