Vasilisa The Beautiful – A Russian Fairy Tale about Love and Loyalty for kids

A Russian fairy tale in English, adapted for kids who have started developing fluency in independent reading. Vasilisa's stepmother and her stepsisters send her to the Dark Forest to bring magical golden apples from the garden of the Dark Forest Witch. The golden apples turn anyone who eats them into a stunning beauty, and Vasilisa's sisters are vying to marry the King. In her journey through the Dark Forest Vasilisa proves her commitment to love, kindness, and patience, wins the golden apples and brings them to her arrogant, evil-hearted stepsisters. Turned into stunning beauties, wearing spectacular dresses sewn by Vasilisa, the stepsisters present themselves to the …