The tale of the dead princess and the seven heroes. Decoding of A.S. Pushkin's fairy tale about the dead princess and the seven heroes Dead queen and 7 heroes


For a long time the king was inconsolable,
But what should be done? and he was sinful;
The year passed like an empty dream
The king married another.
Tell the truth, young lady
There really was a queen:
Tall, slim, white,
And she took it with her mind and with everyone;
But then she is proud, lolly,
Willful and jealous.
She was given as a dowry
There was one mirror;
The mirror property had:
It speaks skillfully.
She was alone with him
Good-natured, cheerful,
I joked with him
And, showing off, she said:
“My light, mirror! tell
Yes, report the whole truth:
I am the loveliest in the world,
All blush and whiter? "
And her mirror answered:
“You, of course, no doubt;
You, queen, are sweeter than everyone
All blush and whiter. "
And the queen is laughing,
And shrug your shoulders
And wink your eyes
And click with your fingers
And twirl around,
Looking proudly in the mirror.

But the princess is young
Silently blossoming
Meanwhile it grew, grew,
Rose - and blossomed,
White-faced, black-browed,
To the temper of such a meek one.
And the groom found her,
Prince Elisha.

The matchmaker arrived, the king gave his word,
And the dowry is ready:
Seven trading cities
Yes, one hundred and forty towers.

Going to a bachelorette party,
Here is the queen dressing up
Before your mirror,
I spoke to him:

All blush and whiter? "
What is the answer in the mirror?
“You are beautiful, no doubt;
But the princess is the nicest of all,
All blush and whiter. "
As the queen leaps back,
Yes, how he will swing a handle,
Yes, it will slap on the mirror,
With a heel, how will he stomp! ..
“Oh, you disgusting glass!
You are lying to me for evil.
How can she compete with me?
I’ll calm the foolishness in her.
See how grown up!
And it's no wonder that she is white:
The belly mother was sitting
Yes, she just looked at the snow!
But tell me: how can she
To be dearer to me in everything?
Admit it: I am the most beautiful of all.
Go around our whole kingdom,
At least the whole world; I'm not even.
Is not it?" Mirror in response:
“And the princess is all the nicer,
Everything is blush and whiter ”.
Nothing to do. She,
Full of black envy
Throwing a mirror under the bench
Chernavka called to her
And punishes her
To his hay girl,

The princess's message to the wilderness of the forest
And, having bound her, alive
Leave there under a pine tree
To be devoured by the wolves.

Will the devil cope with an angry woman?
There is nothing to argue. With the princess
Here Chernavka went to the forest
And brought me into such a distance,
That the princess guessed
And I was scared to death
And she prayed: “My life!
What, tell me, am I to blame?
Don't ruin me, girl!
And how will I be the queen,
I will grant you. "
The one who loves her in her soul,
Did not kill, did not tie,
She let go and said:
"Do not twist, God be with you."
And she herself came home.
"What? - the queen said to her, -
Where is the beautiful maiden? "
- There, in the forest, there is one, -
She answers her. -
Her elbows are tightly bound;
Will fall into the claws of the beast,
She will endure less,
It will be easier to die.

And the rumor began to ring:
The royal daughter is gone!
The poor king is grieving for her.
Prince Elisha,
Praying earnestly to God,
Goes on the road
For a beautiful soul
For a young bride.

But the bride is young
Wandering in the forest until dawn,

Meanwhile everything went on and on
And I came across a tower.
A dog barking to meet her,
He came running and fell silent, playing;
She entered the gate,
There is silence in the courtyard.
The dog runs after her, caressing
And the princess, stealing up,
Climbed up the porch
And took hold of the ring;
The door opened quietly
And the princess found herself
In the bright room; around
Carpet-covered benches
The table is oak under the saints,
Stove with tiled stove bench.
The girl sees what is here
Good people live;
Know, she will not be offended!
Meanwhile, no one is visible.
The princess walked around the house,
I cleaned everything up,
She lit a candle to God
Flooded the stove hot
Climbed on the floor
And quietly lay down.

Dinner hour was approaching
A stomp across the yard rang out:
Seven heroes enter,
Seven ruddy barbel.
The elder said: “What a miracle!
Everything is so clean and beautiful.
Someone was cleaning up
Yes, the owners were waiting.
Who is it? Come out and show yourself
Make friends with us honestly.
If you are an old man
You will be our uncle forever.
If you are a ruddy guy
Brother, you will be named to us.

Kohl old woman, be our mother,
So we will dignify.
If a red girl
Be our dear sister. "

And the princess came down to them,
I gave honor to the owners,
She bowed deeply to the belt;
Blushing, she apologized
Why did I come to visit them,
Although she was not invited.
Instantly they recognized from their speech,
That the princess was accepted;
They sat down in a corner
They brought a pie;
They poured a glass full,
Served on a tray.
From green wine
She denied;
I just broke the pie
Yes, I bit a piece,
And from the road to rest
I asked for a bed.
They took the girl away
Up into the bright room
And left alone
Going to sleep.

Day after day goes by, flickering
And the young princess
Everything is in the forest, she is not bored
Seven heroes.
Before the morning dawn
Brothers in a friendly crowd
They go for a walk
Shoot gray ducks
To amuse your right hand,
Sorochin hurry in the field,
Or head off broad shoulders
Cut off the Tatar,
Or erase from the forest
Pyatigorsk Circassian.

And she is a mistress
In the chamber, meanwhile, alone
Pick up and cook.
She will not contradict them,
They do not contradict her.
So days go by.

Brothers sweet girl
Loved. To her room
Once, as soon as dawn broke,
All seven of them entered.
The elder said to her: “Maid,
You know: you are all our sister,
We are all seven, you
We all love, for ourselves
We would all take you for the sake of
Yes it is impossible, so for God's sake
Reconcile us somehow:
Be one wife
Another affectionate sister.
Why shake your head?
Al deny us?
Al the goods are not for merchants? "

"Oh you, good fellows, honest,
Brothers, you are my family, -
The princess says to them, -
If I lie, let God command
I can't get off alive.
What do i do? I'm a bride.
You are all equal to me
All are daring, all are smart,
I love you all heartily;
But to another I forever
Given. All the sweeter to me
Prince Elisha ".

The brothers stood silently
Yes, they scratched my head.
“Demand is not a sin. Forgive us, -
The elder said, bowing, -

If so, I will not stutter
About that. " - "I'm not angry, -
She said quietly, -
And my refusal is not my fault. "
The grooms bowed to her,
We left on the sly,
And everything agrees again
They began to live and get on well.

Meanwhile, the wicked queen,
Remembering the princess,
Couldn't forgive her
And on the mirror your
For a long time she sulked and was angry;
Finally missed about him
And she followed him, and, sitting down
Before him, I forgot my anger,
She began to show off again
And with a smile she said:
“Hello, mirror! tell
Yes, report the whole truth:
I am the loveliest in the world,
All blush and whiter? "
And her mirror answered:
“You are beautiful, no doubt;
But he lives without any glory,
Among the green oak groves,
The seven heroes
The one that is dearer to you. "
And the queen swooped down
On Chernavka: “How dare you
Deceive me? and what! .. "
She confessed everything:
Anyway. The queen is evil
Threatening her with a slingshot
I decided not to live,
Or ruin the princess.

Since the princess is young,
Waiting for lovely brothers
Spun, sitting under the window.
Suddenly angry under the porch

The dog barked, and the damsel
Sees: beggar mau
Walks around the yard with a stick
Driving away the dog. "Wait,
Grandma, wait a little, -
She shouts at her through the window, -
I will threaten the dog myself
And I’ll take something for you. ”
The maiden answers her:
“Oh, you little girl!
The damned dog prevailed
I almost ate it to death.
Look how he is busy!
Come out to me. " - The princess wants
Go out to her and took bread,
But I just got off the porch,
A dog under her feet - and barks,
And he does not let him in to the old woman;
As soon as the old woman goes to her,
He, the forest beast is angry,
To the old woman. “What a miracle?
Apparently, he slept poorly, -
The princess says to her: -
Well, catch it! " - and the bread flies.
The old woman caught bread:
“Thank you,” she said. -
God bless you;
Here for you, catch! "
And to the princess a liquid,
Young, golden,
The apple is flying straight ...
The dog will jump, screech ...
But the princess is in both hands
Grab - caught. "For the sake of boredom
Eat an apple, my light.
Thank you for lunch. "
The old lady said
She bowed and disappeared ...
And with the princess on the porch
The dog runs into her face

Looks pitifully, howls menacingly,
Like a dog's heart aches
As if he wants to tell her:
Give it up! - She caress him,
Flutters with a gentle hand;
“What, Sokolko, what's wrong with you?
Lie down! " - and entered the room,
The door quietly locked
I sat down under the window behind the yarn
Wait for the owners, and looked
Everything for an apple. It
Full of ripe juice
So fresh and so fragrant
So rosy golden
As if it was overflowing with honey!
The seeds are visible through and through ...
She wanted to wait
Before lunch; could not stand
I took the apple in my hands,
I brought it to the scarlet lips,
Bit by bit
And she swallowed a piece ...
Suddenly she, my soul,
I staggered without breathing
She lowered her hands,
I dropped the rosy fruit,
Eyes rolled
And she is under the image
I fell head on the bench
And she became quiet, motionless ...

