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 with her mothers and nannies went for a walk in the garden. Suddenly, a whirlwind swooped in, picked up the queen and carried her away to no one knows where. The king became sad, twisted, but did not know what to do.

Here the princes have grown up, and he says to them:

- My dear children, which of you will go to look for your mother?

The two eldest sons gathered and set off. And they don’t last a year, and they don’t have another, so the third year begins ... Ivan Tsarevich began to ask the father:

- Let me go look for my mother, find out about my older brothers.

- No, - says the king, - you are the only one left with me, do not leave me, old man.

And Ivan Tsarevich answers:

- All the same, if you let me - I'll leave and if you don't allow - I'll leave.

What to do here? The king let him go.

Ivan Tsarevich saddled his good horse and set off. I rode and rode ... Soon the fairy tale takes its toll, but the deed is not done soon.

I reached the glass mountain. There is a high mountain, its top rested against the sky. Under the mountain - two tents are spread out: Peter Tsarevich and Vasily Tsarevich.

- Hello, Ivanushka! Where are you heading?

- Look for mother, catch up with you.

“Oh, Ivan Tsarevich, we found mother’s trail a long time ago, but there are no feet on that trail. Go try to climb this mountain, but we already have no urine. We have been standing below for three years, we cannot go upstairs.

Well, brothers, I'll try.

Ivan Tsarevich climbed the glass mountain. Step up crawling, ten - down head over heels. He climbs a day, and another climbs. He cut all his hands, his legs were bloody. On the third day he reached the top.

He began to shout to the brothers from above:

“I’ll go look for my mother, but you stay here, wait for me for three years and three months, but I won’t be on time, there’s nothing to wait for. And the raven will not bring my bones!

Ivan Tsarevich rested a little and went up the hill. Walk-walk, walk-walk. He sees that the copper palace is standing. At the gate, terrible snakes on copper chains are chained, breathing fire. And near the well, by the well a copper ladle hangs on a copper chain. Snakes are rushing to the water, but the chain is short.

Ivan Tsarevich took a ladle, scooped up cold water, and gave the snakes to drink. The snakes calmed down, subsided. He went to the copper palace. The princess of the copper kingdom came out to him:

- I'm Ivan Tsarevich.

“What, Ivan Tsarevich, did he come here willingly or unwillingly?”

- I am 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 will tell you.

And gave him a copper ball.

“Roll the ball,” he says, “it will show you the way to the middle sister.” And as you defeat the Whirlwind, look, do not forget me, poor thing.

“Good,” says Ivan Tsarevich. Threw a copper ball. The ball rolled, and the prince followed him.

Came to the silver realm. At the gate, terrible snakes are chained on silver chains. There is a well with a silver ladle. Ivan Tsarevich scooped up water, gave the snakes to drink. They lay down and let him through. The princess of the silver kingdom ran out.

“It’s almost three years,” says the princess, “as the mighty Whirlwind keeps me here. I never heard the Russian spirit, never saw it, but now the Russian spirit has come to me. Who are you, good fellow?

- I'm Ivan Tsarevich.

- How did you get here: by your own hunting or captivity.

- With my hunting - I'm looking for my own mother. She went for a walk in the green garden, a mighty whirlwind swooped in, rushed her off to no one knows where. Do you know where to find her?

- No, I do not know. And she lives not far from here, in the golden kingdom, my elder sister, Elena the Beautiful. Maybe she will tell you. Here's a silver ball for you. Roll him in front of you and follow him. Yes, watch how you kill Whirlwind, do not forget me, poor thing. Ivan Tsarevich rolled a silver ball, he himself followed.

How long, how short - he sees: the golden palace stands, how the heat burns. Terrible snakes swarm at the gates, chained on golden chains. They blaze with fire. Near the well, at the well a golden ladle on golden chains is chained.

Ivan Tsarevich scooped up water, gave the snakes to drink. They calmed down, calmed down. Ivan Tsarevich entered the palace; Elena the Beautiful meets him - the princess of indescribable beauty:

"Who are you, good fellow?"

- I'm Ivan Tsarevich. I am looking for my mother - Nastasya the queen. Do you know where to find her?

- How not to 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, do not forget me, poor thing, take me with you to the free world.

- Well, - he says, - the beauty is darling, I will not forget.

Ivan Tsarevich rolled the balloon and followed it. He walked, walked, and came to such a palace that neither in a fairy tale can be said, nor described with a pen - it burns with sloping pearls and precious stones. Six-headed snakes hiss at the gates, they burn with fire, they breathe heat.

