Fish whale from humpbacked horse. Miracle Yudo whale fish

The monster that was not believed in for 1000 years

“You often talk about all sorts of mysterious animals. It’s just a shame that none of them were ever found…” (From a letter)

How was it not discovered? They even discovered it! A real monster, in which scientists did not believe for a thousand years and considered fiction! And he is - and was discovered by science quite recently ...

There is such a beast!
Terrible stories about this monster were told by fishermen and sailors, pirates and travelers. However, there was no truly reliable information about him, so those who did not see him believed that these were fictions.

And imagine - quite recently, in 2009, we managed to capture this "mythical creature" on video! Let's not laugh at incredulous scientists. Strange as it may sound, we know more about the surface of the Moon than about the depths of our native oceans. Scientists have explored at best 5 percent of the ocean depths.

Fables and conjectures
Scandinavian sailors were the first to face the terrible sea monster. It happened more than a thousand years ago somewhere in the northern seas. From generation to generation, stories were passed down about encounters with a formidable and mysterious beast, which in Norwegian is called “kraken”, that is, “curved”, “twisted” (the Russian word “hook” comes from the same ancient Scandinavian root). This terrible monster could sink and devour entire ships! Here is how the 13th century legends describe this animal:

"This beast is the largest of the sea monsters. By its nature, it devours people and ships, as well as whales and everything it can reach. It hides under water for long days, and then raises its head and nostrils from the depths and waits for the next tide. Our ship miraculously slipped between its jaws, and its teeth were like underwater rocks. The evil sorcerer summoned the monster with his magic to destroy us, but I knew, that the monster had just surfaced, that's why he managed to slip through the monster's mouth..."

And here is another passage:
"There is a fish whose name cannot be named, the dimensions of which will seem unheard of to people. Few people talk about it, because it does not appear near the shore, and only fishermen see it far out to sea. In our language, we call it "kraken". It is impossible to say how many cubits this fish is in length, because when you see it, it looks more like an island than a fish. There are two fish in the ocean, and maybe only one at all.

Whale?
In The History of the Northern Peoples, Archbishop Olaf Magnus (16th century) also speaks of a monstrous fish that lives off the coast of Norway. This fish is "at least a mile long", it has an ugly head covered with disgusting warts and evil eyes of incredible size. “This fish,” writes the author, “can sink a lot big ships with many strong sailors. It may seem to some that we are talking about a whale - but the fact is that the Norwegians were absolutely convinced that this “fish” is not a whale at all! They were well acquainted with whales and successfully hunted them - they were known as the most courageous and skillful whalers in all of Europe. For a Norwegian sailor to be afraid of a whale? Yes, this can not be!

And outwardly, the kraken was not very similar to a whale. Here is a description from an 18th-century book: “The kraken, which is also called the crab fish, has a head and many tails, and is no longer than Yoland Island (16 kilometers). When the kraken rises to the surface, all ships should immediately sail from there, for it emerges with a huge splash, emits water from its terrible nostrils, and waves a whole mile high diverge from it in circles. Yes, a whale can emit a water “fountain” when it floats to the surface of the sea to breathe, but it’s somehow not very possible to imagine a whale with a “many tails” ...

Linnaeus was hunted down...
Natural scientists of that time did not know what to think. On the one hand, without exception, all the fishermen and sailors were convinced of the existence of the "northern monster". On the other hand, this monster could not be caught or killed, and scientists had to believe the sailors just by their word - and scientists do not like to take their word for it. After much debate, they came to the conclusion that the “kraken” is most likely a giant squid or octopus, but whether it really exists, they were absolutely not sure.

The famous Swedish zoologist Carl Linnaeus, in the first edition of his book "The System of Nature" in 1735, mentioned the kraken, classified it as a class of cephalopods (together with octopuses, squids and cuttlefish) and gave the Latin name Microcosmus marinus. However, scientific colleagues showered Linnaeus with ridicule, and he crossed out the kraken from all subsequent editions of the book. In another book of his, Animal world Sweden", he wrote: "They say that there is a unique monster that lives in the seas of Norway, but I have not seen this animal."

The French zoologist Denis de Montfort was absolutely convinced of the existence of the kraken. In 1802, he published The Natural History of Mollusks, in which he called the kraken a "colossal pulp". It was a gigantic aggressive monster with incredible strength. For example, once such a “colossal pulp” emerged from the depths and dragged a three-masted ship to the bottom. In another story, described by de Montfort, a sea monster sank as many as ten warships in one night ... However, few believed the author. Scientists-zoologists laughed and mocked de Montfort's book, by the way, in many respects rightly - de Montfort made a lot of conjectures, inaccuracies and fantastic conjectures.

"Colossal pulp" from the book by Denis de Montfort

In general, by the beginning of the 19th century, all the stories about the giant "kraken", "polypus" and "colossal pulp" were unanimously recorded in the section "grandmother's tales" and "children's horror stories".

A bolt from the blue
In 1861 he returned to the shores of France from long-distance navigation steam corvette "Alecton". Captain Buge delivered to the Academy of Sciences a 20-kilogram piece of meat and a detailed report on how his ship met a kraken near the island of Tenerife.

According to the captain, at two o'clock in the afternoon, the sailor saw a huge creature swimming close to the surface of the sea. On the head of the creature, like a ball of snakes, a dozen long tentacles writhed. The captain decided that the animal was of great value for science, and therefore ordered to attack and harpoon the kraken.

Several shots were fired from the cannons, but none hit the target. Finally, one of the sailors managed to pierce the body of the monster with a harpoon and put on a rope loop - but when trying to get the kraken out of the water, he twitched violently and left only a small piece of his tail for the sailors.

However, the ship's artist managed to make a wonderful drawing - finally, the scientists had the first "real" proof of the existence of the kraken. Over the past century, several dead krakens have been washed ashore and examined by scientists; and, as we have already said, this monster was captured “live” on a video camera only in 2009.

Meeting of the corvette "Alecton" with a giant squid

Nightmare relative of the snail
So, what kind of animal is the kraken? Kraken is a giant squid, a cephalopod. Yes, yes, as strange as it sounds, but the giant kraken is a distant relative of ordinary snails, shells and slugs!

Modern scientists distinguish between two types of giant squid: the actual giant squid architeuthis (in Latin Architeuthis dux) and the Antarctic giant squid (Mesonychoteutis hamiltoni).

Ordinary (not giant) squids have long been known to man - the meat of this animal is eaten in many countries of the world, for example, in Greece, Portugal, Spain. Squid is very popular in Japanese cuisine, and we in Russia sometimes like to feast on squid "rings". However, ordinary squids are small creatures, with a size of half a meter and a weight of about one and a half kilograms. Another thing is the giant squid. The dimensions of his body are about five meters, and he weighs almost half a ton; however, the size of the body seems small in comparison with the length of the tentacles (tentacles) - they can be more than 20 meters long! Lying on the ground, this monster can reach up to the windows of the seventh floor with its tentacles!

In total, the giant squid has 10 tentacles: 8 ordinary and 2 trapping, longer ones. These tentacles are dotted with rows of powerful suckers, and each sucker is also “armed” with sharp curved teeth, similar to cat claws. In the mouth of the squid there is a curved beak, curved like a parrot's, very sharp and strong. Behind the beak is a radula, a kind of tongue studded with sharp teeth. With this tongue, the squid quickly moves back and forth, preparing a “mashed potatoes” for itself from the caught prey.

On the head of the architeuthis are two monstrous eyes - these are the largest eyes in the world! The eye of a giant squid is up to 40 centimeters in diameter - that is, it is the size of a large school globe! Even modern man this beast will seem creepy - and it's easy to guess how he frightened the superstitious medieval fishermen!

Ka-a-ak shandarakhnet! ..
Is the giant squid dangerous for boats and ships? Are the legends about ships sunk by krakens false, or is there some truth in these stories?

Yes, these legends are based on real grounds. For example, in 1946, a giant squid attacked the Norwegian tanker Brunsvik (length 150 meters, displacement 15 thousand tons). The report of the captain of the ship indicated that the squid was more than 20 meters long, and it swam at a speed of 40 kilometers per hour. At first, the squid swam along the side of the tanker, then overtook it, made a semicircle and suddenly attacked the ship. Strong blows could not penetrate the steel plating of the vessel, and after some time the squid swam away.

giant squid eye

However, it was a modern tanker, steel, almost the size of a stadium. Imagine what would happen if a medieval fishing schooner made of wood was in place of the tanker? The "beak" of the squid is a terrible weapon, no less terrible are its suckers, armed with razor-sharp claws.

Squid tentacle with suckers

Why does a person very rarely encounter giant squids? The fact is that these creatures usually live at a very great depth, much more than a kilometer, and float to the surface only in exceptional cases. Zoologists say that only a very hungry or sick architeuthis can rise to the surface.

The main enemies of giant squids are not people at all, but sperm whales - toothed whales. For sperm whales, squid is the main food; however, the giant architeuthis can prove to be a highly problematic "breakfast". Boris Zenkovich, author of the book “Around the World for Whales”, describes the dramatic fight between a sperm whale and a giant squid: “The whale, as if in its death throes, either jumped out of the water, or spun at the surface. The sailors noticed that his entire body was entangled in the tentacles of a giant squid. The sperm whale grabbed the squid in its mouth and tried to swallow it, but the tentacles that stuck to the head of the whale interfered. Finally, the sperm whale managed to free itself from the tentacles, it tore apart the squid and swallowed it.”

There is a lot of evidence that giant squids over 30 meters long are found at great depths - and now they may well “eat whales”, as described in medieval chronicles.

For a snack
Someone will say: “It would be great to catch such a huge squid - this is how many delicious rings you could cook from it!”. I hasten to upset: the body of a giant architeuthis contains a lot of ammonium chloride, or, simply, ammonia. Therefore, the meat of such a squid is disgusting, smelly and completely inedible.

