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In this variation on the story of "The Fisherman and His Wife," a young Ukrainian girl must repeatedly return to the wren she has rescued to relay her parents' increasingly greedy demands.
First publish date: 1999
Subjects: Folklore, Fairy tales, Russia, Folklore, juvenile literature, Folklore, russia (federation)
Authors: Patricia Polacco
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