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Once upon a time there lived a king, he had one son. When the prince was little, his mothers and nannies comforted him:

Bye-bye, Ivan Tsarevich! You will grow up big, you will find yourself a bride: far away, in the thirtieth state, Vasilisa Kirbitevna sits in a tower - the cerebellum flows from bone to bone. When the prince was fifteen years old, he began to ask his father to go look for his bride.

Where will you go? You're still too young!

No, father! When I was little, mothers and nannies comforted me and told me where my bride lived; and now I’ll go look for her.

His father blessed him and let it be known throughout all the states that his son Ivan Tsarevich had gone for his bride. So a prince comes to one city, let his horse be removed, and he himself goes for a walk through the streets. He walks and sees a man being punished with a whip in the square.

Why, he asks, are you beating him with a whip?

And because, they say, he owed one eminent merchant ten thousand and did not pay on time; and whoever redeems him, Koschey the Immortal will take away his wife.

So the prince thought and thought and walked away. He walked around the city, came out again to the square, and everyone was beating that man; Ivan Tsarevich felt sorry, and he decided to buy him out. “I don’t have a wife,” he thinks; There’s no one to take away from me.”

Paid ten thousand and went home; suddenly the very man whom he ransomed runs after him and shouts to him:

Thank you, Ivan Tsarevich! If you had not bought me, you would never have gotten your bride. And now I will help; Buy me a horse and saddle quickly!

The prince bought him both a horse and a saddle and asked:

And what is your name?

My name is Bulat-well done. They mounted their horses and rode off on their journey; As soon as we arrived in the thirtieth state, Bulat the good fellow says:

Well, Ivan Tsarevich, order to buy and fry chickens, ducks, geese - so that there will be enough of everything! And I'll go get your bride. Look: every time I run to you, you cut off the right wing of any bird and serve it on a plate.

Well done Bulat went straight to the high tower where Vasilisa Kirbitevna was sitting; He threw a light stone and broke the gilded top of the tower.

He runs to Ivan Tsarevich and tells him:

Why are you sleeping? Serve the chicken.

He cut off the right wing and served it on a plate. Dame Bulat took the plate, ran to the tower and shouted:

Hello, Vasilisa Kirbitevna! Ivan Tsarevich ordered me to bow and asked me to give you this chicken.

She got scared, sits and doesn’t say anything; and he himself is responsible for it:

Hello, Bulat-well done! Is Ivan Tsarevich healthy? - Thank God I’m healthy!..

Well done Bulat comes running to Ivan Tsarevich.

Why are you sitting? - speaks. - Serve the duck. He cut off the right wing and served it on a plate. Bulat took the plate and carried it to the tower.

Hello, Vasilisa Kirbitevna! Ivan Tsarevich ordered to bow and sent you this duck. She sits and says nothing; and he himself is responsible for it:

Hello, Bulat-well done! Is the prince healthy?

Thank God, I’m healthy!

Well done Bulat comes running home and again says to Ivan Tsarevich:

Why are you sitting? Serve the goose. He cut off the right wing, put it on a plate and served it to him. Damask steel took it and carried it to the tower:

Hello, Vasilisa Kirbitevna! Ivan Tsarevich ordered you to bow and sent you a goose. Damask steel grabs the girl by the right hand; He took her out of the tower, put her on Tsarevich Ivan’s horse, and they galloped off, good fellows, with the soul of a red maiden at the full speed of a horse. In the morning King Kirbit gets up and wakes up, sees that the top of the tower is broken, and his daughter has been kidnapped, he became very angry and ordered a pursuit to be sent along all the roads.

How long or how long have our knights traveled? - Well done Bulat took the ring from his hand, hid it and said:

Go, Ivan Tsarevich, and I’ll turn back and look for the ring.

Vasilisa Kirbitevna began to beg him:

Don't leave us, well done Bulat! Do you want me to give you my ring?

He answers:

There’s no way, Vasilisa Kirbitevna! My ring has no price - my mother gave it to me; as she gave it, she said: wear it, don’t lose it, don’t forget your mother!

