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Baba Yaga – A Scary Story for Halloween

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If you like SCARY STORIES, then this one is for you. We are putting it out for Halloween, but you can listen any time of year IF YOU DARE!

Baba Yaga is a famous witch of the East. She has spooked and scared little children across Eastern Europe for many a year. This is a her most famous story. A wicked Step-Mother sends Vasilisa to visit the witch in her hut in the woods to ask for some lights. She’s pretty sure that that will be the last she ever sees of her stepdaughter – but is she right?

Version for Storynory by Bertie.

Read by Natasha.
Proofread by Claire Deakin & Jana Elizabeth. Duration 30 min.

Somewhere in the eastern part of Europe, where it gets bitterly cold in winter, there is a dark forest. If you are ever brave, foolish or ignorant enough to go wandering through that forest, there is a good chance that you might come across a peculiar house. It’s a wooden hut, but it’s like no other that you have ever seen, for it stands on giant chicken legs – and quite often it walks about, just like a monstrous farm yard bird. This hut is the home of Baba Yaga. I don’t advise that you knock at the door of Baba Yaga’s hut, no matter how much you have lost your way through the forest – for Baba Yaga is a witch.

On the edge of Baba Yaga’s forest, there is a little village, and everyone who lives there knows about the strange hut and the lady who lives inside it. They know her, and they fear her, for it has long been rumoured that she likes to eat children.

A long time ago, a man lived in this village with his beautiful daughter, who was called Vasilisa. The girl’s mother had sadly died some years before the start of this story. Before she died, she gave Vasilisa a wonderful gift – It was a little rag doll that did not look so different from any other. The girl’s mother told Vasilisa that she should take special care of the doll. Every night she must feed it a little milk and a little biscuit, and so long as she did so, the doll would always be ready to help her – no matter how much trouble she found herself in. Vasilisa did just as her mother bid her. Every night the little rag doll sat up and drank a little milk, and ate a little biscuit before smiling at Vasilisa and then going back to sleep.

As time went by, the girl’s father decided to marry again. His second wife had two daughters of her own, neither of whom could touch Vasilisa for beauty or sweetness of character. In fact, they were jealous of Vasilisa and they hated her terribly. So long as Vasilisa’s father remained at home, the stepmother and stepsisters had to pretend that they liked her, but every now and then one of the sisters would whisper in Vasilisa’s ear, “Just you wait until your dear papa leaves us alone with you. Then you’ll see!”

When Vasilisa had recently passed her sixteenth birthday, her father said that he had to go away on a journey that would last at least a month. Vasilisa begged him to take her with him, but he just laughed and said he was travelling on business, and the girl would find the journey tiresome and dull.

The first night after the father had left, the stepmother gathered the three girls together in the parlour and spoke as such: “Now my dears, I have a little task for each of you. “Tanya,” that was the oldest, “go in my room, please my dear, and sew a button on my red dress. Katya,” the youngest, “go to the kitchen table and roll some pastry so that it’s nice and flat. And Vasilisa dear, go to Baba Yaga’s hut in the forest and ask her to lend us some lights. Now run along sweetheart. Don’t waste any time. We don’t want you to get caught in the dark now do we.”

The stepmother shooed Vasilisa out of the house so fast that she hardly had time to put on her hat and gloves. She walked forlornly to the corner of the street and took the little doll out of her coat pocket where it had been sleeping.

“Oh little doll,” she said. “My mother told me that if I fed and looked after you, you would be ready to help me if I was ever in trouble. Well I have fed and looked after you. Now I’m in terrible trouble. I must go to Baba Yaga, and everyone knows that she is a dreadfully wicked witch. So please tell me – what am I to do?”

The little doll looked up at Vasilisa and said: “Be as brave as you are beautiful. Go to Baba Yaga’s hut and no harm will come to you.”

Vasilisa mustered up all her courage and walked down the path that led through the woods to the hut of Baba Yaga. After a while, the young girl heard the sound of galloping hooves coming up behind her, and she stepped off the road to let a horse ridden by a rider in a blazing red cloak shoot past her.

“I wonder who that was?” Thought Vasilisa before setting off on a her way once more. A little further on, she once again heard the sound of galloping hooves, and this time a rider in a cloak of dazzling white sped past her and down the road that led to Baba Yaga’s hut.

Some time later, a third horse shot by. Its rider wore a cloak that was as black as night. After about an hour of walking, Vasilisa came to a clearing in the forest. Although it was now getting quite dark, she had no trouble seeing – for this neck of the woods was lit by skulls with blazing eyes.

The skulls were mounted on top of a high fence. Beyond the fence, she saw the strange hut that stood on chicken legs. It turned around to face her, and it seemed to Vasilisa that the hut was looking at her. Then the chicken legs began to kneel and the hut lowered to the ground. The door creaked open.

Baba Yaga’s nose was so long and bony that it appeared through the door before the rest of her. A moment or two later the nose was followed by a tall, skinny old woman holding a broom stick. Vasilissa was so frightened that her legs would not obey her when she told them to run. The old lady came towards her – but she did not walk – her feet flew just a few inches above the ground.

“Well child,” she said, “Did the cat get your tongue? Or are you just badly brought up? Speak Child! Spit out your name and your business here! I haven’t got all night to hover around while you tremble and gibber like an idiot!”

For a few moments Vasilisa’s lips quivered so much that no proper words would come out of her mouth, just a kind of “ah, ah-ah,” but she then remembered the doll’s words that no harm would come to her, and eventually she found courage to speak clearly.

“Good Ma’am,” she said. “It is only me, little Vasilisa. My stepmother sent me to the forest to borrow a light from Baba Yaga.”

“Did she now?” Said Baba Yaga thoughtfully. “Well I am Baba Yaga, but you may call me Babushka.”

Vasilisa brightened a little at this, for Babushka is a kindly name that means “Grandma.”

Baba Yaga went on: “Now come with me into my hut. I will give you some simple tasks to do. If you are not lazy and you complete your work like a good girl, then I will give you the light that you ask for and let you go free. But if you do not manage these simple tasks I shall cook you in my oven and eat you for my dinner! Ha Ha Ha!” She cackled. “How do you like that for an offer?”

To tell you the truth, Vasilisa did not like it at all, but she had faith that all would be well, that she would complete the tasks, and return with the light, and so she curtsied and said, “I like it well, dear Babushka,” and she followed the old lady as she floated back to the door of her hut and called out: “Locks, unlock!”

The doors creaked open, and then shut again behind Vasilisa as she stepped inside. The hut was surprisingly roomy, but a large part of it was taken up by a huge oven. Vasilisa had to hold in a scream, because the house started to rise up on its chicken legs and move about. She realised that there would be no escape unless Baba Yaga let her go.

The witch sat down at the table and gestured to the larder. “Fetch me my supper, dear,” she said.

“Yes, Babushka,” replied Vasilisa, and she brought over some bread and cheese for the old lady.

“Ah well,” said Baba Yaga. “Soon I shall be enjoying a nice plate of roast meat, thinly sliced and pink in the middle.” With those words she pinched Vasilisa’s arm. “Now tomorrow my dear, you must complete my little task. When I am away from the hut, you must tidy the yard, clean the hut, and cook pumpkin soup for my supper. Can you manage that?”

“Why yes, Babushka, I can.” said Vasilisa, who was relieved that the task did not sound by any means beyond her ability.

“That is good,” said Baba Yaga, “and when you have finished doing that you can sort out all the kitchen pots and pans.”

Baba Yaga ate her bread and cheese and drank a tankard of frothy brown ale before falling asleep on top of a thick fur which was strewn above the stove, the warmest place in the hut.

The hut continued to move around and Vasilisa felt queasy. She certainly had no appetite herself, but before she lay down for the night, she did not forget to feed her doll a few crumbs of bread and some drops of milk. When the rag doll had finished her supper, Vasilisa asked her: “Oh dear, what have I done? How shall I ever get out of here?”