Another thing is the second species of the giant squid mesonichitevtis, which is found in the southern seas, off the coast of Antarctica. In length, it is somewhat smaller than its northern counterpart, but heavier and thicker. This giant squid has quite edible and very tasty meat, and from one carcass you can get up to 350 kilograms of those “rings”! However, catching such a “fish” will be oh so difficult - not only does it weigh half a ton, but also the beak is so strong that it can easily bite through steel wire, not like fishing line ...

Pyotr Pavlovich Ershov - Russian prose writer, playwright, poet. One of his most famous works is The Little Humpbacked Horse. Those who read this tale in verse will surely remember that one of the most striking characters is the Whale Fish. If you have not yet had the pleasure of reading this work, you can do it right now.

Background to writing a masterpiece

Ershov Petr Pavlovich was born on February 22, 1815 in the town of Bezrukovo, Tobolsk province. His father often moved on duty, so Peter had the opportunity to communicate with different people.

The boy listened to the folk tales that formed the basis of his famous work The Humpbacked Horse. As the author himself said, he only slightly modified them, gave the words a poetic form. Opinions about the work were conflicting. So, Belinsky said that there is no Russian spirit in a fairy tale, despite the fact that it is written in Russian words. However positive feedback there were many. So, A. S. Pushkin, having familiarized himself with the work, said: “Now this kind of composition can be left to me.” With these words, he put the beginning poet on the same level with himself. And it was under the influence of Pushkin's fairy tales that the 19-year-old P. P. Ershov created The Little Humpbacked Horse.

One peasant had three sons. The elder's name was Danilo, he was smart. The middle Gavrilo was "this way and that", and the younger Ivan was a fool at all.

The family grew wheat and sold it. But someone began to trample the crops at night and thereby cause great damage. Then it was decided that all the brothers would take turns on duty. The elder, when he was on duty, was attacked by fear. The young man dug into the hay and lay there all night, so he did not learn anything. The middle brother froze and left his post. Only Ivan managed to understand what was the matter. He saw a beautiful white horse, managed to saddle it and bring it to the shepherd's booth.

As the mare promised him, she gave birth to three horses. Danilo and Gavrilo saw two handsome stallions and secretly took them away for sale. The humpbacked horse consoled the saddened Ivan. He ordered him to sit on his back and rushed after the brothers. From this begins the fairy tale of Ershov, in which the Whale Fish will soon appear.

Trials for a Peasant's Son

The horses were so good that the king bought them in the capital. When the animals were taken to the stable, they ran to Ivan. Then the king appointed him a groom. But the envious sleeping bag could not survive this, he threw the Firebird feather to Ivan and told the king that the guy promised to bring the owner of the feather.

With the help of the humpbacked horse, the young man fulfilled this order of the king. Then a faithful friend helped the guy bring the Tsar Maiden. At the suggestion of the sovereign to become his wife, the girl said that she would not agree until the ring was taken from the ocean floor. It is this event that will bring the reader closer to the next character, who should help get the ring out of the watery depths.

Finding themselves by the ocean, Ivan and the horse saw that Miracle-Yudo Fish-Whale lies across it.

First Encounter with a Giant Island Fish

The whale was extraordinary. It turns out that it has been ten years since he turned into a living island. Further, Ershov describes what the Miracle-Yudo Fish-Whale looks like.

A village stood on its back, there were real houses here. Palisades were driven into the ribs of the poor animal. Men plowed on his lip, mushrooms grew between his mustaches, which the girls were looking for.

Horse and Ivan jumped on a strange creature. The whale fish asked where they came from and where they were going?

They replied that they were leaving the capital on behalf of the Tsar Maiden, heading towards the Sun, which would help them fulfill the girl's task. Hearing this, the whale asked the travelers to ask the Sun how long he would still be in this form and for what sins this punishment was. Ivan promised to fulfill the request, and the travelers went on.

Description of the hero of a fairy tale

They will help you find out what a Whale Fish looks like, pictures. It can be seen that a forest grows on its tail. It begins with a birch grove, becoming denser. Dark firs, oaks and other trees are already located there.

Village houses stand on the body of the sufferer. Each of them has a vegetable garden. They plow the land and carry the weight of the horse, which can also be seen in the illustration. On one side of the giant fish is a church where peasants go to pray. On the other - a mill, here they turn grain into flour.

The growth is also covered with his face. It can be seen how the Whale Fish is suffering. Pictures convey the bleak existence of the animal. Although only one of his eyes is drawn, and the other is hidden under the vegetation, it is clear what longing and prayer to travelers he is filled with. Will Ivanushka and the skate be able to help him? You will find out about this very soon.

In a palace

The young man climbed up with an assistant to heaven and ended up in the palace of the Tsar Maiden. However, the sun rested here only at night, and during the day they found a month there, but they were glad about this. The night luminary was also happy, having received through messengers the news of his missing daughter, the Tsar Maiden. To celebrate, Month Mesyatsovich told the guests why the Whale Fish suffers. The tale moves on to the next episode, which lifts the veil of secrecy. It turns out that the giant fish swallowed 30 ships. As soon as she releases them back, she will be forgiven and again able to swim freely in the ocean.

Forgiveness

Ivan and the humpbacked man said goodbye to the Moon and set off on their way back. As they approached the ocean, a whale fish saw them. The tale continues, and now there are only joyful moments in it.

The hunchback galloped to the peasants to tell them to quickly pack up and leave this living island, otherwise they would drown. They obeyed, and at noon there was not a single living soul here.

Then only the travelers told the whale how to earn forgiveness. He opened his mouth and all the ships jumped out of it with noise, cannon shots. The rowers sang cheerful songs.

The search for the ring

For those who are interested, a whale is a fish or an animal should be explained. Previously, people thought that this was a giant fish, because the whale lives in the water and is similar in shape to it. But then it turned out that this mammal that breathes air is viviparous, which means it is an animal. But back to the tale.

The whale fish asks his saviors how he can thank them. They said they only wanted the ring. He dived into the abyss of water, called the sturgeon and told them to find the decoration. They searched for a long time, but returned with nothing. They said that only a ruff could find it.

After that, two dolphins went in search of a ruff. He was a reveler and a bully, so finding him was not so easy.

They searched for him in the seas, rivers, lakes, but all in vain. Then the dolphins heard the exclamations and realized that the ruff was in the pond. There he intended to fight with crucians. Here is a story that P. P. Ershov came up with in verse. The whale fish that the sea reveler was brought to tells him to find the chest that contained the ring.

Yorsh said he knew where it all was. He dived into the pool and dug up the coveted chest there, then called the sturgeons, told them to take the find to the whale, and he went about his business.

Happy end of the fairy tale

At this time, Ivan was sitting on the ocean shore and waiting for the Whale Fish to appear. It was already evening, but the surface of the water did not sway. The young man was worried, as the term for the execution of the royal mandate was nearing its end, and he did not yet have a ring. Suddenly the sea began to seethe, and a whale appeared. He gave the chest to the young man, saying that he had fulfilled the request.

Ivan tried to lift the chest, but could not. Then the Humpbacked Bunok easily threw his luggage around his neck, ordered the young man to sit on his back and went to the royal palace. The travelers gave the sovereign a ring, he handed it to the Tsar Maiden and told her to marry him quickly. The girl replied that she was 15 years old and she would not marry an old man. The king-maiden advised him to bathe in cold water, then in hot water and in milk, so that he would turn into a young one.

He decided to first test on Ivan. The young man cringed. The humpbacked man told him that he would help. Indeed, when Ivan jumped into a cauldron of boiling liquid, the skate cooled it down with magical movements. As a result, the young man became handsome and handsome. And the evil king, having jumped into the cauldron, boiled there.

The girl married Ivan, and this is where the fairy tale ends. After reading it, the children can draw a picture. The whale fish will look like a book illustration or will be different from it.

To those who read with me David Wilcock with Corey Goode
ENLIGHTENED
Perhaps, who else remembers the mentioned several and two of them 48-kilometer mother spaceships, discovered under the ice of Antarctica and re-commissioned, which themselves are carriers of fleets of reconnaissance ships inside themselves ..

Below is a Russian fairy tale illustration from Ershov's "Humpbacked Horse"

Well, that's how our Ivan goes for the ring to the okian. The hunchback flies like the wind, And for the first evening he waved away a hundred thousand miles And did not rest anywhere. Approaching the okiya, The horse says to Ivan: "Well, Ivanushka, look, In about three minutes we will arrive at the meadow - Directly to the sea-okiya; Across it lies the Miracle Yudo fish-whale; He has been suffering for ten years, But until now he does not know How to get forgiveness; He will teach you to ask, So that you in the sunny village Ask for forgiveness; You promise to fulfill, Yes, look don't forget!" Here they enter the clearing Directly to the sea-okian; Across it lies Miracle Yudo whale fish. All its sides are pitted, Palisades are driven into the ribs, Cheese-boron makes noise on the tail, The village stands on its back; The peasants plow on their lips, The boys dance between the eyes, And in the oak forest, between the mustaches, The girls are looking for mushrooms. Here the skate runs along the whale, On the bones it knocks with its hoof. Miracle-yudo fish-whale So says to the passers-by, Opening his wide mouth, Sighing heavily, bitterly: "The way is the road, gentlemen! Where are you from, and where?" - "We are ambassadors from the Tsar Maiden, Both of us are going from the capital, - The skate says to the whale, - Directly to the east to the sun, In golden mansions." - "So it's impossible, fathers, to ask you the sun: How long will I be in disgrace, And for what sins I suffer misfortune-torment?" - "Okay, okay, whale fish!" - Our Ivan shouts to him. "Be a merciful father to me! See how I'm tormented, poor thing! I've been lying here for ten years ... I'll serve them myself! .." - Ivan's Kit begs, He sighs bitterly. "Okay, okay, whale fish!" - Our Ivan shouts to him. Then the horse under him huddled, Jumped on the shore - and set off, Only you can see how the sand Whirls like a whirlwind at his feet. Whether they are going close, far, whether they are going low, high And have they seen anyone - I don't know anything. Soon a fairy tale is being told, Things are going on baggy. Only, brothers, I found out That the horse ran in there, Where (I heard from the side) The sky converges with the earth, Where peasant women spin flax, Put spinning wheels in the sky. Then Ivan said goodbye to the earth And found himself in heaven And rode, like a prince, Hat on one side, cheered up.
"Eco marvel! Eco marvel! Our kingdom is at least beautiful, - Ivan says to the horse. Amid the azure meadows, - And how it compares with the sky, So it’s not suitable for the insole. What a land!