The prince made them drunk. The snakes calmed down, they let him into the palace. The prince passed through large chambers. In the farthest I found my mother. She sits on a high throne, in royal attire decorated, crowned with a precious crown. She looked at her visitor and exclaimed:

Ivanushka, my son! How did you get here?!

"I've come 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 led him into the cellar. There are two tubs of water - one on the right hand, the other on the left.

Nastasya the Queen says:

- Drink, Ivanushka, some water, which is on the right hand.

Ivan Tsarevich drank.

- Well? Have you gained strength?

- More, mother. I would now turn the whole palace with one hand.

“Well, drink some more!”

The prince still drank.

- How much strength do you have now, son? - Now I want to - I will turn the whole world.

“Here, son, that’s enough. Come on, move those tubs from place to place. Take the one on the right to the left, and the one on the right to the right.

Ivan Tsarevich took the tubs and rearranged them from place to place.

Tsarina Nastasya tells him:

- Strong water in one tub, weak water in the other. A whirlwind drinks strong water in battle, which is why you can’t cope with it.

They returned to the palace.

“The Whirlwind will arrive soon,” says Queen Nastasya. - You grab him by the club. Look, don't let go. A whirlwind will soar into the sky - and you will be with it: it will become you over the seas, over high mountains, over deep abysses, but you hold on tight, do not unclench your hands. Whirlwind is tired, wants to drink strong water, rushes to the tub, which is placed on the right hand, and you drink from the tub, which is on the left hand ... I just had time to say, it suddenly darkened in the yard, everything around trembled. Whirlwind flew into the upper room. Ivan Tsarevich rushed to him, grabbed his club.

— Who are you? Where did it come from? Whirl screamed. - I'll eat you!

- Well, the grandmother said in two! Either eat or don't. Whirlwind rushed out the window - and into the sky. He already wore, wore Ivan Tsarevich ... And over the mountains, and over the seas, and over deep abysses. The prince does not let go of the club. The whole world Whirlwind circled. Tired, exhausted. He went down - and straight into the cellar. He ran to the tub that stood on his right hand, and let's drink water.

And Ivan Tsarevich rushed to the left, also crouched by the tub. Whirlwind drinks - loses strength with every sip. Ivan Tsarevich drinks - with every drop of silushka it comes. He became a mighty hero. He pulled out a sharp sword and at once cut off the Whirlwind's head.

- Chop some more! Rub more! And then it will come to life!

“No,” the prince replies, “a heroic hand does not strike twice, everything ends with one blow. Ivan Tsarevich ran to Nastasya the Tsaritsa:

- Let's go, mother. It's time. Under the mountain, the brothers are waiting for us. Yes, on the way you need to take three princesses. Here they are on their way. We went for Elena the Beautiful.

She rolled a golden egg, hid the whole golden kingdom in an egg.

“Thank you,” he says, “Ivan Tsarevich, you saved me from the evil whirlwind.” Here's a testicle for you, and if you want, be my betrothed.

Ivan Tsarevich took a 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. They took with them woven fabrics and came to the place where they had to go down from the mountain. Ivan Tsarevich lowered Nastasya the Queen on the canvas, then Elena the Beautiful and her two sisters.

The brothers are standing below, waiting. When they saw their mother, they rejoiced. They saw Elena the Beautiful - they died. We saw two sisters - envied.

“Well,” says Vasily Tsarevich, “our Ivanushka is young and green ahead of his older brothers. We’ll take the mother and the princesses, we’ll take them to the father, let’s say: they were obtained by our heroic hands. And let Ivanushka walk alone on the mountain.

“Well,” replies Peter Tsarevich, “you speak your mind. I will take Elena the Beautiful for myself, you will take the princess of the silver kingdom, and we will give the princess of copper for the general.

Just then Ivan Tsarevich was about 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, pulled it out of his hands and pulled it out. How will Ivan Tsarevich go down now?

Ivan Tsarevich was left alone on the mountain. I cried and went back. I walked and walked, not a soul anywhere. Boredom to death! Ivan Tsarevich began to play with anguish and grief with the Whirlwind Mace.

He just threw his club from hand to hand - suddenly, out of nowhere, Lame and Crooked jumped out.

- What do you need, Ivan Tsarevich! You order three times - we will fulfill your three orders.

Ivan Tsarevich says:

- I want to eat, Lame and Crooked!

Out of nowhere - the table is set, the food on the table is the best.

