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Helen Wise

(Russian folk tale)

In the years in some old ancient kingdom, not in our state, it happened one soldier at a stone tower on the watch stand, the castle tower was locked and sealed with the seal, and the case-it was at night.

At twelve o'clock heard a soldier, someone shouted from the tower:

- Hey, soldier!

The soldier asks:

- Who I klichet?

- This is me - hell, - speaks a voice from behind the iron grating, - thirty years sitting here neither bite nor sup.

- What do you want?

- Let me loose. As you're in need, I'll be of use to himself, only remember me - and I'm in the same moment you will manifest myself to the rescue.

Soldiers immediately broke the seal, broke the lock and opened the door - the devil jumped out of the tower, was hoisted up and disappeared faster than lightning.

"Well - think soldiers - I've done things, all my service for nothing missing. Now put me under arrest, will serve as a military court and, God forbid, make a walk through the gauntlet, it is better to run away until the time is. "

He threw the gun and backpack on the ground and walked aimlessly.

He walked day and another, and a third, made out his hunger, and there is nothing to drink, sat down on the road and wept bitter tears, and he changed his mind:

"Well, I is not stupid? He served ten years in the king, every day for three pounds of bread received. So, no! Fled to the will to die of starvation. Oh, hell, you're to blame for all! "

Suddenly from nowhere took - before it became unclean and asks:

- Hello, soldier! What grieve?

- How can I not grieve, if the third day of hunger disappears.

- Do not grieve, this case popravnoe! - Said the devil.

Jumped up and down, all brought wine and supplies, fed, watered the soldier and calls him, saying,

- In my house, you will have a habitation Privolnoye, drink, eat and enjoy yourself, how the soul wants, just keep an eye on my daughters - nothing else I need.

The soldier agreed. Damn grabbed him under the arms and lifted up high into the air and brought to distant lands in the fairy state - white stone chamber.

The devil had three daughters - a beauty. He ordered them to obey the soldier and feed and water it enough, and he flew to do mischief: we know - the devil! On the spot never sits, and all over the world so people are disturbed picks.

The remaining soldiers with red maids, and this happened to him habitation, which do not have to die. One of his grief: every night leaving maiden out of the house and where to go - no one knows. Became about what they were asking, because no man locked.

"Okay well - think soldiers - will be a night guard, and even seeing where you're dragging around."

In the evening, the soldiers went to the bed, pretending is fast asleep, and he can not wait - something will happen?

Here's how it's time to-time, he quietly crept up to the girl's bedroom was at the door, bent over and looked in the door skvazhinku. Maiden brought magic carpet spread out on the floor, he hit the carpet and became doves, came to life and flew out the window.

"What a miracle! - Thinks soldiers. - Here, let me try. "

Jumped into the bedroom, hit the carpet and turned robin flew out of the window but after them.

Dove went down on a green meadow, and a robin sat under Smorodinov bush hid the leaves and looking out from there. The place came flying doves by the thousand, covered the whole field, in the middle stood a golden throne.

After a while Hosea and the sky and the earth - flying through the air golden chariot in harness six fiery serpents, sitting on a chariot Yelena the Wise - an indescribable beauty that neither wants, nor vzgadat, no tale to tell!

She came down from the chariot and sat on a golden throne, began to call up to him one by one pigeon and teach them different wisdom. Committed scientists, jumped into the chariot - and was this!

Here every single dove weighed green meadow and flew each to his side. Bird-robin fluttered behind three sisters and with them ended up in the bedroom.

Dove hit the carpet - made red girls and a robin hit - turned soldier.

- Where are you from? - Ask his girl.

- I'm with you on a green meadow, saw a beautiful princess on a golden throne, and heard the princess taught you different tricks.

- Well, your happiness that survived! After all, this princess - Helen Wise, our mighty lady. If yes when it was her magic book, it would immediately recognized you - and then you would not escape the evil of death. Watch out, soldier! Do not fly over the green meadow, do not be surprised at Helen Wise, not to lay down their exuberant head.

The soldier was not discouraged, the speeches go in one ear missing.

