Belarusian mysterious creatureOnline version Choose the right option according to the description. by Svetlana Abesadze 1 ...is a mythological creature that gives wealth. It has red fiery eyes and a red beard. Dzedka looks like a poor man with a bag on its shoulder. The Belarusians consider Dzedka to be a keeper of wealth. It appears in the place where the treasure is hidden. a Volosen b Dzyady c Rosomakha d Dzedka e ...is a tiny harmful creature that often lives under the stove. 2 ...is a defender of the earth and people. It fights against the powers of darkness and evil. a Trastsa b Serbay c Asilak d Zlydzen 3 ...is an evil spirit with a human body covered with horse hair and with ahead of a horse (according to other sources it has hooves). Sometimes it walks like a horse, sometimes like a man. It hates horses and does harm to them: kills or maims. a White Death b Kumelgan c Zlydzen d Khapun 4 ...is a spirit of a young woman in a white wedding dress. If it suddenly appears in front of a man out of the ground it means inevitable death. a Serbay b Zheleznaya Baba c White Death d Khapun 5 ...is a home spirit that disturbs night dreaming and at the same time it is the name of skin disease. It is a short ugly being with long dense wool, with seven palms and long nails. It can scratch people, tousle their hair. a Dzyady b Zlydzen c Kumelgan d Volosen 6 ...is an evil spirit that sends different diseases on people. It appears in spring and in autumn. a Rosomakha b Serbay c Dzedka d Trastsa 7 In Belarus the whole class of house spirits is known as... a Yevnik b Hatnik c Domovik d Zhiten 8 In Belarusian folklore ... is an evil spirit that laughs at the moment when a person gets in trouble. It is a little creature looking like a monkey with little horns on its head. a Khikhitun b Pechurnik c Domovik d Dzyady 9 ...is а small old man who frightens children. It flows over the earth with a huge bag where it puts disobedient children. a Khapun b Kumelgan c Zheleznaya Baba d Zhiten 10 In Slavic mythology ... (Polevik) is a spirit of the field, a little old man with hair and a beard made of corn and grass. .... helps to grow grain crops, vegetables and fruit. ... also warns people about poor harvest and the necessity to have a grain reserve. a Zhiten b Hlevnik c Asilak d Dzyady 11 As far as yevna is located near a bathhouse Yevnik is on friendly terms with its neighbor ... that lives in a bathhouse under a shelf. a Yevnik b Pechurnik c Dzyady d Laznik 12 ...are the spirits of the family ancestors. They live together with descendants and help them. There is a holiday with the same name in Belarus. a Hlevnik b Dzyady c Serbay d Yevnik 13 ...is a kind spirit that lives under the Russian oven and helps hosts. It resembles a cat but walks on back paws. Pechurnik warns people about probable troubles moving furniture or breaking ware. a Yevnik b Pechurnik c Dzedka d White Death 14 ...is an evil spirit, a personification of hunger. To get rid of it you should bring the first sheaf into the house. a Khapun b Zheleznaya Baba c Rosomakha d Serbay 15 ...is a humanoid spirit that lives in kitchen gardens and fields. It is a short old woman with iron breasts and iron hooks. It is an evil spirit that catches and kills children left in the field alone. a Volosen b Trastsa c Zheleznaya Baba d Kumelgan 16 ...is an evil spirit, a personification of hunger. To get rid of it you should bring the first sheaf into the house. a Serbay b Zlydzen c Zhiten d Domovik. 17 ...is a character of Belarusian mythology, a symbol of rationality, practicality and economy. a Pechurnik b Khikhitun c Hatnik d Yevnik 18 ...are evil spirits which fly over swamps and in thick forests. They rise from the place together with wind and fly not paying attention to a casual. They can ruin everything on their way. a Gartsuky b Povetriki c Hatnik d Asilak 19 ...is a tiny harmful creature that often lives under the stove. a Rosomakha b White Death c Zlydzen d Zheleznaya Baba 20 ...is a spirit of a cattle-shed. It is considered to be harmful and dangerous for cattle. People usually try to get rid of it because it spoils cattle. 21 ...is a spirit of a cattle-shed. It is considered to be harmful and dangerous for cattle. People usually try to get rid of it because it spoils cattle. a Hlevnik b Zhiten c Pechurnik d Yaginya
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