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Alyosha Popovich and Tugarin Zmeevich

In the glorious city of Rostov in Rostov, a priest of the cathedral was only one son. His name was Alyosha Popovich, nicknamed for his father.

Alyosha Popovich did not learn to read and write, the books did not sit down, and learned from a young age to possess a spear, a bow to shoot, heroic horses tame. Cylon Alyosha great athlete, but the audacity of so cunning took. Here Alyosha Popovich grew to sixteen years old, and he was bored in his father's house. He began to ask her father to let him go into the open field in the wide expanse, Privolnaya across Russia by train, to get to the blue of the sea, in the woods hunting. Let go of his father, gave him a heroic knight, sword, spear, spicy but a bow and arrows.

Alesha became a horse saddle, was saying:

- Serves me right, the heroic horse. Do not leave me neither dead nor wounded gray wolves to the wolves, black crows on rasklevanie, enemies to shame! Wherever we may be, Bring home!

Rites of his horse, he is princely. Saddle Cherkassky, cinch silk, gilt bridle.

Called Alyosha with a beloved friend Ekimov Ivanovic and Saturday morning in the house went to look for a heroic glory.

That's the best friend go shoulder to shoulder, stirrup to stirrup, glancing around. No one in the desert is not visible, nor hero, who would measure their strength, no animal to hunt. Spread out in the sun of the Russian steppe without end, without edges, and rustle it did not hear the birds in the sky to be seen. Suddenly sees Alesha - lies on the mound a stone, and something written in stone.

Alesha says Ekim Ivanovich:

- Come on, Ekimushka, read what is written in stone. You are well educated, and I'm not trained to read and write, and can not read. Ekim jumped from his horse and began to dismantle the stone inscription.

- Here, Alexis, which is written in stone: the right road leads to Chernigov, left the road to Kiev, to Prince Vladimir, and the right way - to the blue sea, to the quiet backwaters.

- Where are we, Ekim, a way to keep?

- By the blue sea travel far, there is no need to go to Chernigov: there kalachnitsy good. Eat one loaf of bread - the other wants, eat the other - on a featherbed of debris, will not find us there heroic glory. And we'll go to Prince Vladimir, he might have to take his squad.

- Well, wrap, Ekim, on the left path.

Fellows turned their horses and rode on his way to Kiev. They reached the shore of the river Safat, put white tent. Alyosha jumped from his horse, went into the tent and lay down on the green grass and slept soundly. A Ekim horses unsaddled, watered, walk, hobbled and meadows are empty, only then went to rest. Woke up in the morning-light Alyosha, dew washed, white towel dried himself, was combing hair. A Ekim jumped the horses went, Popo them oats fed and saddled his and Aleshin. Well done again to the path is empty. Go-go, suddenly see - among the steppe is an old man. Beggar Wanderer - Kalika turn. He wore sandals woven silks of seven, it sable coat, hat, Greek, and in the hands of a club road.

He saw young men, blocking their path:

- Oh you, well done to remove, you do not go for Safat River. Became evil enemy had pitched Tugarin, Snake son. High above it as high oak, between the shoulders sloping seven feet between the eyes, you can put an arrow. He winged horse - like a wild beast: the flames bursting out of his nostrils, smoke coming out of his ears. Do not go there, well done!

Ekimushka glances at Alyosha, as Alyosha inflamed, angry:

- That I let all evil gave way! I can not take it by force, take cunning. My brother, road strannichek, give you my time, your dress, take my heroic armor, help me cope with Tugarin.

- All right, take it, but see to it that no evil was, he'll swallow in one gulp can.

- Nothing, manage somehow! Alesha donned colored dress and walked to Safat River. Goes to a club is based, limping ... Saw him Tugarin Zmeevich, shouted so that the earth shook, buckled tall oaks, water splashed out of the river, barely alive is Alyosha, his legs gave way.

- Gay - screams Tugarin - gay strannichek, do you not see Alyosha Popovich? I would like to find him, but the spear wallop, but the fire to burn.

And Alesha hat Greek face strained, grunted and groaned and meets an old man's voice:

- Oh-oh-oh, do not be angry at me, Tugarin Zmeevich! I'm from the old deaf, did not hear you give me orders. We drove up close to me, to the needy.

Tugarin drove to Alyosha, leaned from the saddle, like his ear garknut and Alyosha clever, shifty was - as it will suffice stick between the eyes - so Tugarin unconscious on the ground fell.

- Removed his Alesha expensive dress, embroidered with jewels, not a cheap dress, the price of a hundred thousand, over the plot. Most Tugarina strapped to the saddle and rode back to his friends. And Ekim Ivanovich is not himself, eager to Alesha help, but can not get involved in BOGATYRSKY Aleshin fame interfere.

