Forest house

Once upon a time there was a log cabin on the edge of a remote forest, where a poor coward and his woman and three daughters lived. One morning, the woodcutter said to the woman before going to chop firewood: "Today, I will call my eldest daughter to the forest to give me lunch, otherwise my life will not be finished. In order to prevent her from getting lost, I will bring a bag of millet and sprinkle along the road. On the ground." When the sun was shining above the forest, the eldest daughter was on the road, and she took a bowl of soup. But there are sparrows, skylarks, swallows, thrushes and oriole in the forest. They have long smashed the millet. The eldest daughter can't find the path left by his father, but he still walks, walks, and walks. Going down to the sun. The twigs creaked in the night, the owls screamed wildly, and the eldest daughter was terrified. At this time, she saw that there was a flash of light in the bushes not far away. "There must be someone there, they will stay with me for the night," the eldest daughter thought, and he kept walking toward the lights, and soon he worked hard. She came to the house and saw the entire window being brightly lit. She knocked on the door and there was a rude cry: "Come in!" The eldest daughter entered the dark aisle and knocked on the door in the room. "Come in!" the voice groaned. The eldest daughter opened the door and saw a white-haired old man sitting at the table with his hands on his knees, and the white flower's beard almost dragged to the ground. There are three animals lying next to the stove, a hen, a cock and a cow. The girl told the old man about his own experience and asked to stay overnight. The old man said:

"Beautiful little hen,

a mighty little cock,

Fat flower cow,

What do you mean? ”

"Dax." The animals shouted in unison, and the meaning was: "We are all happy." Because the old man also said: "You can sleep here tonight to eat. Now go to the fireside to get some food for everyone. "The girl went to the kitchen and found everything complete, and made a hearty dinner, but I didn't think of those little animals. She filled a bowl full of rice and went to the table, sat down beside the old man and ate herself. After filling the stomach, the girl asked: "I am sleepy now. Where can I get a bed and let me lie down and sleep beautifully?" Only the animals replied:

"You have eaten with him,

You have had soup with him,

But you never thought about it,

You are going to find a bed to sleep. ”

The old man said, "Go upstairs. There are two beds in the room. I shake the cover and put on the white sheets. I will come to sleep soon." So the girl went upstairs, she shook the bed, paved On the last clean sheet, I fell asleep on the bed, and the old man did not wait. After a while, the old man with white hair came up. He looked at the girl carefully with a candle. He shook his head and saw that she was asleep. The old man opened a door and sank the girl into the cellar.

That day, the coward came home very late. When he entered the door, he accused the woman of letting him hungry for a day in the woods. "This does not blame me," the woman said. "The eldest daughter has already gone out with the rice. She must have lost her way. She will definitely return tomorrow." The next day, when the coward is not bright, he gets up and goes into the forest to cut wood. He has to go. Let the second daughter give him a meal. "This time I want to bring a bag of lentils. The beans are bigger than the rice grains. My daughter will see more clearly and won't get lost." Soon lunch time is up, so the second daughter took the father's meal on the road, but the lentils One can't see it, the birds in the forest ate the lentils as they did the day before, and now there is no left on the road. The second daughter turned around in the big forest, and in the evening she also came to the old man's house. The old man also let her into the house, she wants to eat for the old man and a bed. The white-bearded old man asked the little animals again:

"Beautiful little hen,

a mighty little cock,

Fat flower cow,

What do you mean? ”

The animals once again called "Dax". Everything that happened next was the same as the previous day. The second daughter had a great dinner and had to eat and drink with the old man, but she did not care about the little animals. When she finished eating and drinking, the old man would give her a place to sleep. The small animals replied in unison:

"You have eaten with him,

You have had soup with him,

But you never thought about it,

You are going to find a bed to sleep. ”

When the white-bearded old man came in, the little girl had already slept, and the old man looked at her, shook her head and put her in the cellar.

