Maria Morevna

In a certain kingdom, in some States, there lived a Prince Ivan; He had three sisters: one Princess Maria, another Princess Olga, the third Princess Anne. The mother and father have died; dying, they are punished his son:

- Who was the first of your sisters will woo, the fact and gave - if does not hold long!

The prince buried parents and grief went with the sisters in the green garden walk. Suddenly, the sky is black cloud, a terrible storm arises.

- Come on, sister, go home! - Says Ivan Tsarevich.

Just come to the palace - like a thunderclap, bisected ceiling and flew them into the chamber clear falcon, hawk hit the floor, became a good fellow, and said:

- Hello, Ivan Tsarevich! Before I went to the visitor, and now came the matchmaker; I want you sister Princess Maria-woo.

- Coley endeared you sister, I did not let up - even with God is!

Princess Maria agreed; Falcon married and took her to his kingdom.

Days go by, watch the clock run - a year is gone;Prince Ivan went with his two sisters in the green garden walk. Again, the cloud rises from the whirlwind, with lightning.

- Come on, sister, go home! - Says Prince. Just come to the palace - like a thunderclap broke up the roof, the ceiling split in two, and flew an eagle; I hit the floor and there was a good fellow.

- Hello, Ivan Tsarevich! Before I went to a guest, and now came to Swat.

And woo Princess Olga. Meets Prince Ivan:

- If you have endeared Princess Olga, then let go of you; I will not remove it.

Princess Olga agreed and went out for an eagle to marry; Eagle caught her and took to his kingdom.

Another year has passed; says Ivan Tsarevich her younger sister:

- Let's go for a walk in the green garden!

I walked a little bit; cloud rises again in the whirlwind, with lightning.

- Let's go back, sister, go home!

They returned home, did not have time to sit down - like a thunderbolt, bisected ceiling and flew a raven;Raven hit the floor and there was a good fellow; They were still good-looking, but this is even better.

- Well, Ivan Tsarevich, before I went to a guest, and now came the matchmaker; Give me Princess Anne.

- I will not shoot sisters: if you love her let go of you.

Crow married Princess Anna, and took it in her own state.

Prince Ivan was left alone; he lived for a year with no sisters, and made it boring.

- Go, - he says - look sisters.

I gathered in the street, walking, walking and sees - lies in the power of host-beaten. Ask Ivan Tsarevich:

- Coley is here alive people - respond! Who broke this great army?

He withdraws his man alive:

- All of this great army broke Morevna Maria, a beautiful princess.

Let Ivan Tsarevich on, people came to the tents of white, came out to meet him Morevna Maria, a beautiful princess:

- Hello Prince, where God brought you - at the behest of Al captivity?

She replied Ivan Tsarevich:

- Good fellows of captivity do not go!

- Well, if it's not in a hurry, to stay with me in the tents.

Prince Ivan and I am glad that, two nights in tents, slept, loved Mary Morevna and married her.

Morevna Maria, a beautiful princess, took it with him in his state; They lived together much of the time, and occurred to the princess in the war gather; leaving it to Prince Ivan's entire economy and orders:

- Everywhere go for looks closely; Only in the closet do not can look!

He could not stand it: as soon as Maria Morevna left, immediately rushed to the closet, opened the door, I looked up - and there hangs a Bag of Bones, twelve chained connections.

Requests Koschey Ivan Tsarevich:

- Have pity on me, give me a drink! For ten years I am suffering here, I do not eat or drink - very dry throat!

The prince gave him a bucket of water; he drank and asked:

- I do not pour a bucket of thirst; Give more!

The prince gave another bucket; Koschey drank and asked the third, but as a third drank a bucket - took his former strength, and immediately shook his chain broke all twelve.

- Thank you, Ivan Tsarevich! - Said Koschey Bessmertvy. - Now you'll never see Marya Morevna as their ears! - And a terrible whirlwind flew out the window, caught on the road Morevna Maria, a beautiful princess, picked her up and carried to him.