It's like a lightning bolt...
Tea, heavenly light...
Something painfully high!" -
So Ivan asked the skate.
"This is the tower of the Tsar Maiden,
Our future queen, -
The hunchback cries out to him,
At night the sun sleeps here
And at midday sometimes
The month enters for rest."

Drive up; at the gate
From the pillars a crystal vault;
All those pillars are curled
Cunningly in golden snakes;
Three stars on top
There are gardens around the tower;
On the silver branches
In gilded cages
The birds of paradise live
The royal songs are sung.
But a tower with towers
Like a city with villages;
And on the tower of stars -
Orthodox Russian cross.

Here the horse enters the yard;
Our Ivan gets off it,
In the tower to the month goes
And he speaks like this:
"Hello, Month Mesyatsovich!
I am Ivanushka Petrovich,
From distant sides
And brought you a bow. "-
"Sit down, Ivanushka Petrovich, -
Said Month Mesyatsovich, -
And tell me the blame
To our bright land
Your parish from the earth;
What people are you from?
How did you get into this region, -
Tell me everything, don't hide it,
"I came from the earth Zemlyanskaya,
From a Christian country,
Says, sitting down, Ivan, -
moved okian
With an order from the queen -
Bow to the bright tower
And say like this, wait:
"You tell my dear:
Her daughter wants to know
Why is she hiding
Three nights, three days
Some kind of face from me;
And why is my brother red
Wrapped up in the dark rainy
And in the misty sky
Will not send a beam to me?"
So, say? - Craftswoman
Speak red queen;

Do not remember everything in full,
What did she say to me."
"What kind of queen?" -
"This, you know, is the Tsar Maiden." -
"King-maiden? .. So she,
What, you've been taken away?"
Month Mesyatsovich cried out.
And Ivanushka Petrovich
He says: "I know, me!
You see, I am a royal stirrup;
Well, so the king sent me,
For me to deliver
Three weeks to the palace;
And not me, father,
He threatened to put me on a stake."
The moon wept with joy
Well Ivan hug,
Kiss and have mercy.
"Ah, Ivanushka Petrovich! -
Said Month Mesyatsovich. -
You brought the news
I don't know what to count!
And how we grieved
What lost the princess! ..
That's why, you see, I
Three nights, three days
I walked in a dark cloud
Everyone was sad and sad
Didn't sleep for three days.
I did not take a crumb of bread,
That's why my son is red
Wrapped up in the darkness of the rainy,
The ray extinguished its hot,
The world of God did not shine:

Everyone was sad, you see, for my sister,
To that red Tsar-maiden.
What, is she well?
Aren't you sad, aren't you sick?"
"Everyone would seem to be a beauty,
Yes, she seems to be dry:
Well, like a match, listen, thin,
Tea, three inches in girth;
Here's how to get married
So I suppose it will get fat:
The king, listen, will marry her."
The moon cried out: "Ah, the villain!

I decided to marry at seventy
On a young girl!
Yes, I stand strong in that -
He will sit as a groom!
You see what the old horse-radish started:
He wants to reap where he did not sow!
It’s full, it’s become a pain in the ass!”
Then Ivan said again:
"There is still a request for you,
It's about whale forgiveness...
There is, you see, the sea; wonder whale
Across it lies:
All sides are pitted
Palisades driven into the ribs ...
He, the poor man, begged me,
For me to ask you:
Will the pain end soon?
How to find forgiveness for him?
And what is he doing here?"
The clear moon says:
"He bears torment for that,
What is without God's command
Swallowed among the seas
Three dozen ships.
If he gives them freedom,
God will take away his misfortune,
In a moment all wounds will heal,
He will reward you with a long life."

Then Ivanushka got up,
I said goodbye to the bright month,
He hugged his neck tightly
Kissed him three times on the cheeks.
"Well, Ivanushka Petrovich! -
Said Month Mesyatsovich. -
thank you
For my son and for myself.
Take the blessing
Our daughter in comfort
And tell my dear:
"Your mother is always with you;
Full of crying and crashing:
Soon your sadness will be solved, -
And not old, with a beard,
A handsome young man
He will lead you to hell."
Well, goodbye! God be with you!"
Bowing as best he could
Ivan sat on a skate here,
He whistled like a noble knight,
And set off on the return journey.

The next day our Ivan
Again came to the okian.
Here the skate runs along the whale,
Hooves pound on bones.
Miracle Yudo whale fish
So, sighing, he says:

"What, fathers, is my petition?
Will I get forgiveness?"
"Wait a minute, whale fish!" -
Here the horse screams at him.

Here he comes running to the village,
He calls men to himself,
Black mane shakes
And he speaks like this:
"Hey, listen, laymen,
Orthodox Christians!
If none of you wants
To the waterman sit down in order,
Get the hell out of here.
This is where a miracle happens.
The sea boils strongly
The whale fish will turn ... "
Here the peasants and the laity,
Orthodox Christians,
They shouted: "Be in trouble!"
And they went home.
All carts were collected;
In them, without delay, they put
All that was belly
And left the whale.
Morning meets noon
And in the village there is no more
Not a single living soul
As if Mamai was going to war!

Here the horse runs on its tail,
Close to feathers
And that urine is screaming:
"Miracle Yudo whale fish!
That's why your suffering
What is without God's command
You swallowed in the middle of the seas
Three dozen ships.
If you give them freedom
God will take away your misfortune
In a moment all wounds will heal,
He will reward you with a long life."
And, having finished such a speech,
Bitten a steel bridle,
I strained - and in an instant
Jump to the distant shore.

The miracle whale moved
As if the hill turned
The sea began to stir
And from the jaws to throw
Ships after ships
With sails and rowers.

There was such a noise
That the king of the sea woke up:
They fired copper cannons,
They blew into forged pipes;
The white sail has risen
The flag on the mast has developed;
Pop with all the officials
He sang prayers on deck;

A merry row of rowers
Ran a song in the air:
"Like on the sea, on the sea,
Along the wide expanse
What is on the very edge of the earth,
Ships are leaving...

The waves of the sea rolled
The ships disappeared from sight.
Miracle Yudo whale fish
Screaming in a loud voice
Mouth wide open,
Breaking the waves with a splash:
"What can I do for you guys?
What is the reward for service?
Do you need flowery shells?
Do you need golden fish?
Do you need large pearls?
Ready to get everything for you!" -
"No, whale-fish, we are rewarded
You don't need anything -
Ivan tells him
Better get us a ring -
Ring, you know, Tsar-girls,
Our future queen." -
"Okay, okay! For a friend
And an earring!
I will find until dawn
Ring of the red Tsar-maiden "-

Keith replied to Ivan
And, like a key, fell to the bottom.

Here he strikes with a splash,
Calls with a loud voice
Sturgeon all the people
And he speaks like this:
"You reach for the lightning
Ring of the red Tsar Maiden,
Hidden in a drawer at the bottom.
Who will deliver it to me
I will reward him with the rank:
Will be a thoughtful nobleman.
If my smart order
Do not fulfill ... I will!
Sturgeon bowed here
And they left in good order.

In a few hours
Two white sturgeons
To the whale slowly swam
And humbly said:
"Great king! do not be angry!
We are all the sea, it seems
Came out and dug
But the sign was not opened.

Only ruff one of us
I would do your order.
He walks all the seas
So, it’s true, the ring knows;
But, as if to spite him,
It's gone somewhere."
"Find it in a minute
And send to my cabin!" -
Keith screamed angrily
And shook his mustache.

The sturgeons here bowed,
They started running to the Zemstvo court
And they ordered at the same time
From a whale to write a decree
To send messengers soon
And that ruff was caught.
Bream, heard this order,
Nominal wrote a decree;
Som (he was called an adviser)
Signed under the decree;
Black cancer decree folded
And attached the seal.
Two dolphins were called here
And, having given the decree, they said,
So that, on behalf of the king,
Ran all the seas
And that ruff-reveler,
Screamer and bully
Wherever found,
They brought him to the emperor.

Here the dolphins bowed
And the ruff set off to look.

They are looking for an hour in the seas,
They are looking for an hour in the rivers,
All the lakes came out
All the straits have crossed

Couldn't find a ruff
And returned back
Almost crying from sadness...

Suddenly the dolphins heard
Somewhere in a small pond
A cry unheard in the water.
Dolphins wrapped in the pond
And dived to the bottom of it, -
Look: in the pond, under the reeds,
Ruff fights with carp.
"Quiet! Damn you!
Look, what a sodom they raised,
Like important fighters!" -
The messengers shouted to them.
"Well, what do you care? -
Ruff shouts boldly to the dolphins. -
I don't like to joke
I'll kill them all at once!"
"Oh, you eternal reveler
And a screamer and a bully!
All would be, rubbish, you walk,
Everyone would fight and scream.
At home - no, you can’t sit still! ..
Well, what to dress up with you, -
Here's the king's decree
So that you swim to him immediately.

Here are the dolphins
Grabbed by the bristles
And we went back.
Ruff, well, tear and shout:
"Be merciful, brothers!
Let's have a little fight.
Damn that crucian
Carried me yesterday
With an honest meeting with all
Unsimilar different abuse ... "
For a long time the ruff was still screaming,
Finally, he fell silent;
A prankster dolphins
Everyone dragged by the bristles,
Saying nothing
And they appeared before the king.


