Russian folk story: beautiful frog princess

in ancient times, there was a king, and he had three sons.

when they were grown up, the king gathered them together and said to them, “my beloved sons, before i was old, i wanted to marry you and to see your children, my grandchildren.” the three sons answered the father: "okay, dad.

but who do you want us to marry?" “kids, take each of you an arrow and go out into the open fields and shoot it, where it falls, is your destiny.” the three sons bowed deeply to their father, taking each of them an arrow, reaching the open fields, pulling the bow and shooting the arrow.

the arrow of the eldest son fell into a courtyard of nobility.

the noble daughter picked up the arrow.

the arrow fell into the yard of a businessman whose daughter picked it up.

and his little son, prince ivan, emptied his arrows, and flew nowhere.

so he went, went, came to a swamp.

i saw a frog crouching there, holding his arrow.

prince ivan said to it, "frog, frog, give me back the arrow!" and the frog answered him, "marry me as a wife!" how can i marry a frog as a wife?" "take me away and know that this is your destiny." prince ivan was grieved, but had no way, and he took the frog home.

the king held three weddings: for the eldest son, the daughter of a noble man, and for the second son, the daughter of a businessman, but for the unfortunate prince ivan, a frog.

one day, the king called the three sons together again and said to them, “i want to see who's doing the best of the needlework.

let them sew me a shirt in the morning." all three sons bowed to their father and left.

prince ivan came home to sit down and hold his head.

"why are you holding your head? why are you bored?" "father asked you to sew him a shirt by morning." the frog replied, "don't worry, prince ivan.

go to bed.

it's morning.

the frog jumped on the steps and took off its skin and became the beautiful vasilisa plemudaya.

she's so beautiful, not even in fairy tales.

vasilisa slaps her face, and says, "girls, nannys, pack up, get dressed! sew me a shirt before dawn, just like the one i saw at my father's." in the morning, prince ivan woke up and the frog jumped on the floor again, while the shirt was on the table and wrapped in a towel.

prince ivan was happy to pick up his shirt and go to his father's.

at that time, the king was receiving gifts from the eldest and second sons.

the eldest son opened his shirt, and the king answered, "this shirt can only be worn in the black hut." the second son opened his shirt, and the king said, "you can only go to the bathhouse in this shirt." prince ivan opened his shirts with gold and silver and with all kinds of fine flowers.

and the king said, "hey, this shirt's for wear."the three brothers went home.

the two brothers said, "it seems that it's not right for us to make fun of ivan's wife.

she's not a frog.

she's a leprechaun." the king called three more sons: "tomorrow morning, let your wife bake me a bread.

i want to know who's the best cook." prince ivan pulled his head back home.

the frog asked him, "why are you bored?" he said, "bread the king before dawn." "don't worry.

prince ivan, better go to bed.

one day it's morning." at first, they laughed at the frog, but now they send a maid in charge of the harem to see how the frog baked bread.

the frog is smart.

she knew it.

she started rubbing her face.

she opened a hole in the stove from above, pouring the whole hair into the hole.

the maid of the harem ran back to the two daughters-in-law of the king, reporting what she had seen.

these two daughters-in-law also learned to do what frogs did.

then the frog jumped on the steps and became vasilisa.

she slaps, and she says, "girls, nannys, pack up, get dressed! make me a big, soft bread before dawn, like the bread i had at my father's." prince ivan wakes up early in the morning and has put a bread on the table, with several castles with gates around them, with all the fine and unusual tectonics on both sides.

prince ivan was so happy that he wrapped his face in a towel and sent it to his father.

at that time, the king was receiving bread from two eldest sons.

their wives did as the old maid of the harem said, and threw the niced noodles into the oven, and they were roasted.

the king picked up the bread of his eldest son, looked at it, and he took it to his room.

he picked up his second son's bread and sent it to his room.

and when prince ivan brought the bread, the king said, "this is bread for the holidays." the king ordered the three sons to come to his party tomorrow with their wives.

prince ivan returned to his home with his head down and his head was almost pulled under his shoulder.

the frog was jumping on the floor, and he said, "why are you so upset, prince ivan? did you hear your father say something unpleasant?" "frog, frog, how can i not grieve? father asked me to take you to the party tomorrow.

how can i let you see someone?" the frog replied, "don't worry, prince ivan, you go to dinner alone, and i'll be right back.

don't be afraid when you hear knocks and thunders.

people ask you, "this is my little frog coming in the wagon." so prince ivan left alone.

two brothers have already arrived with their wives.

they're wearing nymphs, decorative, fat powder, black hair.

"why didn't you bring your wife?" it's good to have her wrapped in a little handkerchief.

where did you find such a beauty? i think i've looked everywheresome swamps." the king and three sons, two daughters-in-law, and all the guests joined.

the table is made of lumber, and the rags are embroidered with beautiful flowers.

all of a sudden, all the noises, thunders, and the whole palace shakes.

the guests were scared and jumped from their seats.

and then prince ivan said, "dear guests, don't be afraid! this is my little frog coming in the wagon." a gold sedan with six white horses came and stopped at the stairs.

out of there, vasilisa plemudaya: she's wearing a blue dress, she's glittering with stars, she's so beautiful, she can't imagine, she can't guess, only in fairy tales.

she took prince ivan's hand.

go to the wood table and park next to the bouquets.

the guests began to eat and drink and were very happy.

vasilisa took a sip of wine and poured the rest into her left-handed sleeve.

she ate some swan meat and threw bones into her right hand's sleeve.

the wives of the two princes saw her do this and learned her face.

it's time to dance.

vassili sarah jumps up over prince ivan.

she dances, jumps, turns, turns -- that's great.

she waved her sleeve on the left and suddenly appeared in a lake.

she also waved the sleeves on the right and came up to the lake with a group of day geese.

kings and guests were surprised.

the two daughters-in-law also started to jump, and they also waved their sleeves, splattered their guests ' body with alcohol, and waved their other sleeves and flew around their bones.

a bone falls right into the king's eye.

the king was angry and expelled two daughters-in-law.

at that point, prince ivan left quietly, ran home and found the skin of a frog at home, threw it into the oven and burned it.

vasilisa came home and looked for it immediately — but the frog's skin was gone.

she sat down on the stool and she was in pain and mourning and she said to prince ivan, "oh, prince ivan, what have you done? as long as you wait three more days, i'll always be yours.

but now it's time to say goodbye.

go to the far, far, far, far, far, far away, and find me with the old and immortal besmerney." vasilisa turned me into a gray gourd and flew away from the window.

prince yoon man cried, cried, worshiped the quartet and went forward — looking for his wife vasilisa plemudaya.

he had gone as far as he knew, as long as he had gone, his boots had worn out, his long shirt had worn out, and the rain had come out of his hat.

then came a pale-haired old man.

"hello, kind boy! what are you looking for? where are you going?" prince ivan told the old man what happened to him.

the old man said to him, "oh, prince ivan, why did you burn the frog skin? if you didn't put it on, you shouldn't have taken it off.

vasilisa plemudaya was born smarter and wiser than her father, so her father envyed her and made her three years frog.

that's good.

that's goodOkay.

Now, I give you a line: "Where it rolls, you follow it bravely."