Once upon a time a young girl lived with her father and her step-mother in a nice little house. Her step-mother never liked her and so she did everything she could to make her step-daughters life miserable. One day, she asked her step-daughter to visit her sister, the girl's aunt Baba-Jaga, and ask for a needle and some wool. The girl was not stupid, and went to talk to her real aunt first. Her real aunt gave her advice on how to leave Baba-Jaga's residence in one peace : "There will be a door creaking- put oil und
erneath it; there will be dogs jumping at you- throw bread on the floor, and they will leave you alone; there will be a cat who wants to scratch out your eyes- give her some ham". The girl trudged to Baba-Jaga's residence, entered, and saw her step-aunt. The girl said: "My mother is sending me to get a needle and some wool". Baba-Jaga nodded and answered: "Wait here, I will be right back". Baba-Jaga left the room, and ordered her servant to heat up the bath: "Clean her, I want to eat her later". The servant went to the girl, who sat there frightened to death. The girld begged her: "Please, take more wood than would be necessary, and bring the water in a sieve" - and she gave the servant a blue headscarf. After some time Baba-Jaga came back to check on her. Once she saw that the girl was still sitting there, she left the room again. The cat entered the room and was given the ham. "Can't I somehow escape from here?", she asked the cat. "Take this comb and this towel, and run away. Baba-Jaga will haunt you. Put your head and ear on the floor, and when you hear that she's coming closer you throw the towel on the floor. A broad river will stop her for a while. Run awaay and after some time put your head and ear on the floor, and when you hear that she's coming closer you throw the comb on the floor - a thick forest will stop her for good". The girl thanked the cat and started running. The dogs wanted to bite her, but she gave them some bread; the door was creaking, but she put oil underneath it. The cat, however, was only sitting there, stared at the girl and let her pass. When Baba-Jaga entered the room, and saw that the girl was gone, she beat the cat and asked why he hadn't scraped out the girl's eyes. "I've been your servant for such a long time, but you haven't even given me a little piece of your dry bread once. She, however, gave me ham. Baba-Jaga also beat the dogs, and asked them why they didn't jump on the girl. "We've been your servant for such a long time, but you haven't even given us bread once. The girl, however, gave us lots of bread", the dogs answered. And also the door and the servant admitted that the girl was good to them. Baba-Jaga started running, and when the girl heard that she was coming closer, she threw the towel on the floor. A broad river emerged in front of Baba-Jaga. Baba-Jaga ran to her 
house, got her buffaloes, and had them drink the water. She passed the river and ran, and ran, and ran. The girl, hearing that her enemy was coming closer, throw the comb on the floor. A big, dense forest finally stopped Baba-Jaga.The girl returned home and told her father what had happened. Her father started ranting and raving, and shot his wife. The girl and her father lived in the house happily ever after.
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