The muzhik
Veins-was poor, it has removed, means, a quarter under winter crop. Here has approached it is time to sow a rye, and farm laborers and speak: one - five roubles give, and another - a quarter buy. has thought-has thought.
- Well, - speaks, - I will give five roubles or a quarter I will buy … Was not present, will be expensive. - also has gone on fair, has bought a horse, has given for it three gold and ten pennies.
Here he has bought to itself(himself), means, , has made a plough and has gone itself to plough. And its quarter timber at the wood was. Well, it here has started to plough, and steels mosquitoes and gadflies to attack a horse, for sides bite, to plough do not give; here a horse also has covered, and the wind has risen and has dumped . Has seized , has waved on a horse and has killed thirty gadflies, and mosquitoes and not to consider. It has stopped, looks and thinks: “That to me now to grieve, I and itself now such athlete, that at one stroke thirty athletes have put, and small force and to the account is not present”. Here it also has decided to itself(himself): “I Will go to wander on light, houses to sit on the furnace yes crickets to listen ”. It for a belt has put in pawn an axe, has thrown the , villages, and has gone. Here it to itself(himself) also goes, approaches on a cross-road, and there the column costs. has thought, has thought, tears from a horse, has approached to a column and has written the tablet (and there was it competent). Has written, means, here that: “ The muzhik passed supposedly, the athlete infidelic - at one stroke thirty athletes has put at once, and small force and to the account is not present ”, - and further has gone.
Here the King's son runs , runs into that column, looks and thinks: “That it such? The muzhik passed, the athlete infidelic, that at one stroke thirty athletes has put, and small force and to the account is not present. Against us the three is not present anybody on light more strongly, and that here was” more feasibly. Well, also allow to pursue it on that road. It pursued, pursued, lo and behold - goes any on such , that only the skin dangles yes bones bend. the King's son also speaks:
- Hi, ! That also speaks:
- Fine!
- Whether instead of you, - ask, - the muzhik , the athlete infidelic, what at one stroke thirty athletes has put, and small force and to the account is not present?
answers:
- I.
- Well, be not angry then, that named.
- And you who? - Asks .
- the King's son.
- Well, so become a number, we will go. Here runs now , has had a look at that column and speaks:
- What it such? Against us the two is not present anybody more strongly, and leaves, that this will be more feasible, at one stroke thirty athletes has put, and small force and to the account is not present.
Here he has read this inscription and well to drive a horse, then catches up.
- Hi, - speaks, - the King's son! That it you with the muzhik go? And that also speaks:
- Be silent!
Well, he also has guessed and asks :
- Whether instead of you, - speaks, - will be the muzhik , the athlete infidelic, what at one stroke thirty athletes has put, and small force and to the account is not present?
And that answers:
- I.
- Well, be not angry, that the muzhik named.
- And you who? - Asks .
- I - .
- Well, rise among on the right, we will go!
Also have gone.
Runs now , yes on a column and reads.
- My God, - speaks, - there is against me nobody more strongly, and this will be more feasible - one after all a move thirty athletes has put, and small force and not to consider.
Also allow a horse to drive, with athletes catches up.
- What it you, - asks, - with go? And those speak:
- More silently, keep mum!
Here he also has guessed, asks:
- Whether you the muzhik , the athlete infidelic, what at one stroke thirty athletes has put, and small force and not to consider?
And that answers:
- I.
- Well, so we ask, that has called.
- And you who are that? - Asks .
- I - , am the strongest than athletes on light.
- Well, become in the middle!
Also have gone. Now three athletes here have conceived to go to the Wild field where there is such tsarevna who for the one who to it will reach, and in marriage will go. They went, went, come to Wild steppes, put three and three flags throw out. has removed from a horse , a horse it has let to be grazed, and itself it was covered and has laid down to sleep.
Tsarevna in a telescope has looked and speaks to the princes:
- On my steppes three athletes have left, three flags have lifted. Send, - speaks, - my lovely princes, the six athletes, six animals, and small force that also to the account was not, and start up they those athletes will beat, and to me heads for show will bring them.
Princes in a trice have equipped an army and in steppe have sent. the King's son has looked in a pipe and speaks to companions:
- What to do? Opposes us the six athletes, six animals, and small force and not to consider! Companions also speak:
- Let's ask at .
The King's son to comes and asks:
- The muzhik , the athlete infidelic, give advice to us: goes against us the six athletes, six animals, and small force and not to consider, what to us now to do?
- You, - speak , - the nice athlete, the King's son, sit down on the horse and it towards, You small force your horse will trample six athletes as if six gadflies, you will beat, and.
Villages on horse the King's son, has gone and allow to fight: six athletes and six animals has chopped, and small force a horse has trampled, one only has left, a note has written also to a tsarevna has submitted. Here lets out then a tsarevna on them the athletes, nine animals, and small force and not to consider.
has looked in a telescope and speaks:
- And that we will do: opposes us nine athletes, nine animals, and small force and to the account is not present? Companions also speak:
- Go yes ask at !
Has come to , asks:
- The muzhik , the athlete infidelic, give advice to us: opposes us nine athletes, nine animals, small force to the account is not present, what to us to do?
- You, - speak , - the nice athlete, , sit down on the horse and it towards. You nine athletes as if nine gadflies, you will beat, and your horse will trample small force.
Villages on horse , has gone and allow to fight: nine athletes and nine animals has beaten, and small force a horse has trampled, one only has left, with messages to a tsarevna has sent. Here lets out then it on them twelve athletes, twelve animals, and small force and to the account is not present.