"Why haven't you been here for a long time?
Where are you, son of the enemy, staggering?"
Keith screamed in anger.
Ruff fell on his knees
And, confessing to the crime,
He prayed for forgiveness.
"Well, God will forgive you! -
Keith sovereign says. -
But for that your forgiveness
You obey the command."

"Glad to try, wonder whale!" -
Ruff squeaks on his knees.
"You walk on all the seas,
So, right, you know the ring
Tsar-girls?" - "How not to know!
We can find it together."
"So hurry up
Yes, look for him quicker!"

Here, bowing to the king,
Ruff went, bent over, out.
I quarreled with the royal household,
Behind the roach

And six salakushki
He broke his nose on the way.
Having done such a thing,
He boldly rushed into the pool
And in underwater depth
Dug a box at the bottom -
Pud at least a hundred.
"Oh, it's not easy here!"
And come on from all the seas
Ruff to call herring to him.

Herring gathered in spirit
They began to drag the chest,
Only heard and everything -
"Whoo!" yeah "oh-oh-oh!"
But no matter how hard they shouted,
Stomach just torn
And the damned chest
Didn't give even an inch.
"Real herrings!
You would have a whip instead of vodka!" -
Shouted ruff with all my heart
And dived for sturgeons.

Sturgeons come here
And raise without a cry
Buried firmly in the sand
With a ring, a red chest.

"Well, guys, look,
You are now swimming to the king,
I'm going to the bottom now
Let me rest a little.
Something overcomes sleep
So he closes his eyes..."
Sturgeons swim to the king,
Ruff-reveler right into the pond
(From which the dolphins
dragged away by the bristles),
Tea, fight with crucian, -
I don't know about that.
But now we say goodbye to him
Let's go back to Ivan.

Quiet ocean-ocyan.
Ivan sits on the sand
Waiting for a whale from the blue of the sea
And purrs with grief;
Falling down on the sand
The faithful hunchback is dozing.
The time was drawing to a close;
Now the sun has gone down;
Silent flame of grief
The dawn unfolded.
But the whale was not there.
"To those, the thief, crushed!
Look, what a sea devil! -
Ivan says to himself. -
Promised until dawn
Take out the ring of the Tsar Maiden,
And so far I have not found
Cursed toothbrush!
And the sun has set
And..." Then the sea began to boil:
A miracle whale appeared
And to Ivan he says:
"For your beneficence
I kept my promise."
With this word chest
I blurted out tightly on the sand,
Only the shore swayed.
"Well, now I got even.
If I force myself again,
call me again;
Your beneficence
Don't forget me... Goodbye!"
Here the miracle whale fell silent
And, splashing, fell to the bottom.

The humpbacked horse woke up,
He got up on his paws, brushed himself off,
I looked at Ivanushka
And jumped four times.
"Ah yes, Kit Kitovich! Nice!
He paid off his debt!
Well, thank you, whale fish! -
The humpbacked horse is screaming. -
Well, master, get dressed,
Go on the path;
Three days have already passed:
Tomorrow is urgent.
Tea, the old man is already dying."
Here Vanyusha answers:
"I would be glad to raise with joy,
Why, do not take strength!
The chest is painfully dense,
Tea, there are five hundred devils in it
The damned whale planted.
I have already raised it three times;
It's such a terrible burden!"
There is a skate, not answering,
He lifted the box with his foot,
Like a pebble
And waved it around his neck.
"Well, Ivan, sit down quickly!
Remember, tomorrow is the deadline
And the way back is long."

Page 3 of 3

Part three. Before Selev, Makar dug gardens, and now Makar has ended up in governors.

Ta-ra-rali, ta-ra-ra!

The horses came out of the yard;

Here the peasants caught them

Yes, tied tight.

A raven sits on an oak

He plays the trumpet;

How to play the pipe

Orthodox amuse:

"Hey, listen, honest people!

Once upon a time there was a husband and wife;

Husband will take on jokes

And the wife for jokes,

And they will have a feast here,

What for the whole baptized world!

This saying is being carried out

The story will begin later.

Like ours at the gate

The fly sings a song:

"What will you give me as a message?

The mother-in-law beats her daughter-in-law:

Planted on a sixth

tied with string,

Pulled the arms to the legs,

Leg right razula:

"Don't go through the dawn!

Don't look good!"

This saying was carried out

And so the fairy tale began.

Well, this is how our Ivan rides

Behind the ring to the okian.

The hunchback flies like the wind

And in the beginning on the first evening

A hundred thousand miles waved

And he didn't rest anywhere.

Approaching the okiyanu,

Skate says to Ivan:

"Well, Ivanushka, look,

Here in three minutes

We will come to the meadow -

Directly to the sea-okiyanu;

Across it lies

;

For ten years he has been suffering

And until now he does not know

How to get forgiveness

He will teach you to ask

So that you are in the sunny village

Asked him for forgiveness;

You promise to fulfill

Yes, look, don't forget!"

Here they enter the meadow

Directly to the sea-okiyanu;

Across it lies

All sides are pitted

Palisades driven into the ribs,

Cheese-boron makes noise on the tail,

The village stands on the back;

The men plow on their lips,

Between the eyes the boys are dancing,

And in the oak forest, between the mustaches,

The girls are looking for mushrooms.

Here the skate runs along the whale,

Hooves pound on bones.

So the passerby says

Mouth wide open,

Heavily, bitterly sighing:

"The way is the way, gentlemen!

Where are you from and where are you?"

"We are ambassadors from the Tsar Maiden,

We both go from the capital, -

The horse says to the whale, -

To the sun straight to the east

In the mansions of gold. "-

“So it’s impossible, dear fathers,

You have to ask the sun:

How long will I be in disgrace,

And for what sins

Am I suffering misfortune?"

"Okay, okay, whale fish!" -

Our Ivan shouts to him.

"Be a merciful father to me!

See how I suffer, poor thing!

I've been here for ten years...

I myself will serve you! .. "-

Kit Ivana begs

He sighs bitterly.

"Okay, okay, whale fish!" -

Our Ivan shouts to him.

Here the horse under him huddled,

Jump ashore - and set off,

You can only see how the sand

Curls in a swirl at the feet.

Whether they go close, far,

Are they going low or high

And did you see anyone

I do not know anything.

Soon the tale is told

The thing is messy.

Only, brothers, I found out

That the horse ran there,

Where (I heard by the side)

Heaven meets earth

Where peasant women spin flax

Distaffs are placed on the sky.

Here Ivan said goodbye to the earth

And found myself in the sky

And rode like a prince

Hat on one side, cheer up.

"Eco marvel! eco marvel!

Our kingdom is at least beautiful, -

Ivan says to the horse.

Among the azure glades, -

And how does it compare with the sky,

So it doesn't fit under the insole.

What is the earth! .. because it

And black and dirty;

Here the earth is blue

And what a light one!

Look, little hunchback

You see, over there, to the east,

It's like a lightning bolt...

Tea, heavenly light...

Something painfully high!" -

So Ivan asked the skate.

"This is the tower of the Tsar Maiden,

Our future queen, -

The hunchback cries out to him,

At night the sun sleeps here

And at midday sometimes

The month enters for rest."

Drive up; at the gate

From the pillars a crystal vault;

All those pillars are curled

Cunningly in golden snakes;

Three stars on top

There are gardens around the tower;

On the silver branches

In gilded cages

The birds of paradise live

The royal songs are sung.

But a tower with towers

Like a city with villages;

And on the tower of stars -

Orthodox Russian cross.

Here the horse enters the yard;

Our Ivan gets off it,

In the tower to the month goes

And he speaks like this:

"Hello, Month Mesyatsovich!

I am Ivanushka Petrovich,

From distant sides

And brought you a bow. "-

"Sit down, Ivanushka Petrovich, -

Said Month Mesyatsovich, -

And tell me the blame

To our bright land

Your parish from the earth;

What people are you from?

How did you get into this region, -

Tell me everything, don't hide it,

"I came from the earth Zemlyanskaya,

From a Christian country,

Says, sitting down, Ivan, -

moved okian

With an order from the queen -

Bow to the bright tower

And say like this, wait:

"You tell my dear:

Her daughter wants to know

Why is she hiding

Three nights, three days

Some kind of face from me;

And why is my brother red

Wrapped up in the dark rainy

And in the misty sky

Will not send a beam to me?"

So, say? - Craftswoman

Speak red queen;

Do not remember everything in full,

What did she say to me."

"What kind of queen?" -

"This, you know, is the Tsar Maiden." -

"King-maiden? .. So she,

What, you've been taken away?"

Month Mesyatsovich cried out.

And Ivanushka Petrovich

He says: "I know, me!

You see, I am a royal stirrup;

Well, so the king sent me,

For me to deliver

Three weeks to the palace;

And not me, father,

He threatened to put me on a stake."

The moon wept with joy

Well Ivan hug,

Kiss and have mercy.

"Ah, Ivanushka Petrovich! -

Said Month Mesyatsovich. -

You brought the news

I don't know what to count!

And how we grieved

What lost the princess! ..

That's why, you see, I

Three nights, three days

I walked in a dark cloud

Everyone was sad and sad

Didn't sleep for three days.

I did not take a crumb of bread,

That's why my son is red

Wrapped up in the darkness of the rainy,

The ray extinguished its hot,

The world of God did not shine:

Everyone was sad, you see, for my sister,

To that red Tsar-maiden.

What, is she well?

Aren't you sad, aren't you sick?"

"Everyone would seem to be a beauty,

Yes, she seems to be dry:

Well, like a match, listen, thin,

Tea, three inches in girth;

Here's how to get married

So I suppose it will get fat:

The king, listen, will marry her."

The moon cried out: "Ah, the villain!

I decided to marry at seventy

On a young girl!

Yes, I stand strong in that -

He will sit as a groom!

You see what the old horse-radish started:

He wants to reap where he did not sow!

