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Princess Snake

(Russian folk tale)

Cossacks rode by-road, and drove into the thick forest, in the forest at the cost progalinke haystack. Cossack stopped to rest a little bit, went around stacks and lit up, smoked, smoked and did not see how the spark planted in hay. Cossack sat on his horse and started off, did not have time to make ten steps as flared and lit up the whole forest. Cossack looked back, looks - a haystack burning, and the fire is fair maiden, and said with a loud voice:

- Kazak, my good man! Deliver me from death.

- How do you get rid of? Range of flame, no to you get at it.

- Sun Fire in its peak, I get out of it.

Cossack lance thrust into the fire, and the heat from the great back away.

Immediately maiden turnover serpent, climbed on the peak, the Cossack slipped around his neck, wrapped around his neck three times and took his tail in his mouth. Cossack scared, do not figure out what to do and how to be.

Proveschala serpent with a human voice:

- Do not worry, my good fellow! Wear it around my neck for seven years but are looking for a tin kingdom, and you come to the kingdom - stay and spend another seven years hopeless. Have rendered this service, you will be happy!

Cossack went to look for tin kingdom.

It took a lot of time, a lot of water under the bridge, at the end of the seventh year, reached the steep mountains on the mountain is a tin castle, around the high stone walls of the castle.

Cossack rode up the mountain wall parted before him, and he drove into the wide courtyard. At that moment Well fell from his neck snake, hit the wet ground, turned into a soul-girl with an eye missing - as if it was not.

Cossack put his good horse to the stable, entered the palace and began looking around the room. Throughout the mirror, silver velvet yes, and never see a single human soul. "Oh, - thinks Cossack - where I went? Who I feed and water will be? It can be seen will die of starvation! "

Just thought, looking - the table is set in front of him on the table and eat and drink - just enough, he bit and drink and even think to go to see the horse. Comes to the stable - the horse is in a stall so eating oats.

- Well, it's a good thing: it is possible, therefore, no need to get along.

For a long time remained a Cossack in a tin castle, and took his boredom death: no joke -'s always all alone! Not a word to anyone and throw. Occurred to him to go to the free world, and only where no rush - all the walls are high, there is no entrance or exit. For frustration he felt as a fine young man grabbed a stick and went into the palace and began to beat the mirror and glass, velvet and tear, breaking chairs, silver throw: "Perhaps de boss will let the will of the release!" No, no it is not.

Cossack lay sleeping. The next day woke up, walked, and even think like a snack, looking back and forth - not to him! "Oh - I think - she has a slave, since unclean reaps! Here mischief yesterday, and now starving! "Just repent, as it is now and the food and drink - you're done!

It took three days, woke up a Cossack in the morning, looked out the window - the porch is his good horse saddled. What would this mean? Washed, dressed, took his long lance and came to a large courtyard. Suddenly, from nowhere came from - was the maiden:

- Hello, my good fellow! Seven years is over - you saved me from the ultimate destruction. Know I am a king's daughter. I took Koschei Immortal from his father, the mother, wanted to take up for themselves married, but I have a good laugh over it, so he angry with me and turnover fierce serpent. Thank you for your long service! Now let's go to my father, he will award you the gold semi-precious stones, and the Treasury, you do not take it, and ask yourself a keg in the basement is worth.

- What kind of self-interest in it?

- Sloping barrel to the right - once the palace will be, rolled to the left - the palace disappear.

- Well, - said the Cossack.

He sat on the horse, and planted with a beautiful princess, high walls porazdvinulis themselves before them, and they went on their way.

Long or a short - arrives Cossack with the princess to the king. The King saw his daughter, he rejoiced and began blagodarstvovat Cossack gives bags full of gold and pearls.

Said my good fellow:

- I do not need no Zlata or pearls; let my mind that bochonochek in the basement is worth.

- Many people want it, brother! Well, nothing to do: my daughter, the most precious thing! For it is not a pity and barrel. Bury.

Cossack took great gift and went wandering through the world.

Drove on, comes to meet him, the ancient old man. Asks the old man:

- Feed me, my good fellow!

Cossack jumped from his horse, untied barrel rolled to the right - at that moment Well Palace was wonderful.

They both went up to the painted chamber and sat down at a table laid.

- Hey, my faithful servant! - Cried the Cossack. - Feed the exposed-my guest.

Do not have time to get out - are the servants of a bull and three boilers beer. Began the old man is so praised, ate a bull, drank three beers boiler, cleared his throat and said:

- Not enough, but nothing to do! Thanks for the bread and salt.

Came out of the palace, Cossacks rode his barrel to the left - and the palace is gone.

- Let's change - said the old man Cossack - I'll give you a sword, and you give me a keg.

- What good is a sword?

- Why, this sword-samorub, only stands to wave - whether at least some force countless, all beat! Von you see - the forest grows, like, trying to do?

Then the old man drew his sword and waved to them and said:

- Go, samorub sword, chop thick forest!

Sword and flew well, but trees are cut down in fathoms place, chopped and returned back to the owner.

Cossack did not think twice and gave the old man a barrel, and myself took a sword-samorub, mounted his horse and even think back to the king. And under the capital city of the king approached the strong enemy, saw the Cossack army, by myriad, waved at her with the sword:

- Sword-samorub! Concelebrated a minute service; chop army Fiend.

Flew head ... and an hour had passed, as the enemy's strength is gone.

The King went to meet the Cossacks, and embraced him, and kissed and then decided to give him a beautiful princess married.

The wedding was rich, and for the wedding, and I was, honey, wine drinking, flow through mustache, his mouth was not.