1. The holy fool in my opinion is a common everyday man faced with a near impossible task who meets a divine being that provides him assistance with completing the almost impossible task.
2. The fool crossed himself because he was asked to for one of his requirements for divine intervention. I also believe the crossing could be his way of signing a contract with God.
3. The Tsar is depicted as an elitist , and he thinks that common peasant will not mix well with his royal blood. The peasants think very highly of the Tsar at first. They seem to think he is infallible , but as the story progresses his flaws become more and more apparent to the characters in the story. Early in the story the peasant is told by the old man what will happen if he follows his instructions, when the peasant does follow the instructions, he is able to fulfill the prophecy from earlier in the story.
4. The moral of the story is that a good friend will always be willing to help you in a time of need.…show more content… The value of this type of story in understanding Russian culture is that it provides you with a glimpse of what lifestyles were like at the time to an extent, but it also allows you to learn about values that Russians hold dear. The main limitation of a fairy tale is that actual historical events that are wrapped together with the story elements make it difficult to find the actual facts of the events. It's kind of a similar situation as with the Illiad, there is evidence to support that the Trojan War did happen, but the fantasy elements of the story make it difficult to determine what actually
