Storybook: Firebird

The Firebird ballet tells the story of Prince Ivan who defeats the villain Kaschei with the valuable assistance of the beautiful and able Firebird.
Because she offers one of her enchanted feathers to Prince Ivan after he spares her life while hunting in the forest, Prince Ivan is not only able to beat the villain but free his love, the maiden, from an evil spell cast on her and the rest of the maidens in the forest by Kaschei.
It is the Firebird's bright spirit, bravery, and quick-thinking that saves the day in this tale.