The Doll replied: “Have courage and keep faith and all will be well – for Baba Yaga is unable to tell a lie and she is bound to keep her promise.”

The next morning, Baba Yaga arose from her bed on top of the stove, and drank another tankard of ale before flying up the chimney and onto the roof. Vasilisa looked out of the window and saw the witch flying away above the trees, but this time she was riding what looked like a giant mortar. A mortar, by the way, is like a strong wooden bowl, and you can use it for cooking. You put some herbs or spices in there, and crush and grind them with a stick called a pestle. This is what the witch was flying in – only it was much bigger than a usual mortar. A giant pestle was what the old lady was holding in her hand, and using as a rudder to guide her flight.

Vasilisa gazed at the witch until she was out of site, and then she started to clean and to cook. She managed to get everything spick and span, and get the soup on the cooker by midday, but now she faced an impossible task. How could she possibly pick the black peas out of a sack of white ones? Why, there must have been thousands, if not millions of peas in the sack.

She heard a noise outside the hut. “Oh, Baba Yaga must be back early. Now I’m done for!” She exclaimed – but when she looked out of the window she saw not Baba Yaga, but the white horseman who had over-taken her on her way to the hut. He galloped around the fence of the compound and then was off again into the woods. Vasilisa sighed and wished that he would only come and rescue her, whoever he might be. Then when she turned around from the window she saw that all the peas had been sorted into two piles – one black and one white. Her task was done.

That evening, after Baba Yaga flew back home from whatever business she had been on, the old witch could not hide her surprise at all that her guest had managed to achieve the task in one day.

“I see that you are good little worker my dear,” she said. “Well in that case, tomorrow you can make pea soup and fetch water from the stream to fill up the tank. Here, use this bucket.” What she handed to Vasilisa was not a bucket, but a sieve, and the poor girl wondered how she would ever manage to use it to fetch water. Still that night, when the little rag doll urged her not to feel despair, she knew in her heart that something wonderful might happen to help her – and it did. For as she stood by the stream holding the sieve in her hand, the red horseman rode by, took it from her and swept over to the hut where he hurled it through the open window. When Vasilisa returned she found that the tank was filled with fresh water.

That evening Baba Yaga dipped her bony finger in the tank and tasted a drop of the fresh water. She said, “Indeed you are a hard working girl. Let’s see if you are clever too. Tonight you can stay up and count the number of stars in the sky. If you tell me the right number in the morning, you can take your light and go free, but if your answer is wrong, even if you tell me one star too many or too few, then I shall have you for my breakfast.”

That night Vasilisa gazed out of the window at the sky and tried to count the stars – 1,2,3, 5… But by the time she reached 100 stars she was no longer sure whether or not she was counting the same ones again, and she had to start all over again. It did not help that the hut kept moving around so that the view kept on changing.

Eventually, Vasilisa began to sob quietly. She took out her doll and said: “Oh dear little doll, who will come to the aid of poor little Vasilisa this time? I cannot guess the number of stars in the sky, and in the morning the witch shall surely eat me.”

“Do not worry said the doll. Have courage and keep faith, and all will be well.” And it was – for at the midnight hour, the black horseman came riding up to the window where Vasilisa was sitting and he whisper a number to her as if in a dream. It was a very big number, but I cannot tell you what it was, for it is a secret, but it was the exact number of stars in the sky that he told her, and in the morning, when Baba Yaga stepped with her bony legs onto the floor, Vasilisa said: “Good morning Babushka, shall I tell you the number of stars now?”

Baba Yaga yawned and said: “Go on child, tell me. But you had better not be wrong – for if you are, I shall eat you.”

Vasilisa told the number to Baba Yaga, who let out a terrible cry like: “Ha!” Her eyes blazed like those of the skulls on the fence surrounding her hut.

“Who told you that?” She demanded so fiercely that Vasilisa sank back. Baba Yaga picked up a plate and threw it across the room so that it smashed against the wall. Then she picked up a knife and Vasilisa was sure she meant to kill her.

“But Babushka,” she said. “You promised that if I told you the number correctly I could take a light and go free.”

Baba Yaga froze for a moment, and the fierce glare of her eyes lessened somewhat.

“Ah yes,” she said more calmly. “So I did. I suppose it was morning and day that helped you with the other tasks I set you?”

Vasilisa nodded, for she now understood that the three horsemen were morning day and night.

“Then you are a good girl,” said Baba Yaga. “For if Morning, Day and Night choose to help you, that means that your spirit is in harmony with the universe. I will do you no harm. Wait here while I go on my business. I have no tasks for you today. Tonight you shall return home with a light.”

That evening, after Baba Yaga flew home on her mortar, she took Vasilisa out into the courtyard and gave her one of the skulls with blazing eyes.

“Take this,” she said. “It will light up your stepmother and your two stepsisters very well.”

Vasilisa took the skull and returned back down the path to her village. She expected that her stepmother would have found a light by now, but in fact the house was not lit. Instead her relatives were sitting in complete darkness.

She stepped into the house. The skull lit up the inside as bright as day.

“I’m home,” called out Vasilisa. But she received no reply, for as soon as the light fell on her stepmother and sisters, they turned to dust.

Vasilisa went to live with a kindly old lady in the village until her father returned from his business. When he came back, he thought that his wife and stepdaughters must have run away. He did not miss them much. He lived happily with his beautiful daughter, Vasilisa, until one day a prince came riding by and caught sight of her. She was the most beautiful girl he had ever seen, and he had no hesitation in asking her to marry him, which she did, and they lived happily ever after.

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Awesome story, but not that scary though. Hey Bertie,do you think you can give me a really spooky story? Because I want to see if it can spook out my family! I also liked the part where the step mother and sisters turned to dust, more dust and vanishing please. Oo! Also you can do stories about haunted stuff, like The Haunted Mansion or The Trap Door!

Anyway, Thanks for the story Bertie!

Eva — October 13, 2008
This was a really entertaining and awesome story for my child. You should defenetly read it

Ria — May 11, 2016
Hi Eva
Well you certainly don’t scare easily. Glad you liked it though. We have Bertie and the Ghost coming up – but that’s not really that scary. Maybe you should try and Edgar Allan Poe? He’s really frightening.

Bertie — October 13, 2008
Do u have any Edger Allen Poe audio stories? I really want a scare.
Thank you!
Hermione G

Hermione — January 6, 2016
i loved this . it was totley scary it was so fun . it was exiting and i loved the music it was also scary . i have two? how old was the girl ? why did her mom give her the doll ?

dum65 — October 13, 2008
I like the true one I read

Itz.....Livy — August 13, 2016
I thought that Baga Yaga was really scary.But it was AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!The best thing I liked about the story was the sound efcects!!LOVED THE STORY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Stefany — October 13, 2008
hi new jersey girl

tamir — October 13, 2008
asome story but it was not scary . do guys have any thing scary i think eva was right
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.

dum65 — October 13, 2008
I loved that story called Baga Yaga. It was FANTASTIC!!!!!!!!!I love scary movies,scary stories, and I love SUPER,SUPER,SUPER Scary Things. I love SUPER SCARY things because they Freak ME OUT!!!!!!!!.Baga Yaga Was like the best story I have ever heard. The best part about this story was when it said that Baga Yaga ate kids. then when I read that part it FREAKED ME OUT!!!!!!!!

Mayra — October 13, 2008
I LOVED the sto

Stefany — October 13, 2008
ilove this story.

de'jon — October 13, 2008
I love scare movies and storys

de'jon — October 13, 2008
Hi dum65

In answer to your questions, Vasilissa was 16 when she visited Baba Yaga. Her mother gave her the doll because she knew she was dying and that the girl would be alone, and she wanted the doll to protect her, and to give her courage and faith to face what danger she might come up agains.

Bertie — October 13, 2008
ya if it was scarier it would be cool i like really scary stories.

