--- title: Opening, part 11 — Russian Folk-Tales · full text with trees · page 2 description: Opening, part 11, «Russian Folk-Tales» by A. N. Afanas'ev: the whole chapter, every sentence with its dependency tree and pragmatics. It begins: Iván Tsarévich went into the white-stoned stables, took the horse, and went back. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg62509/11/page/2/) [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 11 # Opening, part 11 · page 2 [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg62509/11/) **2** Tsar Dolmát thought the next day he would take his golden-maned horse into the open fields, and as soon as ever he had angered the horse, it reared and was turned into a great grey Wolf who raced off.[41](../../41/ "tree and pragmatics") When it came up with Iván Tsarévich it said, “Sit on me, on the grey Wolf, and Princess Eléna the Fair she can ride on the golden-maned horse.”[42](../../42/ "tree and pragmatics") Iván Tsarévich sat on the grey Wolf and they went a third journey.[43](../../43/ "tree and pragmatics") Soon the grey Wolf took Iván Tsarévich to the place where he had cleft his horse in two, and said: “Now, Iván Tsarévich, I have served you well, faithfully and truly: on this spot I cleft your horse in two, and up to this spot I have brought you again: slip off me, off the grey Wolf; now you have your golden-maned horse, I can serve you no more.”[44](../../44/ "tree and pragmatics") The grey Wolf spoke these words and went into the forest; and Iván Tsarévich wept bitterly for the grey Wolf, and went on his road with the fair Eléna on the golden-maned horse.[45](../../45/ "tree and pragmatics") And before he reached his own kingdom and when he was only twenty \_versts\_ off, he stopped, got off his horse, and together with the fair Eléna went under a tree: he tied the golden-maned horse to that same tree, and he took the cage with the Bird of Light with him; and lying on the grass engaged in loving conversations they went to sleep.[46](../../46/ "tree and pragmatics") Now it happened at this time that the brothers of Iván Tsarévich, Dmítri and Vasíli, were riding out in different states and could not find the Bird of Light.[47](../../47/ "tree and pragmatics") They were just returning to their kingdom with empty hands, and they were provoked.[48](../../48/ "tree and pragmatics") And they lit upon their sleeping brother with the fair Princess Eléna.[49](../../49/ "tree and pragmatics") When they saw the golden-maned horse and the Bird of Light in the golden cage on the grass they were delighted, and thought that they would slay their brother Iván Tsarévich.[50](../../50/ "tree and pragmatics") Dmítri took his sword out of his sheath and cleft Iván Tsarévich, and then he roused the fair Princess Eléna and began to ask her: “Fair maiden, from what kingdom art thou, who was thy father, how do they call thee on earth?”[51](../../51/ "tree and pragmatics") And the fair Princess Eléna, seeing Iván Tsarévich dead, was sore afraid, and with bitter tears spake.[52](../../52/ "tree and pragmatics") “I am Princess Eléna the Fair; and Iván Tsarévich found me, whom ye have slain, whom ye have given over to an evil death: if ye were good champions, ye would have gone with him into the open field and have slain him in fair fight.[53](../../53/ "tree and pragmatics") But ye have slain him in his sleep, and how shall ye receive praise?[54](../../54/ "tree and pragmatics") Is not a man asleep as one dead?”[55](../../55/ "tree and pragmatics") Then Dmítri Tsarévich put his sword to the breast of fair Princess Eléna: “Listen, Eléna the Fair, you are now in our hands: we will take you to our father, Tsar Výslav Andrónovich, and you are to tell him that we found you and the Bird of Light and the golden-maned steed.[56](../../56/ "tree and pragmatics") If you do not say this, we will slay you at once.”[57](../../57/ "tree and pragmatics") Princess Eléna the Fair was frightened to death, and swore by all the holy relics that she would do as she was bidden.[58](../../58/ "tree and pragmatics") Then Dmítri Tsarévich and Vasíli Tsarévich began to cast lots who should have the fair Princess Eléna and who should have the golden-maned horse, and the lot fell that the fair Princess Eléna should belong to Vasíli and the horse to Dmítri.