The Tale Of Tsar Saltan

Tsar Saltan marries the youngest of three sisters having heard that it is her dearest wish to present him with a heroic son and heir Her jealous sisters and the old Aunt Barbaricha cannot bear this situation to persist and by trickery see to it that the Tsaritsa and her newborn son Gvidon are thrown into the sea In their barrel they are washed ashore on an enchanted island where the rapidly growing tsars son saves a swan from the clutches of a wizard In gratitude the swan helps Gvidon to visit his native country once again in the guise of a bumblebee Three wishes three miracles and three beestings later father and son are finally able to get to know each other