Ivan Tsarevich ate, and again threw his club from hand to hand.

“I want to rest,” he says, “I want to!

I didn’t have time to utter it - there is an oak bed, on it a downy featherbed, a silk blanket. Ivan Tsarevich got enough sleep - for the third time he threw his club. Lame and Crooked jumped out:

- What, Ivan Tsarevich, do you need?

“I want to be in my own kingdom-state. As soon as he said it, at that very moment Ivan Tsarevich found himself in his state. I stood right in the middle of the market. It is worth looking around. He sees: a shoemaker is walking towards him through the bazaar, he is walking, singing songs, stamping his feet in harmony - such a merry fellow!

The prince asks:

"Where are you going, man?"

- Yes, I bring shoes to sell. I'm a shoemaker.

“Take me on as your apprentice.”

- Do you know how to sew shoes?

- Yes, I can do anything. Not like shoes, and I'll sew a dress.

They came home, the shoemaker said:

“Here is the best product for you. Sew your shoes, I'll see how you can.

- What is this product? Rubbish, and only!

At night, as everyone fell asleep, Ivan Tsarevich took a golden egg and rolled along the road. The Golden Palace stood before him. Ivan Tsarevich went into the room, took out the shoes, embroidered with gold, from the chest, rolled the testicle along the road, hid the golden palace in the testicle, put the shoes on the table, went to bed.

In the morning light, the owner of the shoes saw, gasped:

- Such shoes are only worn in the palace!

At that time, three weddings were being prepared in the palace: Tsarevich Peter took Elena the Beautiful for himself, Tsarevich Vasily the princess of the silver kingdom, and the princess of the copper kingdom was given away for the general.

The shoemaker brought shoes to the palace. As Elena the Beautiful saw the shoes, she immediately understood everything: “To know, Ivan Tsarevich, my betrothed, is alive and well walking around the kingdom.”

Elena the Beautiful says to the king:

“Let this shoemaker make me a custom-made wedding dress by tomorrow, so that it is sewn with gold, embellished with semi-precious stones, studded with pearls. Otherwise, I will not marry Peter Tsarevich. The king called the shoemaker.

- So and so, - he says, - so that tomorrow the golden dress will be delivered to the princess Elena the Beautiful, or else to the gallows!

The shoemaker goes home unhappy, hung 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, Ivan Tsarevich took out a wedding dress from the golden kingdom, put it on the table to the shoemaker. In the morning the shoemaker woke up - the dress was lying on the table, how the heat was burning, illuminating the whole room. The shoemaker grabbed it, ran to the palace, gave it to Elena the Beautiful.

Elena the Beautiful rewarded him and orders:

“Look, so that tomorrow, by dawn, at the seventh verst, on the sea, there will be a kingdom with a golden palace, so that wonderful trees grow there and singing birds in different voices would sing me. If you don't do it, I will order you to be executed with a cruel death.

The shoemaker went home barely alive.

“Here,” he says to Ivan Tsarevich, “what your shoes have done!” I won't be alive now.

“Nothing,” says Ivan Tsarevich, “go to bed.” The morning is wiser than the evening.

As everyone fell asleep, Ivan Tsarevich went to the seventh verst, to the seashore. Rolled a golden egg. A golden kingdom stood before him, in the middle a golden palace, a bridge stretches seven miles from the golden palace, wonderful trees grow around him, songbirds sing in different voices.

Ivan Tsarevich stood on the bridge, hammering carnations into the railing.

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:

- Command, father, to harness the gilded carriage, I will go to the golden palace with Tsarevich Peter to get married. So they went along the golden bridge. On the bridge there are chiseled columns, gilded rings, and on each column a dove and a dove sit, bow to each other and say:

Do you remember, my dear, who saved you?

“I remember, little dove,” Tsarevich Ivan saved.

And near the railing, Ivan Tsarevich is standing, nailing golden carnations.

- Kind people! Hurry up the fast horses. Not the one who saved me, who is sitting next to me, but the one who saved me, who is standing at the railing!

She took Ivan Tsarevich by the hand, seated him next to her, took him to the golden palace, and then they played a wedding.

They returned to the king and told him the whole truth. The tsar wanted to execute his elder sons, but Ivan Tsarevich, in joy, begged to forgive them. They gave the princess of the silver kingdom to Peter Tsarevich, the copper kingdom to Vasily Tsarevich. There was a feast for the whole world! Here is the end of the story.

