Discussion Questions for
Favorite Russian Fairy Tales
"The Little Daughter of the Snow"
What does the old woman mean when she says, "there's no knowing what may be"?
What do you think the moral of this story is?
Do you think the old people should have made the snow girl?
"The Fire-bird, the Horse of Power, and the Princess Vasilissa"
Why do you think the horse tells the young archer to jump into the cauldron?
What happens to him?
Do you think the princess put something in the cauldron?
Why does the Tzar jump into the cauldron?
What happens to him?
What do you think the moral of this story is?
Did this story end the way you thought it was going to?
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