The Tale of Vasilisa the Beautiful

Here is a story that’s stranger than strange.

Before we begin you may want to arrange:

a blanket, a cushion, a comfortable seat,

and maybe some cocoa and something to eat.

I’ll warn you, of course, before we commence,

my story is eerie and full of suspense,

brimming with danger and narrow escapes,

and creatures of many remarkable shapes.

Dragons and ogres and gorgons and more,

and creatures you’ve not even heard of before.

And faraway places? There’s plenty of those!

(And menacing villains to tingle your toes.)

So ready your mettle and steady your heart.

It’s time for my story’s mysterious start ...

―Robert Paul Weston

[ The Tale of Vasilisa is all that & more. But you'll need to seek it out on your own as we are out of room here . . . ]