Wait another night, hit the carpet and there was a bird-robins. Robin flew the green meadow, hidden under Smorodinov bush, looking at Elena Wise, admires her beauty beloved and thinks:

"If a wife get - nothing would wish in the light left! For now I'll fly after her so find out where she lives. "

That's gone, Elena Wise with the golden throne, sat on his chariot and flew through the air to his wonderful palace, followed her and robin flew.

The princess came to the palace, ran to meet her, the nurse and mother, caught her by the arm and was taken to the Painted Chamber. A bird-robin fluttered into the garden, chose a beautiful tree that stood just outside the window korolevninoy bedroom, sat down on a branch and began to sing so well so piteously that the princess all night and not closed eyes - all listened.

Only the red sun rose, cried Helen Wise loud voice

- Nurse, Nurse, run more to the garden, I caught a bird, a robin!

Nurse and mother rushed to the garden, began to catch a singing Nightingale ... Yes to them, the old woman! Robin with Bush on Bush flutter, not fly in the hands is not given.

The princess could not stand, she ran into a green garden, she wants to catch the bird, robin, suitable for bush - bird with branches do not touch, sit drooping wings, as if waiting for her.

The princess was delighted, took the bird in hand, brought to the palace, put him in a golden cage and hung it in his bedroom. The day passed, the sun had set, Helen Wise flew the green meadow, gates, began filming gear, undressed and went to bed. As soon as the princess fell asleep, bird-robin turned muhoyu, flew out of the golden cage, hit the floor and there was a good fellow.

Walked a fine young man to korolevninoy crib looked and looked at the beautiful, could not resist and kissed her on the mouth of the sugar. Sees - the princess wakes up, turned around quickly muhoyu, flew into the cage and become a bird-robins.

Helen Wise opened her eyes, looked around - no one. "It seems - I think - my dream is dreaming!" Rolled over and fell asleep again.

A soldier can not wait to fast, try another, and a third time - a light sleeper queen, after all kiss awakens.

The third time, she got up from the bed and said:

- Here anything and for good reason: Let me see the magical book.

I looked into his magic book and immediately found himself sitting in a golden cage is not just a bird, a robin, and a young soldier.

- Oh! - Cried Helen Wise. - Get out of the cage a minute. For your lies you answer me life!

Nothing to do - bird-robin flew from the golden cage, hit the floor and turned around good fellow.

- You have no forgiveness! - Said Elena Wise and cried the executioner to cut the soldier's head.

Where might take - before it became a giant with an ax and chopping block, knocked the soldier down, pressed his unruly head to the block and raised the ax. Here the princess will wave a handkerchief, and roll valiant head ...

- Have mercy, beautiful princess, - the soldier said with tears - let naposledyah song to sing.

- Sing, so hurry!

Soldiers dragged the song a sad, a lament that Helen Wise she cried, she felt sorry for the good fellow, she says the soldier:

- I'll give you ten o'clock deadline, if you manage a so-cleverly hide that I did not find it, you'll marry you, and not you manage to make this case, you'll have to cut down.

Soldiers came out of the palace, he came into the dense forest and sat down under a bush, thought-zakruchinilsya:

- Oh, you unclean spirit! All because of you disappear.

At that moment Well come to him traits:

- What is it, soldier, want?

- Oh, - he says - my death is coming! Where I'll hide from Elena Wise?

Shit hit the damp ground, and turned gray-winged eagle,

- Sit down, soldier, on my back, I'll put down in the sky.

The soldier took the eagle, the eagle soared up and flew through the clouds, the clouds are black.

It took five hours. Helen Wise took a magic book and looked - and all in the palm as if she saw, she proclaimed, The loud voice:

- Come, eagle, fly through the heavens, to sink to the bottom - from me because can not hide.

Eagle fell to the ground.

Soldiers than ever zakruchinilsya:

- What to do now? Where to hide?

- Wait, - says hell - I'll help you.

Jumped to the soldier hit him on the cheek and turnover pins, and he became his arm, grabbed the pin in the teeth, crept into the palace, he found a magic book and stuck a pin in it.

Passed the last five hours. Helen Wise launched his magic book, looked and looked - the book does not show anything, firmly angry princess and threw it into the oven.

Pin fell out of the book, hit the floor and turned around good fellow.

Helen Wise took his hand.

- I, - he says - is tricky, and you and me cunning!

They did not think twice, perevenchalis and lived happily ever after himself.