In a certain kingdom, in a certain state, there lived a king. He had a wife, Nastasya, a golden braid, and three sons: Peter Tsarevich, Vasily Tsarevich and Ivan Tsarevich.
Once the queen went with her mothers and nannies for a walk in the garden. Suddenly a Whirlwind swooped in, picked up the queen and carried her away to God knows where. The king became sad, worried, but did not know what to do.
Now the princes have grown up, he says to them:
My dear children, which of you will go to look for your mother?
The two eldest sons got ready and went. And they were gone for a year, and they were gone for another, and now the third year began... Tsarevich Ivan began to ask his father:
Let me go look for my mother and find out about my older brothers.
No,” says the king, “you’re the only one left with me, don’t leave me, old man.”
And Ivan Tsarevich answers:
All the same, if you allow me, I’ll leave, and if you don’t allow me, I’ll leave.
What to do here? The king released him.
Ivan Tsarevich saddled his good horse and set off. I drove and drove... Soon the fairy tale will be told, but it won’t be long before the deed is done.
I reached the glass mountain. The mountain stands tall, its top touching the sky. Under the mountain there are two tents pitched: Peter the Tsarevich and Vasily the Tsarevich.
Hello, Ivanushka! Where are you going?
To look for mother, to catch up with you.
Eh, Ivan Tsarevich, we found mother’s trail a long time ago, but we can’t stand on that trail. Go and try to climb this mountain, but we’re already out of breath. We have been standing at the bottom for three years, but we cannot go up.
Well, brothers, I'll try.
Ivan Tsarevich climbed the glass mountain. One step up crawling, ten steps down head over heels. He climbs one day and another. He cut up all his arms and mangled his legs. On the third day I climbed to the top.
He began to shout to his brothers from above:
I’ll go look for mother, and you stay here, wait for me for three years and three months, and if I don’t arrive on time, there’s no point in waiting. And the crow will not bring my bones!
Ivan Tsarevich rested a little and walked along the mountain. Walked, walked, walked, walked. He sees the copper palace standing. At the gate there are terrible snakes chained to copper chains, breathing fire. And next to the well, near the well, a copper ladle hangs on a copper chain. The snakes are rushing to the water, but the chain is short.
Tsarevich Ivan took a ladle, scooped up some cold water, and gave it to the snakes to drink. The snakes calmed down and settled down. He went to the copper palace. The princess of the copper kingdom came out to him:
I am Ivan Tsarevich.
Did Ivan Tsarevich come here willingly or unwillingly?
I am looking for my mother - Nastasya the Queen. The whirlwind dragged her here. Do you know where she is?
I don't know. But my middle sister lives not far from here, maybe she can tell you.
And she gave him a copper ball.
Roll the ball, he says, and it will show you the way to your middle sister. And when you defeat the Whirlwind, don’t forget me, poor thing.
“Okay,” says Ivan Tsarevich.
Threw a copper ball. The ball rolled, and the prince followed him.
Came to the silver kingdom. At the gate there are terrible snakes chained on silver chains. There is a well with a silver ladle. Ivan Tsarevich scooped up water and gave the snakes something to drink. They settled down and let him pass. The princess of the silver kingdom ran out.
“It’s already been three years,” says the princess, “that the mighty Whirlwind has kept me here.” I had never heard of the Russian spirit, never seen the Russian spirit, but now the Russian spirit itself has come to me. Who are you, good fellow?
I am Ivan Tsarevich.
How did you get here: willingly or unwillingly?
With my desire, I am looking for my dear mother. She went for a walk in the green garden, a mighty Whirlwind flew in and whisked her away to God knows where. Do you know where to find her?
No, I do not know. And my elder sister, Elena the Beautiful, lives nearby, in the golden kingdom. Maybe she'll tell you. Here's a silver ball for you. Roll him in front of you and follow him. Yes, watch how you kill Whirlwind, don’t forget me, poor thing.
Ivan Tsarevich rolled a silver ball and followed.
Whether for a long time or for a short time, he sees: the golden palace stands, like the heat is burning. The gates are swarming with terrible snakes, chained to golden chains. They are burning with fire. Near the well, near the well there is a golden ladle chained to golden chains.
Ivan Tsarevich scooped up water and gave the snakes something to drink. They settled down and became quiet. Ivan Tsarevich entered the palace; Elena the Beautiful, the princess of indescribable beauty, meets him:
Who are you, good fellow?
I am Ivan Tsarevich. I'm looking for my mother - Nastasya the Queen. Do you know where to find her?
How can you not know? She lives not far from here. Here's a golden ball for you. Roll it along the road - it will take you where you need to go. Look, prince, how you defeat the Whirlwind, don’t forget me, poor thing, take me with you into the free world.
“Okay,” he says, “beloved beauty, I won’t forget.”
Ivan Tsarevich rolled the ball and followed it. He walked and walked and came to such a palace that you can’t tell it in a fairy tale or describe it with a pen - it burns like pearls and precious stones. At the gate, six-headed snakes hiss, scorch with fire, breathe heat.
The prince gave them a drink. The snakes calmed down and let him into the palace. The prince walked through the large chambers. In the farthest place I found my mother. She sits on a high throne, decorated in royal attire, crowned with a precious crown. She looked at the guest and screamed:
Ivanushka, my son! How did you get here?!
I came for you, my mother.
Well, son, it will be difficult for you. The Whirlwind has great power. Well, yes, I will help you, I will add strength to you.
Then she lifted the floorboard and took him into the cellar. There are two tubs of water there - one right hand, the other on the left.
Queen Nastasya says:
Drink, Ivanushka, some water that is on your right hand.
Ivan Tsarevich drank.
Well? Have you gained more strength?
It has increased, mother. Now I could turn the whole palace over with one hand.
Come on, drink some more!
The prince drank some more.
How much strength do you have now, son?
Now if I want, I can turn the whole world around.
That's enough, son. Come on, move these tubs from place to place. Take the one on the right to left side, and take the one on the right to right side.
Ivan Tsarevich took the tubs and moved them from place to place.
Queen Nastasya tells him:
In one tub there is strong water, in the other there is weak water. The whirlwind drinks strong water in battle, which is why you can’t deal with it.
They returned to the palace.
“Soon the Whirlwind will arrive,” says Queen Nastasya. - You grab him by the club. Don't let him go. A whirlwind will soar into the sky - and you with it: it will carry you over the seas, over high mountains, over deep abysses, and you hold on tightly, do not unclench your hands. Whirlwind gets tired, wants to drink strong water, rushes to the tub that is placed on the right hand, and you drink from the tub that is on the left hand...
I just had time to say something when suddenly the yard went dark and everything around began to shake. The Whirlwind flew into the upper room. Ivan Tsarevich rushed to him and grabbed his club.
Who are you? Where did it come from? - Whirlwind shouted. - Here I will eat you!
Well, grandma said it in two! Either you eat it or you don't.
The Whirlwind rushed out the window - and into the sky. He already carried, carried Ivan Tsarevich... And over the mountains, and over the seas, and over deep abysses. The prince does not let go of his club. The whirlwind flew around the whole world. I was tired, exhausted. He went down and went straight to the cellar. He ran up to the tub that stood on his right hand and let him drink water.