It’s full, it’s become a pain in the ass!”

Then Ivan said again:

"There is still a request for you,

It's about whale forgiveness...

There is, you see, the sea; wonder whale

Across it lies:

All sides are pitted

Palisades driven into the ribs ...

He, the poor man, begged me,

For me to ask you:

Will the pain end soon?

How to find forgiveness for him?

And what is he doing here?"

The clear moon says:

"He bears torment for that,

What is without God's command

Swallowed among the seas

Three dozen ships.

If he gives them freedom,

God will take away his misfortune,

In a moment all wounds will heal,

He will reward you with a long life."

Then Ivanushka got up,

I said goodbye to the bright month,

He hugged his neck tightly

Kissed him three times on the cheeks.

"Well, Ivanushka Petrovich! -

Said Month Mesyatsovich. -

thank you

For my son and for myself.

Take the blessing

Our daughter in comfort

And tell my dear:

"Your mother is always with you;

Full of crying and crashing:

Soon your sadness will be solved, -

And not old, with a beard,

A handsome young man

He will lead you to hell."

Well, goodbye! God be with you!"

Bowing as best he could

Ivan sat on a skate here,

He whistled like a noble knight,

And set off on the return journey.

The next day our Ivan

Again came to the okian.

Here the skate runs along the whale,

Hooves pound on bones.

So, sighing, he says:

"What, fathers, is my petition?

Will I get forgiveness?"

"Wait a minute, whale fish!" -

Here the horse screams at him.

Here he comes running to the village,

He calls men to himself,

Black mane shakes

And he speaks like this:

"Hey, listen, laymen,

Orthodox Christians!

If none of you wants

To the waterman sit down in order,

Get the hell out of here.

This is where a miracle happens.

The sea boils strongly

The whale fish will turn ... "

Here the peasants and the laity,

Orthodox Christians,

They shouted: "Be in trouble!"

And they went home.

All carts were collected;

In them, without delay, they put

All that was belly

And left the whale.

Morning meets noon

And in the village there is no more

Not a single living soul

As if Mamai was going to war!

Here the horse runs on its tail,

Close to feathers

And that urine is screaming:

That's why your suffering

What is without God's command

You swallowed in the middle of the seas

Three dozen ships.

If you give them freedom

God will take away your misfortune

In a moment all wounds will heal,

He will reward you with a long life."

And, having finished such a speech,

Bitten a steel bridle,

I strained - and in an instant

Jump to the distant shore.

The miracle whale moved

As if the hill turned

The sea began to stir

And from the jaws to throw

Ships after ships

With sails and rowers.

There was such a noise

That the king of the sea woke up:

They fired copper cannons,

They blew into forged pipes;

The white sail has risen

The flag on the mast has developed;

Pop with all the officials

He sang prayers on deck;

A merry row of rowers

Ran a song in the air:

"Like on the sea, on the sea,

Along the wide expanse

What is on the very edge of the earth,

Ships are leaving...

The waves of the sea rolled

The ships disappeared from sight.

Mouth wide open,

Breaking the waves with a splash:

"What can I do for you guys?

What is the reward for service?

Do you need flowery shells?

Do you need golden fish?

Do you need large pearls?

Ready to get everything for you!" -

"No, whale-fish, we are rewarded

You don't need anything -

Ivan tells him

Better get us a ring -

Ring, you know, Tsar-girls,

Our future queen." -

"Okay, okay! For a friend

And an earring!

I will find until dawn

Ring of the red Tsar-maiden "-

Keith replied to Ivan

And, like a key, fell to the bottom.

Sturgeon all the people

And he speaks like this:

"You reach for the lightning

Ring of the red Tsar Maiden,

Hidden in a drawer at the bottom.

Who will deliver it to me

I will reward him with the rank:

Will be a thoughtful nobleman.

If my smart order

Do not fulfill ... I will!

Sturgeon bowed here

And they left in good order.

In a few hours

Two white sturgeons

To the whale slowly swam

And humbly said:

"Great king! do not be angry!

We are all the sea, it seems

Came out and dug

But the sign was not opened.

Only ruff one of us

I would do your order.

He walks all the seas

So, it’s true, the ring knows;

But, as if to spite him,

It's gone somewhere."

"Find it in a minute

And send to my cabin!" -

Keith screamed angrily

And shook his mustache.

The sturgeons here bowed,

They started running to the Zemstvo court

And they ordered at the same time

From a whale to write a decree

To send messengers soon

And that ruff was caught.

Bream, heard this order,

Nominal wrote a decree;

Som (he was called an adviser)

Signed under the decree;

Black cancer decree folded

And attached the seal.

Two dolphins were called here

And, having given the decree, they said,

So that, on behalf of the king,

Ran all the seas

And that ruff-reveler,

Screamer and bully

Wherever found,

They brought him to the emperor.

Here the dolphins bowed

And the ruff set off to look.

They are looking for an hour in the seas,

They are looking for an hour in the rivers,

All the lakes came out

All the straits have crossed

Couldn't find a ruff

And returned back

Almost crying from sadness...

Suddenly the dolphins heard

Somewhere in a small pond

A cry unheard in the water.

Dolphins wrapped in the pond

And dived to the bottom of it, -

Look: in the pond, under the reeds,

Ruff fights with carp.

"Quiet! Damn you!

Look, what a sodom they raised,

Like important fighters!" -

The messengers shouted to them.

"Well, what do you care? -

Ruff shouts boldly to the dolphins. -

I don't like to joke

I'll kill them all at once!"

"Oh, you eternal reveler

And a screamer and a bully!

All would be, rubbish, you walk,

Everyone would fight and scream.

At home - no, you can’t sit still! ..

Well, what to dress up with you, -

Here's the king's decree

So that you swim to him immediately.

Here are the dolphins

Grabbed by the bristles

And we went back.

Ruff, well, tear and shout:

"Be merciful, brothers!

Let's have a little fight.

Damn that crucian

Carried me yesterday

With an honest meeting with all

Unsimilar different abuse ... "

For a long time the ruff was still screaming,

Finally, he fell silent;

A prankster dolphins

Everyone dragged by the bristles,

Saying nothing

And they appeared before the king.

"Why haven't you been here for a long time?

Where are you, son of the enemy, staggering?"

Keith screamed in anger.

Ruff fell on his knees

And, confessing to the crime,

He prayed for forgiveness.

"Well, God will forgive you! -

Keith sovereign says. -

But for that your forgiveness

You obey the command."

"Glad to try, wonder whale!" -

Ruff squeaks on his knees.

"You walk on all the seas,

So, right, you know the ring

Tsar-girls?" - "How not to know!

We can find it together."

"So hurry up

Yes, look for him quicker!"

Here, bowing to the king,

Ruff went, bent over, out.

I quarreled with the royal household,

Behind the roach

And six salakushki

He broke his nose on the way.

Having done such a thing,

He boldly rushed into the pool

And in the underwater depth

Dug a box at the bottom -

Pud at least a hundred.

"Oh, it's not easy here!"

And come on from all the seas

Ruff to call herring to him.

Herring gathered in spirit

They began to drag the chest,

Only heard and everything -

"Whoo!" yeah "oh-oh-oh!"

But no matter how hard they shouted,

Stomach just torn

And the damned chest

Didn't give even an inch.

"Real herrings!

You would have a whip instead of vodka!" -

Shouted ruff with all my heart

And dived for sturgeons.

Sturgeons come here

And raise without a cry

Buried firmly in the sand

With a ring, a red chest.

"Well, guys, look,

You are now swimming to the king,

I'm going to the bottom now

Let me rest a little.

Something overcomes sleep

So he closes his eyes..."

Sturgeons swim to the king,

Ruff-reveler right into the pond

(From which the dolphins

dragged away by the bristles),

Tea, fight with crucian, -

I don't know about that.

But now we say goodbye to him

Let's go back to Ivan.

Quiet ocean-ocyan.

Ivan sits on the sand

Waiting for a whale from the blue of the sea

And purrs with grief;

Falling down on the sand

The faithful hunchback is dozing.

The time was drawing to a close;

Now the sun has gone down;

Silent flame of grief

The dawn unfolded.

But the whale was not there.

"To those, the thief, crushed!

Look, what a sea devil! -

Ivan says to himself. -

Promised until dawn

Take out the ring of the Tsar Maiden,

And so far I have not found

Cursed toothbrush!

And the sun has set

And..." Then the sea began to boil:

A miracle whale appeared

And to Ivan he says:

"For your beneficence

I kept my promise."

With this word chest

I blurted out tightly on the sand,

Only the shore swayed.

"Well, now I got even.

If I force myself again,

call me again;

Your beneficence

Don't forget me... Goodbye!"

Here the miracle whale fell silent

And, splashing, fell to the bottom.

The humpbacked horse woke up,

He got up on his paws, brushed himself off,

I looked at Ivanushka

And jumped four times.

"Ah yes, Kit Kitovich! Nice!

He paid off his debt!

Well, thank you, whale fish! -

The humpbacked horse is screaming. -

Well, master, get dressed,

Go on the path;

Three days have already passed:

Tomorrow is urgent.

Tea, the old man is already dying."

Here Vanyusha answers:

"I would be glad to raise with joy,

Why, do not take strength!

The chest is painfully dense,

Tea, there are five hundred devils in it

The damned whale planted.

I have already raised it three times;

It's such a terrible burden!"

There is a skate, not answering,

He lifted the box with his foot,

Like a pebble

And waved it around his neck.

"Well, Ivan, sit down quickly!

Remember, tomorrow is the deadline

And the way back is long."

Became the fourth day to stare.

Our Ivan is already in the capital.

The king runs towards him from the porch.

"What is my ring?" - screams.

Here Ivan gets off the skate

And proudly replies:

"Here's your chest!

Yes, let's call the regiment:

The chest is small at least in appearance,

And crush the devil."

The king immediately called the archers

And immediately ordered

Take the chest to the light room,

He himself went to the Tsar Maiden.