A Prince Ivan wept bitterly, shells and went on their way:

- Whatever will be, and Mary Morevna'll find!

There is a day goes another, at the dawn of the third sees the marvelous palace, the palace is oak, oak tree on a bright falcon sitting. Falcon flew to the oak, struck the ground, turned around good fellow, and shouted:

- Oh, brother in law, my dear! How you been treating?

Princess Maria ran out, met Ivan Tsarevich joyously, began to ask about his health, about his life and times tell.

I stay with them for three days and the prince says:

- Can not you stay for a long time; I'm going to look for my wife, Mary Morevna, beautiful princess.

- It is difficult you find it - meets the falcon. - Leave here, just in case a silver spoon: we will look at it, to remember about you.

Ivan Tsarevich left the falcon his silver spoon and went on the road.

He walked the day, there was another, at the dawn of the third sees the palace even better than the first, near the palace of oak stands in the oak eagle perched.Eagle flew from the tree, struck the ground, turned around good fellow, and shouted:

- Get up, Princess Olga! Honey is our brother.

Princess Olga immediately ran forward, began to kiss, hug, ask about health, about his life and times tell.

Ivan Tsarevich to stay with them a day or three, and said:

- Longer stay I have no time; I'm going to look for my wife, Mary Morevna, beautiful princess.

Responsible Eagle:

- It is difficult to you to find it; Leave us a silver fork, we will look at it, you remember.

He left a silver fork, and went on the road.

The day came, and the other was at the dawn of the third sees the Palace better than the first two, near the palace of oak stands in the oak raven sits. Raven flew to the oak, struck the ground, turned around good fellow, and shouted:

- Anna Princess! Quickly go out, our brother is.

Princess Anne ran out, met him with joy, began to kiss, hug, ask about health, about his life and times tell.

Ivan Tsarevich to stay with them a day or three, and said:

- Good-bye! I'll go look for his wife - Maria Morevna, beautiful princess.

Responsible crows:

- It is difficult to you to find it; Leave us a minute silver snuffbox: we will look at it, you remember.

The prince gave him a silver snuffbox, said goodbye and went into the street.

Day came, walked another, and the third reached Marya Morevna. She saw her lover, threw herself on his neck, I burst into tears and said,

- Ah, Prince Ivan! Why did you not listen to me - looked in the closet and let Koshchey Immortal?

- I'm sorry, Mary Morevna! I do not remember the old, better to go with me until you see Koshchey Immortal; maybe not catch up!

We pack up and leave.

A Koschey was hunting; home in the evening, he tossed under him a good horse stumbles.

- What are you, nesytaya nag stumbles? Ali Do you hear what adversity?

Responsible horse:

- Prince Ivan came, Mary took Morevna.

- Is it possible to catch up with them?

- You can sow wheat, wait for it to grow, to compress it, thresh, turn into flour, bread five furnaces at the ready, the bread to eat, but then to go in pursuit - and that Pospeev!

Koschey jumped, caught up Ivan Tsarevich.

- Well, - he says - the first time I forgive you for your kindness, which I watered with water; and at other times I will forgive, but beware of the third - hacked to pieces!

She robbed him and took Mary Morevna and Ivan Tsarevich sat on a rock and began to cry.

I cried, wept, and returned back again for Mary Morevna; Koshchey Immortal home is not going to happen.

- Let's go, Marya Morevna!

- Ah, Prince Ivan! He catches up with us.

- Let them catch up; We even spend an hour or two together.

We pack up and leave. Bag of Bones back home, under him a good horse stumbles.

- What are you, nesytaya nag stumbles? Ali Do you hear what adversity?

- Prince Ivan came, Mary Morevna took with him.

- Is it possible to catch up with them?

- It is possible to sow barley, wait for it to grow, shrink-thresh, weld beer, drunk get drunk to satiety sleep but then go in pursuit - and that Pospeev!

