Esteemed Readers, here is another wild short fairy-tale dedicated to wicked relationship in the family. No matter its size, it contains several plots: a traditional conflict between a step-mother & step-children; daily problems of a henpecked husband; award for patience & an ability to pass quests of life.
Father Frost is an allegory of Saturn, of course, reflected here in his most severe way: he is about to take the life of a young unhappy maiden to test her moral & physical strength. This is another proof of duality of our mythology, of a complex attitude between the nature, spirits & men. The nature & spirits are always winners, they rule the human destiny, while all what men can do is to adapt to circumstances without complaining. And they should never be envy or desire to obtain something they didn’t deserve for the prize might be their own life.
Regarding wicked parents as well as any sort of what we call “toxic” relationship we could add only one thing: “he that mischief hatches, mischief catches.”
Enjoy reading!
Here is the full text: Russian Folk Tale 11
Maria KethuProfumo
Source: Folk Tales From the Russian, by Verra Xenophontovna Kalamatiano de Blumenthal (1903)
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I liked the saying, ” He that mischief hatches, mischief catches.” Good one, Maria.
Me too, dear John! Thank you! It is very wise & always works well! 🙂
Good one, Maria. I just wonder how such a weak father can be described as a “good man”.
Thank, dear Hester…Oh, well…It comes to an ancient Russian problem that is men of such sort. Weak men who at least support their family somehow are comprehended as “good men”, while those who are disturbers or drunkards are “bad ones”. 🙂 🙂 🙂
A very interesting read, Maria. You have Father Frost and we have Jack Frost, who is a young man.
For sure, they are relatives, dear Robbie! Father Christmas knows that 🙂 Thanks for visiting & reading!
Have a great weekend, Maria.
BONJOUR AMIE
Chaque jour quelque soit l’heure
J’allume mon ordinateur
Ce n’est qu’une petite boîte rectangulaire
Parfois elle me fais râlé
Parce qu’elle me fait attendre
Pourtant elle a le cœur tendre
Elle t’envoie mes courriers
Sans jamais se fatiguer
Elle affiche mes mots
Sans jamais me dire si c’est trop
Elle transporte mes images
Qu’elle affiche sur tes pages
Maintenant encore
Elle t’envoie un bisou de ma part
Te souhaite une très très belle journée
Profite bien
Bernard