And Tsarevich Ivan rushed to the left and also fell to the tub. Vortex drinks - with every sip he loses strength. Ivan Tsarevich drinks - with every drop the strength in him comes. He became a mighty hero. He pulled out a sharp sword and cut off Whirlwind’s head at once.
Rub some more! Rub some more! Otherwise he will come to life!
No,” the prince replies, “the hero’s hand does not strike twice, it finishes everything with one strike.”
Ivan Tsarevich ran to Nastasya the Queen:
Let's go, mother. It's time. The brothers are waiting for us under the mountain. Yes, on the way we need to take three princesses.
So they set off on their journey. We went to pick up Elena the Beautiful.
She rolled a golden egg, that's it golden kingdom hid it in an egg.
“Thank you,” he says, “Ivan Tsarevich, you saved me from the evil Whirlwind.” Here's a testicle for you, and if you want it, be my betrothed.
Ivan Tsarevich took the golden egg and kissed the princess on her scarlet lips.
Then they went for the princess of the silver kingdom, and then for the princess of the copper kingdom. They took woven fabrics with them and came to the place where they had to go down the mountain. Ivan Tsarevich depicted Nastasya the Queen on the canvas, then Elena the Beautiful and her two sisters.
The brothers are standing below, waiting. They saw their mother and were delighted. We saw Elena the Beautiful - we froze. We saw two sisters and were jealous.
Well,” says Tsarevich Vasily, “our Ivanushka is young and green ahead of his older brothers. Let's take the mother and the princesses, take them to the priest, and say: we got them with our heroic hands. And let Ivanushka take a walk on the mountain alone.
Well,” answers Peter Tsarevich, “you’re talking the point.” I will take Helen the Beautiful for myself, you will take the princess of the silver kingdom, and we will give the princess of the copper kingdom for the general.
Just then Ivan Tsarevich was getting ready to descend the mountain himself; As soon as he began to tie the canvas to the stump, the older brothers from below took hold of the canvas, tore it out of his hands and tore it out. How will Ivan Tsarevich go down now?
Ivan Tsarevich was left alone on the mountain. He cried and went back. I walked and walked, not a soul anywhere. Mortal boredom! Out of melancholy and grief, Ivan Tsarevich began to play with the Whirlwind Club.
As soon as he threw the club from hand to hand, suddenly, out of nowhere, Lame and Crooked jumped out.
What do you need, Ivan Tsarevich! If you order three times, we will carry out your three orders.
Ivan Tsarevich says:
I want to eat, Lame and Crooked!
Out of nowhere - the table is set, the best food is on the table.
Ivan Tsarevich ate and again transferred the club from hand to hand.
“I want to rest,” he says, “I want to!”
Before I could say it, there was an oak bed with a feather bed and a silk blanket. Ivan Tsarevich got enough sleep and threw his club for the third time. Lame and Crooked jumped out:
What, Ivan Tsarevich, do you need?
I want to be in my kingdom-state.
As soon as he said it, at that very moment Ivan Tsarevich found himself in his state. It was right in the middle of the market. He stands and looks around. He sees a shoemaker walking through the market towards him, walking, singing songs, stamping his feet in harmony - such a merry fellow!
The prince asks:
Where are you going, man?
Yes, I’m bringing shoes to sell. I'm a shoemaker.
Take me as your apprentice.
Do you know how to sew shoes?
Yes, I can do anything. Not like shoes, I’ll sew a dress.
They came home, the shoemaker said:
Here's the best product for you. Sew some shoes and see how you can do them.
Well, what kind of product is this?! Rubbish, and that's all!
At night, when everyone fell asleep, Ivan Tsarevich took the golden egg and rolled it along the road. A golden Palace stood before him. Ivan Tsarevich went into the upper room, took shoes embroidered with gold from the chest, rolled the egg along the road, hid the golden palace in the egg, put the shoes on the table, and went to bed.
In the morning the owner saw the shoes and gasped:
These kind of shoes can only be worn in the palace!
And at this time three weddings were being prepared in the palace: Peter the Tsarevich took Elena the Beautiful for himself, Vasily Tsarevich took the princess of the silver kingdom, and gave the princess of the copper kingdom to the general.
The shoemaker brought the shoes to the palace. When Elena the Beautiful saw the shoes, she immediately understood everything: “You know, Ivan Tsarevich, my betrothed, is walking around the kingdom alive and well.”
Elena the Beautiful says to the king:
Let this shoemaker make me a wedding dress without measurements by tomorrow, sewn with gold, embellished with semi-precious stones, studded with pearls. Otherwise I won’t marry Tsarevich Peter.
The king called the shoemaker.
“So and so,” he says, “so that tomorrow the golden dress will be delivered to Princess Elena the Beautiful, or else she will be hanged!”
The shoemaker goes home sadly, hanging his gray head.
“Here,” he says to Ivan Tsarevich, “what have you done to me!”
Nothing, says Ivan Tsarevich, go to bed! The morning is wiser than the evening.
At night, Tsarevich Ivan took out a wedding dress from the golden kingdom and placed it on the shoemaker’s table. In the morning the shoemaker woke up - the dress was lying on the table, like the heat was burning, lighting up the whole room. The shoemaker grabbed it, ran to the palace, and gave it to Helen the Beautiful.
Elena the Beautiful rewarded him and ordered:
See that by dawn tomorrow, at the seventh mile, on the sea, there will be a kingdom with a golden palace, that wonderful trees and singing birds will grow there in different voices I would be sung. If you don’t do it, I’ll order you to be executed with a cruel death.
The shoemaker went home barely alive.
“Here,” he says to Tsarevich Ivan, “what have your shoes done!” I won't be alive now.
“Nothing,” says Ivan Tsarevich, “go to bed.” The morning is wiser than the evening.
As soon as everyone fell asleep, Tsarevich Ivan went to the seventh mile, to the seashore. Rolled his golden egg. A golden kingdom stood before him, in the middle there was a golden palace, from the golden palace a bridge stretched for seven miles, wonderful trees grew around, songbirds sang in different voices.
Tsarevich Ivan stood on the bridge, hammering nails into the railings.
Elena the Beautiful saw the palace and ran to the king:
Look, king, what we are doing!
The king looked and gasped.
And Elena the Beautiful says:
Order, father, to harness the gilded carriage, I will go to the golden palace with Tsarevich Peter to get married.
So they drove along the golden bridge. On the bridge there are chiseled pillars, gilded rings, and on each pillar a dove and a darling are sitting, bowing to each other and saying:
Do you remember, my dear, who saved you?
“I remember, my dear,” Tsarevich Ivan saved.
And Tsarevich Ivan stands near the railing, nailing down golden carnations.
Kind people! Hold back the fast horses quickly. It wasn’t the one who was sitting next to me who saved me, but the one who was standing next to the railings who saved me!
She took Ivan Tsarevich by the hand, sat him down next to her, took him to the golden palace, and here they had a wedding.
They returned to the king and told him the whole truth. The tsar wanted to execute his eldest sons, but Ivan Tsarevich, in joy, begged them to forgive them. They gave the princess of the silver kingdom to Peter the Tsarevich, and the copper kingdom to Vasily the Tsarevich. There was a feast for the whole world here! That's the end of the fairy tale.
In a certain kingdom, in a certain state, there lived a king. He had a wife, Nastasya the golden braid, and three sons: Peter Tsarevich, Vasily Tsarevich and Ivan Tsarevich.
