Olesya

The story is set in the Ukrainian woodland in the village of Perebrod, where the main character Ivan Timofeevich came on business. The place was so remote that the only entertainment was hunting and attempts to teach the servant Yarmola to read and write.

On one of the cold winter days, when a terrible blizzard was raging, Yarmola told Ivan Timofeevich the story that a witch lived not far from the village. The people called her Manuilikha. Manuilikha came from nowhere, and then was expelled from the village for witchcraft. At the same moment, the main character had an irresistible desire to find the witch and get to know her. This thought did not leave him for a long time.