Brothers at that time home
Came back in a crowd
With a brave robbery.
To meet them, howling menacingly,
The dog runs to the yard
The way shows them. “Not good! -
The brothers said: - sorrow
We will not pass. " Galloped up,
They enter, gasped. Running in,
The dog is headlong into the apple

I rushed with barking, got angry,
Swallowed it, fell down
And died. Drunk
It was poison, know it.
Before the dead princess
Brothers in spiritual sorrow
Everyone bowed their heads
And with the prayer of the saint
They lifted from the bench, dressed,
They wanted to bury her
And they changed their mind. She,
As under the wing of a dream,
I lay so quiet, fresh,
That she just didn’t breathe.
Waited three days, but she
She did not rise from sleep.
Having created a sad rite,
Here they are in a crystal coffin
The corpse of the young princess
They put it - and the crowd
Carried up an empty mountain
And at midnight
Her coffin to six pillars
On cast iron chains there
Carefully screwed on
And fenced off with a lattice;
And, before the dead sister
Having made a bow to the earth,
The elder said: “Sleep in the coffin;
Suddenly it went out, a victim of malice,
On earth is your beauty;
Heaven will receive your spirit.
We loved you
And we keep it for the dear -
Nobody got it
Only one coffin. "

On the same day, the wicked queen
Waiting for good news
Secretly took a mirror
And she asked her question:

"I am, tell me, the sweetest of all,
All blush and whiter? "
And I heard in response:
"You, queen, no doubt,
You are the sweetest in the world
All blush and whiter. "

For his bride
Prince Elisha
Meanwhile, it gallops around the world.
No, no! He cries bitterly
And whoever he asks
His question is tricky to everyone;
Who laughs in his eyes,
Who would rather turn away;
To the red sun at last
Well done.
“Light is our sun! You walk
All year round in the sky, you bring
Winter with warm spring
You can see all of us under you.
Al will you deny me the answer?
Didn't you see where in the world
Are you a young princess?
I am her fiancé. - "You are my light, -
The sun answered red, -
I have not seen the princess.
To know her is no longer alive.
Is it a month, my neighbor,
Somewhere yes I met her
Or the trail noticed her. "

Dark Night Elisha
I waited in my anguish.
Only a month has appeared
He chased after him with entreaty.
"Month, month, my friend,
Gilded Horn!
You get up in the deep darkness
Chubby, light-eyed,

And, loving your custom,
The stars are watching you.
Al will you deny me the answer?
Have you seen where in the world
Are you a young princess?
I am her fiancé. - “My brother,
The clear month answers, -
I have not seen the red maiden.
On the watch I stand
Only in my turn.
Without me, the princess, it is evident,
I ran it. " - "How insulting!" -
The prince answered.
The clear month continued:
"Wait a minute; about her, maybe
The wind knows. He will help.
Go to him now,
Do not be sad, goodbye. "

Elisha, not discouraged,
He rushed to the wind, calling out:
“Wind, wind! You are powerful
You chase flocks of clouds
You stir the blue sea
Everywhere you blow in the open
You are not afraid of anyone
Except for one god.
Al will you deny me the answer?
Have you seen where in the world
Are you a young princess?
I am her fiancé. " - "Wait, -
The stormy wind answers, -
There, beyond the quiet river
There is a high mountain
There is a deep hole in it;
In that hole, in the sad darkness,
The coffin is swinging crystal
On chains between the pillars.
See no trace of anyone
Around that empty space;
Your bride is in that coffin. "

The wind ran far away.
The prince burst into tears
And went to an empty place,
For a beautiful bride
See it one more time.
Here comes; and rose
Before him is a steep mountain;
Around her, the country is empty;
There is a dark entrance under the mountain.
He goes there quickly.
Before him, in the sad darkness,
The crystal coffin is swinging
And in a crystal coffin that
The princess sleeps in eternal sleep.
And oh dear bride's coffin
He hit with all his might.
The coffin was smashed. Virgo suddenly
Has come to life. Looks around
With amazed eyes
And swinging over the chains
Sighing, she said:
"How long have I slept!"
And she rises from the coffin ...
Ah! .. and both burst into tears.
He takes it in his hands
And it brings to the light from the darkness,
And, talking pleasantly,
They start their journey back
And the rumor is already trumpeting:
The Tsar's daughter is alive!

At home idle at that time
Wicked stepmother sat
Before your mirror
And I talked to him.
Saying: "I am the loveliest of all,
All blush and whiter? "
And I heard in response:
“You are beautiful, there is no word,
But the princess is all the nicer
Everything is blush and whiter. "

Evil stepmother, jumping up,
Breaking a mirror on the floor,
I ran straight through the door
And she met the princess.
Then her longing took,
And the queen died.
Only she was buried
The wedding was immediately arranged,
And with his bride
Elisha got married;

The king said goodbye to the queen,
I got my outfit on the road,
And the queen at the window
She sat down to wait for him alone.
Waits, waits from morning to night,
Looks in the field, inda eyes
Got sick looking
From white dawn to night;
Not to see a dear friend!
He only sees: a blizzard is winding,
Snow falls on the fields
All the white earth.
Nine months pass
She does not take her eyes off the field.
Here on Christmas Eve, on the very night
God gives the queen a daughter.
Welcome guest early in the morning
Long awaited day and night
From afar at last
The king-father returned.
She looked at him,
I sighed heavily,
Admiration did not carry
And she died by mass.

For a long time the king was inconsolable,
But what should be done? and he was sinful;
A year has passed like an empty dream
The king married another.
Tell the truth, young lady
There really was a queen:
Tall, slim, white,
And she took it with her mind and with everyone;
But then she is proud, lolly,
Willful and jealous.
She was given as a dowry
There was one mirror
The mirror property had:
It speaks skillfully.
She was alone with him
Good-natured, cheerful,
I joked with him
And, showing off, she said:
“My light, mirror! tell:
Yes, report the whole truth:
I am the loveliest in the world,
All blush and whiter? "
And her mirror answered:
“You, of course, no doubt;
You, queen, are sweeter than everyone
All blush and whiter ",
And the queen is laughing,
And shrug your shoulders
And wink your eyes
And click with your fingers
And twirl around,
Looking proudly in the mirror.

But the princess is young
Silently blossoming
Meanwhile it grew, grew,
Rose - and blossomed,
White-faced, black-browed,
To the temper of such a meek one.
And the groom found her,
Prince Elisha.
The matchmaker arrived, the king gave his word,
And the dowry is ready:
Seven trading cities
Yes, one hundred and forty towers.

Going to a bachelorette party,
Here is the queen dressing up
Before your mirror,
I spoke to him:
All blush and whiter? "
What is the answer in the mirror?
“You are beautiful, no doubt;
But the princess is the nicest of all,
All blush and whiter. "
As the queen leaps back,
Yes, how he will swing a handle,
Yes, it will slap on the mirror,
With a heel, how will he stomp! ..
“Oh, you disgusting glass!
You're lying to spite me.
How can she compete with me?
I’ll calm the foolishness in her.
See how grown up!
And it's no wonder that she is white:
The belly mother was sitting
Yes, she just looked at the snow!
But tell me: how can she
To be dearer to me in everything?
Admit it: I am the most beautiful of all.
Go around our whole kingdom,
At least the whole world; I'm not even,
Is not it?" Mirror in response:
“And the princess is all the nicer,
Everything is blush and whiter ”.
Nothing to do. She,
Full of black envy
Throwing a mirror under the bench
Chernavka called to her
And punishes her
To his hay girl,
The princess's message to the backwoods of the forest
And, having bound her, alive,
Leave there under a pine tree
To be devoured by the wolves.

Will the devil cope with an angry woman?
There is nothing to argue. With the princess
Here Chernavka went to the forest
And brought me into such a distance,
That the princess guessed
And I was scared to death
And she prayed: “My life!
What, tell me, am I to blame?
Don't ruin me, girl!
And how will I be the queen,
I will grant you. "
The one who loves her in her soul,
Did not kill, did not tie,
She let go and said:
"Do not twist, God be with you."
And she herself came home.
"What? - the queen said to her, -
Where is the beautiful maiden? "
- “There, in the forest, there is one, -
She answers her, -
Her elbows are tightly bound;
Will fall into the claws of the beast,
She will endure less,
It will be easier to die. "

And the rumor began to ring:
The royal daughter is gone!
The poor king is grieving for her.
Prince Elisha,
Praying earnestly to God,
Goes on the road
For a beautiful soul
For a young bride.

But the bride is young
Wandering until dawn in the forest,
Meanwhile everything went on and on
And I came across a tower.
A dog barking towards her,
He came running and fell silent, playing;
She entered the gate,
There is silence in the courtyard.
The dog runs after her, caressing
And the princess is stealing up,
Climbed up the porch
And took hold of the ring;
The door opened quietly.
And the princess found herself
In the bright room; around
Carpet-covered benches
The table is oak under the saints,
Stove with tiled stove bench.
The girl sees what is here
Good people live;
Know, she will not be offended.
Meanwhile, no one is visible.
The princess walked around the house
I cleaned everything up,
She lit a candle to God
Flooded the stove hot
Climbed on the floor
And quietly lay down.