Soon the Whirlwind will arrive, - says Queen Nastasya. - You grab him by the club. Look, don't let go. A whirlwind will soar into the sky - and you will be with it: it will become you over the seas, over high mountains, over deep abysses, but you hold on tight, do not unclench your hands. Whirlwind is 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 ...
As soon as I had time to say it, it suddenly darkened in the yard, everything around was shaking. Whirlwind flew into the upper room. Ivan Tsarevich rushed to him, grabbed his club.
Who are you? Where did it come from - Whirlwind shouted. - I'll eat you!
Well, the grandmother said in two! Either eat or don't.
Whirlwind rushed out the window - yes in the skies. He already wore, wore Ivan Tsarevich ... And over the mountains, and over the seas, and over deep abysses. The prince does not let go of the club. The whole world whirlwind flew around.Tired, exhausted. Went down - and straight into the cellar. I ran to the tub that stood on my right hand, and let's drink water.
And Ivan Tsarevich rushed to the left, also crouched by the tub.
Whirlwind drinks - loses strength with every sip. Ivan Tsarevich drinks - with every drop of silushka it arrives. He became a mighty hero. He pulled out a sharp sword and at once cut off the Whirlwind's head.
Shouted behind the voices:
Rub more! Rub more! And then it will come to life!
No, - the prince answers, - a heroic hand does not hit twice, it ends everything from one time.
Ivan Tsarevich ran to Nastasya the Tsaritsa:
Let's go, mother. It's time. Under the mountain, the brothers are waiting for us. Yes, on the way you need to take three princesses.
Here they are on their way. We went for Elena the Beautiful. She rolled a golden egg, hid the whole golden kingdom in an egg.
Thank you, - he says, - Ivan Tsarevich, you saved me from the evil Whirlwind. Here's a testicle for you, and if you want - be my betrothed.
Ivan Tsarevich took a 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. They took with them woven fabrics and came to the place where they had to go down from the mountain. Ivan Tsarevich lowered Nastasya the Queen on the canvas, then Elena the Beautiful and her two sisters.
The brothers are standing below, waiting. They saw the mother - they were delighted. They saw Elena the Beautiful - they died. We saw two sisters - envied.
Well, - says Vasily Tsarevich, - our Ivanushka is young and green ahead of his older brothers. We’ll take the mother and the princesses, we’ll take them to the father, let’s say: they were obtained by our heroic hands. And let Ivanushka walk alone on the mountain.
Well, - replies Peter Tsarevich, - you are talking business. I will take Elena the Beautiful for myself, you will take the princess of the silver kingdom, and we will give the princess of copper for the general.
Just then Ivan Tsarevich was about 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, pulled it out of his hands and pulled it out. How will Ivan Tsarevich go down now?
Ivan Tsarevich was left alone on the mountain. I cried and went back. I walked and walked, not a soul anywhere. Boredom to death! Ivan Tsarevich began to play with anguish and grief with the Whirlwind Mace.
He just threw his club from hand to hand - suddenly, out of nowhere, Lame and Crooked jumped out.
What do you need, Ivan Tsarevich! You order three times - we will fulfill your three orders.
Ivan Tsarevich says:
I want to eat, Lame and Crooked!
Out of nowhere - the table is set, the food on the table is the best.
Ivan Tsarevich ate, and again threw his club from hand to hand.
To have a rest, - speaks, - I want!
I did not have time to pronounce - there is an oak bed, on it a downy feather bed, a silk blanket. Ivan Tsarevich got enough sleep - for the third time he threw a club. Lame and Crooked jumped out.
What, Ivan Tsarevich, do you need?
I want to be in my kingdom-state.
He just said - at that very moment Ivan Tsarevich found himself in his kingdom-state. I stood right in the middle of the market. It is worth looking around. He sees: a shoemaker is walking towards him through the bazaar, he is walking, singing songs, stamping his feet in harmony - such a merry fellow!
The prince asks:
Where are you going man?
Yes, I carry shoes to sell. I'm a shoemaker.
Take me as your apprentice.
Can you sew shoes?
Yes, I can do anything. Not like shoes, and I'll sew a dress.
They came home, the shoemaker said:
Here is the best product for you. Sew your shoes, I'll see how you can.
Well, what is this product? Rubbish, and only!
At night, as everyone fell asleep, Ivan Tsarevich took a golden egg and rolled along the road. A golden palace stood before him. Ivan Tsarevich went into the room, took out the shoes, embroidered with gold, from the chest, rolled the testicle along the road, hid the golden palace in the testicle, put the shoes on the table, went to bed.
In the morning light, the owner of the shoes saw, gasped:
Such shoes are only worn in the palace!
And at this time, three weddings were being prepared in the palace: Peter Tsarevich takes Elena the Beautiful for himself, Vasily Tsarevich takes the princess of the silver kingdom, and they give the princess of the copper kingdom for the general.
The shoemaker brought shoes to the palace. As Elena the Beautiful saw the shoes, she immediately understood everything:
"To know, Ivan Tsarevich, my betrothed, alive and well, walks around the kingdom."
Elena the Beautiful says to the king:
Let this shoemaker make me a custom-made wedding dress by tomorrow, so that it is sewn with gold, embellished with semi-precious stones, studded with pearls. Otherwise, I will not marry Peter Tsarevich.