Once the queen went with her mothers and nannies for a walk in the garden. Suddenly a Whirlwind swooped in, picked up the queen and carried her away to God knows where. The king became sad, became confused, but did not know what to do.
Now the princes have grown up, he says to them:
- My dear children, which of you will go to look for your mother?
The two eldest sons got ready and went. And they were gone for a year, and they were gone for another, and now the third year begins... Tsarevich Ivan began to ask his father:
- Let me go look for my mother, find out about my older brothers.
“No,” says the king, “you’re the only one left with me, don’t leave me, old man.”
And Ivan Tsarevich answers:
- It doesn’t matter, if you allow me, I’ll leave, and if you don’t allow me, I’ll leave.
What to do here? The king released him.
Ivan Tsarevich saddled his good horse and set off. I drove and drove... Soon the fairy tale will be told, but it won’t be long before the deed is done.
I reached the glass mountain. The mountain stands tall, its top touching the sky. Under the mountain there are two tents pitched: Peter the Tsarevich and Vasily the Tsarevich.
- Hello, Ivanushka! Where are you going?
- To look for mother, to catch up with you.
- Eh, Ivan Tsarevich, we found mother’s trail a long time ago, but we can’t stand on that trail. Go and try to climb this mountain, but we’re already out of breath. We have been standing at the bottom for three years, but we cannot go up.
- Well, brothers, I'll try.
Ivan Tsarevich climbed the glass mountain. One step up crawling, ten steps down head over heels. He climbs one day and another. He cut up all his arms and mangled his legs. On the third day I climbed to the top.
He began to shout to his brothers from above:
“I’ll go look for mother, and you stay here, wait for me for three years and three months, and if I don’t arrive on time, there’s no point in waiting.” And the crow will not bring my bones!
Ivan Tsarevich rested a little and walked along the mountain. Walked, walked, walked, walked. He sees the copper palace standing. At the gate there are terrible snakes chained to copper chains, breathing fire. And next to the well, near the well, a copper ladle hangs on a copper chain. The snakes are rushing to the water, but the chain is short.
Tsarevich Ivan took a ladle, scooped up some cold water, and gave it to the snakes to drink. The snakes calmed down and settled down. He went to the copper palace. The princess of the copper kingdom came out to him:
- I am Ivan Tsarevich.
- What, Ivan Tsarevich, did he come here willingly or unwillingly?
- I'm looking for my mother - Nastasya the Queen. The whirlwind dragged her here. Do you know where she is?
- I don’t know. But my middle sister lives not far from here, maybe she can tell you.
And she gave him a copper ball.
“Roll the ball,” he says, “it will show you the way to your middle sister.” And when you defeat the Whirlwind, don’t forget me, poor thing.
“Okay,” says Ivan Tsarevich. Threw a copper ball. The ball rolled, and the prince followed him.
Came to the silver kingdom. At the gate there are terrible snakes chained to silver chains. There is a well with a silver ladle. Ivan Tsarevich scooped up water and gave the snakes something to drink. They settled down and let him pass. The princess of the silver kingdom ran out.
“It’s already been three years,” says the princess, “that the mighty Whirlwind has kept me here.” I had never heard of the Russian spirit, never seen the Russian spirit, but now the Russian spirit itself has come to me. Who are you, good fellow?
- I am Ivan Tsarevich.
- How did you get here: willingly or unwillingly?
- By my own desire, I am looking for my dear mother. She went for a walk in the green garden, a mighty Whirlwind flew in and whisked her away to God knows where. Do you know where to find her?
- No, I do not know. And my elder sister, Elena the Beautiful, lives nearby, in the golden kingdom. Maybe she'll tell you. Here's a silver ball for you. Roll him in front of you and follow him. Yes, watch how you kill Whirlwind, don’t forget me, poor thing. Ivan Tsarevich rolled a silver ball and followed.
Whether for a long time or for a short time, he sees: the golden palace stands, like the heat is burning. The gates are swarming with terrible snakes, chained to golden chains. They are burning with fire. Near the well, near the well there is a golden ladle chained to golden chains.
Ivan Tsarevich scooped up water and gave the snakes something to drink. They settled down and became quiet. Ivan Tsarevich entered the palace; Elena the Beautiful, the princess of indescribable beauty, meets him:
- Who are you, good fellow?
- I am Ivan Tsarevich. I'm looking for my mother - Nastasya the Queen.
IN In a certain kingdom, in a certain state there lived a king. And he had a wife, Nastasya, a golden braid, and three sons: Peter Tsarevich, Vasily Tsarevich and Ivan Tsarevich.
One day the queen went for a walk with her mothers and nannies in the garden. Suddenly a Whirlwind swooped in, picked up the queen and carried her away to God knows where. The king became sad, he became confused, he didn’t know what to do, what to do.
Time passed, the princes grew up, and he said to them:
My beloved children, which of you will go to look for your mother?
The two eldest sons got ready and went to look for their mother.
A year has passed - they are gone, another year has passed - they are gone, now the third year is already beginning... Then the youngest son Ivan Tsarevich began to ask his father:
Let me go, father, to look for my mother and find out about my older brothers.
No,” the king answers him, “you’re the only one left with me, don’t leave me, old man.”
And Ivan Tsarevich tells him:
It doesn’t matter to me, if you allow me, I’ll leave, and if you don’t allow me, I’ll leave.
What was there left to do?
The king let his youngest son Ivan Tsarevich.
Ivan Tsarevich saddled his good horse and set off.
I drove and drove... Soon the fairy tale will be told, but it won’t be long before the deed is done.
Ivan Tsarevich arrived at the glass mountain. Costs high mountain, the top rested against the sky. Under the mountain there are two tents pitched: Peter the Tsarevich and Vasily the Tsarevich.
Hello, Ivanushka! Where are you going?
To look for our mother, to catch up with you.
Eh, Ivan Tsarevich, we found mother’s trail a long time ago, but we can’t stand on that trail. Go ahead and try to climb this mountain, but we don’t have any strength left. We have been standing at the bottom for three years, but we cannot go up.
Well, brothers, I’ll try to climb this mountain.
Ivan Tsarevich climbed the glass mountain. He will take one step up crawling, ten steps he will fly head over heels. And he climbs one day, and another he climbs. Ivan Tsarevich cut all his hands and mutilated all his legs. On the third day I climbed to the top.
He began to shout to his brothers from above:
I’ll go look for mother, and you stay here, wait for me for three years and three months. And if I’m not there on time, there’s nothing to wait for. And the crows will not bring my bones!
Ivan Tsarevich rested a little and walked along the mountain.
Walked, walked, walked, walked. He sees a copper palace standing there.
At the gates of the palace there are terrible snakes chained on copper chains, breathing fire. And near the gate there is a well. A copper ladle hangs on a copper chain at the well. These snakes are trying to get to the water, but the chain won’t let them in, it’s too short.
Tsarevich Ivan took a ladle, scooped cold water into it, and fed the snakes from it. The snakes calmed down here and settled down. Ivan Tsarevich went into the copper palace.
The princess of the copper kingdom came out to meet him:
Who are you, good fellow?
I am Ivan Tsarevich.
Tell me, Ivan Tsarevich, did you come here willingly or unwillingly?
I'm looking for my mother, Nastasya the Queen. The whirlwind dragged her here. Do you know where she might be?
