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bannik: <<<Is it in English?>>>
No, it's in Russian. Moreover, the tales are in a local dialect (funny grammar and local names for things), so those stories may be quite confusing even for a native speaker, but that's what makes them so authentic. All tales are divided into sections (tricks of home spirits, male/female wood spirits, the cursed girls who want to get married to remove the spell, the dead who return to see their relatives, prophecies, local voodoo, etc.) I may share some of them if the right subject arises.
<<<...suddenly the wind picked up creating a small twister or dust devil...>>>
This just reminded me of one story from that collection when village teens were hanging near a main road and saw a swarm (twister) of mosquitos moving down the road, then one kid threw a knife into it, and when they picked up the knife there was blood on it. :eek!!!!: - droplets of blood. No kidding! This mosquito twister was matter-of-factly explained by the teller as a devil wedding. (direct connection to the flies - get the point?) BTW, old folks over there tell kids to stay away from any dust twisters (dust devils). Good advice.
No, it's in Russian. Moreover, the tales are in a local dialect (funny grammar and local names for things), so those stories may be quite confusing even for a native speaker, but that's what makes them so authentic. All tales are divided into sections (tricks of home spirits, male/female wood spirits, the cursed girls who want to get married to remove the spell, the dead who return to see their relatives, prophecies, local voodoo, etc.) I may share some of them if the right subject arises.
<<<...suddenly the wind picked up creating a small twister or dust devil...>>>
This just reminded me of one story from that collection when village teens were hanging near a main road and saw a swarm (twister) of mosquitos moving down the road, then one kid threw a knife into it, and when they picked up the knife there was blood on it. :eek!!!!: - droplets of blood. No kidding! This mosquito twister was matter-of-factly explained by the teller as a devil wedding. (direct connection to the flies - get the point?) BTW, old folks over there tell kids to stay away from any dust twisters (dust devils). Good advice.