Dinner hour was approaching.
A stomp across the yard rang out:
Seven heroes enter,
Seven ruddy barbel.
The elder said: “What a miracle!
Everything is so clean and beautiful.
Someone was cleaning up
Yes, the owners were waiting.
Who is it? Come out and show yourself
Make friends with us honestly.
If you are an old man
You will be our uncle forever.
If you are a ruddy guy
Brother, you will be named to us.
Kohl old woman, be our mother,
So we will dignify.
If a red girl
Be our dear sister. "

And the princess came down to them,
I gave honor to the owners,
She bowed deeply to the belt;
Blushing, she apologized
Why did I come to visit them,
Although she was not invited.
Instantly they recognized from their speech,
That the princess was accepted;
They sat down in a corner
They brought a pie
They poured a glass full,
Served on a tray
From green wine
She denied;
I just broke the pie
Yes, I bit a piece,
And rest from the road
I asked for a bed.
They took the girl away
Up into the bright room
And left alone
Going to sleep.

Day after day goes by, flickering
And the young princess
Everything is in the forest, she is not bored
Seven heroes.
Before the morning dawn
Brothers in a friendly crowd
They go for a walk
Shoot gray ducks
To amuse your right hand,
Sorochin hurry in the field,
Or head off broad shoulders
Cut off the Tatar,
Or erase from the forest
Pyatigorsk Circassian,
And she is a mistress
In the chamber, meanwhile, alone
Pick up and cook
She will not contradict them,
They do not contradict her.
So days go by.

Brothers sweet girl
Loved. To her room
Once, as soon as dawn broke,
All seven of them entered.
The elder said to her: “Maid,
You know, you are all our sister,
We are all seven, you
We all love, for ourselves
We would all be happy to take you
Yes it is impossible, so for God's sake
Reconcile us somehow:
Be one wife
Another affectionate sister.
Why shake your head?
Al refuse us?
Al the goods are not for merchants? "

"Oh you, good fellows, honest,
Brothers, you are my family, -
The princess says to them, -
If I lie, let God command
I can't get off alive.
What do i do? I'm a bride.
You are all equal to me
All are daring, all are smart,
I love you all heartily;
But to another I forever
Given. All the sweeter to me
Prince Elisha ".

The brothers stood silently
Yes, they scratched my head.
“Demand is not a sin. Forgive us
The elder said, bowing, -
If so, I will not stutter
About that. "-" I'm not angry, -
She said quietly, -
And my refusal is not my fault. "
The grooms bowed to her,
We left on the sly,
And everything agrees again
They began to live and get on well.

Meanwhile, the wicked queen,
Remembering the princess,
Couldn't forgive her
And on the mirror your
For a long time she sulked and was angry;
Finally missed about him
And she followed him, and, sitting down
Before him, I forgot my anger,
She began to show off again
And with a smile she said:
“Hello, mirror! tell
Yes, report the whole truth:
I am the loveliest in the world,
All blush and whiter? "
And her mirror answered:
“You are beautiful, no doubt;
But he lives without any glory,
Among the green oak groves,
The seven heroes
The one that is dearer to you ",
And the queen swooped down
On Chernavka: “How dare you
Deceive me? and in what? .. "
She confessed everything:
Anyway. The queen is evil
Threatening her with a slingshot
I decided not to live,
Or ruin the princess.

Since the princess is young,
Waiting for lovely brothers
Spun, sitting under the window.
Suddenly angry under the porch
The dog barked, and the damsel
Sees: beggar mau
Walks around the yard with a stick
Driving away the dog. "Wait,
Grandma, wait a little, -
She shouts at her through the window, -
I will threaten the dog myself
And I’ll take something for you. ”
The maiden answers her:
“Oh, you little girl!
The damned dog prevailed
I almost ate it to death.
Look how he is busy!
Come out to me. ”- The princess wants
Go out to her and took bread,
But I just got off the porch,
A dog under her feet - and barks,
And he will not let the old woman;
As soon as the old woman goes to her,
He, the forest beast is angry,
To the old woman. “What a miracle?
Apparently, he slept poorly, -
The princess says to her, -
Well, catch it! " - and the bread flies.
The old woman caught the bread;
“Thank you,” she said.
God bless you;
Here's to you, catch! "
And to the princess a liquid,
Young, golden
The apple is flying straight ...
The dog will jump, screech ...
But the princess is in both hands
Grab - caught. "For the sake of boredom,
Eat an apple, my light.
Thank you for lunch. "
The old lady said
She bowed and disappeared ...
And with the princess on the porch
The dog runs into her face
Looks pitifully, howls menacingly,
Like a dog's heart aches
As if he wants to tell her:
Give it up! - She caress him,
Flutters with a gentle hand;
“What, Sokolko, what's wrong with you?
Lie down! " - and entered the room,
The door quietly locked
I sat down under the window behind the yarn
Wait for the owners, and looked
Everything for an apple. It
Full of ripe juice
So fresh and so fragrant
So rosy golden
As if it was overflowing with honey!
The seeds are visible right through ...
She wanted to wait
Until lunchtime, I could not stand it,
I took the apple in my hands,
I brought it to the scarlet lips,
Bit by bit
And I swallowed a piece ...
Suddenly she, my soul,
I staggered without breathing
She lowered her hands
I dropped the rosy fruit,
Eyes rolled
And she is under the image
I fell head on the bench
And she became quiet, motionless ...

Brothers at that time home
Came back in a crowd
With a brave robbery.
To meet them, howling menacingly,
The dog runs to the yard
The way seems to them, “Not for good!
The brothers said - sorrow
We will not pass. " Galloped up,
They enter, gasped. Running in,
The dog is headlong into the apple
I rushed with barking, got angry,
Swallowed it, fell down
And died. Drunk
It was poison, know it.
Before the dead princess
Brothers in spiritual sorrow
Everybody bowed their heads
And with the prayer of the saint
They lifted from the bench, dressed,
They wanted to bury her
And they changed their mind. She,
As under the wing of a dream,
I lay so quiet, fresh,
That she just didn’t breathe.
Waited three days, but she
She did not rise from sleep.
Having created a sad rite,
Here they are in a crystal coffin
The corpse of the young princess
They put it - and the crowd
Carried up an empty mountain
And at midnight
Her coffin to six pillars
On cast iron chains there
Carefully screwed on
And fenced off with a lattice;
And, before the dead sister
Having made a bow to the earth,
The elder said: “Sleep in the coffin.
Suddenly it went out, a victim of malice,
On earth is your beauty;
Heaven will receive your spirit.
We loved you
And we keep it for the dear -
Nobody got it
Only one coffin. "

On the same day, the wicked queen
Waiting for good news
Secretly took a mirror
And she asked her question:
"I eh, tell me, all the sweeter,
All blush and whiter? "
And I heard in response:
"You, queen, no doubt,
You are the sweetest in the world
All blush and whiter. "

For his bride
Prince Elisha
Meanwhile, it gallops around the world.
No, no! He cries bitterly
And whoever he asks
His question is tricky to everyone;
Who laughs in his eyes,
Who would rather turn away;
To the red sun at last
Well done.
“Light is our sun! you walk
All year round in the sky, you bring
Winter with warm spring
You can see all of us under you.
Al will you deny me the answer?
Didn't you see where in the world
Are you a young princess?
I am her fiancé. "-" You are my light, -
The sun answered red, -
I have not seen the princess.
Know, she is no longer alive.
Is it a month, my neighbor,
Somewhere yes I met her
Or the trail noticed her. "

Dark Night Elisha
I waited in my anguish.
Only a month has appeared
He chased after him with entreaty,
"Month, month, my friend,
Gilded Horn!
You get up in the deep darkness
Chubby, light-eyed,
And, loving your custom,
The stars are watching you.
Al will you deny me the answer?
Have you seen where in the world
Are you a young princess?
I am her fiancé. "-" My brother, -
The clear month answers, -
I have not seen the red maiden.
I stand on guard
Only in my turn.
Without me, the princess is visible
I ran. ”-“ How insulting! ”
The prince answered.
The clear month continued:
"Wait a minute; about her, maybe
The wind knows. He will help.
Go to him now,
Do not be sad, goodbye. "
Elisha, not discouraged,
He rushed to the wind, calling out:
“Wind, wind! You are powerful
You chase flocks of clouds
You stir the blue sea
Everywhere you blow in the open.
You are not afraid of anyone
Except for one god.
Al will you deny me the answer?
Have you seen where in the world
Are you a young princess?
I am her fiancé. "-" Wait, -
The stormy wind answers, -
There, beyond the quiet river
There is a high mountain
There is a deep hole in it;
In that hole, in the sad darkness
The coffin is swinging crystal
On chains between the pillars.
See no trace of anyone
Around that empty space
Your bride is in that coffin. "

The wind ran far away.
The prince burst into tears
And went to an empty place
For a beautiful bride
See it one more time.
Here comes; and rose
Before him is a steep mountain;
Around her, the country is empty;
There is a dark entrance under the mountain.
He goes there quickly.
Before him, in the sad darkness,
The crystal coffin is swinging
And in a crystal coffin that
The princess sleeps in eternal sleep,
And oh dear bride's coffin
He hit with all his might.
The coffin was smashed. Virgo suddenly
Has come to life. Looks around
With amazed eyes
And swinging over the chains
Sighing, she said:
"How long have I slept!"
And she rises from the coffin ...
Ah!., And both burst into tears.
He takes it in his hands
And it brings to the light from the darkness.
And, talking pleasantly,
They start their journey back
And the rumor is already trumpeting:
The Tsar's daughter is alive!