Lcyu — October 13, 2008
bertie you have any sssssssssssssssssssuper ssssssssscary stories????????? baga yaga was not that scary but funnyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! did you every read it or in other words listen to it ?????????????????????????????????? from dum65

dum65 — October 13, 2008
how old is baaga yaga ?????????????????????????? did baga yaga die ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

dum65 — October 13, 2008
You should use the music by Tchaikovsky called Baba Yaga as background music to this stories.Why not try it??

sarah — October 13, 2008
Dear Sarah

That’s a very good suggestion to use Tchaikovsky.
I did consider it, and although it’s quite dramatic, it’s not very spooky .

I really wanted to use the Mussorgsky Baba Yaga from Pictures in an Exhibition, because it’s very atmospheric, but I could not find a royalty free version.

Anyway, we are planning some Christmas stories with some Tchaikovsky…. a bit hint there … so look out fo that.

Bertie — October 13, 2008
I do love Mussorgsky’s music Pictures in an Exhibition

Lucy — October 14, 2008
it was rubbish

jtjtrf — October 14, 2008
wow scary story GOOD ONE

mollie — October 14, 2008
this is awesome!!!!!!!!!

evan123beast — October 15, 2008
okay,I see that you guys want to scare somebody, but a doll? here’s a tip: next time try to make it a little more scary, like a little dog, or something that can eat. add something that scares you. to-morrow is my birthday . make a story by the 17th. till next time, chow!

pearl — October 15, 2008
Hi Pearl

Happy Birthday !

Bertie — October 15, 2008
Really creative. However it would be nice if there were more illustrations or a video included that would be more motivating for children.

Olga — October 15, 2008
This was so so scary!

Chilling — October 17, 2008
it was a nice story thanks bertie

saher — October 18, 2008
I THINK THAT STORY TELLERS WHO THEIR ACCENT ARE AMERICAN IS SOMETIMES NECESSARY. AS YOU KNOW THERE IS TOO MANY AUDIENCES WHO IT IS DIFFICULT FOR HIM TO COPE WITH SUCH EXCELENT BUT DIFFICULT BRITISH ACCENT.

ali a r — October 19, 2008
Wonderful story!!! I will always remember to have courage and faith!!!

Emily — October 20, 2008
it was a good story but i didn’t spook me at all. try getting a good story that can really spook me ! i would be very interested to read it ^^

Shia — October 20, 2008
she suold have ben etan but it is a good story

eli — October 20, 2008
O M G !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

superchick1111 — October 23, 2008
Sweet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I loved it so much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I read it five times!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Cathy — October 23, 2008
W O W ! I W O N T B E A B L E T O S L E E P F O R Y E A R S S S S S ! ! ! ! !

superchick222222 — October 23, 2008
i didnt think it was scary
but the story was cool
who has webkinz?
plese give a comment about if u have 1 or not
I HAVE 9 WEBKINZ!

dogluver1234567890 — October 24, 2008
that was not scary at all but i am writing a scary halloween story do you have any tips or ideas for me

lexi — October 26, 2008
Liked it but not so scary.I liked the creative idea but why does the prince charming always find the beautiful girl in the end?

Tasneem — October 27, 2008
Tanseem

Yes I agree that it’s a bit boring the way that Prince Charming gets all the nice girls. I’m still waiting for my fairy tale ending

Bertie

Bertie — October 27, 2008
yeah

Ryan — December 19, 2015
cool story but not that scary. Interesting ideas though…

Anonymous Anonymous — October 28, 2008
not scary!?!

pappas sisters — July 23, 2016
very good

p'' — October 29, 2008
I LIKE THE STORY IT WAS REALLY SCARY SHE TOOK KIDS I WONDER IF IT IS REAL?

LIZETTE — October 29, 2008
this was not that kewl sorry… it was boring the voiced was boring

albamian — October 30, 2008
I liked the story, and I liked how you read the story!

The story was very cool! I wished you could have vampire stories and other scary stories.

The story was sort of scarey, but could have been a lot more scary! Baba Yaga should have not kept her word beacuase she was an evil witch. Maybe before the step-mother and
step-sisters turned to dust they could have turned to skulls and then dust.

Flippen — October 31, 2008
That was a very good story!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Taylor — October 31, 2008
that was a very good story!!! I hope you make more, and if you do I want to read them

Jenny — October 31, 2008
I luv it was a very good story!!!!!!!!!!!!

Taylor — October 31, 2008
Interest Story!!!!

Yeh-Jun — November 1, 2008
it was kind of scary when she had the knife.

ben — November 2, 2008
idont have web site but i think that the stories are to long and you must say that they have to be long for them to be intresting but then i dont want to read them ok

yesse t — November 2, 2008
I thought it was very sily of Baba Yaga
to say to vasilissa count all the
stars in the sky.

Danya — November 6, 2008
Baba Yaga is a cool story

Stephanie — November 10, 2008
good

mayra — November 11, 2008
[…] did my presentation – and the voice of our narrator – Natasha – filled the room with our atmospheric Baba Yaga story – and the advertisement for AudibleKids to show how we pay for Storynory’s […]

Storynory - from Newcastle to Hyderabad - Blog Relations — November 12, 2008
Dear Storynory,
Your “Baba Yaga” story was scary and I want to give you some tips:
1.Add something spooky into the story e.g. skeletons…
2.Change how they think e.g. Vasilissa doesn’t believe that Baba Yaga is a witch who likes to eat children
3.Try to put Vasilissa in a different situation
4.Put magic into stories that suit best to Halloween = All Hallows Eve
I wish that you can make some more stories which are longer.
Your He Zhu Huang

He Zhu Huang — November 15, 2008
i loved the story of BABA YAGA IT WAS INCRDABLE I WOULD GIVE IT *****STARS

jessie — November 15, 2008
Wonderfuly written, kind of like the movie once kissed, and cinderella rolled in to one. I enjoyed it and was happy that it was a little scary. Just enough for my little cousin and I to enjoy with out causing nightmares.

Kimberely — November 15, 2008
Hi Storynory
i don’t like this story that much
story was boreing

lucy — November 16, 2008
I liked it, but it was not scary as you said.

sara — November 18, 2008
This story is the most wonderful story ??? this story and it was funny too thank you for makeing this commenting place thank you love ya

kimberly — November 19, 2008
EEEEEEEEEEEEks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I am scared!!!
I want to go home!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I don’t like BaBa Yaga.

Piney — November 20, 2008
I have heard this story before but the girl’s name was not Vasilissa,it was Natasha.Any way,it wa great.THANKS

Pretty Princess — November 21, 2008
Wow~!
It was scary…
But I love this story!

Anna — November 21, 2008
Dear storynory.
This story was some deficult and scary.
But it was fantastic and interesting.
Baba Yaga is terrible witch,I don’t like her.
I like this story ^^*.

Anna — November 21, 2008
YYYYYYYIIIIIIIKKKKKKKEEEEEEESSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!I can’t take it any more!I want my ma-ma!!!

Leilani — November 22, 2008
it was a bit spoockey and freeky.

Anonymous — November 23, 2008
this story is very boring of the Baba Yaga

Lucas — November 28, 2008
This story is kind of scary, but I liked it. It is WAY better than Cinderella.

mandy — November 30, 2008
cool story!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

lily — December 26, 2008
OOOOOOOO I just loved that story I think it was or might be a little better than THE SNOW QUEEN and I just loved THE SNOW QUEEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Also I just love scary stories but I don’t really think that was very a scary story!

Maggie&Abbie — December 30, 2008
Hi Maggie and Abbie Baba Yaga is also one of our favourites – you have good taste in fairy tales. This one is different because although it’s a traditional story, it’s our version of it. I think you will also like A Christmas Nutcracker if you haven’t heard it yet. Keep listening !

Bertie — December 30, 2008
its a great story i loved it

sarah — January 13, 2009
I think that Baba Yaga wasn’t very scary…….. try to make 1 more scaryer :):0:(;);0;(

ash — January 20, 2009
i think it was not scary at all

sara

sara — February 1, 2009
Bertie i like it it is so cool

mint — February 10, 2009
love Baba yaga she is so sacry I love her ararararararararar

susan — February 11, 2009
I thought it was a good story but i like mystery and spine tingling stories.