Koschey jumped, caught up Ivan Tsarevich:

- Because I told you that you can not see Mary Morevna as their ears!

I take it away and took to himself.

Prince Ivan was left alone, wept, wept, and returned again for Mary Morevna; at that time Koshchey home is not going to happen.

- Let's go, Marya Morevna!

- Ah, Prince Ivan! After all, he will catch up, chop you into pieces.

- Let hacked! I can not live without you.

We gathered and went.

Bag of Bones back home, under him a good horse stumbles.

- What did you stumble? Do you hear what Al adversity?

- Prince Ivan came, Mary Morevna took with him.

Koschey jumped, caught up Ivan Tsarevich, chopped it into small pieces and poklal resin in the barrel; He took the barrel, sealed with iron hoops and tossed into the blue sea, and Mary took to her Morevna.

At the very moment in-law Ivan Tsarevich blackened silver.

- Ah, - they say - you can see, the trouble happened!

Eagle rushed to the blue sea, I grabbed the barrel and pulled ashore, the falcon flew for the living water, but for the dead crow.

We flew all three in one place, broke the barrel, took out pieces of Ivan Tsarevich, change and sklali as wanted. Raven dead, sprinkled with water - the body grow together, connect; Falcon squirted running water - Prince Ivan shuddered, stood up and said:

- Oh, how I long sleep!

- Still asleep longer, if not for us! - In-law replied. - Let's go now to visit us.

- No, my friends! I'm going to look for Maria Morevna.

He comes to her and asks:

- To find out from Koshchey Immortal, where he got himself such a good horse.

Here Mary Morevna seized a good minute and began to inquire Koshchey. Koschey said:

- Far away, tridesyatom kingdom of ognennoy River lives Baba Yaga; It has had such a mare on which it every day around the world flies. Many have it and other nice mares; I had it for three days was a shepherd, not a mare failed, and I then Baba Yaga gave me one zherebenochka.

- How do you crossed through the river of fire?

- And I have a handkerchief Makhno to the right three times, made high-high bridge, and the fire will not reach it!

Maria Morevna listened, told all Prince Ivan took the handkerchief and gave him yes.

Ivan Tsarevich crossed the river of fire, and went to Baba Yaga. For a long time he went without drinking, without eating. I got to meet him overseas bird with small kids. Prince Ivan says:

- Removing the I-ka of a chicken.

- Do not eat, Prince Ivan! - Asks overseas bird. - In a while I be of use to you.

He went on; He sees in the forest bee hive.

- Take a minute I - said - any Medco.

The queen bee responds:

- Do not touch my honey, Prince Ivan! At some time I'll be of use.

He was not touched and moved on; He gets to meet him, a lion with lion cub.

- Removing the I though this lion cub: There are so eager was already sick!

- Do not touch me, Prince Ivan, - he asks the lioness. - In a while I'll be of use.

- Well, let it be on your way!

I wandered hungry, go, go - there is a house of Baba Yaga, around the house twelve poles, eleven poles for head of a man, only one unoccupied.

- Hi, Grandma!

- Hello, Ivan Tsarevich! Why hast come - on their own need for Al?

- You came to earn athletic horse.

- Very well, Prince! I do not serve as a year, and only three days; If upasesh my mare - I will give you a heroic knight, and if not, do not be angry - stick your head in the last six.

Ivan Tsarevich agreed; Baba Yaga-she fed him drunk and told the cause taken.

He just drove the mares into the field, the mare pulled up tails and all the meadows scattered apart;Prince did not manage to raise his eyes as they all disappeared.

Then he began to cry-zapechalilsya, sat on a rock and fell asleep.

The sun is already at sunset, a bird flew overseas and wakes him:

- Get up, Ivan Tsarevich! Filly at home now.

The prince got up, returned home; and Baba Yaga and the noise and shouts at her mares:

- Why are you home gate?

- How do we would not go back? The birds came from around the world, not just our eyes pecked out.

- Well, tomorrow you do not run through the meadows and dense forests of scatter.

