Golden Hair (fairy tale)
| "Golden Hair" | |
|---|---|
| Short story by Pavel Bazhov | |
| Original title | Золотой волос |
| Translator | Alan Moray Williams (first), Eve Manning, et al. |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Language | Russian |
| Genre(s) | skaz (fairy tale) |
| Publication | |
| Published in | Zolotye Zyorna |
| Publication type | anthology |
| Publisher | Sverdlovsk Publishing House |
| Media type | |
| Publication date | 1939 |
| Published in English | 1944 |
| Series | The Malachite Casket collection (list of stories) |
"Golden Hair" (Russian: Золотой волос, romanized: Zolotoj volos, lit. "a golden hair") is a Bashkir folk tale collected and reworked by Pavel Bazhov. It was first published in 1939 in the children's stories almanac Zolotye Zyorna released by Sverdlovsk Publishing House. It was later released as a part of The Malachite Casket collection. It was translated from Russian into English by Alan Moray Williams in 1944.
The story introduces Poloz the Great Snake's daughter.