The Legend of the Magic Fish： Myths and Facts Explained
Nov 5, 2025
Today's story is about a foolish boy who lives in a small village.
People used to think that he was a fool.
But fate had written something big for him.
One day when he goes to catch a fish, he finds a magical fish...
...which can cure any of his three ailments.
And this is where the story of that boy's real fate begins.
His journey with every ailment would have been easy...
...but life got a little more complicated.
Now we'll see how that magical fish becomes a girl and supports him.
The story begins in the depths of the sea in a different country...
...where the king of fish asks his loyal spy, the frog...
...where the fish he wants to marry has disappeared.
The frog said in fear, king, I can't find any clue.
Hearing this, the king says angrily...
...go to every corner of the world and look for it...
...and present it to me.
After this, the scene changes and we are shown a small snowy village in Russia...
...where there is a house of a blind blacksmith.
His son Emelya was sleeping inside the house...
...who is woken up by his doggy.
Emelya is a pure and innocent boy.
Then as soon as he tries to get out of the house...
...his father understands while working on the furnace...
...and says, son, you should also learn the work of this blacksmith.
How long will I live?
Emelya says, okay, father, I'll learn soon.
Then at his behest, he takes a bucket and a thorn to catch the fish...
...and goes towards the frozen river...
...and sits at one place and starts catching the fish.
But suddenly the water rises like a whirlwind...
...and with it a fish falls into his bucket.
Emelya is very happy that today the food was arranged without trying.
Then he returns home and starts preparing to cook the fish.
Then a voice from behind says, what are you looking for?
Emelya is surprised to see that this fish can speak.
The fish says, if you leave me back in the river...
...then I will fulfill any of your three wishes.
Emelya doesn't believe him at first.
Still he asks for his first wish...
...that I wish I could travel the entire city without leaving my bucket.
As soon as he says this, the house starts shaking...
...and slowly the whole house rises up.
Emelya gets scared and as soon as she sees...
...her bucket starts moving like a car.
And it really comes out of the village.
The fish says, as you said you want to travel without leaving your bucket...
...that's why the bucket is also going with you.
Emelya couldn't believe that his first wish has been fulfilled.
Then after stopping at one place, because of the cold...
...it comes out of his mouth.
I wish the weather was slightly warm with greenery all around.
And as soon as he says this, the greenery spreads in the middle of the snow.
And instead of cold, a little warm wind starts blowing.
And the snow below melts and a river comes out.
The fish says that your two wishes have been fulfilled...
...and only one is left.
Now Emelya gets into thinking that he has wasted two wishes just like that.
The fish says that every person asks for what is beyond his thinking.
After this Emelya takes the fish and starts moving ahead.
Then some robbers come and block the way...
...and start snatching the bucket from his hand.
Emelya starts running with the bucket to save the fish.
And all the robbers start chasing him.
But somehow he manages to escape from them...
...and quickly drops the fish in the river so that he is safe.
But the robbers catch him and in anger...
...they hang him upside down on a tree and leave.
After a while, a beautiful girl comes there...
...opens the rope and drops Emelya down.
Emelya doesn't recognize her at first...
...and when she asks for her name, she says her name is Vasilisa.
Then Emelya sees a sparkling scarf on her shoulder and realizes...
...that this is the same magical fish that he had left in the water.
He immediately takes her scarf so that she can't escape.
And he says that his last wish is still remaining...
...and he will use it at the right time.
Vasilisa asks him what he wants to do next.
He replies that he wants to marry the daughter of the king of Russia...
...Princess Anfisa.
And he says that he will work hard to get her married...
...and that she will support him.
Vasilisa agrees to support him.
After that, we are shown the magnificent palace of the king.
There, the maid of Princess Anfisa comes and tells us...
...that the ambassadors of England are coming with an invitation to the wedding.
Hearing this, Anfisa is very happy...
...because she always wanted to marry a British man.
So she gets ready and sits down.
The ambassador comes and gives the princess an umbrella as a gift...
...but the king didn't like the British at all.
And he wants his daughter to marry a true and honest man.
But before the king's refusal, the ambassador says...
...that he has brought a special gift for her...
...and she will be very happy to see it.
There, Emelia and Vasilisa also reach the palace walls...
...and quietly watch all this.
The ambassador shows the king a machine and says...
...that this machine plays music by itself.
But in reality, there is a man hidden inside it...
...who plays music by pressing a button.
But the king tells him that he doesn't need such a machine.
But princess Anfisa was already crazy about that British man...
...and the king was not able to understand how to convince his daughter.
Then Emelia comes running and says...
...that there is no need to get the princess married to a British man.
