12-16-2013, 02:25 AM
from you link max;
"This is one of the first English retellings of this charming Eastern European legend. In this version, first published in 1899, the heroine's name is spelled Babouscka, though it's more often spelled Babouscha today. I am told that this name is related to the Ukranian and Russian words for Grandmother, and also for head scarf. In the retelling published below, she is occasionally called "the babouscka," which makes it sound like a nickname for any woman of "a certain age," whether a grandmother or not."
this is not an English story, it's Russian. It was popular up until the early 20th century. And for pete's sake it is an old folktale, why are getting twisted in knots about a folktale?
"This is one of the first English retellings of this charming Eastern European legend. In this version, first published in 1899, the heroine's name is spelled Babouscka, though it's more often spelled Babouscha today. I am told that this name is related to the Ukranian and Russian words for Grandmother, and also for head scarf. In the retelling published below, she is occasionally called "the babouscka," which makes it sound like a nickname for any woman of "a certain age," whether a grandmother or not."
this is not an English story, it's Russian. It was popular up until the early 20th century. And for pete's sake it is an old folktale, why are getting twisted in knots about a folktale?