Mistress of the Copper Mountain

In this amazing Ural fairy tale, readers will meet the Mistress of the Copper Mountain — the magical guardian of underground treasures. She can turn into a lizard or a beautiful girl, and her realm is filled with wonderful rooms with colorful walls, copper flowers, and precious stones. The Mistress loves to test people: she gives them difficult tasks, rewards the brave and honest, and teaches the greedy and evil a lesson. One day, a young worker named Stepan enters her underground kingdom...

Illustrations by Vasily Bayuskin hold a special place in the publication, recreating the mysterious world of the Mistress of the Copper Mountain, revealing the beauty and grandeur of the Ural nature.