This paper examines the language modal ways of working on surrounding reality on material of Russian peoples spell. From the conducted analysis, it appears that strategies, that is the choice of language resources leading to achieve the intended aim, can be various. The spoken content of a spell can ask, demand, state a wish, advice, and even threaten. Sometimes it tries to influence the reality by informing about required activity or state. As a device that reinforces the power of words, it uses numerous repetitions, enumerations or precisely explains the goal of what it is asking about, wishes or demands. To be sure, it quotes the design of a way of implementation of the action mentioned.