In a certain kingdom, in a certain state, there lived a king. He had a wife, Nastasya the golden braid, and three sons: Peter Tsarevich, Vasily Tsarevich and Ivan Tsarevich.
Once the queen went with her mothers and nannies for a walk in the garden. Suddenly a Whirlwind swooped in, picked up the queen and carried her away to God knows where. The king became sad, worried, but did not know what to do.
Now the princes have grown up, he says to them:
- My dear children, which of you will go to look for your mother?
The two eldest sons got ready and went. And they were gone for a year, and they were gone for another, and now the third year begins... Tsarevich Ivan began to ask his father:
“Let me go look for my mother and find out about my older brothers.”
“No,” says the king, “you’re the only one left with me, don’t leave me, old man.”
And Ivan Tsarevich answers:
- All the same, if you allow me, I’ll leave, and if you don’t allow me, I’ll leave.
What to do here? The king released him.
Ivan Tsarevich saddled his good horse and set off. I drove and drove... Soon the fairy tale will be told, but it won’t be long before the deed is done.
I reached the glass mountain. The mountain stands tall, its top touching the sky. Under the mountain there are two tents pitched: Peter the Tsarevich and Vasily the Tsarevich.
- Hello, Ivanushka! Where are you going?
- To look for mother, to catch up with you.
- Eh, Ivan Tsarevich, we found mother’s trail a long time ago, but we can’t stand on that trail. Go and try to climb this mountain, but we’re already out of breath. We have been standing at the bottom for three years, but we cannot go up.
- Well, brothers, I'll try.
Ivan Tsarevich climbed the glass mountain. One step up crawling, ten steps down head over heels. He climbs one day and another. He cut up all his arms and mangled his legs. On the third day I climbed to the top.
He began to shout to his brothers from above:
“I’ll go look for mother, and you stay here, wait for me for three years and three months, and if I don’t arrive on time, there’s no point in waiting.” And the crow will not bring my bones!
Ivan Tsarevich rested a little and walked along the mountain. Walked, walked, walked, walked. He sees the copper palace standing. At the gate there are terrible snakes chained to copper chains, breathing fire. And next to the well, near the well, a copper ladle hangs on a copper chain. The snakes are rushing to the water, but the chain is short.
Tsarevich Ivan took a ladle, scooped up some cold water, and gave it to the snakes to drink. The snakes calmed down and settled down. He went to the copper palace. I came out to him copper kingdom princess:
- I am Ivan Tsarevich.
- What, Ivan Tsarevich, did he come here willingly or unwillingly?
“I’m looking for my mother, Nastasya the Queen.” The whirlwind dragged her here. Do you know where she is?
- I don’t know. But my middle sister lives not far from here, maybe she can tell you.
And she gave him a copper ball.
“Roll the ball,” he says, “it will show you the way to the middle sister.” And when you defeat the Whirlwind, don’t forget me, poor thing.
“Okay,” says Ivan Tsarevich. Threw a copper ball. The ball rolled, and the prince followed him.
Came to the silver kingdom. At the gate there are terrible snakes chained on silver chains. There is a well with a silver ladle. Ivan Tsarevich scooped up water and gave the snakes something to drink. They settled down and let him pass. The princess of the silver kingdom ran out.
“It’s already been three years,” says the princess, “that the mighty Whirlwind has kept me here.” I had never heard of the Russian spirit, never seen the Russian spirit, but now the Russian spirit itself has come to me. Who are you, good fellow?
- I am Ivan Tsarevich.
- How did you get here: willingly or unwillingly?
- I am looking for my own mother with my own desire. She went for a walk in the green garden, a mighty Whirlwind flew in and whisked her away to God knows where. Do you know where to find her?
- No, I do not know. And my elder sister, Elena the Beautiful, lives nearby, in the golden kingdom. Maybe she'll tell you. Here's a silver ball for you. Roll him in front of you and follow him. Yes, watch how you kill Whirlwind, don’t forget me, poor thing. Ivan Tsarevich rolled a silver ball and followed.
Whether for a long time or for a short time, he sees: the golden palace stands, like the heat is burning. The gates are swarming with terrible snakes, chained to golden chains. They are burning with fire. Near the well, near the well there is a golden ladle chained to golden chains.
Ivan Tsarevich scooped up water and gave the snakes something to drink. They settled down and became quiet. Ivan Tsarevich entered the palace; Elena the Beautiful, the princess of indescribable beauty, meets him:
-Who are you, good fellow?
- I am Ivan Tsarevich. I am looking for my mother - Nastasya the Queen. Do you know where to find her?
- How can you not know? She lives not far from here. Here's a golden ball for you. Roll it along the road - it will take you where you need to go. Look, prince, how you defeat the Whirlwind, don’t forget me, poor thing, take me with you into the free world.
“Okay,” he says, “beloved beauty, I won’t forget.”
Ivan Tsarevich rolled the ball and followed it. He walked and walked and came to such a palace that you can’t tell it in a fairy tale or describe it with a pen - it burns like pearls and precious stones. At the gate, six-headed snakes hiss, scorch with fire, breathe heat.
The prince gave them drink. The snakes calmed down and let him into the palace. The prince walked through the large chambers. In the farthest place I found my mother. She sits on a high throne, decorated in royal attire, crowned with a precious crown. She looked at the guest and screamed:
- Ivanushka, my son! How did you get here?!
- I came for you, my mother.
- Well, son, it will be difficult for you. The Whirlwind has great power. Well, yes, I will help you, I will add strength to you. Then she lifted the floorboard and took him into the cellar. There are two tubs of water there - one right hand, the other on the left.
Queen Nastasya says:
- Drink, Ivanushka, some water that is on your right hand.
Ivan Tsarevich drank.
- Well? Have you gained more strength?
“It’s increased, mother.” Now I could turn the whole palace over with one hand.
- Well, drink some more!
The prince drank some more.
- How much strength do you have now, son? “Now I want to turn the whole world around.”
- That's enough, son. Come on, move these tubs from place to place. Take the one on the right to left side, and take the one on the right to right side.
Ivan Tsarevich took the tubs and moved them from place to place.
Queen Nastasya tells him:
- In one tub there is strong water, in the other there is weak water. The whirlwind drinks strong water in battle, which is why you can’t deal with it.
They returned to the palace.
“Soon the Whirlwind will arrive,” says Queen Nastasya. - Grab him by the club. Don't let him go. A whirlwind will soar into the sky - and you with it: it will carry you over the seas, over high mountains, over deep abysses, and you hold on tightly, do not unclench your hands. Whirlwind gets tired, wants to drink strong water, rushes to the tub that is placed on the right hand, and you drink from the tub that is on the left hand... I just had time to say something, suddenly it got dark in the yard, everything around was shaking. The Whirlwind flew into the upper room. Ivan Tsarevich rushed to him and grabbed his club.
- Who are you? Where did it come from? - Whirlwind shouted. - Here I will eat you!
- Well, grandma said it in two! Either you eat it or you don't. The Whirlwind rushed out the window - and into the sky. He already carried, carried Ivan Tsarevich... And over the mountains, and over the seas, and over deep abysses. The prince does not let go of his club. The whirlwind flew around the whole world. I was tired, exhausted. He went down and went straight to the cellar. He ran up to the tub that stood on his right hand and let him drink water.
And Tsarevich Ivan rushed to the left and also fell to the tub. Whirlwind drinks and loses strength with every sip. Ivan Tsarevich drinks - with every drop the strength in him increases. Done mighty hero. Snatched it sharp sword and at once cut off Whirlwind’s head.
- Rub some more! Rub some more! Otherwise he will come to life!
