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Marya morevna
In a certain kingdom, in a certain state, Ivan Tsarevich lived. He had three sisters: one Marya the princess, the other Olga the princess, and the third Anna the princess.
Their father and mother died. Dying, they punished their son:
- Who is the first to marry the sisters, for that and give - do not keep with you for a long time.
The prince buried his parents and out of grief went with his sisters to the green garden for a walk. Suddenly a black cloud finds in the sky, a terrible thunderstorm arises.
- Let's go home, sisters, - says Ivan Tsarevich.
As soon as they arrived at the palace - as thunder struck, the ceiling split in two and a falcon flew into the upper room towards them. The falcon hit the floor, became a good fellow and says:
- Hello, Ivan Tsarevich! Before I was a guest, but now I came as a matchmaker: I want to marry your sister Marya the princess.
- If you love your sister, I don't keep her - let her go. Marya the princess agreed. Falcon married and carried her away
to your kingdom.
Days pass after days, hours run after hours - the whole year is gone. Ivan Tsarevich and his two sisters went for a walk in the green garden. Again a cloud rises with a whirlwind, with lightning.
“Let's go home, sisters,” says the prince. 
As soon as they came to the palace, thunder struck, the roof fell apart, the ceiling split in two and an eagle flew in. The eagle hit the floor and became a good fellow.
- Hello, Ivan Tsarevich! Before I went as a guest, and now I came as a matchmaker.
And he wooed Olga the princess. Ivan Tsarevich answers:
- If you love Princess Olga, then let him go for you, I don’t take her will off her.
Olga the princess agreed and married the eagle. The eagle picked her up and carried her to his kingdom.
Another year has passed. Ivan Tsarevich says to his younger sister:
- Let's go for a walk in the green garden.
We walked a little. Again a cloud rises with a whirlwind, with lightning. - Let's go back, sister, home!
We returned home, did not have time to sit down - as thunder struck, the ceiling split in two and a raven flew in. The raven hit the floor and became a good fellow. The former were good-looking, and this one is even better.
- Well, Ivan Tsarevich, I used to be a guest, but now I came as a matchmaker: give Anna the princess for me.
- I don’t take my will off my sister. If you fell in love with her, let him go for you.
Anna the princess married the crow, and he took her to his state. Ivan Tsarevich was left alone. He lived without sisters for a whole year, and it became boring for him.
“I’ll go,” he says, “to look for the sisters.
He got ready for the road, walked and walked and saw: the army was lying in the field, the beaten strength. Ivan Tsarevich asks:
- If there is a man alive here, answer me: who beat this great army?
A man was alive to him:
- All this great army was beaten by Marya Morevna, the beautiful princess. 
Ivan Tsarevich set off further, ran into white tents, Marya Morevna, the beautiful princess, came out to meet him.
- Hello, prince. Where is God taking you - by the will or from bondage?
Ivan Tsarevich answers her:
- Good fellows do not drive captively.
“Well, if it’s not in a hurry, stay in my tents. Ivan Tsarevich is glad of this: he spent two nights in tents.
He fell in love with Marya Morevna and married her. Marya Morevna, the beautiful princess, took him with her to her state. They lived together for some time, and the princess took it into his head to get ready for the war. She leaves the whole household for Ivan Tsarevich and orders:
- Go everywhere, look after everything, just don't look into this closet. 
He could not bear it: as soon as Marya Morevna left, he immediately rushed into the closet, opened the door, looked - and there was Koschey the Immortal hanging there, chained on twelve chains.
Koschey asks Ivan Tsarevich:
- Have pity on me, give me a drink! For ten years I have been tormented here, I did not eat, I did not drink - my throat was completely dry.
The prince gave him a whole bucket of water; he drank and asked again:
- I can't fill with one bucket of thirst. Give more! Koschey drank another and asked for a third; how did you drink
the third bucket, took his previous strength, shook the chains and immediately broke all twelve.
- Thank you, Ivan Tsarevich, - said Koschey the Immortal, - now you will never see Marya Morevna as your ears.
And in a terrible whirlwind he flew out the window, overtook Marya Morevna, the beautiful princess, on the road, picked her up and carried her away. And Ivan Tsarevich wept bitterly, bitterly, equipped himself and went on his way: "Whatever happens, but I will find Marya Morevna." Day goes by, another goes, at dawn on the third he sees a wonderful palace. An oak stands by the palace, a falcon sits on an oak tree. 
A falcon flew off an oak tree, hit the ground, turned around like a good fellow and shouted:
- Ah, my dear brother-in-law!
Marya the princess ran out, greeted Ivan Tsarevich joyfully, began to ask about his health, talk about her life and life. The prince stayed with them for three days and says:
- I cannot stay with you for a long time: I am going to look for my wife, Marya Morevna, the beautiful princess.
“It's hard for you to find her,” the falcon replies. - Leave your silver spoon here, just in case: we will look at it, remember about you.
Ivan Tsarevich left his silver spoon with the falcon and went on the road.
Marya Morevna
In a certain kingdom, in a certain state, Ivan Tsarevich lived; he had three sisters: one Marya the princess, the other Olga the princess, and the third Anna the princess. Their father and mother died; dying, they punished their son:
- Who is the first to marry your sisters, for that and give - do not keep with you for a long time!
The prince buried his parents and out of grief went with his sisters to the green garden for a walk. Suddenly a black cloud finds in the sky, a terrible thunderstorm rises.
- Let's go, sisters, home! - says Ivan Tsarevich.
As soon as they arrived at the palace, thunder struck, the ceiling split in two, and a falcon flew into the upper room towards them, the falcon hit the floor, became a good fellow and says:
- Hello, Ivan Tsarevich! Before I went as a guest, but now I have come as a matchmaker; I want to marry your sister Marya the princess.
- If you love your sister, I will not appease her - let him go with God!
Marya the princess agreed; the falcon married and took her to his kingdom.
Days pass after days, hours run after hours - the whole year is gone; Ivan Tsarevich and his two sisters went for a walk in the green garden. Again a cloud with a whirlwind, with lightning rises.
- Let's go, sisters, home! - says the prince.
As soon as they arrived at the palace, thunder struck, the roof split open, the ceiling split in two, and an eagle flew in; hit the floor and became a good fellow.
- Hello, Ivan Tsarevich! I used to be a guest, but now I’ve come as a matchmaker.
And he wooed Olga the princess. Ivan Tsarevich answers:
- If you love Princess Olga, then let him go for you; I don’t take her will.
Olga the princess agreed and married the eagle; the eagle caught her and carried her away to his kingdom.
Another year has passed; Ivan Tsarevich says to his younger sister:
- Let's go for a walk in the green garden!
We walked a little; again a cloud with a whirlwind, with lightning rises.
- Let's go home, sister!
We returned home, did not have time to sit down - as thunder struck, the ceiling split in two, and a raven flew in; the raven hit the floor and became a good fellow: the former were good-looking, but this one is even better.