Bulat the good fellow galloped back and met a chase on the road; he immediately killed everyone, left only one person so that there would be someone to tell the king, and he himself hastened to catch up with Ivan Tsarevich. How long or how little did they travel? Bulat the fellow hid his handkerchief and said:

Ah, Ivan Tsarevich, I lost my handkerchief; go on your way, I'll catch up with you again soon.

He turned back, drove off several miles and met a pursuit twice as large; killed everyone and returned to Ivan Tsarevich.

He asks:

Did you find the scarf?

Dark night overtook them; They pitched a tent, Bulat the good fellow went to bed, and put Ivan Tsarevich on guard and said to him:

What a case - wake me up!

He stood and stood, tired, sleep began to creep in, he sat down by the tent and fell asleep.

Wherever Koschey the Immortal came from, he carried away Vasilisa Kirbitevna.

At dawn Ivan Tsarevich woke up; sees that his bride is not there, and he weeps bitterly. Bulat the fellow wakes up and asks him:

What are you crying about?

How can I not cry? Someone took Vasilisa Kirbitevna away.

I told you - stand guard! This is the case of Koshchei the Immortal; Let's go look.

They drove for a long, long time and saw two shepherds tending their flock.

Whose flock is this?

The shepherds answer:

Koshchei the Immortal.

Bulat the Well done and Ivan Tsarevich asked the shepherds: how far does Koschey live, how to get there, when they are returning home with the herd, and where are they locking him up? Then they got off their horses, made an agreement with the shepherds, dressed up in their clothes and drove the herd home; They drove and stood at the gate.

Ivan Tsarevich had a gold ring on his hand - Vasilisa Kirbitievna gave it to him; and Vasilisa Kirbitevna had a goat - she washed herself with milk from that goat both morning and evening. A girl came running with a cup, milked the goat and carried the milk; and Dame Bulat took the ring from the prince and threw it into the cup.

“Eh, darlings,” says the girl, “you have become mischievous!”

He comes to Vasilisa Kirbitevna and complains:

Now the shepherds are making fun of us, they threw a ring into the milk!

She answers:

Leave the milk, I'll strain it myself.

She began to filter, saw her ring and ordered shepherds to be sent to her.

The shepherds have arrived.

Hello, Vasilisa Kirbitevna! - says Bulat, well done.

Hello, Bulat-well done! Hello, prince! How did God bring you here?

They have come for you, Vasilisa Kirbitevna; Koschey will not hide from us anywhere: even at the bottom of the sea, we will find that!

She sat them down at the table, fed them all sorts of dishes and gave them sweet drinks.

Well done Bulat tells her:

When Koschey arrives from hunting, ask Vasilisa Kirbitevna where his death is. Now it’s not a bad idea for us to hide.

As soon as the guests managed to hide, Koschey the Immortal arrives from the hunt.

Fu-fu! - speaks. - Previously, the Russian spirit was unheard of, not seen by sight, but now the Russian spirit appears with one’s own eyes, rushes into the mouth. Vasilisa Kirbitevna answers him:

You yourself have flown around Rus', picked up the Russian spirit, so you can see it here too!

Koschey had lunch and lay down to rest; Vasilisa Kirbitevna came to him and began to ask:

I had a hard time waiting for you; I really didn’t expect to see you alive - I thought that fierce animals had eaten you!

Koschey laughed:

Oh you! The hair is long, but the mind is short; Can fierce beasts eat me?

Where is your death?

My death is naked, lying under the threshold. Koschey flew away, Vasilisa Kirbitevna ran to Ivan Tsarevich. Dame Bulat asks her:

Well, where is Koshcheev’s death?

It’s lying in a golik under the threshold.

No! We need to ask him better. Vasilisa Kirbitevna immediately came up with an idea: she took the golik, gilded it, decorated it with various ribbons and put it on the table.

Koschey the Immortal arrived, saw a gilded little piece on the table and asked why it was.

“How is it possible,” answered Vasilisa Kirbitevna, “for your death to lie under the threshold; it better be on the table!

Ha ha ha! The hair is long, but the mind is short; is this where my death is?

