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Fugitive soldier and the devil

Soldiers asked permission to leave, packed up and went camping. Shel-go, not to be seen anywhere water than he would crackers moisten slightly so on the way on the road have a snack, and for a long time in the belly is empty. Nothing to do - he drove on; looking - running stream, came to this brook, took out three biscuit backpack and put it in the water. Yes there was still a soldier violin, in the idle time on it, he played a variety of songs, boredom clocked. Here the soldiers sat by the stream, took the violin and began to play softly. Suddenly, out of nowhere - comes to him as an old man unclean, with a book in his hands.

-Hello, Mr service!

-Hello, my good man!

Damn already winced as the soldiers called him a good man.

Listen, buddy, change: I'll give you the book, and you give me a violin.

-Ah, the old, what do I need your book? I have at least ten years served the emperor, and had never been competent, did not know before, and now too late to learn!

-Nothing, soldier! I have the book - who may look, just be able to read!

-Well let me - try it!

Deployed soldiers book and began to read, as if from childhood literacy skills, was delighted and immediately traded his violin. Unclean took the violin and began to drive the bow, and the case is not glued - not in his game is no harmony.

Listen, brother, - he said the soldier - stay a minute in my house for three days so instructive to play the violin, thanks to you I say!

No, old man, - said the soldier - I have to come back, but in three days I will go away.

-Please, soldier, will remain so if you teach the violin to play, I will one day home delivered - to post'll take the top three.

The soldier sitting in meditation: to be or not? And he takes the biscuit out of the brook - wants a snack.

-Oh, brother, soldier, - says the unclean - bad your food, eat it-ka my!

Opening the sack and pulled out the white bread, roast beef, vodka and all snacks: eat - do not want!

Soldiers ate, drank, and agreed to stay at the old man and a stranger to teach him to play the violin. Progostil with him three days and asking home, features prints it out of their house - front porch is a triple good horses.

-Sit down, soldier! 'll Take a flash.

The soldier sat in the cart with the devil, as they picked up the horse as incurred - only a mile in his eyes flashed! Dovezli spirit.

-What, do you recognize this village? - Asks the unclean.

-How could I not know? - Meets soldiers. - Because in this country I was born and raised.

Well, good-bye!

Soldiers got off the cart, came to srodstvennikam became greet them but myself to tell him when and how much to let go of the shelf. It seemed to him that he remained with unclean away only three days, and in fact stayed with him three years, the holidays are long over, and the regiment, tea, he is considered a fugitive.

Abashed soldier does not know what to do to him! And feast on the mind does not suit! Went beyond the outskirts of the village and thinks:

-Which way to go? Coley regiment to go - so there they are driving through a gauntlet. Oh, wicked, nice you made fun of me.

Only uttered the word, and the unclean right there.

-Do not grieve, soldier! Stay with me - because you have a shelf habitation unenviable, breadcrumbs feed and beaten with sticks, and I'll make you happy ... Want me to make a merchant?

-That's all right; merchants live well, let me try and happiness!

Unclean made his merchant, gave him to the capital city of a large store with different expensive goods, and says:

-Now, brother, farewell! I leave you to distant lands in the fairy country, from there the king has a beautiful daughter, Princess Mary, I will torture her in every way!

Lives our merchant nothing tuzhit, happiness itself and brings down the yard, to trade him this task, it is better to require the impossible! He became jealous of other merchants.

-Come on, - they say - is asked, what sort of man is he, and where you came from, and whether the auction news? After all, he's a hit the whole trade - plague on him!

Came to him, he was interrogated, and he replied:

Brothers, you are mine! Now I have come many cases, once you talk, come tomorrow - find out.

Merchants have gone home, and the soldier thinks he do? As an answer to give? Thought and thought and decided to give up his shop and go out of the city at night. Here he took all the money was there, and went to the fairy state.

Shel-walking comes to the outpost.

-What kind of man? - Asks his guard. He answers:

-I - the doctor, go to your kingdom, because your king's daughter is sick, I want to treat it.

The time reported about that court, the court was brought to the king. King called the soldier:

-Koli you heal my daughter, I will give her to you in marriage.

-Your Majesty, I tell them to give three decks, three bottles of wine and three bottles of sweet alcohol hot, three pounds of nuts, three pounds of lead bullets and three beam candle wax bitter.

All right, you're done!

Soldiers waited for the evening, bought a violin and went to the princess, lit candles in her upper room, he began to drink, to walk, to play violin.

At midnight comes unclean, he heard music and ran to the soldier:

-Hello, brother!

-Great!

What are you drinking?

Kvasok-sipping.

-Give me!

-Very well! - And offered him a glass full of hot alcohol; hell drunk - and rolled his eyes at the forehead:

-Ah, hard picks! Give me a bite to eat anything.

-That's nuts, take yes Eat! - Said the soldier, and the lead bullets slips. Damn rodents gnawing, only broken teeth. They began to play cards and as long as this and that - the time has gone, the roosters cried, and the unclean gone. Asks the king princess:

-What is the night sleep?

Thank God, peace!

And the other night just passed, and by the third night the soldier asks the King:

-Your Majesty! Tell them in fifty pounds forge tongs so do three copper rod, three iron rod and three tin.

-Well, it's done!

In the dead of night is unclean.

-Hello, soldier! Again, I come to you for a walk.

-Hello! Who is not happy jolly fellow!

Started to drink-walking. Unclean saw ticks and asks:

-What's that?

Yes, you see, the king took me to his service but forced musicians to learn the violin, and they all have a finger-curves - no better than yours, be in the grip of straightening.

Ah, my friend, - begged unclean - whether it is possible and I straighten the fingers? And then to this day do not know how to play the violin.

-Why not? Put your fingers here.

Damn put both hands in a vise, soldiers pulled them clenched, then grabbed the bars and let him regale, but beats says:

-Here's the merchants!

Damn begs the devil asks:

-Let go, perhaps! For thirty miles will not come to the palace!

He castigates know. Jumping-jumping traits, spun-turned, and with difficulty escaped and said the soldier:

-Even though you're going to marry the princess, and out of my hands will not get away! Otedesh only thirty miles away from the city - now grab you!

Said, and disappeared.

Here the princess married to a soldier and lived with her in love and harmony, and a few years later the king died, and he began to manage the whole realm. At one time there was a new king, with his wife in the garden walk.

Ah, what a nice garden! - He says.

-What is this garden! - Meets the queen. - We have another garden in the country, twenty miles from here, that there is something to admire!

The King was going and went there with the queen, he just got out of the carriage, and the unclean meet:

-What are you doing? Is not forgotten what you said! Well, my friend, are to blame, and now of my legs is not weed.

-What to do! One can see this is my destiny! Allow at least a young wife goodbye.

Goodbye, so hurry! ..