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Beware the . . .What? Were-Cat?

Other Worlds: Peasants, Pilgrims, Spirits, Saints by Teffi

July 22, 2023 by elderberrywine Leave a Comment

cbr15bingo strange worlds If, one fine morning in Old Mother Russia, you are out for a ramble through the countryside, and you happen upon a beautiful but sad young woman sitting in a steam looking piteously in your direction, do not attempt to render her aid. The tears are a device to lure you to her, the reason she is sitting in the stream is because her bottom half is a fish, and it will not go well for you at all. Water spirits are […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Short Stories Tagged With: All sorts of were-creatures, baba yaga, cbr15bingo, Magical Beings, mythology, Old Russia, Peasant life, Spirits everywhere, Teffi

elderberrywine's CBR15 Review No:24 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Short Stories · Tags: All sorts of were-creatures, baba yaga, cbr15bingo, Magical Beings, mythology, Old Russia, Peasant life, Spirits everywhere, Teffi ·
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