Where?

My death is hidden in the goat.

Vasilisa Kirbityevna, as soon as Koschey left for the hunt, took and dressed the goat with ribbons and bells, and gilded its horns.

Koschey saw it and laughed again:

The hair is long, but the mind is short; my death is far away: there is an island on the sea on the ocean, on that island there is an oak tree, under the oak tree there is a chest buried, in the chest there is a hare, in the hare there is a duck, in the duck there is an egg, and in the egg is my death!

He said and flew away. Vasilisa Kirbityevna recounted all this to Bulat the young man and Ivan Tsarevich; They took supplies with them and went to look for Koshcheev’s death.

Whether they walked long or short, they ate up all the supplies and began to starve. They come across a dog with puppies.

“I’ll kill her,” says Bulat the good guy, “we have nothing else to eat.”

Don’t hit me, the dog asks, don’t make my children orphans; I will be useful to you myself!

I will kill the eagle.

The eagle answers:

Don't beat me, don't make my children orphans; I will be useful to you myself!

So be it, live in good health!

They approach the wide ocean-sea; a crayfish is crawling on the shore. Well done Bulat says:

I'll kill him. And cancer:

Don't hit me, good fellow! I don’t have much self-interest, even if you eat it, you won’t be full. The time will come - I myself will be useful to you!

Well, crawl with God! - said Bulat-well done. He looked at the sea, saw a fisherman in a boat and shouted:

Moor to the shore!

The fisherman brought the boat. Ivan Tsarevich and Bulat the good fellow sat down and drove to the island; We got to the island and went to the oak tree.

Damask steel grabbed the oak tree with his mighty hands and tore it out by the roots; He took out a chest from under the oak tree, opened it - a hare jumped out of the chest and ran as fast as he could.

“Ah,” said Ivan Tsarevich, “if only there was a dog at this time, it would have caught the hare!”

Lo and behold, the dog is already dragging the hare. Dame Dame took it and tore it apart - a duck flew out of the hare and rose high into the sky.

“Oh, you,” said Ivan Tsarevich, “if only there were an eagle at this time, he would have caught a duck!”

And the eagle is already carrying a duck. Damask steel tore the duck - an egg rolled out of the duck and fell into the sea.

“Ah,” said the prince, “if only cancer could pull him out!”

And the cancer is already crawling, dragging the egg. They took the egg, came to Koshchei the Immortal, hit him in the forehead with that egg - he immediately stretched out and died.

Ivan Tsarevich took Vasilisa Kirbitevna and went on the road.

They drove and drove, and the dark night overtook them; They pitched the tent, Vasilisa Kirbitevna went to bed. Well done Bulat says:

You too, lie down, Tsarevich, and I will stand guard. In the dead of midnight, twelve doves flew in, struck wing to wing, and became twelve maidens:

Well, well done Bulat and Ivan Tsarevich, you killed our brother Koshchei the Immortal, took away our daughter-in-law Vasilisa Kirbityevna, it will not be good for you either: when Ivan Tsarevich comes home, he orders him to take out his beloved dog; it will escape from the huntsman and tear the prince into small pieces. And whoever hears this and tells him, he will be stone up to his knees!

In the morning, Bulat the good fellow woke up the prince and Vasilisa Kirbitevna, got ready and set off on their way. The second night overtook them; pitched a tent in an open field. Well done Bulat says again:

Go to bed, Ivan Tsarevich, and I will keep watch.

In the dead of midnight, twelve doves flew in, struck wing to wing, and there were twelve girls:

Well, well done Bulat and Ivan Tsarevich, you killed our brother Koshchei the Immortal, took away our daughter-in-law Vasilisa Kirbityevna, it will not be good for you either: when Ivan Tsarevich arrives home, he orders him to bring out his favorite horse, which he has been used to riding since childhood; the horse will break away from the groom and kill the prince to death. And whoever hears this and tells him, he will be stone up to his waist!

Morning came, let's go again. The third night overtook them; They pitched a tent and stopped to spend the night in an open field. Well done Bulat says:

Go to bed, Ivan Tsarevich, and I will keep watch.