[59](../../59/ "tree and pragmatics") Iván Tsarévich lay down dead on that spot for thirty days, and in that time the grey Wolf ran up to him and he recognised Iván Tsarévich by his breath, and he wished to help him and revive him, but he did not know how.[60](../../60/ "tree and pragmatics") Then at that time he saw a crow and two nestlings flying round the body, who wished to land there and to eat the flesh of Iván Tsarévich.[61](../../61/ "tree and pragmatics") The grey Wolf sprang from behind the bush, laid hold of one of the nestlings and was going to tear it in two.[62](../../62/ "tree and pragmatics") Then the crow flung himself on earth and sat not far from the grey Wolf on the fields.[63](../../63/ "tree and pragmatics") “Don’t touch my child; it has not done you any harm!”[64](../../64/ "tree and pragmatics") “Listen, Vóron Vóronovich: I will not touch your son if you will do me a service; to fly across thrice-nine lands into the thrice-tenth realm and bring me the waters of Life and Death.”[65](../../65/ "tree and pragmatics") Then the crow said, “Grey Wolf, I will do this service; only do not touch my son.”[66](../../66/ "tree and pragmatics") And the crow spoke these words and flew away.[67](../../67/ "tree and pragmatics") On the third day the crow flew back and brought with him two phials: in one was the water of Life and in the other the water of Death.[68](../../68/ "tree and pragmatics") And he gave these to the grey Wolf; and the grey Wolf took the phials, cut the nestling into two, sprinkled him with the dead water, and the nestling grew together; then he sprinkled him with the water of Life, and the nestling shook himself and flew away.[69](../../69/ "tree and pragmatics") Then the grey Wolf sprinkled Iván Tsarévich with the water of Death, and his body clove together; and he sprinkled him then with the water of Life, and Iván Tsarévich stood up alive and said: “Oh, what a long sleep I have had!”[70](../../70/ "tree and pragmatics") And the grey Wolf said to him, “Yes, Iván Tsarévich, you might have slept for ever if I had not been here: for your brothers have plundered you, and they have taken Princess Eléna the Fair and the golden-maned horse and the Bird of Light with them.[71](../../71/ "tree and pragmatics") Now listen, and return to your kingdom as fast as you can: your brother Vasíli is to-day going to marry your bride, Princess Eléna the Fair.[72](../../72/ "tree and pragmatics") You must hasten there as fast as possible.[73](../../73/ "tree and pragmatics") Sit on me, on the grey Wolf, and I will take you there.”[74](../../74/ "tree and pragmatics") Iván Tsarévich sat on the grey Wolf, and the Wolf ran with him into the kingdom of Tsar Výslav Andrónovich, and, whether it be long or whether it be far or whether it be near, they reached the town.[75](../../75/ "tree and pragmatics") Iván Tsarévich slipped off the grey Wolf and went into the town and arrived at the palace, and waited until his brother had returned with the Princess from the crowning; and they were sitting down at table.[76](../../76/ "tree and pragmatics") When Eléna the Fair saw Iván Tsarévich, she jumped up at once from her chair and began to kiss his sweet lips and to cry out, “O my beloved bridegroom, Iván Tsarévich: this is he, and not that other who sits at table.”[77](../../77/ "tree and pragmatics") Then Tsar Výslav Andrónovich stood up from his place and began to ask, and began to question the Princess Eléna the Fair what this might mean.[78](../../78/ "tree and pragmatics") Then the fair Princess told him all the real truth, how it had been.[79](../../79/ "tree and pragmatics") Tsar Výslav Andrónovich was then very wroth with Dmítri and Vasíli and sent them into the darkness of the dungeon.[80](../../80/ "tree and pragmatics") Iván Tsarévich married Princess Eléna the Fair and lived with her friendlywise and lovingly, so that one might never be seen anywhere without the other.[81](../../81/ "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg62509/11/) **2** - ← previous: [page 1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg62509/11/) - next →: [Opening, part 12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg62509/12/) - ↑ back to [Russian Folk-Tales](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg62509/)