History Literature / TheFireBirdTheHorseOfPowerAndThePrincessVasilissa

[[https://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/oprt/oprt19.htm Full text here]] and [[https://russian-crafts.com/russian-folk-tales/firebird-and-princess-vassilissa.html here]]. Compare "Literature/TsarevitchIvanTheFireBirdAndTheGrayWolf".

* CoolHorse: The Horse of Power

* AmbiguousSituation: Vasilissa does ''something'' to the cauldron to make it safe for the archer, but not even the narrator knows for certain.

* DudeWheresMyRespect: The tsar gives the archer and his horse nothing but further demands, no matter what they accomplish for him.

* TheLostWoods: Where he finds the feather.

When he returned with the dress, Vasilissa still would not wed until the archer had been boiled alive as punishment for abducting her. Terrified, he asked to see his horse one last time, but the horse seemed pleased with how things were going and advised him to submit. The princess waved her hand over the boiling cauldron, and the archer immediately plunged in and came out unharmed and even handsomer than before. Seeing this, the tsar jumped in as well, but he boiled to death, and after he was buried, the archer became tsar in his place, He married Princess Vasilissa and built a fine stable for the horse, for he had learned the lesson of gratitude.

* AmbiguousSituation: Not even the narrative is certain whether Vasilissa did something to the cauldron to make it safe for the archer.

* DudeWheresMyRespect: It's nice to reward them occasionally, Tsar.

* ItWasAGift: How the archer's problems started

* TheQuest: What the Tsar dispatches him on
* RoyalBrat: The Tsar.

* UngratefulBastard: The Tsar. His response to the archer's doing something nice for him is: "Carry out several increasingly impressive and impossible tasks for me, or you will be beheaded."

* TalkingAnimal: The horse.
* UngratefulBastard: The Tsar

[[http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/russian/oldpetersrussiantales/firebird.html Full text here]]. Compare Literature/TsarevitchIvanTheFireBirdAndTheGrayWolf.

!!Tropes included

* DontTouchItYouFool: The horse warns the archer to leave the feather alone, but he doesn't listen.

* CueTheSun: The birds arrive at dawn

* EverythingsBetterWithPrincesses: Vasilissa.

Terrified, he asked the horse what to do, and on its advice, he requested that a hundred sacks of maize be spread over fields at night. At dawn, the firebird arrived, and the archer captured it with the aid of his horse. But no sooner had he arrived with his prize than the tsar send him on another quest: to go to the very edge of the world and bring back Princess Vasilissa for his bride. At the horse's advice, the archer asked for a silver tent with a golden roof, and victuals for the journey. He rode to her land, set up the tent, and spread out the food. Curious, the princess approached, and the archer invited her to eat and drink. She drank and fell asleep, and he carried her off on the horse.

Despite such treatment, Vasilissa preferred the handsome young archer to the old and greedy tsar, so she refused to marry him without her wedding dress, which was still in her own country and hidden under the sea besides. The tsar again dispatched the archer, who rode with his magical horse back to the edge of the world. On the shore, the horse waited until it could get between an enormous lobster and the sea; then it set its foot on its tail and did not let it go until it agreed to bring up the wedding dress.

When he returned with the dress, Vasilissa still would not wed until the archer had been boiled alive as punishment for abducting her. Terrified, he asked to see his horse one last time, but the horse advised him to submit. The princess waved her hand over the boiling cauldron, and the archer plunged in and came out unharmed and even handsomer than before. The tsar jumped in after, but he boiled to death, and after he was buried, the archer became tsar in his place, He married Princess Vasilissa and built a fine stable for the horse, for he had learned the lesson of gratitude.

* AbductionIsLove: The princess and the archer

A Tsar had an archer serving him who had a horse of power. One day, as he rode in the forest, he saw a marvelous feather. The horse warned him not to pick it up, but he did anyway, figuring the tsar would reward him. What the tsar did was demand that he get the whole bird.

On the horse's advice, he demanded a hundred sacks of maize to be spread over fields at night. At dawn, the firebird arrived to eat it, and the archer managed to catch it. But his reward was to be set another quest: the tsar sent him to the very edge of the world to bring back Princess Vasilissa for his bride. At the horse's advice, the archer asked for a silver tent with a golden roof, and victuals for the journey. He rode to her land, set up the tent, and spread out the food. Curious, the princess looked in, and the archer invited her to eat and drink. She got drunk and fell asleep, and he carried her off on the horse.

Despite such treatment, Vasilissa preferred the handsome young archer over the old and greedy tsar, so she refused to marry him without her wedding dress, still in her own country. The tsar again dispatched the archer, who rode with his magical horse back to the edge of the world. On the shore, the horse waited until it could get between an enormous lobster and the sea; then it set its foot on its tail and did not let it go until it agreed to bring the wedding dress.

When he returned with the dress, the princess still refused to marry the tsar until the archer was boiled in water. The horse advised him to submit, and the princess waved her hand over the water once boiling. He plunged in and came out unharmed and even handsomer than before. The tsar jumped in after and boiled to death. The archer became tsar in his place, and he married the Princess Vasilissa.

A Tsar had an archer serve him, who had a horse of power. One day, as he rode in the forest, he saw a marvelous feather. The horse warned him not to pick it up, but he did, anyway, figuring the tsar would reward him. What the tsar did was demand that he get him the whole bird.

On the horse's advice, he demanded a hundred sacks of maize to be spread over fields at night. At dawn, the firebird arrived to eat it, and the archer managed to catch it. When he does that, the tsar sends him to bring back Princess Vasilissa to be his bride from the very edge of the world. At the horse's advice, he asks for a silver tent with a golden roof, and victuals for the journey. He rides the horse to her land, sets up the tent, and spreads the food. Curious, the princess looks in, and the archer invites her to eat and drink. She gets drunk and falls asleep. He carries her off on the horse.

Back on the tsar's realm, she dislikes the old tsar and admires the handsome young archer. She says she will not marry without her wedding dress, still in her own country. The tsar sends the archer after it, and the archer rode the horse back to that land. On the shore, the horse waited until it could get between an enormous lobster and the sea; then it set its foot on its tail and did not let it go until it agreed to bring the wedding dress.

When he returned with the dress, the princess refused to marry the tsar until the archer was boiled in water. The horse advises him to submit, and the princess waves her hand over the water once boiling. He plunged in and came over even more beautiful than before. The tsar jumped in after, and was boiled to death. They buried him, and made the archer tsar in his place, and he married the Princess Vasilissa.

* UngratefulBastard: the tsar

'''''The Fire-Bird, the Horse of Power, and the Princess Vasilissa''''' is a Russian FairyTale collected by AlexanderAfanasyev in ''Narodnye russkie skazki''.

[[http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/russian/oldpetersrussiantales/firebird.html Full text here]].

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