In that old time, when the world of God was filled with goblin, witches and mermaids, when the rivers flowed with milk, the banks were jelly, and fried partridges flew across the fields, at that time there lived a king named Gorokh with Tsarina Anastasia the Beautiful; they had three princely sons.

A great misfortune shook - an unclean spirit dragged the queen away. The big son says to the king:

Father, bless me, I will go to look for my mother.

He went and disappeared, for three years there was no news or a rumor about him.

The second son began to ask:

Father, bless me on my journey, perhaps I will 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 younger son Ivan Tsarevich comes to the king:

Dear father, bless me on my way; maybe I'll find my brothers and my mother.

Come on, son!

Ivan Tsarevich set off in an alien direction; I rode and rode and came to the blue sea, stopped on the bank and thought: “Where to go now?”

Suddenly thirty-three spoonbills flew to the sea, hit the ground and became red maidens - all are good, but one is the best; undressed and jumped into the water.

How many, how few they swam - Ivan Tsarevich crept up, took from the girl who was more beautiful than all, a sash and hid it in his bosom.

The girls swam, went ashore, began to dress - there was not one sash.

Ah, 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 tuft: wherever it flies, you go there too.

Ivan Tsarevich gave her the sash and went up the sea; there he met his brothers, greeted them and took them with him.

They walk along the shore, they saw a silver bird, a golden crest, and ran after it. The bird flew, flew and rushed under the iron slab, into the underground pit.

Well, brothers, - says Ivan Tsarevich, bless me instead of a father, instead of a mother; I will go down into this pit and find out what the land of the infidel is like, if our mother is not there.

The brothers blessed him, he sat on the rail, climbed into that deep hole and descended neither more nor less - exactly three years; descended and went down the road.

Walked, walked, walked, saw the copper kingdom; thirty-three spoonbill girls sit in the palace, embroidering towels with cunning patterns - towns with suburbs.

Hello, Ivan Tsarevich! - says the princess of the copper kingdom. 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 is cunning and wise, he flew through the mountains, through the dales, through the dens, through the clouds! He will kill you, good fellow! Here is a ball for you, go to my middle sister - what will she tell you. And if you go back, don't forget me. Ivan Tsarevich rolled the ball and followed him. Comes to the silver realm; there sit thirty-three spoonbill maidens. The princess of the silver kingdom says:

Before the village, the Russian spirit was not to be seen, heard not to be heard, but now the Russian spirit is manifested with one's own eyes! What, Ivan Tsarevich, are you torturing the department or are you torturing things?

Oh, fair girl, I'm going to look for my mother.

Your mother is with my father, with Voron Voronovich; and he is cunning, and wiser, he flew through the mountains, through the dales, through dens, through the clouds he rushed! Oh, prince, he will kill you! Here's a ball for you, go to my little sister - what will she tell you: should I go forward, or should I go back?

Ivan Tsarevich comes to the golden kingdom; thirty-three spoonbill girls are sitting there, towels are being embroidered. Above all, better than all, the princess of the golden kingdom is such a beauty that one cannot say in a fairy tale, nor write 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; and he is cunning, and wiser, he flew through the mountains, through the dales, through the dens, through the clouds rushed. Oh, prince, he will kill you! You have a ball on you, go to the pearl kingdom: your mother lives there. When she sees you, she will rejoice and immediately order: nannies, mothers, give my son green wine. And you do not take; ask me to give you three-year-old wine that is in the closet, and a burnt crust for a snack. Don't forget again: my father has two vats of water in the yard - one strong water, and the other weak; move 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; and there was nothing to do - Ivan Tsarevich said goodbye and set off on his way.

Walked, walked comes to the pearl kingdom. When his mother saw him, she was delighted and shouted:

Babysitters! Serve my son green wine.