“No,” the prince answers, “the hero’s hand does not strike twice, it finishes everything in one go.” Ivan Tsarevich ran to Nastasya the Queen:
- Let's go, mother. It's time. The brothers are waiting for us under the mountain. Yes, on the way we need to take three princesses. So they set off on their journey. We went to pick up Elena the Beautiful.
She rolled a golden egg and hid the entire golden kingdom in the egg.
“Thank you,” he says, “Ivan Tsarevich, you saved me from the evil Whirlwind.” Here's a testicle for you, and if you want it, be my betrothed.
Ivan Tsarevich took the golden egg and kissed the princess on her scarlet lips. Then they went for the princess of the silver kingdom, and then for the princess of the copper kingdom. They took woven fabrics with them and came to the place where they had to go down the mountain. Ivan Tsarevich depicted Nastasya the Queen on the canvas, then Elena the Beautiful and her two sisters.
The brothers are standing below, waiting. They saw their mother and were delighted. When we saw Elena the Beautiful, we froze. We saw two sisters and were jealous.
“Well,” says Tsarevich Vasily, “our Ivanushka is young and green ahead of his older brothers.” Let's take the mother and the princesses, take them to the priest, and say: we got them with our heroic hands. And let Ivanushka take a walk on the mountain alone.
“Well,” answers Peter Tsarevich, “you’re saying the point.” I will take Helen the Beautiful for myself, you will take the princess of the silver kingdom, and we will give the princess of the copper kingdom for the general.
Just then Ivan Tsarevich was getting ready to descend the mountain himself; As soon as he began to tie the canvas to the stump, the older brothers from below took hold of the canvas, tore it out of his hands and tore it out. How will Ivan Tsarevich go down now?
Ivan Tsarevich was left alone on the mountain. He cried and went back. I walked and walked, not a soul anywhere. Mortal boredom! Out of melancholy and grief, Ivan Tsarevich began to play with the Whirlwind Club.
As soon as he threw the club from hand to hand, suddenly, out of nowhere, Lame and Crooked jumped out.
- What do you need, Ivan Tsarevich! If you order three times, we will carry out your three orders.
Ivan Tsarevich says:
- I’m hungry, Lame and Crooked!
Out of nowhere - the table is set, the best food is on the table.
Ivan Tsarevich ate and again transferred the club from hand to hand.
“I want to rest,” he says, “I want to!”
Before I could say it, there was an oak bed with a feather bed and a silk blanket. Ivan Tsarevich got enough sleep and threw his club for the third time. Lame and Crooked jumped out:
- What do you need, Ivan Tsarevich?
“I want to be in my kingdom-state.” As soon as he said it, at that very moment Ivan Tsarevich found himself in his state. It was right in the middle of the market. He stands and looks around. He sees a shoemaker walking through the market towards him, walking, singing songs, stamping his feet in harmony - such a merry fellow!
The prince asks:
-Where are you going, man?
- Yes, I’m bringing shoes to sell. I'm a shoemaker.
- Take me as your apprentice.
- Do you know how to sew shoes?
- Yes, I can do anything. Not like shoes, I’ll sew a dress.
They came home, the shoemaker said:
- Here's the best product for you. Sew some shoes and see how you can do them.
- Well, what kind of product is this?! Rubbish, and that's all!
At night, when everyone fell asleep, Ivan Tsarevich took the golden egg and rolled it along the road. A golden Palace stood before him. Ivan Tsarevich went into the upper room, took shoes embroidered with gold from the chest, rolled the egg along the road, hid the golden palace in the egg, put the shoes on the table, and went to bed.
In the morning the owner saw the shoes and gasped:
- These kind of shoes can only be worn in the palace!
And at this time three weddings were being prepared in the palace: Peter the Tsarevich took Elena the Beautiful for himself, Vasily Tsarevich took the princess of the silver kingdom, and gave the princess of the copper kingdom to the general.
The shoemaker brought the shoes to the palace. When Elena the Beautiful saw the shoes, she immediately understood everything: “You know, Ivan Tsarevich, my betrothed, is walking around the kingdom alive and well.”
Elena the Beautiful says to the king:
“Let this shoemaker make me a wedding dress without measurements by tomorrow, sewn with gold, embellished with semi-precious stones, studded with pearls.” Otherwise I won’t marry Tsarevich Peter. The king called the shoemaker.
“So and so,” he says, “so that tomorrow the golden dress will be delivered to Princess Elena the Beautiful, or else she will be hanged!”
The shoemaker goes home sadly, hanging his gray head.
“Here,” he says to Ivan Tsarevich, “what have you done to me!”
“Nothing,” says Ivan Tsarevich, “go to bed!” The morning is wiser than the evening.
At night, Tsarevich Ivan took out a wedding dress from the golden kingdom and placed it on the shoemaker’s table. In the morning, the shoemaker woke up - the dress was lying on the table, the heat was burning, lighting up the whole room. The shoemaker grabbed it, ran to the palace, and gave it to Helen the Beautiful.
Elena the Beautiful rewarded him and ordered:
“See that by dawn tomorrow, at the seventh verst, on the sea, there will be a kingdom with a golden palace, so that wonderful trees will grow there and singing birds will sing to me in different voices.” If you don’t do it, I’ll order you to be executed with a cruel death.
The shoemaker went home barely alive.
“Look,” he says to Tsarevich Ivan, “what have your shoes done!” I won't be alive now.
“Nothing,” says Ivan Tsarevich, “go to bed.” The morning is wiser than the evening.
As soon as everyone fell asleep, Ivan Tsarevich went to the seventh mile, to the seashore. Rolled his golden egg. A golden kingdom stood before him, in the middle there was a golden palace, from the golden palace a bridge stretched for seven miles, wonderful trees grew around, songbirds sang in different voices.
Tsarevich Ivan stood on the bridge, hammering nails into the railings.
Elena the Beautiful saw the palace and ran to the king:
- Look, king, what is happening here!
The king looked and gasped.
And Elena the Beautiful says:
- Order, father, to harness the gilded carriage, I will go to the golden palace with Tsarevich Peter to get married. So they drove along the golden bridge. On the bridge there are chiseled pillars, gilded rings, and on each pillar a dove and a darling are sitting, bowing to each other and saying:
- Do you remember, my dear, who saved you?
“I remember, my dear,” Tsarevich Ivan saved.
And Ivan Tsarevich stands near the railing, nailing down golden carnations.
- Kind people! Stop the fast horses quickly. It wasn’t the one who was sitting next to me who saved me, but the one who was standing by the railings who saved me!
She took Ivan Tsarevich by the hand, sat him down next to her, took him to the golden palace, and here they had a wedding.
They returned to the king and told him the whole truth. The tsar wanted to execute his eldest sons, but Ivan Tsarevich, in joy, begged them to forgive them. They gave the princess of the silver kingdom to Peter the Tsarevich, and the copper kingdom to Vasily Tsarevich. There was a feast for the whole world here! That's the end of the fairy tale.
