The caption for this illustration reads: He was horrified to see a snake on the wall. This tale involves a mean monster named Bash Tchelik, which means "real steel"). He terrorized the area and had taken wives of three princes. This illustration shows the youngest rince saving a princess from being killed by a serpent. The princess had been locked in a tower to keep her from Bash Tchelik. The youngest prince managed to outwit Bash Tchelik by finding out the secret to his power and killed him. The illustration is from a 1921 book on Serbian myths and legends.
The caption for this illustration reads: He was horrified to see a snake on the wall. This tale involves a mean monster named Bash Tchelik, which means "real steel"). He terrorized the area and had taken wives of three princes. This illustration shows the youngest rince saving a princess from being killed by a serpent. The princess had been locked in a tower to keep her from Bash Tchelik. The youngest prince managed to outwit Bash Tchelik by finding out the secret to his power and killed him. The illustration is from a 1921 book on Serbian myths and legends.
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