The Maiden Tsar

The Maiden Tsar (Russian: Царь-девица, romanized: Tsar-devitsa, Tsar-Maiden, Tsar-Maid) is a character in East Slavic folktales.

'Tsar-Maiden'", of the East Slavic Folktale Catalogue (Russian: СУС, romanized: SUS).

The Maiden Tsar and her foster sisters were on board and, seeing Ivan and the tutor floating on a raft, dropped anchor and invited them onto the ship.

For three days, the tutor did this, but the Maiden Tsar figured out the ruse and wrote a letter to Ivan, telling him to cut off the man’s head and find her in the thrice tenth kingdom.

He found a hut, where Baba Yaga lived, and asked her if she knew the way to the kingdom.

The woman promised to ask her daughter, who worked in the Maiden Tsar’s palace, where it was.