Babay (2014) Plot Summary Explained

The old storyteller tells the children a story about the Alkonost bird, which once every hundred years lays an egg that fulfills any wish of its owner. The egg goes to whoever wins the race, in which they participate: the Witch, who wants a daughter, the Serpent Horynich, who wants a body for each of his heads, and Vii, who wants a pile of diamonds. But suddenly the egg is stolen by Babai.

The enraged Witch sends her chyort fiancée, who is in love with her, to take away the egg, but he is caught by the Babai. A fight ensues between them, during which the egg falls into the well. Babai orders the chyort to find him.

Meanwhile, the egg ends up in the grandparents' house and after some time a baby hatches from it, which grows to a teenage girl in a week. She is called Svetlanka-Zoryanka. Babay takes them with him to his hiding place. After learning what happened, Svitlanka-Zoryanka sets out to find her parents. Desperate Cat decides to go on a journey with Svetlanka-Zoryanka, during which they meet Snake Horynich, who obstructs their way until they solve his riddles.

The old storyteller, having finished his story, transforms into Babai and scares all the children.