"Your ring, soul, is found, -

He said softly,

And now, say again

There is no obstacle

Tomorrow morning, my light,

Marry me with you.

But don't you want, my friend,

To see your ring?

He lies in my palace."

The Queen Maiden says:

"I know, I know! But, to be honest,

We can't get married yet."

"Why, my light?

I love you with my soul;

Me, forgive me my courage,

Fear of getting married.

If you ... then I will die

Tomorrow, with grief in the morning.

Have pity, mother queen!"

The girl tells him:

"But look, you're gray;

I am only fifteen years old.

How can we get married?

All the kings will start laughing

Grandfather, they will say, took it to his grandson!

The king shouted in anger:

"Let them just laugh -

I just roll up:

I will fill all their kingdoms!

I will eradicate their entire race!"

"Let them not laugh,

We can't all get married, -

Flowers do not grow in winter:

I'm beautiful, and you?

What can you brag about?"

The girl tells him.

"Though I'm old, but I'm daring! -

The king answered the queen. -

How can I get a little

At least I'll show it to someone

A cheeky young man.

Well, what do we need in that?

If only we could get married."

The girl tells him:

"And such a need,

That I will never go out

For the bad, for the gray-haired,

For such a toothless one!"

The king scratched his head

And, frowning, he said:

"What am I to do, queen?

Fear of wanting to get married;

You, exactly in trouble:

I won't go, I won't go!"

"I will not go for the gray-haired one, -

The king-maiden speaks again. -

Become, as before, well done,

I'll get married right away."

"Remember, mother queen,

For one cannot be reborn;

God alone creates a miracle."

The Queen Maiden says:

"If you don't feel sorry for yourself,

You will be younger again.

Listen: tomorrow at dawn

In the wide yard

You must force the servants

Three large boilers to put

And put fires under them.

The first one must be poured

To the brim with cold water,

And the second - boiled water,

And the last - milk,

Boiling it with a key.

Here, if you want to marry

And become handsome, -

You are without a dress, light,

Bathe in milk;

Stay here in boiled water,

And then in the cold room,

And I'll tell you father

You will be a noble fellow!"

The king did not say a word

He immediately called a stirrup.

"What, again on the okian? -

Ivan speaks to the Tsar. -

No, no, your grace!

And then everything went wrong in me.

I'm not going for anything!"

"No, Ivanushka, that's not it.

Tomorrow I want to force

Put boilers in the yard

And put fires under them.

First I think to pour

To the brim with cold water,

And the second - boiled water,

And the last - milk,

Boiling it with a key.

You must try

Tryouts for a swim

In these three large cauldrons,

In milk and in two waters." -

"Look, where does it come from! -

Ivan's speech starts here.

Only pigs spit

Yes, turkeys, yes chickens;

Look, I'm not a pig

Not a turkey, not a chicken.

Here in the cold, so it is

You could swim

And how will you cook,

So don't lure me.

Full, king, cunning, wise

Yes, see Ivan off!"

King, shake your beard:

"What? I dress up with you! -

He screamed. - But look!

If you are at dawn

Do not obey the command -

I will give you torment

I will order you to torture

Break into pieces.

Get out of here, evil pain!"

Here Ivanushka, sobbing,

Wandered into the hayloft,

Where his horse lay.

"What, Ivanushka, sad?

What did you hang your head on? -

The skate tells him. -

Tea, our old fiance

Did you throw it away again?"

Ivan fell to the skate on the neck,

Hugged and kissed.

"Oh, trouble, skate! - He said. -

The king completely sells me;

Think for yourself, it makes

Bathe me in cauldrons

In milk and in two waters:

As in one cold water,

And in another boiled water,

Milk, listen, boiling water.

The horse tells him:

"What a service, what a service!

This is where all my friendship comes in.

How can you not say:

It would be better for us not to take a pen;

From him, from the villain,

So much trouble for you...

Well, don't cry, God be with you!

Let's deal with trouble somehow.

And I'd rather die myself

Than I will leave you, Ivan.

Listen: tomorrow at dawn,

In those days, as in the yard

You undress like you should

You tell the king: "Is it not possible,

Your grace, order

Send the hunchback to me

To say goodbye to him."

The king will agree to this.

This is how I wag my tail

I dip my muzzle into those boilers,

I'll jump on you twice

I whistle with a loud whistle,

You, look, do not yawn:

Dive into the milk first

Here in a cauldron of boiled water,

And from there in the cold room.

Now pray

Go to sleep peacefully."

The next day, early in the morning,

Ivan's horse woke up:

"Hey, master, sleep well!

Time to serve."

Here Vanyusha scratched himself,

Stretched and got up

Prayed on the fence

And he went to the king's courtyard.

The cauldrons were already boiling there;

Sitting next to them

Coachmen and cooks

And servants of the court;

Firewood diligently added,

They talked about Ivan

Silently among themselves

And laughed at times.

So the doors opened;

The king and queen appeared

And prepared from the porch

Look at the daredevil.

"Well, Vanyusha, undress

And in boilers, brother, swim!" -

Tsar Ivan shouted.

Then Ivan took off his clothes,

Answering nothing.

And the young queen

To avoid seeing nakedness

Wrapped up in a veil.

Here Ivan went up to the boilers,

He looked at them - and itched.

"What are you, Vanyusha, become? -

The king called out to him again. -

Do what you must, brother!

Ivan says: "Is it not possible,

Your grace, order

Send the hunchback to me.

I would say goodbye to him for the last time."

The king, thinking, agreed

And deigned to order

Send the hunchback to him.

Here the servant brings the horse

And he goes to the side.

Here the horse wagged its tail,

I dipped my muzzle into those boilers,

I jumped at Ivan twice,

He whistled loudly.

Ivan looked at the horse

And immediately dived into the cauldron,

Here in the other, there in the third too,

And he became so handsome

What can not be said in a fairy tale

Do not write with a pen!

Here he is dressed up in a dress,

The king-maiden bowed,

Looked around, cheering

WITH important view like a prince.

"Eco marvel! - everyone shouted. -

We have not even heard

To help you get better!"

The king ordered himself to undress,

Crossed himself twice

Boom in the boiler - and there it was cooked!

The king-maiden rises here,

Gives a sign to silence

The bedspread lifts

And to the servants broadcasts:

"The king told you to live long!

I want to be queen.

Do I love you? Answer!

If you love, then admit

The sorcerer of everything

And my wife!"

Here the queen fell silent,

She pointed to Ivan.

"Lyuba, lyuba!" - everyone shouts. -

Even to hell for you!

For your sake of talent

We recognize Tsar Ivan!"

The king takes the queen here,

Leads to the church of God

And with a young bride

He goes round and round.

Cannons fire from the fortress;

They blow into forged pipes;

All cellars open

Barrels of fryazhskoy put up,

And drunk people

What is the urine tearing:

"Hello, our king and queen!

With the beautiful Tsar Maiden!"

In the palace, a feast is a mountain:

Wines flow there like a river;

At oak tables

Boyars drink with princes.

Heart love! I was there,

I drank honey, wine and beer;

Though it ran along the mustache,

Not a drop got into my mouth.

and now Makar has ended up in the governors.

Ta-ra-ra-li, ta-ra-ra!

The horses came out of the yard;

Here the peasants caught them

Yes, tied tight.

A raven sits on an oak

He plays the trumpet;

How to play the pipe

Orthodox amuse:

"Hey! Listen, honest people!

Once upon a time there was a husband and wife;

Husband will take on jokes

And the wife for jokes,

And they will have a feast here,

What for the whole baptized world!”

This saying is being

The story will begin later.

Like ours at the gate

The fly sings a song:

"What will you give me as a message?

The mother-in-law beats her daughter-in-law:

Planted on a sixth

tied with string,

Pulled the arms to the legs,

Leg right razula:

“Don’t go through the dawns!

Don't look good!"

This saying was carried out

And so the fairy tale began.

Well, this is how our Ivan rides

Behind the ring to the okian.

The hunchback flies like the wind.

And in the beginning on the first evening

A hundred thousand miles waved

And he didn't rest anywhere.

Approaching the okiyanu,

The horse says to Ivan:

"Well, Ivanushka, look,

Here in three minutes

We will come to the meadow -

Directly to the sea-okiyanu;

Across it lies

Miracle Yudo Fish-whale;

For ten years he has been suffering

And until now he does not know

How to get forgiveness

He will start asking you

So that you are in the Sunny village

Asked him for forgiveness;

You promise to fulfill

Yes, look, don't forget!"

Here he enters the meadow

Directly to the sea-okiyanu;

Across it lies

Miracle Yudo Fish-whale.

All sides are pitted.

The palisades are driven into the ribs,

Cheese-boron makes noise on the tail,

The village stands on the back;

The men plow on their lips,

Between the eyes the boys are dancing,

And in the oak, between the mustaches,

The girls are looking for mushrooms.

Here is a skate running along the whale,

Hooves pound on bones.

Miracle-yudo Fish-whale

So the passerby says

Mouth wide open,

Heavily, bitterly sighing:

“The way is the way, gentlemen!

Where are you from and where? -

“We are ambassadors from the Tsar Maiden,

We both go from the capital, -

The horse tells him, -

To the sun straight to the east

In the mansions of gold. -

“So it’s impossible, dear fathers,

You have to ask the Sun:

How long will I be in disgrace Opala - disfavor of the king, punishment. be,

And for what sins

Am I suffering misfortune?" -

"Okay, okay, Whale Fish!" -

Our Ivan shouts to him.

“Be a merciful father to me!

See how I suffer, poor thing!

I've been here for ten years...

I myself will serve you! .. "-

Kit Ivana begs

He sighs bitterly.

"OK. Okay, Whale Fish!" -

Our Ivan shouts to him.

Then the skate under him huddled,

Jump ashore and set off:

You can only see how the sand

Curls in a swirl at the feet.