In a certain kingdom, in a certain state, there lived a king and his wife, and they had three beautiful sons, of whom they called the big one Vasily the Tsarevich, the middle one Fyodor the Tsarevich, and the youngest Ivan the Tsarevich. One day the king was walking in the garden with his wife. Suddenly a whirlwind arose and carried the queen away from his eyes, about which the king was very sad, for a long time Condolences for your wife. His two eldest sons asked their sad father for a blessing and set off on their journey to look for their mother. Traveling with their people for a long time, they drove into the wild steppe, pitched tents and waited to see if they would see someone who would show them the way; however, after three years they did not see anyone, and meanwhile the younger brother Ivan Tsarevich grew up. And he, too, having asked his father for his blessing and said goodbye, set off on his journey. After a long journey, he saw tents in the distance and drove towards them, and as he began to drive closer, he learned that they were his brothers. Having arrived, he said: “What are you, brothers, in what wild steppe are you staying? Let’s release your people to our state and let’s go alone to look for our mother.” The brothers, on his advice, set off and set off, and they rode for a long time, or short, close, or far, soon the fairy tale is told, but the deed is not done soon, and they saw in the distance a crystal palace, surrounded by the same wall around , and came to him. Then Ivan Tsarevich, having found the gate, drove into the courtyard and, approaching the porch, saw a pillar in which there were two rings: one gold, the other silver. Having threaded the reins through both rings, he tied his heroic horse, then went to the porch. And the king himself met him, and from a contented conversation the king learned that he was his nephew, and took him to his chambers, where he invited Ivan Tsarevich’s brothers. They stayed for a short time and received from the king as a gift magic ball, which, rolling in front of us, reached highest mountain, where we stopped. The steepness of the mountain was so high that it was impossible for them to climb it.
After that, Ivan Tsarevich found a well, where iron claws came across his hands and feet, with the help of which he climbed to the very top of the mountain. Tired, he sat down under an oak tree to rest, and as soon as he took off his claws, they suddenly disappeared. Getting up, he saw in the distance a tent made of the thinnest cambric, on which a copper state was depicted, and on the top of this tent there was a copper ball. At the entrance there were two great lions lying, which did not allow anyone to enter the tent. Ivan Tsarevich, seeing the empty basins standing with them, poured water and quenched their thirst, and they gave free entry into the tent. Upon entering it, he saw a beautiful princess sitting on the sofa, and at her feet slept a three-headed snake, to which he cut off all three heads in one fell swoop - for which the princess thanked him and gave him a copper egg, concealing a copper state within itself. So, the prince, having said goodbye to her, set off and, walking for a long time, saw in the distance a tent made of the thinnest fleur and tied to cedar trees with silver cords, which had emerald tassels, and on the tent was depicted a silver state, and on the top a silver ball was placed. At the entrance of this tent lay two great tigers, whose thirst from the sun’s heat was quenched with water and he made free entry into the tent. And when Ivan Tsarevich entered there, he saw a very richly decorated princess sitting on the sofa, more beautiful than the first. At her feet lay a six-headed snake, twice the size of the previous one, which he cut off all its heads at once - for which the princess, seeing his strength and fearlessness, gave him a silver egg, concealing a silver state. Having said goodbye to this princess, Ivan Tsarevich went further and finally reached the third tent, which was made of the purest cardboard (?), on which the golden state was embroidered, and on the tent there was a ball made of the purest gold; it was attached to the laurel trees with golden cords, from which were suspended diamond tassels. At its entrance lay two great crocodiles, which emitted fiery flames from the great heat. The prince, seeing their thirst, filled their empty basins with water and thus gained free entry into the tent. And there the prince saw a princess sitting on the sofa, more beautiful than ever; At her feet lay a twelve-headed serpent, which he had cut off all its heads twice. For this, the princess gave him a golden egg containing a golden state, and with the egg she handed him her heart and, after a happy conversation, showed him where his mother lived, and wished him to finish the enterprise happily.
After a contented journey, Ivan Tsarevich reached a magnificent palace and went through many chambers in it and did not find a single person. Finally, he came to the richly decorated hall and saw his mother in royal clothes, sitting in an armchair, and through gentle caresses and polite conversations between them, he announced to her that he and his brothers had been traveling for many years. Suddenly the mother felt the Spirit and said to Ivan Tsarevich: “Hide under my clothes, and when Vikhor flies in and begins to caress me, then try to grab his magic club with your hands; it will rise into the air - don’t be afraid, but when it falls to the ground and crumbles into small pieces - you collect it all and burn it, and scatter the ashes across the field.” As soon as the mother had time to say and hide Ivan Tsarevich under her clothes, that minute Vikhor flew in and began to caress the queen. Then the prince, on the advice of his mother, grabbed the magic club. The whirlwind, angry with the prince, rose to a height, then sank to the ground and crumbled into small pieces. The prince, having collected all the parts, burned them, scattered the ashes across the field and took possession of the magic club. Taking his mother and three princesses , Ivan Tsarevich came to the oak tree, where he lowered everyone down the canvas. His brothers, like Ivan Tsarevich alone, remained on the mountain, cut the canvas and left with their mother and princesses to their state and told them to swear that they would tell their father that they had been found by the older princes. And Ivan Tsarevich, left alone on the mountain, did not dare to go down from it, seeing that the canvases had been cut off, and walked along the mountain, throwing the club from hand to hand. Suddenly a man appeared before him, who carried him down from the mountain and placed him in the square of his state, where Ivan Tsarevich met with a shoemaker, from whom he hired himself as a worker. The owner, having bought a fair amount of leather, got drunk and went to bed. Ivan Tsarevich, seeing that the owner was of little use, called on the Spirit, who carried him off the mountain, and ordered him to make shoes by morning; The spirit, on his orders, did everything. In the morning, Ivan Tsarevich, waking up the owner, sent the goods to the city, where he sold the shoes to a merchant, who recommended them to noble gentlemen. Finally, the king himself, seeing his work, ordered him to be carried to his palace; and meanwhile, the princess who was here from the golden state, noticing that this was the work of the golden state of the Spirit, ordered the shoemaker to be summoned to her. And as soon as he arrived, she ordered him to build the palace of the golden state in front of this palace tomorrow morning, and from it a golden bridge to the royal palace itself, covered with green velvet, and with that she left him. The owner came home very sad and told all this to the worker, and out of grief he got so drunk and drunk that he didn’t even remember himself, he just said: “Now even though you chop off the head, there’s no need!” The Tsarevich, hearing this, ordered the Spirit to immediately build a palace and a golden state hidden in a golden egg by tomorrow; The spirit, as ordered, carried out everything and early in the morning carried Ivan Tsarevich there, who, preparing to meet his father and mother, sent magnificent chariots for them, and the most shameful carts for the brothers, asking everyone to eat. The king, hearing that his youngest son Ivan Tsarevich was alive and well, was very happy and sat down with the queen and three princesses in a richly decorated chariot sent for them, and forcibly ordered his children to be put in shameful carts, saying that it was your fault You don’t deserve yours either. Ivan Tsarevich greeted them magnificently and forgave his brothers for their guilt; then he appointed Princess Elena to Vasily the Tsarevich as the wife of the silver state, and Princess Zemira to Fyodor the Tsarevich of the copper state, and for himself he took Princess Plenira of the golden state and gave the brothers the silver and copper eggs that concealed these states. The next day, the marriage of all the brothers was celebrated, to the great joy of the subjects. And so they possessed their subjects and all the states that were located on the same sea.
In a certain kingdom, in a certain state, there lived a king. He had a wife, Nastasya the golden braid, and three sons: Peter Tsarevich, Vasily Tsarevich and Ivan Tsarevich.
Once the queen went with her mothers and nannies for a walk in the garden. Suddenly a Whirlwind swooped in, picked up the queen and carried her away to God knows where. The king became sad, worried, but did not know what to do.
Now the princes have grown up, he says to them:
- My dear children, which of you will go to look for your mother?
The two eldest sons got ready and went. And one year they were gone, and another year they were gone, and now the third year begins... Tsarevich Ivan began to ask the priest:
- Let me go look for my mother, find out about my older brothers.
“No,” says the king, “you’re the only one left with me, don’t leave me, old man.”
And Ivan Tsarevich answers:
- It doesn’t matter, if you allow me, I’ll leave, and if you don’t allow me, I’ll leave.
