Vasilisa makes it out of Baba Yaga’s hut alive, clutching a burning skull on a stick. The skull burns her step mother and her daughters to ash. Thus Vasilisa begins a new life in town, as a spinner and weaver. Her cloth is so fine, it catches the eye of the Tsar.
Notice…
Vasilisa’s return to the village, holding aloft a burning skull.
The step mother and daughters’ grisly deaths.
New life as a spinner and weaver of beautiful cloth - and meeting the Tsar
What feels resonant for you? What story images have stayed with you?
➡️ Join Camille and Pelin for a LIVE chat about Vasilisa and her rich tale this Saturday, March 22nd at 3pm UK / 11am EST.
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