At home idle at that time
Wicked stepmother sat
Before your mirror
And talked to him
Saying: "I am the loveliest of all,
All blush and whiter? "
And I heard in response:
“You are beautiful, there is no word,
But the princess is all the nicer
Everything is blush and whiter. "
Evil stepmother, jumping up,
Breaking a mirror on the floor,
I ran straight through the door
And she met the princess.
Then her longing took,
And the queen died.
Only she was buried
The wedding was immediately arranged,
And with his bride
Elisha got married;
And no one since the beginning of the world
I have not seen such a feast;
I was there, honey, drinking beer,
Yes, he just wet his mustache.

The king said goodbye to the queen,
I got my outfit on the road,
And the queen at the window
She sat down to wait for him alone.
Waiting, waiting from morning to night,
Looks in the field, inda eyes
Got sick, looking
From white dawn to night.
Not to see a dear friend!
He only sees: a blizzard is winding,
Snow falls on the fields
All the white earth.
Nine months pass
She does not take her eyes off the field.
Here on Christmas Eve, on the very night
God gives the queen a daughter.
Welcome guest early in the morning
Long awaited day and night
From afar at last
The king-father returned.
She looked at him,
I sighed heavily
Admiration did not carry
And she died by mass.

For a long time the king was inconsolable,
But what should be done? and he was sinful;
The year has passed like an empty dream
The king married another.
Tell the truth, young lady
There really was a queen:
Tall, slim, white,
And she took it with her mind and with everyone;
But then she is proud, lolly,
Willful and jealous.
She was given as a dowry
There was one mirror;
The mirror property had:
It speaks skillfully.
She was alone with him
Good-natured, cheerful,
I joked with him
And, showing off, she said:
“My light, mirror! tell,
Yes, report the whole truth:
I am the loveliest in the world,
All blush and whiter? "
And her mirror answered:
“You, of course, no doubt;
You, queen, are sweeter than everyone
All blush and whiter ”.
And the queen is laughing,
And shrug your shoulders
And wink your eyes
And click with your fingers
And twirl around,
Looking proudly in the mirror.

But the princess is young
Silently blossoming
Meanwhile it grew, grew,
Rose - and blossomed,
White-faced, black-browed,
To the temper of such a meek one.
And the groom found her,
Prince Elisha.
The matchmaker arrived, the king gave his word,
And the dowry is ready:
Seven trading cities
Yes, one hundred and forty towers.

Going to a bachelorette party,
Here is the queen dressing up
Before your mirror,
I spoke to him:
All blush and whiter? "
What is the answer in the mirror?
“You are beautiful, no doubt;
But the princess is the nicest of all,
All blush and whiter ”.
How the queen will jump away
Yes, how he will swing a handle,
Yes, it will slap on the mirror,
With a heel, how will he stomp! ..
“Oh, you disgusting glass!
You're lying to spite me.
How can she compete with me?
I’ll calm the foolishness in her.
See how grown up!
And it's no wonder that she is white:
The belly mother was sitting
Yes, she just looked at the snow!
But tell me: how can she
To be dearer to me in everything?
Admit it: I am the most beautiful of all.
Go around our whole kingdom,
At least the whole world; I'm not even.
Is not it?" Mirror in response:
“And the princess is all the nicer,
Everything is blush and whiter ”.
Nothing to do. She,
Full of black envy
Throwing a mirror under the bench
Chernavka called to her
And punishes her
To his hay girl,
The princess's message to the wilderness of the forest
And, having bound her, alive
Leave there under a pine tree
To be devoured by the wolves.

Will the devil cope with an angry woman?
There is nothing to argue. With the princess
Here Chernavka went to the forest
And brought me into such a distance,
What the princess guessed
And scared to death
And she prayed: “My life!
What, tell me, am I to blame?
Don't ruin me, girl!
And how will I be the queen,
I will grant you. "
The one, loving her in her soul,
Did not kill, did not tie,
She let go and said:
"Do not twist, God be with you."
And she herself came home.
"What? the queen said to her. -
Where is the beautiful maiden? " -
“There, in the forest, there is one, -
She answers her.
Her elbows are tightly bound;
Will fall into the claws of the beast
She will endure less,
It will be easier to die. ”

And the rumor began to ring:
The royal daughter is gone!
The poor king is grieving for her.
Prince Elisha,
Praying earnestly to God,
Goes on the road
For a beautiful soul
For a young bride.

But the bride is young
Wandering in the forest until dawn,
Meanwhile everything went on and on
And I came across a tower.
A dog barking towards her,
He came running and fell silent, playing.
She entered the gate,
There is silence in the courtyard.
The dog runs after her, caressing
And the princess, stealing up,
Climbed up the porch
And took hold of the ring;
The door opened quietly
And the princess found herself
In the bright room; around
Carpet-covered benches
The table is oak under the saints,
Stove with tiled stove bench.
The girl sees what is here
Good people live;
Know, she will not be offended! -
Meanwhile, no one is visible.
The princess walked around the house,
I cleaned everything up,
She lit a candle to God
Flooded the stove hot
Climbed on the floor
And quietly lay down.

Dinner hour was approaching
A stomp across the yard rang out:
Seven heroes enter,
Seven ruddy barbel.
The elder said: “What a miracle!
Everything is so clean and beautiful.
Someone was cleaning up
Yes, the owners were waiting.
Who is it? Come out and show yourself
Make friends with us honestly.
If you are an old man
You will be our uncle forever.
If you are a ruddy guy
Brother, you will be named to us.
Kohl old woman, be our mother,
So we will dignify.
If a red girl
Be a dear sister to us ”.

And the princess came down to them,
I gave honor to the owners,
She bowed deeply to the belt;
Blushing, she apologized
Why did I come to visit them,
Although she was not invited.
Instantly they recognized by speech,
That the princess was accepted;
They sat down in a corner
They brought a pie;
They poured a glass full,
Served on a tray.
From green wine
She denied;
I just broke the pie
Yes, I bit a piece
And from the road to rest
I asked for a bed.
They took the girl away
Up into the bright room,
And left alone
Going to sleep.

Day after day goes by, flickering
And the young princess
Everything is in the forest; she is not bored
Seven heroes.
Before the morning dawn
Brothers in a friendly crowd
They go for a walk
Shoot gray ducks
To amuse your right hand,
Sorochin hurry in the field,
Or head off broad shoulders
Cut off the Tatar,
Or erase from the forest
Pyatigorsk Circassian.
And she is a mistress
In the chamber, meanwhile, alone
Pick up and cook.
She will not contradict them,
They do not contradict her.
So days go by.

Brothers sweet girl
Loved. To her room
Once, as soon as dawn broke,
All seven of them entered.
The elder said to her: “Maid,
You know: you are all our sister,
We are all seven, you
We all love, for ourselves
We would all take you for the sake of
Yes it is impossible, so, for God's sake,
Reconcile us somehow:
Be one wife
Another affectionate sister.
Why shake your head?
Al refuse us?
Al the goods are not for merchants? "

“Oh, you good fellows are honest,
Brothers, you are my family, -
The princess says to them, -
If I lie, let God command
I can't get off alive.
What do i do? I'm a bride.
You are all equal to me
All are daring, all are smart,
I love you all heartily;
But to another I forever
Given. All the sweeter to me
Prince Elisha ”.

The brothers stood silently
Yes, they scratched my head.
“Demand is not a sin. Forgive us, -
The elder said with a bow. -
If so, I will not stutter
About that ”. - “I'm not angry, -
She said quietly, -
And my refusal is not my fault. "
The grooms bowed to her,
We left on the sly,
And everything agrees again
They began to live and get on well.

Meanwhile, the wicked queen,
Remembering the princess,
I couldn't forgive her
And on the mirror your
For a long time she sulked and was angry:
Finally missed him
And she followed him, and, sitting down
Before him, I forgot my anger,
She began to show off again
And with a smile she said:
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“Hello, mirror! tell,
Yes, report the whole truth:
I am the loveliest in the world,
All blush and whiter? "
And her mirror answered:
“You are beautiful, no doubt;
But he lives without any glory
Among the green oak forests,
The seven heroes
The one that is dearer to you ”.
And the queen swooped down
On Chernavka: “How dare you
Deceive me? and what! .. "
She confessed everything:
Anyway. The queen is evil
Threatening her with a slingshot
I decided not to live,
Or ruin the princess.

