Chapter M: C. H

J. E. H.

CONTENTS.

Page.

I. The Story of Volgá 1
II. Mikúla the Villager’s Son 8
III. Svyatogór 15
IV. Svyatogór and Ilyá of Múrom 17
V. Ilyá of Múrom and Nightingale the Robber 30
VI. The Three Ways 46
VII. Ilyá of Múrom and King Kálin 50

CHARACTERS.

Volgá, Son of Svyátoslav.
Mikúla, the Ploughman Hero.
Svyatogór, the Hero.
Ilyá of Múrom, Son of Iván.
Vladímir, Prince of Kiev.
Apráxia, his Daughter.
Nightingale, the Robber.
King Kálin, a Tartar King.
Samson, a Hero (Ilyá’s Godfather).

ILLUSTRATIONS.

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Volgá, Son of Buslav Frontispiece
Young Mikúla, the Villager’s Son 11
Ilyá of Múrom, the Peasant’s Son 19
Map of Ilyá’s Journeys 23
He Shot Nightingale the Robber 37
Ilyá came to Kiev Town 41
A Feast of Honour was Spread 51
There was the Old Cossack, Ilyá of Múrom 57

These titles are literal translations of the Russian inscriptions on the illustrations.

HERO TALES OF RUSSIA.