2 mortars and pestles

I confess I know nothing of this story so I have googled it...gonna go read now!

I confess I know nothing of this story so I have googled it...gonna go read now!

There are MANY variations of the story. I have 7 or 8 that I'm using to draw images and story lines from. It's a blast!!

this is sooooooo adorable Selkie... I'm so glad you are building this house

There are SO many stories of Baba Yaga. You'll be listening for days and weeks. And yes, the Mussorgsky's music, which had many other components as well, does contain "The hut on Fowl's Legs".

Here is one explanation from the Encyclopedia Britannica  -  Baba-Yaga, also called Baba-jaga,  in Russian folklore, an ogress who steals, cooks, and eats her victims, usually children. A guardian of the fountains of the water of life, she lives with two or three sisters (all known as Baba-Yaga) in a forest hut which spins continually on birds’ legs; her fence is topped with human skulls. Baba-Yaga can ride through the air—in an iron kettle or in a mortar that she drives with a pestle—creating tempests as she goes. She often accompanies Death on his travels, devouring newly released souls.

 

And here is a link to Wikipedia with a much longer history of the Baba Yaga stories.

Love the flying around in a pestle, what a unique fairy tale story twist. And here I thought pestles were only potential bathtubs if the scale was right! Just love all this and the mini pestle is cute as a button.

Oops - I meant to say flying in the mortar - my brain is working backwards today. I guess flying on a pestle would be similar to riding on a broom- but a bit bulky. Then again, taking a bath on one would be impossible!! I wonder if every culture has

cautionary tale variations on Baba Yaga to warn children away from strangers? I sure read a lot of similar fairy tales growing up, but never Baba Yaga.