Since the princess is young,
Waiting for lovely brothers
Spun, sitting under the window.
Suddenly angry under the porch
The dog barked, and the girl
Sees: beggar mau
Walks around the yard with a stick
Driving away the dog. “Wait.
Grandma, wait a little, -
She shouts at her through the window, -
I will threaten the dog myself
And I’ll take something for you. ”
The maiden answers her:
“Oh, you little girl!
The damned dog prevailed
I almost ate it to death.
Look how he is busy!
Come out to me. " - The princess wants
Go out to her and took bread,
But I just got off the porch,
A dog under her feet - and barks
And he will not let the old woman;
As soon as the old woman goes to her,
He, the forest beast is angry,
To the old woman. What a miracle?
“Apparently, he slept poorly, -
The princess speaks to her. -
Well, catch it! " - and the bread flies.
The old woman caught the bread;
“Thank you,” she said, “
God bless you;
Here's something for you, catch! "
And to the princess a liquid,
Young, golden,
The apple is flying straight ...
The dog will jump, screech ...
But the princess is in both hands
Grab - caught. “For the sake of boredom
Eat an apple, my light.
Thanks for lunch ... "-
The old lady said
She bowed and disappeared ...
And with the princess on the porch
The dog runs into her face
Looks pitifully, howls menacingly,
Like a dog's heart aches
As if he wants to tell her:
Give it up! - She caress him,
Trembling with a gentle hand:
“What, Sokolko, what's wrong with you?
Lie down! " - I entered the room,
The door quietly locked
I sat down under the window behind the yarn
Wait for the owners, and looked
Everything for an apple. It
Full of ripe juice
So fresh and so fragrant
So rosy golden
As if honey was poured!
The seeds are visible through and through ...
She wanted to wait
Before lunch; could not stand
I took the apple in my hands,
I brought it to the scarlet lips,
Bit by bit
And she swallowed a piece ...
Suddenly she, my soul,
I staggered without breathing
She lowered her hands,
I dropped the rosy fruit,
Eyes rolled
And she is under the image
I fell head on the bench
And she became quiet, motionless ...

Brothers at that time home
Came back in a crowd
With a brave robbery.
To meet them, howling menacingly,
The dog runs to the yard
The way shows them. “Not for good! -
The brothers said - sorrow
We will not pass ”. Galloped up,
They enter, gasped. Running in,
The dog is headlong into the apple
I rushed with barking, got angry
Swallowed it, fell down
And died. Drunk
It was poison, know it.
Before the dead princess
Brothers in spiritual sorrow
Everybody bowed their heads
And with the prayer of the saint
They lifted from the bench, dressed,
They wanted to bury her
And they changed their mind. She,
As under the wing of a dream,
I lay so quiet, fresh,
That she just didn’t breathe.
Waited three days, but she
She did not rise from sleep.
Having created a sad rite,
Here they are in a crystal coffin
The corpse of the young princess
They put it - and the crowd
Carried up an empty mountain
And at midnight
Her coffin to six pillars
On cast iron chains there
Carefully screwed on
And fenced off with a lattice;
And, before the dead sister
Having made a bow to the earth,
The elder said: “Sleep in the coffin;
Suddenly it went out, a victim of malice,
On earth is your beauty;
Heaven will receive your spirit.
We loved you
And we keep it for the dear -
Nobody got it
Only one coffin ”.

On the same day, the wicked queen
Waiting for good news
Secretly took a mirror
And she asked her question:
“I am, tell me, all the sweeter,
All blush and whiter? "
And I heard in response:
“You, queen, no doubt,
You are the sweetest in the world
All blush and whiter ”.

For his bride
Prince Elisha
Meanwhile, it gallops around the world.
No, no! He cries bitterly
And whoever he asks
All his question is tricky;
Who laughs in his eyes
Who would rather turn away;
To the red sun at last
The fellow addressed:
“Light is our sun! You walk
All year round in the sky, you bring
Winter with warm spring
You can see all of us under you.
Al will you deny me the answer?
Didn't you see where in the world
Are you a young princess?
I am her fiancé. - “You are my light, -
The sun answered red, -
I have not seen the princess.
Know, she is no longer alive.
Is it a month, my neighbor,
I met her somewhere
Or the trail noticed her. "

Dark Night Elisha
I waited in my anguish.
Only a month has appeared
He chased after him with entreaty.
“Month, month, my friend,
Gilded Horn!
You get up in the deep darkness
Chubby, light-eyed,
And, loving your custom,
The stars are watching you.
Al will you deny me the answer?
Have you seen where in the world
Are you a young princess?
I am her fiancé. - “My brother, -
The clear month answers, -
I have not seen the red maiden.
I stand on guard
Only in my turn.
Without me, the princess, it is evident,
I ran ”. - "How insulting!" -
The prince answered.
The clear month continued:
"Wait a minute; about her, maybe
The wind knows. He will help.
Go to him now,
Do not be sad, goodbye. "

Elisha, not discouraged,
He rushed to the wind, calling out:
“Wind, wind! You are powerful
You chase flocks of clouds
You stir the blue sea
Everywhere you blow in the open
You are not afraid of anyone
Except for one god.
Al will you deny me the answer?
Have you seen where in the world
Are you a young princess?
I am her fiancé. " - “Wait, -
The stormy wind answers, -
There, beyond the quiet river
There is a high mountain
There is a deep hole in it;
In that hole, in the sad darkness,
The coffin is swinging crystal
On chains between the pillars.
See no trace of anyone
Around that empty space;
Your bride is in that coffin. ”

The wind ran far away.
The prince burst into tears
And went to an empty place
For a beautiful bride
See it one more time.
Here it comes, and rose
Before him is a steep mountain;
Around her, the country is empty;
There is a dark entrance under the mountain.
He goes there sooner.
Before him, in the sad darkness,
The crystal coffin is swinging
And in a crystal coffin that
The princess sleeps in eternal sleep.
And oh dear bride's coffin
He hit with all his might.
The coffin was smashed. Virgo suddenly
Has come to life. Looks around
With amazed eyes;
And swinging over the chains
Sighing, she said:
"How long have I slept!"
And she rises from the coffin ...
Ah! .. and both burst into tears.
He takes it in his hands
And into the light from the darkness it brings
And, talking pleasantly,
They start their journey back
And the rumor is already trumpeting:
The Tsar's daughter is alive!

At home idle at that time
Wicked stepmother sat
Before your mirror
And talked to him
Saying: “I am the loveliest of all,
All blush and whiter? "
And I heard in response:
“You are beautiful, there is no word,
But the princess is all the nicer
Everything is blush and whiter ”.
Evil stepmother, jumping up,
Breaking a mirror on the floor,
I ran straight through the door
And she met the princess.
Then her longing took
And the queen died.
Only she was buried
The wedding was immediately arranged,
And with his bride
Elisha got married;
And no one since the beginning of the world
I have not seen such a feast;
I was there, honey, drinking beer,
Yes, he just wet his mustache.

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The king said goodbye to the queen,
I got my outfit on the road,
And the queen at the window
She sat down to wait for him alone.
Waits will wait from morning to night,
Looks in zero, inda eyes
Got sick looking
From white dawn to night;
Not to see a dear friend!
He only sees: a blizzard is winding,
Snow falls on the fields
All the white earth.
Nine months pass
She does not take her eyes off the field.
Here on Christmas Eve, on the very night
God gives the queen a daughter.
Welcome guest early in the morning
Long awaited day and night
From afar at last
The king-father returned.
She looked at him,
I sighed heavily,
Admiration did not carry
And she died by mass.

For a long time the king was inconsolable,
But what should be done? and he was sinful;
A year has passed like an empty dream
The king married another.
Tell the truth, young lady
There really was a queen:
Tall, slim, white,
And she took it with her mind and with everyone;
But then she is proud, lolly,
Willful and jealous.
She was given as a dowry
There was one mirror:
The mirror property had:
It speaks skillfully.
She was alone with him
Good-natured, cheerful,
S. joked with him
And, showing off, she said:
“My light, mirror! tell
Yes, report the whole truth:
I am the loveliest in the world,
All blush and whiter? "
And her mirror answered:
“You, of course, no doubt:
You, queen, are sweeter than everyone
All blush and whiter. "
And the queen is laughing,
And shrug your shoulders.
And wink your eyes
And click with your fingers
And twirl around.
Looking proudly in the mirror.

But the princess is young
Silently blossoming
Meanwhile she grew, grew.
Rose - and blossomed.
White-faced, black-browed,
To the temper of such a meek one.
And the groom found her,
Prince Elisha.
The matchmaker arrived, the king gave his word.
And the dowry is ready:
Seven trading cities
Yes, one hundred and forty towers.

Going to a bachelorette party.
Here is the queen dressing up
Before your mirror,
I spoke to him:
“I am, tell me. all the nicest.
All blush and whiter? "
What is the answer in the mirror?
“You are beautiful, no doubt;
But the princess is the nicest of all,
All blush and whiter. "
As the queen leaps back,
Yes, how he will swing a handle,
Yes, it will slap on the mirror,
With a heel, how will he stomp! ..
“Oh, you disgusting glass!
You're lying to spite me.
How can she compete with me?
I’ll calm the foolishness in her.
See how grown up!
And it's no wonder that she is white:
The belly mother was sitting
Yes, she just looked at the snow!
But tell me: how can she
To be dearer to me in everything?
Admit it: I am the most beautiful of all.
Go around our whole kingdom,
At least the whole world; I'm not even.
Is not it?" Mirror in response:
“And the princess is all the nicer,
Everything is blush and whiter. "
Nothing to do. She,
Full of black envy
Throwing a mirror under the bench
Chernavka called to her
And punishes her
To his hay girl,
The princess's message to the wilderness of the forest
And, having bound her, alive
Leave there under a pine tree
To be devoured by the wolves.

Will the devil cope with an angry woman?
There is nothing to argue. With the princess
Here Chernavka went to the forest
And brought me into such a distance,
That the princess guessed
And I was scared to death
And she prayed: “My life!
What, tell me, am I to blame?
Don't ruin me, girl!
And how will I be the queen,
I will grant you. "
The one who loves her in her soul,
Did not kill, did not tie,
She let go and said:
"Do not twist, God be with you."
And she herself came home.
"What? - the queen said to her, -
Where is the beautiful maiden? "
- “There, in the forest, there is one, -
She answers her, -
Her elbows are tightly bound;
Will fall into the claws of the beast,
She will endure less,
It will be easier to die. "

And the rumor began to ring:
The royal daughter is gone!
The poor king is grieving for her.
Prince Elisha,
Praying earnestly to God,
Goes on the road
For a beautiful soul
For a young bride.

