ides ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁snow st orm ▁to ▁prevent ▁V ak ula ▁from ▁seeing ▁his ▁bel oved ▁Ox ana . ▁While ▁the ▁storm ▁ra ges , ▁Sol ok ha ▁r ides ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁sky ▁and ▁ste als ▁the ▁moon , ▁while ▁Ox ana ' s ▁father ▁Ch ub ▁and ▁the ▁De acon ▁are ▁unable ▁to ▁find ▁their ▁way . ▁Ox ana ▁is ▁alone ▁and ▁lon ely ▁at ▁home . ▁She ▁passes ▁through ▁several ▁m ood s ▁and ▁the ▁music ▁follows ▁her ▁with ▁gradually ▁acceler ating ▁tem pos . ▁At ▁one ▁point , ▁V ak ula ▁enters ▁and ▁watch es ▁her ▁adm iring ▁herself . ▁She ▁te ases ▁him , ▁and ▁he ▁says ▁he ▁lov es ▁her . ▁Ch ub ▁comes ▁back ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁storm , ▁and ▁V ak ula , ▁not ▁recogn izing ▁him , ▁ch ases ▁him ▁out ▁by ▁striking ▁him . ▁See ing ▁what ▁he ▁has ▁done , ▁Ox ana ▁sends ▁V ak ula ▁away ▁in ▁a ▁miser able ▁state . ▁Young ▁people ▁from ▁the ▁village ▁come ▁around ▁singing ▁Ukrain ian ▁Christmas ▁car ols . ▁Ox ana ▁real izes ▁she ▁still ▁lov es ▁V ak ula . ▁ ▁Act ▁ 2 ▁In ▁a ▁peculiar ▁and ▁am using ▁first ▁scene ▁three ▁men ▁and ▁the ▁Dev il ▁wind ▁up ▁in ▁three ▁s acks ▁at ▁Sol ok ha ' s ▁h ut ▁after ▁success ively ▁trying ▁to ▁s edu ce ▁her , ▁and ▁V ak ula ▁wind s ▁up ▁ha uling ▁the ▁heavy ▁s acks ▁away . ▁Out side ▁three ▁groups ▁of