Ash — February 18, 2009
i lik3 the story even though its not all dat scary ut it did scare my lil brother
great job Bettie

jen — February 18, 2009
i liked the story even though its not that scary
but it did scare by little brother
great story Bettie

jen — February 18, 2009
Dear Jen, glad is scared someone – but I hope not too much Q

Bertie — February 19, 2009
thankyou natasha poor vassaleesa nononononononononononononononononononononononnononononononononononononoonononononononononononononononononononononono

Susan — March 7, 2009
long

Anonymous — March 14, 2009
why is baba yaga so evil

georgina — March 21, 2009
Hello Georgina, is very dangerous but I’m not sure that she is evil. You probably have to be human to be evil, and I don’ t think that Baba Yaga is fully human.

Bertie — March 21, 2009
This story is scary but I still like it. Is this a true story would you answer Yes or No.

Dena — March 25, 2009
this story is not scary at all.

Dharma — April 10, 2009
omg this is AWESOME but it needs to be WAY WAY WAY WAY WAY WAY WAY WAY WAY WAY WAY WAY WAY WAY SCARIER it rocks u rock this was my first story by u it rocks

sogood — May 19, 2009
Sogood, I’m really glad you like Bab Yag so much – it is one of our favourites. Sorry it didn’t scare you enough – but I do hope it had lots of atmosphere.

Bertie — May 19, 2009
its not scary

jo — June 5, 2009
I am like baba yaga, I feel so mean!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am only like

# baba yaga
# colin
# the wicked stepmother
#(from the cat and mouse in partnership) The cat

Amy — July 19, 2009
for me it was just a fun fairy tail: i enjoyed it, but it wasn’t scary (for me, any way).

azzy — July 20, 2009
um, like not scary, just silly.

kitty — July 20, 2009
fun story, but (for me) not scary, but i really really really enjoyed it.
do you have any other story’s like Baba Yaga?

azzy — July 20, 2009
My artificial twin brother is from Ukraine and he had seen a movie of it. He got scared I think it was the music.

Hannah E. — July 23, 2009
Also, he going to say hi for you.

Hannah E. — July 23, 2009
i have lots of webkinz

Rachel — August 24, 2009
REPLY BERTIE,REPLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Amy — October 15, 2009
thanks so much Natasha, love ur stories so much!

moonto — October 23, 2009
I have 35 webkinz!

sahmaya — October 23, 2009
wow that’s was scary but i liked it

ahmed — October 26, 2009
i like it…

bobafett — October 26, 2009
i like the person that reads it she good at reading!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

nyawargak — October 26, 2009
I love Baba Yaga it was so fun to read and listen to I also like the pictures.

mark — October 28, 2009
Hello, I am Na-Yeon KIM. You can call me Clair. I’m from Korea and I’m 12. In anyways, I really like this Storynory and I’m really like this story too. Also, narrator Natasha is a good narrator too. Thank you for a good story and nice pictures too. Bye~

Clair — October 28, 2009
i love this story i would not like to live like her

Austin — October 28, 2009
this story is sooooo cool thats so wierd how it walks

Austin — October 28, 2009
this is a good site to be at to learn spooky tales

Austin — October 28, 2009
its sooooooooooooooo coooooooool

Austin — October 28, 2009
It not cooooooooooooooooool

Roxanne — October 28, 2009
Natasha does a wonderful job reading all the stories on Storynory. Thank-you, Natasha!

princess — October 28, 2009
cool story bro

baha — October 30, 2009
It wasn’t scary at all but it was creativy and good.

Monica — January 15, 2010
reallly cool plz add other baba-yaga stories

alaa — January 17, 2010
i love spookey stories wooooooooooooo please read me more scsry stories

aisha — January 22, 2010
I like baba yaga she was soooo! scary and I like starting song Im nine years old oyeah!!!!!

kevin — February 3, 2010
kool

casey — February 9, 2010
i like the pics. In this story!I 1 other reason i like halloween!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

heart — February 15, 2010
this is so scary…lol….jkjk…it makes no sence…weird lolololololololo…..

eli lopez — March 1, 2010
I’m Vietnamese. I’ve been learning English for 7 years but I cant hear or speak English clearly!!! Because in VN, grammar is the most important skill we must learn. I really wanna hear E clearly, so thanks for all stories 🙂

Jetkute — March 7, 2010
i like this book

90210 — March 29, 2010
When will Bertie marry Princess Bertrice?

jim — April 26, 2010
that story was awsome

chiara — May 24, 2010
the story is bulgarian :)))

bboy — May 26, 2010
i mean the character is bulgarian 🙂

bboy — May 26, 2010
The character is not only Bulgarian, but Russian also as well as other Slavic Countries culture!!!

Ivan — June 9, 2010
I LOVE THIS STORY SO MUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It’s one of my FAVORITES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Crystela — June 11, 2010
the doll should take the credit
it was the one who did all the work

Karen — June 15, 2010
that was so cool and scary

jack — June 27, 2010
This is my favourite story because it is scary.
The witch is amazing.

sofia — July 8, 2010
oooooooooh scary

Mahendra — August 27, 2010
NOT SCARY BUT A GOOD STORY

SEILEY(: — August 28, 2010
this is an amaszing story wow i l ove this story

myra — September 14, 2010
I love it!

amy — September 20, 2010
I LOVE THIS BOOK SO MUCH I GOING LET ALL MY FRIENDS LISTEN TO THIS STORY IT IS SO SCARY LOL…….

Anonymous — September 22, 2010
Wonderful and legendary folk tale. I love it!

Diane — September 27, 2010
man this is not skery but its good

vanessa — October 1, 2010
cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11

k — October 7, 2010
cool

g — October 7, 2010
soooooo asomely scary

tanguy absillis — October 8, 2010
Hi
Russian fairy-tales are the best ones.
I loved them very much when I was a child,particularly
when they were turned into films.

Steffen — October 19, 2010
i love it is so scary i got the chils i love it love it love it love it love itit is coll vary cool so coll im teling my bfs and bffs

alex sawyer — October 20, 2010
i love it love it love it sooooo much im teling my bffs and bfs and it is soo scary

alex sawyer — October 20, 2010
that was a good story i love it

Aliesha — October 22, 2010
lovely story

sara — October 23, 2010
this is such an awsome story love it!!!!!!!!!!!! what was the number?

born in japan — October 23, 2010
Dear Born in Japan, it’s a very secret number, and dangerous to know !

PS Glad you like the story !

Bertie — October 23, 2010
i love it soooooo scary

kirthica — October 24, 2010
this is cool and i heard that it was like cinderalla i hate cinderalla but i like scary story thay are cool do not open the door to a log caben she love to eat children.it was cool.

caitlyn — October 26, 2010
it was a good story but it was not my fravite

scarlett — October 26, 2010
it was good 😉

scarlett — October 26, 2010
Are you real or are you fake???Please answer quickly!

P.S I know the number!

colin — October 27, 2010
im sorry but this is the mosssssssssssst boring thing ever

vivien — October 28, 2010
it was good:)

Anonymous — October 29, 2010
It’s a great story. It is my favuorite scairy story

Shamal — October 30, 2010
What was the number

Shamal — October 30, 2010
intresting, creativity and scary,just wonderful.

ereka — November 11, 2010
Great story!!!!! I told it to my little cousin with you know ” Baby Language ” she loved it. But I did’nt want to fill her head with a handsome price thing. But great she enjoyed it .Shes 2

MYnamethatyoucantknow — November 19, 2010
Scary but adventurous- Cinderella/creepy story. Nice mix, I like this story.

Ginger — December 22, 2010
I know the number, too. If anyone wants to know, I’m sorry. Bertie doesn’t want me to tell it!!!!

