Thu, Jul 30, 1981
Peter is a simpleton. His mother is dying and she worries who will look after Peter when she's gone. She takes him to a mysterious house where an old lady lives. He asks the old lady to make him clever but when he is unable to answer her question he runs home. On getting home he finds his mother is dead. He returns to the old women, who asked him a second question he is unable to answer. He leaves once again. And wanders, while thinking of the questions. Will Peter be able to answer the questions and become smart?
Thu, Aug 6, 1981
In this Russian folktale, a bargain with the devil demands that a forlorn soldier not wash for fifteen years. He grows rich, and the King, short of funds, asks the soldier for help. The soldier agrees, on the condition that one of the King's lovely daughters marry him. The two older sisters say they would rather sell their souls to the devil than marry him, so the youngest daughter agrees to marry him. On his wedding day, the 15 years are up, and he washes and it is found that he is young and handsome. This evens things with the devil.