- Well, Ivan Tsarevich, I used to be a guest, but now I came as a matchmaker; give Anna the princess for me.
“I don’t take my will off my sister; if you fell in love with her, let him go for you.
Anna the princess married the crow, and he took her to his state.
Ivan Tsarevich was left alone; he lived for a whole year without his sisters, and it became boring for him.
“I’ll go,” he says, “to look for the sisters.
He got ready for the road, walked, walked and saw - the army was lying in the field - the beaten strength. Ivan Tsarevich asks:
- If there is a man alive here - answer me! Who defeated this great army?
A man was alive to him:
- All this great army was beaten by Marya Morevna, the beautiful princess.
- Hello, tsarevich, where is God taking you - by the will of al-by-will?
Ivan Tsarevich answered her:
- Good fellows do not drive captively!
“Well, if it’s not in a hurry, stay in my tents.
Ivan Tsarevich is glad for that, he spent two nights in tents, fell in love with Marya Morevna and married her.
Marya Morevna, the beautiful princess, took him with her to her state; they lived together for some time, and the princess took it into her head to get ready for the war; she leaves the whole household for Ivan Tsarevich and orders:
- Go everywhere, look after everything; only I couldn't look into this closet!
He could not bear it: as soon as Marya Morevna left, he immediately rushed into the closet, opened the door, looked - and there was Koschey the Immortal hanging there, chained on twelve chains.
Koschey asks Ivan Tsarevich:
- Have pity on me, give me a drink! For ten years I have been tormented here, I did not eat, I did not drink - my throat was completely dry!
The prince gave him a whole bucket of water; he drank and asked again:
- I can't fill my thirst with one bucket; Give more!
The prince brought in another bucket; Koschey drank and asked for a third, and when he drank the third bucket, he took his previous strength, shook his chains and immediately broke all twelve.
- Thank you, Ivan Tsarevich! - said Koschey the Immortal. - Now you will never see Marya Morevna, as your ears! - and in a terrible whirlwind flew out the window, overtook Marya Morevna, the beautiful princess, on the road, picked her up and carried her away.
And Ivan Tsarevich wept bitterly, bitterly, equipped himself and went on his way:
- Whatever happens, but I will find Marya Morevna!
Day goes on, another goes, at dawn on the third he sees a wonderful palace, an oak stands by the palace, a falcon sits on an oak tree. A falcon flew off an oak tree, hit the ground, turned around like a good fellow and shouted:
- Ah, my dear brother-in-law! How does the Lord have mercy on you?
Marya the princess ran out, Ivan Tsarevich was blowing joyfully, she began to ask about his health, talk about her life.
The prince stayed with them for three days and says:
- I can't stay with you for a long time; I'm going to look for my wife, Marya Morevna, the beautiful princess.
“It's hard for you to find her,” the falcon replies. - Leave your silver spoon here, just in case: we will look at it, remember about you.
Ivan Tsarevich left his silver spoon with the falcon and went on the road.
He walked a day, walked another, at dawn on the third he sees the palace even better than the first, an oak stands near the palace, an eagle sits on an oak tree. The eagle flew off the tree, hit the ground, turned around like a good fellow and shouted:
- Get up, Olga the princess! Our dear brother is coming.
Olga the princess immediately ran to meet him, began to kiss and hug him, ask about his health, talk about her life and life.
- I have no time to stay longer; I'm going to look for my wife, Marya Morevna, the beautiful princess.
The eagle answers:
- It's hard for you to find her; leave with us a silver fork: we will look at it, we will remember you.
He left the silver fork and went on the road.
The day went on, another went on, at dawn on the third day he sees the palace better than the first two, an oak stands near the palace, a raven sits on an oak tree. A raven flew off an oak tree, hit the ground, turned around a good fellow and shouted:
- Princess Anna! Come out quickly, our brother is coming.
Anna the princess ran out, breezed him happily, began to kiss and hug, ask questions about health, talk about her life and life.
Ivan Tsarevich stayed with them for three days and says:
- Goodbye! I'm going to look for my wife - Marya Morevna, the beautiful princess.
The raven answers:
- It's hard for you to find her; Leave us a silver snuff-box: we'll look at it, remember you.
The prince gave him a silver snuff-box, said goodbye and went on the road.
The day went on, another went, and on the third I got to Marya Morevna. She saw her sweetheart, threw herself on his neck, burst into tears and said:
- Oh, Ivan Tsarevich! Why did you disobey me - you looked into the closet and released Koshchei the Immortal?
- Sorry, Marya Morevna! Do not remember the old one, it is better to go with me until you see Koshchei the Immortal; maybe he won't catch up!
We packed up and left.
And Koschey was on the hunt; in the evening he tosses and turns home, under him a good horse stumbles.
The horse answers:
- Ivan Tsarevich came, took Marya Morevna away.
- Is it possible to catch up with them?
- You can sow wheat, wait until it grows, squeeze it, grind it, turn it into flour, cook five ovens of bread, eat that bread, but then we’ll drive in pursuit — and then we’ll be ripe!
Koschey galloped, caught up with Ivan Tsarevich.
- Well, - he says, - for the first time I forgive you for your kindness that gave me water to drink; and another time I will forgive, but the third time beware - I will chop it to pieces!
Took away Marya Morevna from him and took her away; Ivan Tsarevich sat down on a stone and wept.
He wept, wept, and again turned back for Marya Morevna; Koschey the Immortal House did not happen.
- Let's go, Marya Morevna!
- Oh, Ivan Tsarevich! He will catch up with us.
- Let him catch up; we’ll spend another hour together.
We packed up and left. Koschey the Immortal returns home, under him a good horse stumbles.
- What are you, unsatisfied nag, stumbling? Ali, do you smell any misfortune?
- Is it possible to catch up with them?
- You can sow barley, wait until it grows, squeeze, grind, brew beer, get drunk, get enough sleep, and then go in pursuit - and then we will be in time!
Koschey galloped, caught up with Ivan Tsarevich:
- After all, I told you that you will not see Marya Morevna as your ears!
He took her away and took her to his place. Ivan Tsarevich was left alone, wept, wept, and again returned for Marya Morevna; at that time Koshchei did not happen at home.
- Let's go, Marya Morevna!
- Oh, Ivan Tsarevich! After all, he will catch up, he will chop you into pieces.
- Let him chop it up! I can not live without you.
We packed up and drove off.
Koschey the Immortal returns home, under him a good horse stumbles.
- What are you stumbling about? Ali, do you smell any misfortune?
- Ivan Tsarevich came, took Marya Morevna with him.
Koschey galloped off, caught up with Ivan Tsarevich, chopped him into small pieces and laid him in a tar barrel; took this barrel, fastened it with iron hoops and threw it into the blue sea, and took Marya Morevna to his place.
At the same time, the silver of Ivan Tsarevich's sons-in-law turned black.
- Ah, - they say, - apparently, trouble has happened!
