Oh, how unlucky Masha was with her stepmother—all the old woman could think about was how to get the good girl rid of. She punished Masha by making her spin a skein of yarn by the ice hole, and then she took the spindle and fell into the water. There was nothing to be done, so the girl had to jump in after it, and there—a road to unknown lands…
The magical world of a Karelian fairy tale, imbued with folk wisdom, comes alive in Nina Noskovich's illustrations and is ready to open its doors to young readers.
