Sivka-Burka

It was the old man's three sons: two smart, and the third Ivan the Fool; day and night on the stove lying fool.

The old man has sown wheat, and wheat grown rich, but got into the habit of wheat that someone at night and pounded the grass. That old man tells the children:

- My dear children, kept the wheat turns every night, I catch the thief.

Comes the first night. The eldest son went to guard the wheat, but wanted him to sleep: he climbed to the hayloft and slept until morning. He comes home in the morning and says, all night de not sleep izzyab and thief did not see.

On the second night I went to the middle son and also a night all slept in the hayloft.

On the third night comes the turn of the fool to go.He took the noose and went. I came to Mezhuyev and sat on a stone: sitting - does not sleep, waiting for the thief.

At the very midnight rode in wheat motley horse: one strand of wool gold, the other - the silver, running - the earth trembles, a pillar of smoke from the ears fells, flames bursting from his nostrils. And there was the horse wheat have not eat as much as treads.

I fool crept on all fours to the horse, and once threw a noose around his neck. Jerked the horse struggling - there it was. Fool rested, lasso the neck presses. And there was the horse fool to pray:

- Let go of me, you, Ivan, and I concelebrated you great service!

- Well, - answers Ivan the Fool. - Yes, I'll find you later?

- Come outside the village - said the horse - whistle three times and shout: "Sivka Bourke, prophetic kaurka! Be in front of me like a leaf before grass!" - I'm here and I will.

Let go of the horse Ivan the Fool, and made him promise - wheat is no longer there and stomp.

Ivan came home.

- Well, fool, see? - Ask the brothers.

- I caught - says Ivan - motley horse. He promised not to go into the wheat - so I let go of him.

Brothers laughed plenty of fool, but with much of the night no one has touched wheat.

Soon after that began in the villages and cities Herald (crier) from the king to walk to click cry: Putting de boyars and nobles, merchants and tradesmen and simple peasants, all to the king at the feast, for three days; bring your best horses; and who on his horse to tsarevnina towers doskochit tsarevninoy hands and remove the ring for the king will give the princess to marry.

Began to gather on the holiday and Ivanushkina brothers, not that that by jumping and even for others to see. And Ivan asks them.

- Where are you, fool! - Say the brothers. - People or something, you want to frighten? Sit yourself on the stove and pour the ashes.

We left brothers and Ivan the Fool daughters took a basket and went to take mushrooms. Ivan went out into the field, threw the basket, whistled three times, and cried:

- Sivka Bourke, prophetic kaurka! Be in front of me like a leaf before grass!

The horse is running - the earth trembles, the flames from the ears of NPPOs pillar of smoke belching. Ran - and became a horse to Ivanushka short.

- Well, - he says - breaks me, Ivan, in the right ear and the left get out.

Ivan got the horse in the right ear and the left came out - and became so well done, that no want, no vzgadat, no tale to tell.

Ivan then sat on his horse and galloped off on a holiday to the king. Rode into the square before the palace, he sees - people by the thousand; and high teremu, the window, the princess sitting: a ring on his hand - the prices there, a beauty of beauties. No one to ride her and does not think there is anyone hunting probably break his neck.

Ivan then hit his horse up the steep hips, enraged for evermore horse jumped - only three crown to tsarevnina not doprygnul window.

He surprised people, and Ivan turned his horse and galloped back. And his brethren will not soon outsiders, so he had them whipped silk whip. Screaming people: "Hold on, hold it!" - And Ivanushkin already gone.

Ivan went out of town, dismounted, climbed into his left ear to the right, and got the same again became Ivan the Fool. Ivan let his horse, won a basket of toadstools and brought home.

- Here's to you, hostess, fungi, - she says.

Then angry daughter of Ivan:

- What are you, a fool for fungi brought? Did you eat them one!

Ivan grinned and climbed back on the stove.

Brothers came home and told his father as they were in the city and have seen, and Ivan is on the stove and chuckles.

The next day the older brothers went on holiday again, but Ivan took the basket and went to pick mushrooms. Out in the field, whistled, shouted:

- Sivka Bourke, prophetic kaurka! Be in front of me like a leaf before grass!

I ran the horse and stood before Ivanushka short.

Pereryadilsya Ivan again and galloped into the square. He sees - in the area of ​​people even more than before; all admired on the princess and jump nobody thinks: who wants to break his neck! Ivan then hit his horse up the steep hips, enraged for evermore horse jumped - and only two crown to tsarevnina windows are not pulled. Rotate Ivan horse, he whipped his brother to a stranger, and rode away.

Had to take home, and Ivan is already on the stove, listening to what the brothers tell, and chuckles.

On the third day the brothers went back to the feast, and rode Ivan. He whipped his horse whip. He enraged for evermore horse than ever: jumped - and pulled up the window. Ivan kissed the princess and rode away, not forgetting brothers whip whack. Here it is the king and the princess began to shout: "Hold on, hold it!" - And Ivanushkin gone.

Ivan came home - one arm wrapped with a cloth.

- What have you got it? - Asked Ivan daughter.

- Why, - he says - was looking for mushrooms, pinned knot. - Ivan and climbed onto the stove.

Had to take, they confessed that it was. And Ivanushka on the stove perstenek wanted to see how he lifted the cloth, the whole hut and Hosea.

- Come on, fool with fire indulge! - I shouted at him brothers. - Once the house will burn. It's time to you, fool, just get rid of the house!

Three days later comes the cry from the king, to all the people, no matter how much is in his kingdom, he was going to his feast and no one dared to stay at home, and who disdain the king's feast - from the shoulders to the head.

There's nothing to do, he went to the banquet the old man with his whole family.

They came for oak tables Posada; They drink and eat them chattering speech.

At the end of the feast was the princess of honey from his hands roctey twine. He has bypassed all coming to Ivanushka last; and a fool something platishko thin, covered in soot, his hair standing on end, one hand dirty rag tied ... just a passion. |

- What have you got, boy, hand bound up? - He asked the princess. - Untie a minute.

Ivan unleashed a hand and a ring on his finger tsarevnin - so all Hosea.

He took a while Princess fool's hand, led him to his father and said:

- That, sir, is my betrothed.

Ivanushka servants washed, combed, dressed in royal dress, and he became so well done, that his father and brothers look - and do not believe their eyes.