Foreword

On the lands that were inhabited by peoples who are now referred to as Slavic, there was a special culture with a tradition of disseminating knowledge via tales. These were not lessons to be learned, but rather stories, in which there was information about rectitude and about the history of the Earth, about methods of the development of souls, and about God-the-Creator.

These tales were different. And they were retold differently — depending on the audience. On long winter evenings, they could be told to grandchildren by grandfathers or grandmothers. Or, when in villages, Magi would slowly tell stories about why and how people live, how to avoid illnesses and adversities, how to learn to live a happy and joyful life, and how to behave if difficulties and troubles occur. A lot of knowledge was described in those magical fairy tales! And those magical stories became reminders of how God commanded people to live on the Earth.

Those tales taught people to truly think, feel, and act. And it was not tedious! Both children and adults wanted to follow those examples of beauty and righteousness! Or, sometimes, one was ashamed to hear hints in those tales about one’s own vices. And then people, who had been quarrelling with one another, would begin to seek reconciliation among themselves. And they would look for how to rectify their misdeeds.

These tales no longer sound the same as they once did, because people have changed and the device of human life has also changed.

But Every One of Us Who will speak, will try to revive the most important things — to make this spiritual textbook narrative interesting, and memorable for a long time by every soul.

Now slowly, One after the Other, the Divine Teachers will tell tales. So — listen!