In a certain kingdom, in a certain state, there lived a king with a queen; they had no children. They began to pray to God that he would create a child for them in their youth to look at, and in old age to feed them; prayed, went to bed and fell asleep soundly.

In a dream, they dreamed that there was a quiet pond not far from the palace, in that pond a golden-finned ruff swims, if the queen eats it, she can now become pregnant. The king and queen woke up, called their mothers and nannies to them, began to tell them their dream. The mothers and nannies reasoned this way: what was seen in a dream can happen in reality.
The king called the fishermen and strictly ordered them to catch the golden-finned ruff.

At dawn, the fishermen came to a quiet pond, threw down their nets, and, fortunately for them, with the first tone, a golden-feathered ruff caught. They took it out, brought it to the palace; as the queen saw, she could not sit still, she soon ran up to the fishermen, grabbed them by the hands, rewarded them with a large treasury; after that she called her beloved cook and gave her the golden-finned ruff from hand to hand.

Here, cook for dinner, but see that no one touches it.

The cook cleaned the ruff, washed it and boiled it, put the slop out into the yard; a cow walked around the yard, drank those slops; the queen ate the fish, and the cook licked the dishes.
And all at once they became belly fat: both the tsarina, and her beloved cook, and the cow, and all were resolved at the same time with three sons: Ivan Tsarevich was born to the tsarina, Ivan, the cook's son, to the cook, Ivan Bykovich, to the cow.

The children began to grow by leaps and bounds; how good dough rises on the dough, so they stretch upward. All three fellows succeeded in one face, and it was impossible to recognize which of them was a royal child, which was a cook, and which was born from a cow. They were distinguished only by this: as they return from a walk, Ivan Tsarevich asks for a change of linen, the cook's son strives to eat something, and Ivan Bykovich lies down right to rest.

In the tenth year they came to the king and said:

Our dear father! Make us an iron stick of fifty pounds.

The king ordered his blacksmiths to forge an iron stick worth fifty pounds; they set to work and in a week they did it. No one can lift a stick by one edge, but Ivan Tsarevich, and Ivan, the cook's son, and Ivan Bykovich turn it between their fingers like a goose feather.

They went out into the wide royal court.

Well, brothers, - says Ivan Tsarevich, - let's try the strength; who should be the big brother.

All right, - answered Ivan Bykovich, - take a stick and beat us on the shoulders.

Ivan Tsarevich took an iron stick, hit Ivan, the cook's son, and Ivan Bykovich on the shoulders and drove both knee-deep into the ground. Ivan, the cook's son, struck - drove Ivan Tsarevich and Ivan Bykovich to the very chest into the ground; and Ivan Bykovich hit - drove both brothers right up to the neck.

Let's, - says the prince, - let's try our strength one more time: let's start throwing an iron stick up; whoever throws it higher will be the big brother.
- Well then, drop it!

Ivan Tsarevich threw it - the stick fell a quarter of an hour ago, and Ivan Bykovich threw it - only an hour later he returned.

Well, Ivan Bykovich, be you big brother.

After that they went for a walk in the garden and found a huge stone.

Look what a stone! Can't it be moved? - said Ivan Tsarevich, rested his hands on him, fiddled, fiddled - no, strength does not take.

Ivan, the cook's son, tried it, and the stone moved a little. Ivan Bykovich tells them:

You are swimming well! Wait, I'll try.

He went up to the stone and as soon as he moved it with his foot - the stone hummed a lot, rolled to the other side of the garden and broke all sorts of trees. Under that stone, the cellar opened, in the cellar there are three heroic horses, the harness of the army hangs on the walls: there is something for the good fellows to roam!
Immediately they ran to the king and began to ask:

Sovereign father! Bless us to go to foreign lands, to see people ourselves, to show ourselves in people.

The king blessed them, rewarded them with treasury for the journey; they said goodbye to the king, mounted the heroic horses and set off on their way. We drove through the dales, over the mountains, through green meadows and arrived at a dense forest; in that forest there is a hut on chicken legs, on mutton horns, when necessary, it turns around.

Hut, hut, turn to us in front, back to the forest; we climb into you, eat bread and salt.

The hut turned. Good fellows enter the hut - a Baba Yaga bone leg lies on the stove, from corner to corner, nose to the ceiling.

Fu Fu Fu! Previously, the Russian spirit was not heard of, was not seen by sight; now the Russian spirit sits on a spoon, rolls itself into the mouth.
- Hey, old woman, don't scold, get off the stove and sit on the bench. Ask where are we going? I'll say good.

Baba Yaga got down from the stove, came close to Ivan Bykovich, bowed low to him:

Hello, Father Ivan Bykovich! Where are you going, where are you going?
-We are going, grandmother, to the Smorodina River, to the viburnum bridge; I heard that more than one miracle Yudo lives there.
- Ay yes Vanyusha! Grabbed for the case; after all, they, the villains, captured everyone, ruined everyone, the neighboring kingdoms rolled like a ball.

The brothers spent the night at Baba Yaga's, got up early in the morning and set off on their journey. They come to the Smorodina River; human bones lie all over the shore, they will be heaped up to the knee! They saw a hut, entered it - empty, and decided to stop here.
The evening came. Ivan Bykovich says:

Brothers! We drove into a strange country, we must live with caution; Let's take turns on patrol.

They cast lots - Ivan Tsarevich got to guard the first night, Ivan, the cook's son, the second, and Ivan Bykovich the third. Ivan Tsarevich went on patrol, climbed into the bushes and fell asleep soundly. Ivan Bykovich did not rely on him; as the time went past midnight, he was immediately ready, took a shield and a sword with him, went out and stood under the viburnum bridge. Suddenly, the waters were agitated on the river, the eagles screamed on the oaks - the six-headed miracle Yudo leaves; under him the horse stumbled, the black raven on his shoulder started up, behind him the Hort bristled. Says the six-headed miracle Yudo:

What are you, dog meat, stumbling about, you, crow's feather, trembling, and you, dog hair, bristling? Al do you think that Ivan Bykovich is here? So he, a good fellow, was not yet born, and if he was born, he did not fit into the war; I'll put him on one hand, slam the other - it will only get wet!

Ivan Bykovich jumped out:
- Do not brag, evil spirit! Not having caught a clear falcon, it’s too early to pluck feathers; having not tasted the good fellow, there is nothing to blaspheme him. And let's better try our strength: whoever overcomes, he will boast.

Here they converged - they caught up, they hit so cruelly that the earth groaned all around. Miracle Yudu was not lucky: Ivan Bykovich knocked down three of his heads with one swing.

Stop, Ivan Bykovich! Give me a break.
- What a rest! You, evil spirit, have three heads, I have only one; this is how you will have one head, then we will rest.

Again they converged, again they hit; Ivan Bykovich cut off the last heads of the miracle, took the body - cut it into small pieces and threw it into the Smorodina River, and folded six heads under the viburnum bridge. He himself returned to the hut. Ivan Tsarevich comes in the morning.

Well, didn't you see something?
- No, brothers, not even a fly flew past me.

The next night, Ivan, the cook's son, went on patrol, climbed into the bushes and fell asleep. Ivan Bykovich did not rely on him; as the time went past midnight, he immediately equipped himself, took a shield and a sword with him, went out and stood under the viburnum bridge.

Suddenly, the waters on the river were agitated, the eagles screamed on the oaks - the nine-headed miracle Yudo leaves; under him the horse stumbled, the black raven on his shoulder started up, behind him the Hort bristled. Miracle Yudo of a horse on the hips, a crow on the feathers, a horta on the ears:

What are you, dog meat, stumbling about, you, crow's feather, trembling, and you, dog hair, bristling? Al do you think that Ivan Bykovich is here? So he was not yet born, and if he was born, he did not fit into the war; I'll kill him with one finger!

Ivan Bykovich jumped out:
- Wait - don't boast, first pray to God, wash your hands and get down to business! It is not yet known who will take it!

As the hero waved his sharp sword once or twice, he took off six heads from the evil spirit; and he hit the miracle Yudo - he drove the earth into the cheese up to his knees.
Ivan Bykovich grabbed a handful of earth and threw it into his opponent's eyes. While the miracle Yudo was rubbing his eyes, the hero cut off his other heads as well, took his body - cut it into small pieces and threw it into the Smorodina River, and folded nine heads under the viburnum bridge.
Ivan, the cook's son, arrives in the morning.

