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Alenka sister and brother Ivan

(Russian folk tale)

Once upon a time an old man so old, they had a daughter Alenka yes son Ivan.

The old man and the old woman died. Ivan remained Alyonushka yes-some quite alone.

Alenka went to work and took her brother with them. They walk on the far way, in a broad field, and wanted to Ivan the drink.

- Alenka Sister, I am thirsty!

- Hold on, buddy, get to the well.

They walked and walked - the sun is high, well away, exasperated heat, sweat stands. Cost cow hoof complete some water.

- Sister Alyonushka, bread I of hooves!

- Do not drink, my friend, will become a calf!

Brother obeyed, went further.

The sun is high, well away, exasperated heat, sweat stands. It should be a horse hoof complete some water.

- Sister Alyonushka, I drink myself of hooves!

- Do not drink, brother, zherebenochkom become!

Ivan sighed, again went on.

The sun is high, well away, exasperated heat, sweat stands. Cost goat hoof complete some water.

Ivan says:

- Sister Alyonushka, urine is not: I have drunk from the hoof!

- Do not drink, my friend, become a kid!

Ivan did not listen and drink goat's hoof.

Drunk and became a kid ...

Alenka calls her brother, but instead Ivanushki runs after her little white kid.

Alenka burst into tears and sat down under stozhok - crying and jumping around her kid.

At that time went by merchant:

- What the maiden crying?

Alenka told him about his trouble.

Merchant tells her:

- Come marry me. I'll dressed in gold-silver and kid will live with us.

Alenka thought and thought, and went for a merchant to get married.

They began to live happily, and the kid is living with them, eating, drinking with Alenka from one cup.

Once the merchant was not home. Out of nowhere, comes a witch: she became a box-and-so Alenushkino affectionately began to call her to bathe in the river.

Led witch Alenushka the river. Rushed at her, Alyonushka tied around his neck and threw a stone into the water.

And she revs Alyonushka, dressed in her dress, and came to her mansion. No witch not recognize. Merchant returned - and he did not recognize.

One kid it was conducted. He hung his head, does not drink or eat. Morning and evening walks on the river bank near the water and calling:

- Alenka, my sister! ..

Vyplyn, vyplyn to the shore ...

Learned this witch and began asking her husband - and kill and kill and kid ...

Merchant was sorry for the kid, he got used to it. And so the witch stick, so begs - do nothing, the merchant agreed to:

- Well, kill and it ...

Told the witch fires decompose high, heat boilers, cast iron, sharpen knives damask.

Kid visit that he not long to live, and the title says father

- Before his death, let me go to the river, to drink water, rinse kishochki.

- Well, go.

Kid ran to the river, stood on the shore and shouted zhalobnehonko:

- Alenka, my sister!

Vyplyn, vyplyn to the shore.

The fires are burning high,

Kettles are cast iron,

Knives are being sharpened

They want to slaughter me!

Alenka from the river answers:

- Oh, brother Ivan!

The heavy stone on the bottom pulls

Shelkova legs tangled grass,

Yellow sands lay on his chest.

A witch looking for the kid, can not find and sends his servant:

- Go find the kid, bring him to me.

Servant went to the river and saw the shore and running kid zhalobnehonko calling:

- Alenka, my sister!

Vyplyn, vyplyn to the shore.

The fires are burning high,

Kettles are cast iron,

Knives are being sharpened

They want to slaughter me!

A river of his reply:

- Oh, brother Ivan!

The heavy stone on the bottom pulls

Shelkova legs tangled grass,

Yellow sands lay on his chest.

The servant ran home and told the merchant about what he heard on the river. Gathered the people, went to the river, threw the network Alenushka silk and pulled ashore. Stone was removed from the neck, doused it in spring water, and put it in the elegant dress. Alenka alive and become more beautiful than before.

A kid with joy three times spread through the head and turned the boy Ivanushka.

Witch was tied to a horse's tail and let in the open field.