Василиса Прекрасная
🇷🇺 Russian graded reader
Василиса Прекрасная
Vasilisa the Beautiful
A dying mother leaves her daughter a tiny doll whose eyes glow like candles — and a cruel stepmother sends the girl into the dark forest to fetch fire from Baba Yaga. The most beloved Russian fairy tale, retold in sixteen short chapters that start at absolute-beginner A1 and climb gently to A2.
Chapters
- Глава 1. Куколкаread online
- Глава 2. МачехаChapter 2. The Stepmother
- Глава 3. РаботаChapter 3. Work
- Глава 4. ЖенихиChapter 4. The Suitors
- Глава 5. Дом у лесаChapter 5. The House by the Forest
- Глава 6. СвечаChapter 6. The Candle
- Глава 7. Белый всадникChapter 7. The White Rider
- Глава 8. ИзбушкаChapter 8. The Hut
- Глава 9. Баба-ягаChapter 9. Baba Yaga
- Глава 10. ПшеницаChapter 10. The Wheat
- Глава 11. МакChapter 11. The Poppy Seed
- Глава 12. БлагословениеChapter 12. The Blessing
- Глава 13. ОгоньChapter 13. The Fire
- Глава 14. Глаза черепаChapter 14. The Eyes of the Skull
- Глава 15. ПолотноChapter 15. The Linen
- Глава 16. ЦарицаChapter 16. The Tsarina
What level is Vasilisa the Beautiful in Russian?
It starts at A1 and climbs gradually to A2. Each chapter introduces a little new vocabulary, so you're always reading just above your comfort zone.
How long is it?
16 chapters and about 2,500 words in total, using roughly 650 different word forms.
Is it free?
It's part of ReadNative Pro. The first chapter is free to read here. The first book in every language is free.
Does it have audio?
Not yet. You can read it with tap-to-translate and sentence translations; narration is currently available on the Chinese books.
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