A. Kochupalov: The Tsar Receives Vasilisa's Gift

Artist: Aleksei Kochupalov
1940 -
Nationality: Russian
Artwork Year: 1983
Image Size: 7.5 by 7.5 inches
Overall Size: 9.5 by 9.5 inches
Medium: Palekh Art

Vasilisa spun thread so fine it was like hair. She then wove this thread into a beautiful cloth that was so fine you could draw it through the eye of a needle. The cloth was brilliant white, soft and exquisite in color and texture. She gave it to her grandmother and said: "Take this cloth and sell it. Keep the money for yourself because you have been so kind to me." The old woman looked at it and said, "No, my child. This is too fine to sell. I am going to take this to the Tsar." The Tsar liked the cloth very much and asked the old woman how much she wanted for it. The woman replied, "I can't put a price on it, Your Highness. It's a gift." Then the Tsar tried to find someone who could make shirts for him from this cloth. All of the tailors in the kingdom declined to work with the cloth because it was too fine for them. He called the old woman and said, "You have made this cloth and you must also know how to sew shirts out of it. I would like you to make make me a pair of shirts." The old woman replied, "No, your Majesty. It was not my work at all. It was done by a girl I took in."

"Take the cloth and ask this girl if she would make some shirts for me out of it." Vasilisa made the shirts from the cloth, and not only did she make them exquisitely well, but she embroidered them and sewed pearls on them. The old woman took the shirts to the Tsar who sent his servants to fetch Vasilisa. He fell instantly in love with her and they were married the next day.

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