I slept the night Ivan Tsarevich; morning Baba Yaga says to him:

- Look, Prince, if not upasesh mares, if at least one lost - to be your exuberant little head on a pole!

He drove the mares into the field, they immediately pulled up tails and ran to dense forests. Again the prince sat down on a stone, crying, crying so asleep.The sun set behind the forest, ran Lioness:

- Get up, Ivan Tsarevich! Mares all gathered.

Ivan Tsarevich got up and went home; Baba Yaga than ever, and noise and shouts at her mares:

- Why home gate?

- How do we would not go back? Ascended fierce animals from around the world, we just do not tear.

- Well, tomorrow you run in into the blue sea.

Again I slept the night Ivan Tsarevich; It sends it to the next morning Baba Yaga mares graze:

- If you do not upasesh - be your exuberant little head on a pole.

He drove the mares into the field; they immediately pulled up tails, disappeared from his eyes and ran into the blue sea; standing in water up to his neck. Ivan Tsarevich sat on a rock, burst into tears and fell asleep.Sun over the forest village, flew a bee and said:

- Get up, prince! Mares all gathered; but as the gateway home, Baba Yaga in the eyes do not show, go to the stables and hide behind the manger. There is a lousy foal - lying in the manure; you steal it in the dead of night to leave the house.

Ivan Tsarevich got up, made his way to the stables, and lay down for a nursery; Baba Yaga and the noise and shouts at her mares:

- What gate?

- How do we would not go back? Bee swooped multitudes from around the world and give us from all sides to the sting of blood!

Baba Yaga went to sleep, and in the very midnight Prince Ivan stole her mangy colt, saddled him, he sat down and rode to the fiery river. I reached that river, waved his handkerchief three times to the right side - and suddenly, from no-picked, hung high over the river, a nice bridge.

The prince moved on a bridge and waved his handkerchief to the left side only twice - stayed bridge over the river-thin thin!

In the morning I woke Baba Yaga - lousy foal views can not see! I gave chase; at full speed on an iron mortar jumps, chases pestle, broom sweeps the trail.

Rode up to the fiery river, he looked up and thought, "Well the bridge!"

She went across the bridge, only reached the mid - bridge broke off, and the Baba Yaga Cheburah into the river! Then it happened fierce death.

Ivan Tsarevich fattened foal in green meadows; I became of it marvelous horse.

Prince arrives to Marya Morevna; she ran, threw herself on his neck:

- How did you manage to escape from death?

- So and so, - he said. - Come with me.

- I'm afraid, Prince Ivan! If Koschey catch up, have you hacked again.

- No, it will not catch up! Now I have a nice athletic horse, like a bird flying.

They sat on his horse and rode.

Bag of Bones tossed home, underneath the horse stumbles.

- What are you, nesytaya nag stumbles? Ali Do you hear what adversity?

- Prince Ivan came, Mary took Morevna.

- Is it possible to catch up with them?

- God knows! Now Ivan Tsarevich horse heroic better than me.

- No, not uterplyu - Bag of Bones says - go in pursuit.

Long or short it - he caught up Ivan Tsarevich, jumped to the ground and was about to whip his sharp saber; in those days the horse Prince Ivan hit with all his hoof Koshchey Immortal and smashed his head, and Prince overpowering his club.

After naklal Prince bunch of wood, built a fire, burned at the stake Koshchey Immortal and most of his ashes to the winds started up.

Maria Morevna Koshcheeva sat on the horse, and Ivan Tsarevich on their own, and they went on a visit to the first crow, and then to the eagle, and there to the falcon. Wherever you arrive, they are greeted everywhere with joy:

- Ah, Prince Ivan, and so we do not see you chayali.

Well, not for nothing that you fussed: such beauties as Maria Morevna, around the world to look for - the other is not found!

They stay for a while, and went to feast in his kingdom; We arrived and began to live with him happily ever after, so good ever after sipping nectar.