True to her word, the witch gave Sasha a magical to light his path. He traveled to the Frost Giant’s castle, where the glow of the feather kept him warm. When he reached the golden cage, Sasha didn't fight the giant; instead, he played his whistle one last time.

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.

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"Izbushka, Izbushka!" Sasha cried out the ancient rhyme. "Turn your back to the forest and your front to me!"

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"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?"

Deep in the forest, Sasha encountered a strange sight: a small wooden hut that spun in circles on giant .

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