Has looked in pipe and speaks:
- And that we will do: opposes us twelve athletes, twelve animals, and small force and to the account is not present?
Companions also speak:
- Go yes ask at .
Has come to and asks:
- The muzhik , the athlete infidelic, give advice to us: opposes us twelve athletes, twelve animals, small force and to the account is not present, what to us to do?
- You, the nice athlete, - speak , - , sit down on a horse and it towards: you twelve athletes, twelve animals as twelve gadflies, you will beat, and your horse will trample small force.
Has saddled a horse, villages both has gone. Well also allow to fight with those athletes, allow to fight: twelve athletes, twelve animals has beaten, and the horse has trampled small force, only one has left, a note has written also to a tsarevna a message has sent.
Here a tsarevna sees, that has put here not , calls to itself the princes and speaks:
- That to us to do: three athletes have beaten all our athletes, all animals, and small force and not to consider? And princes also speak:
- So we will let out on them a snake that the pas twelve chains the chained sits; if also it with them does not consult, it is necessary to us them as visitors, to accept.
Have solved and have lowered from chains a snake. The dragon so the earth and shivers flies, the animal in wood hides, and the small bird for the sea departs.
Here has risen , in a telescope has looked and speaks to companions:
- Bad business, companions, on us a dragon flies, under it already the earth shivers, the animal in wood hides, and the small bird for the sea departs.
- Well, - speak, - we will go, companions, to . Here have come to it and speak:
- The muzhik , the athlete infidelic, we the have left, and now your turn has approached: the dragon flies on us , go now you with it to consult.
has risen and thinks: “Well, the end, to mine ! I have done a bit of travelling on light, people have seen, and now it is necessary alive to a dragon to be given, here, perhaps, will not get out” Here it have risen, the horse have covered, for a belt have stopped up, villages both goes. Athletes also speak to it:
- Take from somebody from us a horse, you hardly breathes, perhaps, and to a dragon will not take.
- It is not necessary, - speaks, - your horses will not sustain me.
Has pulled for and . It Here approaches on a dragon. The dragon on it flies, so the earth and shivers, the wild beasts in wood hide, and the small bird for the sea departs … attention to that does not turn, for a horse pulls, and the horse and trudges. The dragon on it has looked, has stopped and costs.
- It that such, a sneer over me, whether that?
- Truly! - in the answer.
Has jumped off from a horse, the axe because of a belt has pulled out and has struck an animal on a head so one head and has swept, then on the second, and that has fallen.
See then three athletes, that a snake the muzhik , the athlete infidelic, beats, at them glory , have sat down on horses and have rushed on a snake from two parties, and the third has seized by a tail - have beaten it, have chopped, on fire have burnt also ashes have downwind started up.
- Now, - speaks , - it is possible for us and to a tsarevna to go to ask in marriage; it is bad only, that you, athletes, envious: I wished a dragon to chop an axe, and you have not given; what for you not in the turn in the Wild field have acted?
Also has shouted on them. as the senior, speaks:
-Well, we ask, our nice muzhik , the athlete infidelic, you over. Us now the foreman: want go with a tsarevna to get married and a kingdom to itself take away, and is not present, we will go on light the force to show.
- Thanks for honour! - the muzhik to it. - only to a tsarevna I not the groom, after all you me the muzhik named, and on light the force to show, people to surprise yes human rest it is not necessary to stir up too. And you, as athletes notable, furniture at you rich, and horses expensive, to a tsarevna to ask in marriage, and I behind .
Here athletes in the best clothes have put on and forward have moved, and a horse has given to drink, it has covered, villages on it, has pulled for and has gone behind them.
Tsarevna sees, that its all athletes have beaten, a snake into ashes have turned, and thinks: “There is nothing to do, it is necessary to meet expensive visitors”. She Here has called the princes orders:
- Open gate, spread to my palace yes athletes bread-salt meet!
Gate have opened, bread-salt of athletes meet, bow, and a tsarevna on a porch left also doors it in the palace has opened; athletes welcomes, for a table puts, to expensive wine-honey treats. And the muzhik , the athlete infidelic, has approached on a palace, at a porch has adhered, from it has removed, at a palace , has settled to itself and a tube smokes.
Here athletes drink-walk, each of them glances at a tsarevna, and think: “Whom it from us a three will award?” A tsarevna sees, that all athletes of one another , it is lovelier than one another, and itself does not know, for whom to it in marriage to go. They drink, means, walk, and to business do not rise. A tsarevna then speaks:
- Who from you, nice athletes, the snake has overcome mine, let that with me will drink wines.
Athletes have looked one at another: there-here, and that athlete, that the snake has killed, to is not present. They then - there is nothing to do - and speak:
- There is with us a muzhik , the athlete infidelic, that at one stroke thirty athletes has put, and small force and not to consider; it now at a palace lays also a tube smokes, start up here is; yes only the muzhik it wonderful, on it simple, on goes, and as sleeps, takes cover.
- Time so so, - a tsarevna speaks, - start up its my princes as should, will dress and in a table will result.
Princes of the muzhik have dressed and for a table have set. Well, here a tsarevna pours all on and speaks:
- Who from you, nice athletes, the snake has overcome mine, start up that with me wines will drink.
And was not frightened, has lifted and speaks:
- I!
Here then a tsarevna with it has got married also it to operate the kingdom has put,
I at it was, with it of saws, and to you here have come, this have told, - can, and you on on a table will put to me.