Tsar Saltan

Tsar Saltan overhears three sisters who are confiding to each other their views on the subject of happiness. If chosen to be the tsar’s bride, one is going to weave a lot of fine cloth; the second one is going to cook a great feast, while the youngest one is dreaming of a healthy and strong son. The youngest is chosen by Saltan for his bride. While the tsar is at war, the jealous sisters plot against the young queen, who with her little son Guidon is consigned to the waves in a barrel, which drifts onto an island. One day the grown Prince Guidon saves a swan from a predatory kite. The prince is rewarded with magic powers enabling him to build a Wonder City on the island, while the swan turns into a princess and consents to share his throne. Returning from the wars, Tsar Saltan hears of the famous island, and journeying there is reunited with his wife and son.