One winter, the sun grew pale and disappeared behind a thick, unnatural fog. The crops failed, and the village fell into a deep, freezing slumber. Sasha knew he had to find the source of the mist. He tucked his silver whistle into his coat and ventured into the , a place where the trees were said to move when no one was looking. The Hut on Chicken Legs
"I smell a little Russian soul," she cackled. "Why have you come to my woods, boy? Do you wish to be my dinner or my servant?"
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The music was so beautiful and full of spring that the Frost Giant fell into a peaceful sleep. Sasha opened the cage, and the sun soared back into the sky, chasing away the fog and waking his village from their long winter nap.