Vasilisa

Beautiful, clever, but left motherless at a young age, Vasilisa was tormented by her stepmother and stepsisters who were jealous of her beauty and goodness. Her mother gave her an enchanted doll before she died that would do as she commanded if given milk and food. Since her stepmother forced Vasilisa to work tirelessly and endure relentless chores in the sun while withholding food, the enchanted doll helped her survive and complete the chores with her stepmother none the wiser. Frustrated that Vasilisa never appeared to be wasting away under the daily toil, her stepmother and stepsisters sent her to fetch candles from the hut of the terrifying Baba Yaga. They were certain that she would meet her end at the hands of the ancient witch known to eat wayward travelers.