In a faraway kingdom-state lived Vasilisa—still not the Wise, but only a student at the capital’s magical academy, learning the craft of witchcraft. But there was one thing she didn’t doubt: she was an exceptionally beautiful girl. And Vasilisa had her beloved little Ivanushka too—at first, a perfectly smart boy, absolutely not some fairy-tale fool. But near a witch, you can lose your mind without much trouble, and trouble, as if on cue, comes not one at a time: a злой (evil) matchmaker appeared, cast a spell on Ivan and led him away. Neither her maiden beauty, nor the wisdom just beginning to stir within her, nor a cozy, storybook life—all of that was able to save him.
No matter how many suitors came courting Vasilisa, only Ivanushka was dear to her heart. And she decided to win him back at any cost. Who could have thought that the road to him would be so difficult and thorny? Still, can such trifles stop a real woman?!