The Wish of the Fairy Fish is a story about a Russian peasant who accidentally catches a magical pike while fishing. The pike offers to grant the peasant three wishes in exchange for his release, but the peasant accidentally uses up his first wish before realizing it. The peasant must then act on his own to win the hand of the royal daughter, Anfisa, without the use of magic. The pike helps him by appearing as an ordinary girl named Vasilisa