I will bring a machine that will play music by itself.
The king is happy and says...
...that if you do this, then you can ask for whatever you want.
Emelia immediately asks...
...if he will let her marry the princess.
The king says with a smile...
...that if he is successful, he will definitely get her married.
But the princess tries to convince her father to marry that British man.
But the king doesn't pay attention to what she says and tells his servants...
...to give Emelia new clothes and shoes...
...so that she can go on her journey.
Emelia comes out of happiness and tells Vasilisa everything.
Vasilisa says that the machine is present in this world...
...but it is not easy to get it.
It is with a dangerous cat in the dark forest.
Whoever went to get it, never returned.
Emelia is a little scared...
...but she was ready to face any problem to get the machine.
Vasilisa also agrees to support her...
...and both set out towards that dark forest.
On the way, Vasilisa says that the cat is very dangerous.
If it plays a song of happiness...
...then the person in front of it falls down tiredly while dancing.
And the cat eats him.
And if it plays a song of sorrow...
...then the listener falls asleep crying...
...and even then the same thing happens.
Now Vasilisa says that you will have to go alone from here.
After which Emelia goes alone to that scary forest...
...where there are piles of bones and skulls all around.
Then suddenly a voice comes that these skulls...
...belong to the people who came to get my musical instrument.
Do you also want it?
Emelia answers yes without any fear.
The cat says with a smile, okay.
If you can control yourself by listening to my song...
...then this instrument will be yours.
Now tell me, will you listen to a song of sorrow or of happiness?
Emelia chooses a song of sorrow...
...so the cat starts singing by playing the instrument.
The cat was happy that as soon as Emelia fell asleep...
...he would hunt it.
But the surprising thing was that Emelia just cried a little...
...and then started singing the next line of the song.
The cat is surprised and asks, how do you know this?
Emelia says with a smile...
...my mother used to sing this song when I was a child.
That's why I didn't get much effect from it.
Now the cat loses as per the condition.
And now he himself starts crying that if you take this instrument...
...then I will starve to death.
Hearing this, Emelia opens her bag and gives the cat food.
For the first time after eating to his heart's content...
...the cat is happy and says, now this instrument is yours.
And from today I will also stay with you...
...because I have become your friend.
On the other side Vasilisa was waiting by the river bank.
Then the spy of the king of fish, the frog comes there and says...
...the king of fish is looking for you everywhere to marry you.
Hearing this, she refuses in anger and says...
...I will never marry him.
Then Emelia reaches there with the cat and the instrument...
...and hears everything about the frog.
Vasilisa is happy to meet that instrument...
...and then both of them start returning.
On the way Emelia asks about the king of fish...
...then Vasilisa says that I don't love him...
...that's why I came from there.
After this we see the scene of the king's palace...
...where the ambassador of England has changed his identity this time...
...and has come as the ambassador of Italy.
Princess Anfisa is happy to know him.
But before she asks the king for Anfisa's hand...
...Emelia reaches there with the cat and the magical instrument...
...and tells the cat to play the song of happiness.
And as soon as the music starts playing...
...everyone from the king present in the court starts dancing...
...and they can't stop themselves even if they want to.
And when everyone starts falling on the ground...
...then Emelia tells the cat to stop the song.
Seeing all this the king is surprised and says...
...that this is a wonderful instrument.
I am very happy and now this cat and the instrument will stay in our palace.
Emelia reminds the king of the condition of marriage...
...and the king agrees happily.
But Anfisa still wanted to marry that Englishman.
She tells Emelia...
...if you really want to marry me...
...then prove something for me...
...so that I can see that you can do anything for me.
And I will tell you what that work will be tomorrow.
Innocent Emelia agrees to it with a smile.
Then he goes to Vasilisa and says...
...that the princess has agreed to the marriage...
...but I will have to do one more thing for her.
Vasilisa congratulates him with a smile.
But on the other hand the princess takes a new step.
She goes to a dark room in the palace...
...and calls her mother's evil spirit on a mysterious chair.
As soon as the spirit appears...
...Anfisa says that I want to give Emelia such a task...
...which she will never be able to complete...
...and I should get rid of her forever.
Her mother tells her a difficult task with a smile.
Then the next day the royal messenger shows a machine to the king...
...and says that the name of this machine is modern mixer machine.
If you put salad on it, it will cut itself...
...and if you put fruit on it, juice will come out automatically.
Actually there is a man hidden inside it...
...who is doing all this.
But from the outside it looks like a magical machine.
Meanwhile Anfisa comes to the king and says...
...can Emelia bring something that will serve food on its own?
