Product Description
Salt Shaker "Kurochka Ryaba" ("Курочка Ряба"). Tver, late 20th century. Painted wood. 3" in height. In very good condition.
An enchanted hen lays a golden egg for an elderly couple. They unsuccessfully attempt to open it. A mouse runs past the egg and with a swipe of its tail, breaks it. The old couple are shattered by this development, but Ryaba tells them: "Don't be sad, I'll lay a new egg, not one of gold, but a simple white one." The story is at least 150 years old and there are versions in Ukraine, Poland, Romania, Serbia and many other other cultures, including the Baltic and the Slovak cultures.
