Kashchei Bessmertniy
(Kaschei the Immortal)
The beautiful Tsarevna is held captive and
spellbound in the magic kingdom of the monster Kashchei, where she hourly awaits
deliverance at the hands of Ivan Korolevich, her lover. The latter, seeking
Kashchei's ``death'' (which according to tradition is an object that, once
found, will end the ogre's existence), is waylaid by Kascheievna, Kashchei's
daughter. She prevails upon him to drink a potion, promising him that by this
means he will find the sought-for ``death.'' His enslaver is about to kill him
when the benevolent Burya Bogatyr awakens the hero, and transports him on a
magic carpet to Kashchei's kingdom. Kashcheievna makes a further effort to
secure Ivan for herself, promising him the release of his betrothed; and when
the latter gives expression to a feeling of pity for her, she weeps. It is in
the tears of his daughter that Kashchei's ``death'' is hidden, and at their flow
his kingdom crumbles and the monster dies. The lovers regain their freedom, and
Kashcheievna is transformed into a weeping willow.
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