The Firebird (Zhar-ptitsa) is a creature found in the wonder tale (volshebnaia skazka). She represents a rare treasure. Her eyes are crystals, and her feathers are silvery, golden, or orange-red and glow like embers. A single feather shines brighter than numerous candles. It can brighten a room as if a thousand lights were shining within or as if the setting sun itself illuminated the room. When the light in the feather finally dims and goes out, the feather itself turns to gold. Like attracts like, and so the feather, being a treasure, will enable one to find other treasures, particularly gold within the earth.
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