In a certain kingdom, in a certain state, there lived a king, and he had three sons: the eldest was called Fedor, the second Vasily, and the youngest Ivan.
The king was very old and his eyes were poor, but he had heard that far away, in the thirtieth kingdom, there was a garden with rejuvenating apples and a well with living water. If you eat this apple for an old man, he will become younger, and if you wash the eyes of a blind man with this water, he will see.
The king gathers a feast for the whole world, invites princes and boyars to the feast and says to them:
- Who, guys, would get out of the chosen ones, get out of the hunters, travel to distant lands, to the thirtieth kingdom, bring rejuvenating apples and a jug of living water with twelve stigmas? I would give this rider half the kingdom.
Here the larger one began to be buried behind the middle one, and the middle one behind the smaller one, but from the smaller one there was no answer. Tsarevich Fyodor comes out and says:
- There is no desire to give the kingdom to us people. I will go to this path and bring you, Father Tsar, rejuvenating apples and a jug of twelve stigmas of living water.
Fyodor Tsarevich went to the stable yard, chooses an unridden horse for himself, bridles an unbridled bridle, takes an unwhipped whip, puts on twelve girths with a girth - not for the sake of beauty, but for the sake of strength... Fyodor Tsarevich set off on the path. They saw that he was sitting down, but did not see in which direction he rolled away...
He rode close, far, low, or high, he rode day until the evening - the red sun until sunset. And it reaches Rostan, three roads. There is a stone slab lying on the ridges, with the inscription written on it:
Fyodor Tsarevich thought: “Let’s go where I’ll be married.”
And he turned onto the path where a married man should be. He drove and drove and reached the tower under the golden roof. Then a beautiful maiden runs out and says to him:
- Tsar’s son, I’ll take you out of the saddle, come with me to eat bread and salt and sleep and rest.
- No, girl, I don’t want bread and salt, and I can’t while away the journey with sleep. I need to move forward.
- Tsar’s son, don’t rush to go, but hurry to do what you love.
Then the beautiful maiden took him out of the saddle and led him into the mansion. She fed him, gave him something to drink and put him to sleep on the bed.
As soon as Tsarevich Fyodor lay down against the wall, this girl quickly turned the bed, and he flew underground, into a deep hole...
Whether long or short, the tsar again gathers a feast, calls the princes and boyars and says to them:
- Here, guys, who among the hunters would get out and bring me rejuvenating apples and living water, a jug with twelve stigmas? I would give this rider half the kingdom.
Here again the larger one is buried for the middle one, and the middle one for the smaller one, but there is no answer from the smaller one.
The second son, Vasily Tsarevich, comes out:
- Father, I don’t want to give the kingdom into the wrong hands. I'll go to the road, bring these things, and hand them over to you.
Tsarevich Vasily goes to the stable yard, chooses an unridden horse, bridles an unbridled bridle, takes an unwhipped whip, puts on twelve girths with a girth.
Vasily Tsarevich went. They saw how he sat down, but did not see in which direction he rolled away... So he reaches the rosstan, where the slab-stone lies, and sees:
“If you go to the right, you will save yourself, but you will lose your horse. You go to the left - to save the horse, to lose yourself. If you go straight, you’ll be married.”
Vasily Tsarevich thought and thought and went on the road, where should a married man be. I reached a tower with a golden roof. A beautiful maiden runs out to him and asks him to eat some bread and salt and lie down to rest.
- Tsar’s son, don’t rush to go, but hurry to do what you love...
Then she took him out of the saddle, led him into the mansion, fed him, gave him something to drink and put him to bed.
As soon as Tsarevich Vasily lay down against the wall, she turned the bed again, and he flew underground.
And then they ask:
-Who is flying?
- Vasily the Tsarevich. Who's sitting?
- Fyodor Tsarevich.
- Here, bro, we got it!
How long or short - for the third time the king gathers a feast, calls the princes and boyars:
- Who among the hunters would choose to bring rejuvenating apples and living water in a jug with twelve stigmas? I would give this rider half the kingdom.
Here again the larger one is buried behind the middle one, the middle one behind the smaller one, but there is no answer from the smaller one. Ivan Tsarevich comes out and says:
- Let me, father, blessing, from a wild head to quick legs, go to the thirtieth kingdom - look for you rejuvenating apples and living water and look for my brothers.
The king gave him a blessing. Tsarevich Ivan went to the stable yard to choose a horse according to his judgment. Whichever horse he looks at, he trembles; the horse he puts his hand on, he falls off his feet...
Ivan Tsarevich could not choose a horse wisely. He goes and hangs his head. A backwater grandmother meets him.
- Hello, child Ivan Tsarevich! Why are you walking around sad and sad?
- How can I, grandmother, not be sad - I can’t find a horse by reason.
