Russian mythology: the story of Vasilisa Plemuteria

a long time ago, there was a war between a bird led by the eagle king and an animal led by the lion king.

they fought for three hours and three minutes; the eagle king won, and the bodies of beasts were all over the battlefield.

the birds returned, and only the eagle king flew to the dense forest and stopped on a tall tree, thinking of how to recover his strength as soon as possible after the bloodbath.

on the edge of the meadow, a businessman lived in a large tree, where he saw a giant eagle, and he carried a gun.

“don't shoot me, young man of good will,” the eagle said to him in human language, “don't kill me, young man of good will; feed me for three years, three months and three days; i raise my body in your home, raise my wings and build strength, and i will repay you well.” businessman pity it, grab the eagle and go home.

after three years and three months and three days, the eagle's strength was restored.

in return, the eagle gave the merchant a gold box.

the merchants opened the fine gold box and appeared before him a great palace, the whole of which was golden and glorious, and he and his wife and son began to move into the palace and lived a better day than a day.

more than 10 years have passed; the son of a businessman has grown up, he is handsome and smart and a good lad.

one morning, he got up very unhappy and said to his father, "daddy, last night i had a dream about the tsar neklesho naiyi lob and ordered me to go to him, and he said, "i've been waiting for you for so long." the little son went and went and saw him with water, and he hid behind a thick tree.

soon there came three pigeons, one of them of coloured wings, and they became young girls in red, and laid down their wings, and took off their clothes, and jumped into water, and bathed him.

the merchant ' s son, ivan, was very vigilant, creeping over and dragging his colourful wings.

the red-clothed girl came out of the water, and the two girls immediately dressed and put their wings on their bodies, and flew away as two doves, but the third found the coloured wings missing.

and she said to herself, "please, tell me who took my wings and give them back; if the old man takes them, then be my father, if the middle-aged takes them, be my uncle, and if the good young man takes them, marry him." the merchant's son ivan came out from behind the tree and said, "here are your wings!" "all right, now, tell me, nice young man, my fiancé, where are you from and where are you going?" “i am the son of a businessman, ivan, and i am prepared to go to your father, tsar nekresho.

“my name is vasilisa.

"plemtraya." vasilisa ple mutraya is the tsar ' s favorite daughter, who is both beautiful and intelligent.

she pointed out to her fiancé the way to the tsar necreshoyi lobo, and turned into a pigeon and flew behind her two sisters.

ivan, the businessman's son, went to the tsar nekleshoVasilisa Plemutraya helped Ivan to defuse.

There's no way the tsar would have to agree to their marriage.

And finally one day Vasilisa Ple Mutraya said to Ivan, the son of the businessman: “Tomorrow, the father will use us as a trick: He turned our sisters into mares and let you choose the bride.

Remember, dear, that's me with a little tip of my head.

Then the father will turn us into doves, and let you choose for the second time, and I am the one who is blinding.

In the end, the father turned us into three girls who looked the same, and I was the one who waved his handkerchief."