Episode 143 Extras: The Full, Uninterrupted Fairy Tale of Vasilisa the Beautiful
Added 2023-05-03 19:00:02 +0000 UTCI thought maybe somebody out there might enjoy having access to the full/isolated/uninterrupted fairy tale of Vasilisa the Beautiful from today's episode. Listen to it while drifting off to sleep or play it for a child and watch them get haunted! Enjoy! :)
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Wonderful storytelling!! Thank you! Even in the face of hardship to remain kind and considerate shall reap the rewards the giver had so carefully sown.
Jayme Lang
2023-05-10 19:23:33 +0000 UTCdid anyone ever read mother holly as a child? it was this really beautifully illustrated TERRIFYING story about this girl who fell down a well into a bramble pit and shes covered in brambles and as she goes through the realm at the bottom of the well she helps the creatures there and her brambles slowly fall off. then she meets a witchy baba yaga type who she helps with chores and then she gets a beautiful golden dress and goes home and then her stepsister gets jealous and goes down there but doesnt help the creatures and gets trapped it was so scary
mary grace gately
2023-05-04 17:26:53 +0000 UTCIt’s like a reward to have this audiobook
Red Moon
2023-05-04 09:21:49 +0000 UTCLike how all stories have a similar plot and with time they evolve or change to create other but the original idea is still there. This sounds like a another version of cinderella. Thank you for sharing👍👍👍
Omar Mtz
2023-05-04 04:32:03 +0000 UTCthis is amazing
mary grace gately
2023-05-04 03:17:21 +0000 UTCFRESH TAKE: What if Vasilisa is lazy, evil, and murdered her family? Just for fun, since we like to see these as literal stories, and after re-listening a few times... and from what we know of history where the "victor tells the 'truth'," I went into AP English dork mode and saw Vasilisa in a different light. From the story Aly told, Vasilisa isn't referenced as doing any actual work- the "doll" (demon) does it. Vasilisa gives it sacrifices of food, braids its hair, and "somehow the work gets done". It reminds me of the episode where ghosts live inside those dolls and you have to feed them or evil stuff happens. Maybe the step-mom and sisters weren't the best, but they were fed up at Vasilisa not doing her fair share, so they sent her to Baba YagA to get what they need. And Baba YagA knows something is up with the girl, so she puts her on trial with tests. Each test/chore Baba YagA assigns, the girl doesn't do. The "doll" (demon) does it. Vasilisa doesn't even try- she just sacrifices some food and cries about it. And Baba YagA knows something is up- the trials are completed fully, like when people cheat on a test and copy the whole answer key for 100% without showing work. So Baba YagA is like, "enough. This demon child hasn't learned her lesson, so I'm gonna eat her for the sake of society." Naturally the demon dolls helps the girl get out, only for her to MURDER her family. 3 poeple dead for the price of one (no repercussions btw). When she's living with the old woman, she does nothing to contribute until she's SO BORED. Only then, out of boredom, does she apply herself and gets to live it up with the tzar. Now that she's rich, and the only surviving member of the incident, she can say whatever she wants about what happened... including her beauty... and then we get "Vasilisa the Beautiful." It's not like they're going to fact check. And Baba YagA already had an "image," so why not blame her? Mother Nature knew what was up and was trying to correct course before this demon-spawn corrupted society, lol. After being a long-time listener to Nat and Aly, all I see is conspiracy theories in fairy tales. Thank you, Aly, for the roller coaster of an episode! I loved it! What do you guys think of my crazy theory?
Korki Miller
2023-05-04 01:07:47 +0000 UTCListening to the episode now, but looking forward to this extra content!
Madison Emily
2023-05-03 19:55:43 +0000 UTCThat's some cinderella/sleeping beauty stuff right there. Pure light and good. I aspire to be the old woman who gets to live in the palace.
Korki Miller
2023-05-03 19:50:48 +0000 UTC