Suddenly sees Ekim - jumping horse that wild beast, for it in an expensive dress Tugarin sits. Ekim angry, threw his mace swinging thirty pounds in the chest Alyosha Popovich. Alyosha fell down dead. A dagger pulled Ekim, rushed to the fallen, wants to finish Tugarina ... And when he sees before him, Alyosha is ... Thundered down Ekim Ivanovich cried bitterly:

- Kill me, kill his brother names, roads Alyosha Popovich!

They began with Calico Alesha shake, shake, poured into his mouth drinking overseas, rubbed medicinal herbs. He opened his eyes Alyosha rose to his feet, his legs, is reeling. Ekim I. joy not himself.

He took off with Alesha Tugarina dress, put it in heroic armor, and gave him good calico. Alesha planted on his horse, he went next: Alesha support.

Only in Kiev itself Alyosha entered into force. They arrived to Kiev on Sunday, a dining pore. We stopped at the prince's court, leaped from their horses and tied them to the oaken posts and entered the chamber. Prince Vladimir them tenderly meets.

- Hello, dear guests, where you come to me? What is the name you by name, styled patronymic?

- I'm from the city of Rostov, the son of a priest of the cathedral Leontius. And my name is Alyosha Popovich. We drove the net steppe met Tugarina Zmeevicha it now in my Torok hanging.

Glad Vladimir-Prince:

- Well, you're the hero, Alyosha! Where do you want to sit down at the table: if you want, with me, want-against me, you want, close to the princess.

Alyosha Popovich not deliberate, he sat down next to the princess. A Ekim Ivanovic became the stove. Shouted Prince Vladimir servants:

- Unleash Tugarina Zmeevicha bring here to the chamber! Only Alyosha took the bread, for salt - a solution the hotel door, made twelve grooms on a gold board Tugarina, seated next to Prince Vladimir. Ran attendants brought roasted geese, swans, brought buckets of sweet honey. A Tugarin discourteous behaved rudely. Grabbed the swan and eaten with the bones, the whole loaf stuffed cheek. Grabbed muffins cakes yes tossed into the mouth, with a spirit ten buckets of honey poured down his throat. Do not have time to take a piece of the guests, and already on the table only bones. Alyosha Popovich frowned and said:

- My father was a priest Leontius dog is old and greedy. She grabbed a large bone and even choked. I grabbed it by the tail, threw down the hill - the same will be on me Tugarinov. Tugarin darkened like an autumn night, grabbed a sharp knife and threw it at Alyosha Popovich. There would Alyosha, and the end came, but jumped Ekim Ivanovich dagger caught on the fly.

- My brother, Alyosha Popovich, he wilt throw a knife into him, or allow me?

- And he did not give up, and will not let you: impolitely at Prince in the upper room brawl lead. And I perevedayus him tomorrow in an open field and not be Tugarina live tomorrow night.

Murmur guests argued, were to hold a mortgage, all for Tugarina pose and ships, and goods and money. For Alyosha put only princess Apraxia yes Ekim Ivanovic. Alyosha got up from the table and went to his tent in Ekim at Safat River. All night Alesha does not sleep, the sky looks stormy cloud beckons to wet rain Tugarinova wings. Morning-light Tugarin flew over tent winds, wants to hit the top. And not for nothing Alyosha did not sleep there came a cloud of thunder, storm, shed rain soaked Tugarinova horse mighty wings. Sound of a horse to the ground, the earth jumped. Alyosha firmly seated in the saddle, sharp saber waving. Tugarin roared so that the leaves from the trees fell down:

- Here you, Alyosha, the end: I want - fire asleep, I want - potopchu horse, I want - a spear sacrificed! Pulled him closer, and Alesha says:

- What are you, Tugarin, kidding? We fought with you on the mortgage, which alone measure their strength, and now the power behind you countless!

Tugarin glanced back, I wanted to see what kind of force behind it, but Alyosha just what needed. Brandished a sharp sword and cut off his head! Head rolled on the ground like a beer pot, buzzed mother earth! Alyosha jumped, wanted to take his head, but could not an inch of land to raise. Cried Alyosha Popovich stentorian voice:

- Hey you, faithful companions, help head off the ground Tugarina raise!

Ekim Ivanovic pulled his comrades helped Alyosha Popovich Tugarina head to throw the athletic horse. As they arrived to Kiev, went out to the prince's court, have thrown in the yard monster. Prince Vladimir went to the princess, the prince invited Alesha for a table, said Alyosha sweet words:

- Live you, Alyosha, in Kiev, to my service, Prince Vladimir. I love you, Alyosha, perhaps.

Alyosha remained in Kiev vigilantes. So about a young Alyosha old singing, listening to good people:

Alesha our family priest,

He is brave and clever, but quarrelsome disposition.

He's not as strong as the overlap bold.