- You should have asked me a long time ago. A good horse stands chained in the cellar, on an iron chain. If you can take him, you will have a horse to your liking.
Ivan Tsarevich comes to the cellar, kicked an iron slab, and the slab from the cellar rolled up. He jumped up to the good horse, and the horse stood on his shoulders with its front legs. Ivan Tsarevich stands there and doesn’t move. The horse tore off the iron chain, jumped out of the cellar and pulled out Tsarevich Ivan. And then Ivan Tsarevich bridled him with an unbridled bridle, saddled him with an unridden saddle, put on twelve girths with a girth - not for the sake of beauty, for the sake of the glory of a brave man.
Ivan Tsarevich set off on his journey. They saw that he was landing, but did not see in which direction he rolled away... He reached the rosstan and thought:
“To go to the right means to lose your horse. Where would I be without a horse? To go straight - to be married. That’s not why I set out on the road. Go left to save the horse. This road is the best for me."
And he turned along the road where to save a horse is to lose yourself. He rode long, short, low, high, through green meadows, over stone mountains, he rode from day to evening - the red sun until sunset - and came upon a hut.
There is a hut on a chicken leg, with one window.
The hut turned its back to the forest, and its front to Ivan Tsarevich. He went into it, and there sat an old Baba Yaga, throwing a silk tow and throwing threads across the beds.
“Fu, fu,” he says, “the Russian spirit has never been heard of, never seen, but now the Russian spirit has come on its own.”
And Ivan Tsarevich to her:
- Oh, you, Baba Yaga - a bone leg, if you don’t catch the bird, you fiddle with it, if you don’t recognize the fellow, you blaspheme. You should have jumped up now, fed me, a good fellow, a dear person, and made me a bed for the night. I would lie down, you would sit at the head of the bed, begin to ask, and I would begin to say - whose and where.
So Baba Yaga took care of everything - she fed Ivan Tsarevich, gave him something to drink and put him to bed; sat down at the head of the room and began to ask:
- Whose are you, dear man, good fellow, but from where? What land are you? What father, mother's son?
- I, grandmother, am from such and such a kingdom, from such and such a state, the royal son Ivan Tsarevich. I am going to distant lands, to distant lakes, to the thirtieth kingdom for living water and rejuvenating apples.
- Well, my dear child, you have a long way to go: living water and rejuvenating apples are with a strong hero, the maiden Sineglazka, she is my dear niece. I don't know if you'll get the go-ahead...
- Many young people passed by, but not many spoke politely. Take my horse, child. My horse will be more spirited, he will take you to my middle sister, she will teach you.
Ivan Tsarevich gets up early in the morning and washes himself white. He thanks Baba Yaga for the overnight stay and rides on her horse. Suddenly he says to the horse:
- Stop! Dropped the glove.
And the horse answers:
- At the time you spoke, I had already ridden two hundred miles...
Ivan Tsarevich is traveling close or far. The day and night are shortening. And he saw ahead a hut on a chicken leg, with one window.
- Hut, hut, turn your back to the forest, turn your front to me! As I enter you, so I leave you.
The hut turned its back to the forest, and its front to it.
Suddenly a horse was heard neighing, and the horse under Ivan Tsarevich responded.
The horses were herd horses.
Baba Yaga, even older than that one, heard this and said:
- Apparently my sister came to visit me.
And goes out onto the porch:
- Fu-fu, the Russian spirit has never been heard of, never seen, but today the Russian spirit has come on its own.
And Ivan Tsarevich to her:
- Oh, you, Baba Yaga - a bone leg, greet the guest with his dress, see him off with his mind. You would have removed my horse, fed me, a good fellow, a dear person, and put me to bed...
Baba Yaga took care of everything - she removed the horse, and fed Ivan Tsarevich, gave him something to drink, put him to bed and began asking who he was, where he was from and where he was going.
- I, grandmother, am from such and such a kingdom, from such and such a state, the royal son Ivan Tsarevich. I’m going for living water and rejuvenating apples to the strong hero, the maiden Sineglazka...
- Well, dear child, I don’t know if you’ll get the go-ahead. It’s wise for you, it’s wise to get to the girl Sineglazka!
- And you, grandmother, give your head to my mighty shoulders, guide me to my mind.
- Many young people passed by, but not many spoke politely. Take my horse, child, and go to my elder sister. She will teach me better what to do.
Bot Ivan Tsarevich spent the night with this old woman; in the morning he gets up early and washes himself white. He thanks Baba Yaga for the overnight stay and rides on her horse. And this horse is even more spirited.
Suddenly Ivan Tsarevich says:
- Stop! Dropped the glove. And the horse answers:
- At the time you spoke, I had already ridden three hundred miles. It doesn’t take long for the deed to be done, but soon the fairy tale is told. Ivan Tsarevich travels from day to evening - the sun is red until sunset. He runs into a hut on a chicken leg, with one window.