The eagle threw himself on the blue sea, grabbed and pulled the barrel to the shore, the falcon flew after the living water, and the raven after the dead.
All three flew into one place, smashed the barrel, took out pieces of Ivan Tsarevich, washed them and put them together as needed. The raven splashed with dead water - the body grew together, united; the falcon splashed living water - Ivan Tsarevich shuddered, got up and said:
- Oh, how long I slept!
- I would have slept even longer, if not for us! - answered the sons-in-law. - Come now to visit us.
- No, brothers! I'll go look for Marya Morevna.
He comes to her and asks:
- Find out from Koshchei the Immortal, where he got himself such a good horse.
Here Marya Morevna found a good moment and began to question Koshchei. Koschey said:
- Beyond the distant lands, in the thirtieth kingdom, beyond the river of fire, Baba Yaga lives; she has a mare on which she flies around the world every day. She also has many other glorious mares; I was her shepherd for three days, I did not miss a single mare, and for that Baba Yaga gave me one foal.
- How did you cross the fiery river?
- And I have such a handkerchief - as I wave to the right three times, a high, high bridge will be made, and the fire will not reach it!
Marya Morevna listened, told everything to Ivan Tsarevich and took away the handkerchief and gave it to him.
Ivan Tsarevich crossed the river of fire and went to Baba Yaga. He walked for a long time without drinking or eating. He came across an overseas bird with small children. Ivan Tsarevich says:
- I will shoot one chick.
- Don't eat, Ivan Tsarevich! - asks the overseas bird. “I’ll be useful to you for a while.”
“I'll take some honey,” he says.
The queen bee responds:
- Don't touch my honey, Ivan Tsarevich! I'll be useful to you for a while.
- I'll eat even this lion cub; I want to eat so much, it became sickening!
“Don’t touch me, Ivan Tsarevich,” the lioness asks. “I’ll be useful to you for a while.”
- Well, let it be your way!
He walked hungry, walked, walked - there was the house of Baba Yaga, around the house there were twelve poles, on eleven poles on a human head, only one unoccupied.
- Hello, grandma!
- Hello, Ivan Tsarevich! Why did you come - of your own free will or out of need?
- I came to earn your heroic horse.
- Please, prince! I don't have a year to serve, but only three days; if you save my mares, I will give you a heroic horse, and if not, then do not be angry - stick your head on the last pole.
Ivan Tsarevich agreed; Baba Yaga fed and watered him and ordered him to get down to business.
He had just driven the mares out into the field, the mares lifted their tails and all scattered across the meadows; Before the prince had time to raise his eyes, they completely disappeared. Then he began to cry, grieve, sat down on a stone and fell asleep. The sun is already at sunset, an overseas bird has arrived and wakes him up:
- Get up, Ivan Tsarevich! The mares are now at home.
The prince got up and went home; and Baba Yaga makes a noise and shouts at her mares:
- Why did you come back home?
- How could we not come back? Birds flew from all over the world, almost pecked out our eyes.
- Well, tomorrow you do not run in the meadows, but scatter in the dense forests.
Ivan Tsarevich slept through the night; the next morning Baba Yaga says to him:
- Look, prince, if you don’t save the mares, if you lose at least one - to be your wild little head on a pole!
He drove the mares into the field, they immediately lifted their tails and scattered through the dense forests. Again the prince sat down on a stone, cried, cried, and fell asleep. The sun went down behind the forest; the lioness came running:
- Get up, Ivan Tsarevich! The mares are all collected.
Ivan Tsarevich got up and went home; Baba Yaga, more than ever, makes noise and shouts at her mares:
- Why did you return home?
- How could we not come back?
Fierce animals came running from all over the world, almost tore us apart.
- Well, tomorrow you will run into the blue sea.
Ivan Tsarevich slept again the night; the next morning Baba Yaga sends him to graze mares:
- If you don’t save yourself - be your wild little head on a pole.
He drove the mares into the field; they immediately lifted their tails, disappeared from sight and ran into the blue sea; stand in water up to their necks. Ivan Tsarevich sat down on a stone, wept and fell asleep. The sun went down behind the forest, a bee flew in and said:
- Get up, prince! The mares are all collected; but when you return home, don't show yourself to Baba Yaga, go to the stable and hide behind the manger. There is a lousy colt lying in the manure; you steal it and leave the house at dead midnight.
Ivan Tsarevich got up, made his way into the stable and lay down behind the manger; Baba Yaga makes a noise and shouts at her mares:
- Why did you come back?
- How could we not come back? Bees have flown in, seemingly invisibly from all over the world, and let us sting us from all sides to the point of blood!
Baba Yaga fell asleep, and at midnight Ivan Tsarevich stole a lousy foal from her, saddled him, sat down and galloped to the river of fire. I drove to that river, waved my handkerchief three times to the right - and suddenly, out of nowhere, a high, glorious bridge hung over the river.
The Tsarevich crossed the bridge and waved his handkerchief to the left side only twice - there was a thin, thin bridge across the river!
Baba Yaga woke up in the morning - you couldn't see a lousy foal! Has rushed in pursuit; galloping at full speed on an iron mortar, driving with a pestle, sweeping the trail with a broomstick.
She galloped to the fiery river, looked and thought: "Nice bridge!"
I drove across the bridge, just got to the middle - the bridge broke off, and Baba Yaga chuburah into the river; then a fierce death happened to her!
Ivan Tsarevich fattened a foal in green meadows; he became a wonderful horse.
The tsarevich comes to Marya Morevna; she ran out, threw herself on his neck:
- How did God resurrect you?
- So and so, - he says. - Come with me.
- I'm afraid, Ivan Tsarevich! If Koschey catches up, I'll be chopped up again.
- No, it won't catch up! Now I have a glorious heroic horse, like a bird flies.
They got on their horse and rode off. Koschey the Immortal is tossing and turning home, the horse stumbles under him.
- What are you, unsatisfied nag, stumbling? Ali, do you smell any misfortune?
- Ivan Tsarevich came, took Marya Morevna away.
- Is it possible to catch up with them?
- God knows! Now Ivan Tsarevich has a heroic horse better than me.
- No, I will not resist, - says Koschey the Immortal, - I will go in pursuit.
Whether it took a long time or a short time — he caught up with Ivan Tsarevich, jumped to the ground and was about to whip him with a sharp saber; at that time, Ivan Tsarevich's horse hit Koshchei the Immortal's hoof with full swing and smashed his head, and the Tsarevich finished him off with a club.
After that, the prince laid a pile of firewood, lit a fire, burned Koshchei the Immortal at the stake and let his ashes fly into the wind.
Marya Morevna sat on Koscheev's horse, and Ivan Tsarevich on his own, and they went to visit first to the raven, then to the eagle, and then to the falcon. Wherever they come, they are greeted with joy everywhere:
- Oh, Ivan Tsarevich, and we did not like to see you. Well, it’s not for nothing that you were busy: to look for such a beauty as Marya Morevna in the whole world - you cannot find another!