Ginger — December 22, 2010
loved this story.it is awesome

kelly g — January 13, 2011
my 5 year brother and i loved this story keep up the good work

kelly g — January 13, 2011
cute my sister and i listen to this all the time
she calls it babby yaga instead 😉

micky — January 27, 2011
i like ther story

Anonymous — January 27, 2011
I love this story.

joseph — January 28, 2011
bouring i need a real baba yaga story

alexa — February 3, 2011
BOARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRING

princess — February 7, 2011
i like this as much as i love noah my bf Kiss kiss

Kaitlyn — February 19, 2011
IT’S COOL COOL COOL COOL BOOK

Gustavo DOMINGES — March 4, 2011
i love it love it love it…..>_< yayaya..lol:)

pig — March 7, 2011
whatever it is the real baba yaga dummi lol jokes i think it is a bit too fairytale type need to be more realistic okay 🙁

pig — March 7, 2011
i am telling to alexa dunno who u r though hahaha.. i am random pig lol

pig — March 7, 2011
BORRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRING

Jaxson — March 8, 2011
wow that was gggggggggggggooooooooooooooooooooooddddddddddddddddddddd

JJ — March 27, 2011
iwas sort of scared

stephanie — March 27, 2011
dude this story was too cinderalaa an i dint lik it

kelly — April 8, 2011
I thought this story waz supposed 2b scary I mean I liked it but it wasn’t scary at all

Estarr — April 13, 2011
I liked it but a bit more scary would be better xx

Beth97 — May 26, 2011
I love all the versions of baba yaga there are!!

Willow — June 4, 2011
This story popped into my head today. I can remember it from my childhood, on an LP so you can tell how long ago it was. Loved it then and enjoyed it once again. Thank you for bringing back some good memories.

Julie aged 49 ! — June 7, 2011
this is a cool story listen to it carefully.
p.s it was NOT scary

dog — June 26, 2011
I have met baby yaga!
Look on you-tube for scary videos type in scary grandma or the night Santa went crazy or the duck song!!!!!!!!!!!!!

cleopatra please don't laugh at my name — June 26, 2011
SCARY P.S I AM TWO SO MY BROTHER ANDREW IS TYPING THIS FOR ME!

hetty — June 26, 2011
I like this story. Thank you Natasha.

Emily — July 2, 2011
i like this story ver much i’m just 11 and i love this site very much do you think you could put on some storys from Tim Burton i think he is a very spooky but fun man and i know the perfect song for this book it’s called unclean by Tura satana but it’s heavy metal so if you like pop i do not recomand this song and it doesn’t curse so kids from all ages can listen to it! but anyways thank you very much for the amazing story!

kayleigh (kay-lee) — July 14, 2011
it is a quit scary storiey but do you know i am going to go visit baba yaga’s houseon 1st of july, i am felling a little scared.bertie.and can you tell me the no. of the srars please i promise i will keep it secret.

milly — July 26, 2011
please reply me bertie please.

milly — July 27, 2011
Hi Milly I have replied to your Dragon and the Grandmother comment.

Bertie — July 27, 2011
hi bertie this story is not very scary but was she real? were did she live? was she a human? its a mystery! please bertie reply

your sincerely
Andrei

Andrei — August 1, 2011
Andrei, Is Baba Yaga real? Lots of people believe that she is, but you don’t have to .

Bertie — August 3, 2011
Bertie you made it up i bet. tell me the number

caleb — August 2, 2011
Caleb, Sorry, the number is a real secret.

Bertie — August 3, 2011
cool u should upload more horror stories

sera — August 19, 2011
I think it is a very scary and bad story. I hate it and please don’t dare listen to that horrible story. I worn you if you hear it you will faint and die soon. It is a dum,stupid,idiot,bloody and crazy story really sour story.

swantika banerjee — August 28, 2011
Wonderful story !

habin — September 26, 2011
So did you make this up? I didn’t read it–because… Well it looked kind of LONG but Thanks anyway.

Pumpkin-Pie — October 5, 2011
In Russia people say “Beware of the woods.”

ella-shielavak — October 21, 2011
A mouse helps her and he tells her to pick up things along the way that will help her get away. A towel that turns into a river, a comb that turns into a forest that can’t be gotten through, a loaf of old bread for the cat, an can of oil for the squeaky gate, and a meaty bone for the dog.

Joyce — November 3, 2011
rubish

leon — November 5, 2011
Scary music at the begining makes it all the better

Davin — November 26, 2011
i made very spookey story once but i think it would be to old for the younger viewers bertie and everyone reply to me if you wish to here this tale

Davin

p.s i would love to hear more spooky storyies but do some older ones seeing that i am 14 so i can feel the tingle on my spine manny thanks davin

Davin — November 26, 2011
Hello

Baba Yaga is a scary story and like many dark fairytales it takes place in a deep dark Wood

Thanks for listening
Bye Bye
N *

Natasha — November 27, 2011
ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhso scaryyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

Tyshon — November 28, 2011
i am chinese i do not undestand this story will someone explain it to me? and i can speack english

won ton — December 7, 2011
scarrryy!….Who’s there? ahhhhh! baba yagaaaaaaaa! help!!!!!

owen — December 10, 2011
That is scary man

catrina — December 18, 2011
I liked this story cos its fun and scary!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

catrina — December 18, 2011
Hello

Baba Yaga is a scary story indeed and a very unsual fairytale in the Storynory collection

Thanks for listening
Bye Bye
N*

Natasha — December 18, 2011
woow you guys pick the best storys specally this one.

er123icweee — December 20, 2011
lov it

kobebryant — December 20, 2011
COOL 😀

j — December 20, 2011
cool

jackie — December 20, 2011
Great story this is very funny and but it’s not scary.

Anonymous — December 20, 2011
cool dude

boomback — December 20, 2011
cool dued that was cool

battlefield 3 — December 20, 2011
Cool and scarey

Tyreek — December 20, 2011
this story wuzzz soo booty checkssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss sike naw im might get in trouble if they know who i am so this story wuzz the shiz nitz!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! luv u guys

kyia — December 20, 2011
Even though i couldnt hear this yesterday and i fhinshed it today in school it was a very nice story. I love it, and for the person who read it too. her voice was so perfect i thought it went with the story very well!!!!!!

Stephanie — December 21, 2011
Wow all those comments u ppl must love this story Baba Yaga, but u no to me the story was thrilling and awesome and i liked the part where the stepmother turned to dust and it was nice of Morning , Day and Night to help Vasilisa out.

Tootie — December 21, 2011
this is a good story bceauseit had a lot of exsiment in it

elijah — December 21, 2011
yo this book is goo

joey bro — December 21, 2011
I LIKE THIS SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH IT HELPS ME IN MY ENGLISH ASSIGNMENTS AND MY HISTORY ONE SO YOU SHOULD KEEP IT UP!

MAHEEKA — December 25, 2011
the beast

lusi — January 4, 2012
THE BEAST

vanesa — January 4, 2012
i like thiz like when i heard that weard sound i tout that waz my class room

sha sha — January 26, 2012
^.^

Stacey and Raven — February 9, 2012
:)this is a cool story!

Raven — February 9, 2012
I Love This Story… <3 <3 😀

Stephanie — February 14, 2012
he is an nosy boy

mark — February 27, 2012
BORING

BOB — February 28, 2012
i remember reading this story in 3rd grade and seeing the house with chicken feet

yoonseo — March 12, 2012
I love chicken legs, but this is friedly wierd!

superstar diva — March 19, 2012
soooooooooooooo scary

Anonymous — March 21, 2012
Awsome story, but not scary though. Hry Bertie, do u think you can give me a really scary story? Because I want to see if it can spook out my family! I also liked the part where the stepmother and sisters turned into dust, more dust and vanishing please. OO! also u can do haunted stuff by putting up witches, vampires, ghost and much more

maheeka — April 23, 2012
i do like it and soooooooooooo scary

Aimee — April 28, 2012
I liked this realllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllly nice it is a really good one for halloween so keep it up

arnav — May 12, 2012
Awesome story

Haris — May 24, 2012
It is awesome

Haris — May 24, 2012
do not like this story, too much like my nan.!!!!!!!!!!!!!

thomas — May 24, 2012
thank you for your nice stories,they worth listening

hanie — May 28, 2012
Hello, Bertie! Thank you for your great reading. But it was rather funny to listen a Russian fairytale in English. I must say that it is a fairytale for little children (about 1 year old and up). Baba Yaga is a Russian character. “Baba” means “an old woman”; and “yaga” comes from the verb “yagat” that means “sout and sware very loudly”. In some fairytales Baba Yaga is bad and in others she is good. She can help people or she can fry them and eat. There are a lot of Russian fairytales with this character. And one again? Bertie, thank you greatly. I think my students will also like listening this story.