What to do here? The king released him.
Ivan Tsarevich saddled his good horse and set off. I drove and drove... Soon the fairy tale will be told, but it won’t be long before the deed is done.
I reached the glass mountain. The mountain stands tall, its top touching the sky. Under the mountain there are two tents pitched: Peter the Tsarevich and Vasily the Tsarevich.
- Hello, Ivanushka! Where are you going?
- To look for mother, to catch up with you.
- Eh, Ivan Tsarevich, we found mother’s trail a long time ago, but we can’t stand on that trail. Go and try to climb this mountain, but we’re already out of breath.
We have been standing at the bottom for three years, but we cannot go up.
- Well, brothers, I'll try.
Ivan Tsarevich climbed the glass mountain. One step up crawling, ten steps down head over heels. He climbs one day and another. He cut up all his arms and mangled his legs. On the third day I climbed to the top.
He began to shout to his brothers from above:
“I’ll go look for mother, and you stay here, wait for me for three years and three months, and if I don’t arrive on time, there’s nothing to wait for.” And the crow will not bring my bones!
Ivan Tsarevich rested a little and walked along the mountain. Walked, walked, walked, walked. He sees the copper palace standing. At the gate there are terrible snakes chained to copper chains, breathing fire. And next to the well, near the well, a copper ladle hangs on a copper chain. The snakes are rushing to the water, but the chain is short.
Tsarevich Ivan took a ladle, scooped up some cold water, and gave it to the snakes to drink. The snakes calmed down and settled down. He went to the copper palace. The princess of the copper kingdom came out to him:
- I am Ivan Tsarevich.
- What, Ivan Tsarevich, did he come here willingly or unwillingly?
- I'm looking for my mother - Nastasya the Queen. The whirlwind dragged her here. Do you know where she is?
- I don’t know. But my middle sister lives not far from here, maybe she can tell you.
And she gave him a copper ball.
“Roll the ball,” he says, “it will show you the way to your middle sister.” And when you defeat the Whirlwind, don’t forget me, poor thing.
“Okay,” says Ivan Tsarevich. Threw a copper ball. The ball rolled, and the prince followed him.
Came to the silver kingdom. At the gate there are terrible snakes chained to silver chains. There is a well with a silver ladle. Ivan Tsarevich scooped up water and gave the snakes something to drink. They settled down and let him pass. The princess of the silver kingdom ran out.
“It’s already been three years,” says the princess, “that the mighty Whirlwind has kept me here.” I had never heard of the Russian spirit, never seen the Russian spirit, but now the Russian spirit itself has come to me. Who are you, good fellow?
- I am Ivan Tsarevich.
- How did you get here: willingly or unwillingly?
- By my own desire, I am looking for my dear mother. She went for a walk in the green garden, a mighty Whirlwind flew in and whisked her away to God knows where. Do you know where to find her?
- No, I do not know. And my elder sister, Elena the Beautiful, lives nearby, in the golden kingdom. Maybe she'll tell you. Here's a silver ball for you.
Roll him in front of you and follow him. Yes, watch how you kill Whirlwind, don’t forget me, poor thing. Ivan Tsarevich rolled a silver ball and followed.
Whether for a long time or for a short time, he sees: the golden palace stands, like the heat is burning. The gates are swarming with terrible snakes, chained to golden chains. They are burning with fire. Near the well, near the well there is a golden ladle chained to golden chains.
Ivan Tsarevich scooped up water and gave the snakes something to drink. They settled down and became quiet. Ivan Tsarevich entered the palace; Elena the Beautiful, the princess of indescribable beauty, meets him:
- Who are you, good fellow?
- I am Ivan Tsarevich. I'm looking for my mother - Nastasya the Queen. Do you know where to find her?
- How can you not know? She lives not far from here. Here's a golden ball for you. Roll it along the road - it will take you where you need to go. Look, prince, how you defeat the Whirlwind, don’t forget me, poor thing, take me with you into the free world.
“Okay,” he says, “beloved beauty, I won’t forget.”
Ivan Tsarevich rolled the ball and followed it. He walked and walked and came to such a palace that you can’t tell it in a fairy tale or describe it with a pen - it burns like pearls and precious stones. At the gate, six-headed snakes hiss, scorch with fire, breathe heat.
The prince gave them drink. The snakes calmed down and let him into the palace. The prince walked through the large chambers. In the farthest place I found my mother. She sits on a high throne, decorated in royal attire, crowned with a precious crown. She looked at the guest and screamed:
- Ivanushka, my son! How did you get here?!
- I came for you, my mother.
- Well, son, it will be difficult for you. The Whirlwind has great power. Well, yes, I will help you, I will add strength to you. Then she lifted the floorboard and took him into the cellar. There are two tubs of water there - one on the right hand, the other on the left.
Queen Nastasya says:
- Drink, Ivanushka, some water that is on your right hand.
Ivan Tsarevich drank.
- Well? Have you gained more strength?
- It’s increased, mother. Now I could turn the whole palace over with one hand.
- Well, drink some more!
The prince drank some more.
- How much strength do you have now, son? - Now if I want, I can turn the whole world around.
- That's enough, son. Come on, move these tubs from place to place. Take the one to the right to the left side, and take the one to the right to the right.
Ivan Tsarevich took the tubs and moved them from place to place.
Queen Nastasya tells him:
- In one tub there is strong water, in the other there is weak water. The whirlwind drinks strong water in battle, which is why you can’t deal with it.
They returned to the palace.
“Soon the Whirlwind will arrive,” says Queen Nastasya. - You grab him by the club. Don't let him go. A whirlwind will soar into the sky - and you with it: it will carry you over the seas, over high mountains, over deep abysses, and you hold on tightly, do not unclench your hands. Whirlwind gets tired, wants to drink strong water, rushes to the tub that is placed on the right hand, and you drink from the tub that is on the left hand... I just had time to say something, suddenly it got dark in the yard, everything around was shaking. The Whirlwind flew into the upper room. Ivantsarevich rushed to him and grabbed his club.
- Who are you? Where did it come from? - Whirlwind shouted. - Here I will eat you!
- Well, grandma said it in two! Either you eat it or you don't. The Whirlwind rushed out the window - and into the sky. He already carried, carried Ivan Tsarevich... And over the mountains, and over the seas, and over deep abysses. The prince does not let go of his club. The whirlwind flew around the whole world. I was tired, exhausted. He went down and went straight to the cellar. He ran up to the tub that stood on his right hand and let him drink water.
And Tsarevich Ivan rushed to the left and also fell to the tub. Vortex drinks - with every sip he loses strength. Ivan Tsarevich drinks - with every drop the strength in him comes. He became a mighty hero. He pulled out a sharp sword and cut off Whirlwind’s head at once.
Voices shouted from behind:
- Rub some more! Rub some more! Otherwise he will come to life!
“No,” the prince answers, “the hero’s hand does not strike twice, it finishes everything in one go.” Ivan Tsarevich ran to Nastasya the Queen:
- Let's go, mother. It's time. The brothers are waiting for us under the mountain. Yes, on the way we need to take three princesses. So they set off on their journey. We went to pick up Elena the Beautiful.
She rolled a golden egg and hid the entire golden kingdom in the egg.
“Thank you,” he says, “Ivan Tsarevich, you saved me from the evil Whirlwind.” Here's a testicle for you, and if you want it, be my betrothed.
Ivan Tsarevich took the golden egg and kissed the princess on her scarlet lips. Then they went for the princess of the silver kingdom, and then for the princess of the copper kingdom. They took woven fabrics with them and came to the place where they had to go down the mountain. Ivan Tsarevich depicted Nastasya the Queen on the canvas, then Elena the Beautiful and her two sisters.