What, brother, did you see anything during the night?
- No, not a single fly flew near me, not a single mosquito squeaked!

Ivan Bykovich led the brothers under the viburnum bridge, pointed them to the dead heads and began to shame:

Oh, you sleepyheads, where do you fight? You should lie on the stove at home!

On the third night, Ivan Bykovich is going on patrol; he took a white towel, hung it on the wall, and placed a bowl under it on the floor and said to the brothers:

I'm going to a terrible battle; and you, brothers, don’t sleep all night and look closely at how blood will flow from the towel: if half of the bowl runs, it’s all right, if the bowl runs full, it’s all right, and if it pours over the edge, immediately unleash my heroic horse and yourself hurry to help me.

Here stands Ivan Bykovich under the viburnum bridge; the time went past midnight, the waters were agitated on the river, the eagles screamed on the oaks - the twelve-headed miracle Yudo leaves; his horse has twelve wings, the horse's hair is silver, the tail and mane are golden. A miracle-yudo is coming; suddenly the horse stumbled under him; the black raven on his shoulder started, and the Hort bristled behind him. Miracle Yudo of a horse on the hips, a crow on the feathers, a horta on the ears.

What are you, dog meat, stumbling about, you, crow's feather, trembling, and you, dog hair, bristling? Al do you think that Ivan Bykovich is here? So he was not yet born, and if he was born, he did not fit into the war; I just blow it - and it will not remain ashes!

Ivan Bykovich jumped out:

Wait - do not boast, first pray to God!
- Ah, you're here! Why did you come?
- On you, evil spirit, to look, to try your fortress.
- Where would you like to try my fortress? You are a fly in front of me!

Ivan Bykovich answers:
- I came with you not to tell fairy tales, but to fight to the death.

He swung his sharp sword and cut off three heads of the miracle-yuda. Miracle Yudo grabbed these heads, scribbled at them with his fiery finger - and immediately all the heads grew back, as if they had not fallen from their shoulders! Ivan Bykovich had a bad time; Miracle Yudo began to overcome him, drove him knee-deep into the damp earth.

Stop, evil spirit! The king-kings fight, and they make peace; and you and I will really fight without rest? Give me a rest up to three times.

Miracle Yudo agreed; Ivan Bykovich took off his right mitten and let it into the hut. The mitten has broken all the windows, and his brothers are sleeping, they hear nothing. Another time, Ivan Bykovich swung harder than before and cut down six heads of the miracle-yuda; Miracle Yudo picked them up, drew them with a fiery finger - and again all the heads were in place, and he beat Ivan Bykovich waist-deep into the damp earth.
The hero asked for rest, took off his left mitten and let him into the hut. The mitten broke through the roof, but the brothers are still sleeping, they don’t hear anything. The third time he swung even stronger and cut down nine heads of the miracle-yuda; Miracle Yudo picked them up, drew them with a fiery finger - the heads grew back again, and he drove Ivan Bykovich into the damp earth to the very shoulders.
Ivan Bykovich asked for rest, took off his hat and let him into the hut; from that blow the hut fell apart, all over the logs rolled.

Just then the brothers woke up, looked - blood is pouring from the bowl over the edge, and the heroic horse neighs loudly and breaks from the chains. They rushed to the stable, lowered the horse, and after him they rush to help themselves.

BUT! - says the miracle Yudo, - you live by deceit; you have help.

The heroic horse ran up, began to beat him with his hooves; and Ivan Bykovich, meanwhile, got out of the ground, got used to it and cut off the fiery finger of the miracle. After that, let's chop off his heads: he knocked down everything to the last, tore his body into small pieces and threw everything into the Smorodina River.
The brothers come running.

Oh you sleepy! - says Ivan Bykovich. - Because of your sleep, I almost paid with my head.

Early in the morning Ivan Bykovich went out into the open field, hit the ground and became a sparrow, flew to the white-stone chambers and sat down by the open window.
The old witch saw him, sprinkled the grains and began to say:

Sparrow Sparrow! You flew in to eat grains, to listen to my grief. Ivan Bykovich laughed at me, he exhausted all my sons-in-law.
- Do not worry, mother! We will repay him for everything, - say the miraculous wives of Yudov.
- Here I am, - says the smaller one, - I will let go of hunger, I myself will go out onto the road and become an apple tree with golden and silver apples: whoever picks an apple will burst right now.
- And I, - says the middle one, - I will let in my thirst, I myself will become a well; two bowls will float on the water: one is golden, the other is silver; whoever takes the cup, I will drown him.
- And I, - says the eldest, - let me sleep, and I myself will spread over a golden bed; Whoever lies on the bed will burn with fire.

Ivan Bykovich listened to these speeches, flew back, hit the ground and became as before good fellow. Three brothers gathered and went home.
They go along the road, hunger greatly torments them, but there is nothing to eat. Look - there is an apple tree with golden and silver apples; Ivan Tsarevich and Ivan, the cook's son, started to pick apples, but Ivan Bykovich galloped ahead and let's chop the apple tree crosswise - only blood splatters!
He did the same with the well and with the golden bed. They killed the miraculous wife of Yudov.

As the old witch found out about this, she dressed up as a beggar, ran out onto the road and stood with a knapsack. Ivan Bykovich is riding with his brothers; she stretched out her hand and began to beg.
Tsarevich Ivan Bykovich says:

Brother! Does our father have little gold treasury? Give this beggar woman holy alms.

Ivan Bykovich took out a gold piece and gives it to the old woman; she does not take up the money, but takes him by the hand and instantly disappears with him. The brothers looked around - neither the old woman nor Ivan Bykovich was there, and with fear they galloped home, their tails between their legs.

And the witch dragged Ivan Bykovich into the dungeon and brought him to her husband - an old old man.

On you, - he says, - our destroyer!

The old man lies on an iron bed, sees nothing: long eyelashes and thick eyebrows completely cover his eyes. He called twelve mighty heroes and began to order them:

Take an iron pitchfork, raise my eyebrows and black eyelashes, I'll take a look, what kind of bird is he that killed my sons?

The heroes raised his eyebrows and eyelashes with pitchforks; the old man looked

Oh, well done Vanya! Duck it was you who took the courage to deal with my children! What am I to do with you?
- Your will, do what you want, I'm ready for anything.
- Well, what a lot to interpret, because children cannot be raised; do me a better service: go to an unprecedented kingdom, to an unprecedented state and get me a queen - golden curls, I want to marry her.

Ivan Bykovich thought to himself: “Where are you, the old devil, to marry, except for me, well done!”
And the old woman got furious, tied a stone around her neck, flopped into the water and drowned herself.

Here's a club for you, Vanyusha, - says the old man, - go to such and such an oak, knock it three times with a club and say: “Come out, ship! Get out, ship! Get out, ship! As the ship comes out to you, at that very time, give the order to the oak tree three times to shut it up; don't forget to look! If you do not do this, you will cause me a great offense.
Ivan Bykovich came to the oak, struck it with a club countless times and ordered:

Everything you have, come out!

The first ship came out; Ivan Bykovich got into it and shouted:

All over me! - and went on the road.

Having driven a little, he looked back - and sees: the power of countless ships and boats! Everyone praises him, everyone thanks him.
An old man in a boat drives up to him:

Father Ivan Bykovich, many years of health to you! Accept me as a friend.
- What can you do?
- I know how, father, to eat bread.

Ivan Bykovich said:
- Fu, the abyss! I myself am ready for this; however, get on the ship, I am glad to have good comrades.
Another old man drives up to the boat:

Hello Ivan Bykovich! Take me with you.
- What can you do?
- I know how, father, to drink wine and beer.
- Simple science! Well, get on the ship.

A third old man arrives:
- Hello, Ivan Bykovich! Take me too.
- Speak: what can you do?
- I, father, can take a steam bath.
- Fu, dashing take those! Eki, think, wise men!

I took this one on the ship; and then another boat drove up; says the fourth old man:

Long live, Ivan Bykovich! Accept me as a friend.
- Yes, who are you?
“I, father, am an astrologer.
- Well, I'm not much for that; be my friend.

Accepted the fourth, the fifth old man asks.

Ashes take you! Where can I go with you? Tell me quickly: what can you do?
- I, father, can swim with a ruff.
- Well, you are welcome!

