. Cossack fairy tales and folk-tales. Selected . galloped off with the wolf afterhim. Away and away he galloped, and after himcame the wolf, but try as it would, it could notcatch him up anyhow. At last, toward evening,the man stopped and looked about him, and sawthat he was in a lone forest, and before himstood a hut. He went up to this hut, and sawan old man and an old woman sitting in frontof it, and said to them: AVould you let me rest a little while wdth\ you, good people ? By all means ! said they. There is one thing, however, good people!said he, dont let the Iron Wolf catch mewhile I a
. Cossack fairy tales and folk-tales. Selected . galloped off with the wolf afterhim. Away and away he galloped, and after himcame the wolf, but try as it would, it could notcatch him up anyhow. At last, toward evening,the man stopped and looked about him, and sawthat he was in a lone forest, and before himstood a hut. He went up to this hut, and sawan old man and an old woman sitting in frontof it, and said to them: AVould you let me rest a little while wdth\ you, good people ? By all means ! said they. There is one thing, however, good people!said he, dont let the Iron Wolf catch mewhile I am resting with you. Have no fear of that! replied the oldcouple. We have a dog called Chutko* whocan hear a wolf coming a mile off, and hell besure to let us know. So he laid him down to sleep, and was just * Hearkener. COSSACK FAIRY TALES. 197 dropping off when Chutko began to the old people awoke him, and said: Be off! be off! for the Iron AVolf is coming.\ And they gave him the dog, and a wheatenhearth-cake as provision by the So he went on and on, and the dog followedafter him till it began to grow dark, and thenhe perceived another hut in another forest. Hewent up to that hut and in front of it were sit- 198 COSSACK FAIRY TALES. ting an old man and an old woman. He askedthem for a nights lodging. Only, said he, take care that the IronWolf doesnt catch me! Have no fear of that, said they. We havea dog here called Vazhko,* who can hear a wolfnine miles off. So he laid him down and slept. Just beforedawn Vazhko began to bark. Immediatelythey awoke him. Run! cried they, the Iron Wolf iscoming! And they gave him the dog, and a barleyhearth-cake as provision by the way. So hetook the hearth-cake, sat him on his horse, andoff he went, and his two dogs followed after him. He went on and on. On and on he went tillevening, w^hen again he stopped and lookedabout him, and he s.^w that he was in anotherforest, and another little hut stood before went into the hut
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