I do not drink ordinary wine, give me a three-year-old, and a burnt crust for a snack.

He drank three-year-old wine, took a bite of the burnt crust, went out into the wide courtyard, rearranged the vats from place to place and began to drink strong water.

Suddenly Raven Voronovich arrives; he was bright as a clear day, but he saw Ivan Tsarevich and became gloomier than the dark night; sank down to the vat and began to draw the helpless water.

Meanwhile, Ivan Tsarevich fell on his wings; Raven Voronovich soared high and high, carried him along the dales, and over the mountains, and over dens, and clouds, and began to ask:

What do you want, Ivan Tsarevich? Do you want to give the treasury?

I don't need anything, just give me a feather staff.

No, Ivan Tsarevich! It hurts to sit in a wide sleigh. And again the Raven carried him over the mountains and over the valleys, over the dens and clouds. Ivan Tsarevich holds on tight; leaned down with all his weight and almost broke off his wings. Then Voron Voronovich cried out:

Don't break my wings, take a feather staff!

He gave the prince a staff-feather; 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 on his way back; looks - the pearly kingdom curled up in a ball and rolled after him.

He came to a golden kingdom, then to a silver one, and then to a copper one, took three beautiful princesses with him, and those kingdoms curled up in balls and rolled after them. Approaches the relays and blew the golden trumpet.

Family brothers! If you're alive, don't extradite me.

The brothers heard the trumpet, seized the relay and pulled out into the world the soul of the red maiden, the princess of the bronze kingdom; they saw her and began to quarrel among themselves: one does not want to give her to the other.

What are you fighting, good fellows! There is an even better red maiden than me.

The princes lowered the relays and pulled out the princess of the silver kingdom. Again they began to argue and fight; he says:

Let me get it! And the other:

Don't want! Let mine be!

Do not quarrel, good fellows, there is a girl more beautiful than me.

The princes stopped fighting, lowered their relays and pulled out the princess of the golden kingdom. Again they began to quarrel, but the beautiful princess immediately stopped them:

Your mother is waiting there!

They pulled out their mother and lowered the reliels after Ivan Tsarevich;

they lifted it to half and cut off the ropes. Ivan Tsarevich flew into the abyss, badly hurt himself and lay unconscious for half a year; waking up, looked around, remembered everything that had happened to him, took out a feather-stick from his pocket and hit it on the ground. At that very moment, twelve fellows appeared.

What, Ivan Tsarevich, do you order?

Take me out into the open.

The fellows grabbed him by the arms and carried him out into the open. Ivan Tsarevich began to scout about his brothers and found out that they had long been married: the princess from the copper kingdom married the middle brother, the princess from the silver kingdom - for the elder brother, and his bride-to-be is not going to anyone. And the old father himself decided to marry her; collected a thought, 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 marrying me?

Then I will go for you when you sew me shoes without measuring. The king ordered the call to click, to ask everyone and everyone: he won’t sew

who is the princess of shoes without measurements?

At that time, Ivan Tsarevich comes to his state, is hired

one old man as a worker and sends him to the king:

Go, grandfather, take charge of this business. I'll sew shoes for you, but don't tell me. The old man went to the king:

I'm ready to take on this job.

The king gave him goods for a pair of shoes and asked:

Will you please, old man?

Don't be afraid, sir, I have a chebotar son.

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, take it to the king. The king was delighted, sticks to the bride:

Is it soon to go to the crown? She answers:

Then I will go for you when you sew me a dress without measuring. The tsar again fusses, gathers all the artisans to himself, gives them a lot of money, only to have a dress sewn without measurements. Ivan Tsarevich says to the old man:

Grandfather, go to the king, take the fabric, I'll sew a dress for you, just don't tell me.

The old man trudged to the palace, took atlases and velvets, returned home and gave them to the prince. Ivan Tsarevich immediately cut all the atlases and velvets into pieces with scissors and threw them out the window; dissolved the golden kingdom, took from there whatever was the best dress and gave it to the old man:

Take 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 on the same day they collected a bucket of milk from every yard, poured a large vat and boiled over high heat.

They brought Ivan Tsarevich; he began to say goodbye to everyone, to bow to the ground; they threw him into a vat: he dived once, dived again, jumped out - and became so handsome that he couldn’t tell in a fairy tale or write with a pen. The princess says:

Look, king! Who should I marry: for you, the old one, or for him, a good fellow?

The king thought: “If I bathe in milk, I will become just as handsome!”