Whether they go close, far,

Are they going low or high

And did you see anyone

I do not know anything.

Soon the tale is told

The case is baggy Poorly - slowly. going on.

Only, brother, I found out

That the horse ran there,

Where (I heard by the side)

Heaven meets earth

Where peasant women spin flax

Distaffs are placed on the sky.

Here Ivan said goodbye to the earth

And found myself in the sky

And rode like a prince

Hat on one side, cheer up.

"Eco wonder! Eco wonder!

Our kingdom is at least beautiful, -

Ivan says to the horse

Among the azure glades, -

And how does it compare with the sky,

So it doesn't fit under the insole.

What is the earth! .. After all, it

And black and dirty;

Here the earth is blue, -

And what a light one!

Look, little hunchback

You see, over there, to the east,

It's like a lightning bolt...

Tea, heavenly light...

Something painfully high!” -

So Ivan asked the skate.

“This is the tower of the Tsar Maiden,

Our future queen, -

The hunchback cries out to him,

At night the sun sleeps here

And at midday sometimes

The month enters for peace.

Drive up; at the gate

From the pillars of the crystal vault:

All those pillars are curled

Cunningly in golden snakes;

Three stars on top

There are gardens around the tower;

On the silver branches

In gilded cages

The birds of paradise live

The royal songs are sung.

But a tower with towers

Like a city with villages;

And on the tower of stars -

Orthodox Russian cross.

Here the skate enters the yard;

Our Ivan gets off it,

In the tower goes to the Moon

And he speaks like this:

“Hello, Month Mesyatsovich!

I am Ivanushka Petrovich,

From distant sides

And brought you a bow. -

“Sit down, Ivanushka Petrovich! -

Said Month Mesyatsovich. -

And tell me the blame

To our bright land

Your parish from the earth;

What people are you from?

How did you get into this region, -

Tell me everything, don't hide it." -

“I came from the earth Zemlyanskaya,

From a Christian country

Says, sitting down, Ivan, -

moved okian

With an order from the queen -

Bow to the bright tower

And say like this, wait!

"You tell my dear:

Daughter wants to know her

Why is she hiding

Three nights, three days

Some kind of face from me;

And why is my brother red

Wrapped up in the dark rainy

And in the misty sky

Will not send a beam to me?

So, say? craftswoman

Speak red queen;

Don't remember everything,

What did she tell me?" -

"And what kind of queen?"

"This is, you know, the Tsar Maiden." -

“King-maiden? .. So she,

What, you've been taken away?" -

Month Mesyatsovich cried out.

And Ivanushka Petrovich

He says: “I know, me!

You see, I am a royal stirrup;

Well, so the king sent me,

For me to deliver

Three weeks to the palace;

And not that my father

He threatened to put me on a stake.

The moon wept with joy

Well Ivan hug,

Kiss and have mercy.

“Ah, Ivanushka Petrovich! -

Said Month Mesyatsovich. -

You brought the news

I don't know what to count!

And how we grieved

What lost the princess! ..

That's why, you see, I

Three nights, three days

I walked in a dark cloud

Everything was sad and sad

Didn't sleep for three days

I did not take a crumb of bread,

That's why my son is red

Wrapped up in the darkness of the rainy,

The ray extinguished its hot,

The world of God did not shine:

Everything was sad, you see, for my sister,

To that red Tsar-maiden.

What, is she well?

Are you sad, sick? -

“Everyone would seem to be a beauty,

Yes, she seems to be dry:

Well, like a match, listen, thin,

Tea in girth is three inches;

Here's how to get married

So I suppose it will get fat:

The king, listen, will marry her.”

The moon cried out: “Ah, the villain!

I decided to marry at seventy

On a young girl!

Yes, I stand strong in that -

He will sit as a groom!

You see what the old horse-radish started:

He wants to reap where he did not sow!

It’s full, it’s become painful varnish!

Then Ivan said again:

“I have another request for you,

It's about whale forgiveness...

There is, you see, the sea; wonder whale

Across it lies:

All sides are pitted

The palisades are driven into the ribs ...

He, the poor man, begged me Asked - asked.,

For me to ask you:

Will the pain end soon?

How to find forgiveness for him?

And what is he doing here?"

The clear moon says:

“He bears torment for that,

What is without God's command

Swallowed among the seas

Three dozen ships.

If he gives them freedom,

God will take away his misfortune.

In a moment all wounds will heal,

He will reward you with a long life."

Then Ivanushka got up,

I said goodbye to the bright moon,

He hugged his neck tightly

Three times kissed on the cheeks

“Well, Ivanushka Petrovich! -

Said Month Mesyatsovich. -

thank you

For my son and for myself.

Take the blessing

Our daughter in comfort

And tell my dear:

“Your mother is always with you;

Full of crying and crashing:

Soon your sadness will be solved, -

And not old, with a beard,

A handsome young man

Will lead you to hell."

Well, goodbye! God be with you!”

Bowing as best he could

Ivan sat on a skate here,

He whistled like a noble knight,

And set off on the return journey.

The next day our Ivan

Came back to the ocean.

Here the skate runs along the whale,

Hooves pound on bones.

Miracle-yudo Fish-whale

So, sighing, he says:

“What, fathers, is my petition?

When will I receive forgiveness? -

"Wait a minute, Whale Fish!" -

Here the horse screams at him.

Here he comes running to the village,

He calls the peasants to himself,

Black mane shakes

And he speaks like this:

"Hey, listen, laymen,

Orthodox Christians!

If none of you wants

To the waterman sit down in order,

Get the hell out of here.

This is where a miracle happens.

The sea boils strongly

The whale fish will turn ... "

Here the peasants and the laity,

Orthodox Christians,

They shouted: "Be in trouble!"

And they went home.

All carts were collected;

In them, without delay, they put

Everything that was belly

And left the whale.

Morning meets noon

And in the village there is no more

Not a single living soul

As if Mamai was going to war!

Here the horse runs on its tail,

Close to feathers

And that urine is screaming:

“Miracle Yudo Fish-whale!

That's why your suffering

What is without God's command

You swallowed in the middle of the seas

Three dozen ships.

If you give them freedom

God will take away your misfortune

In a moment all wounds will heal,

He will reward you with a long century.

And after finishing this speech,

Bitten a steel bridle,

Pushed - and in an instant

Jump to the distant shore.

The miracle whale moved

As if the hill turned

The sea began to stir

And from the jaws to throw

Ships after ships

With sails and rowers.

There was such a noise

That the king of the sea woke up:

They fired copper cannons,

They blew into forged pipes;

The white sail has risen

The flag on the mast has developed;

Pop with all the officials

He sang prayers on deck;

And the rowers are a cheerful row

Ran a song in the air:

"Like on the sea, on the sea,

Along the wide expanse

What is on the very edge of the earth,

Ships are leaving…”

The waves of the sea rolled

The ships disappeared from sight.

Mouth wide open,

Breaking the waves with a splash:

“What can I do for you guys?

What is the reward for service?

Do you need flowery shells?

Do you need golden fish?

Do you need large pearls?

Everything is ready for you!” -

“No, whale-fish, we are rewarded

You don't need anything -

Ivan tells him

Better get us a ring, -

Ring, you know. king girls,

Our future queen." -

"OK OK! For a friend

And an earring!

I will find until dawn

The ring of the red Tsar Maiden,

Keith replied to Ivan

And, like a key, fell to the bottom.

Sturgeon all the people

And he speaks like this:

"You reach for the lightning

Ring of the red Tsar Maiden,

Hidden in a drawer at the bottom.

Who will deliver it to me

I will reward him with the rank:

Will be a thoughtful nobleman.

If my smart order

Do not fulfill ... I will! .. "

Sturgeon bowed here

And they left in good order.

In a few hours

Two white sturgeons

To the whale slowly swam

And humbly said:

"Great King! Don't get angry!

We are all the sea, it seems

Came out and dug

But the sign was not opened.

Only Yorsh is one of us

I would do your order.

He walks all the seas

So, it’s true, the ring knows;

But, as if to spite him,

It's gone somewhere."

"Find it in a minute

And send to my cabin! -

Keith screamed angrily

And shook his mustache.

The sturgeons here bowed,

They started running to the Zemstvo court

And they ordered at the same time

From a whale to write a decree

To send messengers soon

And Ruff was caught.

Bream, heard this order,

Nominal wrote a decree;

Som (he was called an adviser)

Signed under the decree;

Black cancer decree folded

And attached the seal.

Two dolphins were called here

And, having given the decree, they said,

So that, on behalf of the king,

Ran all the seas

And that Ruff-reveler,

Screamer and bully

Wherever it was found

They brought him to the emperor.

Here the dolphins bowed

And Ruff started looking.

They are looking for an hour in the seas,

They are looking for an hour in the rivers,

All the lakes came out

All the straits have crossed

Ruff could not be found

And returned back

Almost crying from sadness...

Suddenly the dolphins heard

Somewhere in a small pond

A cry unheard in the water.

Dolphins wrapped in the pond

And dived to the bottom of it, -

Look: in the pond, under the reeds,

Ruff fights with Karas.

“Attention! Damn you!

Look, what a sodom they raised,

Like important fighters!” -

The messengers shouted to them.

“Well, what do you care? -

Ruff shouts boldly to the dolphins. -

I don't like to joke

I'll kill everyone at once!" -

"Oh, you eternal reveler,

And a screamer, and a bully!

Everything, rubbish, you walk,

Everything would be to fight and scream.

At home - no, you can’t sit! ..

Well, what to dress up with you, -

Here's the king's decree

So that you swim to him immediately.

Here are the dolphins

Caught under the bristles

And we went back.

Ruff, well, tear and shout:

“Be merciful, brothers!

Let's have a little fight.

That damned crucian

Carried me yesterday

With honesty with the whole assembly

Unsimilar different abuse ... "

For a long time Yorsh still screamed,

Finally, he fell silent;

A prankster dolphins

Everything was dragged by the bristles,

Saying nothing

And they appeared before the king.