So they went for the queen - golden curls. They come to an unprecedented kingdom, an unprecedented state; and there they had long known that Ivan Bykovich would be there, and for three whole months they baked bread, smoked wine, and brewed beer. Ivan Bykovich saw an uncountable number of cartloads of bread and as many barrels of wine and beer; surprised and asks:

What does that mean?
- This is all prepared for you.
- Fu, the abyss! Yes, I can’t eat or drink so much in a whole year.

Then Ivan Bykovich remembered about his comrades and began to call:

Hey you old guys! Which of you understands to drink and eat?

Obiedailo and Opivailo are responding:

We are, father! Our business is childish.
- Well, get to work!

One old man ran up, began to eat bread: at once he threw into his mouth not only loaves, but whole wagons. All arrived and well, shout:

Little bread; let's do more!

Another old man ran up, began to drink beer and wine, drank everything and swallowed the barrels.

Few, he screams. - Give me some more!

The servants began to fuss; rushed to the queen with a report that neither bread nor wine was missing. And the queen with golden curls ordered Ivan Bykovich to be taken to the bathhouse to take a steam bath. That bath-house was heated for three months and was so heated that it was impossible to approach it for five miles. They began to call Ivan Bykovich to bathe; he saw that the bath was bursting with fire, and he said:

What are you, crazy? Let me burn there!

Then he remembered again:

After all, I have comrades with me! Hey you old guys! Who among you knows how to take a steam bath?

The old man ran up

I, father! My business is childish.

He quickly jumped into the bathhouse, blew into a corner, spat into another - the whole bathhouse had cooled down, and there was snow in the corners.

Oh, fathers, it's cold, drown for another three years! - shouts the old man with all his might.

The servants rushed in with a report that the bathhouse was completely frozen, and Ivan Bykovich began to demand that he be given the queen - golden curls. The queen herself came out to him, gave her white hand, got on the ship and went. Here they sail for a day and another; suddenly she felt sad, heavy - she hit herself on the chest, turned into a star and flew away into the sky.

Well, - says Ivan Bykovich, - completely disappeared! - Then I remembered: - Ah, I have comrades. Hey old folks! Which one of you is an astrologer?
- I, father! My business is childish, - answered the old man, hit the ground, became a star himself, flew to the sky and began to count the stars; I found an extra one and, well, push it! An asterisk fell from its place, quickly rolled across the sky, fell onto the ship and turned into a queen - golden curls.

Again they go one day, they go another; found sadness and melancholy on the queen, struck herself in the chest, turned into a pike and swam into the sea. "Well, now it's gone!" - Ivan Bykovich thinks, but he remembered the last old man and began to ask him:

Are you ready to swim like a ruff?
- I, father, my business is childish! - He hit the ground, turned into a ruff, swam into the sea for a pike and let's prick it under the sides. The pike jumped onto the ship and again became a queen - golden curls.

Here the old men parted ways with Ivan Bykovich, and set off to their homes; and he went to the miracle Yudov's father.
Came to him with the queen - golden curls; he called twelve mighty heroes, ordered to bring iron pitchforks and raise his eyebrows and black eyelashes. He looked at the queen and said:

Hey Vanyusha! Well done! Now I will forgive you, I will let you go to the white light.
- No, wait a minute, - Ivan Bykovich answers, - he said it without thinking!
- And what?
- Yes, I have prepared a deep pit, a perch lies through the pit; whoever walks along the perch will take the queen for himself!
- Okay, Vanyusha! Get ahead of yourself.

Ivan Bykovich walked along the perch, and the queen - golden curls says to herself:

Easier than swan fluff!

Ivan Bykovich passed - and the perch did not bend; and the old old man went - as soon as he stepped into the middle, he flew into the pit.
Ivan Bykovich took the queen - golden curls and returned home; soon they were married and set a feast for the whole world. Ivan Bykovich sits at the table and boasts to his brothers:

Although I fought for a long time, I got my young wife! And you, brothers, sit down on the stove and lay bricks!

I was at that feast, I drank honey-wine, it flowed down my mustache, but it didn’t get into my mouth; here they treated me: they took away the pelvis from the bull and poured milk; then they gave a roll, helping in the same pelvis. I didn’t drink, I didn’t eat, I decided to wipe myself off, they began to fight with me; I put on a cap, they began to push in the neck!

In the royal garden, the Firebird began to steal apples. Ivan, the youngest son of the tsar, went to look for her. On the way, he met a gray wolf, who began to serve him in order to make amends for the horse he had eaten. Together, the heroes were able to find the Firebird, a horse with a golden mane, and Elena the Beautiful.

Fairy tale Ivan Tsarevich and the gray wolf download:

Fairy tale Ivan Tsarevich and the gray wolf read

Once upon a time there was Tsar Berendey, he had three sons, the youngest was called Ivan. And the king had a magnificent garden; an apple tree with golden apples grew in that garden.

Someone began to visit the royal garden, steal golden apples. The king felt sorry for his garden. He sends guards there. No guards can keep track of the kidnapper.

The king stopped drinking and eating, he became homesick. Father's sons console:

Our dear father, do not be sad, we ourselves will guard the garden.

Elder son says:

Today it's my turn, I'll go guard the garden from the kidnapper.

The eldest son left. No matter how much he walked in the evening, he did not follow anyone, he fell on the soft grass and fell asleep.

In the morning the king asks him:

Well, won't you please me: have you seen the kidnapper?

No, dear father, he didn’t sleep all night, didn’t close his eyes, but didn’t see anyone.

The next night the middle son went to watch and also slept all night, and in the morning he said that he had not seen the kidnapper.

The time has come for the younger brother to go guard. Ivan Tsarevich went to guard his fathers garden and was even afraid to sit down, let alone lie down. As his sleep is overwhelmed, he will wash himself with dew from the grass, sleep and out of sight.

Half of the night has passed, and it seems to him: there is light in the garden. Lighter and brighter. The whole garden was lit up. He sees the Firebird sitting on the apple tree and pecking at the golden apples.

Ivan Tsarevich quietly crawled up to the apple tree and caught the bird by the tail. The Firebird started up and flew away, leaving one feather from its tail in his hand.

The next morning, Ivan Tsarevich comes to his father.

Well, my dear Vanya, have you seen the kidnapper?

Dear father, I didn’t catch, but I traced who was ruining our garden. I brought you a memory from the kidnapper. This is Father Firebird.

The king took this pen and from that time began to drink and eat, and not to know sadness. At one fine time, he thought about this Firebird.

He called his sons and said to them:

My dear children, if you saddled good horses, you would travel around the wide world, you would know places, you would not attack the Firebird anywhere.

The children bowed to their father, saddled the good horses and set off on their journey: the eldest in one direction, the middle one in the other, and Ivan Tsarevich in the third direction.

Ivan Tsarevich rode for a long time, or a short one. The day was summer. Ivan Tsarevich got tired, dismounted from his horse, confused him, and he himself fell to sleep.

How much, how little time has passed, Ivan Tsarevich woke up, he sees - there is no horse. He went to look for him, walked, walked and found his horse - only gnawed bones.

Ivan Tsarevich was sad: where without a horse to go so far?

"Well, he thinks, he took it - there is nothing to do."

And he went on foot. Walked, walked, tired to death. He sat down on the soft grass and mourned, sitting. Out of nowhere, a gray wolf runs towards him:

What, Ivan Tsarevich, are you sitting down, saddened, hung your head?

How can I not be sad, gray wolf? I was left without a good horse.

It was I, Ivan Tsarevich, who ate your horse... I feel sorry for you! Tell me, why did you go far, where are you going?

Father sent me to travel around the world, to find the Firebird.

Fu, fu, you won't get to the Firebird in three years on your good horse. I alone know where she lives. So be it - I ate your horse, I will serve you faithfully. Get on top of me and hold on tight.

Ivan Tsarevich sat on him, the gray wolf and galloped - he misses the blue forests past his eyes, sweeps the lakes with his tail. How long, how short, they run to a high fortress. Gray wolf says:

Listen to me, Ivan Tsarevich, remember: climb over the wall, do not be afraid - the hour is good, all the watchmen are sleeping. You will see a window in the tower, there is a golden cage on the window, and the Firebird sits in the cage. You take a bird, put it in your bosom, but don’t touch the cages!

