Rusalochka’s True Tale: A Touching Slavic Fairy Tale of Love and Sacrifice

Some tales are not told to children.

They are too true, too ancient, and far too dark.

Not every story ends in happiness.

But some begin with a choice no one dared to make.

That choice may be fatal. 

Or the only one that ever mattered.

In this story, the choice has already been made.

Open the book — and listen to what the maple sings by the lake...