He threw himself into a 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, live, make good.

THREE KINGDOMS - COPPER, SILVER AND GOLD

In those old days, when the world of God was filled with goblin, witches and mermaids, when the rivers flowed with milk, the banks were jelly, and fried partridges flew across the fields, there lived Tsar Gorokh with Tsarina Anastasia the Beautiful, and they had three sons -prince.

Yes, a great misfortune befell - an unclean spirit dragged the queen away. The eldest son came to the king and said:

Bless me, father, I will go to look for my mother.

His father let him go, but he went and disappeared, for three years there was no news or a rumor about him. The second son began to ask the king:

Father, bless me on my way, maybe I will be lucky enough to find both my brother and my mother.

The king blessed, he left and also disappeared without a trace - as if he had sunk into the water.

Here the younger son Ivan Tsarevich comes to the king:

Dear father, bless me on my journey, perhaps I will find both my brothers and my mother.

Come on, son!

Ivan Tsarevich set off in an alien direction, rode, rode and came to the blue sea, stopped on the bank and thought: “Where is the way to go now?”

Suddenly thirty-three spoonbills* flew into the sea, hit the ground and turned into
* The spoonbill is a forelock bird, similar to a heron.

in red girls - all are good, but one is the best. They undressed and jumped into the water.

While they were bathing, Ivan Tsarevich crept up, took a sash from the girl who was the most beautiful of all, and hid it in his bosom.

Here the girls came ashore, began to dress - there was not one sash.

Ah, Ivan Tsarevich, - the beauty pleaded, - 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 tuft: wherever it flies, you go there too.

Ivan Tsarevich gave her the sash and went up the sea. Here he met his brothers. They went together along the shore, saw a silver bird, a golden crest, and ran after it. The bird flew and flew and suddenly rushed under an iron slab, into an underground pit.

Well, brothers, - says Ivan Tsarevich, - bless me instead of a father, instead of a mother, I will go down into the pit and find out if our mother is there.

The brothers blessed him, he sat down on the swing-relief and climbed into that deep pit, and as he went down, he went down the road.

Here he came to the copper kingdom; Thirty-three spoonbill girls sit in the palace, embroidering towels with cunning patterns.

Hello, Ivan Tsarevich! - says the princess of the copper kingdom. 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 is cunning and wiser, he flew through the mountains, through the dales, through the dens, through the clouds! He will 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 threw the ball on the ground and followed him. Comes to the silver realm; and there sit thirty-three spoonbill maidens. The princess of the silver kingdom says:

Until now, the Russian spirit was not to be seen, heard not to be heard, but now the Russian spirit itself has come! What, Ivan Tsarevich, are you torturing things, or are you torturing things?

Ah, fair maiden, I am looking for my mother.

Your mother is with my father, with Voron Voronovich. He is cunning and wiser, he flew through the mountains, through the dales, through the dens, through the clouds he flew! Oh, prince, he will kill you! It is for you

little ball, go to my little sister - what will she tell you: should I go forward, should I go back?

Ivan Tsarevich went to the golden kingdom. He sees - thirty-three spoonbill girls are sitting, towels are being embroidered. The princess of the golden kingdom is the most beautiful of all - such beauty that it is impossible to say in a fairy tale or write 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. And he is cunning, and wiser, he flew through the mountains, through the dales, through dens, through the clouds he flew. Oh, prince, he will kill you! You have a ball on you, go to the pearl kingdom: your mother lives there. When she sees you, she will rejoice and immediately order green wine to be served to you. Just don’t take it, but ask her to give you three-year-old wine that is in the cupboard, and a burnt crust for a snack. Don't forget: my father has two vats of water in his yard - one is strong water, and the other is weak. You drink strong water, and rearrange the vats.

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. Yes, there is nothing to do - Ivan Tsarevich said goodbye and set off on his way.

Here he came to the pearl kingdom. His mother saw him, was delighted and shouted:

Babysitters! Serve my son green wine.

I do not drink plain wine, - says Ivan Tsarevich, - give me a three-year-old, and a burnt crust for a snack.

And as soon as he drank this wine, he took a bite of the burnt crust, went out into the wide courtyard, rearranged the vats from place to place and began to drink strong water.

Suddenly Raven Voronovich arrives; he was as bright as a clear day, but when he saw Ivan Tsarevich, he became darker than the dark night. He sank down to the vat and began to drink the powerless water.