Ivan Tsarevich climbed over the wall, saw this tower - there is a golden cage on the window, the Firebird sits in the cage. He took the bird, put it in his bosom, and stared at the cage. His heart flared up: "Oh, what a golden, precious one! How can one not take such a one!" And he forgot that the wolf punished him. As soon as he touched the cage, a sound went through the fortress: the trumpets blew, the drums beat, the guards woke up, grabbed Ivan Tsarevich and led him to Tsar Afron.

King Afron became angry and asked:

Whose are you, where are you from?

I am Tsar Berendey's son, Ivan Tsarevich.

Oh, what a shame! Yes, the king's son went to steal.

But what, when your bird flew, our garden was ruined?

And you would have come to me, honestly asked, I would have given it like that, out of respect for your parent, Tsar Berendey. And now in all cities I will let a bad reputation about you ... Well, okay, if you do me a favor, I will forgive you. In such and such a kingdom, King Kusman has a golden-maned horse. Bring him to me, then I'll give you the Firebird with the cage.

Ivan Tsarevich got angry and went to the gray wolf. And the wolf to him:

I told you not to move the cage! Why didn't you listen to my order?

Well, forgive me, forgive me, gray wolf.

That's it, I'm sorry ... Okay, sit on me. I took hold of the tug, don't say that it's not hefty.

Again the gray wolf galloped with Ivan Tsarevich. How long, how short, they reach the fortress where the golden-maned horse stands.

Climb, Ivan Tsarevich, over the wall, the watchmen are sleeping, go to the stable, take the horse, but don’t touch the bridle!

Ivan Tsarevich climbed into the fortress, where all the guards sleep, went to the stable, caught a horse with a golden mane, and coveted the bridle - it was removed with gold, expensive stones; in it the golden-maned horse can only walk.

Ivan Tsarevich touched the bridle, a sound spread throughout the fortress: trumpets blew, drums beat, the guards woke up, grabbed Ivan Tsarevich and led him to Tsar Kusman.

Whose are you, where are you from?

I am Ivan Tsarevich.

Eka, what stupid things he took up - to steal a horse! An ordinary man will not agree to this. Well, I'll forgive you, Ivan Tsarevich, if you do me a favor. The king of Dalmat has a daughter, Elena the Beautiful. Kidnap her, bring her to me, I will give you a golden-maned horse with a bridle.

Ivan Tsarevich became even more mournful and went to the gray wolf.

I told you, Ivan Tsarevich, don't touch the bridle! You did not listen to my order.

Well, forgive me, forgive me, gray wolf.

I'm sorry... Come on, sit on my back.

Again the gray wolf galloped with Ivan Tsarevich. They run to the king of Dalmat. In his fortress in the garden, Elena the Beautiful walks with her mothers and nannies. gray wolf says:

This time I won't let you in, I'll go myself. And you go back by way, dear, I'll catch up with you soon.

Ivan Tsarevich went back along the road, and the gray wolf jumped over the wall - and into the garden. He sat down behind a bush and looked: Elena the Beautiful came out with her mothers, nannies. She walked and walked, and only lagged behind the mothers and nannies, the gray wolf grabbed Elena the Beautiful, threw her over her back - and ran away.

Ivan Tsarevich is on his way, suddenly a gray wolf overtakes him, Elena the Beautiful is sitting on him. Ivan Tsarevich was delighted, and the gray wolf to him:

Get on me quickly, as if there was no pursuit for us.

The gray wolf rushed off with Ivan Tsarevich, with Elena the Beautiful on the way back - the blue forests pass by the eyes, the rivers, the lakes sweep with its tail. How long, how short, they run to King Kusman. The gray wolf asks:

What, Ivan Tsarevich, fell silent, mourned?

But how can I, gray wolf, not be sad? How can I part with such beauty? How will I change Elena the Beautiful for a horse?

The gray wolf says:

I will not part you with such beauty - let's hide it somewhere, and I will turn into Elena the Beautiful, you and lead me to the king.

Here they hid Elena the Beautiful in a forest hut. The gray wolf turned over his head and became exactly like Elena the Beautiful. Ivan Tsarevich took him to Tsar Kusman. The king was delighted, began to thank him:

Thank you, Ivan Tsarevich, for getting me a bride. Get a golden-maned horse with a bridle.

Ivan Tsarevich mounted this horse and rode after Elena the Beautiful. He took her, put her on a horse, and they ride along the road.

And Tsar Kusman arranged a wedding, feasted all day until evening, and how should one go to bed, he took Elena the Beautiful to the bedroom, but only lay down with her on the bed, looking - a wolf's face instead of a young wife? The king fell out of bed with fear, and the wolf ran away.

The gray wolf catches up with Ivan Tsarevich and asks:

What was Ivan Tsarevich thinking about?

How can I not think? It is a pity to part with such a treasure - a golden-maned horse, to change it for the Firebird.

Don't worry, I will help you.

Here they reach the king Afron. wolf and says:

Hide this horse and Elena the Beautiful, and I will turn into a horse with a golden mane, you and lead me to King Afron.

They hid Elena the Beautiful and the golden-maned horse in the forest. The gray wolf threw itself over his back, turned into a golden-maned horse. Ivan Tsarevich led him to Tsar Afron. The king was delighted and gave him the Firebird with a golden cage.

Ivan Tsarevich returned on foot to the forest, put Elena the Beautiful on a golden-maned horse, took a golden cage with a Firebird and rode along the road to his native side.

And the gray wolf took off running and soon caught up with Ivan Tsarevich. And King Afron ordered to bring a gift horse to him and just wanted to sit on it - the horse turned into a gray wolf. The king, out of fear, where he stood, fell there, and the gray wolf took to his heels and soon caught up with Ivan Tsarevich.

Ivan Tsarevich got down from his horse and bowed three times to the ground, respectfully thanked the gray wolf. And he says:

Don't say goodbye to me forever, I'll still be useful to you.

Ivan Tsarevich thinks: "Where else will you be useful? All my desires have been fulfilled." He sat on a golden-maned horse, and again they rode with Elena the Beautiful, with the Firebird. He reached his own edges, he decided to take a midday meal. He had some bread with him. Well, they ate, drank spring water and lay down to rest.

As soon as Ivan Tsarevich fell asleep, his brothers run into him. They traveled to other lands, looking for the Firebird, returned empty-handed. They drove in and saw that everything had been obtained from Ivan Tsarevich. Here is what they had to say:

Let's kill our brother, all the booty will be ours.

They decided and killed Ivan Tsarevich. They sat on a golden-maned horse, took the Firebird, put Elena the Beautiful on the horse and frightened her:

Don't say anything at home!

Tsarevich Ivan lies dead, crows are already flying over him. Out of nowhere, a gray wolf came running and grabbed a raven with a crow.

You fly, raven, for living and dead water. If you bring me living and dead water, then I will let your crow go.

The raven, there is nothing to do, flew away, and the wolf is holding his little crow. How long did the raven fly, how short, did it bring living and dead water. The gray wolf sprinkled Ivan Tsarevich's wounds with dead water, the wounds healed; sprinkled it with living water - Ivan Tsarevich came to life.

Oh, I slept soundly!

You slept soundly, - says the gray wolf. If it wasn't for me, I wouldn't have woken up at all. Your brothers killed you and took away all your booty. Get on top of me quickly.

They rode in pursuit and overtook both brothers. Then the gray wolf tore them to pieces and scattered the pieces across the field.

Ivan Tsarevich bowed to the gray wolf and said goodbye to him forever. Ivan Tsarevich returned home on a golden-maned horse, brought the Firebird to his father, and his bride, Elena the Beautiful.

Tsar Berendey was delighted, and began to ask his son. Ivan Tsarevich began to tell how the gray wolf helped him get prey, and how the brothers killed him sleepy, and how the gray wolf tore them to pieces. Tsar Berendey grieved and was soon consoled. And Ivan Tsarevich married Elena the Beautiful, and they began to live and live and not know grief.

Illustration by A. K. Yatskevich

Very briefly: With the help of the Gray Wolf, Tsarevich Ivan finds the Firebird, a beautiful wife and a faithful horse, defeats the envious brothers and the evil Kashchei, becomes king, and the Gray Wolf serves him until the end of his life.

King Demyan lived in a certain kingdom. He had three sons: Klim, Peter and Ivan. In the beautiful garden of the king grew an apple tree with golden apples. And suddenly there was a defect in the apples. The king called his sons to him and ordered to catch the thief, and as a reward he promised half the kingdom during his lifetime and all after death.