Again, in the dead of midnight, twelve doves flew in, struck wing to wing, and there were twelve girls:

Well, well done Bulat and Ivan Tsarevich, you killed our brother Koshchei the Immortal, took away our daughter-in-law Vasilisa Kirbityevna, and you won’t get any good either: when Ivan Tsarevich comes home, he orders him to bring out his favorite cow, from which he fed milk from childhood; she will break free from the cattleman and raise the prince on his horns. And whoever sees and hears us and tell him, he will be all stone!

They said, turned into doves and flew away. In the morning, Tsarevich Ivan woke up with Vasilisa Kirbitevna and set off on the road.

The prince came home, married Vasilisa Kirbityevna, and a day or two later he said to her:

Do you want me to show you my favorite dog? When I was little, I always had fun with her.

Dame Dame took his saber, sharpened it very sharply and stood at the porch.

Here they are leading the dog; She broke free from the huntsman, ran straight to the porch, and Bulat the good guy swung his saber and cut her in half.

Ivan Tsarevich was angry with him, but for his old service he remained silent - he did not say anything.

The next day he ordered his favorite horse to be brought out; the horse broke the lasso, broke away from the groom and galloped straight towards the prince. Dame Dame cut off the horse's head.

Ivan Tsarevich became even more angry, but Vasilisa Kirbitevna said:

If it weren’t for him,” he says, “you would never have gotten me!”

On the third day, Ivan Tsarevich ordered his beloved cow to be brought out; She escaped from the cattleman and runs straight towards the prince. Dame Dame cut off her head too.

Here Ivan Tsarevich became so embittered that he did not listen to anyone; ordered to call the executioner and immediately execute Bulat the young man.

Ah, Ivan Tsarevich! If you want to execute me as an executioner, it would be better if I die myself. Let me just say three things...

Well done Bulat told about the first night, how twelve doves flew into an open field and what they told him - and immediately turned to stone up to his knees; told about another night - and was petrified to the waist. Here Ivan Tsarevich began to beg him not to finish speaking. Well done Bulat answers:

Now it’s all the same - half petrified, it’s not worth living like that!

He told about the third night and turned completely into stone.

Ivan Tsarevich put him in a special ward and every day he began to go there with Vasilisa Kirbitevna and cry bitterly.

Many years have passed; Once Tsarevich Ivan was crying over the stone Bulat-well done and heard a voice coming from the stone:

Why are you crying? It’s already hard for me!

How can I not cry? After all, I ruined you. And then the burning tear of Ivan Tsarevich fell on the stony Bulat the fellow. He came to life. Ivan Tsarevich and Vasilisa Kirbitevna were delighted and, in joy, threw a feast for the whole world.

About the fairy tale

Russian folk tale "Bulat - well done"

If you ask a question about what all children, without exception, really like, the clear answer will be Russian folk tales. Why? These works are cheerful and kind, thanks to them kids with early age learn how to distinguish good from evil. Fairy tales help instill positive traits and are instructive. the main task positive heroes of Russian folk tales - to resist the forces of evil.

Your child will definitely love the fairy tale called “Bulat-Well done.”

Summary

The fairy tale “Well done Bulat” teaches the reader that you need to help others and do more good. Only in this case will you receive a good response.

One day the king’s son decided to start looking for a bride. He had a long way to go.

In one city, he saw a man being flogged with a whip for a whole day, and felt sorry for him. He decided to pay off his debt. The name of that savior was Bulat-well done. Subsequently, Bulat decided to help Tsarevich Ivan rescue his betrothed. She was imprisoned in a very high tower, and her name was Vasilisa Kirbitevna.

Bulat treated Vasilisa to poultry: chicken, duck, goose, and all with wings. Then he managed to grab her and bring her to the prince. When the young men set out on the way back, a new test awaited them. Vasilisa was kidnapped by Koschey.

Among the people, “Koschei” means skinny or skinny. It is likely that the name of this main character in fairy tales for children comes from the word “bone.” In folklore, he plays the role of an evil sorcerer whose death is found in several nested animals or objects.

