The straw bull-calfe
Lived to itself the grandfather yes the woman. The grandfather served on as the tar extractor, and the woman of the house sat, a yarn spun. And such they poor, at them are not present anything: that will earn, and . Here the woman also has stuck to the grandfather - make yes make, the grandfather, the straw bull-calfe and its pitch .
- Also what you, silly, speak? On what to you such bull-calfe?
- Make, I know on what.
The grandfather has nothing to do, took has made the straw bull-calfe and it.
Night have overslept. And next morning the woman of a yarn has typed and has sent on errands the straw bull-calfe to be grazed, villages itself at a barrow, spins a yarn, sentences:
- Be grazed, grazed, the bull-calfe, on , while I a yarn ! Be grazed, grazed, the bull-calfe, on , while I a yarn !
Spun, spun, and has dozed off. And here from dark to wood, from a dense pine forest the bear runs. Has run into the bull-calfe.
- Who are you that? - Asks. - tell! And the bull-calfe speaks:
- I the bull-calfe-tretjachok, from straw am made, pitch .
The bear speaks:
- If you straw, , give me the pitches, the peeled side to patch.
The bull-calfe of anything, is silent. Then a bear it for a side and - allow pitch to peel. Peeled, peeled also teeth , in any way will not tear out. Pulled, pulled and has dragged the bull-calfe God knows where!
Here the woman wakes up, - there is no bull-calfe: “Oh, to me! Yes where it is my bull-calfe has got to? Perhaps, home has gone”.
And in a moment a collum and a crest on shoulders and - home. Lo and behold - the bear on a pine forest of the bull-calfe drags, it to the grandfather:
- The grandfather, the grandfather! And the bull-calfe to us has resulted a bear. Go yes kill him!
The grandfather has jumped out, has dragged a bear, took and has thrown it in a cellar.
Here for other day the woman of a yarn, very early, has typed and has sent on errands the bull-calfe on a pasture. Itself has sat down at a barrow, a yarn spins and sentences:
- Be grazed, grazed, the bull-calfe, on , while I a yarn !
Spun, spun, and has dozed off. And here from dark to wood, from a dense pine forest the grey wolf runs out and - to the bull-calfe.
- Who are you that? Affect!
- I the bull-calfe-tretjachok, from straw am made, !
- If you pitch , - the wolf speaks, - allow to me pitches a side to pitch, and here damned dogs have peeled that.
- Take!
The wolf in a trice to the bull-calfe, wished to tear off pitch. Tore up, tore up, yes teeth and , in any way will not pull out: as pulls back, will do nothing. Here also potters with this bull-calfe.
The woman wakes up, and the bull-calfe not to see any more. Has thought:
“Perhaps, my bull-calfe home has started wandering”, - and has gone.
Lo and behold, and the wolf drags the bull-calfe. She has run, to the grandfather has told. The grandfather and in a cellar has thrown.
The woman has sent on errands and for the third day of the bull-calfe to be grazed; villages at a barrow, and has fallen asleep. Runs .
- Who are you that? - Asks the bull-calfe.
- I the bull-calfe-tretjachok, from straw am made, pitch .
- Give to me, smart guy, pitches, to a side to put: damned fleet hardly from me a skin have not removed!
- Take!
and the fox teeth in a skin of the bull-calfe, in any way cannot be pulled out. The woman to the grandfather has told, the grandfather in a cellar and has thrown.
And then and have caught.
Here is how them, the grandfather over a manhole in a cellar has taken seat and allow a knife to sharpen. And the bear also asks it:
- The grandfather, and what for you sharpen a knife?
- Skin from you I wish to remove yes from that skin to myself and to the woman short fur coats to sew.
- Oh, do not cut me, the grandfather, release is better: I to you to many honey will bring.
- Well, look!
Took and has let out . Villages over a manhole, again the knife sharpens.
And the wolf also asks it:
- The grandfather, what for you sharpen a knife?
- I wish to take off from you a skin yes for the winter a warm cap to sew.
- Oh, do not cut me, the grandfather, I to you for it will drive a flock of sheep.
- Well, look!
The grandfather and a wolf has released. Sits, again the knife sharpens. Has put out a muzzle, asks:
- Tell to me, the grandfather, be mercy, you what for sharpen a knife?
- At , - speaks, - the skin on an edge yes a collar is good, I wish to remove.
- Oh, the grandfather, do not skin me, I to you and hens will bring geese!
- Well, look!
Has released and . There was one . The grandfather and on it sharpens a knife. asks it what for, and he speaks:
- At a skin , lukewarm - leave to me for winter of a mitten yes a cap.
- Oh, do not cut me, the grandfather, I to you both ear rings, and tapes, and a beautiful necklace will bring, liberate me only!
Has released also it.
Here night have overslept, and next morning, still very early, suddenly - ! - someone to the grandfather at doors. The woman has woken up:
- The grandfather, and the grandfather! And to us someone at doors is scraped, leave have a look!
The grandfather left, looks - and he/she is a bear the whole beehive to honey has brought.
Took the grandfather honey and only has lain down, and at a door again: !
Left, and the wolf is full a court yard of sheep has driven. And here it is fast and hens, geese and any bird has brought.
both tapes, and ear rings, both a necklace beautiful. And the grandfather is glad, and the woman is glad. Took sheep have sold yes an oxen have bought, and there was a grandfather , yes so have grown rich, that better and it is not necessary.
And the bull-calfe as did not become already , all on the sun stood, has not thawn yet.