The brothers are standing below, waiting. They saw their mother and were delighted. They saw Elena the Beautiful - they froze. We saw two sisters and were jealous.
“Well,” says Vasily Tsarevich, “our Ivanushka is young and green ahead of his older brothers.” Let's take the mother and the princesses, take them to the priest, and say: we got them with our heroic hands. And let Ivanushka take a walk on the mountain alone.
“Well,” answers Peter Tsarevich, “you’re talking about it.” I will take Helen the Beautiful for myself, you will take the princess of the silver kingdom, and we will give the princess of the copper kingdom for the general.
Just then Ivan Tsarevich was getting ready to descend the mountain himself; As soon as he began to tie the canvas to the stump, the older brothers from below took hold of the canvas, tore it out of his hands and tore it out. How will Ivan Tsarevich go down now?
Ivan Tsarevich was left alone on the mountain. He cried and went back. I walked and walked, not a soul anywhere. Mortal boredom! Out of melancholy and grief, Ivan Tsarevich began to play with the Whirlwind Club.
As soon as he threw the club from hand to hand, suddenly, out of nowhere, Lame and Crooked jumped out.
- What do you need, Ivan Tsarevich! If you order three times, we will carry out your three orders.
Ivan Tsarevich says:
- I’m hungry, Lame and Crooked!
Out of nowhere - the table is set, the best food is on the table.
Ivan Tsarevich ate and again transferred the club from hand to hand.
“I want to rest,” he says, “I want to!”
Before I could say it, there was an oak bed with a feather bed and a silk blanket. Ivan Tsarevich got enough sleep and threw his club for the third time. Lame and Crooked jumped out:
- What, Ivan Tsarevich, do you need?
- I want to be in my kingdom-state. As soon as he said it, at that very moment Ivan Tsarevich found himself in his state. It was right in the middle of the market. He stands and looks around. He sees a shoemaker walking through the market towards him, walking, singing songs, stamping his feet in harmony - such a merry fellow!
The prince asks:
-Where are you going, man?
- Yes, I’m bringing shoes to sell. I'm a shoemaker.
- Take me as your apprentice.
- Do you know how to sew shoes?
- Yes, I can do anything. Not like shoes, I’ll sew a dress.
They came home, the shoemaker said:
- Here's the best product for you. Sew some shoes and see how you can do them.
- Well, what kind of product is this?! Rubbish, and that's all!
At night, when everyone fell asleep, Ivan Tsarevich took the golden egg and rolled it along the road. A golden Palace stood before him. oskazkah.ru - website Tsarevich Ivan went into the upper room, took shoes embroidered with gold from the chest, rolled the egg along the road, hid the golden palace in the egg, put the shoes on the table, and went to bed.
In the morning the owner saw the shoes and gasped:
- These kind of shoes can only be worn in the palace!
And at this time three weddings were being prepared in the palace: Peter the Tsarevich took Elena the Beautiful for himself, Vasily Tsarevich took the princess of the silver kingdom, and gave the princess of the copper kingdom to the general.
The shoemaker brought the shoes to the palace. When Elena the Beautiful saw the shoes, she immediately understood everything: “You know, Ivan Tsarevich, my betrothed, is walking around the kingdom alive and well.”
Elena the Beautiful says to the king:
- Let this shoemaker make me a wedding dress without measurements by tomorrow, so that it is sewn with gold, embellished with semi-precious stones, studded with pearls. Otherwise I won’t marry Tsarevich Peter. The king called the shoemaker.
“So and so,” he says, “so that tomorrow the golden dress will be delivered to Princess Elena the Beautiful, or else she will be hanged!”
The shoemaker goes home sadly, hanging his gray head.
“Here,” he says to Ivan Tsarevich, “what have you done to me!”
“Nothing,” says Ivan Tsarevich, “go to bed!” The morning is wiser than the evening.
At night, Tsarevich Ivan took out a wedding dress from the golden kingdom and placed it on the shoemaker’s table. In the morning the shoemaker woke up - the dress was lying on the table, like the heat was burning, lighting up the whole room. The shoemaker grabbed it, ran to the palace, and gave it to Helen the Beautiful.
Elena the Beautiful rewarded him and ordered:
“See that by dawn tomorrow, at the seventh mile, on the sea, there will be a kingdom with a golden palace, so that wonderful trees will grow there and singing birds will sing to me in different voices.” If you don’t do it, I’ll order you to be executed with a cruel death.
The shoemaker went home barely alive.
“Here,” he says to Tsarevich Ivan, “what have your shoes done!” I won't be alive now.
“Nothing,” says Ivan Tsarevich, “go to bed.” The morning is wiser than the evening.
As soon as everyone fell asleep, Ivan Tsarevich went to the seventh mile, to the seashore. Rolled his golden egg. A golden kingdom stood before him, in the middle there was a golden palace, from the golden palace a bridge stretched for seven miles, wonderful trees grew around, songbirds sang in different voices.
Tsarevich Ivan stood on the bridge, hammering nails into the railings.
Elena the Beautiful saw the palace and ran to the king:
- Look, king, what we are doing!
The king looked and gasped.
And Elena the Beautiful says:
- Order, father, to harness the gilded carriage, I will go to the golden palace with Tsarevich Peter to get married. So they drove along the golden bridge. On the bridge there are chiseled pillars, gilded rings, and on each pillar a dove and a darling are sitting, bowing to each other and saying:
- Do you remember, my dear, who saved you?
“I remember, my dear,” Tsarevich Ivan saved.
And Tsarevich Ivan stands near the railing, nailing down golden carnations.
Elena the Beautiful shouted in a loud voice:
- Kind people! Stop the fast horses quickly. It wasn’t the one who was sitting next to me who saved me, but the one who was standing by the railings who saved me!
She took Ivan Tsarevich by the hand, sat him down next to her, took him to the golden palace, and here they had a wedding.
They returned to the king and told him the whole truth. The tsar wanted to execute his eldest sons, but Ivan Tsarevich, in joy, begged them to forgive them. They gave the princess of the silver kingdom to Peter the Tsarevich, and the copper kingdom to Vasily the Tsarevich. There was a feast for the whole world here! That's the end of the fairy tale.
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In that ancient time, when the world of God was filled with goblins, witches and mermaids, when the rivers flowed milky, the banks were jelly, and fried partridges flew across the fields, at that time there lived a king named Pea with the queen Anastasia the Beautiful; they had three prince sons.
A great misfortune struck - the queen was dragged away by an unclean spirit. The big son says to the king:
Father, bless me, I’ll go find my mother.
He went and disappeared; for three years there was no word or word about him.
The second son began to ask:
Father, bless me on my journey, maybe I’ll be lucky enough to find both my brother and my mother.
The king blessed; he went and also disappeared without a trace - as if he had sunk into the water.
The youngest son Ivan Tsarevich comes to the king:
Dear father, bless me on my journey; Maybe I’ll find my brothers and mother.
Go, son!
Ivan Tsarevich set off in a foreign direction; I drove and drove and came to the blue sea, stopped on the shore and thought: “Where should I go now?”
Suddenly thirty-three spoonbills flew to the sea, hit the ground and became red maidens - all were good, but one was better than all of them; undressed and jumped into the water.
Whether they bathed a lot or a little, Ivan Tsarevich crept up, took the sash from the girl who was the most beautiful of all, and hid it in his bosom.
The girls swam, went ashore, began to dress - one sash was missing.
“Oh, Ivan Tsarevich,” says the beauty, “give me my sash.”
Tell me first, where is my mother?
Your mother lives with my father - with Voron Voronovich. Go up the sea, you will come across a silver bird, a golden crest: where it flies, there you go too.
