Baba Jaga – The escape – Chapter 3
After the girl left the house, she silently closed the door behind her. 👁 As she turned to leave, she noticed that she was already surrounded by Baba Jaga's dogs, staring at her with bare teeth. 👁 At first, she was scared but than she remembered the bread in her bag and the dogs suddenly started wagging their tails. 👁 When she arrived at the gate, it wouldn't open since the hinges were covered in rust. 👁 The girl used the oil to grease the hinges and when the gate finally opened, she passed through unnoticed. 👁 After she had passed the gate, a huge birch tree at the wayside reached out to her with its branches. 👁 The girl bound its Branches to the trunk with the band, her aunt had given her. 👁 She kept running into the forest towards home without looking back as she was told by the cat. 👁 Meanwhile, the cat had taken a seat at the spinning wheel and started to turn it. 👁 After a while it heard Baba Jaga's voice asking: 👁 "Are you still spinning, my dear?" 👁 "Yes, I'm still spinning old lady." 👁 Replied the cat. 👁 When the witch entered the room a while later and saw the cat at the spinning wheel, she got angry and said: 👁 "You imposter, you traitor! 👁 Why did you let the girl escape? 👁 Why didn't you scratch her face and eyes, as I told you?" 👁 The cat replied: 👁 "I've been serving you for many years now but not once have I received a present from you. 👁 The girl kindly asked for help and gave me a delicious fish." 👁 Baba Jaga became furious and rushed outside towards the dogs. 👁 "Why did you let the girl escape? 👁 Why didn't you bite her and tear her into pieces?" 👁 "We've been serving you for many years now but not once have we received a present from you. 👁 The girl gave us a whole loaf of bread." 👁
