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- proper noun In Russian tales, a hag who lives in hut that stands on chicken legs and who flies through the air in a mortar, using the pestle as a rudder.
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Examples
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We thought she was the witch, Baba Yaga, and what twists in the wound every time I think about it is I now can see she knew we thought that.
Cognitive Therapy in Russian Benjamin Matvey 2011
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Toda looks like Baba Yaga, the witch in the Russian fairy-tale book our father sent from far away.
The Memory Palace Mira Bartók 2011
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Toda looks like Baba Yaga, the witch in the Russian fairy-tale book our father sent from far away.
The Memory Palace Mira Bartók 2011
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I see her in my mind, motionless and shriveled in her bed, yet still wicked, like an old, long-nosed witch from a tale of the brothers Grimm, or Baba Yaga from our own folktales, who lives in a hut that is perched on chicken legs.
A Mountain of Crumbs Elena Gorokhova 2010
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The Oriental culture refers to them as "Suburu" and the Russians call them "Baba Yaga" – the witch with the fiery broom.
Astronomy For Kids: Bull Ridin' Taurus | Universe Today 2010
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Baba Yaga is a tough bad guy to beat, and all the stories are about defeating her, not killing her.
8 Books in 8 Weeks: Week Three beccastareyes 2010
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The Three Mothers trilogy deals with an unholy triumvirate of black magic; three ancient witches in the tradition of the monstrous Baba Yaga of Russia, who with their entrenched power, wealth and influence, rule the world.
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Deena: Baba Yaga is our fear of old, and women, and magic, the magic of the hearth, of chicken legs.
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He and the princess must battle with the witch Baba Yaga to find happiness.
Fairytales in Fantasy Freedomstar 2010
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He and the princess must battle with the witch Baba Yaga to find happiness.
Archive 2010-05-01 Freedomstar 2010
vendingmachine commented on the word Baba Yaga
A little girl goes to see Baba Yaga, the witch who lives in the forest in a house that walks about on chicken legs. Baba Yaga keeps her there and when the little girl escapes Baby Yaga chases her - she flies about in a mortar and uses a pestle to propel it forward. The girl has an ally though, in the doll which lives in her pocket; and who instructs her to throw a comb over her shoulder when the witch gets closer - which turns into a forest - and then a handkerchief - which turns into a river. This delays the witch long enough for the girl to return safely to her home and her family.
July 13, 2015