Helping a friend again main character fairy tales, Bulat. He approaches Vasilisa and orders her to find out where Koshchei’s death is located. She found out everything. It turned out that the villain's demise was in the egg. Thanks to this, Bulat managed to defeat her kidnapper.

The sisters of Koshchei the Immortal tried to interfere with the happiness of the young, but Bulat turned into a stone statue and prevented them.

The main characters and their role

What is the role of the main characters in this fairy tale? Here we see that Bulat helps Tsarevich Ivan, who previously saved him from being tortured with a whip. In turn, the hero followed his savior, helped him out, and saved his bride Vasilisa. He also confronted the drovers, uprooted an oak tree, and under this oak tree a chest containing Koshchei’s death was buried. Bulat did not know sleep on guard and learned about the danger that hung over his friend and his betrothed. In the end, Ivan Tsarevich and Vasilisa were saved from the witchcraft revenge that was being prepared by Koshchei’s twelve sisters. Bulat gave his life to save them.

If you read this fairy tale on our website or in a book, you will see that here the main characters were twice offered an alternative between good and indifference, as well as evil. The content of this story tells that Bulat’s debt was covered by the Tsarevich, although it was prophesied that his wife would be carried away by Koschey.

At the end, you can see how Ivan and his bride were saved from animals subject to witchcraft spells: a horse, a dog and a cow. At the same time, Bulat must turn to stone if he tells anyone the truth.

The Russian folk tale Bulat the Well done ends positively, like other folklore works. Everyone remained safe and sound.

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Once upon a time there lived a king, he had one son. When the prince was little, his mothers and nannies comforted him:

Bye-bye, Ivan Tsarevich! You will grow up big, you will find yourself a bride: far away, in the thirtieth state, Vasilisa Kirbitevna sits in a tower - the cerebellum flows from bone to bone.

When the prince was fifteen years old, he began to ask his father to go look for his bride.

Where will you go? You're still too young!

No, father! When I was little, mothers and nannies comforted me and told me where my bride lived; and now I’ll go look for her.

His father blessed him and let it be known throughout all the states that his son Ivan Tsarevich had gone for his bride.

So a prince comes to one city, let his horse be removed, and he himself goes for a walk through the streets.

He walks and sees a man being punished with a whip in the square.

Why, he asks, are you beating him with a whip?

And because, they say, he owed one eminent merchant ten thousand and did not pay on time; and whoever redeems him, Koschey the Immortal will take away his wife.

“I don’t have a wife,” he thinks; There’s no one to take away from me.”

Paid ten thousand and went home; suddenly the very man whom he ransomed runs after him and shouts to him:

Thank you, Ivan Tsarevich! If you had not bought me, you would never have gotten your bride. And now I will help; Buy me a horse and saddle quickly!

The prince bought him both a horse and a saddle and asked:

And what is your name?

My name is Bulat-well done.

They mounted their horses and rode off on their journey; As soon as we arrived in the thirtieth state, Bulat the good fellow says:

Well done Bulat went straight to the high tower where Vasilisa Kirbitevna was sitting; He threw a light stone and broke the gilded top of the tower.

He runs to Ivan Tsarevich and tells him:

Why are you sleeping? Serve the chicken.

He cut off the right wing and served it on a plate. Dame Bulat took the plate, ran to the tower and shouted:

Hello, Vasilisa Kirbitevna! Ivan Tsarevich ordered me to bow and asked me to give you this chicken.

She got scared, sits and doesn’t say anything; and he himself is responsible for it:

Hello, Bulat-well done! Is Ivan Tsarevich healthy? - Thank God, I’m healthy! - Why are you standing there, Bulat-well done? Take the key, unlock the cupboard, drink a glass of vodka and go with God.

Well done Bulat comes running to Ivan Tsarevich.

Why are you sitting? - speaks. - Serve the duck.

He cut off the right wing and served it on a plate. Bulat took the plate and carried it to the tower:

Hello, Vasilisa Kirbitevna! Ivan Tsarevich ordered me to bow and asked me to give you this duck.