Klim went first to guard the apple tree, but fell asleep. Peter went second and also fell asleep. Ivan went on the third night. He saw how the Firebird flew in and picked apples. The prince grabbed the thief by the tail, but she escaped and flew away, and Ivan had a feather in his hand.

The king wanted to get a wonderful Firebird. He sent his elder sons to get her. Whoever gets it will receive half the kingdom during life and everything after death. Ivan was about to go with his brothers. His father did not want to let him go, but Ivan persuaded his father.

Ivan arrived at a fork on which stood a pillar with an inscription. Whoever goes straight will be cold and hungry all the way. Whoever goes to the left will die, but his horse will live. And whoever goes to the right will remain alive, but the horse will die. Ivan went to the right. The Gray Wolf ran out of the forest, ate the horse, and then began to serve Ivan faithfully and took him to the Firebird.

The Gray Wolf brought the prince to a stone wall, behind the fence of which hung a cage with a Firebird. The wolf warned not to touch the cage. Climbing into the garden, Ivan forgot Wolf's advice and took the cage. It thundered and rang all around, the watchmen woke up and brought Ivan to their king Dalmat. Dalmat was indignant that the prince did not come to him for the Firebird, but climbed into the garden like a thief. He agreed to give up the Firebird if the prince would bring him King Afron's horse Goldmane, otherwise he would glorify him all over the world.

The Gray Wolf brought Ivan to Tsar Afron and warned that the horse should be taken out of the stall, and the bridle should not be touched. Ivan forgot about the order and took the bridle. The strings brought to her rang, and the grooms woke up. They brought Ivan to the tsar, and he demanded that Helen the Beautiful, the daughter of Tsar Kasym, be brought to him, otherwise he would slander the prince all over the world as a thief.

Now the Gray Wolf took over. Having seized the moment when Elena was left alone, he put her on his back and took her away. On the way to Tsar Afron, Ivan and Elena fell in love with each other. The Gray Wolf turned into Elena. Having exchanged it for a horse, Ivan continued his journey on Goldmane, and the Wolf caught up with them.

When they arrived in the kingdom of Dolmata, the Wolf turned into the horse Goldmane and Ivan exchanged it for the Firebird. As soon as Dalmat sat on a horse, the horse turned into a Gray Wolf and fled. The wolf caught up with Ivan, they reached the place where they met, and they had to leave here. Saying goodbye, the wolf warned that Ivan did not trust his brothers.

Ivan met with his brothers. They saw the Firebird, the horse Goldmane, Elena the Beautiful, envied and killed Ivan - they plunged a sharp sword into his chest. The brothers took the Firebird, the horse and Elena and went to their father. The Gray Wolf returned to Ivan, caught the raven and ordered to bring living and dead water. The Gray Wolf splashed dead water on Ivan, and Ivan's wounds healed, splashed living water, and Ivan came to life.

The Gray Wolf warned that this service was the last one. The Wolf told that Ivan Koschei's brothers were killed and took Elena with a horse and a Firebird. Elena has a talisman, and Koschei will not do anything to her. Baba Yaga, who lives in a dense forest, knows how to destroy Koshchei. The wolf showed Ivan the way to three oaks, between which a warhorse was buried in the ground. The horse must show Ivan the way to Baba Yaga.

The prince's horse took him to Baba Yaga. On the way, Ivan saw two Leshihs fighting, who could not share a self-assembly tablecloth, an invisibility hat and a brawler-club. Ivan offered to arrange a competition: whoever runs up to the arrow he shoots first will receive magical things. Leshy ran away, and Ivan took everything for himself. Ivan got to Baba Yaga. From her, the prince learned that in the middle of the Ocean is the island of Buyan. An old oak grows on the island, a chest is buried under the oak, a hare is sitting in the chest, a duck is in the hare, an egg is in the duck, and Koshcheev’s death is in that egg. The egg must be crushed under Koshchei and the gusli-samoguds should be taken away in order to wake their father and the whole kingdom with them.

Ivan got to Okian and saw that there was a net in it, and a pike in the net. She asked the pike to throw her into the sea and promised help. Ivan swam across on a horse Okian and reached the island of Buyana. He dug out a chest from under the oak and took out a hare, and a duck from the hare. A duck flew out, Ivan shot it, and an egg fell out of it into the sea. Then a pike appeared with an egg in its mouth, thanked for the help.

Ivan got to Koshcheev's castle. He guarded the gate in the castle of snakes with twelve heads. Ivan pulled out a club and killed the snake with it. The prince spread out a self-assembled tablecloth, they ate enough with the horse. Ivan Kashchei found, killed him, took the Firebird, the horse, Elena, did not forget to take the gusli-samogudy and arrived in his kingdom. Everything was sleeping there. Ivan began to play on the harp-samoguds, everything woke up, came to life. Ivan played a wedding with Elena, and the Gray Wolf was the dearest guest.

After the wedding, the Gray Wolf stayed to live in the palace. When Tsar Demyan died, Ivan ascended the throne. The Gray Wolf nursed his children, taught them to read and write. And when Ivan Demyanovich died, the Gray Wolf followed him to the grave. In the papers of the Gray Wolf, they found detailed notes about everything and made up this story.

The Tale of the Three Named Brothers - Bogatyrs. One was born from a princess, another from a cook, and the third, Ivan Bykovich, from a cow. Read the tale of great deeds and incredible strength of three brothers...

Ivan Bykovich read

In a certain kingdom, in a certain state, there lived a king with a queen; they had no children. They began to pray to God that he would create a child for them in their youth to look at, and in old age to feed them; prayed, went to bed and fell asleep soundly.
In a dream, they dreamed that there was a quiet pond not far from the palace, in that pond a golden-finned ruff swims, if the queen eats it, she can now become pregnant. The king and queen woke up, called their mothers and nannies to them, began to tell them their dream. The mothers and nannies reasoned this way: what was seen in a dream can happen in reality.
The king called the fishermen and strictly ordered them to catch the golden-finned ruff.
At dawn, the fishermen came to a quiet pond, threw down their nets, and, fortunately for them, with the first tone, a golden-feathered ruff caught. They took it out, brought it to the palace; as the queen saw, she could not sit still, she soon ran up to the fishermen, grabbed them by the hands, rewarded them with a large treasury; after that she called her beloved cook and gave her the golden-finned ruff from hand to hand.
- Here, cook it for dinner, but see that no one touches it.
The cook cleaned the ruff, washed it and boiled it, put the slop out into the yard; a cow walked around the yard, drank those slops; the queen ate the fish, and the cook licked the dishes.
And all at once they became belly fat: both the tsarina, and her beloved cook, and the cow, and all were resolved at the same time with three sons: Ivan Tsarevich was born to the tsarina, Ivan, the cook's son, to the cook, Ivan Bykovich, to the cow.
The children began to grow by leaps and bounds; just as a good dough on a dough rises, so they stretch upwards. All three fellows succeeded in one face, and it was impossible to recognize which of them was a royal child, which was a cook, and which was born from a cow. They were distinguished only by this: as they return from a walk, Ivan Tsarevich asks for a change of linen, the cook's son strives to eat something, and Ivan Bykovich lies down right to rest.
In the tenth year they came to the king and said:
- Our dear father! Make us an iron stick of fifty pounds.
The king ordered his blacksmiths to forge an iron stick worth fifty pounds; they set to work and in a week they did it. No one can lift a stick by one edge, but Ivan Tsarevich, and Ivan, the cook's son, and Ivan Bykovich turn it between their fingers like a goose feather.
They went out into the wide royal court.
- Well, brothers, - says Ivan Tsarevich, - let's try the force; who should be the big brother.
All right, - answered Ivan Bykovich, - take a stick and beat us on the shoulders.
Ivan Tsarevich took an iron stick, hit Ivan, the cook's son, and Ivan Bykovich on the shoulders and drove both knee-deep into the ground. Ivan, the cook's son, struck - drove Ivan Tsarevich and Ivan Bykovich to the very chest into the ground; and Ivan Bykovich hit - drove both brothers right up to the neck.
“Come on,” the prince says, “let’s try our strength one more time: let’s throw an iron stick up; whoever throws it higher will be the big brother.
- Well then, drop it!
Ivan Tsarevich threw it - the stick fell a quarter of an hour ago, and Ivan Bykovich threw it - only an hour later he returned.
- Well, Ivan Bykovich, be you big brother.
After that they went for a walk in the garden and found a huge stone.
- Look what a stone! Can't it be moved? - said Ivan Tsarevich, rested his hands on him, fiddled, fiddled - no, strength does not take.
Ivan, the cook's son, tried it, and the stone moved a little. Ivan Bykovich tells them:
- You swim shallowly! Wait, I'll try.
He went up to the stone and as soon as he moved it with his foot - the stone hummed a lot, rolled to the other side of the garden and broke all sorts of trees. Under that stone, the cellar opened, in the cellar there are three heroic horses, the harness of the army hangs on the walls: there is something for the good fellows to roam!
Immediately they ran to the king and began to ask:
- Sovereign-father! Bless us to go to foreign lands, to see people ourselves, to show ourselves in people.
The king blessed them, rewarded them with treasury for the journey; they said goodbye to the king, mounted the heroic horses and set off on their way.