"Why haven't you been here for a long time?

Where are you, son of the enemy, staggering? -

Keith screamed in anger.

Yorsh fell to his knees,

And, confessing to the crime,

He prayed for forgiveness.

“Well, God forgive you! -

Keith sovereign says. -

But for that your forgiveness

You obey the command."

"Glad to try, Wonder Whale!" -

Yorsh squeaks on his knees.

"You walk on all the seas,

So, right, you know the ring

King of the Maidens? – “How not to know!

We can find it together." -

"So hurry up

Yes, look for him faster!

Here, bowing to the king,

Ruff went, bent over, out.

I quarreled with the royal household,

Behind the roach

And six salakushki

He broke his nose on the way.

Having done such a thing

He boldly rushed into the pool

And in the underwater depth

Dug a box at the bottom -

Pud at least a hundred.

“Oh, this is not easy!”

And come on from all the seas

Ruff to call herring to him.

Herring gathered in spirit

They began to drag the chest,

Only heard and everything -

"Whoo!" yes "Oh-oh-oh!".

But no matter how hard they shouted,

Stomach just torn

And the damned chest

Didn't give even an inch.

“Real herrings!

You would have a whip instead of vodka!” -

Shouted Ruff with all my heart

And dived for sturgeons.

Sturgeons come here

And raise without a cry

Buried firmly in the sand

With a ring, a red chest.

"Well, guys, look,

You are now swimming to the king,

I'm going to the bottom now

Let me rest a little.

Something overcomes sleep

So his eyes close…”

Sturgeons swim to the king,

Ruff-reveler right into the pond

(From which the dolphins

dragged off by the bristles).

Tea, fight with Karas, -

I don't know about that.

But now we say goodbye to him

Let's go back to Ivan.

Quiet ocean-ocyan.

Ivan sits on the sand

Waiting for a whale from the blue of the sea

And purrs with grief;

Falling down on the sand

The faithful hunchback is dozing,

The time was drawing to a close;

Now the sun has gone down;

Silent flame of grief

The dawn unfolded.

But the whale was not there.

“To those, the thief, crushed!

Look, what a sea devil! -

Ivan says to himself. -

Promised until dawn

Take out the ring of the Tsar Maiden,

And so far I have not found

Cursed toothbrush!

And the sun has set

And…” Then the sea began to boil:

A miracle whale appeared

And to Ivan he says:

"For your kindness

I kept my promise."

With this word chest

I blurted out tightly on the sand,

Only the shore swayed.

“Well, now I'm up for it.

If I force myself again I will be forced - I will need it. I,

call me again;

Your beneficence

Do not forget me ... Goodbye!

Here the Miracle Whale fell silent

And, bursting Ples is a fish tail. fell to the bottom.

The humpbacked horse woke up

He got up on his paws, brushed himself off,

I looked at Ivanushka

And jumped four times.

“Oh yes, Kit Kitovich! Nice!

He did his duty well!

Well, thank you, Whale Fish! -

The humpbacked horse is screaming. -

Well, master, get dressed,

Go on the path;

Three days have already passed:

Tomorrow urgent date An urgent date is a deadline.,

Tea, the old man is already dying.

Here Vanyusha answers:

“I would be glad to raise with joy;

Why, do not take strength!

The chest is painfully dense,

Tea, there are five hundred devils in it

The damned whale planted.

I have already raised it three times:

It's such a terrible burden!"

There is a skate, not answering,

He lifted the box with his foot,

Like a pebble

And waved it around his neck.

“Well, Ivan, sit down quickly!

Remember, tomorrow is the deadline

And the way back is long."

Became the fourth day to stare

Our Ivan is already in the capital.

The king runs to him from the porch, -

"What is my ring?" - screams.

Here Ivan gets off the skate

And proudly replies:

"Here's your chest!

Yes, let's call the regiment:

The chest is small at least in appearance,

Yes, and the devil will crush.

The king immediately called the archers

And without hesitation ordered

Take the chest to the light room.

He himself went to the Tsar Maiden.

"Your ring, soul, is found, -

He said softly,

And now, say again

There is no obstacle

Tomorrow morning, my light,

Marry me with you.

But don't you want, my friend,

To see your ring?

He lies in my palace."

The Queen Maiden says:

"I know I know! But, to confess

We can't get married yet." -

“Why, my light?

I love you with my soul

Me, forgive me my courage,

Fear of getting married.

If you ... then I will die

Tomorrow, with grief in the morning.

Have pity, mother queen!”

The girl tells him:

“But look, you are gray-haired;

I am only fifteen years old.

How can we get married?

All the kings will start laughing

Grandfather, they will say, took it to his grandson!

The king shouted in anger:

"Let them just laugh -

I just roll up:

I will fill all their kingdoms! Capture - take prisoner.

I will eradicate their entire race!” -

"Let them not laugh,

We can't all get married. -

Flowers do not grow in winter:

I'm beautiful, and you?

What can you brag about?" -

The girl tells him.

“I’m old, but I’m daring! -

The king answered the queen. -

How can I get a little

At least I'll show it to someone

A cheeky young man.

Well, what do we need in that?

If only we could get married."

The girl tells him:

"And such is the need,

That I will never go out

For the bad, for the gray-haired,

For such a toothless one!

The king scratched his head

And, frowning, he said:

“What am I to do, queen?

Fear of wanting to get married;

You, exactly in trouble:

I won’t go, I won’t go!” -

“I will not go for a gray-haired one, -

The king-maiden speaks again. -

Become, as before, well done, -

I'm getting married right away." -

“Remember, mother queen,

For one cannot be reborn;

God alone creates a miracle.

The Queen Maiden says:

"If you don't feel sorry for yourself,

You will be younger again.

Listen: tomorrow at dawn

In the wide yard

You must force the servants

Three large boilers to put

And put fires under them.

The first one must be poured

To the brim with icy water,

And the second - boiled water,

And the last one is milk

Boiling it with a key.

Here, if you want to marry

And become handsome -

You, without a dress, light,

Bathe in milk;

Stay here in boiled water,

And then in the studio.

And I'll tell you father

You will be a noble fellow!

The king did not say a word

He immediately called a stirrup.

“What, again on the okian? -

Ivan speaks to the Tsar. -

No, perishing pipes, your grace!

And then everything went wrong in me.

I won't go for anything!" -

"No, Ivanushka, it's not

Tomorrow I want to force

Put boilers in the yard

And put fires under them.

First I think to pour

To the brim with icy water,

And the second - boiled water,

And the last one is milk

Boiling it with a key.

You must try

Samples for the sake of taking a dip

In these three large cauldrons,

In milk and two waters. -

"Look where it's coming from! -

Ivan's speech starts here. -

Only pigs spit

Yes, turkeys, yes chickens;

Look, I'm not a pig,

Not a turkey, not a chicken

Here in the cold, so it is

You could swim

And how will you cook,

So don't lure me.

Full, king, cunning, wise

Yes, see Ivan off!”

King, shake your beard:

"What? Should I line up with you? -

He screamed. “But look!

If you are at dawn

Do not obey the command -

I will give you torment

I will order you to torture

Break into pieces.

Get out of here, evil pain!”

Here Ivanushka, sobbing,

Wandered into the hayloft,

Where his horse lay.

“What, Ivanushka, sad?

What did you hang your head on? -

The horse tells him. -

Tea, our old fiance

Threw the idea away again?

Ivan fell to the skate on the neck,

Hugged and kissed.

“Oh, trouble, horse! - said. -

The king completely sells me;

Think for yourself, it makes

Bathe me in cauldrons

In milk and two waters:

As in one icy water,

And in another boiled water,

Milk, listen, boiling water.

The horse tells him:

“That’s service, that’s service!

This is where all my friendship comes in.

How can you not say:

It would be better for us not to take a pen;

From him, from the villain,

So much trouble for you...

Well, don't cry, God be with you!

Let's deal with trouble somehow.

And rather I myself will perish To perish is to perish.,

Than I will leave you, Ivan.

Listen, tomorrow at dawn

In those days, as in the yard

You undress like you should

You tell the king: "Is it not possible,

Your grace, order

Send the hunchback to me

To finally say goodbye to him.

The king will agree to this.

This is how I wag my tail

I dip my muzzle into those boilers,

I'll jump on you twice

I whistle with a loud whistle,

You, look, do not yawn:

Dive into the milk first

Here in a cauldron with boiled water,

And from there to the cold room.

Now pray

Go to sleep peacefully."

The cauldrons were already boiling there;

Sitting next to them

Coachmen and cooks

And servants of the court;

Firewood diligently added,

They talked about Ivan

Silently among themselves

And laughed at times.

Here the doors are open

The king and queen appeared

And getting ready from the porch

Look at the daredevil.

"Well, Vanyusha, undress

And in the boilers, brother, swim! -

Tsar Ivan shouted.

Then Ivan took off his clothes,

Answering nothing.

And the young queen

To avoid seeing nakedness

Wrapped up in a veil A veil is a women's coverlet made of light fabric..

Here Ivan went up to the boilers,

He looked at them - and itched.

“What are you, Vanyusha, become? -

The king called out to him again. -

Do what you must, brother!

Ivan says: “Is it not possible,

Your grace, order

Send a hunchback to me?

I would say goodbye to him for the last time."

The king, thinking, agreed

And deigned to order

Send the hunchback to him.

Here the servant brings the horse

And he goes to the side.

Here the horse wagged its tail,

I dipped my muzzle into those boilers,

I jumped at Ivan twice,

He whistled with a loud whistle,

Ivan looked at the horse

And immediately dived into the cauldron,

Here in the other, there in the third too,

And he became so handsome

What can not be said in a fairy tale

Do not write with a pen!

Here he is dressed up in a dress,

The king-maiden bowed,

Looked around, cheering

With an air of importance, like a prince.

"Eco wonder! – all shouted. -