The king says that he has heard of such a magical mixer machine...
...but he has not seen it.
Anfisa cleverly says that if Emelia brings that magical mixer machine...
...then I will marry her.
Now according to the new condition of the princess...
...Emelia and Vasilisa go in search of that magical mixer machine.
On the way Vasilisa tells them that that mixer machine...
...is with two brothers named Seetsar and Afanasi.
Many years ago they left both the villages...
They used to get things to eat and drink while sitting.
That's why they became so lazy that they can't even walk now.
In the same way while talking...
...both of them stop at an old couple's house to have food.
The house is very ordinary but they have true love.
Then while leaving from there Vasilisa smiles and says...
...two people should have love like a needle and thread...
...which is incomplete without one.
Moving ahead, both of them pass through green fields...
...and finally reach that mountainous area...
...where between the tall rocks...
...those two fat brothers have a magical mixer machine in front of them.
As soon as they speak, the mixer machine...
...brings out a lot of delicious food in a moment.
And both of them start eating to their heart's content.
Emelia and Vasilisa are watching all this from a distance.
And when both the brothers get tired of eating...
...Emelia comes to them and says...
...give me this mixer machine.
Hearing this, both of them in anger...
...hit her head with a coconut and make her unconscious.
Now to wake up Emelia, Vasilisa comes there...
...and tells both of them to look at their faces in the water once.
When both of them look at their faces in the water...
...they get shocked.
Because for years, just by eating and drinking...
...they had become fat like buffaloes.
Now, regretting themselves, they ask Vasilisa...
...how they can become like before.
Vasilisa says, if you really want this...
...then first of all, you will have to get rid of this magical mixer machine.
As long as it is with you, you both will never be able to work hard.
Hearing this, both the brothers say with shame...
...that you are right. Take it.
Now Vasilisa takes that mixer machine...
...and somehow takes Emelia and leaves from there.
Now Emelia comes to her senses.
And seeing the mixer machine, she is happy...
...that finally she has fulfilled the condition.
On the way back, when Emelia starts to pluck flowers...
...for the princess from the garden of flowers...
...then Vasilisa says, why don't you understand...
...that Anfisa doesn't want to marry you.
She always gives you such work, which you can never do.
But Emelia in her innocence says...
...no, Anfisa, it is not like that.
Once I do this, everything will be fine.
Seeing Emelia's good heart, Vasilisa falls in love with her.
But even if she wants, she is not able to express her feelings.
After this, when Emelia reaches the kingdom with the magical tablecloth...
...then everyone becomes happy and starts chanting for her.
The king proudly says, see, now she has made a place in people's hearts too.
But Anfisa's face is clearly filled with anger.
She again asks her mother's soul, what should I do now?
Then she tells a terrible plan with a scary smile.
Then the next day in the court, Anfisa says in front of everyone...
...that I am ready to marry Emelia.
But before that, I want her to go to the dark world...
...and get my mother's permission to marry me.
The king is shocked to hear this.
Because it is impossible to return alive from the dark world.
But Emelia agrees without thinking according to her habit.
Then she meets Vasilisa and tells her that going there...
...is like stepping into the mouth of death.
Emelia just smiles that what is there to be afraid of death...
...when the intention is clear.
Then the next day after leaving from there...
...she goes to meet her blind father first.
Hearing his voice, the father says, son, you are alive.
I can't even find you because my eyes can't see.
Hearing this, Emelia's eyes fill up.
She apologizes to her father...
...and takes blessings from him and sets out on her journey.
Now on the way, he tells Vasilisa that I have wasted two wishes.
But now I want the third wish so much that my father can see again.
Hearing this, Vasilisa's magic brings back light in her father's eyes.
Then they reach the banks of the river from where they are going to start their journey.
Now Emelia returns that magical fish scarf and frees Vasilisa.
Because all three of her wishes were fulfilled.
But Vasilisa says that I can't leave you alone in trouble.
Because we are incomplete without each other like a needle and thread.
Emelia doesn't understand this sign.
And then their journey begins.
Now after going a little further in the river...
...she sees big statues all around her.
Vasilisa says that this is where the dark area begins.
Then they stop the boat and get down in a valley.
Hearing the voice of the protector of this area, Emelia gets scared.
But Vasilisa says that he has come with me, father.
Emelia is shocked that how can he be your father?
The protector says that yes, I am his father.
I had made him a human from a fish in search of a true companion.
Now Vasilisa tells everything to her father and asks him to help her.
After hearing everything, he says that the queen had tormented the innocent for greed and power.
That's why he has been kept hungry for eternity.
Then he calls the queen's soul and she appears in her horrific form.