Here Ivan Tsarevich threw himself on his wings. Voron Voronovich soared high, high, carried him through the dales, over the mountains, over dens and clouds. He sees that Ivan Tsarevich is holding on tightly, then he began to ask him:

Do you want, Ivan Tsarevich, I will give you a treasury?

I don't need a treasury, give me a staff-shock-feather.

No, Ivan Tsarevich! It hurts to sit in a wide sleigh. - And again the Raven carried him through the mountains and dales, through dens and clouds. Ivan Tsarevich holds on tight; leaned down with all his weight and nearly broke his wings. Then Voron Voronovich cried out:

Don't break my wings, take the shock-feather staff!

He gave the prince a staff-feather, 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. He sees - the pearl kingdom curled up in a ball and rolls after him.

He came to a golden kingdom, then to a silver one, and then to a copper one, he took with him three beautiful princesses, and those kingdoms curled up in balls and rolled after them. He went up to the rail-swing and blew the golden trumpet.

The brothers heard the trumpet, grabbed the ropes and pulled the red maiden into the white world - the princess of the copper kingdom. They saw her and began to quarrel among themselves: one does not want to give her over to the other.

What are you fighting, good fellows! There is a better red maiden than me.

The princes lowered the relay into the pit and pulled out the princess of the silver kingdom. They started arguing and fighting again.

Do not quarrel, good fellows, - says the princess, - there is a girl more beautiful than me.

The princes stopped fighting, dragged out the princess of the golden kingdom. Again they began to quarrel, but the beautiful princess immediately stopped them:

Your mother is waiting in the pit!

They pulled out their mother and lowered the re-

li-swing behind Ivan Tsarevich, raised him to half and cut off the ropes. Ivan Tsarevich flew into the abyss, badly hurt himself and lay unconscious for a long time. Waking up, he looked around, remembered everything that had happened to him, took out a feather-staff and hit it on the ground. At that very moment, twelve fellows appeared.

What, Ivan Tsarevich, do you order?

Take me out into the world.

The fellows grabbed him by the arms and carried him out into the world. Ivan Tsarevich began to ask about his brothers and found out that they had long been married: the princess from the copper kingdom married the middle brother, the princess from the silver kingdom - for the older brother, and his bride-to-be married to no one

does not go. And the old father himself decided to marry her. He accused his wife of conspiring with evil spirits and ordered her head to be cut off; and after the execution he asks the princess from the golden kingdom:

Will you marry me?

Then I will go for you when you sew me shoes without measuring.

The king ordered to find someone who would sew shoes for the princess without measuring. Here Ivan Tsarevich is hired by an old man as a worker and sends him to the tsar:

Go, grandfather, take charge of this business. I'll sew shoes, but don't talk about me.

The old man went to the king:

I'm ready to take on this job.

The king gave him goods for a pair of shoes, and he himself asks:

Can you do it, old man?

Don't be afraid, sir, I have a chebotar son.

The old man returned home, gave Ivan-

goods to the prince; he cut him into pieces and threw him out the window, then unwound the ball of the golden kingdom and took out the finished shoes:

Here, grandfather, take it, take it to the king.

The king rejoiced at the shoes, ran

to the princess:

When is the wedding?

She looked at her shoes and said:

Then I will go for you when you sew me a dress without measuring.

The tsar again began to fuss, gathered all the artisans to himself, promises them big money, only to have the dress sewn without measurements. Ivan Tsarevich found out about this and said to the old man:

Grandfather, go to the king, take matter, I will sew a dress.

The old man trudged to the palace, took the satin and velvet, returned home and gave it to the prince. Ivan Tsarevich immediately took the scissors: he cut everything into pieces and threw it out the window, then untwisted the ball of the golden kingdom, took the best dress from there and gave it to the old man:

Take it to the palace!

Tsar Radekhonek:

Well, my beloved bride, isn't it time for us to go to the crown?

The princess answers him, looking at the dress:

Then I will marry you when you order the old man's son to be boiled in milk.

The king immediately gave the order - and on the same day they collected a bucket of milk from each yard, poured a large vat and boiled over high heat.

They brought Ivan Tsarevich; he began to say goodbye to everyone, to bow to the ground. And when they threw him into the vat, he dived twice and jumped out - he became so handsome that he could not say in a fairy tale or write with a pen. Here the princess says:

Look, king! Who should I marry: for you, the old one, or for him, a good fellow?

The king thought: “If I bathe in milk, then I will become just as handsome!” - rushed into the vat and boiled in milk.

And Ivan Tsarevich married a princess from the golden kingdom, and they began to live, live, make good.

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