. Cossack fairy tales and folk-tales. Selected . pecked it all there was one single little grain of milletwhich rolled right beneath the feet of the Czar-ivna, and that he did not see. When he haddone pecking he got upon the window-sill,opened his wings, and flew right away. But the one remaining grain of millet-seedturned into a most beauteous youth, a youth sobeauteous that when the Czarivna beheld himshe fell in love with him on the spot, and beggedthe Czar and Czaritsa right piteously to let herhave him as her husband. With no other shall I ever be happy, saidshe, my happiness is in
. Cossack fairy tales and folk-tales. Selected . pecked it all there was one single little grain of milletwhich rolled right beneath the feet of the Czar-ivna, and that he did not see. When he haddone pecking he got upon the window-sill,opened his wings, and flew right away. But the one remaining grain of millet-seedturned into a most beauteous youth, a youth sobeauteous that when the Czarivna beheld himshe fell in love with him on the spot, and beggedthe Czar and Czaritsa right piteously to let herhave him as her husband. With no other shall I ever be happy, saidshe, my happiness is in him alone! J^or a iong time the Czar wrinkled his brows 22 COSSACK FAIRY TALES. at the thought of giving his daughter to asimple youth; but at last he gave them his bless-ing, and they crowned them with bridal wreaths,and all the world was bidden to the weddingfeast. And I too was there, and drank beerand mead, and what my mouth could not holdran down over my beard, and my heart rejoicedwithin me. COSSACK FAIRY TALES. 23 THE STORY OF THE NCE upon a time theredwelt two brethren in onevillage, and one brotherwas very, very rich, andthe other brother was very,very poor. The rich manhad wealth of all sorts, butall that the poor man had was a heap ofchildren. One day, at harvest-time, the poor man lefthis wife, and went to reap and thresh out hislittle plot of wheat, when the Wind came andswept all his com away, down to the very lastgrain. The poor man was exceeding wraththereat, and said: Come what will, Ill go seek the Wind, andIll tell him with what pains and trouble I hadgot my corn to grow and ripen, and then he, 24 COSSACK FAIRY TALES. forsooth! must needs come and blow it allaway. So the man went home and made ready to go,and as he was making ready, his wife said tohim: Whither away, husband ? I am going to seek the Wind. said he;what dost thou say to that? I should say, do no such thing, replied hiswife. Thou knowest the saying, If thou dostwant to find the Wind, see
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