Emelia goes ahead and says that I have come to ask your daughter's permission to marry.
But the queen's soul says that I will never allow my daughter to marry a poor man.
Seeing this, Vasilisa's father tells the queen that you have been suffering from hunger for centuries.
If you allow me to marry, I can give you food.
Seeing the food in front of the queen, she cannot stop herself and allows her to marry.
After this, we see the scene of the palace where everyone is eating food.
Suddenly, the queen's soul appears on the tray kept on the table like smoke.
And she says in front of everyone that I allow this marriage.
The king is happy that Emelia really did what no human could do.
But Anfisa starts getting angry.
Here in the dark world, Vasilisa thanks her father.
And then she starts returning with Emelia.
On the way, she says with a smile that now your most difficult task has been completed.
With this, you will get your princess.
And now you will forget me too.
Because those who return alive from here have to lose all their magical memories.
Emelia says with her heart that it is not possible for me to forget you.
And neither do I ever want to forget you.
On the other hand, Anfisa comes to that room in anger.
And starts breaking the mysterious chair.
The mother's soul stops her and says that I had to allow Emelia out of helplessness.
She was not alone.
All her successes are because of a magical fish.
And you know, using magic in our kingdom is a death sentence.
Hearing this, she understands what she has to do with Emelia.
It is morning by the river.
And the boat also comes to the shore.
But as soon as Emelia opens her eyes, all the memories related to Vasilisa are erased from her mind.
And she does not even recognize Vasilisa.
Vasilisa says that I am just a navigator who was taking you across the river.
Emelia gets off the boat and starts going.
But she felt as if she had forgotten something very important.
Then he reaches Anfisa and says that I have completed all your tasks.
But now I think I have fallen in love with someone else.
Anfisa asks cleverly, did you do all this alone?
Emelia says no.
Maybe some magical power helped me every time.
Hearing this, Anfisa calls the soldiers and orders them to catch Emelia.
Then the next day, a bandage is tied to her eyes in front of everyone.
And it is announced that Emelia has used magic to get the princess.
That's why she is sentenced to death.
Emelia is very sad that she wants to kill the one for whom she has risked her life.
The king is helpless and remains silent.
But as soon as the soldiers are about to shoot, Vasilisa reaches there.
She says to Anfisa, leave him.
In return, I will serve you all my life.
And I will fulfill any of your three wishes.
Then she gives her magical scarf to Anfisa.
Anfisa's eyes sparkle and she forgives Emelia's punishment.
But now her pride has increased more than before.
And asking for the first wish, she turns all the subjects towards her..
..and imprisons her father.
And announces herself as the new queen.
Then she asks for the second wish that the prince of England..
..should bring her a marriage proposal.
Seeing Vasilisa's magic, the soldiers of England..
..reach there with the proposal of the prince.
Seeing this, the envoy says, you wanted to marry me.
Anfisa says, employ this poor man in the palace.
Now I will marry the prince, not the envoy.
At the same time, Emelia returns home.
Seatser and Afanasi are also present there..
..who had recovered after working hard.
Emelia's father says, last time you came here with Vasilisa..
..but Emelia couldn't remember anything.
That's when Emelia's eyes fall on Seatser's needle and thread.
And after looking at it for a while, all her memories come back.
Now she has to go and find Vasilisa.
In which her father Seatser and Afanasi..
..also go to the palace with their needle to help her.
And as soon as they reach there, they break the gate of the palace.
Emelia immediately reaches in front of Vasilisa and says..
..it took me a long time to understand your love.
But now I have come to take you.
That's when Anfisa comes with her soldiers and says..
..that this girl is now my slave.
Emelia says, if you don't free her..
..then we will incite your soldiers and make them against you.
But Anfisa says with pride..
..that you people can't harm me in any way.
Then she asks Vasilisa for her third and last wish..
..that make me a magician like you.
As soon as Vasilisa fulfills her wish..
..then Anfisa herself turns into a fish and falls into a bucket.
Seeing this, everyone starts laughing..
..that the princess has done foolishness.
And she starts shouting that make me a human soon.
Vasilisa says, the magical fish doesn't fulfill her wish..
..but fulfills the wishes of others.
And you made yourself a fish in the greed of the magical fish.
That's when the king of fish comes out.
And considering Anfisa to be Vasilisa..
..he takes her with him and goes down forever.
After this, everything in the palace becomes peaceful and happy.
The king returns to his people again..
..and comes to Emelia Vasilisa and kisses her.
She is very happy..
..because the search for a true companion has been completed today.
And with this, this story ends here.
So friends, I hope you liked this story very much.