--- title: Opening, part 10 — Russian Folk-Tales · full text with trees description: Opening, part 10, «Russian Folk-Tales» by A. N. Afanas'ev: the whole chapter, every sentence with its dependency tree and pragmatics. It begins: THE TSARÍTSA HARPIST --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg62509/10/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [tales](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/) / [Russian Folk-Tales](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg62509/) / Opening, part 10 # Opening, part 10 Opening, part 10 of «Russian Folk-Tales» by A. N. Afanas'ev: the whole text, 122 sentences and 2613 words. The small number after every sentence leads to its own page with its syntax tree and pragmatics, parsed by Mova itself. **1** [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg62509/10/page/2/) THE TSARÍTSA HARPIST[1](1/ "tree and pragmatics") In a certain kingdom in a certain land once there lived a Tsar and a Tsarítsa.[2](2/ "tree and pragmatics") He lived with her for some time, then he thought he would go to that far distant country where the Jews crucified Christ.[3](3/ "tree and pragmatics") So he issued orders to his ministers, bade farewell to his wife, and set out on his road.[4](4/ "tree and pragmatics") It may-be far, it may-be short, he at last reached that distant land where the Jews crucified Christ.[5](5/ "tree and pragmatics") And in that country then the Accursèd King was the ruler.[6](6/ "tree and pragmatics") This King saw the Tsar, and he bade him be seized and lodged in the dungeon.[7](7/ "tree and pragmatics") There were many tortures in that dungeon for him.[8](8/ "tree and pragmatics") At night he must sit in chains, and in the morning the Accursèd King used to put a horse-collar on him and make him drive the plough until the evening.[9](9/ "tree and pragmatics") This was the torment in which the Tsar lived for three whole years, and he had no idea how he should tear himself away or send any news of himself to his Tsarítsa.[10](10/ "tree and pragmatics") And he sought for some occasion.[11](11/ "tree and pragmatics") And he wrote her this little line: “Sell,” he said, “all my possessions and come to redeem me from my misfortune.”[12](12/ "tree and pragmatics") When the Tsarítsa received the letter she read it through and said to herself, “How can I redeem the Tsar?[13](13/ "tree and pragmatics") If I go myself, the Accursèd King will receive me and will take me to himself as a wife.[14](14/ "tree and pragmatics") If I send one of the ministers, I can place no reliance on \_him\_.”[15](15/ "tree and pragmatics") So what did she advise?[16](16/ "tree and pragmatics") She cut off her red hair, went and disguised herself as a wandering musician, took her \_gusli\_, and never told anybody, and so set out on her road and way.[17](17/ "tree and pragmatics") She arrived at the Accursèd King’s courtyard and began to play the \_gusli\_ so finely as had never been heard or listened to for ages.[18](18/ "tree and pragmatics") When the King heard such wonderful music he summoned the harpist into the palace.[19](19/ "tree and pragmatics") “Hail, \_guslyár\_\![20](20/ "tree and pragmatics") From what land have you come?[21](21/ "tree and pragmatics") From what kingdom?” asked the King.[22](22/ "tree and pragmatics") “I do not journey far in the wide white world: I rejoice men’s hearts and I feed myself.”[23](23/ "tree and pragmatics") “Stay with me one day and another day, and a third, and I will reward you generously.”[24](24/ "tree and pragmatics") So the \_guslyár\_ stayed on, and played for an entire day in front of the King, and he could never hear enough of her.[25](25/ "tree and pragmatics") “What wonderful music! why, it drove away all weariness and grief as though at a breath.”[26](26/ "tree and pragmatics") So the \_guslyár\_ stayed with the King three days, and was going to say farewell.[27](27/ "tree and pragmatics") “What reward can I offer you for your labour?” asked the King.[28](28/ "tree and pragmatics") “Oh, your Majesty, give me one prisoner who has sat long in the prison; I must have a companion on the road\![29](29/ "tree and pragmatics") I wish to go to foreign kingdoms, and I have no one with whom I can exchange a word.”[30](30/ "tree and pragmatics") “Certainly\![31](31/ "tree and pragmatics") Select whom you will,” said the King, and he led the \_guslyár\_ into the prison.[32](32/ "tree and pragmatics") The \_guslyár\_ looked at the prisoners, selected the Tsar, and they went out to roam together.[33](33/ "tree and pragmatics") As they were journeying on to their own kingdom the Tsar said, “Let me go, good man, for I am no simple prisoner, I am the Tsar himself.[34](34/ "tree and pragmatics") I will pay you ransom for as much as you will; I will grudge you neither money nor service.”[35](35/ "tree and pragmatics") “Go with God,” said the \_guslyár\_: “I do not need you at all.”[36](36/ "tree and pragmatics") “Well, come to me as my guest.”[37](37/ "tree and pragmatics") “When the time shall come, I will be there.”[38](38/ "tree and pragmatics") So they parted, and each set out on his own way.