I don't know. But my middle sister lives not far from here, maybe she can tell you.
And gives him a copper ball.
Roll the ball, he says, and it will show you the way to my middle sister. And when you defeat Whirlwind, don’t forget about me, poor thing.
“Okay,” Ivan Tsarevich answers her.
Ivan Tsarevich rolled a copper ball. The ball rolled, and he followed it.
He followed the ball into the silver kingdom. At the gates of the palace there are terrible snakes chained on silver chains.
Nearby there is a well with a silver ladle. Ivan Tsarevich scooped up water with a ladle and fed the snakes from it. They calmed down, lay down and let him into the palace. The princess of the silver kingdom ran out to meet him.
“It will soon be three years,” says the princess, “that the mighty Whirlwind has kept me here.” I had never heard of the Russian spirit, never seen it, but now the Russian spirit itself has come to me. Who are you, good fellow?
I am Ivan Tsarevich.
How did you get here: whether by your own will or unwillingness?
With my hunting, I am looking for my dear mother. She went into the green garden for a walk, then a mighty Whirlwind flew in and whisked her away to an unknown destination. Do you know where I can find it?
No I dont know. And here, not far away in the golden kingdom, lives my eldest sister, Elena the Beautiful. Maybe she'll tell you something. Here's a silver ball for you. Roll it in front of you and follow behind it. But look, when you kill Whirlwind, don’t forget about me, poor thing.
Ivan Tsarevich rolled a silver ball and followed it himself.
How long or short did he walk? He sees a golden palace standing there, and it’s burning like a fire.
At the gate there are terrible snakes chained with golden chains. They are burning with fire. Near the gate there is a well. A golden ladle is chained to the well with golden chains.
Ivan Tsarevich scooped up water with a ladle and gave it to the snakes to drink. They calmed down and settled down. Ivan Tsarevich entered the palace. Elena the Beautiful, a princess of indescribable beauty, meets him there:
Who are you, good fellow?
I am Ivan Tsarevich. I'm looking for my mother - Nastasya the Queen. Do you know where I can find her?
How can I not know? She lives not far from here. Here's a golden ball for you. Roll it along the road - it will take you where you need it. Look, Ivan Tsarevich, when you defeat the Whirlwind, don’t forget about me, poor thing, take me with you into the free world.
“Okay,” he replies, “the beauty is beloved, I won’t forget.”
Ivan Tsarevich rolled the ball and followed it. He walked and walked and came to such a palace that you can’t tell it in a fairy tale or describe it with a pen - it’s burning with rolling pearls and precious stones.
At the gate, six-headed snakes hiss, breathe heat, and scorch with fire.
The prince gave them water to drink. The snakes calmed down and allowed Ivan Tsarevich into the palace. The prince walked through the large chambers. In the farthest chamber I found my mother. She sits on a high throne. In a decorated royal outfit, crowned with a precious crown. She looked at the guest and screamed:
Ivanushka, my dear son! How did you get here?
I came for you, my mother.
Well, son, it's going to be hard for you. Great power possesses the Whirlwind. Well, don’t be sad, I will help you, I will add strength to you.
Then she lifted the floorboard and led him into the cellar. There were two tubs of water - one on the right, the other on the left.
Nastasya the Queen says:
Drink, Ivanushka, some water that is on your right hand.
Ivan Tsarevich drank.
Well? Have you gained more strength?
There are more, mother. Now I could turn the whole palace with one hand.
Come on, drink some more!
The prince drank some more.
How much strength do you have now, son?
Now if I want, I can turn the whole world around.
Now, son, that's enough. Come on, move these tubs from place to place. Take the one on the right to the left side, and take the one on the left to the right.
Ivan Tsarevich took the tubs and moved them from place to place.
Queen Nastasya tells him:
In one tub there is strong water, and in the other there is weak water. The whirlwind drinks strong water in battle, which is why there is no way to deal with it.
They returned to the palace.
“Soon the Whirlwind will arrive,” Queen Nastasya tells him. - You grab him by the club. Don't let go, hold on tightly. The whirlwind will soar into the sky - and you along with it: it will carry you over the seas, over deep abysses, over high mountains, and you hold on tightly, do not unclench your hands. The Whirlwind gets tired, wants to drink strong water, rushes to the tub that is placed on the right hand, and you drink from the tub that is on the left hand...
As soon as she had time to say this, the yard suddenly became dark and everything around began to shake. Whirlwind flew into the upper room. Ivan Tsarevich rushed to him and grabbed his club.
Who are you? Where did it come from? - Whirlwind shouted to him. - Here I will eat you!
Well, the grandmother said it in two! Either you eat it or you don't.
The Whirlwind rushed out the window - and into the sky. He carried Ivan Tsarevich, carried him... And he carried him over the seas, and over the mountains, and over deep abysses.
Ivan Tsarevich does not let go of the club from his hands. The whirlwind flew around the whole world. I was tired, exhausted. I went down and straight into the cellar. He ran to the tub that stood on his right hand and let him drink water from it.
And Tsarevich Ivan rushed to the left and also fell to the tub.
Whirlwind drinks - with every sip he loses strength. Ivan Tsarevich drinks - with every drop the strength in him comes. He became a mighty hero. He pulled out a sharp sword and cut off Whirlwind’s head at once.
Rub him some more! Rub him some more! Otherwise he will come to life!
No,” says Ivan Tsarevich, “the hero’s hand does not strike twice, it ends everything with one strike.”
Ivan Tsarevich ran up to Nastasya the Queen:
Let's go home, mother. It's time. The brothers are waiting for you and me under the mountain. Yes, three princesses must be taken along the way.
So they set off on their journey. We went to pick up Elena the Beautiful. She rolled a golden egg and hid the entire golden kingdom in this egg.
“Thank you,” he says, “Ivan Tsarevich, you saved me from the evil Whirlwind.” Here is a golden egg as a gift for you, and if you want it, be my betrothed.
Ivan Tsarevich took the golden egg and kissed the princess on her scarlet lips.
Then they went for the princess of the silver kingdom, and then for the princess of the copper kingdom. They took some woven cloth with them and came to the place where they had to go down the mountain. Ivan Tsarevich depicted Nastasya the Queen on the canvas, then Elena the Beautiful and her two sisters.
The brothers are standing below, waiting. When they saw their mother, they were delighted. We saw Elena the Beautiful - we froze. We saw two sisters and were jealous.
Well,” says Tsarevich Vasily, “our Ivanushka is still young and green ahead of his older brothers.” Let's take the mother and the princesses, take them to the priest, and say: we got them with our heroic hands. And let Ivanushka take a walk on the mountain alone.
Well,” answers Peter Tsarevich, “you’re talking the point.” I will take Helen the Beautiful for myself, you will take the princess of the silver kingdom, and we will give the princess of the copper kingdom for the general.
Just then Ivan Tsarevich himself was about to descend from the mountain. As soon as he began to tie the canvas to the stump, the older brothers below took hold of the canvas, tore it out of his hands and tore it out. How can Ivan Tsarevich go down now?
Ivan Tsarevich was left alone on the mountain. He cried and went back. I walked and walked, not a single living soul was visible anywhere. Mortal boredom! Out of grief and melancholy, Ivan Tsarevich began to play with the Whirlwind Club.