She sits and says nothing; and he himself is responsible for it:

Hello, Bulat-well done! Is the prince healthy? - Thank God, I’m healthy! - Why are you standing there, Bulat-well done? Take the key, unlock the cupboard, drink a glass and go with God.

Well done Bulat comes running home and again speaks to Ivan Tsarevich.

Why are you sitting? Serve the goose.

He cut off the right wing, put it on a plate and served it to him. Bulat took it and carried it to the tower:

Hello, Vasilisa Kirbitevna! Ivan Tsarevich ordered you to bow and sent you a goose.

Vasilisa Kirbitevna immediately takes the key, unlocks the cupboard and hands him a glass of vodka. The well done Bulat does not take the glass, but grabs the girl by the right hand; He took her out of the tower, put her on Tsarevich Ivan’s horse, and they galloped off, good fellows, with the soul of a red maiden at the full speed of a horse. In the morning King Kirbit gets up and wakes up, sees that the top of the tower is broken, and his daughter has been kidnapped, he became very angry and ordered a pursuit to be sent along all the paths and roads.

How long or how long have our knights traveled? - Well done Bulat took the ring from his hand, hid it and said:

Go, Ivan Tsarevich, and I’ll turn back and look for the ring.

Vasilisa Kirbitevna began to beg him:

Don't leave us, well done Bulat! Do you want me to give you my ring?

He answers:

There’s no way, Vasilisa Kirbitevna! My ring has no price - my dear mother gave it to me; as she gave it, she said: wear it, don’t lose it, don’t forget your mother!

Ah, Ivan Tsarevich, I lost my handkerchief; go on your way, I'll catch up with you again soon.

He turned back, drove off several miles and met a pursuit twice as large; killed everyone and returned to Ivan Tsarevich.

He asks:

Did you find the scarf?

Dark night overtook them; They pitched a tent, Bulat the good fellow went to bed, and put Ivan Tsarevich on guard and said to him:

What a case - wake me up!

He stood and stood, tired, sleep began to creep in, he sat down by the tent and fell asleep.

Wherever Koschey the Immortal came from, he carried away Vasilisa Kirbitevna.

At dawn Ivan Tsarevich woke up; sees that his bride is not there, and he weeps bitterly. Bulat the fellow wakes up and asks him:

What are you crying about?

How can I not cry? Someone took Vasilisa Kirbitevna away.

I told you - stand guard! This is the case of Koshchei the Immortal; Let's go look.

They drove for a long, long time and saw two shepherds tending their flock.

Whose flock is this?

The shepherds answer:

Koshchei the Immortal.

“Eh, darlings,” says the girl, “you have become mischievous!”

He comes to Vasilisa Kirbitevna and complains:

The shepherds are mocking us, they threw a ring into the milk!

She answers:

Leave the milk, I'll strain it myself.

She began to filter, saw her ring and ordered shepherds to be sent to her.

The shepherds have arrived.

Hello, Vasilisa Kirbitevna! - says Bulat, well done.

Hello, Bulat-well done! Hello, prince! How did God bring you here?

They have come for you, Vasilisa Kirbitevna; Koschey will not hide from us anywhere: even at the bottom of the sea, we will find that!

She sat them down at the table, fed them all sorts of dishes and gave them wine to drink. Well done Bulat tells her:

When Koschey comes from hunting, ask Vasilisa Kirbitevna where his death is. Now it’s not a bad idea for us to hide.

As soon as the guests managed to hide, Koschey the Immortal arrives from the hunt.

Fu-fu! - speaks. - Previously, the Russian spirit was unheard of, not seen by sight, but now the Russian spirit appears with one’s own eyes, rushes into the mouth.

Vasilisa Kirbitevna answers him:

You yourself have flown around Rus', picked up the Russian spirit, so you can see it here too!

Koschey had lunch and lay down to rest; Vasilisa Kirbitevna came to him and began to ask:

I had a hard time waiting for you; I really didn’t expect to see you alive - I thought that fierce animals had eaten you!

Koschey laughed:

Oh you! The hair is long, but the mind is short; Can fierce beasts eat me?

Where is your death?