[39](39/ "tree and pragmatics") The Tsarítsa went by a circuitous route, reached home before her husband, took off her \_guslyár’s\_ dress and arrayed herself like an empress.[40](40/ "tree and pragmatics") In about one hour cries rang out and the attendants came up to the palace, for the Tsar had arrived.[41](41/ "tree and pragmatics") The Tsarítsa ran out to meet him, and he greeted them all, but he did not look at her.[42](42/ "tree and pragmatics") He greeted the ministers and said, “Look, gentlemen, what a wife mine is\![43](43/ "tree and pragmatics") Now she flings herself on my neck, but when I sat in prison and sent her a letter to sell all my goods and to redeem me she did nothing.[44](44/ "tree and pragmatics") Of what was she thinking if she so forgot her liege husband?”[45](45/ "tree and pragmatics") And the ministers answered the Tsar, “Your Majesty, on the very day the Tsarítsa received your letter she vanished no one knows where, and has been away all this time, and she has only just appeared in the palace.”[46](46/ "tree and pragmatics") Then the Tsar was very angry and commanded, “My ministers, do ye judge my unfaithful wife according to justice and to truth.[47](47/ "tree and pragmatics") Where has she been roaming in the white world?[48](48/ "tree and pragmatics") Why did she not try to redeem me?[49](49/ "tree and pragmatics") You would never have seen your Tsar again for ages of eternity, if a young \_guslyár\_ had not arrived, for whom I am going to pray God, and I do not grudge giving him half my kingdom.”[50](50/ "tree and pragmatics") In the meantime the Tsarítsa got off her throne and arrayed herself as the harpist, went into the courtyard and began to play the \_gusli\_.[51](51/ "tree and pragmatics") The Tsar heard, ran to meet her, seized the musician by the hand, led her into the palace and said to his Court, “This is the \_guslyár\_ who rescued me from my confinement.”[52](52/ "tree and pragmatics") The \_guslyár\_ then flung off his outer garment, and they then all recognised the Tsarítsa.[53](53/ "tree and pragmatics") Then the Tsar was overjoyed and for his joy he celebrated a feast which lasted seven whole days.[54](54/ "tree and pragmatics") THE TALE OF IVÁN TSARÉVICH, THE BIRD OF LIGHT, AND THE GREY WOLF[55](55/ "tree and pragmatics") There was once, in a certain kingdom, a certain state, where there lived Tsar Výslav Andrónovich, who had three sons: the first was called Dmítri Tsarévich, the second Vasíli Tsarévich, and the third Iván Tsarévich.[56](56/ "tree and pragmatics") This Tsar had a garden so rich that in no other kingdom was there any better, and in that garden many rare trees grew with fruits and without fruits.[57](57/ "tree and pragmatics") And the Tsar had an apple-tree which he especially loved, and on that apple-tree all the apples that grew were of gold.[58](58/ "tree and pragmatics") But it happened that the Bird of Light began to fly to visit Tsar Výslav.[59](59/ "tree and pragmatics") The feathers of the bird were all gold, but the eyes were like crystal of the East.[60](60/ "tree and pragmatics") It flew into the garden every night and sat on the apple-tree beloved of Tsar Výslav, and used to pluck down the golden apples and fly away.[61](61/ "tree and pragmatics") Tsar Výslav Andrónovich was deeply afflicted, and he called to him his three sons and said to them: “My beloved children, which of you will go into my garden and catch the Bird of Light?[62](62/ "tree and pragmatics") He who captures it alive, I will in my lifetime give him the half of my kingdom, and at my death he shall have it all.”[63](63/ "tree and pragmatics") Then his children, the Tsarévichi, said in a single voice: “Gracious lord, our father, Your Imperial Majesty, we will, with the greatest pleasure, try to catch the Bird of Light alive.”[64](64/ "tree and pragmatics") On the first night Dmítri Tsarévich went into the garden and sat under the apple-tree from which the Bird of Light used to steal the apples; but he went to sleep, and he never heard when the Bird of Light flew up and again plucked off many apples.[65](65/ "tree and pragmatics") In the morning Tsar Výslav Andrónovich called his son Dmítri to him, and he asked him: “Well, my beloved son, did you see the Bird of Light, or did you not?”[66](66/ "tree and pragmatics") And he answered: “Father, gracious lord, this night it did not come.”[67](67/ "tree and pragmatics") So the next night Vasíli Tsarévich went to keep watch in the garden.[68](68/ "tree and pragmatics") He sat under the same apple-tree, and sat there one hour and went to sleep so soundly that he never heard the coming of the Bird of Light, which flew on to the tree, perched on it, and plucked many apples.[69](69/ "tree and pragmatics") **1** [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg62509/10/page/2/) - ← previous: [Opening, part 9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg62509/9/) - next →: [page 2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg62509/10/page/2/) - ↑ back to [Russian Folk-Tales](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg62509/)