Evgeniya — June 28, 2012
Privyet Evegeniya and greetings to your class !

Bertie — June 28, 2012
what the lesson of the story ?

john — July 7, 2012
why you not talking to me !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

john — July 9, 2012
this was the most exciting thing i have ever read i meen this was so scarrrrrryyyyyy!!!!!

gjdgjlnrjhgh — July 19, 2012
I love this story is there a story about pinnociho

Abbey — July 25, 2012
Dear Abbey, We should have Pinocchio by the end of the year.

Bertie — July 25, 2012
I loved the story. I first read a Baba Yaga story in Jack and Jill mag. in 1948. I think it was almost the same except she had a cat named Stinka. thanks for the good story.

Mary — August 2, 2012
I live in solvakia
🙂 ———————————)
=_+}

Audrey132665 — September 14, 2012
Amazing I love baba Yaga story’s . I was intrudeuced by readind the sisters grimm series ,for baba Yaga and other story tale characters are In the series 😉

Alannah — September 17, 2012
I love baba Yaga story’s ! This was amazing!!! Ya;)

Alannah — September 17, 2012
hello this story is very beautiful.

Anonymous — October 24, 2012
Baga yaga?Your kidding,right?Right?RIGHT????

Ryan — October 25, 2012
oh! i never thought baba yaga would be soooooooooo nice.

Anna — October 25, 2012
this story hurts my head

ethan — October 26, 2012
this story is not good

ethan — October 26, 2012
i thought this was supposed to be scary

joseph — October 26, 2012
u said it was

ethan — October 26, 2012
wow i love this story it is very scary thank you bertie xxx

emily — October 28, 2012
I love this story when I was in third grade my class did a play on Baba yaga its a really great story.

max — October 29, 2012
still not scary

joseph — October 29, 2012
hiiiiii!!!!

matthew — October 29, 2012
not scary 🙁

matthew — October 29, 2012
Thank you for bringing back happy memories of reading about Baba Yaga and her house with chicken feet with my Grandma

Marsha — October 30, 2012
Dear Marsha you are most welcome !

Bertie — October 30, 2012
It dosent have to be scary its still a nice story

max — October 30, 2012
Dear Bertie will you be geting the story dragon dragon soon if so pleace Wright back

max — October 30, 2012
ghost are scary BADDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Anonymous — October 30, 2012
I love the story so much!

Olivia — October 31, 2012
thank you very much for such a lovely story to make my sons halloween party that little bit spookier!

emily — October 31, 2012
i love this story because its really scary!

brittany — October 31, 2012
Why dosn’t she eat the chicken legs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Jake — November 1, 2012
Can you try to get a sierece called “SCARY STORIES” please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Jake — November 1, 2012
I want more Haloween stories

Madeleine — November 3, 2012
dear natasha

pearl — November 3, 2012
dear story nory
i loved this awsome story
hope that everyone else likes it:)
cool
p.s i come from south korea

Gaeun — November 3, 2012
At school I am learning about this story in literacy I think it is really good.It’s not really that scary but I really like the name Vasilissa I think it is a really gorgeous name.By the way cool story mate:D.

Abbie — November 5, 2012
Dear Natasha

Do you think Baba Yaga is Vaselisa’s mother?

Limin — November 6, 2012
This is my favorite story! How did BAba Yaga have chicken legs on her hut?!!

Colin — November 11, 2012
Splended

Jesse — November 16, 2012
ggggggggggggggggggggggreat story

ella — November 16, 2012
This story freaks my kids out everytime I read them this. awsome…!!!!!!

John — November 30, 2012
Best book ever yayah lol the best if all ill kill you baga yoga you mean witch!uzi style!

Chris — December 6, 2012
great it was not that scary

esther — December 16, 2012
it wasnt scary a lot but GOOD

Kara — December 19, 2012
why don,t you show with pictures

the story was nice

shrjeel — January 4, 2013
i love scary stories

shrjeel — January 4, 2013
Soooooooo ta nay awesome

Anonymous — January 10, 2013
this is a brillant story but not scary but my brother will just about wet is pants and he is 5 LOL

pravneet — January 18, 2013
I sent a comment a few months ago and I take it back it is scary but i don’t think Baba Yaga as scary as she sounds you just have to know the knights to outwit her. Is that right or wrong Bertie? P.S. did her stepmom and stepsisters were they the only ones that turned to dust because she did not like them?

Kara — January 21, 2013
Dear Kara, “scary” is always a matter of opinion of course. Most stories end happily, and you have to remember that not to be scared. I think her stepmom and sisters were the only ones to turn to dust.

Bertie — January 21, 2013
i like the story when i had first seen it on lost girl it was completely different then this one because before i had started reading it i had thought it had something to do with mirrors and revenge on men. it is a very good story i really enjoyed it both yours and lost girl had caught my eye i hope to read many more stories like this thank you.

makayla — January 25, 2013
FIRST OF ALL, I think dogluver1234567890 is my friend in canada but I haven’t met her yet.
Anyways, brilliant story! i used to have a potty break every time i hear or read it. 😀

Calm Penguin — February 3, 2013
It was the most beutiful story ever

aidan — February 4, 2013
Awesome story for children

Maria — February 21, 2013
Bertie, this is a very good story. But Bertie, why did people ask for the number? What is a number anyway?

p.s It’s not scary.
p.s.s Please reply soon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Kendra — February 22, 2013
Could you please post some Edgar Allan Poe stories?
I really like them.

Renesmee — February 24, 2013
FACT: Did you know that no one below the rank of Prince ever marries in a fairy tale?

Evangela — February 24, 2013
this story is sooooooooooooooooooo awsome

ps.
this story is nooooot scary not ok
pps. it’s still good

isa — March 2, 2013
Bertie make more story’s what is the next one called I believe that it is about Colin right?????????????????????

Mindy — March 3, 2013
What is the next story called Bertie?????

Mindy — March 3, 2013
My full name is Mindy Ng all the mindy means me are their any vampire story’s if there isn’t can you make some

Mindy — March 3, 2013
Hello, how

dotcomsecrets — March 7, 2013
I had a different version of Baba Yaga when I was growing up. The little girl went to borrow a cup of milk or something, and the house always turns to you, whatever direction you approach it from. Baba Yaga had a cat who helped the little girl. The little girl was told to carry on weaving the loom while Baba yaga went to fetch the milk. The cat warned her that Baba Yaga intended on eating her, but she couldn’t leave the loom because it made a noise, and baba yaga would hear that she wasn’t there. So the Cat told her that it would carry on weaving for her, while she ran away. The cat gave her three things, a towel, a comb and something else, and said if she got into to trouble, she should drop one behind her. The towel turned into a big river that Baba Yaga couldn’t get over, and the comb turned into a thick forest that she couldn’t get through. i can’t remember the last thing.

It’s always run to read different variations on a story! Thanks.

Emma — March 8, 2013
Wonderful

oyshwarya — March 13, 2013
Awesome! I enjoyed reading HALF of the story. When I started reading I thought it was ’bout BABA YAGA and the stolen baby

Mikayla — April 22, 2013
Hi, I really liked the story but some of the text was wrong and doesn’t make sense if read on its own.

