Princess Snake

I Went Cossack by-road, and drove into the thick forest; in the forest on progalinke worth a haystack. Cossack stopped to rest a little bit, went around stacks and lit his pipe; I smoked, smoked and not seen as a spark planted in hay. Cossack sat on his horse and set off; I did not have time to do ten steps as the flames flared and illuminated the entire forest. He glanced a Cossack looks - haystack burning, and the fire is red girl, and said in a loud voice:

- Kazak, good man! Deliver me from death.

- How do you get rid of? Around the flames, you do not have to approach it.

- Sun Fire in its peak, I get out of it.

Cossack lance thrust into the fire, and the heat from the great back turned.

Immediately red girl Turnover zmeeyu, climbed to the peak, slipped Cossack on his neck, wrapped around the neck three times and picked up his tail in his mouth. Kazak was frightened; not figure out what to do and how to be.

Proveschal snake with a human voice:

- Do not be afraid, my good fellow! Wear my neck seven years, so are looking for tin kingdom, and will arrive at the kingdom - stay and live there for another seven years is hopeless. Concelebrated the service, you will be happy!

I went to look for tin Cossack kingdom.

It took a lot of time, a lot of water under the bridge, at the end of the seventh year reached the steep hill; on the hill stands a tin castle, around the castle high white stone wall.

Cossack rode up the mountain wall parted before him, and he entered a courtyard. In the train a minute fell from his neck snake struck the damp earth, the soul-girl turned and was gone from his eyes - as if it was not.

Cossack put his good horse to the stable, went into the palace and began to inspect the room. Throughout the mirror, silver and velvet, and never see any of the human soul. "Oh, - thinks Cossack - where I went? Who I will feed and water? It is evident, it is necessary to die of starvation! "

Just think, lo and behold - the table is set in front of him on the table and eat and drink - just enough; He chewed and drank and even think to look at the horse. It comes in a stable - a horse standing in a stall so eating oats.

- Well, that's a good thing: it is possible, therefore, without the need to live.

For a long time he remained a Cossack in a tin castle, and took his boredom death: no joke - zavsegda all alone! Not a word to anyone and throw. It pleases him to go into the open light; only where no rush - all the walls are high, no entry or exit. For the annoyance it seemed good fellow grabbed the stick, entered the palace and began to beat the mirrors and glass, velvet tear, break chairs, silver throwing "Perhaps de landlord will let the will of the release!" No, no one is.

Went Cossack sleep. The next day woke up, walked, and even think like a bite to eat; back and forth looks - it is not nothing! "Oh - I think - she has a slave, since unclean reaps! Here nabedokuril yesterday, and now starving! "Just repent, as it is now and the food and drink - you're done!

It took three days; Cossack woke up in the morning, looked out the window - on the porch of his good horse is saddled. What would this mean? Washed, dressed, he took his long lance and went to a yard. Suddenly, from nowhere it came from - was a red girl:

- Hello, my good fellow! Seven years ended - you saved me from ultimate destruction. Know I am a king's daughter. Bag of Bones carried me from my father, from his mother, wanted to take for themselves married, and I laugh at him; So he became embittered and cruel revolutions me zmeeyu. Thank you for your long life! Now we will go to my father; He will award you a gold treasury and semi-precious stones, you do not take, and ask yourself a keg that is in the basement.

- And what kind of self-interest in it?

- Sloping barrel in the right direction - once the palace will be, rolled to the left - the palace disappears.

- Well, - said the Cossack.

He sat down on a horse, and is planted with a beautiful princess; high walls themselves in front of them porazdvinulis, and they went on their way.

For a long time or a short - Cossack with a princess comes to the king. King saw his daughter, he rejoiced and began blagodarstvovat Cossack and gives full bags of gold and pearls.

Says a good fellow:

- I do not need any of gold, or pearls; Give me the memory bochonochek that is in the basement.

- Many people want a brother! Well, nothing to do: the daughter of my dearest! For her, the barrel is not bad. Bury.

The Cossack took a royal gift and went to wander through the world.

Drove on, he comes to meet him, an ancient old man. He asks the old man:

- Feed me, my good fellow!

Cossack jumped off the horse, untied barrel rolled to the right - in that wonderful moment Well palace appeared.

Arrived they both painted in the chamber and sat down at a set table.

- Hey, my faithful servants! - Cried the Cossack. - Feed-Napo my guest.

Do not have time to get out - are the servants of a bull and three boiler beer. He began the old man have so praises; I ate a whole ox, drank three beers boiler, cleared his throat and said:

- Not enough, but nothing to do! Thank you for the bread and salt.

They went out of the palace; Cossack rode his barrel to the left - and the Palace is gone.

- Let's change - says the old man Cossack - I'll give you a sword, and you give me a keg.

- What good is the sword?

- Why, this sword-samorub; Only standing wave - whether at least some power of a countless, all beat! Vaughn see - forest grows;like, I am trying to do?

Then the old man took out his sword and waved to them and said:

- Go, swordfish samorub, chop dense forest!

The sword flew well, and trees cut down but put in fathoms; I chopped and returned back to the owner.

The Cossack did not think twice, the old man put the barrel and himself took the sword-samorub, mounted his horse, and even think back to the king. And in the capital city of the king came strong enemy; Cossack army-saw effect myriad waved at her with the sword:

- Sword samorub! Concelebrated Single service; chop the enemy army.

Flew head ... And in less than an hour, as the enemy's strength was gone.

King went Cossack meet him, embraced him, kissed her and immediately decided to give him to marry the beautiful princess.

The wedding was rich; at the wedding, and I was a honey-wine drinking, his mustache dripping, mouth was not.