Ivan Tsarevich gave her the sash and walked up the sea; here he met his brothers, greeted them and took them with him.
They were walking along the shore together, they saw a silver bird with a golden crest, and they ran after it. The bird flew and flew and threw itself under an iron slab into an underground pit.
Well, brothers, says Ivan Tsarevich, bless me instead of your father, instead of your mother; I will descend into this pit and find out what the land of other faiths is like, whether our mother is there.
His brothers blessed him, he sat down on the rail, climbed into that deep hole and went down neither more nor less - exactly three years; went down and went along the road.
He walked and walked, walked and walked, and saw the kingdom of copper; Thirty-three spoonbill girls are sitting in the palace, embroidering towels with cunning patterns - towns and suburbs.
Hello, Ivan Tsarevich! - says the princess of the copper kingdom. -Where are you going, where are you heading?
I'm going to look for my mother.
Your mother is with my father, with Voron Voronovich; he is cunning and wise, he flew over the mountains, over the valleys, over dens, over the clouds! He'll kill you, good fellow! Here's a ball for you, go to my middle sister - what will she tell you. And when you go back, don’t forget me. Ivan Tsarevich rolled the ball and followed him. Comes to the silver kingdom; thirty-three spoonbill maidens are sitting there. The princess of the silver kingdom says:
Until now, the Russian spirit was unseen and unheard of, but now the Russian spirit is manifesting itself with your own eyes! What, Ivan Tsarevich, are you torturing the department or are you torturing the case?
Ah, beautiful maiden, I’m going to look for my mother.
Your mother is with my father, with Voron Voronovich; He was both cunning and wise, he flew over the mountains, over the valleys, through dens, and rushed through the clouds! Eh, prince, he will kill you! Here's a ball for you, go to my little sister - what will she tell you: should you go forward, should you go back?
Ivan Tsarevich comes to the golden kingdom; Thirty-three spoonbill girls are sitting there, embroidering towels. Above all, above all, the princess of the golden kingdom is such a beauty that it cannot be said in a fairy tale or written with a pen. She says:
Hello, Ivan Tsarevich! Where are you going, where are you going?
I'm going to look for my mother.
Your mother is with my father, with Voron Voronovich; He was both cunning and wise, he flew over the mountains, over the valleys, through dens, and rushed through the clouds. Eh, prince, he will kill you! You are wearing a ball, go to the kingdom of pearls: your mother lives there. Seeing you, she will rejoice and immediately order: nannies, mothers, give my son green wine. Don't take it; ask her to give you the three-year-old wine that’s in the cupboard, and a burnt rind for a snack. Don’t forget: my father has two vats of water in the yard - one is strong water, and the other is weak; rearrange them from place to place and drink strong water.
The prince and the princess talked for a long time and fell in love with each other so much that they did not want to part; but there was nothing to do - Ivan Tsarevich said goodbye and set off on his way.
He walked and walked and came to the pearl kingdom. His mother saw him, was delighted and shouted:
Babysitters! Give my son some green wine.
I do not drink plain wine, give me a three-year-old, and a burnt crust for a snack.
He drank three-year-old wine, ate the burnt rind, went out into the wide courtyard, moved the vats from place to place and began to drink strong water.
Suddenly Voron Voronovich flies in; he was as bright as a clear day, but when he saw Ivan Tsarevich, he became gloomier than the dark night; he sank down to the vat and began to draw powerless water.
Meanwhile, Ivan Tsarevich fell on his wings; Raven Voronovich soared high, high, carried him through the valleys, and over the mountains, and over dens, and clouds, and began to ask:
What do you need, Ivan Tsarevich? Do you want me to give you the treasury?
I don’t need anything, just give me a feather staff.
No, Ivan Tsarevich! It hurts to sit in the wide sleigh. And again the Raven carried him over the mountains and through the valleys, over dens and clouds. Ivan Tsarevich holds on tightly; leaned on him with all his weight and almost broke off his wings. Then Voron Voronovich cried out:
Don't break my wings, take the feather staff!
He gave the prince a feather staff; He himself became a simple raven and flew to the steep mountains.
And Ivan Tsarevich came to the pearl kingdom, took his mother and went back; looks - the pearl kingdom curled up into a ball and rolled after him.
He came to the golden kingdom, then to the silver one, and then to the copper one, took three beautiful princesses with him, and those kingdoms curled up into balls and rolled after them. He walked up to the relays and blew the golden trumpet.
Dear brothers! If you're alive, don't give me away.
The brothers heard the trumpet, grabbed the relays and pulled them out. White light the soul of the red maiden, the princess of the copper kingdom; They saw her and began to quarrel among themselves: one did not want to give her up to the other.
Why are you fighting, good fellows! There is an even better red maiden than me.
The princes lowered the reels and pulled out the princess of the silver kingdom. They started arguing and fighting again; he says:
Let me have it! And the other:
Don't want! Let it be mine!
Don't quarrel, good fellows, there is a more beautiful girl out there than me.
The princes stopped fighting, lowered the reels and pulled out the princess of the golden kingdom. They started to quarrel again, but the beautiful princess immediately stopped them:
Your mother is waiting there!
They pulled out their mother and lowered the reels behind Ivan Tsarevich;
They raised it halfway and cut the ropes. Ivan Tsarevich flew into the abyss, was badly hurt and lay unconscious for six months; Having woken up, he looked around, remembered everything that had happened to him, took a feather staff out of his pocket and hit it on the ground. At that very moment twelve young men appeared.
What, Ivan Tsarevich, do you order?
Take me out into the open world.
The fellows grabbed him by the arms and carried him out into the open world. Ivan Tsarevich began to investigate about his brothers and learned that they had been married a long time ago: the princess from the copper kingdom married her middle brother, the princess from the silver kingdom married her elder brother, and his intended bride was not marrying anyone. And the old father himself decided to marry her; convened a Duma, accused his wife of consulting with evil spirits and ordered her head to be cut off; After the execution, he asks the princess from the golden kingdom:
Are you going to marry me?
Then I will marry you when you make me shoes without measurements. The king ordered the cry to be called, to ask each and every one: he won’t sew
Does anyone give the princess shoes without measurements?
At that time, Ivan Tsarevich came to his state and hired
one old man as a worker and sends him to the king:
Go ahead, grandfather, take over this matter. I'll sew you shoes, but don't tell on me. The old man went to the king:
I am ready to take on this work.
The king gave him enough goods for a pair of shoes and asked:
Will you please, old man?
Don't be afraid, sir, I have a son, a Chebotar.
Returning home, the old man gave the goods to Ivan Tsarevich; he cut the goods into pieces, threw them out the window, then dissolved the golden kingdom and took out the finished shoes:
Here, grandfather, take it and take it to the king. The king was delighted and pestered the bride:
Is it time to go to the crown? She answers:
Then I’ll marry you when you make me a dress without measurements. The king is busy again, gathering all the artisans to his place, giving them a lot of money, just so that they can sew a dress without measurements. Ivan Tsarevich says to the old man:
Grandfather, go to the king, take the cloth, I’ll sew you a dress, just don’t tell on me.
The old man trudged to the palace, took the atlases and velvets, returned home and gave them to the prince. Ivan Tsarevich immediately grabbed the scissors, cut all the satins and velvets into shreds and threw them out the window; dissolved the golden kingdom, took from there whatever it was best dress and gave it to the old man:
Bring it to the palace! Tsar Radekhonek:
Well, my beloved bride, isn’t it time for us to go to the crown? The princess answers:
Then I will marry you when you take the old man’s son and tell him to boil it in milk.