This is such a great website, I’m using the stories to teach English to a blind Vietnamese student who really enjoys them…

… but PLEASE give the written stories some proof-reading!

Claire — May 15, 2013
The nay music when the doll talks is nay!!!

Billiebobjoe billies — May 21, 2013
Awesome story Bertie!!I really Liked it but could u please also post some stories of the author “Enid Blyton” I really like them

Roshaan — June 27, 2013
This story is cool and all but not that scarey. Can you please do a REALY REALY ščârÿ ôńê Berti? I am storynorys biggest fan. I listen to it every morning in search of a scarey storie but I can’t find one. Please make one Bertie.

Baba Yaga — August 26, 2013
HI I LIKE THIS STORY

BOB — October 25, 2013
Bertie I always wonder if you can tell me a really happy story can you

PrincessE — October 31, 2013
Dear PrincessE – I will try !

Bertie — October 31, 2013
Love it

Anonymous — November 8, 2013
Nice story guys

Tim — November 22, 2013
It did not scare me but I like it.

Jimmy — December 6, 2013
Love it..oh Bertie thanks for giving us this tale to drink. If you want to see my writing go to sunehrawrites.weebly.com and click more, and then my writing. Please do comment.:)

Sunehra — December 22, 2013
Hi guys my name is Micah that was a great story!

Micah — January 24, 2014
it was a good audio but it stop a sudden and did not start again although i liked the voice modulation and pernosiation

tanvi — January 24, 2014
it was great but not scary at all

alliboo — March 19, 2014
GOOD GOOD GOOD GOOD GOOD GOOD GOOD GOOD GOOD GOOD GOOD GOOD
GOOD GOOD GOOD GOOD GOOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I Love it.

Amelia — April 15, 2014
I liked the walking house! I think it should be more spookey.

Josh — April 15, 2014
I love storynory.com thank you for the storys
At the worst of times i still get cherd up

Nicholas — May 5, 2014
what is the number

niremy — May 20, 2014
Its not scary.

Bianca — July 9, 2014
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Bianca — July 14, 2014
It is not scary

Chris — August 20, 2014
I love this story
And I love it how u change your voic

Anonymous — September 14, 2014
I love how u change your voice
And I love this story

Erin — September 14, 2014
I liked this story

Elena — October 18, 2014
super but scary…superscary

olly — October 21, 2014
pretty scary but could be scaryier the music was epic though and bone chilling

Anonymous — October 22, 2014
[…] The folktale is here […]

Baba Yaga | WhisperingDark — October 22, 2014
pretty cool

jannette — October 22, 2014
A
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AWSO
AWSOM
AWSOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

annie — October 23, 2014
yay berty! good story! I love spooky story!
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awesome!
awesome!!
awesome!!!

schuyler — October 24, 2014
awsome Awsome AWSOME AWSOME !!!!!!!!!!!

Anonymous — October 27, 2014
I like the part with baba yagas house that walks around at night.

bryce — October 27, 2014
Helo I am back.I have more to rite.This is my favorite story on storynory.Another one of my favorite parts in this story is the part when baba yaga jumps out.

bryce — October 27, 2014
Hi Bryce, I am glad you like this story so much. Thanks !

Bertie — October 27, 2014
Thank you Bertie I like all of your stories your my favorite author.I am your bigest fan.See you later.

Bryce — October 29, 2014
awsome story

4weq2ewq — February 27, 2015
awesome stuff peoples !!!!!!!!!!!! 🙂 : ) 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 (RATING) ************************************

fantagespongebob101 — October 30, 2014
coool

fatty man — October 30, 2014
Me like it

Nancy — November 1, 2014
i watched it in school!

mildred — November 3, 2014
wow bertie not very scary but good

Jillian — November 3, 2014
[…] the terrifying Battle of Baba Yaga and Booomangani (adapted from Aja and the enchanted beast, West African Folktales edited by Richard Spears and Story Nory’s Baba Yaga) […]

The Man Who Wouldn’t Stay Dead | storymama01 — November 4, 2014
this is a cool story

drew — November 4, 2014
What happened to the rag doll

Charlotte — November 4, 2014
I’ve read countless stories about Baba Yaga; Sometimes she’s good and sometimes she’s not. Sometimes she eats people and sometimes she helps them. Thank you for sharing this creepy Russian tale on storynory! I’m happy that now I’m able to curl up on the sofa witha book of Baba Yaga, or listen to it on my mp3 player. Thanks again for this fantastic story, Bertie! Or should I say Prince Bertie. Good Bye!

~Jireh

Jireh — November 4, 2014
You read this story so well, too, Natasha! Thank you! And will there be another Astropup? Please answer!

From Jireh Constance Hodges

Jireh — November 4, 2014
Spooky stories are like, the best ever. I think Baba Yaga is my fav 🙂 And I like the one about The Elfin Knight. And tell Geoffrey he reads very well!

Jireh — November 4, 2014
I like it.

some wone — November 7, 2014
What is this about?

Karson — November 10, 2014
I LIKE APPLES!!!!

Hi — November 10, 2014
Can you make more?

Jacob — November 10, 2014
Bravo!!!Bravo!!!!

Jacob — November 12, 2014
I think her stepmother and her stepsisters are vampires.

Jacob — November 12, 2014
Awesome my brother begged me not to hear it but I just love it!

Ethan — November 16, 2014
I loved it

Joselyn — November 16, 2014
I like this story.It is so so scary.I wish I had that doll.It would help me so much!

mirabai — November 17, 2014
great story

Robin — November 21, 2014
not scary but i like the accent

lia — November 21, 2014
My little sis watches Ever After High and there is a character named Baba yaga and i was wondering about the whole hen legged hut Thingamabober.

Nellie — December 2, 2014
Love the story I have bred different verisions of Baba Yaga like the Tashi version.
Thanks for the story!!!

Anonymus — January 2, 2015
Awesome story love it P.S. I’m been researching baba gaga and this is the Perfect STORY !!! 😀

Rio — January 8, 2015
Bertie this story is not scary

Dash — January 10, 2015
not scary

Dan — February 27, 2015
Why can’t you tell us the number?????????

Om — May 27, 2015
It was fun ? but a little bit sad ?

Sarah — September 6, 2015
Bertie I love love love this story but why is their no other story of Bu bu yaga?
And why is she so mean?
please please please make another story of Bu by yaga.

Palomo — September 8, 2015
I loved it! Is it classed as Halloween type stuff? I first found out about Baba Yaga on Scooby Doo Mystery Incorperated. I shall write a story about Baba Yaga soon. Thank you.
Goodbye!

oogle — October 30, 2015
Why does Baba Yaga get mad at the girl who got the answer from the black horsemen?

Colin — November 6, 2015
RIGHT.
She should get mad at the
Black Horseman not
Vasilisa

HECTOR — November 15, 2015
I liked the story but it was not scary.Next time can you make the story more scary ,no make it super mega scary make Baba Yaga more mean and spooky.
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Haira — November 25, 2015
Soy de Puerto Rico y era super cool la historia. (I am of Puerto Rico and the story was super cool)

Haira — November 25, 2015
a really interesting story that i shall read i like this story very much

anu — November 26, 2015
cool

marissa — January 14, 2016
This story was great I loved it

Rachel — January 24, 2016
That story should be scarier. But it was good though.

Rachel — February 24, 2016
Love it

A — March 9, 2016
Not really scary

Skywalk — March 23, 2016
yeah it wasn’t scary

baba yaga — May 19, 2016
THANK YOU FOR MAKING THIS AND SCARING ME FOR LIFE AND BERTIE DID YOU EVEN USE THE HOUSE WALKING ON CHIKCKEN LEGS BUT STILL I LOVE IT! PS DO THE KNIGHTS HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH BABA YOGA?

RYAN — April 7, 2016
It was a good story but it wasn’t really scary, i like the part when the stepmother and daughters turned into dust.

