Fairytale quotation

[dusty wilmes]

Actually what I'd like to know is not the phrase's origin, but in which
fairytale(s) it appears. It is quoted in a recent Russian film.

Best,

Justin


On Fri, Nov 16, 2012 at 9:33 PM, Natalie Kononenko <nataliek at ualberta.ca>wrote:

> Things like this don't really have sources.  If you are trying to see
> where a particular author found this motif, that may welll be possible.
> But in general terms - no.  The signpost or stone or other marker at a
> crossroads appears in a number of cultures.  If anyone can trace specific
> uses of a praticular motif, it would probably be Will Ryan.  Hopefully he
> will also reply to this query.
>
> Natalie Kononenko
>
> On Fri, Nov 16, 2012 at 7:11 PM, dusty wilmes <upthera44 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Dear Colleagues,
>>
>> Does anyone know the origin (or any sources, for that matter) of the
>> fairytale motif in Russian that begins: "На лево пойдешь - пропадешь. На
>> право пойдешь..."
>>
>> Thanks in advance.
>>
>> Sincerely,
>>
>> --
>> Justin Wilmes
>> Ph. D. Student/Graduate Teaching Associate
>> Dept. of Slavic and E. European Languages and Literatures
>> Ohio State University
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Dept. of Slavic and E. European Languages and Literatures
Ohio State University

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