In this book Baba Yaga, a wicked witch that flies through the country looking for plump little children to eat. The only thing that Baba has to eat is thin, cold soup that doesn't even have a turnip in it. One day a little girl, not really skinny but not really but in between comes wondering across the witches trail. Baba Yaga thought it was a lucky day and now she will be able to eat the child she had been wanting. The little girl asks if she could help her. It seems as though she has fell off her dad's wagon into the forest and he hasn't realized. The little girl tells the witch that he is going to town and if she could take her. The witch agrees but on their way, she goes to her house instead. Baba Yaga tells the girl that she wants to fatten her up and eat her, but the only problem is, the witch has no food. So, the little girl insists that the witch goes into town and buys turnips from her father. When she goes to town, the farmer realizes that his daughter isn't there which was a part of her plan was all along. The farmer decided to follow the witch and when he did he found his daughter. The little girl cooked the witch some turnips and they both ate. Whenever the girl would take a bite, the witch had to take one too. The turnips were so good to the witch, she forgot all about eating the girl. So, after the father saw that his daughter wasn't in any danger, they all decided to sit down and have dinner. When the farmer goes into town, he always stops by the witch's house to take her some turnips and even potatoes. This would be a good book to show students that even though some people have a bad reputation, there are able to change. Even though the witch was intentions were to eat the little girl, she still remained nice and kind and she was never eaten. It would be good to show the students that you don't have to evil to people when they intend to do something mean to you. Whenever you are kind or polite to someone, it could go a long way.
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