We drove through the dales, over the mountains, through green meadows and arrived at a dense forest; in that forest there is a hut on chicken legs, on mutton horns, when necessary, it turns around.
- Hut, hut, turn to us in front, back to the forest; we climb into you, eat bread and salt.
The hut turned. Good fellows enter the hut - a Baba Yaga bone leg lies on the stove, from corner to corner, nose to the ceiling.
- Fu Fu Fu! Previously, the Russian spirit was not heard of, was not seen by sight; now the Russian spirit sits on a spoon, rolls itself into the mouth.
- Hey, old woman, don't scold, get off the stove and sit on the bench. Ask where are we going? I'll say good.
Baba Yaga got down from the stove, came close to Ivan Bykovich, bowed low to him:
- Hello, Father Ivan Bykovich! Where are you going, where are you going?
-We are going, grandmother, to the Smorodina River, to the viburnum bridge; I heard that more than one miracle Yudo lives there.
- Ay yes Vanyusha! Grabbed for the case; after all, they, the villains, captured everyone, ruined everyone, the neighboring kingdoms rolled like a ball.
The brothers spent the night at Baba Yaga's, got up early in the morning and set off on their journey. They come to the Smorodina River; human bones lie all over the shore, they will be heaped up to the knee! They saw a hut, entered it - empty, and decided to stop here.
The evening came. Ivan Bykovich says:
- Brothers! We drove into a strange country, we must live with caution; Let's take turns on patrol.
They cast lots - Ivan Tsarevich got to guard the first night, Ivan, the cook's son, the second, and Ivan Bykovich the third.
Ivan Tsarevich went on patrol, climbed into the bushes and fell asleep soundly. Ivan Bykovich did not rely on him; as the time went past midnight, he was immediately ready, took a shield and a sword with him, went out and stood under the viburnum bridge.
Suddenly, the waters were agitated on the river, the eagles screamed on the oaks - the six-headed miracle Yudo leaves; under him the horse stumbled, the black raven on his shoulder started up, behind him the Hort bristled. Says the six-headed miracle Yudo:
- What are you, dog meat, stumbling about, you, crow's feather, trembling, and you, dog hair, bristling? Al do you think that Ivan Bykovich is here? So he, a good fellow, was not yet born, and if he was born, he did not fit into the war; I'll put him on one hand, slam the other - it will only get wet!
Ivan Bykovich jumped out:
- Do not brag, evil spirit! Not having caught a clear falcon, it’s too early to pluck feathers; having not tasted the good fellow, there is nothing to blaspheme him. And let's better try our strength: whoever overcomes, he will boast.
Here they converged - they caught up, they hit so cruelly that the earth groaned all around. Miracle Yudu was not lucky: Ivan Bykovich knocked down three of his heads with one swing.
- Stop, Ivan Bykovich! Give me a break.
- What a rest! You, evil spirit, have three heads, I have only one; this is how you will have one head, then we will rest.
Again they converged, again they hit; Ivan Bykovich cut off the last heads of the miracle, took the body - cut it into small pieces and threw it into the Smorodina River, and folded six heads under the viburnum bridge. He himself returned to the hut. Ivan Tsarevich comes in the morning.
- Well, didn't you see something?
- No, brothers, not even a fly flew past me.
The next night, Ivan, the cook's son, went on patrol, climbed into the bushes and fell asleep. Ivan Bykovich did not rely on him; as the time went past midnight, he immediately equipped himself, took a shield and a sword with him, went out and stood under the viburnum bridge.
Suddenly, the waters on the river were agitated, the eagles screamed on the oaks - the nine-headed miracle Yudo leaves; under him the horse stumbled, the black raven on his shoulder started up, behind him the Hort bristled. Miracle Yudo of a horse on the hips, a crow on the feathers, a horta on the ears:
- What are you, dog meat, stumbling about, you, crow's feather, trembling, and you, dog hair, bristling? Al do you think that Ivan Bykovich is here? So he was not yet born, and if he was born, he did not fit into the war; I'll kill him with one finger!
Ivan Bykovich jumped out:
- Wait - don't boast, first pray to God, wash your hands and get down to business! It is not yet known who will take it!
As the hero waved his sharp sword once or twice, he took off six heads from the evil spirit; and he hit the miracle Yudo - he drove the earth into the cheese up to his knees.
Ivan Bykovich grabbed a handful of earth and threw it into his opponent's eyes. While the miracle Yudo was rubbing his eyes, the hero cut off his other heads as well, took his body - cut it into small pieces and threw it into the Smorodina River, and folded nine heads under the viburnum bridge.
Ivan, the cook's son, arrives in the morning.
- What, brother, didn't you see anything during the night?
- No, not a single fly flew near me, not a single mosquito squeaked!
Ivan Bykovich led the brothers under the viburnum bridge, pointed them to the dead heads and began to shame:
- Oh, you sleepyheads, where do you fight? You should lie on the stove at home!
On the third night, Ivan Bykovich is going on patrol; he took a white towel, hung it on the wall, and placed a bowl under it on the floor and said to the brothers:
- I'm going to a terrible battle; and you, brothers, don’t sleep all night and look closely at how blood will flow from the towel: if half of the bowl runs, it’s all right, if the bowl runs full, it’s all right, and if it pours over the edge, immediately unleash my heroic horse and yourself hurry to help me.
Here stands Ivan Bykovich under the viburnum bridge; the time went past midnight, the waters were agitated on the river, the eagles screamed on the oaks - the twelve-headed miracle Yudo leaves; his horse has twelve wings, the horse's hair is silver, the tail and mane are golden. A miracle-yudo is coming; suddenly the horse stumbled under him; the black raven on his shoulder started, and the Hort bristled behind him. Miracle Yudo of a horse on the hips, a crow on the feathers, a horta on the ears.
- What are you, dog meat, stumbling about, you, crow's feather, trembling, and you, dog hair, bristling? Al do you think that Ivan Bykovich is here? So he was not yet born, and if he was born, he did not fit into the war; I just blow it - and it will not remain ashes!
Ivan Bykovich jumped out:
- Wait - do not brag, first pray to God!
- Ah, you're here! Why did you come?
- On you, evil spirit, to look, to try your fortress.
- Where would you like to try my fortress? You are a fly in front of me!
Ivan Bykovich answers:
- I came with you not to tell fairy tales, but to fight to the death.
He swung his sharp sword and cut off three heads of the miracle-yuda. Miracle Yudo grabbed these heads, scribbled at them with his fiery finger - and immediately all the heads grew back, as if they had not fallen from their shoulders! Ivan Bykovich had a bad time; Miracle Yudo began to overcome him, drove him knee-deep into the damp earth.
- Stop, evil spirit! The king-kings fight, and they make peace; and you and I will really fight without rest? Give me a rest up to three times.
Miracle Yudo agreed; Ivan Bykovich took off his right mitten and let it into the hut. The mitten has broken all the windows, and his brothers are sleeping, they hear nothing. Another time, Ivan Bykovich swung harder than before and cut down six heads of the miracle-yuda; Miracle Yudo picked them up, drew them with a fiery finger - and again all the heads were in place, and he beat Ivan Bykovich waist-deep into the damp earth.
The hero asked for rest, took off his left mitten and let him into the hut. The mitten broke through the roof, but the brothers are still sleeping, they don’t hear anything. The third time he swung even stronger and cut down nine heads of the miracle-yuda; Miracle Yudo picked them up, drew them with a fiery finger - the heads grew back again, and he drove Ivan Bykovich into the damp earth to the very shoulders.
Ivan Bykovich asked for rest, took off his hat and let him into the hut; from that blow the hut fell apart, all over the logs rolled.
Just then the brothers woke up, looked - blood is pouring from the bowl over the edge, and the heroic horse neighs loudly and breaks from the chains. They rushed to the stable, lowered the horse, and after him they rush to help themselves.
- BUT! - says the miracle Yudo, - you live by deceit; you have help.
The heroic horse ran up, began to beat him with his hooves; and Ivan Bykovich, meanwhile, got out of the ground, got used to it and cut off the fiery finger of the miracle. After that, let's chop off his heads: he knocked down everything to the last, tore his body into small pieces and threw everything into the Smorodina River.
The brothers come running.
- Oh, you sleepyheads! - says Ivan Bykovich. - Because of your sleep, I almost paid with my head.
Early in the morning Ivan Bykovich went out into the open field, hit the ground and became a sparrow, flew to the white-stone chambers and sat down by the open window.
The old witch saw him, sprinkled the grains and began to say:
- Sparrow Sparrow! You flew in to eat grains, to listen to my grief. Ivan Bykovich laughed at me, he exhausted all my sons-in-law.
- Do not worry, mother! We will repay him for everything, - say the miraculous wives of Yudov.