But the bride is young
Wandering in the forest until dawn,
Meanwhile everything went on and on
And I came across a tower.
A dog barking towards her,
He came running and fell silent, playing;
She entered the gate,
There is silence in the courtyard.
The dog runs after her, caressing
And the princess, stealing up,
Climbed up the porch
And took hold of the ring;
The door opened quietly.
And the princess found herself
In the bright room; around
Carpet-covered benches
The table is oak under the saints,
Stove with tiled stove bench.
The girl sees what is here
Good people live;
Know, she will not be offended.
Meanwhile, no one is visible.
The princess walked around the house,
I cleaned everything up,
She lit a candle to God
Flooded the stove hot
Climbed on the floor
And quietly lay down.

Dinner hour was approaching
A stomp across the yard rang out:
Seven heroes enter,
Seven ruddy barbel.
The elder said: “What a miracle!
Everything is so clean and beautiful.
Someone was cleaning up
Yes, the owners were waiting.
Who is it? Come out and show yourself
Make friends with us honestly.
If you are an old man
You will be our uncle forever.
If you are a ruddy guy
Brother, you will be named to us.
Kohl old woman, be our mother,
So we will dignify.
If a red girl
Be our dear sister. "

And the princess came down to them,
I gave honor to the owners,
She bowed deeply to the belt;
Blushing, she apologized
Why did I come to visit them,
Although she was not invited.
Instantly they recognized by speech,
That the princess was accepted;
They sat down in a corner
They brought a pie
They poured a glass full,
Served on a tray.
From green wine
She denied;
I just broke the pie
Yes, I bit a piece,
And from the road to rest
I asked for a bed.
They took the girl away
Up into the bright room
And left alone
Going to sleep.

Day after day goes by, flickering
And the young princess
Everything in the forest, she is not bored
Seven heroes.
Before the morning dawn
Brothers in a friendly crowd
They go for a walk
Shoot gray ducks
To amuse your right hand,
Sorochin hurry in the field,
Or head off broad shoulders
Cut off the Tatar,
Or erase from the forest
Pyatigorsk Circassian,
And she is a mistress
In the chamber, meanwhile, alone
Pick up and cook
She will not contradict them,
They do not contradict her.
So days go by.

Brothers sweet girl
Loved. To her room
Once, as soon as dawn broke,
All seven of them entered.
The elder said to her: “Maid,
You know: you are all our sister,
We are all seven, you
We all love, for ourselves
We would all be happy to take you
Yes it is impossible, so for God's sake
Reconcile us somehow:
Be one wife
Another affectionate sister.
Why shake your head?
Al refuse us?
Al the goods are not for merchants? "

"Oh you, good fellows, honest,
Brothers, you are my family, -
The princess says to them, -
If I lie, let God command
I can't get off alive.
What do i do? I'm a bride.
You are all equal to me
All are daring, all are smart,
I love you all heartily;
But to another I forever
Given. All the sweeter to me
Prince Elisha ".

The brothers stood silently
Yes, they scratched my head.
“Demand is not a sin. Forgive us, -
The elder said bow, -
If so, I will not stutter
About that. "-" I'm not angry, -
She said quietly, -
And my refusal is not my fault. "
The grooms bowed to her,
We left on the sly,
And everything agrees again
They began to live and get on well.

Meanwhile, the wicked queen,
Remembering the princess,
Couldn't forgive her
And on the mirror your
For a long time she sulked and was angry;
Finally missed about him
And she followed him, and, sitting down
Before him, I forgot my anger,
She began to show off again
And with a smile she said:
“Hello, mirror! tell
Yes, report the whole truth:
I am the loveliest in the world,
All blush and whiter? "
And her mirror answered:
“You are beautiful, no doubt;
But he lives without any glory,
Among the green oak groves,
The seven heroes
The one that is dearer to you. "
And the queen swooped down
On Chernavka: “How dare you
Deceive me? and what! .. "
She confessed everything:
Anyway. The queen is evil
Threatening her with a slingshot
I decided not to live,
Or ruin the princess.

Since the princess is young,
Waiting for lovely brothers
Spun, sitting under the window.
Suddenly angry under the porch
The dog barked, and the damsel
Sees: beggar mau
Walks around the yard with a stick
Driving away the dog. "Wait,
Grandma, wait a little, -
She shouts at her through the window, -
I will threaten the dog myself
And I’ll take something for you. ”
The maiden answers her:
“Oh, you little girl!
The damned dog prevailed
I almost ate it to death.
Look how he is busy!
Come out to me. ”- The princess wants
Go out to her and took bread,
But I just got off the porch,
A dog under her feet - and barks,
And he will not let the old woman;
As soon as the old woman goes to her,
He, the forest beast is angry,
To the old woman. “What a miracle?
Apparently, he slept poorly, -
The princess says to her, -
Well, catch it! " - and the bread flies.
The old woman caught the bread;
“Thank you,” she said.
God bless you;
Here's to you, catch! "
And to the princess a liquid,
Young, golden
The apple is flying straight ...
The dog will jump, screech ...
But the princess is in both hands
Grab - caught. "For the sake of boredom,
Eat an apple, my light.
Thank you for lunch. "
The old lady said
She bowed and disappeared ...
And with the princess on the porch
The dog runs into her face
Looks pitifully, howls menacingly,
Like a dog's heart aches
As if he wants to tell her:
Give it up! - She caress him,
Flutters with a gentle hand;
“What, Sokolko, what's wrong with you?
Lie down! " - and entered the room,
The door quietly locked
I sat down under the window behind the yarn
Wait for the owners, and looked
All for an apple. It
Full of ripe juice
So fresh and so fragrant
So rosy golden
As if it was overflowing with honey!
The seeds are visible right through ...
She wanted to wait
Until lunchtime, I could not stand it,
I took the apple in my hands,
I brought it to the scarlet lips,
Bit by bit
And I swallowed a piece ...
Suddenly she, my soul,
I staggered without breathing
She lowered her hands,
I dropped the rosy fruit,
Eyes rolled
And she is under the image
I fell head on the bench
And she became quiet, motionless ...

Brothers at that time home
Came back in a crowd
With a brave robbery.
To meet them, howling menacingly,
The dog runs to the yard
The way shows them. “Not good! -
The brothers said - sorrow
We will not pass. " Galloped up,
They enter, gasped. Running in,
The dog is headlong into the apple
I rushed with barking, got angry,
Swallowed it, fell down
And died. Drunk
It was poison, know it.
Before the dead princess
Brothers in spiritual sorrow
Everybody bowed their heads
And with the prayer of the saint
They lifted from the bench, dressed,
They wanted to bury her
And they changed their mind. She,
As under the wing of a dream,
I lay so quiet, fresh,
That she just didn’t breathe.
Waited three days, but she
She did not rise from sleep.
Having created a sad rite,
Here they are in a crystal coffin
The corpse of the young princess
They put it - and the crowd
Carried up an empty mountain
And at midnight
Her coffin to six pillars
On cast iron chains there
Carefully screwed on
And fenced off with a lattice;
And, before the dead sister
Having made a bow to the earth,
The elder said: “Sleep in the coffin.
Suddenly it went out, a victim of malice,
On earth is your beauty;
Heaven will receive your spirit.
We loved you
And we keep it for the dear -
Nobody got it
Only one coffin. "

On the same day, the wicked queen
Waiting for good news
Secretly took a mirror
And she asked her question:
"I eh, tell me, all the sweeter,
All blush and whiter? "
And I heard in response:
"You, queen, no doubt,
You are the sweetest in the world
All blush and whiter. "

For his bride
Prince Elisha
Meanwhile, it gallops around the world.
No, no! He cries bitterly
And whoever he asks
His question is tricky to everyone;
Who laughs in his eyes,
Who would rather turn away;
To the red sun at last
Well done.
“Light is our sun! you walk
All year round in the sky, you bring
Winter with warm spring
You can see all of us under you.
Al will you deny me the answer?
Didn't you see where in the world
Are you a young princess?
I am her fiancé. "-" You are my light, -
The sun answered red, -
I have not seen the princess.
Know, she is no longer alive.
Is it a month, my neighbor,
Somewhere yes I met her
Or the trail noticed her. "

Dark Night Elisha
I waited in my anguish.
Only a month has appeared
He chased after him with entreaty.
"Month, month, my friend,
Gilded Horn!
You get up in the deep darkness
Chubby, light-eyed,
And, loving your custom,
The stars are watching you.
Al will you deny me the answer?
Have you seen where in the world
Are you a young princess?
I am her fiancé. "-" My brother, -
The clear month answers, -
I have not seen the red maiden.
I stand on guard
Only in my turn.
Without me, the princess is visible
I ran. ”-“ How insulting! ” -
The prince answered.
The clear month continued:
"Wait a minute; about her, maybe
The wind knows. He will help.
Go to him now,
Do not be sad, goodbye. "

Elisha, not discouraged,
He rushed to the wind, calling out:
“Wind, wind! You are powerful
You chase flocks of clouds
You stir the blue sea
Everywhere you blow in the open.
You are not afraid of anyone
Except for one god.
Al will you deny me the answer?
Have you seen where in the world
Are you a young princess?
I am her fiancé. "-" Wait, -
The stormy wind answers, -
There, beyond the quiet river
There is a high mountain
There is a deep hole in it;
In that hole, in the sad darkness,
The coffin is swinging crystal
On chains between the pillars.
See no trace of anyone
Around that empty space
Your bride is in that coffin. "

The wind ran far away.
The prince burst into tears
And went to an empty place
For a beautiful bride
See it one more time.
Here comes; and rose
Before him is a steep mountain;
Around her, the country is empty;
There is a dark entrance under the mountain.
He goes there quickly.
Before him, in the sad darkness,
The crystal coffin is swinging
And in a crystal coffin that
The princess sleeps in eternal sleep.
And oh dear bride's coffin
He hit with all his might.
The coffin was smashed. Virgo suddenly
Has come to life. Looks around
With amazed eyes
And swinging over the chains
Sighing, she said:
"How long have I slept!"
And she rises from the coffin ...
Ah! .. and both burst into tears.
He takes it in his hands
And it brings to the light from the darkness,
And, talking pleasantly,
They start their journey back
And the rumor is already trumpeting:
The Tsar's daughter is alive!

