. Cossack fairy tales and folk-tales. Selected . the shirts washedagainst I come back from church. And if thouhast not all these things done, thou shalt saygood-by to dear life. So the old woman and her dausrhter went tochurch, and the smart little stepdaughter madethe fire burn up, and got the dinner ready, andthen went to the willow tree, and said: Willow tree, willow tree, come out of thybark! Lady Anna, come when I callthee! Then the willow tree did its duty, and shookall its leaves, and a noble lady came forthfrom it. Dear little lady, sweet little lady, what arethy commands? said she. Gi
. Cossack fairy tales and folk-tales. Selected . the shirts washedagainst I come back from church. And if thouhast not all these things done, thou shalt saygood-by to dear life. So the old woman and her dausrhter went tochurch, and the smart little stepdaughter madethe fire burn up, and got the dinner ready, andthen went to the willow tree, and said: Willow tree, willow tree, come out of thybark! Lady Anna, come when I callthee! Then the willow tree did its duty, and shookall its leaves, and a noble lady came forthfrom it. Dear little lady, sweet little lady, what arethy commands? said she. Give me, said she, a grand dress, and letme have a carriage and horses, for I would goto Gods house ! And immediately she was dressed in silk andsatin, with golden slippers on her feet, and thecarriage came wo and she went to church, COSSACK FAIRY TALES, 1^3 When she entered the church there was agreat to-do, and every one said :, * Oh ! oh! oh ! Who is it ? Is it perchancesome princess or some queen ? for the like of itwe have never seen Now the young Czaievick-^^hanced to _be inchurch at that time. AVhen he saw her, hisheart began to beat. He stood there, and couldnot take his eyes off her. And all the greatcaptains and courtiers marveled at and fell in 184 COSSACK FAIRY TALES. love with h ^r straightway. But who she wasthey knew not. When service was over she^got up and drove away. When she got home,she took off all her fine things, and put onall her rags again, and sat in the window-corner and watched the folks coming fromchurch. Then her stepmother came back too. Is the dinner ready? said she. Yes, it is ready. Hast thou sewn the shirts ? Yes, the shirts are sewn too. Then they sat down to meat, and began totell how they had seen such a beautiful younglady at church. The Czarevich, said the old woman, in-stead of saying his prayers, was looking at herall the while, so goodly was she. Then she said to the old mans daughter: As for thee, thou slut! though thou hastsew
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