The king did not hesitate, gave the order - and that same day they collected a bucket of milk from every yard, poured it into a large vat and boiled it over high heat.
They brought Ivan Tsarevich; He began to say goodbye to everyone and bow to the ground; they threw him into the vat: he dived once, dived again, jumped out - and became so handsome that he could neither be told in a fairy tale nor written down with a pen. The princess says:
Look, king! Who should I marry: you, the old man, or him, the good fellow?
The king thought: “If I bathe in milk, I will become just as handsome!”
He threw himself into the vat and boiled in milk.
And Ivan Tsarevich went with the princess from the golden kingdom to get married; got married and began to live and live well, making good things.
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In a certain kingdom, in a certain state, there lived a king. He had a wife, Nastasya the golden braid, and three sons: Peter Tsarevich, Vasily Tsarevich and Ivan Tsarevich.
Once the queen went with her mothers and nannies for a walk in the garden. Suddenly a Whirlwind swooped in, picked up the queen and carried her away to God knows where. The king became sad, worried, but did not know what to do.
Now the princes have grown up, he says to them:
- My dear children, which of you will go to look for your mother?
The two eldest sons got ready and went. And they were gone for a year, and they were gone for another, and now the third year begins... Tsarevich Ivan began to ask his father:
“Let me go look for my mother and find out about my older brothers.”
“No,” says the king, “you’re the only one left with me, don’t leave me, old man.”
And Ivan Tsarevich answers:
- All the same, if you allow me, I’ll leave, and if you don’t allow me, I’ll leave.
What to do here? The king released him.
Ivan Tsarevich saddled his good horse and set off. I drove and drove... Soon the fairy tale will be told, but it won’t be long before the deed is done.
I reached the glass mountain. The mountain stands tall, its top touching the sky. Under the mountain there are two tents pitched: Peter the Tsarevich and Vasily the Tsarevich.
- Hello, Ivanushka! Where are you going?
- To look for mother, to catch up with you.
- Eh, Ivan Tsarevich, we found mother’s trail a long time ago, but we can’t stand on that trail. Go and try to climb this mountain, but we’re already out of breath. We have been standing at the bottom for three years, but we cannot go up.
- Well, brothers, I'll try.
Ivan Tsarevich climbed the glass mountain. One step up crawling, ten steps down head over heels. He climbs one day and another. He cut up all his arms and mangled his legs. On the third day I climbed to the top.
He began to shout to his brothers from above:
“I’ll go look for mother, and you stay here, wait for me for three years and three months, and if I don’t arrive on time, there’s no point in waiting.” And the crow will not bring my bones!
Ivan Tsarevich rested a little and walked along the mountain. Walked, walked, walked, walked. He sees the copper palace standing. At the gate there are terrible snakes chained to copper chains, breathing fire. And next to the well, near the well, a copper ladle hangs on a copper chain. The snakes are rushing to the water, but the chain is short.
Tsarevich Ivan took a ladle, scooped up some cold water, and gave it to the snakes to drink. The snakes calmed down and settled down. He went to the copper palace. The princess of the copper kingdom came out to him:
- I am Ivan Tsarevich.
- What, Ivan Tsarevich, did he come here willingly or unwillingly?
“I’m looking for my mother, Nastasya the Queen.” The whirlwind dragged her here. Do you know where she is?
- I don’t know. But my middle sister lives not far from here, maybe she can tell you.
And she gave him a copper ball.
“Roll the ball,” he says, “it will show you the way to the middle sister.” And when you defeat the Whirlwind, don’t forget me, poor thing.
“Okay,” says Ivan Tsarevich. Threw a copper ball. The ball rolled, and the prince followed him.
Came to the silver kingdom. At the gate there are terrible snakes chained to silver chains. There is a well with a silver ladle. Ivan Tsarevich scooped up water and gave the snakes something to drink. They settled down and let him pass. The princess of the silver kingdom ran out.
“It’s already been three years,” says the princess, “that the mighty Whirlwind has kept me here.” I had never heard of the Russian spirit, never seen the Russian spirit, but now the Russian spirit itself has come to me. Who are you, good fellow?
- I am Ivan Tsarevich.
- How did you get here: willingly or unwillingly?
- I am looking for my dear mother with my own desire. She went for a walk in the green garden, a mighty Whirlwind flew in and whisked her away to God knows where. Do you know where to find her?
- No, I do not know. And my elder sister, Elena the Beautiful, lives nearby, in the golden kingdom. Maybe she'll tell you. Here's a silver ball for you. Roll him in front of you and follow him. Yes, watch how you kill Whirlwind, don’t forget me, poor thing. Ivan Tsarevich rolled a silver ball and followed.
Whether for a long time or for a short time, he sees: the golden palace stands, like the heat is burning. The gates are swarming with terrible snakes, chained to golden chains. They are burning with fire. Near the well, near the well there is a golden ladle chained to golden chains.
Ivan Tsarevich scooped up water and gave the snakes something to drink. They settled down and became quiet. Ivan Tsarevich entered the palace; Elena the Beautiful, the princess of indescribable beauty, meets him:
-Who are you, good fellow?
- I am Ivan Tsarevich. I am looking for my mother - Nastasya the Queen. Do you know where to find her?
- How can you not know? She lives not far from here. Here's a golden ball for you. Roll it along the road - it will take you where you need to go. Look, prince, how you defeat the Whirlwind, don’t forget me, poor thing, take me with you into the free world.
“Okay,” he says, “beloved beauty, I won’t forget.”
Ivan Tsarevich rolled the ball and followed it. He walked and walked and came to such a palace that you can’t tell it in a fairy tale or describe it with a pen - it burns like pearls and precious stones. At the gate, six-headed snakes hiss, scorch with fire, breathe heat.
The prince gave them drink. The snakes calmed down and let him into the palace. The prince walked through the large chambers. In the farthest place I found my mother. She sits on a high throne, decorated in royal attire, crowned with a precious crown. She looked at the guest and screamed:
- Ivanushka, my son! How did you get here?!
- I came for you, my mother.
- Well, son, it will be difficult for you. The Whirlwind has great power. Well, yes, I will help you, I will add strength to you. Then she lifted the floorboard and took him into the cellar. There are two tubs of water there - one on the right hand, the other on the left.
Queen Nastasya says:
- Drink, Ivanushka, some water that is on your right hand.
Ivan Tsarevich drank.
- Well? Have you gained more strength?
“It’s increased, mother.” Now I could turn the whole palace over with one hand.
- Well, drink some more!
The prince drank some more.
- How much strength do you have now, son? “Now I want to turn the whole world around.”
- That's enough, son. Come on, move these tubs from place to place. Take the one to the right to the left side, and take the one to the right to the right.
Ivan Tsarevich took the tubs and moved them from place to place.
Queen Nastasya tells him:
- In one tub there is strong water, in the other there is weak water. The whirlwind drinks strong water in battle, which is why you can’t deal with it.
They returned to the palace.
“Soon the Whirlwind will arrive,” says Queen Nastasya. - Grab him by the club. Don't let him go. A whirlwind will soar into the sky - and you with it: it will carry you over the seas, over high mountains, over deep abysses, and you hold on tightly, do not unclench your hands. Whirlwind gets tired, wants to drink strong water, rushes to the tub that is placed on the right hand, and you drink from the tub that is on the left hand... I just had time to say something, suddenly it got dark in the yard, everything around was shaking. The Whirlwind flew into the upper room. Ivantsarevich rushed to him and grabbed his club.
-Who are you? Where did it come from? - Whirlwind shouted. - Here I will eat you!