- Hut, hut, turn your back to the forest, turn your front to me! I don’t have to live forever, but only spend one night.
Suddenly the horse neighed, and under Ivan Tsarevich the horse responded. An old Baba Yaga, even older than that one, comes out onto the porch. She looked - her sister’s horse, and the rider was foreign, a wonderful fellow...
Here Ivan Tsarevich politely bowed to her and asked to spend the night. Nothing to do! They don’t carry overnight accommodation with them - there’s room for everyone: on foot and on horseback, both poor and rich.
Baba Yaga took care of the whole matter - she removed the horse, and fed and gave Ivan Tsarevich something to drink and began asking who he was, where he was from and where he was going.
- I, grandmother, of such and such a kingdom, such and such a state, the royal son Ivan Tsarevich. Your younger sister had it, she sent it to your middle sister, and your middle sister sent it to you. Give your head to my mighty shoulders, guide me to my mind, how can I get living water and rejuvenating apples from the maiden Sineglazka.
- So be it, I will help you, Ivan Tsarevich. The girl Sineglazka, my niece, is a strong and mighty hero. Around her kingdom there is a wall three fathoms high, a fathom thick, and at the gate of the guard there are thirty warriors. They won't even let you through the gate. You need to ride in the middle of the night, ride on my good horse. When you reach the wall, hit the horse’s sides with a whip. The horse will jump over the wall. Tie your horse and go into the garden. You will see an apple tree with rejuvenating apples, and under the apple tree there is a well. Pick three apples and don’t take any more. And draw from the well of living water a pitcher of twelve stigmas. The girl Sineglazka will be sleeping, don’t go into her mansion, but mount your horse and hit him on the steep sides. He will take you over the wall.
Ivan Tsarevich did not spend the night with this old woman, but sat on her good horse and rode off into the night. This horse gallops, jumps over moss-swamps, sweeps rivers and lakes with its tail.
How long, short, low, or high does it take Ivan Tsarevich to reach the high wall in the middle of the night? The guards are sleeping at the gate - thirty mighty heroes. He presses his good horse, beats him with an unwhipped whip. The horse got angry and jumped over the wall. Ivan Tsarevich gets off his horse, enters the garden and sees an apple tree with silver leaves, golden apples, and under the apple tree there is a well. Ivan Tsarevich picked three apples, but did not take any more, but scooped up a jug with twelve stigmas from the well of living water. And he wanted to see for himself the strong, mighty hero, the maiden Sineglazka.
Ivan Tsarevich enters the tower, and there they are sleeping: on one side there are six woodpiles - heroic maidens and on the other side six, and in the middle the maiden Sineglazka is scattered about, sleeping, like a strong river rapids rustling.
Ivan Tsarevich could not stand it, kissed her, kissed her and went out... He sat on a good horse, and the horse said to him in a human voice:
- You didn’t listen, Ivan Tsarevich, you entered the mansion to the maiden Sineglazka! Now I can't jump over the walls.
Ivan Tsarevich beats his horse with an unlashed whip. - Oh, you horse, a wolf's food, a bag of grass, we can't spend the night here, but lose our heads!
The horse became more angry than ever and jumped over the wall, but hit it with one horseshoe - the strings on the wall began to sing and the bells began to ring.
The girl Sineglazka woke up and saw the theft:
- Get up, we have a big theft!
She ordered her heroic horse to be saddled and rushed with twelve logs of wood in pursuit of Ivan Tsarevich.
Ivan Tsarevich drives his horse at full speed, and the maiden Sineglazka chases after him. He reaches the eldest Baba Yaga, and she already has a horse bred and ready. He jumped off his horse and drove forward again... Ivan Tsarevich was out the door, and the maiden Sineglazka was at the door and asked Baba Yaga:
- Grandma, wasn’t there a beast prowling around here? - No, child.
- Grandma, didn’t a fellow pass by here?
- No, child. And you eat milk on the way.
- I wish I could eat, grandma, but it would take a long time to milk the cow.
- What are you, child, I can handle it quickly...
Baba Yaga went to milk the cow - she was milking, not in a hurry. The girl Sineglazka ate milk and again chased after Ivan Tsarevich.
Ivan Tsarevich reaches the middle Baba Yaga, changed his horse and drove again. He is at the door, and the girl Sineglazka is at the door:
- Grandma, wasn’t the beast prowling, wasn’t a good fellow passing by?
- No, child. And you would eat pancakes on the way.
- Yes, you will bake for a long time.
Baba Yaga baked some pancakes - she bakes them and takes her time. The girl Sineglazka ate and again chased after Ivan Tsarevich.