On the third morning, the coward said to the woman: "Let the little daughter give me a meal today. She has always been so clever and exquisite, unlike her sister who turned around in the woods, she will follow the right path. "Women can't bear a little daughter, just listen to her and say: "Don't even lose my favorite child?" "Relax!" the coward replied. "Our daughter won't get lost, she is so smart." Oh, plus I will sprinkle some peas along the road. The peas are much larger than the lentils, and they can give her directions." When the little daughter came out with the basket, she found that the pigeons had taken away all the peas, she did not know. Turn to the other side. She was very upset, and she always remembered that her father was still hungry. She also thought how sad her mother would be if she could not go home! When she was dark, she saw a light, so she also came to the house. She politely asked the old man to let her stay overnight. The white-bearded old man asked his little animal again:

"Beautiful little hen,

a mighty little cock,

Fat flower cow,

What do you mean? ”

"Dax." The animals replied in unison. So the little girl went to the stove where the animals were lying. She gently stroked the cock and the hen, combed the smooth feathers with their own hands, and patted the cow's double horns. Then she made a fragrant meal according to the meaning of the old man, and put it on the table, thinking: "I can't just eat it myself, but let these cute little guys hungry, there are more to eat outside! I still Let's get some food for them first!" So she came out and found some barley to mix with the cock and the hen, and then gave the cow a bunch of fresh grass. "I hope that you will like these delicious, cute little ones," the girl said. "If you are thirsty, come and drink the sweet water." She said she brought another bucket of water. The cock and hen jumped to the edge of the bucket, put their heads into the water, and then raised their heads, like birds drinking water; the cows also drank a big mouth. After the animals were full, the girl sat down next to the old man and filled the stomach with the leftovers left by the old man. After a while, the cock and hen buried their heads under their wings, and the cow's eyes began to slumber and sleep.

Then the girl asked: "Should we not go to sleep?"

"Beautiful little hen,

a mighty little cock,

Fat flower cow,

What do you mean? ”

The little animals replied: "Dax.

You have eaten with us,

You have already had soup with us,

You always remember your heart,

May you sleep peacefully tonight. ”

Then the girl went upstairs, shook two feather beds, and laid out new sheets. At this time, the old man with white beard came in and lay down on a bed. His beard was dragged to the other side of the bed. The girl also lay down, she prayed first, and then she fell asleep.

She slept heavily, but in the middle of the night she was awakened by the noise in the house. The room was squeaking everywhere, the door had been rushed open, and it hit the wall; the beam of the house seemed to be off the joint, and it screamed like a stair. Finally, there was a loud noise, as if the entire roof had collapsed. However, soon everything was calm and the girl did not hurt a hair. She lay quietly there and soon fell asleep. The bright sunshine in the morning shines on the earth, she woke up, ah, what kind of scene is in front of her eyes! She is lying in a hall, everything around it shines with the glory of the palace. There was a green silk hanging on the wall, and the golden flowers on it were bright; the bed was made of ivory and covered with red velvet; next to the bed was a chair with double drapes Pearl slippers. The girl thought she was in a dream, when the three well-dressed servants came over and asked her what to order. "You just have to go, I have to get up immediately to make breakfast for the elderly, I have to feed the lovely hens, cocks and cows." The girl replied. She thought that the old man had already got up and looked at his bed, but the old man did not lie there, but he was a stranger. She looked at him and found that he was so handsome. He woke up and said, "I am a prince, the magic of a wizard, turned into an old man with silver hair, living in the forest all day, no one is allowed to be with me, except for my three Servant, but they also become cocks, hens, and cows, until a kind-hearted girl comes to us, so that magic can be eliminated. This girl not only has to be kind, but also pity for animals, only you It’s all done. It’s that you got the freedom at midnight, and the cabin in the forest has become my original palace.” Then they got up. The prince immediately ordered three servants to pick up the girl's parents and attend their wedding. "But where are my two sisters now?" the girl asked. "I will keep them in the cellar, and tomorrow they will be taken to the forest to be a maid of charcoal, until they become more kind and no longer let the animals hungry."