Gold bird
There were at one person of three sons, two clever, and the third little fool.
The elder son, Stepan, was able to play a violin, average, , - on a pipe, and , Ivan, to what not capable: all sits on the furnace yes planes.
Has grown at that person in a garden , and on it gold apples. The father admires apples, and sons are glad. Every morning go to a garden to have a look, whether they are whole.
Have checked up somehow - there is no one apple! And for other morning were not counted one apple …
The father has become sad: “It is visible, - thinks, - any thief in a garden to climb”. He speaks to the elder son:
- Go, the sonny to watch for apples.
In the evening Stepan to has substituted a short flight of stairs, has climbed up it, sits yes on a violin plays. Has all night long lost, and at daybreak so to sleep to it it wanted - they has taken a nap. Suddenly hears through a dream: something over a head has strongly rustled, has begun to clap. Stepan has woken up, has wiped eyes - anywhere anybody is not present, only one apple was not counted …
It has returned to the father the gloomy.
- Not I, - speak, - the thief. Again one apple does not suffice …
For other night the average son - speaks:
- I will go to watch. There can not be that, that I not !
It has gone, has settled down on a short flight of stairs and strums to itself on a pipe different . All night long played, and at daybreak so to sleep to it it wanted - it and has dozed off. Suddenly hears through a dream: something over a head has strongly rustled, has begun to clap. While has woken up - again one apple is not present!
It is a shame to it to go to a hut, yes there's nothing to be done: has not watched the thief.
For the third day the son - Ivan speaks :
- Bad from you, brothers, . Here I will go, for certain the thief I will trap.
All only over its words have laughed, yes well, known business, - the little fool!
Ivan has typed the whole bunch and has gone to guard. Sits on a short flight of stairs, planes yes songs to itself under a nose sings.
Began to dawn. Ivan - something hears as if has in the distance rustled. It has hidden, peers. Suddenly sees - the big gold bird flies to an apple-tree. Has flown up close and has gathered there was an apple to seize, and Ivan has contrived and it for a long tail.
The bird was pulled out and has departed without an apple. Ivan looks, and in a hand at it three gold feathers remains.
It has come running in a hut, all has woken:
- Look, - speaks, - I the thief have trapped yes three gold feathers at it from a tail have pulled out. Brothers have looked and with shame they have reddened, what not, and the little fool to itself has extracted glory. Has overcome their envy.
- All right, - the big brother speaks, - I will go on light a gold bird to search.
Took it one feather for a sign, has typed meal, money for road and has gone.
Has passed about half a year - neither Stepan, nor the bird is not present. Here the average brother also speaks to the father:
- Whether instead of to go to me to search for a gold bird? At the same time and the brother I will find.
It has typed any food on road and has gone.
There has passed the whole year, but neither about brothers, nor about a bird and not to hear.
The father, and Ivan on the furnace will grieve planes yes mutters to itself:
- It is visible, it is necessary to me to gather in a way-road.
The father has thought: “clever sons, let and this, silly Well, were gone, vanishes”. Also did not begin it to contradict.
Nothing Ivan took with itself: neither money, nor bread. Only took it the third feather, in hands yes a knife which planed. Also has gone on foot a gold bird to search.
There is it, goes, and already to grow dark became. He nearby hears the wolf voice. Has gone on that voice. Lo and behold - the old she-wolf sits in a deep hole.
- You of that here howl? - Ivan asks a she-wolf.
- Yes here what trouble, - answers a she-wolf: - I ran for a dinner something yes in a hole have pleased … Help you to me, the kind person to get out from here. I to you than you want I will pay back.
Ivan speaks:
- You an old she-wolf, everywhere fly, everywhere happen, instead of whether you will tell to me where there lives a gold bird? If you will tell, I will get out you of a hole.
- Also I will tell, and even in it I will result, - the she-wolf promises.
- Instead of you will deceive?
- No.
- Well, look!
Ivan two has brought poles, has lowered them in a hole. The she-wolf on poles upward has got out and speaks to Ivan:
- Thanks you, that has gained. And now sit down on me, I faster there will take you, than you will reach.
Ivan on a she-wolf has sat down, and that and has rushed off straight on fields, on woods, on marsh bushes. Ivan only for ears keeps not to fall.
The she-wolf to the sea has come tearing along. Has stopped and speaks to Ivan:
- Sit here a little, and I will run somewhere a goose I will look. You should be supported properly that strong you were, and that after all the big work at you ahead.
Ivan on sea coast has sat down, at waves glances. They rustle, . Funny! Looked, looked and has fallen asleep. Whether he long slept, or is short, and here and the she-wolf resorts with a goose. Has woken him. They have made fire, have fried a goose. Ivan has gorged on.
- Here and well, - the she-wolf speaks, - and now again sit down on me. We will float for the sea.
They have crossed the sea. Ivan looks - there is on sea coast a gold palace.
The she-wolf speaks:
- Go in this palace. Only on the sly yes that anywhere also has not knocked, after all it is a palace bewitched: all in it sleeps. And you will touch something accidentally - all will wake up, and then live to you therefrom not to get out. As you will enter into gate, you will see there two dogs. They on iron chains to columns are chained. Yes only look, do not wake them, and how they so all palace on feet raise will begin a bark. You will pass and so through gate and you will enter into the first room. The ringing sword hangs there. It gold, all is laid out by semi-precious stones. But you it do not touch, and that will start to ring it and all will wake. You will enter into the second room, hours melodious hang there, you them too do not touch, and go directly in the third room: in it you will see a gold cage and the gold bird sits in that cage. Take out it cautiously from a cage and itself on the sly to me come back.