He reaches the youngest Baba Yaga, gets off his horse, sits on his heroic horse and drives again. He goes out the door, the girl Sineglazka goes through the door and asks Baba Yaga if a good fellow has passed by.
- No, child. And you could take a steam bath out of the way.
- Yes, you will drown for a long time.
- What are you, child, I’ll quickly do it...
Baba Yaga heated the bathhouse and prepared everything. The girl Sineglazka took a steam bath, rolled around and again drove her into the baggage. Her horse gallops from hill to hill, sweeping rivers and lakes with its tail. She began to overtake Ivan Tsarevich.
He sees himself being chased: twelve warriors with the thirteenth - the girl Sineglazka - are planning to run over him and take his head off his shoulders. He began to stop his horse, the girl Sineglazka jumped up and shouted to him:
- Why, you thief, drank from my well without asking and didn’t cover the well!
And he told her:
- Well, let's split up into three horsepower shots, let's try the strength.
Then Ivan Tsarevich and the maiden Sineglazka galloped up on three horses' horses, took fighting clubs, long spears, and sharp sabers. And they came together three times, they broke their clubs, they destroyed their spears and sabers - they could not knock each other off their horses. There was no need for them to ride off on good horses, they jumped off their horses and grabbed each other.
We fought from morning to evening - the sun was red until sunset. Ivan Tsarevich's frisky leg sprained and he fell on the damp ground. The girl Sineglazka kneeled on his white chest and pulled out a damask dagger - to flog his white chest.
Ivan Tsarevich says to her:
- Don’t ruin me, girl Sineglazka, it’s better to take me by my white hands, lift me from the damp ground, kiss me on the sugary lips.
Then the girl Sineglazka raised Ivan Tsarevich from the damp ground and kissed his sugar lips. And they pitched their tent in an open field, on a wide expanse, in green meadows. Here they walked for three days and three nights. Here they got engaged and exchanged rings.
The girl Sineglazka says to him:
- I’ll go home - and you go home, but make sure you don’t turn off anywhere... In three years, wait for me in your kingdom.
They mounted their horses and rode off... How long, how short, it won’t take long for the job to be done, soon the fairy tale will be told, - Tsarevich Ivan reaches the Rosstans, three roads, where there is a slab-stone, and thinks:
“That’s good! I’m going home, but my brothers are missing.”
And he did not listen to the maiden Sineglazka, he turned onto the road where a married man should be... And he runs into a tower under a golden roof. Here, under Ivan Tsarevich, the horse neighed, and the brothers’ horses responded. The horses were single herd...
Ivan Tsarevich went up to the porch and tapped the ring - the domes on the tower shook, the windows became crooked. A beautiful maiden runs out.
- Ah, Ivan Tsarevich, I’ve been waiting for you for a long time! Come with me to eat bread and salt and sleep and rest.
She took him to the mansion and began to treat him. Ivan Tsarevich does not eat so much as he throws it under the table, he does not drink so much as he pours it under the table. The beautiful maiden led him to the bedroom.
- Go to bed, Ivan Tsarevich, get some sleep.
And Ivan Tsarevich pushed her onto the bed, quickly turned the bed, and the girl flew underground, into a deep hole. Ivan Tsarevich leaned over the pit and shouted:
- Who's alive there? And from the pit they answer:
- Fyodor Tsarevich and Vasily Tsarevich.
He took them out of the hole - their faces were black, they had already begun to grow overgrown with earth. Ivan Tsarevich washed the brothers with living water - they became the same again.
They got on their horses and rode off... How long or how short did it take them to reach Rostan. Ivan Tsarevich says to his brothers:
- Guard my horse, and I’ll lie down and rest.
He lay down on the silken grass and fell into a heroic sleep. And Fyodor Tsarevich says to Vasily Tsarevich:
- We will return without living water, without rejuvenating apples - there will be little honor for us, our father will send us to graze geese...
Vasily Tsarevich answers:
- Let’s lower Ivan Tsarevich into the abyss, and we’ll take these things and give them into his father’s hands.
So they took out the rejuvenating apples and a jug of living water from his bosom, and they took him and threw him into the abyss. Ivan Tsarevich flew there for three days and three nights.
Ivan Tsarevich fell on the very seashore, came to his senses and saw only the sky and water, and under an old oak tree by the sea, the chicks squeaked - the weather was beating them.
Ivan Tsarevich took off his caftan and covered the chicks, and he hid under an oak tree.
The weather has calmed down, it's flying big bird Nagi.
She flew in, sat down under an oak tree and asked the chicks:
- My dear children, did the bad weather kill you?
- Don’t shout, mother, a Russian man saved us, covered us with his caftan.
Bird Nagai asks Ivan Tsarevich:
- Why did you come here, dear man?
- My brothers threw me into the abyss for rejuvenating apples and living water.
- You saved my children, ask me what you want: gold, silver, or a precious stone.
