ðə nˈeɪm plˈeɪs ʌvðə ɡɹˈiːn wˈɔnd hɐdbɪn ɡˈɪvən baɪ tˈɑːlstɔɪz ˈoʊldɚ bɹˈʌðɚ nˈɪkəlˌaɪ, hˌuː sˈɛd ðætðə pˈɜːsən hˌuː fˈaʊnd ðə mˈædʒɪk wˈɔnd ðɛɹ wʊd nˈɛvɚ dˈaɪ ɔːɹ biː ˈɪl.
The name 'place of the green wand' had been given by Tolstoy's older brother Nikolai, who said that the person who found the magic wand there would never die or be ill.