They stayed, feasted and went to their kingdom; came and began to live and live for themselves, make good money and drink honey.
In a certain kingdom, in a certain state, Ivan Tsarevich lived; he had three sisters: one Marya the princess, the other Olga the princess, and the third Anna the princess. Their father and mother died; dying, they punished their son:
- Who is the first to marry your sisters, for that and give - do not keep with you for a long time!
The prince buried his parents and out of grief went with his sisters to the green garden for a walk. Suddenly a black cloud finds in the sky, a terrible thunderstorm rises.
- Let's go, sisters, home! - says Ivan Tsarevich.
As soon as they arrived at the palace, thunder struck, the ceiling split in two, and a falcon flew into the upper room towards them, the falcon hit the floor, became a good fellow and says:
- Hello, Ivan Tsarevich! Before I went as a guest, but now I have come as a matchmaker; I want to marry your sister Marya the princess.
- If you love your sister, I will not appease her - let him go with God!
Marya the princess agreed; the falcon married and took her to his kingdom.
Days pass after days, hours run after hours - the whole year is gone; Ivan Tsarevich and his two sisters went for a walk in the green garden. Again a cloud with a whirlwind, with lightning rises.
- Let's go, sisters, home! - says the prince. As soon as they arrived at the palace, thunder struck, the roof split open, the ceiling split in two, and an eagle flew in; hit the floor and became a good fellow.
- Hello, Ivan Tsarevich! I used to be a guest, but now I’ve come as a matchmaker.
And he wooed Olga the princess. Ivan Tsarevich answers:
- If you love Princess Olga, then let him go for you; I don’t take her will.
Olga the princess agreed and married the eagle; the eagle caught her and carried her away to his kingdom.
Another year has passed; Ivan Tsarevich says to his younger sister:
- Let's go for a walk in the green garden!
We walked a little; again a cloud with a whirlwind, with lightning rises.
- Let's go home, sister!
We returned home, did not have time to sit down - as thunder struck, the ceiling split in two, and a raven flew in; the raven hit the floor and became a good fellow; the former were good-looking, and this one is even better.
- Well, Ivan Tsarevich, I used to be a guest, but now I came as a matchmaker; give Anna the princess for me.
- I don’t take my will off my sister: if you fell in love with her, let him go for you.
Anna the princess married the crow, and he took her to his state.
Ivan Tsarevich was left alone; he lived for a whole year without his sisters, and it became boring for him.
“I’ll go,” he says, “to look for the sisters.
He got ready for the road, walked, walked and saw - the army was lying in the field - the beaten strength. Ivan Tsarevich asks:
- If there is a man alive here - answer me! Who defeated this great army?
A man was alive to him:
- All this great army was beaten by Marya Morevna, the beautiful princess.
- Hello, tsarevich, where is God taking you - by the will of al-by-will?
Ivan Tsarevich answered her:
- Good fellows do not drive captively!
“Well, if it’s not in a hurry, stay in my tents.
Ivan Tsarevich is glad for that, he spent two nights in tents, fell in love with Marya Morevna and married her.
Marya Morevna, the beautiful princess, took him with her to her state; they lived together for some time, and the princess took it into her head to get ready for the war; she leaves the whole household for Ivan Tsarevich and orders:
- Go everywhere, look after everything; only I couldn't look into this closet!
He could not bear it: as soon as Marya Morevna left, he immediately rushed into the closet, opened the door, looked - and there was Koschey the Immortal hanging there, chained on twelve chains.
Koschey asks Ivan Tsarevich:
- Have pity on me, give me a drink! For ten years I have been tormented here, I did not eat, I did not drink - my throat was completely dry!
The prince gave him a whole bucket of water; he drank and asked again:
- I can't fill my thirst with one bucket; Give more!
The prince brought in another bucket; Koschey drank and asked for a third, and when he drank the third bucket, he took his previous strength, shook his chains and immediately broke all twelve.
- Thank you, Ivan Tsarevich! - said Koschey the Immortal. - Now you will never see Marya Morevna, as your ears! - And in a terrible whirlwind he flew out the window, overtook Marya Morevna, the beautiful princess, on the road, picked her up and carried her away.
And Ivan Tsarevich wept bitterly, bitterly, equipped himself and went on his way:
- Whatever happens, but I will find Marya Morevna!
Day goes on, another goes, at dawn on the third he sees a wonderful palace, an oak stands by the palace, a falcon sits on an oak tree. A falcon flew off an oak tree, hit the ground, turned around like a good fellow and shouted:
- Ah, my dear brother-in-law! How does the Lord have mercy on you?
Marya the princess ran out, greeted Ivan Tsarevich with joy, began to ask about his health, talk about her life.
The prince stayed with them for three days and says:
- I can't stay with you for a long time; I'm going to look for my wife, Marya Morevna, the beautiful princess.
“It's hard for you to find her,” the falcon replies. - Leave your silver spoon here, just in case: we will look at it, remember about you.
Ivan Tsarevich left his silver spoon with the falcon and went on the road.
He walked a day, walked another, at dawn on the third he sees the palace even better than the first, an oak stands near the palace, an eagle sits on an oak tree. The eagle flew off the tree, hit the ground, turned around like a good fellow and shouted:
- Get up, Olga the princess! Our dear brother is coming.
Olga the princess immediately ran to meet him, began to kiss and hug him, ask about his health, talk about her life and life.
- I have no time to stay longer; I'm going to look for my wife, Marya Morevna, the beautiful princess.
The eagle answers:
- It's hard for you to find her; leave the silver fork with us, we'll look at it, remember you.
He left the silver fork and went on the road.
Day went on, another went on, at dawn on the third he sees the palace better than the first two, an oak stands near the palace, a raven sits on an oak tree. A raven flew off an oak tree, hit the ground, turned around a good fellow and shouted:
- Princess Anna! Come out quickly, our brother is coming.
Anna the princess ran out, greeted him joyfully, began to kiss and hug, to ask about health, to tell about her life and life.
Ivan Tsarevich stayed with them for three days and says:
- Goodbye! I'm going to look for my wife - Marya Morevna, the beautiful princess.
The raven answers:
- It's hard for you to find her; Leave us a silver snuff-box: we'll look at it, remember you.
The prince gave him a silver snuff-box, said goodbye and went on the road.
The day went on, another went, and on the third I got to Marya Morevna. She saw her sweetheart, threw herself on his neck, burst into tears and said:
- Oh, Ivan Tsarevich! Why didn't you obey me - looked into the closet and released Koshchei the Immortal?
- Sorry, Marya Morevna! Do not remember the old one, it is better to go with me until you see Koshchei the Immortal; maybe he won't catch up!
We packed up and left.
And Koschey was on the hunt; in the evening he tosses and turns home, under him a good horse stumbles.
The horse answers:
- Ivan Tsarevich came, took Marya Morevna away.
- Is it possible to catch up with them?