At home idle at that time
Wicked stepmother sat
Before your mirror
And talked to him
Saying: "I am the loveliest,
All blush and whiter? "
And I heard in response:
“You are beautiful, there is no word,
But the princess is all the nicer,
Everything is blush and whiter. "
Evil stepmother, jumping up,
Breaking a mirror on the floor,
I ran straight through the door
And she met the princess.
Then her longing took,
And the queen died.
Only she was buried
The wedding was immediately arranged,
And with his bride
Elisha got married;
And no one since the beginning of the world
I have not seen such a feast;
I was there, honey, drinking beer,
Yes, he just wet his mustache.

Analysis of the "Tale of the Dead Princess and the Seven Bogatyrs"

Pushkin argued that the plot of "The Tale of the Dead Princess and the Seven Heroes" is based on a folk tale that he wrote down in 1824 from the words of a nanny. The poet supplemented his work with details from other Russian (Morozko) and foreign (Snow Maiden) fairy tales. As a result, in 1833, an original work of authorship appeared, which has its own plot and instructive meaning.

In the tale, there is a clear division of characters into good and evil. Most of the main characters are positive. The negative ones are the evil queen and Chernavka. But the latter takes the side of evil not of her own will, but out of fear of punishment. In her heart, she loves the poor princess and tries to help her as much as possible. Chernavka does not bind the princess, but simply lets her go in all four directions. This episode shows that despite the apparent power of evil, human kindness and compassion always come to the rescue of positive characters.

Pushkin vividly describes the image of an evil stepmother. In her description, one immediately senses the inevitability of some kind of tragedy. The young queen shines with beauty, but is distinguished by excessive pride and jealousy. She is completely indifferent to others and is concerned only with her own superiority. The queen has no friends and just close people. Her constant companion is a mirror that speaks magically. But all the conversations of your favorite toy are devoted to one topic - the beauty of its mistress. Even from a mirror, the queen will not tolerate words of truth. She becomes furious upon learning of the beauty of her stepdaughter. The first time she throws the mirror into a corner, the second time she breaks it in powerless anger.

The young princess personifies the ideal of feminine beauty, kindness and fidelity. She treats everyone equally well, does not suspect deception from the "beggar blue". Even having lost all hope of returning home, she remains faithful to her intended husband.

The prince Elisha symbolizes the strength of male love and devotion. In search of a bride, he is ready to travel all over the world. The threefold appeal to natural forces (sun, moon and wind) has ancient national roots. It means an incredibly long and difficult search for the truth.

The happy ending of the tale symbolizes the victory of good over evil. Moreover, this victory went to the main characters solely for their positive qualities. There is no traditional decisive battle or picture of punishment of villains in the tale. The queen dies herself of "melancholy". The wedding of the princess and Elisha is a triumph of happiness and justice.

The king said goodbye to the queen,
I got my outfit on the road,
And the queen at the window
She sat down to wait for him alone.
Waiting, waiting from morning to night,
Looks in the field, inda eyes
Got sick, looking
From white dawn to night.

Not to see a dear friend!
He only sees: a blizzard is winding,
Snow falls on the fields
All the white earth.
Nine months pass
She does not take her eyes off the field.
Here on Christmas Eve, on the very night
God gives the queen a daughter.
Welcome guest early in the morning
Long awaited day and night
From afar at last
The king-father returned.
She looked at him,
I sighed heavily
Admiration did not carry
And she died by mass.

For a long time the king was inconsolable,
But what should be done? and he was sinful;
The year has passed like an empty dream
The king married another.
Tell the truth, young lady
There really was a queen:
Tall, slim, white,
And she took it with her mind and with everyone;
But then she is proud, lolly,
Willful and jealous.
She was given as a dowry
There was one mirror;
The mirror property had:
It speaks skillfully.
She was alone with him
Good-natured, cheerful,
I joked with him
And, showing off, she said:
“My light, mirror! tell,
Yes, report the whole truth:
I am the loveliest in the world,
All blush and whiter? "
And her mirror answered:
“You, of course, no doubt;
You, queen, are sweeter than everyone
All blush and whiter ”.
And the queen is laughing,
And shrug your shoulders
And wink your eyes
And click with your fingers
And twirl around,
Looking proudly in the mirror.

But the princess is young
Silently blossoming
Meanwhile it grew, grew,
Rose - and blossomed,
White-faced, black-browed,
To the temper of such a meek one.
And the groom found her,
Prince Elisha.
The matchmaker arrived, the king gave his word,
And the dowry is ready:
Seven trading cities
Yes, one hundred and forty towers.

Going to a bachelorette party,
Here is the queen dressing up
Before your mirror,
I spoke to him:
All blush and whiter? "
What is the answer in the mirror?
“You are beautiful, no doubt;
But the princess is the nicest of all,
All blush and whiter ”.
How the queen will jump away
Yes, how he will swing a handle,
Yes, it will slap on the mirror,
With a heel, how will he stomp! ..
“Oh, you disgusting glass!
You're lying to spite me.
How can she compete with me?
I’ll calm the foolishness in her.
See how grown up!
And it's no wonder that she is white:
The belly mother was sitting
Yes, she just looked at the snow!
But tell me: how can she
To be dearer to me in everything?
Admit it: I am the most beautiful of all.
Go around our whole kingdom,
At least the whole world; I'm not even.
Is not it?" Mirror in response:
“And the princess is all the nicer,
Everything is blush and whiter ”.
Nothing to do. She,
Full of black envy
Throwing a mirror under the bench
Chernavka called to her
And punishes her
To his hay girl,
The princess's message to the wilderness of the forest
And, having bound her, alive
Leave there under a pine tree
To be devoured by the wolves.

Will the devil cope with an angry woman?
There is nothing to argue. With the princess
Here Chernavka went to the forest
And brought me into such a distance,
What the princess guessed
And scared to death
And she prayed: “My life!
What, tell me, am I to blame?
Don't ruin me, girl!
And how will I be the queen,
I will grant you. "
The one, loving her in her soul,
Did not kill, did not tie,
She let go and said:
"Do not twist, God be with you."
And she herself came home.
"What? the queen said to her. -
Where is the beautiful maiden? " -
“There, in the forest, there is one, -
She answers her.
Her elbows are tightly bound;
Will fall into the claws of the beast
She will endure less,
It will be easier to die. ”

And the rumor began to ring:
The royal daughter is gone!
The poor king is grieving for her.
Prince Elisha,
Praying earnestly to God,
Goes on the road
For a beautiful soul
For a young bride.

But the bride is young
Wandering in the forest until dawn,
Meanwhile everything went on and on
And I came across a tower.
A dog barking towards her,
He came running and fell silent, playing.
She entered the gate,
There is silence in the courtyard.
The dog runs after her, caressing
And the princess, stealing up,
Climbed up the porch
And took hold of the ring;
The door opened quietly
And the princess found herself
In the bright room; around
Carpet-covered benches
The table is oak under the saints,
Stove with tiled stove bench.
The girl sees what is here
Good people live;
Know, she will not be offended! -
Meanwhile, no one is visible.
The princess walked around the house,
I cleaned everything up,
She lit a candle to God
Flooded the stove hot
Climbed on the floor
And quietly lay down.

Dinner hour was approaching
A stomp across the yard rang out:
Seven heroes enter,
Seven ruddy barbel.
The elder said: “What a miracle!
Everything is so clean and beautiful.
Someone was cleaning up
Yes, the owners were waiting.
Who is it? Come out and show yourself
Make friends with us honestly.
If you are an old man
You will be our uncle forever.
If you are a ruddy guy
Brother, you will be named to us.
Kohl old woman, be our mother,
So we will dignify.
If a red girl
Be a dear sister to us ”.
And the princess came down to them,
I gave honor to the owners,
She bowed deeply to the belt;
Blushing, she apologized
Why did I come to visit them,
Although she was not invited.
Instantly they recognized by speech,
That the princess was accepted;
They sat down in a corner
They brought a pie;
They poured a glass full,
Served on a tray.
From green wine
She denied;
I just broke the pie
Yes, I bit a piece
And from the road to rest
I asked for a bed.
They took the girl away
Up into the bright room,
And left alone
Going to sleep.
Day after day goes by, flickering
And the young princess
Everything is in the forest; she is not bored
Seven heroes.
Before the morning dawn
Brothers in a friendly crowd
They go for a walk
Shoot gray ducks
To amuse your right hand,
Sorochin hurry in the field,
Or head off broad shoulders
Cut off the Tatar,
Or erase from the forest
Pyatigorsk Circassian.
And she is a mistress
In the chamber, meanwhile, alone
Pick up and cook.
She will not contradict them,
They do not contradict her.
So days go by.