He had just transferred the club from hand to hand, when suddenly, out of nowhere, Crooked and Lame jumped out.
What do you need, Ivan Tsarevich! If you order three times, we will fulfill your three orders.
Ivan Tsarevich says:
I want to eat, Crooked and Lame!
Out of nowhere, a set table appeared. The best food is on the table.
Ivan Tsarevich ate and again transferred the club from hand to hand.
“I want to rest,” he says!
Before he had time to speak, there was an oak bed, a silk blanket on it, and a feather bed. Ivan Tsarevich had a good night's sleep and threw his club over for the third time. Crooked and Lame jumped out.
What, Ivan Tsarevich, do you need?
I want to be in my kingdom-state.
I just had time to say that at that very moment Ivan Tsarevich found himself in his kingdom-state. It's right in the middle of the market. He stands and looks around. He sees a shoemaker walking towards him in the market. He walks, sings songs, stomps his feet in harmony - such a merry fellow!
The prince asks him:
Where are you going, little man?
Yes, I’m taking my shoes to the market to sell. I'm a shoemaker.
Take me as your apprentice.
Do you really know how to sew shoes?
Yes, I can do anything. Not just shoes, but also a dress if necessary.
They came to the shoemaker’s house, the shoemaker said to Ivan Tsarevich:
Here's the one for you best product. Sew some shoes out of it and see what you can come up with.
Well, what kind of product is this?! Rubbish, not a product!
At night, when everyone fell asleep, Ivan Tsarevich took the golden egg and rolled it along the road. A golden palace stood before him. Ivan Tsarevich went into the upper room and took shoes embroidered with gold from the chest. He rolled the egg along the road, hid the golden palace in the egg, put the shoes on the table and went to bed.
In the morning the owner saw the shoes and gasped:
These kind of shoes should only be worn in the palace!
And at this time in the palace they were preparing for three weddings: Peter the Tsarevich takes Elena the Beautiful for himself, Vasily the Tsarevich takes the princess of the silver kingdom, and the princess of the copper kingdom is given to the general.
The shoemaker brought the shoes to the palace. When Elena the Beautiful saw the shoes, she immediately understood everything:
“You know, my betrothed, Ivan Tsarevich, is alive and well, walking around the kingdom.”
Then Elena the Beautiful says to the king:
Let this shoemaker do it for me tomorrow wedding dress without measurements. Yes, so that it is embroidered with gold, decorated with semi-precious stones, and studded with pearls. Otherwise I won’t marry Tsarevich Peter.
The king called the shoemaker to come to him.
“So and so,” he says, “so that by tomorrow the golden dress will be delivered to Princess Elena the Beautiful, otherwise you will go to the gallows!”
The shoemaker goes home sadly, hanging his gray head.
“Here,” he says to Tsarevich Ivan, “what have you done to me!”
At night, Tsarevich Ivan took out a wedding dress from the golden kingdom and placed it on the shoemaker’s table.
In the morning the shoemaker woke up - there was a dress on the table. As the heat burns, it illuminates the whole room.
The shoemaker grabbed it, ran with it quickly to the palace, and gave it to Helen the Beautiful.
Elena the Beautiful rewarded him and ordered him again:
See that by tomorrow dawn, at the seventh verst, a golden kingdom with a golden palace stands on the sea. So that wonderful trees would grow there and songbirds would sing to me in different voices. If you don’t do this, I will order you to be executed with a cruel death.
The shoemaker went home, barely alive.
“Here,” he says to Tsarevich Ivan, “what have your shoes done!” I won't be alive now.
It’s okay,” Tsarevich Ivan tells him, “don’t worry, go to bed peacefully!” The morning is wiser than the evening.
When everyone fell asleep, Tsarevich Ivan went to the seventh mile, to the seashore. Rolled the golden egg. A golden kingdom stood before him, with a golden palace in the middle. And from the golden palace the bridge stretches seven miles. Wonderful trees grow around, songbirds sing in different voices.
Ivan Tsarevich stood on the bridge and hammered nails into the railings.
Elena the Beautiful saw this palace and ran to the king:
Look, king, what we are doing!
The king looked and gasped.
And Elena the Beautiful says to him:
Order, father, to harness the gilded carriage, I will go to the golden palace to marry Tsarevich Peter.
They got ready and drove across the golden bridge.
On the bridge there are chiseled pillars and gilded rings. And on each post sit a dove and a darling, bow to each other and say:
Do you remember, my dear, who saved you?
I remember, my little dove, Ivan Tsarevich saved me.
And Tsarevich Ivan stands near the railing, nailing down golden carnations.
Kind people! Stop the fast horses quickly. It wasn’t the one who was sitting next to me who saved me, but the one who was standing next to the railings who saved me!
Elena the Beautiful took Ivan Tsarevich by the hand, sat him down next to her, and took him to the golden palace. They had their wedding there. They returned to the king and told him the whole truth.
The tsar wanted to execute his eldest sons, but Ivan Tsarevich begged them to forgive them in joy.
They married the princess of the silver kingdom to Peter the prince, and the princess of the copper kingdom to Vasily the prince.
And there was a feast for the whole world!
This is where the fairy tale ends. Well done to those who listened.
- END -
In that ancient time, when the world of God was filled with goblins, witches and mermaids, when the rivers flowed milky, the banks were jelly, and fried partridges flew across the fields, at that time there lived a king named Pea with the queen Anastasia the Beautiful; they had three prince sons.
A great misfortune struck - the queen was dragged away by an unclean spirit. The big son says to the king:
Father, bless me, I’ll go find my mother.
He went and disappeared; for three years there was no word or word about him.
The second son began to ask:
Father, bless me on my journey, maybe I’ll be lucky enough to find both my brother and my mother.
The king blessed; he went and also disappeared without a trace - as if he had sunk into the water.
The youngest son Ivan Tsarevich comes to the king:
Dear father, bless me on my journey; Maybe I’ll find my brothers and mother.
Go, son!
Ivan Tsarevich set off in a foreign direction; I drove and drove and came to the blue sea, stopped on the shore and thought: “Where should I go now?”
Suddenly thirty-three spoonbills flew to the sea, hit the ground and became red maidens - all were good, but one was better than all of them; undressed and jumped into the water.
Whether they bathed a lot or a little, Ivan Tsarevich crept up, took the sash from the girl who was the most beautiful of all, and hid it in his bosom.
The girls swam, went ashore, began to dress - one sash was missing.
“Oh, Ivan Tsarevich,” says the beauty, “give me my sash.”
Tell me first, where is my mother?
Your mother lives with my father - with Voron Voronovich. Go up the sea, you will come across a silver bird, a golden crest: where it flies, there you go too.
Ivan Tsarevich gave her the sash and walked up the sea; here he met his brothers, greeted them and took them with him.
They were walking along the shore together, they saw a silver bird with a golden crest, and they ran after it. The bird flew and flew and threw itself under an iron slab into an underground pit.
Well, brothers, says Ivan Tsarevich, bless me instead of your father, instead of your mother; I will descend into this pit and find out what the land of other faiths is like, whether our mother is there.
His brothers blessed him, he sat down on the rail, climbed into that deep hole and went down neither more nor less - exactly three years; went down and went along the road.
He walked and walked, walked and walked, and saw the kingdom of copper; Thirty-three spoonbill girls are sitting in the palace, embroidering towels with cunning patterns - towns and suburbs.