- You can sow wheat, wait until it grows, squeeze it, grind it, turn it into flour, cook five ovens of bread, eat that bread, but then we’ll drive in pursuit - and then we will be ripe!
Koschey galloped, caught up with Ivan Tsarevich.
- Well, - he says, - for the first time I forgive you for your kindness that gave me water to drink; and another time I will forgive, but the third time beware - I will chop it to pieces!
He took Marya Morevna away from him and took him away, and Ivan Tsarevich sat down on a stone and wept.
He wept, wept, and again turned back for Marya Morevna; Koschey the Immortal House did not happen.
- Let's go, Marya Morevna!
- Oh, Ivan Tsarevich! He will catch up with us.
- Let him catch up; we’ll spend at least an hour or two together.
We packed up and left. Koschey the Immortal returns home, under him a good horse stumbles.
- What are you, unsatisfied nag, stumbling? Ali, do you smell any misfortune?
- Is it possible to catch up with them?
- You can sow barley, wait until it grows, squeeze, grind, brew beer, get drunk, get enough sleep, and then drive in pursuit - and then we will be in time!
Koschey galloped, caught up with Ivan Tsarevich:
- After all, I told you that you will not see Marya Morevna, as your ears!
He took her away and took her to his place.
Ivan Tsarevich was left alone, wept and wept, and again returned for Marya Morevna; at that time Koshchei did not happen at home.
- Let's go, Marya Morevna!
- Oh, Ivan Tsarevich! After all, he will catch up, he will chop you into pieces.
- Let him chop it up! I can not live without you.
We packed up and drove off.
Koschey the Immortal returns home, under him a good horse stumbles.
- What are you stumbling about? Al do you feel what kind of misfortune?
- Ivan Tsarevich came, took Marya Morevna with him.
Koschey galloped off, caught up with Ivan Tsarevich, chopped him into small pieces and laid him in a tar barrel; took this barrel, fastened it with iron hoops and threw it into the blue sea, and took Marya Morevna to his place.
At the same time, the silver of Ivan Tsarevich's sons-in-law turned black.
- Ah, - they say, - apparently, trouble has happened!
The eagle threw himself on the blue sea, grabbed and pulled the barrel to the shore, the falcon flew after the living water, and the raven after the dead.
All three flew into one place, smashed the barrel, took out pieces of Ivan Tsarevich, washed them and put them together as needed. The raven sprayed with dead water - the body has grown together, joining; the falcon sprayed with living water - Ivan Tsarevich shuddered, got up and said:
- Oh, how long I slept!
- I would have slept even longer, if not for us! - answered the sons-in-law. - Come now to visit us.
- No, brothers! I'll go look for Marya Morevna.
He comes to her and asks:
- Find out from Koshchei the Immortal, where he got himself such a good horse.
Here Marya Morevna found a good moment and began to question Koshchei. Koschey said:
- For the distant lands, in the thirtieth kingdom, beyond the fiery river lives Baba Yaga; she has a mare on which she flies around the world every day. She also has many other glorious mares; I was a shepherd with her for three days, I did not miss a single mare, and then Baba Yaga gave me one foal.
- How did you cross the fiery river?
- And I have such a scarf: I wave to the right three times, a high, high bridge will be made, and the fire will not reach it!
Marya Morevna listened, told everything to Ivan Tsarevich and took away the handkerchief and gave it to him.
Ivan Tsarevich crossed the river of fire and went to Baba Yaga. He walked for a long time without drinking or eating. He came across an overseas bird with small children. Ivan Tsarevich says:
- I will shoot one chick.
- Don't eat, Ivan Tsarevich! - asks the overseas bird. “I’ll be useful to you for a while.”
“I'll take some honey,” he says.
The queen bee responds:
- Don't touch my honey, Ivan Tsarevich! I'll be useful to you for a while.
- I will eat even this lion cub: I want to eat so much, it has already become sickening!
“Don’t touch me, Ivan Tsarevich,” the lioness asks. “I’ll be useful to you for a while.”
- Well, let it be your way!
He walked hungry, walked, walked - there was the house of Baba Yaga, around the house there were twelve poles, on eleven poles on a human head, only one unoccupied.
- Hello, grandma!
- Hello, Ivan Tsarevich! Why did you come - of your own free will or out of need?
- I came to earn your heroic horse.
- Please, prince! I don't have a year to serve, but only three days; if you save my mares, I will give you a heroic horse, and if not, then do not be angry - stick your head on the last pole.
Ivan Tsarevich agreed; Baba Yaga fed and watered him and ordered him to get down to business.
He had just driven the mares out into the field, the mares lifted their tails and all scattered across the meadows; Before the prince had time to raise his eyes, they completely disappeared.
Then he began to cry, grieve, sat down on a stone and fell asleep.
The sun is already at sunset, an overseas bird has arrived and wakes him up:
- Get up, Ivan Tsarevich! The mares are now at home.
The prince got up and went home; and Baba Yaga makes a noise and shouts at her mares:
- Why did you come back home?
- How could we not come back? Birds flew from all over the world, almost pecked out our eyes.
- Well, tomorrow you do not run in the meadows, but scatter in the dense forests.
Ivan Tsarevich slept through the night; the next morning Baba Yaga says to him:
- Look, prince, if you don’t save the mares, if you lose at least one - to be your wild little head on a pole!
He drove the mares into the field, they immediately lifted their tails and scattered through the dense forests. Again the prince sat down on the stone, wept, wept, and fell asleep. The sun went down behind the forest, a lioness came running:
- Get up, Ivan Tsarevich! The mares are all collected.
Ivan Tsarevich got up and went home; Baba Yaga is worse than ever and makes noise and shouts at her mares:
- Why did you return home?
- How could we not come back? Fierce animals came running from all over the world, almost tore us apart.
- Well, tomorrow you will run into the blue sea.
Ivan Tsarevich slept again the night; the next morning Baba Yaga sends him to graze mares:
- If you don’t save yourself - be your wild little head on a pole.
He drove the mares into the field; they immediately lifted their tails, disappeared from sight and ran into the blue sea; stand in water up to their necks. Ivan Tsarevich sat down on a stone, wept and fell asleep. The sun went down behind the forest, a bee flew in and said:
- Get up, prince! The mares are all collected; but when you get home, don't show yourself to Baba Yaga, go to the stable and hide behind the manger. There is a lousy colt lying in the manure; you steal it and leave the house at dead midnight.
Ivan Tsarevich got up, made his way into the stable and lay down behind the manger; Baba Yaga makes a noise and shouts at her mares:
- Why did you come back?
- How could we not come back? Bees have flown in, seemingly invisibly from all over the world, and let us sting us from all sides to the point of blood!
Baba Yaga fell asleep, and at midnight Ivan Tsarevich stole a lousy colt from her, saddled it, sat down and galloped to the river of fire. I reached that river, waved my handkerchief three times to the right - and suddenly, from somewhere, a high, glorious bridge hung over the river.
