What's this Russian Folk tale?

Question

I've heard of this Russian Folk tale. It's about a lady with chicken legs and a house on her back. She goes around looking for children to eat. (No, I'm not making this up.)

There's also a song that goes with it. If you know, please tell me.

Answer 1

From Wiki...

Music

There are two well-known musical references to Baba Yaga. The ninth piece in Modest Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition, a suite originally composed for the piano (followed by many orchestrations, the most popular being the one by Ravel), is entitled "The Hut on Hen’s Legs (Baba Yaga)".

When the progressive rock group Emerson, Lake and Palmer created an adaptation of Mussorgsky's suite, they included Mussorgsky's piece about the hut of Baba Yaga as well as a new track entitled "The Curse of Baba Yaga."

In the symphonic poem "Baba Yaga" (Op. 56) by Anatoly Lyadov, the music depicts Baba Yaga summoning her mortar, pestle and broomstick, then flying off through the forest.

Answer 2

Oh that's Baba Yaga.

Answer 3

thats sick and twisted

Answer 4

Yep, Baba Yaga is right. But I recommend some other type of Russian literature instead:

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Answer 5

Baba Yaga

Answer 6

The folks tales of Baba Yaga.  Her hut has chicken legs to walk around.  She rides around in a flying cauldron.

Try Google.