![]() It will eat and drink a little, and then thou mayest tell it thy trouble and ask its advice, and it will tell thee how to act in thy time of need." So saying, she kissed her little daughter on the forehead, blessed her, and shortly after died. When evil threatens thee or sorrow befalls thee, go into a corner, take it from thy pocket and give it something to eat and drink. Carry it always about with thee in thy pocket and never show it to anyone. It is very precious for there is no other like it in the whole world. I am dying, and with my blessing, I leave to thee this little doll. ![]() "My little Wassilissa, my dear daughter, listen to what I say, remember well my last words and fail not to carry out my wishes. So she called her little daughter to her, and taking a tiny wooden doll from under the blanket of the bed, put it into her hands and said: When the little girl was eight years old the mother fell ill, and before many days it was plain to be seen that she must die. He had been married for twelve years, but in that time there had been born to him only one child, a daughter, who from her cradle was called Wassilissa the Beautiful. N a certain Tzardom, across three times nine kingdoms, beyond high mountain chains, there once lived a merchant.
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