The tsarevich crossed the bridge and waved his handkerchief to the left only twice - there was a thin, thin bridge across the river!
Baba Yaga woke up in the morning - you couldn't see a lousy foal! Has rushed in pursuit; galloping at full speed on an iron mortar, driving with a pestle, sweeping the trail with a broomstick.
She galloped to the fiery river, looked and thought: "Nice bridge!"
I drove across the bridge, only got to the middle - the bridge broke off, and Baba Yaga cheburakh into the river! Then a fierce death happened to her.
Ivan Tsarevich fattened a foal in green meadows; he became a wonderful horse.
The tsarevich comes to Marya Morevna; she ran out, threw herself on his neck:
- How did you manage to get rid of death?
- So and so, - he says. - Come with me.
- I'm afraid, Ivan Tsarevich! If Koschey catches up, I'll be chopped up again.
- No, it won't catch up! Now I have a glorious heroic horse, like a bird flies.
They got on their horse and rode off.
Koschey the Immortal is tossing and turning home, the horse stumbles under him.
- What are you, unsatisfied nag, stumbling? Ali, do you smell any misfortune?
- Ivan Tsarevich came, took Marya Morevna away.
- Is it possible to catch up with them?
- God knows! Now Ivan Tsarevich has a heroic horse better than me.
- No, I will not resist, - says Koschey the Immortal, - I will go in pursuit.
Whether it took a long time or a short time — he caught up with Ivan Tsarevich, jumped to the ground and was about to whip him with a sharp saber; at that time, Ivan Tsarevich's horse hit Koshchei the Immortal's hoof with full swing and smashed his head, and the Tsarevich finished him off with a club.
After that, the prince put a bunch of firewood, lit a fire, burned Koshchei the Immortal at the stake and let his ashes fly into the wind.
Marya Morevna sat on Koscheev's horse, and Ivan Tsarevich on his own, and they went to visit first to the raven, then to the eagle, and then to the falcon. Wherever they come, they are greeted with joy everywhere:
- Oh, Ivan Tsarevich, and we did not like to see you.
Well, it’s not for nothing that you were busy: to look for such a beauty as Marya Morevna in the whole world - you will not find another!
They stayed, feasted and went to their kingdom; came and began to live and live for themselves, make good money and drink honey.
Marya Morevna - Russian folk tale with an interesting plot and the participation of various fairytale characters... You can read the tale of Marya Morevna online or download the text in PDF and DOC format.
Summary of the tale you can start with how Ivan, the tsarevich and his three sisters, had their father and mother died. All responsibility for the sisters fell on Ivan's shoulders. He successfully married them off to princes from other states, and he himself began to live alone. But soon he became bored without his sisters, and he went in search of them. On the way, he meets the beautiful queen Marya Morevna, they get married and live in her state. When the queen was leaving home, she asked Ivan, the tsarevich, to keep an eye on the household, but in no case not to look into the closet. Ivan did not obey the order of his wife and first of all went to the forbidden place. There sat Koschey the Immortal, who asked the Tsarevich to give him water to drink. This harmless request led to great consequences and disaster. Koschey burst out of the closet, flew out the window, grabbed Marya Morevna and carried her away. Ivan - Tsarevich went in search of his wife to the kingdom of Koschev. On the way, he stopped by his sisters and talked about the grief that had happened. So the prince got to Koshchei, saw Marya Morevna, put her on a horse and took her away. But, Koshchei had a heroic horse, so he caught up with them, chopped Ivan into small pieces, and returned the princess to his kingdom again. On this one can end the tale, but Ivan Tsarevich is saved by his sons-in-law - the sisters' husbands. He gets a good horse from Baba Yaga and again goes to save Marya Morevna. Having defeated Koshchei the Immortal, Ivan took his beautiful princess, and they began to live well, make good money, and drink honey.
Read the fairy tale Marya Morevna can be for children of any age. Thanks to the exciting plot with elements of magic and mysticism, the fairy tale will interest not only children, but also adults. The main idea and meaning of the tale is that the power of love has no barriers in its path, and good always triumphs over evil. The tale teaches that family and loved ones are the most important and most important thing in life. Native people should protect and, take care of each other, help in difficult situations.
The tale of Marya Morevna is a clear example of many folk proverbs... Proverbs about love: Love will win everything, For a lover, even a hundred miles is not a distance, Love cannot be locked, True love has a beginning, but no end, Even if it floats, but be dear, Where there is love and advice, there is no grief , Fear does not go to the lover, Loving and God loves, Wherever you go, only with a sweetheart along the way, Darling is far away, it is not easy for the heart, For the sake of the dear, I don’t feel sorry for myself.
Proverbs about family: The family agrees, this is how things are going beautifully, The whole family is together, and the soul is in place, The tree is kept by the roots, and the man is the family, The earth is dead without water, a man without a family is a barren flower, Love and advice, there is no grief, V a family where they help each other, troubles are not terrible, Consent, yes, there is a treasure in the family, A man without a family is like a tree without fruit.
In a certain kingdom, in a certain state, Ivan Tsarevich lived; he had three sisters: one Marya the princess, the other Olga the princess, and the third Anna the princess. Their father and mother died; dying, they punished their son:
Whoever is the first to marry your sisters, give it up for that - don't keep it with you for a long time!
The prince buried his parents and out of grief went with his sisters to the green garden for a walk. Suddenly a black cloud finds in the sky, a terrible thunderstorm rises.
Let's go home, sisters! - says Ivan Tsarevich.
As soon as they arrived at the palace, thunder struck, the ceiling split in two, and a falcon flew into the upper room towards them, the falcon hit the floor, became a good fellow and says:
Hello, Ivan Tsarevich! Before I went as a guest, but now I have come as a matchmaker; I want to marry your sister Marya the princess.
If you love your sister, I will not appease her - let him go with God!
Marya the princess agreed; the falcon married and took her to his kingdom.
Days pass after days, hours run after hours - the whole year is gone; Ivan Tsarevich and his two sisters went for a walk in the green garden. Again a cloud with a whirlwind, with lightning rises.
Let's go home, sisters! - says the prince. As soon as they arrived at the palace, thunder struck, the roof split open, the ceiling split in two, and an eagle flew in; hit the floor and became a good fellow.
Hello, Ivan Tsarevich! I used to be a guest, but now I’ve come as a matchmaker.
And he wooed Olga the princess. Ivan Tsarevich answers:
If you love Princess Olga, then let him go for you; I don’t take her will.
Olga the princess agreed and married the eagle; the eagle caught her and carried her away to his kingdom.
Another year has passed; Ivan Tsarevich says to his younger sister:
Let's go for a walk in the green garden!
We walked a little; again a cloud with a whirlwind, with lightning rises.
Let's go home, sister!
We returned home, did not have time to sit down - as thunder struck, the ceiling split in two, and a raven flew in; the raven hit the floor and became a good fellow; the former were good-looking, and this one is even better.