- Well, grandma said it in two! Either you eat it or you don't. The Whirlwind rushed out the window - and into the sky. He already carried, carried Ivan Tsarevich... And over the mountains, and over the seas, and over deep abysses. The prince does not let go of his club. The whirlwind flew around the whole world. I was tired, exhausted. He went down and went straight to the cellar. He ran up to the tub that stood on his right hand and let him drink water.
And Tsarevich Ivan rushed to the left and also fell to the tub. Whirlwind drinks and loses strength with every sip. Ivan Tsarevich drinks - with every drop the strength in him increases. He became a mighty hero. He pulled out a sharp sword and cut off Whirlwind’s head at once.
Voices shouted from behind:
- Rub some more! Rub some more! Otherwise he will come to life!
“No,” the prince replies, “the hero’s hand does not strike twice, it finishes everything at once.” Ivan Tsarevich ran to Nastasya the Queen:
- Let's go, mother. It's time. The brothers are waiting for us under the mountain. Yes, on the way we need to take three princesses. So they set off on their journey. We went to pick up Elena the Beautiful.
She rolled a golden egg and hid the entire golden kingdom in the egg.
“Thank you,” he says, “Ivan Tsarevich, you saved me from the evil Whirlwind.” Here's a testicle for you, and if you want it, be my betrothed.
Ivan Tsarevich took the golden egg and kissed the princess on her scarlet lips. Then they went for the princess of the silver kingdom, and then for the princess of the copper kingdom. They took woven fabrics with them and came to the place where they had to go down the mountain. Ivan Tsarevich depicted Nastasya the Queen on the canvas, then Elena the Beautiful and her two sisters.
The brothers are standing below, waiting. They saw their mother and were delighted. When we saw Elena the Beautiful, we froze. We saw two sisters and were jealous.
“Well,” says Tsarevich Vasily, “our Ivanushka is young and green ahead of his older brothers.” Let's take the mother and the princesses, take them to the priest, and say: we got them with our heroic hands. And let Ivanushka take a walk on the mountain alone.
“Well,” answers Peter Tsarevich, “you’re saying the point.” I will take Helen the Beautiful for myself, you will take the princess of the silver kingdom, and we will give the princess of the copper kingdom for the general.
Just then Ivan Tsarevich was getting ready to descend the mountain himself; As soon as he began to tie the canvas to the stump, the older brothers from below took hold of the canvas, tore it out of his hands and tore it out. How will Ivan Tsarevich go down now?
Ivan Tsarevich was left alone on the mountain. He cried and went back. I walked and walked, not a soul anywhere. Mortal boredom! Out of melancholy and grief, Ivan Tsarevich began to play with the Whirlwind Club.
As soon as he threw the club from hand to hand, suddenly, out of nowhere, Lame and Crooked jumped out.
- What do you need, Ivan Tsarevich! If you order three times, we will carry out your three orders.
Ivan Tsarevich says:
- I’m hungry, Lame and Crooked!
Out of nowhere - the table is set, the best food is on the table.
Ivan Tsarevich ate and again transferred the club from hand to hand.
“I want to rest,” he says, “I want to!”
Before I could say it, there was an oak bed with a feather bed and a silk blanket. Ivan Tsarevich got enough sleep and threw his club for the third time. Lame and Crooked jumped out:
- What do you need, Ivan Tsarevich?
“I want to be in my kingdom-state.” As soon as he said it, at that very moment Ivan Tsarevich found himself in his state. It was right in the middle of the market. He stands and looks around. He sees a shoemaker walking through the market towards him, walking, singing songs, stamping his feet in harmony - such a merry fellow!
The prince asks:
-Where are you going, man?
- Yes, I’m bringing shoes to sell. I'm a shoemaker.
- Take me as your apprentice.
- Do you know how to sew shoes?
- Yes, I can do anything. Not like shoes, I’ll sew a dress.
They came home, the shoemaker said:
- Here's the best product for you. Sew some shoes and see how you can do them.
- Well, what kind of product is this?! Rubbish, and that's all!
At night, when everyone fell asleep, Ivan Tsarevich took the golden egg and rolled it along the road. A golden Palace stood before him. Ivan Tsarevich went into the upper room, took shoes embroidered with gold from the chest, rolled the egg along the road, hid the golden palace in the egg, put the shoes on the table, and went to bed.
In the morning the owner saw the shoes and gasped:
- These kind of shoes can only be worn in the palace!
And at this time three weddings were being prepared in the palace: Peter the Tsarevich took Elena the Beautiful for himself, Vasily the Tsarevich took the princess of the silver kingdom, and gave the princess of the copper kingdom to the general.
The shoemaker brought the shoes to the palace. When Elena the Beautiful saw the shoes, she immediately understood everything: “You know, Ivan Tsarevich, my betrothed, is walking around the kingdom alive and well.”
Elena the Beautiful says to the king:
“Let this shoemaker make me a wedding dress without measurements by tomorrow, so that it is embroidered with gold, embellished with semi-precious stones, and studded with pearls.” Otherwise I won’t marry Tsarevich Peter. The king called the shoemaker.
“So and so,” he says, “so that tomorrow the golden dress will be delivered to Princess Elena the Beautiful, or else she will be hanged!”
The shoemaker goes home sadly, hanging his gray head.
“Here,” he says to Ivan Tsarevich, “what have you done to me!”
“Nothing,” says Ivan Tsarevich, “go to bed!” The morning is wiser than the evening.
At night, Tsarevich Ivan took out a wedding dress from the golden kingdom and placed it on the shoemaker’s table. In the morning, the shoemaker woke up - the dress was lying on the table, the heat was burning, lighting up the whole room. The shoemaker grabbed it, ran to the palace, and gave it to Helen the Beautiful.
Elena the Beautiful rewarded him and ordered:
“See that by dawn tomorrow, at the seventh verst, on the sea, there will be a kingdom with a golden palace, so that wonderful trees will grow there and singing birds will sing to me in different voices.” If you don’t do it, I’ll order you to be executed with a cruel death.
The shoemaker went home barely alive.
“Look,” he says to Tsarevich Ivan, “what have your shoes done!” I won't be alive now.
“Nothing,” says Ivan Tsarevich, “go to bed.” The morning is wiser than the evening.
As soon as everyone fell asleep, Ivan Tsarevich went to the seventh mile, to the seashore. Rolled his golden egg. A golden kingdom stood before him, in the middle there was a golden palace, from the golden palace a bridge stretched for seven miles, wonderful trees grew around, songbirds sang in different voices.
Tsarevich Ivan stood on the bridge, hammering nails into the railings.
Elena the Beautiful saw the palace and ran to the king:
- Look, king, what is happening here!
The king looked and gasped.
And Elena the Beautiful says:
- Order, father, to harness the gilded carriage, I will go to the golden palace with Tsarevich Peter to get married. So they drove along the golden bridge. On the bridge there are chiseled pillars, gilded rings, and on each pillar a dove and a darling are sitting, bowing to each other and saying:
- Do you remember, my dear, who saved you?
“I remember, my dear,” Tsarevich Ivan saved.
And Tsarevich Ivan stands near the railing, nailing down golden carnations.
Elena the Beautiful shouted in a loud voice:
- Kind people! Stop the fast horses quickly. It wasn’t the one who was sitting next to me who saved me, but the one who was standing by the railings who saved me!
She took Ivan Tsarevich by the hand, sat him down next to her, took him to the golden palace, and here they had a wedding.
They returned to the king and told him the whole truth. The tsar wanted to execute his eldest sons, but Ivan Tsarevich, in joy, begged them to forgive them. They gave the princess of the silver kingdom to Peter the Tsarevich, and the copper kingdom to Vasily Tsarevich. There was a feast for the whole world here! That's the end of the fairy tale.
