Bony Legs - A Russian Folk Tale -

as told by Iris and her Second Grade

"Bony Legs was a horrible bad witch."
She lived deep in the woods in a hut that stood on chicken feet.
One day a girl named Sasha came to Bony Legs' house to borrow a needle and thread. Bony Legs wants to eat Sasha.

Narration from the left.
Bony Legs has a dog she forgets to feed, and a gate with rusty hinges.
Sasha reaches
into her basket to feed the starving dog.

Bony Legs also has a cat which Sasha feeds.
The cat, the dog, and the gate help Sasha escape. The cat gives Sasha a silver mirror.
Narration from the right.

Bony Legs is very angry when she discovers that Sasha has escaped!.
Bony Legs runs after Sasha on her bony old legs.
More narration from the right.

The mirror turns the path into a silver lake, but Bony Legs rows across in her tub.
A magical comb the dog gave Sasha grows as tall as three trees.
Bony Legs cannot climb through it, she cannot climb over it. She cannot dig under it.

Bony Legs pinches her nose all the way back to her hut. Sasha goes home too. The End. Here are some websites where you can read different versions
of the Tale of Baba Yaga, Bony Legs the Witch:
Baba Yaga, a Russian Folk Tale
Whootie Owl's Stories To Grow By...
Tales Similar to Cinderella

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"Bony Legs was a horrible bad witch."	She lived deep in the woods in a hut that stood on chicken feet.	One day a girl named Sasha came to Bony Legs' house to borrow a needle and thread. Bony Legs wants to eat Sasha.
Narration from the left.	Bony Legs has a dog she forgets to feed, and a gate with rusty hinges.	Sasha reaches into her basket to feed the starving dog.
Bony Legs also has a cat which Sasha feeds.	The cat, the dog, and the gate help Sasha escape. The cat gives Sasha a silver mirror.	Narration from the right.
Bony Legs is very angry when she discovers that Sasha has escaped!.	Bony Legs runs after Sasha on her bony old legs.	More narration from the right.
The mirror turns the path into a silver lake, but Bony Legs rows across in her tub.	A magical comb the dog gave Sasha grows as tall as three trees.	Bony Legs cannot climb through it, she cannot climb over it. She cannot dig under it.
Bony Legs pinches her nose all the way back to her hut. Sasha goes home too. The End.	Here are some websites where you can read different versions of the Tale of Baba Yaga, Bony Legs the Witch: Baba Yaga, a Russian Folk Tale Whootie Owl's Stories To Grow By... Tales Similar to Cinderella