My death is naked, lying under the threshold.

Koschey flew away, Vasilisa Kirbitevna ran to Ivan Tsarevich. Dame Bulat asks her:

Well, where is Koshcheev’s death?

It’s lying in a golik under the threshold.

No! We need to ask him better.

Vasilisa Kirbitevna immediately came up with an idea: she took the golik, gilded it, decorated it with various ribbons and put it on the table. Koschey the Immortal arrived, saw a gilded little piece on the table and asked why it was.

“How is it possible,” answered Vasilisa Kirbitevna, “for your death to lie under the threshold; it better be on the table!

Ha ha ha! The hair is long, but the mind is short; is this where my death is?

Where?

My death is hidden in the goat.

Vasilisa Kirbityevna, as soon as Koschey left for the hunt, took and dressed the goat with ribbons and bells, and gilded its horns.

Koschey saw it and laughed again:

He said and flew away. Vasilisa Kirbityevna recounted all this to Bulat the young man and Ivan Tsarevich; They took supplies with them and went to look for Koshcheev’s death.

Whether they walked long or short, they ate up all the supplies and began to starve. They come across a dog with puppies.

“I’ll kill her,” says Bulat the good guy, “we have nothing else to eat.”

Don’t hit me, the dog asks, don’t make my children orphans; I will be useful to you myself!

I will kill the eagle.

The eagle answers:

Don't beat me, don't make my children orphans; I will be useful to you myself!

So be it, live in good health!

They approach the wide ocean-sea; a crayfish is crawling on the shore. Well done Bulat says:

I'll kill him!

Don't hit me, good fellow! I don’t have much self-interest, even if you eat it, you won’t be full. The time will come - I myself will be useful to you!

Well, crawl with God! - said Bulat-well done.

He looked at the sea, saw a fisherman in a boat and shouted:

Moor to the shore!

The fisherman brought the boat. Ivan Tsarevich and Bulat the good fellow sat down and drove to the island; We got to the island and went to the oak tree.

“Ah,” said Ivan Tsarevich, “if only there was a dog at this time, it would have caught the hare!”

Lo and behold, the dog is already dragging the hare. Damask steel took it and tore it apart - a duck flew out of the hare and rose high into the sky.

“Ah,” said Ivan Tsarevich, “if only there were an eagle at this time, he would have caught a duck!”

And the eagle is already carrying a duck. Damask steel tore the duck - an egg rolled out of the duck and fell into the sea.

“Ah,” said the prince, “if only cancer could pull him out!”

And the cancer is already crawling, dragging the egg. They took the egg, came to Koshchei the Immortal, hit him in the forehead with that egg - he immediately stretched out and died.

Ivan Tsarevich took Vasilisa Kirbitevna and went on the road.

They drove and drove, and the dark night overtook them; They pitched the tent, Vasilisa Kirbitevna went to bed. Well done Bulat says:

You too, lie down, Tsarevich, and I will stand guard.

In the morning, Bulat the good fellow woke up the prince and Vasilisa Kirbitevna, got ready and set off on their way.

The second night overtook them; pitched a tent in an open field. Well done Bulat says again:

Go to bed, Ivan Tsarevich, and I will keep watch.

In the dead of midnight, twelve doves flew in, struck wing to wing, and became twelve maidens:

Well, well done Bulat and Ivan Tsarevich, you killed our brother Koshchei the Immortal, took away our daughter-in-law Vasilisa Kirbityevna, it will not be good for you either: when Ivan Tsarevich arrives home, he orders him to bring out his favorite horse, which he has been used to riding since childhood; the horse will break away from the groom and kill the prince to death. And whoever hears this and tells him, he will be stone up to his waist!

Morning came, let's go again.

The third night overtook them; They pitched a tent and stopped to spend the night in an open field. Well done Bulat says:

Go to bed, Ivan Tsarevich, and I will keep watch.

Again, in the dead of midnight, twelve doves flew in, struck wing to wing, and became twelve maidens:

They said, turned into doves and flew away.

In the morning, Tsarevich Ivan woke up with Vasilisa Kirbitevna and set off on the road.