Ivan has moved to the bewitched palace. Has passed gate with dogs, has entered into the first room, in the second. Sees, and there masters different and not to consider: both joiners, and mechanics, and masons. And round them the guard with sabres yes guns. And where who that did, that there and has fallen asleep. Ivan has had a look at them and has gone further, to the third room.
Here before it and the gold cage hangs, and in it the gold bird sits. As Ivan has seen a bird-thief so has forgotten also care. Has seized a cage, has broken from a wall. And at once such ring has gone!. Ivan was frightened and back. In other room it was hooked accidentally in gold hours. And those also have started singing, in every possible way. Ivan has run further. Has jumped in the first room, has seized a sword - such it beautiful was! And the sword as will ring out … And all in the bewitched lock has woken up. All have rushed for Ivan after. Yes Ivan too did not doze - an arrow has flown by by dogs and has jumped out of a palace.
The she-wolf - a trouble sees: Ivan at full speed, and behind it the whole pursuit rushes. The she-wolf has run up to it.
- Sit down, - speaks, - is faster on me! Ivan, and a she-wolf - in the sea has sat down and has floated. Ivan has crossed the sea and asks a she-wolf:
- Tell, where my brothers? I cannot without them home return.
- , - the she-wolf has sighed, - for brothers you do not search better, instead of that they you with light will burn out.
- Anything, will not burn out, - Ivan speaks.
- Well, time you such courageous go into a royal court yard - there your brothers in a dungeon sit. Only look, be careful you of them. From them for good do not wait.
Ivan has said goodbye to a she-wolf, has thanked her and has moved on a royal court yard.
Has come to the king, has greeted.
- What you will tell? - The king asks.
- Let out my brothers, - Ivan speaks. - what for you in a dungeon hold them?
The king speaks:
- I will not let out. Your brothers wished my best horses to steal.
Ivan asks this way and that - the king disagrees.
- Then I will redeem them.
- What you the repayment will give? Ivan from under rolls has taken out the Gold sword:
- Here to you the repayment.
The king has looked at a sword - it has liked it: is not present at it such!
- Well it is fine, - the king has agreed, - take away the brothers. Only do not start up them more in my kingdom.
Ivan has taken away the brothers, has told it as it has extracted a gold bird, and send all together home.
They have come to dense wood, Ivan's brothers have killed, and have taken away a gold bird and have run to the father, to mother.
Whether it is a lot of, whether not enough time has passed, and it was possible to get to that wood to a she-wolf. It feels: somewhere the person close. Has run in that party and has seen the killed Ivan.
- Here, - the she-wolf will grieve, - so you have obeyed me! And I spoke to you, I you - be careful of malicious brothers!
The she-wolf on high mountain has run, has got a flask of water of life. Has returned and has recovered Ivan. It has risen, was pulled.
- Oh, as I long slept!
- To sleep to you here eyelids eternal if not I, - speak a she-wolf.
- And where my brothers? - Ivan asks.
- At home. and you somewhat quicker home. There your father on pleasures, that your brothers have returned also a gold bird have brought, already the feast prepares. Sirs yes kings splendidly gather to it even to have a look. But the father does not learn you now, after all you from water of life have changed. And you, when will come home, ask to the cook in assistants. And as the meal drip in it on a droplet of water of life will cook.
Ivan's she-wolf has learnt, that to it to do, and has escaped.
Ivan home was turned back. And there indeed visitors already gather. The cook one is directly broken off - many different foods it is necessary to weld on for visitors yes to fry. Ivan has approached to the cook:
- Give I to you I will help.
- Well, - the cook has agreed, - Help, and that to me to one not to cope.
Ivan undertook to help. And then also speaks to the cook:
- You, , old, I see, you were exhausted, have a rest ve, and I will complete all!
The cook sees, that its assistant well tries, and has lain down to have a rest.
Ivan has made a dinner, has dripped in each food on a drop of water of life and has woken the cook. That has incurred to submit a dinner to tables.
And visitors on a feast eat yes foods praise - very much all is tasty is prepared!
After a dinner the owner of the cook calls, gives it a gift and thanks for tasty dishes. And the cook also speaks:
- Yes it is one here at me for the assistant was, here it and has welded on such tasty foods. I to prepare so I am not able.
The owner speaks:
- So call him to me, it is necessary to thank it also.
Have called Ivan. The owner asks:
- Where it you have learnt such tasty foods to prepare?
- The trouble will learn to all, - Ivan answers.
- And what at you, , a trouble?
Here Ivan also has told about how it has extracted a gold bird as brothers at the king has redeemed and as they have killed him, and the kind she-wolf has recovered …
There are brothers, are silent, pale as a cloth, and the father asks:
- So it you, mean, mine son Ivan?
- Yes, - Ivan speaks. - I a bird have got also a word have constrained, and they are brothers my reasonable - thieves!
The father of elder sons from the house has banished, and with Ivan and now lives.