Hello, Ivan Tsarevich! - says the princess of the copper kingdom. -Where are you going, where are you going?
I'm going to look for my mother.
Your mother is with my father, with Voron Voronovich; he is cunning and wise, he flew over the mountains, over the valleys, over dens, over the clouds! He'll kill you, good fellow! Here's a ball for you, go to my middle sister - what will she tell you. And when you go back, don’t forget me. Ivan Tsarevich rolled the ball and followed him. Comes to the silver kingdom; thirty-three spoonbill maidens are sitting there. The princess of the silver kingdom says:
Until now, the Russian spirit was unseen and unheard of, but now the Russian spirit is manifesting itself with your own eyes! What, Ivan Tsarevich, are you torturing the department or are you torturing the case?
Ah, beautiful maiden, I’m going to look for my mother.
Your mother is with my father, with Voron Voronovich; He was both cunning and wise, he flew over the mountains, over the valleys, through dens, and rushed through the clouds! Eh, prince, he will kill you! Here's a ball for you, go to my little sister - what will she tell you: should you go forward, should you go back?
Ivan Tsarevich comes to the golden kingdom; Thirty-three spoonbill girls are sitting there, embroidering towels. Above all, above all, the princess of the golden kingdom is such a beauty that it cannot be said in a fairy tale or written with a pen. She says:
Hello, Ivan Tsarevich! Where are you going, where are you heading?
I'm going to look for my mother.
Your mother is with my father, with Voron Voronovich; He was both cunning and wise, he flew over the mountains, over the valleys, through dens, and rushed through the clouds. Eh, prince, he will kill you! You are wearing a ball, go to the kingdom of pearls: your mother lives there. Seeing you, she will rejoice and immediately order: nannies, mothers, give my son green wine. Don't take it; ask her to give you the three-year-old wine that’s in the cupboard, and a burnt rind for a snack. Don’t forget: my father has two vats of water in the yard - one is strong water, and the other is weak; rearrange them from place to place and drink strong water.
The prince and the princess talked for a long time and fell in love with each other so much that they did not want to part; but there was nothing to do - Ivan Tsarevich said goodbye and set off on his way.
He walked and walked and came to the pearl kingdom. His mother saw him, was delighted and shouted:
Babysitters! Give my son some green wine.
I do not drink plain wine, give me a three-year-old, and a burnt crust for a snack.
He drank three years old wine, ate the burnt rind, went out into the wide courtyard, moved the vats from place to place and began to drink strong water.
Suddenly Voron Voronovich flies in; he was as bright as a clear day, but when he saw Ivan Tsarevich he became gloomier dark night; he sank down to the vat and began to draw powerless water.
Meanwhile, Ivan Tsarevich fell on his wings; Raven Voronovich soared high, high, carried him through the valleys, and over the mountains, and over dens, and clouds, and began to ask:
What do you need, Ivan Tsarevich? Do you want me to give you the treasury?
I don’t need anything, just give me a feather staff.
No, Ivan Tsarevich! It hurts to sit in the wide sleigh. And again the Raven carried him over the mountains and through the valleys, over dens and clouds. Ivan Tsarevich holds on tightly; leaned on him with all his weight and almost broke off his wings. Then Voron Voronovich cried out:
Don't break my wings, take the feather staff!
He gave the prince a feather staff; He himself became a simple raven and flew to the steep mountains.
And Ivan Tsarevich came to the pearl kingdom, took his mother and went back; looks - the pearl kingdom curled up into a ball and rolled after him.
He came to the golden kingdom, then to the silver one, and then to the copper one, took three beautiful princesses with him, and those kingdoms curled up into balls and rolled after them. He walked up to the relays and blew the golden trumpet.
Dear brothers! If you're alive, don't give me away.
The brothers heard the trumpet, grabbed the relays and pulled out into the world the soul of the red maiden, the princess of the copper kingdom; They saw her and began to quarrel among themselves: one did not want to give her up to the other.
Why are you fighting, good fellows! There is an even better red maiden than me.
The princes lowered the reels and pulled out the princess of the silver kingdom. They started arguing and fighting again; he says:
Let me have it! And the other:
Don't want! Let it be mine!
Don't quarrel, good fellows, there is a more beautiful girl out there than me.
The princes stopped fighting, lowered the reels and pulled out the princess of the golden kingdom. They started to quarrel again, but the beautiful princess immediately stopped them:
Your mother is waiting there!
They pulled out their mother and lowered the reels behind Ivan Tsarevich;
They raised it halfway and cut the ropes. Ivan Tsarevich flew into the abyss, was badly hurt and lay unconscious for six months; Having woken up, he looked around, remembered everything that had happened to him, took a feather staff out of his pocket and hit it on the ground. At that very moment twelve young men appeared.
What do you order, Ivan Tsarevich?
Take me out into the open world.
The fellows grabbed him by the arms and carried him out into the open world. Ivan Tsarevich began to investigate about his brothers and learned that they had been married long ago: the princess from the copper kingdom married the middle brother, the princess from the silver kingdom married the elder brother, and his intended bride was not marrying anyone. And the old father himself decided to marry her; convened a council, accused his wife of consulting with evil spirits and ordered her head to be cut off; After the execution, he asks the princess from the golden kingdom:
Are you going to marry me?
Then I will marry you when you make me shoes without measurements. The king ordered the cry to be called, to ask each and every one: he won’t sew
Does anyone give the princess shoes without measurements?
At that time, Ivan Tsarevich came to his state and hired
one old man as a worker and sends him to the king:
Go ahead, grandfather, take over this matter. I'll sew you shoes, but don't tell on me. The old man went to the king:
I am ready to take on this work.
The king gave him enough goods for a pair of shoes and asked:
Will you please, old man?
Don't be afraid, sir, I have a son, a Chebotar.
Returning home, the old man gave the goods to Ivan Tsarevich; he cut the goods into pieces, threw them out the window, then dissolved the golden kingdom and took out the finished shoes:
Here, grandfather, take it and take it to the king. The king was delighted and pestered the bride:
Is it time to go to the crown? She answers:
Then I’ll marry you when you make me a dress without measurements. The king is busy again, gathering all the artisans to his place, giving them a lot of money, just so that they can sew a dress without measurements. Ivan Tsarevich says to the old man:
Grandfather, go to the king, take the cloth, I’ll sew you a dress, just don’t tell on me.
The old man trudged to the palace, took the atlases and velvets, returned home and gave them to the prince. Ivan Tsarevich immediately grabbed the scissors, cut all the satins and velvets into shreds and threw them out the window; dissolved the golden kingdom, took from there the best dress and gave it to the old man:
Bring it to the palace! Tsar Radekhonek:
Well, my beloved bride, isn’t it time for us to go to the crown? The princess answers:
Then I’ll marry you when you take the old man’s son and tell him to boil him in milk.
The king did not hesitate, gave the order - and that same day they collected a bucket of milk from every yard, poured it into a large vat and boiled it over high heat.
They brought Ivan Tsarevich; He began to say goodbye to everyone and bow to the ground; they threw him into the vat: he dived once, dived again, jumped out - and became so handsome that he could neither be told in a fairy tale nor written down with a pen. The princess says:
Look, king! Who should I marry: you, the old man, or him, the good fellow?
