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There lived two brothers. One was poor, and another rich. Did not become at the poor brother of fire wood. There is nothing to melt the furnace. Coldly
In a log hut.
It has gone to wood, fire wood has cut, and the horse is not present. How fire wood to bring?
— I will go to the brother, I will ask a horse. Its rich brother has coldly accepted:
— To take a horse take, yes look big to a cart do not impose, and forward for me do not hope: today give yes tomorrow give, and then and itself on the world go.
The poor man of a horse home has resulted and has recollected:
— Oh, the collar at me is not present! At once has not asked, and now and to go there is nothing — the brother will not give.
Has somehow adhered more strong a wood sledge to a tail a horse and has gone. On a return way a wood sledge for a stub was hooked, and the poor man has not noticed, has urged forward a horse.
The horse was hot, has rushed and has torn off a tail.
As the rich brother, that at a horse of a tail is not present, was abused, has cried:
— Has ruined a horse! I so will not leave this business! Also has brought an action against the poor man.
Whether it is a lot of, whether not enough time has passed, cause brothers in a city on court.
There are they, go. The poor man thinks:
«Itself in court did not happen, and a proverb has heard: weak with strong do not struggle, and the poor man with rich have not legal proceedings. Will condemn me».
There were they just on the bridge. A handrail was not. The poor man has slipped and has fallen from the bridge. And for that time below on ice the merchant went, carried the old man of the father to the doctor.
The poor man has fallen yes directly in sledge the bruise of the old man to death has got also, and itself remained is live and safe.
The merchant has seized the poor man:
— We will go to the judge!
Also three have gone to a city: the poor man yes the rich brother and a merchant.
Absolutely the poor man has become sad:
«Now for certain will condemn».
Here it on road a weighty stone. Has seized a stone, has turned in a rag and has put for a bosom.
«In for a penny, in for a pound: if not on me the judge yes begins to judge will condemn, I will kill also the judge».
Have come to the judge. To former business the new has increased. The judge began to judge, interrogate.
And the poor brother will have a look at the judge, will take out because of a bosom a stone in a rag and whispers to the judge:
— Judge, the judge, yes glance here.
So time, and another, and the third. The judge also thinks: whether «the muzhik shows gold?» Has once again looked — a promise big. «If also silver, it is a lot of money».
Also has awarded a horse to hold to the poor brother until then, while at a horse a tail not . And to a merchant has told:
— For that this person has killed your father, let he becomes on ice under the same bridge, and you skip on it from the bridge and knock down him to death as it has knocked down your father.
On that the court also has come to an end. The rich brother speaks:
— Well, all right, well, I will take from you a horse.
— That you, the brother, — the poor man answer. — let will be, as the judge has awarded: I will take your horse until then, while the tail will not grow.
The rich brother began to persuade:
— I will give you thirty roubles, only give a horse.
— Well, all right, give money.
The rich brother has counted thirty roubles, and on that they have got on. Here and the merchant began to ask:
— Listen, , I forgive your fault to you, all the same the parent do not turn back.
— No, we will go, if court has awarded, skip on me from the bridge.
— I do not want your death, reconcile with me, and I to you hundred roubles of ladies, — ask a merchant.
The poor man from a merchant has received hundred roubles. And only was going to leave, its judge calls up:
— Well, give the promised.
The poor man because of a bosom has taken out a small knot, has developed a rag and has shown to the judge a stone.
— Here that to you showed yes sentenced: «Judge, the judge, yes glance here». you have condemned me, so I would kill you.
«Here and well, — the judge thinks, — that I judged on this muzhik, and that and I live not to be».
And the poor man, cheerful, with songs, home has come.
Ruff . Russian satirical fairy tales. Moscow, the Children's literature. 1989.