Brothers sweet girl
Loved. To her room
Once, as soon as dawn broke,
All seven of them entered.
The elder said to her: “Maid,
You know: you are all our sister,
We are all seven, you
We all love, for ourselves
We would all take you for the sake of
Yes it is impossible, so, for God's sake,
Reconcile us somehow:
Be one wife
Another affectionate sister.
Why shake your head?
Al refuse us?
Al the goods are not for merchants? "

“Oh, you good fellows are honest,
Brothers, you are my family, -
The princess says to them, -
If I lie, let God command
I can't get off alive.
What do i do? I'm a bride.
You are all equal to me
All are daring, all are smart,
I love you all heartily;
But to another I forever
Given. All the sweeter to me
Prince Elisha ”.

The brothers stood silently
Yes, they scratched my head.
“Demand is not a sin. Forgive us, -
The elder said with a bow. -
If so, I will not stutter
About that ”. - “I'm not angry, -
She said quietly, -
And my refusal is not my fault. "
The grooms bowed to her,
We left on the sly,
And everything agrees again
They began to live and get on well.

Meanwhile, the wicked queen,
Remembering the princess,
I couldn't forgive her
And on the mirror your
For a long time she sulked and was angry:
Finally missed him
And she followed him, and, sitting down
Before him, I forgot my anger,
She began to show off again
And with a smile she said:
“Hello, mirror! tell,
Yes, report the whole truth:
I am the loveliest in the world,
All blush and whiter? "
And her mirror answered:
“You are beautiful, no doubt;
But he lives without any glory
Among the green oak forests,
The seven heroes
The one that is dearer to you ”.
And the queen swooped down
On Chernavka: “How dare you
Deceive me? and what! .. "
She confessed everything:
Anyway. The queen is evil
Threatening her with a slingshot
I decided not to live,
Or ruin the princess.

Since the princess is young,
Waiting for lovely brothers
Spun, sitting under the window.
Suddenly angry under the porch
The dog barked, and the girl
Sees: beggar mau
Walks around the yard with a stick
Driving away the dog. “Wait.
Grandma, wait a little, -
She shouts at her through the window, -
I will threaten the dog myself
And I’ll take something for you. ”
The maiden answers her:
“Oh, you little girl!
The damned dog prevailed
I almost ate it to death.
Look how he is busy!
Come out to me. " - The princess wants
Go out to her and took bread,
But I just got off the porch,
A dog under her feet - and barks
And he will not let the old woman;
As soon as the old woman goes to her,
He, the forest beast is angry,
To the old woman. What a miracle?
“Apparently, he slept poorly, -
The princess speaks to her. -
Well, catch it! " - and the bread flies.
The old woman caught the bread;
“Thank you,” she said, “
God bless you;
Here's something for you, catch! "
And to the princess a liquid,
Young, golden,
The apple is flying straight ...
The dog will jump, screech ...
But the princess is in both hands
Grab - caught. “For the sake of boredom
Eat an apple, my light.
Thanks for lunch ... "-
The old lady said
She bowed and disappeared ...
And with the princess on the porch
The dog runs into her face
Looks pitifully, howls menacingly,
Like a dog's heart aches
As if he wants to tell her:
Give it up! - She caress him,
Trembling with a gentle hand:
“What, Sokolko, what's wrong with you?
Lie down! " - I entered the room,
The door quietly locked
I sat down under the window behind the yarn
Wait for the owners, and looked
Everything for an apple. It
Full of ripe juice
So fresh and so fragrant
So rosy golden
As if honey was poured!
The seeds are visible through and through ...
She wanted to wait
Before lunch; could not stand
I took the apple in my hands,
I brought it to the scarlet lips,
Bit by bit
And she swallowed a piece ...
Suddenly she, my soul,
I staggered without breathing
She lowered her hands,
I dropped the rosy fruit,
Eyes rolled
And she is under the image
I fell head on the bench
And she became quiet, motionless ...

Brothers at that time home
Came back in a crowd
With a brave robbery.
To meet them, howling menacingly,
The dog runs to the yard
The way shows them. “Not for good! -
The brothers said - sorrow
We will not pass ”. Galloped up,
They enter, gasped. Running in,
The dog is headlong into the apple
I rushed with barking, got angry
Swallowed it, fell down
And died. Drunk
It was poison, know it.
Before the dead princess
Brothers in spiritual sorrow
Everybody bowed their heads
And with the prayer of the saint
They lifted from the bench, dressed,
They wanted to bury her
And they changed their mind. She,
As under the wing of a dream,
I lay so quiet, fresh,
That she just didn’t breathe.
Waited three days, but she
She did not rise from sleep.
Having created a sad rite,
Here they are in a crystal coffin
The corpse of the young princess
They put it - and the crowd
Carried up an empty mountain
And at midnight
Her coffin to six pillars
On cast iron chains there
Carefully screwed on
And fenced off with a lattice;
And, before the dead sister
Having made a bow to the earth,
The elder said: “Sleep in the coffin;
Suddenly it went out, a victim of malice,
On earth is your beauty;
Heaven will receive your spirit.
We loved you
And we keep it for the dear -
Nobody got it
Only one coffin ”.

On the same day, the wicked queen
Waiting for good news
Secretly took a mirror
And she asked her question:
“I am, tell me, all the sweeter,
All blush and whiter? "
And I heard in response:
“You, queen, no doubt,
You are the sweetest in the world
All blush and whiter ”.

For his bride
Prince Elisha
Meanwhile, it gallops around the world.
No, no! He cries bitterly
And whoever he asks
All his question is tricky;
Who laughs in his eyes
Who would rather turn away;
To the red sun at last
The fellow addressed:
“Light is our sun! You walk
All year round in the sky, you bring
Winter with warm spring
You can see all of us under you.
Al will you deny me the answer?
Didn't you see where in the world
Are you a young princess?
I am her fiancé. - “You are my light, -
The sun answered red, -
I have not seen the princess.
Know, she is no longer alive.
Is it a month, my neighbor,
I met her somewhere
Or the trail noticed her. "

Dark Night Elisha
I waited in my anguish.
Only a month has appeared
He chased after him with entreaty.
“Month, month, my friend,
Gilded Horn!
You get up in the deep darkness
Chubby, light-eyed,
And, loving your custom,
The stars are watching you.
Al will you deny me the answer?
Have you seen where in the world
Are you a young princess?
I am her fiancé. - “My brother, -
The clear month answers, -
I have not seen the red maiden.
I stand on guard
Only in my turn.
Without me, the princess, it is evident,
I ran ”. - "How insulting!" -
The prince answered.
The clear month continued:
"Wait a minute; about her, maybe
The wind knows. He will help.
Go to him now,
Do not be sad, goodbye. "

Elisha, not discouraged,
He rushed to the wind, calling out:
“Wind, wind! You are powerful
You chase flocks of clouds
You stir the blue sea
Everywhere you blow in the open
You are not afraid of anyone
Except for one god.
Al will you deny me the answer?
Have you seen where in the world
Are you a young princess?
I am her fiancé. " - “Wait, -
The stormy wind answers, -
There, beyond the quiet river
There is a high mountain
There is a deep hole in it;
In that hole, in the sad darkness,
The coffin is swinging crystal
On chains between the pillars.
See no trace of anyone
Around that empty space;
Your bride is in that coffin. ”

The wind ran far away.
The prince burst into tears
And went to an empty place
For a beautiful bride
See it one more time.
Here it comes, and rose
Before him is a steep mountain;
Around her, the country is empty;
There is a dark entrance under the mountain.
He goes there sooner.
Before him, in the sad darkness,
The crystal coffin is swinging
And in a crystal coffin that
The princess sleeps in eternal sleep.
And oh dear bride's coffin
He hit with all his might.
The coffin was smashed. Virgo suddenly
Has come to life. Looks around
With amazed eyes;
And swinging over the chains
Sighing, she said:
"How long have I slept!"
And she rises from the coffin ...
Ah! .. and both burst into tears.
He takes it in his hands
And into the light from the darkness it brings
And, talking pleasantly,
They start their journey back
And the rumor is already trumpeting:
The Tsar's daughter is alive!

At home idle at that time
Wicked stepmother sat
Before your mirror
And talked to him
Saying: “I am the loveliest of all,
All blush and whiter? "
And I heard in response:
“You are beautiful, there is no word,
But the princess is all the nicer
Everything is blush and whiter ”.
Evil stepmother, jumping up,
Breaking a mirror on the floor,
I ran straight through the door
And she met the princess.
Then her longing took
And the queen died.
Only she was buried
The wedding was immediately arranged,
And with his bride
Elisha got married;
And no one since the beginning of the world
I have not seen such a feast;
I was there, honey, drinking beer,
Yes, he just wet his mustache.

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