The king thought: “If I bathe in milk, I will become just as handsome!”
He threw himself into the vat and boiled in milk.
And Ivan Tsarevich went with the princess from the golden kingdom to get married; got married and began to live and live well, making good things.
In a certain kingdom, in a certain state, there lived a king. He had a wife, Nastasya the golden braid, and three sons: Peter Tsarevich, Vasily Tsarevich and Ivan Tsarevich.
Once the queen went with her mothers and nannies for a walk in the garden. Suddenly a Whirlwind swooped in, picked up the queen and carried her away to God knows where. The king became sad, became confused, but did not know what to do.
Now the princes have grown up, he says to them:
My dear children, which of you will go to look for your mother?
The two eldest sons got ready and went. And they were gone for a year, and they were gone for another, and now the third year began... Tsarevich Ivan began to ask his father:
Let me go look for my mother and find out about my older brothers.
No,” says the king, “you’re the only one left with me, don’t leave me, old man.”
And Ivan Tsarevich answers:
All the same, if you allow me, I’ll leave, and if you don’t allow me, I’ll leave.
What to do here? The king released him.
Ivan Tsarevich saddled his good horse and set off. I drove and drove... It soon takes its toll, but it doesn’t get done soon enough.
I reached the glass mountain. The mountain stands tall, its top touching the sky. Under the mountain there are two tents pitched: Peter the Tsarevich and Vasily the Tsarevich.
Hello, Ivanushka! Where are you going?
To look for mother, to catch up with you.
Eh, Ivan Tsarevich, we found mother’s trail a long time ago, but we can’t stand on that trail. Go and try to climb this mountain, but we’re already out of breath. We have been standing at the bottom for three years, but we cannot go up.
Well, brothers, I'll try.
Ivan Tsarevich climbed the glass mountain. One step up crawling, ten steps down head over heels. He climbs one day and another. He cut up all his arms and mangled his legs. On the third day I climbed to the top.
He began to shout to his brothers from above:
I’ll go look for mother, and you stay here, wait for me for three years and three months, and if I don’t arrive on time, there’s no point in waiting. And the crow will not bring my bones!
Ivan Tsarevich rested a little and walked along the mountain. Walked, walked, walked, walked. He sees the copper palace standing. At the gate there are terrible snakes chained to copper chains, breathing fire. And next to the well, near the well, a copper ladle hangs on a copper chain. The snakes are rushing to the water, but the chain is short.
Tsarevich Ivan took a ladle, scooped up some cold water, and gave it to the snakes to drink. The snakes calmed down and settled down. He went to the copper palace. The princess of the copper kingdom came out to him:
I am Ivan Tsarevich.
Did Ivan Tsarevich come here willingly or unwillingly?
I am looking for my mother - Nastasya the Queen. The whirlwind dragged her here. Do you know where she is?
I don't know. But my middle sister lives not far from here, maybe she can tell you.
And she gave him a copper ball.
Roll the ball, he says, and it will show you the way to your middle sister. And when you defeat the Whirlwind, don’t forget me, poor thing.
“Okay,” says Ivan Tsarevich. Threw a copper ball. The ball rolled, and the prince followed him.
Came to the silver kingdom. At the gate there are terrible snakes chained to silver chains. There is a well with a silver ladle. Ivan Tsarevich scooped up water and gave the snakes something to drink. They settled down and let him pass. The princess of the silver kingdom ran out.
“It’s already been three years,” says the princess, “that the mighty Whirlwind has kept me here.” I had never heard of the Russian spirit, never seen the Russian spirit, but now the Russian spirit itself has come to me. Who are you, good fellow?
I am Ivan Tsarevich.
How did you get here: willingly or unwillingly?
With my desire, I am looking for my dear mother. She went for a walk in the green garden, a mighty Whirlwind flew in and whisked her away to God knows where. Do you know where to find her?
No, I do not know. And my elder sister, Elena the Beautiful, lives nearby, in the golden kingdom. Maybe she'll tell you. Here's a silver ball for you. Roll him in front of you and follow him. Yes, watch how you kill Whirlwind, don’t forget me, poor thing. Ivan Tsarevich rolled a silver ball and followed.
Whether for a long time or for a short time, he sees: the golden palace stands, like the heat is burning. The gates are swarming with terrible snakes, chained to golden chains. They are burning with fire. Near the well, near the well there is a golden ladle chained to golden chains.
Ivan Tsarevich scooped up water and gave the snakes something to drink. They settled down and became quiet. Ivan Tsarevich entered the palace; Elena the Beautiful, the princess of indescribable beauty, meets him:
Who are you, good fellow?
I am Ivan Tsarevich. I'm looking for my mother - Nastasya the Queen. Do you know where to find her?
How can you not know? She lives not far from here. Here's a golden ball for you. Roll it along the road - it will take you where you need to go. Look, prince, how you defeat the Whirlwind, don’t forget me, poor thing, take me with you into the free world.
“Okay,” he says, “beloved beauty, I won’t forget.”
Ivan Tsarevich rolled the ball and followed it. He walked and walked and came to such a palace that you can’t tell it in a fairy tale or describe it with a pen - it burns like pearls and precious stones. At the gate, six-headed snakes hiss, scorch with fire, breathe heat.
The prince gave them a drink. The snakes calmed down and let him into the palace. The prince walked through the large chambers. In the farthest place I found my mother. She sits on a high throne, decorated in royal attire, crowned with a precious crown. She looked at the guest and screamed:
Ivanushka, my son! How did you get here?!
I came for you, my mother.
Well, son, it will be difficult for you. The Whirlwind has great power. Well, yes, I will help you, I will add strength to you. Then she lifted the floorboard and took him into the cellar. There are two tubs of water there - one on the right hand, the other on the left.
Queen Nastasya says:
Drink, Ivanushka, some water that is on your right hand.
Ivan Tsarevich drank.
Well? Have you gained more strength?
It has increased, mother. Now I could turn the whole palace over with one hand.
Come on, drink some more!
The prince drank some more.
How much strength do you have now, son? - Now if I want, I can turn the whole world around.
That's enough, son. Come on, move these tubs from place to place. Take the one to the right to the left side, and take the one to the right to the right.
Ivan Tsarevich took the tubs and moved them from place to place.
Queen Nastasya tells him:
In one tub there is strong water, in the other there is weak water. The whirlwind drinks strong water in battle, which is why you can’t deal with it.
They returned to the palace.
“Soon the Whirlwind will arrive,” says Queen Nastasya. - You grab him by the club. Don't let him go. A whirlwind will soar into the sky - and you with it: it will carry you over the seas, over high mountains, over deep abysses, and you hold on tightly, do not unclench your hands. Whirlwind gets tired, wants to drink strong water, rushes to the tub that is placed on the right hand, and you drink from the tub that is on the left hand... I just had time to say something, suddenly it got dark in the yard, everything around was shaking. The Whirlwind flew into the upper room. Ivantsarevich rushed to him and grabbed his club.
Who are you? Where did it come from? - Whirlwind shouted. - Here I will eat you!
Well, grandma said it in two! Either you eat it or you don't. The Whirlwind rushed out the window - and into the sky. He already carried, carried Ivan Tsarevich... And over the mountains, and over the seas, and over deep abysses. The prince does not let go of his club. The whirlwind flew around the whole world. I was tired, exhausted. He went down and went straight to the cellar. He ran up to the tub that stood on his right hand and let him drink water.
