The Feather of Finist the Falcon
[10][11][12] Particularly, Johns suggested that the bird's name (in Russian, feniks) was brought into the folklore of Rus' by an external source, possibly written.
On the way, she passes by the huts of three Baba Yagas and is gifted golden and silver objects (among which, distaff, spindle, yarn, combs, apples, a dish and an egg).
[8][14] The East Slavic Folktale Classification (Russian: СУС, romanized: SUS), last updated in 1979 by folklorist Lev Barag [ru], registers variants only in Russia.
[8] Professor Jack V. Haney stated that the tale first appeared in printed form in 1795,[16] with the title "Сказка о финифтяном пёрушке ясного сокола".
However, they still help Marya by giving them a silver saucer with a golden egg, a magic tablecloth that makes drinks appear and a towel that summons amusements.
To hinder Marya, the Empress tries to make Ivan drunk by giving him enough beverages, but he avoids her trap and pretends to fall asleep.
Later, the merchant's daughter takes out the golden and silver objects to draw out the black-haired girl's attention, so she can trade them for three nights with Fenisno-Bright-Falcon-Feather.
In this version, the third daughter asks for a red flower, which acts as the object that summons "Bright Finist the Falcon of Flowery Feathers".
[20] In a Russian tale collected by ethnographer Dmitry Zelenin from Vyatka Governorate with the title "Фифилисно ясно перышко" ("Bright Feather of Fifilis"), a man's third daughter goes to church in fine clothes, astonishing everyone in attendance.
[21] In a tale collected from writer and storyteller Anna N. Korolkova [ru] with the title "Финист — Ясный Сокол" ("Finist - Bright Falcon"), a widowed peasant has three daughters; his youngest, called Maryushka, helps him to manage the farm, while the elder two occupy themselves with decorating themselves with make-up and dresses.
Their meetings continue for three days, but on the fourth, the elder sisters learn about the encounters and place knives by the windowsill, while Maryushka is asleep.
After a while, Maryushka decides to go after Finist, commissions the iron equipment, and begins a journey through fields, forests and mountains, until she reaches a clearing where a chicken-legged hut lies, a Baba Yaga living inside.
After meeting the Baba Yagas, a gray wolf appears to help Maryushka, and takes her on its back to a crystal tower, and bids her hire herself as a servant to the sorceress queen.
The next day, the girl uses the silver hoop and golden needle to embroider a nice towel for him, when the queen overhears her and wishes to have the marvellous object.
[22] In another tale collected from Anna N. Korolkova with the title "Фенист-Ясный Сокол" ("Fenist-Bright Falcon"), a rich peasant lives with his three daughters, the youngest named Maryushka.
The man spins a story about needing to go to his daughter's room to check her dead mother's caftan for moths, but Maryushka says she already did it for him, then goes to sleep.
They notice their cadette's hair decoration and suspect she was at church, so decide to spy on her: they see Fenist fly in as a bird, and place sharp knives and daggers on the window.
[23] Russian folklorist Nikolai V. Morokhin [ru] collected a tale from Nizhny Novgorod with the title "Финист-ясен сокол" ("Finist - Bright Falcon").
[27][28] In a tale collected by researcher V. E. Dobrovolskaya from an informant named Konstantina Vasilyevicha Nyrkova with the title "Финист" ("Finist"), in a certain kingdom a man lives with his three smart daughters.
The girl tells of her problems, and Baba Yaga gives her three magical objects: a golden apple that rolls over a plate and reveals images; a self-threading spindle, and a self-sewing needle.
[29] In a tale collected from Russian storyteller Ivan F. Kovalev [ru] with the title "Фетист-Ясный Сокол" ("Fetist - Bright Falcon"), a man has three beautiful daughters.
One day, he has to go to the fair in a distant town, and asks his daughters what presents he can bring them: the elder two wish for nice clothes, while the youngest, Masha, keeps her peace.
The girl stays in her room and admires the scarlet flower, when she waves it and suddenly a falcon flies in through the window, falls to the ground, and becomes a human prince.
They introduce themselves: Masha says she is Marya Ivanova, and the prince says he is Fetist, the Bright Falcon, who can be summoned to his bride by simply waving the flower.
After a period of grief, Masha decides to search for Fetist: her father gives her his blessings, she commissions from a blacksmith the iron equipments, and begins her journey.
Masha prepares herself for the journey, asking her father to make three staves and three pairs of shoes, and for her mother to bake three loaves of bread.
The next day, Masha tries to leave, but Feni says she should not worry, ties Baba Yaga to a horse and releases the animal into the wilderness, taking the witch woman with it.
Dunka fails on the first two nights, but manages on the third one; the Bright Falcon wakes up and escapes with the girl from Baba Yaga's granddaughter's clutches.
The woman gives her a golden spindle and a spinning wheel, and tells her to seek a nearby old lady named Egibaba with her two daughters, and trade the objects for one night with Philist.
[37] Variants of type 432 also exist in the Bulgarian Folktale Catalogue with the name Сокол съпруг ("Falcon husband"), which reference Finist as the bird prince.