- Here I am, - says the smaller one, - I will let go of hunger, I myself will go out onto the road and become an apple tree with golden and silver apples: whoever picks an apple will burst right now.
- And I, - says the middle one, - I will let in my thirst, I myself will become a well; two bowls will float on the water: one is golden, the other is silver; whoever takes the cup, I will drown him.
- And I, - says the eldest, - let me sleep, and I myself will spread over a golden bed; Whoever lies on the bed will burn with fire.
Ivan Bykovich listened to these speeches, flew back, hit the ground and became, as before, a good fellow. Three brothers gathered and went home.
They go along the road, hunger greatly torments them, but there is nothing to eat. Look - there is an apple tree with golden and silver apples; Ivan Tsarevich and Ivan, the cook's son, started to pick apples, but Ivan Bykovich galloped ahead and let's chop the apple tree crosswise - only blood splatters!
He did the same with the well and with the golden bed. They killed the miraculous wife of Yudov.
As the old witch found out about this, she dressed up as a beggar, ran out onto the road and stood with a knapsack. Ivan Bykovich is riding with his brothers; she stretched out her hand and began to beg.
Tsarevich Ivan Bykovich says:
- Brother! Does our father have little gold treasury? Give this beggar woman holy alms.
Ivan Bykovich took out a gold piece and gives it to the old woman; she does not take up the money, but takes him by the hand and instantly disappears with him. The brothers looked around - neither the old woman nor Ivan Bykovich was there, and with fear they galloped home, their tails between their legs.
And the witch dragged Ivan Bykovich into the dungeon and brought him to her husband - an old old man.
- On you, - he says, - our destroyer!
The old man lies on an iron bed, sees nothing: long eyelashes and thick eyebrows completely cover his eyes. He called twelve mighty heroes and began to order them:
- Take an iron pitchfork, raise my eyebrows and black eyelashes, I'll take a look, what kind of bird is he that killed my sons?
The heroes raised his eyebrows and eyelashes with pitchforks; the old man looked
- Ah, well done Vanyusha! Duck it was you who took the courage to deal with my children! What am I to do with you?
- Your will, do what you want, I'm ready for anything.
- Well, what a lot to interpret, because children cannot be raised; do me a better service: go to an unprecedented kingdom, to an unprecedented state and get me a queen - golden curls, I want to marry her.
Ivan Bykovich thought to himself: “Where are you, the old devil, to marry, except for me, well done!”
And the old woman got furious, tied a stone around her neck, flopped into the water and drowned herself.
“Here’s a club for you, Vanyusha,” says the old man, “go to such and such an oak tree, knock it three times with a club and say: “Come out, ship! Get out, ship! Get out, ship! As the ship comes out to you, at that very time, give the order to the oak tree three times to shut it up; don't forget to look! If you do not do this, you will cause me a great offense.
Ivan Bykovich came to the oak, struck it with a club countless times and ordered:
- Everything you have, come out!
The first ship came out; Ivan Bykovich got into it and shouted:
- All over me! - and went on the road.
Having driven a little, he looked back - and sees: the power of countless ships and boats! Everyone praises him, everyone thanks him.
An old man in a boat drives up to him:
- Father Ivan Bykovich, many years of good health to you! Accept me as a friend.
- What can you do?
- I know how, father, to eat bread.
Ivan Bykovich said:
- Fu, the abyss! I myself am ready for this; however, get on the ship, I am glad to have good comrades.
Another old man drives up to the boat:
- Hello, Ivan Bykovich! Take me with you.
- What can you do?
- I know how, father, to drink wine and beer.
- Simple science! Well, get on the ship.
A third old man arrives:
- Hello, Ivan Bykovich! Take me too.
- Speak: what can you do?
- I, father, can take a steam bath.
- Fu, dashing take those! Eki, think, wise men!
I took this one on the ship; and then another boat drove up; says the fourth old man:
- Hello for many years, Ivan Bykovich! Accept me as a friend.
- Yes, who are you?
“I, father, am an astrologer.
- Well, I'm not much for that; be my friend.
Accepted the fourth, the fifth old man asks.
- Take you ashes! Where can I go with you? Tell me quickly: what can you do?
- I, father, can swim with a ruff.
- Well, you are welcome!
So they went for the queen - golden curls. They come to an unprecedented kingdom, an unprecedented state; and there they had long known that Ivan Bykovich would be there, and for three whole months they baked bread, smoked wine, and brewed beer. Ivan Bykovich saw an uncountable number of cartloads of bread and as many barrels of wine and beer; surprised and asks:
-What does that mean?
- This is all prepared for you.
- Fu, the abyss! Yes, I can’t eat or drink so much in a whole year.
Then Ivan Bykovich remembered about his comrades and began to call:
- Hey, you old fellows! Which of you understands to drink and eat?
Obiedailo and Opivailo are responding:
- We, father! Our business is childish.
- Well, get to work!
One old man ran up, began to eat bread: at once he threw into his mouth not only loaves, but whole wagons. All arrived and well, shout:
- Little bread; let's do more!
Another old man ran up, began to drink beer and wine, drank everything and swallowed the barrels.
“Not enough,” he shouts. - Give me some more!
The servants began to fuss; rushed to the queen with a report that neither bread nor wine was missing.
And the queen with golden curls ordered Ivan Bykovich to be taken to the bathhouse to take a steam bath. That bath-house was heated for three months and was so heated that it was impossible to approach it for five miles. They began to call Ivan Bykovich to bathe; he saw that the bath was bursting with fire, and he said:
- Are you out of your mind? Let me burn there!
Then he remembered again:
- After all, there are comrades with me! Hey you old guys! Who among you knows how to take a steam bath?
The old man ran up
- I, father! My business is childish.
He quickly jumped into the bathhouse, blew into a corner, spat into another - the whole bathhouse had cooled down, and there was snow in the corners.
- Oh, fathers, it's cold, drown for another three years! - shouts the old man with all his might.
The servants rushed in with a report that the bathhouse was completely frozen, and Ivan Bykovich began to demand that he be given the queen - golden curls. The queen herself came out to him, gave her white hand, got on the ship and went.
Here they sail for a day and another; suddenly she felt sad, heavy - she hit herself on the chest, turned into a star and flew away into the sky.
- Well, - says Ivan Bykovich, - completely disappeared! - Then I remembered: - Ah, I have comrades. Hey old folks! Which one of you is an astrologer?
- I, father! My business is childish, - answered the old man, hit the ground, became a star himself, flew to the sky and began to count the stars; I found an extra one and, well, push it! An asterisk fell from its place, quickly rolled across the sky, fell onto the ship and turned into a queen - golden curls.
Again they go one day, they go another; found sadness and melancholy on the queen, struck herself in the chest, turned into a pike and swam into the sea. "Well, now it's gone!" - Ivan Bykovich thinks, but he remembered the last old man and began to ask him:
- Are you really good at swimming with a ruff?
- I, father, my business is childish! - He hit the ground, turned into a ruff, swam into the sea for a pike and let's prick it under the sides. The pike jumped onto the ship and again became a queen - golden curls.
Here the old men parted ways with Ivan Bykovich, and set off to their homes; and he went to the miracle Yudov's father.
Came to him with the queen - golden curls; he called twelve mighty heroes, ordered to bring iron pitchforks and raise his eyebrows and black eyelashes. He looked at the queen and said:
- Ay yes Vanyusha! Well done! Now I will forgive you, I will let you go to the white light.
- No, wait a minute, - Ivan Bykovich answers, - he said it without thinking!
- And what?
- Yes, I have prepared a deep pit, a perch lies through the pit; whoever walks along the perch will take the queen for himself!
- Okay, Vanyusha! Get ahead of yourself.
Ivan Bykovich walked along the perch, and the queen - golden curls says to herself:
- It's easier for the swan's down!
Ivan Bykovich passed - and the perch did not bend; and the old old man went - as soon as he stepped into the middle, he flew into the pit.
Ivan Bykovich took the queen - golden curls and returned home; soon they were married and set a feast for the whole world. Ivan Bykovich sits at the table and boasts to his brothers:
- Although I fought for a long time, I got my young wife! And you, brothers, sit down on the stove and lay bricks!
I was at that feast, I drank honey-wine, it flowed down my mustache, but it didn’t get into my mouth; here they treated me: they took away the pelvis from the bull and poured milk; then they gave a roll, helping in the same pelvis. I didn’t drink, I didn’t eat, I decided to wipe myself off, they began to fight with me; I put on a cap, they began to push in the neck!
(Afanasiev, vol. 1, illustrations by P. Bagin, Children's Literature, 1983) Published: Mishkoy 19.11.2017 11:31 24.05.2019