- I don’t need anything, Nagai-bird: neither gold, nor silver, nor precious stone. Is it possible for me to get to my native country?
The naked bird answers him:
- Get me two vats - twelve pounds each - of meat.
So Ivan Tsarevich shot geese and swans at the seaside, put them in two vats, placed one vat on the Nagai-bird’s right shoulder, and the other vat on her left, and sat down on her ridge. Nagai began to feed the bird, it rose and flies into the heights.
She flies, and he feeds and feeds her... How long or short did they fly, Ivan Tsarevich fed both vats. And the Nagai bird turns around again. He took a knife, cut off a piece from his leg and gave it to Nagai the bird. She flies and flies and turns around again. He cut off the meat from the other leg and served it. There's only so far left to fly. The naked bird turns around again. He cut the meat off his chest and served it to her.
Then the Nagai Bird carried Ivan Tsarevich to his native side.
“It’s good that you fed me all the way, but I’ve never eaten anything sweeter than the last piece.”
Ivan Tsarevich shows her the wounds. The naked bird burped, vomited three pieces:
- Put it in place.
Ivan Tsarevich put it there - the meat grew to the bones.
- Now get off me, Ivan Tsarevich, I’ll fly home.
The naked bird rose into the heights, and Ivan Tsarevich went along the road to his native side.
He came to the capital and learned that Fyodor Tsarevich and Vasily Tsarevich had brought living water and rejuvenating apples to their father, and the Tsar was healed: he was still in good health and sharp-eyed.
Ivan Tsarevich did not go to his father or mother, but he gathered the drunkards, the tavern goli and let's walk around the taverns.
At that time, far away, in the thirtieth kingdom, the strong hero Sineglazka gave birth to two sons. They are growing by leaps and bounds. Soon the fairy tale is told, but the deed is not done soon - three years have passed. Sineglazka took her sons, gathered an army and went to look for Ivan Tsarevich.
She came to his kingdom and in an open field, in a wide expanse, on green meadows, she pitched a white linen tent. From the tent she covered the road with colored cloth. And he sends the king to the capital to say:
- Tsar, give up the prince. If you don’t give it up, I’ll trample the whole kingdom, I’ll burn it, and I’ll take you completely.
The Tsar got scared and sent the eldest, Fyodor the Tsarevich. Tsarevich Fyodor walks along the colored cloth and approaches the white linen tent. Two boys run out:
- No, kids, this is your uncle.
- What do you want to do with him?
- And you, kids, treat him well.
Then these two boys took canes and began to whip Fyodor Tsarevich below the back. They beat him and beat him, and he barely escaped. And Sineglazka again sends to the king:
- Give the prince back...
The king was even more frightened and sent the middle one - Vasily the Tsarevich. He comes to the tent. Two boys run out:
- Mother, mother, isn’t this our father coming?
- No, kids, this is your uncle. Treat him well.
Two boys, let's scratch their uncle with canes again. They beat and beat, until Vasily Tsarevich barely lost his legs. Sineglazka sends to the king for the third time:
- Go and look for your third son, Ivan Tsarevich. If you don’t find it, I’ll trample and burn the whole kingdom.
The Tsar became even more frightened and sent for Tsarevich Fyodor and Tsarevich Vasily, telling them to find their brother, Ivan Tsarevich. Then the brothers fell at their father’s feet and confessed everything: how they took living water and rejuvenating apples from sleepy Ivan Tsarevich, and threw him into the abyss.
The king heard this and burst into tears. And at that time, Ivan Tsarevich himself goes to Sineglazka, and with him goes the tavern's loaf. They tear the cloth under their feet and throw it to the sides.
He approaches the white linen tent. Two boys run out:
- Mother, mother, some drunkard is coming to us with a tavern drink!
And Sineglazka to them:
- Take him by the white hands and lead him into the tent. This is your dear father. He suffered innocently for three years.
Here Tsarevich Ivan was taken by the white hands and led into the tent. Blue Eyes washed him and combed his hair, changed his clothes and put him to bed. And Goli brought the tavern a glass each, and they went home.
The next day Sineglazka and Ivan Tsarevich arrived at the palace. Then a feast began for the whole world - an honest feast and for the wedding. There was little honor for Tsarevich Fyodor and Tsarevich Vasily, they were driven out of the yard - where to spend the night, where for two nights, and for the third, there was nowhere to spend the night...
Ivan Tsarevich did not stay here, but left with Sineglazka to her maiden kingdom.
This is where the fairy tale ends.
Folk tales are good because they contain enormous worldly experience and wisdom. It’s not for nothing that in Rus' they said that “a fairy tale is a lie - but there is a hint in it.” Some heroes of Russian fairy tales ridicule human vices and bad deeds, others punish evil and treachery, and others glorify kindness, honesty, courage and courage. “Rejuvenating Apples” is a fairy tale that will teach you a lot and tell you that every cloud has a silver lining. Any child who reads this fairy tale will definitely learn a lot of useful things and get ideas about true values and develop a sense of beauty.
