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Single great oak on a small island in grey water, a chest buried among its roots

the oak on the island

The hiding place is given as a route rather than a location: an island in the sea, an oak on the island, a chest buried under the oak. The tale tells the hero the whole order out loud, which is the point — this is a secret designed to be told.

Basis: The Death of Koschei the Deathless, Afanasyev · AI-generated

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