Confirm Rating

Rating: / 5. Number of ratings:

Help make the materials on the site better for the user!

Write the reason for the low rating.

send

Thanks for the feedback!

Read 4048 time(s)

Other Russian fairy tales

• Bird language - Russian folk tale

  A fairy tale about a magical gift that the boy Vasily possessed - he understood the language of birds. One day, a bird predicted unpleasant news to him: that his parents would have to serve him, carry water, and wipe his hands. Concerned parents decided to prevent such ...

• Magic apple - Russian folk tale

  A fairy tale about how a kind and hardworking peasant son grew magic apples that saved the princess from illness ... Read a magic apple There lived a peasant in a village. He did not grieve, he lived as a peasant: he plowed, sowed, reaped and planted a garden. …

• Magic pipe - Russian folk tale

  A fairy tale about how a stepmother and half-sister outlived a poor girl. But the girl did not die, but turned into a magic pipe and with a sad song told the wanderer about the disaster that had happened ... (in the retelling of A.N. Nechaev) Magic pipe ...

• The Tsar and the Tailor - Russian folk tale

  A tale of a cunning tailor who was able to deceive the king and get a lot of money ... The king and the tailor read Once upon a time there was a king in the kingdom - out of the blue, like cheese on a tablecloth. This king was a hunter of fairy tales to listen to. AND …

• About a poor man and the Crow Tsar - Ukrainian folk tale

  A tale about how three brothers went to the Raven King for the promised payment. The older and middle brothers did not help the old crow on the way and got lost. The younger one helped her and the crow taught her to ask...

• What They Can't Invent - Hans Christian Andersen

  Tale of a poet who was deprived of any talent. He was tormented by the lack of ideas for writing new works, as he believed that everything had already been written before. He decided to turn to a healer to solve his problem. Female …

Search

What is everyone's favorite holiday? Certainly, New Year! On this magical night, a miracle descends to earth, everything sparkles with lights, laughter is heard, and Santa Claus brings long-awaited gifts. A huge number of poems are dedicated to the New Year. IN …



In this section of the site you will find a selection of poems about the main wizard and friend of all children - Santa Claus. Many poems have been written about the kind grandfather, but we have selected the most suitable for children aged 5,6,7. Poems about...



Winter has come, and with it fluffy snow, blizzards, patterns on the windows, frosty air. The guys rejoice at the white flakes of snow, get skates and sleds from the far corners. Work is in full swing in the yard: they are building a snow fortress, an ice hill, sculpting ...



A selection of short and memorable poems about winter and the New Year, Santa Claus, snowflakes, a Christmas tree for junior group kindergarten. Read and learn short poems with children 3-4 years old for matinees and New Year's holidays. Here …

Fairy tale Ivan Tsarevich and the gray wolf. For reader's diary need to write summary in 5-6 sentences. This is done so that the teacher is sure that the student has read the story. He also developed written language and practiced writing essays.

1. kingdom under the control of Demyan, magic apples began to disappear.
2. The king summoned his three sons and ordered them to hunt down the thief.
3. It turned out that this is a firebird, it had to be caught.
4. Everyone went on a trip in turn.
5. The younger son got a war horse, a princess, a bird, a harp and a faithful friend - a gray wolf.
6. After the betrayal of the brothers, the gray wolf revives Ivan and he saves his kingdom from Koshcheev's spell, frees the princess and friends.

Ivan Tsarevich and the gray wolf, a summary of 5-6 sentences

Ivan Tsarevich almost caught the thief from his father's garden, which turned out to be the Firebird, who was pecking at the golden apples growing in it. Having set out to look for the Firebird that had eluded him, Ivan Tsarevich faced many trials in which each of the owners of what he desired set conditions for him - for the Firebird he needed to get a horse, for the horse they asked Elena the Beautiful. But the cunning Ivan Tsarevich became the owner of both the Firebird and the Horse and Elena the Beautiful. And even the intrigues of the brothers did not prevent the happy ending of the tale - living water brought by the wolf revived him, who had been killed by his own brothers because of a wind.

We went through this fairy tale with my third-grader just the other day. And when performing this task, first of all, it must be taken into account that children do not really like to write and, due to their age, rarely any of them can express themselves ornately. Given these requirements, the following story turned out.

1. King Berendey had three sons. 2. Someone began to steal apples in the royal garden. 3. The younger Ivan tracked down a thief - it was a firebird. 4. Berendey ordered his sons to bring her to the palace. 5. With the help of the Gray Wolf, Ivan Tsarevich managed to find the firebird and even steal Elena the Beautiful. 6. The greedy brothers wanted to take away the prey, but the Gray Wolf saved Ivan and he returned home safe and sound.

Brief retelling of the tale "Ivan Tsarevich and the Gray Wolf" for the reader's diary What to write in the reader's diary?

The Tale of Ivan Tsarevich and the Gray Wolf summary

• Once upon a time there was an old king Berendey, he had 3 sons-tsarevich. The younger tsarevich, Ivan, is the hero of this story.
• Someone began to steal apples from the royal garden, Berendey was very upset and ordered his sons to track down the thief.
• It turned out that the Firebird was stealing the apples, Ivan could not catch her, but pulled the feather out of his tail as proof, brought this feather to the king.
• Berendey liked the beautiful feather so much that he wanted to get the bird itself.
• The princes go in search. The Gray Wolf ate Ivan's horse (not out of malice, he just really wanted to eat), then, out of good intentions, he decided to help the guy and, in fact, became his horse himself.
• Ivan and the Gray Wolf go through different adventures, as a result, Ivan, with the help of the Wolf, gets both the golden Firebird and his bride, Elena the Beautiful.
• The brothers kill Ivan out of jealousy for his trophies, but the Wolf helps here too, revives him, everything ends well.

This tale belongs to the magical, since there are transformations and even the return from the dead of one of the main characters of the work.

Summary of the tale "Ivan Tsarevich and the Gray Wolf":

• Tsar Berendey's golden apples were disappearing from the garden, and his youngest son found out that they were eaten by the Firebird.
• The king sent his sons to catch the thief of magic fruits.
• Ivan Tsarevich, with the help of the Gray Wolf, discovered where the Firebird was.
• To get it, Ivan had to visit the king of Athos, Kusman and Dalmat. From them, with the help of cunning and the Gray Wolf, he took Elena the Beautiful, a horse with a golden mane and the Firebird.
• On the way back home, Ivan Tsarevich is met and killed by his brothers, who did not manage to find anything. But the Gray Wolf resurrects him with the help of living and dead water.
• Ivan Tsarevich returns home to his father with booty.