Fairy tale “Rejuvenating apples”. Summary
In a certain kingdom, in a certain state, there lived a king. And he had three sons. The eldest is Fedor, the middle one is Vasily and the youngest is Ivan. The king grew old, and his hearing and eyes were no longer the same. However, he learned that far away, far away, an apple tree with rejuvenating apples was growing and there was a well with living water. If you taste an apple, you will become younger, and if you wash your eyes with water, you will see well.
The king arranged a feast and invited all the boyars, princes and his sons. And he spoke to them about the fact that if there was a person who could get him rejuvenating apples and a jug of water, he would give half the kingdom to this brave man. The older brothers could not restrain themselves and were immediately indignant; they did not want to share their inheritance with anyone.
The Adventures of Brother Fyodor
The eldest son Fyodor was the first to decide to go on the road to get wonderful gifts. He took himself an unridden horse, an unbridled bridle, an unwhipped whip, twelve girths for strength and rode off. Whether it was long or short, but suddenly at the crossroads of three roads he saw a huge stone on which was written: “If you go to the right, you will lose your horse, if you go straight, you will be married, if you go to the left, you will save your horse, and you will lose yourself.” And he, of course, chose the straight road. He goes and goes, and then lo and behold, there is a tower with a gilded roof. A beautiful maiden came out of it and invited the king’s son to come into the house, eat and rest from the road. At first Fedor stubbornly refused, but then he agreed. The girl fed him, gave him something to drink and put him to sleep against the wall. And then she turned the bed so that the guest flew straight into a deep hole.
Brother Vasily's mistake
After some time, the king again gathers all his nobles and again asks to get him rejuvenating apples and a jug of water, and as a reward he gives half the kingdom. The second Tsar’s son Vasily also did not want to share his father’s inheritance, so he soon got ready to go on the road. And the same fate awaited him as his older brother. Now the two of them waited for their release in the dark pit of the girl.
Ivan Tsarevich in search of rejuvenating apples
Time passed, and the king gathered a third feast and again talked about rejuvenating apples and living water. This time Ivan Tsarevich decided to get all this for his father, and he also had to find his brothers. Ivan received his father's blessing and got ready to set off on his journey. There was no worthy horse in the royal stables. Ivan became sad and suddenly saw his backyard grandmother, who, recognizing his sadness, told him that in the cellar there was a good horse chained to an iron chain. Ivan Tsarevich approached the cellar, kicked the iron plate, tore the chain off the horse, bridled it, saddled it and put on twelve girths. And he galloped off to test the brave little girl.
He got to the stone slab, read all its inscriptions and decided to go along the path of “saving the horse, but losing himself.” He rode for a long time or a short time, but at sunset he came across a hut on chicken legs. He turned the front of the hut towards him, and the back towards the forest and went into it. Babka Yaga immediately sensed the Russian spirit. And let's ask him, they say, who he is and where he comes from, but Ivan first asked him to feed him and give him a break from the road, and then he told her where he was going and what treasures he needed. Baba Yaga knew where the rejuvenating apples and living water were, as it turned out, from her own niece - the maiden Sineglazka, a strong hero. But it is almost impossible to find her. And then she sent him to her middle sister and gave him her horse. He quickly got to her, but she didn’t know how to find the girl Sineglazka. And then she gave him her horse and drove him to her eldest, most knowledgeable sister. She told Ivan Tsarevich that their niece Sineglazka lived behind high and thick walls, and she had great security. She gave the young man her war horse and warned: “When you approach the walls of Sineglazka’s palace, hit the horse’s sides, and it will fly over this wall in an instant.” Ivan Tsarevich immediately set off on his journey.
Maiden Sineglazka
He quickly reached the kingdom of the maiden Sineglazka and saw that her guards were all asleep. Then he spurred his horse and found himself in a magical garden, where an apple tree with rejuvenating apples grew, and under it there was a well of water. He picked the fruits, scooped up water and was about to run, but curiosity overtook him: to look at this girl Sineglazka. He went into her chamber and saw that she was sleeping, and next to her were all her servants of a dozen girls. Ivan Tsarevich could not restrain himself and kissed her. And then he pulled the horse under the bridle, but that was not the case. The horse touched the wall with one horseshoe, the ringing echoed throughout the area. Everyone suddenly woke up and noticed the loss.