And Tsarevich Ivan rushed to the left and also fell to the tub. Vortex drinks - with every sip he loses strength. Ivan Tsarevich drinks - with every drop the strength in him comes. He became a mighty hero. He pulled out a sharp sword and cut off Whirlwind’s head at once.
Rub some more! Rub some more! Otherwise he will come to life!
No,” the prince replies, “the hero’s hand does not strike twice, it finishes everything with one strike.” Ivan Tsarevich ran to Nastasya the Queen:
Let's go, mother. It's time. The brothers are waiting for us under the mountain. Yes, on the way we need to take three princesses. So they set off on their journey. We went to pick up Elena the Beautiful.
She rolled a golden egg and hid the entire golden kingdom in the egg.
“Thank you,” he says, “Ivan Tsarevich, you saved me from the evil Whirlwind.” Here's a testicle for you, and if you want it, be my betrothed.
Ivan Tsarevich took the golden egg and kissed the princess on her scarlet lips. Then they went for the princess of the silver kingdom, and then for the princess of the copper kingdom. They took woven fabrics with them and came to the place where they had to go down the mountain. Ivan Tsarevich depicted Nastasya the Queen on the canvas, then Elena the Beautiful and her two sisters.
The brothers are standing below, waiting. They saw their mother and were delighted. We saw Elena the Beautiful - we froze. We saw two sisters and were jealous.
Well,” says Tsarevich Vasily, “our Ivanushka is young and green ahead of his older brothers. Let's take the mother and the princesses, take them to the priest, and say: we got them with our heroic hands. And let Ivanushka take a walk on the mountain alone.
Well,” answers Peter Tsarevich, “you’re talking about it.” I will take Helen the Beautiful for myself, you will take the princess of the silver kingdom, and we will give the princess of the copper kingdom for the general.
Just then Ivan Tsarevich was getting ready to descend the mountain himself; As soon as he began to tie the canvas to the stump, the older brothers from below took hold of the canvas, tore it out of his hands and tore it out. How will Ivan Tsarevich go down now?
Ivan Tsarevich was left alone on the mountain. He cried and went back. I walked and walked, not a soul anywhere. Mortal boredom! Out of melancholy and grief, Ivan Tsarevich began to play with the Whirlwind Club.
As soon as he threw the club from hand to hand, suddenly, out of nowhere, Lame and Crooked jumped out.
What do you need, Ivan Tsarevich! If you order three times, we will carry out your three orders.
Ivan Tsarevich says:
I want to eat, Lame and Crooked!
Out of nowhere - the table is set, the best food is on the table.
Ivan Tsarevich ate and again transferred the club from hand to hand.
“I want to rest,” he says, “I want to!”
Before I could say it, there was an oak bed with a feather bed and a silk blanket. Ivan Tsarevich got enough sleep and threw his club for the third time. Lame and Crooked jumped out:
What, Ivan Tsarevich, do you need?
I want to be in my kingdom-state. As soon as he said it, at that very moment Ivan Tsarevich found himself in his state. It was right in the middle of the market. He stands and looks around. He sees a shoemaker walking through the market towards him, walking, singing songs, stamping his feet in harmony - such a merry fellow!
The prince asks:
Where are you going, man?
Yes, I’m bringing shoes to sell. I'm a shoemaker.
Take me as your apprentice.
Do you know how to sew shoes?
Yes, I can do anything. Not like shoes, I’ll sew a dress.
They came home, the shoemaker said:
Here's the best product for you. Sew some shoes and see how you can do them.
Well, what kind of product is this?! Rubbish, and that's all!
At night, when everyone fell asleep, Ivan Tsarevich took the golden egg and rolled it along the road. A golden Palace stood before him. Ivan Tsarevich went into the upper room, took shoes embroidered with gold from the chest, rolled the egg along the road, hid the golden palace in the egg, put the shoes on the table, and went to bed.
In the morning the owner saw the shoes and gasped:
These kind of shoes can only be worn in the palace!
And at this time three weddings were being prepared in the palace: Peter the Tsarevich took Elena the Beautiful for himself, Vasily Tsarevich took the princess of the silver kingdom, and gave the princess of the copper kingdom to the general.
The shoemaker brought the shoes to the palace. When Elena the Beautiful saw the shoes, she immediately understood everything: “You know, Ivan Tsarevich, my betrothed, is walking around the kingdom alive and well.”
Elena the Beautiful says to the king:
Let this shoemaker make me a wedding dress without measurements by tomorrow, sewn with gold, embellished with semi-precious stones, studded with pearls. Otherwise I won’t marry Tsarevich Peter. The king called the shoemaker.
“So and so,” he says, “so that tomorrow the golden dress will be delivered to Princess Elena the Beautiful, or else she will be hanged!”
The shoemaker goes home sadly, hanging his gray head.
“Here,” he says to Ivan Tsarevich, “what have you done to me!”
Nothing, says Ivan Tsarevich, go to bed! The morning is wiser than the evening.
At night, Tsarevich Ivan took out a wedding dress from the golden kingdom and placed it on the shoemaker’s table. In the morning the shoemaker woke up - the dress was lying on the table, like the heat was burning, lighting up the whole room. The shoemaker grabbed it, ran to the palace, and gave it to Helen the Beautiful.
Elena the Beautiful rewarded him and ordered:
See that by dawn tomorrow, at the seventh verst, on the sea, there will be a kingdom with a golden palace, that wonderful trees will grow there and singing birds will sing to me in different voices. If you don’t do it, I’ll order you to be executed with a cruel death.
The shoemaker went home barely alive.
“Here,” he says to Tsarevich Ivan, “what have your shoes done!” I won't be alive now.
“Nothing,” says Ivan Tsarevich, “go to bed.” The morning is wiser than the evening.
As soon as everyone fell asleep, Ivan Tsarevich went to the seventh mile, to the seashore. Rolled his golden egg. A golden kingdom stood before him, in the middle there was a golden palace, from the golden palace a bridge stretched for seven miles, wonderful trees grew around, songbirds sang in different voices.
Tsarevich Ivan stood on the bridge, hammering nails into the railings.
Elena the Beautiful saw the palace and ran to the king:
Look, king, what we are doing!
The king looked and gasped.
And Elena the Beautiful says:
Order, father, to harness the gilded carriage, I will go to the golden palace with Tsarevich Peter to get married. So they drove along the golden bridge. On the bridge there are chiseled pillars, gilded rings, and on each pillar a dove and a darling are sitting, bowing to each other and saying:
Do you remember, my dear, who saved you?
“I remember, my dear,” Tsarevich Ivan saved.
And Tsarevich Ivan stands near the railing, nailing down golden carnations.
Kind people! Hold back the fast horses quickly. It wasn’t the one who was sitting next to me who saved me, but the one who was standing next to the railings who saved me!
She took Ivan Tsarevich by the hand, sat him down next to her, took him to the golden palace, and here they had a wedding.
They returned to the king and told him the whole truth. The tsar wanted to execute his eldest sons, but Ivan Tsarevich, in joy, begged them to forgive them. They gave the princess of the silver kingdom to Peter the Tsarevich, and the copper kingdom to Vasily the Tsarevich. There was a feast for the whole world here! That's the end of the fairy tale.