Alexxandra — May 11, 2016
I LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Brandon — May 19, 2016
I LIKE BABA YAGA

RONI — May 19, 2016
I LOVE YOU NATASHA

Ryan — May 19, 2016
It’s a good story! It was a fun read

How did the witch know she had a step mother and sisters?
Why did the step mother and two sister turn to dust?
Why can baba not tell a lie ?

Kat — June 14, 2016
i liked the story and after it was like more of cinderella

lackshmindhhar — October 14, 2016
It is the best storynory

Emily — December 27, 2016
It was not scary

Ella — December 31, 2016
Its a great and scary story but why on this earth would baba yaga let her go
Id love a more scarier story babe

sabrina — February 16, 2017
This story gave me the creeps! Expecially tne psrt where baba yaga took out the knife. I thought she was going to kill Vasilisa!

Geetthika — February 17, 2017
not scary. please do a scarier story!!!!!!!!!!

holly — February 24, 2017
I liked your story because it was very sweet of the rag doll to help her so she would not scream when she saw baba yaga. So she would also get help i have a feeling that she was the one who made the horse men to come and help her.

Helen — March 29, 2017
Yes

Anonymous — March 30, 2017
i love scary stories and this is not scary

Tatum — March 31, 2017
wowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww really really really really really awesome story ive read it 3 times and i kinda found out its actually my favourite favourite really favourite story

hello — April 5, 2017
it sounds scary omg it ‘s scary

eve — April 10, 2017
I like it but can you put in some goosbumps storys there by rl stine

jawahir — April 19, 2017
I love this book

Victor — April 26, 2017
HI i loved the story.

MIchael — April 27, 2017
This story was SOOO good!!!!!!!!! I loved it!!!! My favorite part was when the rag-doll was helping her to get to Baba Yaga’s hut.

Amadeus — May 2, 2017
Wow

Clarissa — May 22, 2017
I love it so much and thank you

Anonymous — May 22, 2017
I love thts story

dick — May 30, 2017
I was read this story as a small child by my mother and would love to get my hands on an actual story book of Baba Yaga. Do you know where I can purchase it in english or at least the title of the book and the author? Thank you 🙂

Sonja — June 6, 2017
Hi Sonja, I think if you search Amazon you will find lots of versions of Baba Yaga – perhaps in books of Russian and East European fairy tales

Bertie — June 6, 2017
Nice story but end very quickly.

Grace — June 20, 2017
It doesn’t make sense at all, I like it though.

Seraphim — June 20, 2017
is this the original story?

udontneed2know — July 2, 2017
it wasnt scary enough

bigbuttsinacan — July 2, 2017
wow, princes always have to come out huh, that is one of the reasons I don’t like fairy tales. They are also very unrealistic.

Raven — July 12, 2017
How could the rag doll eat cookies and drink milk?

Why did Baba yaga fly on a mortar and not on a broom stick?

What was the name of the prince that Vasilisa married?

Janubaba — July 18, 2017
This story was not scary AT ALL. I figured it could be scary as a full book but sadly this version is short and rushed.

GIP — July 24, 2017
What a nice story

As I've — July 27, 2017
very nice.

sir — August 2, 2017
I loved it!

Amelia and Ngaio — August 10, 2017
It was a cool story but not scary enough can you read some rally scary stories 😀😀

Samantha — August 10, 2017
I waz scaed

louise — September 4, 2017
idk i like it

Aaliyh Dickson — September 5, 2017
yes

Aaliyh Dickson — September 5, 2017
This was awesome

Anonymous — September 14, 2017
Nice

Jake — September 19, 2017
that was very scary!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

josh — September 20, 2017
It’s so scary and I love it my teacher told me it but it’s different story

Breanna — September 21, 2017
i like the story very nice

vimarsh — September 25, 2017
How come the step mother and step sisters turned to dust

Bennet — September 25, 2017
That’s what I call a scary story👻👻👻👻👻

Bennet — September 25, 2017
it was really cool!

Ethan — September 29, 2017
I really want a spooky story for baba yaga.

Lili — September 29, 2017
TtttttttttttthhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhaaaaaAaaaaaaaaaaaaaat wwwwwwwwwwwwaaaaaaaaaaaaaassssssssssss aaaaaaaaawwwwwwssssssssssoooooooooloooommmmmmmeeeeded (that was awsome)

Thanks Bertie

Becky — October 4, 2017
have you ever thought about if baba yaga shave her legs. I think she doesnt and that might be the scariest part of the whole story.

Squanchy — October 5, 2017
It was not scary at all so will you please bring scary stories to story nory like goosebumps or 10 scary monster and the guid to monsters

Cummings — October 10, 2017
wow i caked my pants that was scary ;(

idk im scared — October 17, 2017
Not a spooky story but very good tale.

Sunaina — October 17, 2017
Well written version of this story.

Colleen — October 17, 2017
I loved reading this story, thank you. Are any of your stories available on nook or Kindle?
Thank you again.
Blessed Be

Tina — October 23, 2017
i love it

evelyn — October 27, 2017
this a cool story but a littel scary

Anonymous — October 30, 2017
It is a very nice story…😊😊😊😊

Ritesh — November 2, 2017
Wow. Nice story. Really entertaining and it really scared my brother Fidel who is 21 years.

Wendy — November 13, 2017
Awesome story. My Kids loved it and were not scared at all

Rahul — November 14, 2017
nice

elephant — November 20, 2017
Cool story

SAM A — November 27, 2017
Can it be scarier?

Rosella — January 2, 2018
not very scary considering that no harm can possibly come to the girl

Not Scared — January 9, 2018
scary

titus — January 24, 2018
cool story even tho it wasnt scary but good for little children very intresting

hatty — January 24, 2018
Good

Al — January 29, 2018
good book

kladia — January 31, 2018
This story was beautiful but I don’t think it scary at all

Ferdela — February 8, 2018
poppy story

poophead — February 8, 2018
I liked it but I feel like the reader added some words to and sentences because I followed along

Kayde — February 17, 2018
This was a awesome story . I am glad i chose to read it.

DIANA — February 18, 2018
its so scry

hailee — March 1, 2018
this is scary

logan — March 1, 2018
i love it

kayden — March 28, 2018
It was… Interesting? I don’t know, I can’t find any scary stories! I want some thing scary, and I can’t find it

#I won't tell you — March 28, 2018
How about this?
https://www.storynory.com/the-goblin-spider/

Jana Elizabeth — March 28, 2018
Not scary, but a good story

Anonymous — March 28, 2018
I really liked this story because we went to this mechanical museum and it had a baba yaga house that moved and played really creepy music. I wanted to know the story, and here it is! thank you storynory!

bella — April 2, 2018
nice

hailee — April 5, 2018
i loved the story so much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

hailee — April 5, 2018
i like it

ben — April 25, 2018
Can you please make it more scary and I mean mega scary!😈😈😈😈😈😈😈👻👻👻👻👻☠️💀☠️💀☠️💀☠️🎃🎃 anyway I love your story.

Maya — May 1, 2018
Not to scary but fun and great story very awesome incedable

Henry — May 10, 2018
Nothing that scary. Something scarier, Bertie?

Faith — May 11, 2018
Nothing that scary. Something scarier, Bertie??

Faith — May 13, 2018
I really liked this story…not very scary at all.

Lily — May 16, 2018
So scary but also asome at the same time I loved it so much better than the other one I read 👺👹😈💩💀💀👿👻😵👽👹🤕😱😨😰😳😱😨😰😭😤🤐👹👹👿😈💀👽👺💩👎🏻🐵🐷🐉💥☄⚡️✨🌪💨🍖🍔🍟🍕🌭🍧🍪🍺🍿🍫🍩🍹⚽️🎾🏀⚾️🏈🏐🏉🏂⛷🎿⛸🏹🎣🏌🏓🏸⛳️🎱🏉🎾🏐🏈🏀⚽️⚾️

Theo — May 17, 2018
this is a cool story but scary

javan — May 18, 2018