Ivan Tsarevich drives his horse at full speed, and behind him the hero Sineglazka rushes with all her guards. In the end, she caught up with him and wanted to severely punish him for theft, but she couldn’t, because she liked this kind fellow. And he began to kiss her sugary lips. They walked for three days and three nights. And then she ordered him to go home, without turning anywhere, and wait for her for three years. But Ivan did not listen to her and went to rescue his brothers from trouble. He turned onto that fateful path and walked straight into the mansion of the treacherous girl. But he did not help himself and go to bed, but threw her straight into the pit, and from there the brothers began to call for help. Their brother Ivan helped them out, but they did not appreciate it. They deceived him, took away the rejuvenating apples and a jug of water, and threw him into the abyss.
Deception
The Nagai bird helped him get out of the cave and took him straight to his homeland. He learned that the brothers had brought magical gifts to the father-tsar, and he became good health. And then Ivan Tsarevich did not want to return home to his father, but gathered the tavern goli and drunkards, began drinking with them and walking around the taverns.
Meanwhile, Sineglazka gave birth to two sons. They grew by leaps and bounds. And then she called her sons, gathered an army and set off to look for Ivan Tsarevich. She came to his kingdom and pitched a tent in the field, and then sent a messenger to the king so that he would give her the prince - his son. The tsar was frightened at first, brought in his eldest son Fyodor, and then his middle son Vasily, but she did not recognize her Ivan Tsarevich in them, she only ordered her sons to flog them with a cane for treachery and deception. Yes, she ordered them to tell the whole truth to their father and urgently find Ivan. The king, having learned the truth, burst into burning tears.
Long-awaited meeting
At this time, Ivan Tsarevich himself goes to Sineglazka with tavern clothes, they throw them to the sides, they tear the cloth under his feet. Sineglazka recognized the drunkard as Ivan Tsarevich - the father of her children - and ordered her sons to take him and take him to the tent to change him and give him a rest after three years of innocent suffering. And she gave his tavern friends a glass each and sent them home.
A day passed, and the hero Sineglazka arrived with Ivan Tsarevich to the palace and they arranged a merry party there. wedding feast. And Fyodor and Vasily were driven out of the yard out of sight. But the newlyweds did not stay in their father’s kingdom, but left for the Sineglazkino kingdom. They began to live there happily and not bother.
Conclusion
This is how the fairy tale ended with a happy ending. Ivan Tsarevich received rejuvenating apples and a faithful wife. Summary although it could not contain everything interesting and important that happened to the heroes, it told the main thing. And the main thing is that we are once again we are convinced that the heroes of Russian fairy tales teach us moral behavior and spiritual purity. This also suggests that at all times human values have been above all else. “Rejuvenating Apples” is a fairy tale that will not leave any reader indifferent and will give wonderful memories of childhood to adults, and amazing memories for kids. beautiful story and the belief that good will always triumph over evil.
This Russian folk tale gives important life lessons, such as:
- You need to be polite and courteous, respect your elders. The example of Ivan shows that his respectful attitude towards Baba Yaga and her sisters helped him get to the well and the apple tree. He politely asked them for help and they did not refuse, they gave him good horses and wise instructions.
- You need to listen to advice and instructions. The Grandmothers-Hedgehogs forbade him to take more than three apples and one jug of water, and they also strictly forbade him to look at the hero Sineglazka, otherwise the horse would not be able to jump over the wall. Ivan disobeyed Baba Yaga’s older sister and looked at the sleeping girl. She woke up and chased after him, as he stole rejuvenating apples and living water. And then, when they fell in love with each other, and Sineglazka asked to go to the palace without turning away and wait for her for three years - Ivan did not listen. He went to save his brothers from captivity and suffered for it.
- You need to be brave, kind, and be able to forgive, like Ivan. He saved his brothers from captivity and the chicks from bad weather. He forgave his brothers for their offense, for the fact that they robbed him and almost killed him, and did not betray them to his father.
The main lesson of the fairy tale
In all fairy tales and literary works there are lessons and instructions for readers. This fairy tale shows the importance of human relationships, that you need to love and not offend loved ones, and respect the older generation. You should not try to achieve success at the expense of other people, especially relatives. The lie, in any case, will be discovered, and bad behavior and deception will be ashamed, and perhaps punishment will follow. For example, Ivan’s brothers robbed him and took credit for his merits, and deceived their father. But, the truth was revealed, they themselves had to confess their actions to their father, for which they were expelled. And Ivan, with his kindness, earned the love of Sineglazka and help from Baba Yaga and her sisters. He took pity on the chicks, and the bird in return saved him. The fairy tale teaches courage and bravery, because the brothers were afraid for their lives and were captured. And Ivan followed a difficult road that foreshadowed death, but he won victory and found love.
And goes out onto the porch:
- Fu-fu, the Russian spirit has never been heard of, never seen, but today the Russian spirit has come on its own.
And Ivan Tsarevich to her:
- Oh, you!Baba Yaga, bone leg, greet the guest according to his dress, see him off according to his mind. You would take my horse away, feed me, a good fellow, a dear person, give me something to drink and put me to bed...