Well, Ivan Tsarevich, I used to be a guest, but now I’ve come as a matchmaker; give Anna the princess for me.
I don’t take my will off my sister: if you fell in love with her, let him go for you.
Anna the princess married the crow, and he took her to his state.
Ivan Tsarevich was left alone; he lived for a whole year without his sisters, and it became boring for him.
I’ll go, ”he says,“ to look for the sisters.
He got ready for the road, walked, walked and saw - the army was lying in the field - the beaten strength. Ivan Tsarevich asks:
If there is a man alive here - answer me! Who defeated this great army?
A man was alive to him:
All this great army was beaten by Marya Morevna, the beautiful princess.
Hello, Tsarevich, where is God taking you - by the will of all of you?
Ivan Tsarevich answered her:
Good fellows do not drive captively!
Well, if it’s not in a hurry, stay in my tents.
Ivan Tsarevich is glad for that, he spent two nights in tents, fell in love with Marya Morevna and married her.
Marya Morevna, the beautiful princess, took him with her to her state; they lived together for some time, and the princess took it into her head to get ready for the war; she leaves the whole household for Ivan Tsarevich and orders:
Go everywhere, look after everything; only I couldn't look into this closet!
He could not bear it: as soon as Marya Morevna left, he immediately rushed into the closet, opened the door, looked - and there was Koschey the Immortal hanging there, chained on twelve chains.
Koschey asks Ivan Tsarevich:
Take pity on me, give me a drink! For ten years I have been tormented here, I did not eat, I did not drink - my throat was completely dry!
The prince gave him a whole bucket of water; he drank and asked again:
I can't fill with one bucket of thirst; Give more!
The prince brought in another bucket; Koschey drank and asked for a third, and when he drank the third bucket, he took his previous strength, shook his chains and immediately broke all twelve.
Thank you, Ivan Tsarevich! - said Koschey the Immortal. - Now you will never see Marya Morevna, as your ears! - And in a terrible whirlwind he flew out the window, overtook Marya Morevna, the beautiful princess, on the road, picked her up and carried her away.
And Ivan Tsarevich wept bitterly, bitterly, equipped himself and went on his way:
Whatever happens, I'll find Marya Morevna!
Day goes on, another goes, at dawn on the third he sees a wonderful palace, an oak stands by the palace, a falcon sits on an oak tree. A falcon flew off an oak tree, hit the ground, turned around like a good fellow and shouted:
Ah, my dear brother-in-law! How does the Lord have mercy on you?
Marya the princess ran out, greeted Ivan Tsarevich with joy, began to ask about his health, talk about her life.
The prince stayed with them for three days and says:
I cannot stay with you for a long time; I'm going to look for my wife, Marya Morevna, the beautiful princess.
It’s hard for you to find her, ”the falcon replies. - Leave your silver spoon here, just in case: we will look at it, remember about you.
Ivan Tsarevich left his silver spoon with the falcon and went on the road.
He walked a day, walked another, at dawn on the third he sees the palace even better than the first, an oak stands near the palace, an eagle sits on an oak tree. The eagle flew off the tree, hit the ground, turned around like a good fellow and shouted:
Get up, Olga the princess! Our dear brother is coming.
Olga the princess immediately ran to meet him, began to kiss and hug him, ask about his health, talk about her life and life.
I have no time to stay longer; I'm going to look for my wife, Marya Morevna, the beautiful princess.
The eagle answers:
It is difficult for you to find her; leave the silver fork with us, we'll look at it, remember you.
He left the silver fork and went on the road.
Day went on, another went on, at dawn on the third he sees the palace better than the first two, an oak stands near the palace, a raven sits on an oak tree. A raven flew off an oak tree, hit the ground, turned around a good fellow and shouted:
Anna the princess! Come out quickly, our brother is coming.
Anna the princess ran out, greeted him joyfully, began to kiss and hug, to ask about health, to tell about her life and life.
Ivan Tsarevich stayed with them for three days and says:
Farewell! I'm going to look for my wife - Marya Morevna, the beautiful princess.
The raven answers:
It is difficult for you to find her; Leave us a silver snuff-box: we'll look at it, remember you.
The prince gave him a silver snuff-box, said goodbye and went on the road.
The day went on, another went, and on the third I got to Marya Morevna. She saw her sweetheart, threw herself on his neck, burst into tears and said:
Ah, Ivan Tsarevich! Why didn't you obey me - looked into the closet and released Koshchei the Immortal?
Sorry, Marya Morevna! Do not remember the old one, it is better to go with me until you see Koshchei the Immortal; maybe he won't catch up!
We packed up and left.
And Koschey was on the hunt; in the evening he tosses and turns home, under him a good horse stumbles.
The horse answers:
Ivan Tsarevich came and took Marya Morevna away.
Is it possible to catch up with them?
You can sow wheat, wait until it grows, squeeze it, grind it, turn it into flour, cook five ovens of bread, eat that bread, but then we’ll drive in pursuit - and then we will be ripe!
Koschey galloped, caught up with Ivan Tsarevich.
Well, - he says, - for the first time I forgive you for your kindness that gave me water to drink; and another time I will forgive, but the third time beware - I will chop it to pieces!
He took Marya Morevna away from him and took him away, and Ivan Tsarevich sat down on a stone and wept.
He wept, wept, and again turned back for Marya Morevna; Koschey the Immortal House did not happen.
Let's go, Marya Morevna!
Ah, Ivan Tsarevich! He will catch up with us.
Let it catch up; we’ll spend at least an hour or two together.
We packed up and left. Koschey the Immortal returns home, under him a good horse stumbles.
What are you, unsatisfied nag, stumbling? Ali, do you smell any misfortune?
Is it possible to catch up with them?
You can sow barley, wait until it grows, squeeze, grind, brew beer, get drunk, get enough sleep, and then drive in pursuit - and then we will be in time!
Koschey galloped, caught up with Ivan Tsarevich:
After all, I told you that you will not see Marya Morevna as your own ears!
He took her away and took her to his place.
Ivan Tsarevich was left alone, wept and wept, and again returned for Marya Morevna; at that time Koshchei did not happen at home.
Let's go, Marya Morevna!
Ah, Ivan Tsarevich! After all, he will catch up, he will chop you into pieces.
Let him chop it up! I can not live without you.
We packed up and drove off.
Koschey the Immortal returns home, under him a good horse stumbles.
What are you stumbling about? Al do you feel what kind of misfortune?
Ivan Tsarevich came and took Marya Morevna with him.
Koschey galloped off, caught up with Ivan Tsarevich, chopped him into small pieces and laid him in a tar barrel; took this barrel, fastened it with iron hoops and threw it into the blue sea, and took Marya Morevna to his place.
At the same time, the silver of Ivan Tsarevich's sons-in-law turned black.
Ah, - they say, - apparently, trouble has happened!
The eagle threw himself on the blue sea, grabbed and pulled the barrel to the shore, the falcon flew after the living water, and the raven after the dead.
