In Russian fairy tales, the quest for the Zhar-Ptitsa often leads heroes to Baba Yaga's hut. She reveals where the Zhar-Ptitsa nests and how to capture it, in exchange for completing her tasks.
In the fairy tale of Ivan Tsarevich, the Zhar-Ptitsa, and the Grey Wolf, Ivan is sent by his father Tsar Berendey to capture the Zhar-Ptitsa after it steals golden apples from the royal garden.
The Zhar-Ptitsa flies from Vyraj, the Slavic paradise, its blazing plumage carrying the light and warmth of that eternal garden into the mortal world.
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