Baba Yaga took care of everything - she removed the horse, and fed Ivan Tsarevich, gave him something to drink, put him to bed and began asking who he was, where he was from and where he was going.
- I, grandmother, am from such and such a kingdom, from such and such a state, the royal son Ivan Tsarevich. I’m going for living water and rejuvenating apples to the strong hero, the maiden Sineglazka...
- Well, dear child, I don’t know if you’ll get the go-ahead.
It’s wise for you, it’s wise to get to the girl Sineglazka!
- And you, grandmother, give your head to my mighty shoulders, guide me to my mind.
- Many young people passed by, but not many spoke politely.Take my horse, child, and go to my elder sister. She will teach me better what to do.
Here Ivan Tsarevich spent the night with this old woman, in the morning he gets up early and washes himself white. He thanks Baba Yaga for the overnight stay and rides on her horse. And this horse is even more spirited.
Suddenly Ivan Tsarevich says:
- Stop! Dropped the glove.
And the horse answers:
- At the time you spoke, I had already ridden three hundred miles...
It doesn’t take long for the deed to be done, but soon the fairy tale is told. Ivan Tsarevich travels from day to evening - the sun is red until sunset. He runs into a hut on a chicken leg, with one window.
- Hut, hut, turn your back to the forest, turn your front to me! I don’t have to live forever, but only spend one night.
Suddenly the horse neighed, and under Ivan Tsarevich the horse responded. Goes out onto the porchBaba Yaga, old, even older than that. She looked - her sister’s horse, and the rider was foreign, a wonderful fellow...
Here Ivan Tsarevich politely bowed to her and asked to spend the night. Nothing to do! They don’t carry overnight accommodation with them - there’s room for everyone: on foot and on horseback, both poor and rich.
Baba Yaga took care of the whole matter - she removed the horse, and fed and gave Ivan Tsarevich something to drink and began asking who he was, where he was from and where he was going.
- I, grandmother, of such and such a kingdom, such and such a state, the royal son Ivan Tsarevich. Your younger sister had it, she sent it to the middle one, and the middle one sent it to you. Give your head to my mighty shoulders, guide me to my mind, how can I get living water and rejuvenating apples from the maiden Sineglazka.
- So be it, I will help you, Ivan Tsarevich. Maid
Sineglazka, my niece, is a strong and mighty hero.
Around her kingdom there is a wall three fathoms high, a fathom thick, and at the gate of the guard there are thirty warriors. They won't even let you through the gate. You need to ride in the middle of the night, ride on my good horse. When you reach the wall, hit the horse on the sides with an unwhipped whip. The horse will jump over the wall. Tie your horse and go into the garden. You will see an apple tree with rejuvenating apples, and under the apple tree there is a well. Pick three apples and don’t take any more. And draw from the well of living water a pitcher of twelve stigmas. The girl Sineglazka will be sleeping, don’t go into her mansion, but mount your horse and hit him on the steep sides. He will take you over the wall.
Ivan Tsarevich did not spend the night with this old woman, but sat on her good horse and rode off into the night.This horse gallops, jumps over moss-swamps, sweeps rivers and lakes with its tail.
How long, short, low, or high does it take Ivan Tsarevich to reach the high wall in the middle of the night? The guard sleeps at the gate - thirty mighty heroesP He reins in his good horse and beats him with an unwhipped whip. The horse got angry and jumped over the wall. Ivan Tsarevich gets off his horse, enters the garden and sees an apple tree with silver leaves, golden apples, and under the apple tree there is a well.Ivan Tsarevich picked three apples, but did not take any more, but scooped up a jug with twelve stigmas from the well of living water. And he wanted to see for himself the strong, powerful, heroic maiden Sineglazka.
Ivan Tsarevich enters the tower, and there they are sleeping - on one side there are six woodpile - heroic maidens and on the other side there are six, and in the middle the maiden Sineglazka is scattered about, sleeping, like a strong river rapids rustling.
Ivan Tsarevich could not stand it, kissed her, kissed her and went out... He sat on a good horse, and the horse said to him in a human voice:
- I didn’t listen, you, Ivan Tsarevich, entered the mansion to the maiden Sineglazka. Now I can't jump over the walls.
Ivan Tsarevich beats his horse with an unwhipped whip.
- Oh, you horse, a wolf's food, a bag of grass, we don't have to spend the night here, but lose our heads!
The horse became more angry than ever and jumped over the wall, but hit it with one horseshoe - the strings on the wall began to sing and the bells began to ring.
The girl Sineglazka woke up and saw the theft:
- Get up, we have a big theft!
She ordered her heroic horse to be saddled and rushed with twelve logs of wood in pursuit of Ivan Tsarevich.