The second film on the site from Irina Kodyukova, who had directed the much-beloved Yuletide Stories in 1994. A darker and more pagan/magical version of the famous Russian fairy tale, whose classic animated adaptation was the one directed by Olga Hodatayeva in 1953. The art style is sometimes crude but often striking and beautiful. I really like the witch's walk at 1:02 - how every foot that comes down is from a different creature. I was able to identify some of the music, but not all of it. In particular, I didn't find the name of the nice song that appears at the end, when the witch's disguise is revealed. Actually, I didn't find entirely clear how the little goat was able to make the dispel the disguise. I suppose his horns pricking the sailor somehow broke the spell?