All three flew into one place, smashed the barrel, took out pieces of Ivan Tsarevich, washed them and put them together as needed. The raven sprayed with dead water - the body has grown together, joining; the falcon sprayed with living water - Ivan Tsarevich shuddered, got up and said:
Oh, how long I slept!
I would have slept even longer, if not for us! - answered the sons-in-law. - Come now to visit us.
No, brothers! I'll go look for Marya Morevna.
He comes to her and asks:
Find out from Koshchei the Immortal where he got himself such a good horse.
Here Marya Morevna found a good moment and began to question Koshchei. Koschey said:
Beyond the distant lands, in the thirtieth kingdom, beyond the fiery river lives Baba Yaga; she has a mare on which she flies around the world every day. She also has many other glorious mares; I was a shepherd with her for three days, I did not miss a single mare, and then Baba Yaga gave me one foal.
How did you cross the river of fire?
And I have such a handkerchief: I will wave to the right three times, a high, high bridge will be made, and the fire will not reach it!
Marya Morevna listened, told everything to Ivan Tsarevich and took away the handkerchief and gave it to him.
Ivan Tsarevich crossed the river of fire and went to Baba Yaga. He walked for a long time without drinking or eating. He came across an overseas bird with small children. Ivan Tsarevich says:
I'm shooting one chick.
Don't eat, Ivan Tsarevich! - asks the overseas bird. “I’ll be useful to you for a while.”
I'll take some honey, he says.
The queen bee responds:
Don't touch my honey, Ivan Tsarevich! I'll be useful to you for a while.
At least I will eat this lion cub: I want to eat so much, it has already become sickening!
Don't touch me, Ivan Tsarevich, - asks the lioness. “I’ll be useful to you for a while.”
Well, let it be your way!
He walked hungry, walked, walked - there was the house of Baba Yaga, around the house there were twelve poles, on eleven poles on a human head, only one unoccupied.
Hello grandma!
Hello, Ivan Tsarevich! Why did you come - of your own free will or out of need?
I came to earn your heroic horse.
Please, prince! I don't have a year to serve, but only three days; if you save my mares, I will give you a heroic horse, and if not, then do not be angry - stick your head on the last pole.
Ivan Tsarevich agreed; Baba Yaga fed and watered him and ordered him to get down to business.
He had just driven the mares out into the field, the mares lifted their tails and all scattered across the meadows; Before the prince had time to raise his eyes, they completely disappeared.
Then he began to cry, grieve, sat down on a stone and fell asleep.
The sun is already at sunset, an overseas bird has arrived and wakes him up:
Get up, Ivan Tsarevich! The mares are now at home.
The prince got up and went home; and Baba Yaga makes a noise and shouts at her mares:
Why did you come back home?
How could we not have returned? Birds flew from all over the world, almost pecked out our eyes.
Well, tomorrow you do not run through the meadows, but scatter through the dense forests.
Ivan Tsarevich slept through the night; the next morning Baba Yaga says to him:
Look, prince, if you don’t save the mares, if you lose at least one - be your wild little head on a pole!
He drove the mares into the field, they immediately lifted their tails and scattered through the dense forests. Again the prince sat down on the stone, wept, wept, and fell asleep. The sun went down behind the forest, a lioness came running:
Get up, Ivan Tsarevich! The mares are all collected.
Ivan Tsarevich got up and went home; Baba Yaga is worse than ever and makes noise and shouts at her mares:
Why did you return home?
How could we not have returned? Fierce animals came running from all over the world, almost tore us apart.
Well, you run into the blue sea tomorrow.
Ivan Tsarevich slept again the night; the next morning Baba Yaga sends him to graze mares:
If you don’t save yourself, be your wild little head on a pole.
He drove the mares into the field; they immediately lifted their tails, disappeared from sight and ran into the blue sea; stand in water up to their necks. Ivan Tsarevich sat down on a stone, wept and fell asleep. The sun went down behind the forest, a bee flew in and said:
Get up, prince! The mares are all collected; but when you get home, don't show yourself to Baba Yaga, go to the stable and hide behind the manger. There is a lousy colt lying in the manure; you steal it and leave the house at dead midnight.
Ivan Tsarevich got up, made his way into the stable and lay down behind the manger; Baba Yaga makes a noise and shouts at her mares:
Why did you come back?
How could we not have returned? Bees have flown in, seemingly invisibly from all over the world, and let us sting us from all sides to the point of blood!
Baba Yaga fell asleep, and at midnight Ivan Tsarevich stole a lousy colt from her, saddled it, sat down and galloped to the river of fire. I reached that river, waved my handkerchief three times to the right - and suddenly, from somewhere, a high, glorious bridge hung over the river.
The tsarevich crossed the bridge and waved his handkerchief to the left only twice - there was a thin, thin bridge across the river!
Baba Yaga woke up in the morning - you couldn't see a lousy foal! Has rushed in pursuit; galloping at full speed on an iron mortar, driving with a pestle, sweeping the trail with a broomstick.
She galloped to the fiery river, looked and thought: "Nice bridge!"
I drove across the bridge, only got to the middle - the bridge broke off, and Baba Yaga cheburakh into the river! Then a fierce death happened to her.
Ivan Tsarevich fattened a foal in green meadows; he became a wonderful horse.
The tsarevich comes to Marya Morevna; she ran out, threw herself on his neck:
How did you manage to get rid of death?
So and so, - he says. - Come with me.
I'm afraid Ivan Tsarevich! If Koschey catches up, I'll be chopped up again.
No, it won't catch up! Now I have a glorious heroic horse, like a bird flies.
They got on their horse and rode off.
Koschey the Immortal is tossing and turning home, the horse stumbles under him.
What are you, unsatisfied nag, stumbling? Ali, do you smell any misfortune?
Ivan Tsarevich came and took Marya Morevna away.
Is it possible to catch up with them?
God knows! Now Ivan Tsarevich has a heroic horse better than me.
No, I can't resist, - says Koschey the Immortal, - I'll go in pursuit.
Whether it took a long time or a short time — he caught up with Ivan Tsarevich, jumped to the ground and was about to whip him with a sharp saber; at that time, Ivan Tsarevich's horse hit Koshchei the Immortal's hoof with full swing and smashed his head, and the Tsarevich finished him off with a club.
After that, the prince put a bunch of firewood, lit a fire, burned Koshchei the Immortal at the stake and let his ashes fly into the wind.
Marya Morevna sat on Koscheev's horse, and Ivan Tsarevich on his own, and they went to visit first to the raven, then to the eagle, and then to the falcon. Wherever they come, they are greeted with joy everywhere:
Ah, Ivan Tsarevich, and we did not like to see you.
Well, it’s not for nothing that you were busy: to look for such a beauty as Marya Morevna in the whole world - you will not find another!
They stayed, feasted and went to their kingdom; came and began to live and live for themselves, make good money and drink honey.
