--- title: Opening, part 23 — Russian Folk-Tales · full text with trees · page 2 description: Opening, part 23, «Russian Folk-Tales» by A. N. Afanas'ev: the whole chapter, every sentence with its dependency tree and pragmatics. It begins: Again the Sister of the Sun met him: “Iván Tsarévich, why hast thou wept?” --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg62509/23/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 23 # Opening, part 23 · page 2 [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg62509/23/) **2** And Ánna Tsarévna went with the Crow, and he took her to his own kingdom.[65](../../65/ "tree and pragmatics") So Iván Tsarévich was there alone, and for one whole year he lived there without any sisters, and began to feel melancholy.[66](../../66/ "tree and pragmatics") “I will go,” he said, “and seek my sisters.”[67](../../67/ "tree and pragmatics") So he started out on the road.[68](../../68/ "tree and pragmatics") He went on and on and on.[69](../../69/ "tree and pragmatics") And there lay on the field an army of a great host conquered.[70](../../70/ "tree and pragmatics") And Iván asked them: “If there be any man alive here, let him call\![71](../../71/ "tree and pragmatics") Who slew this mighty host?”[72](../../72/ "tree and pragmatics") And one man who was still alive replied: “All this mighty host was conquered by Márya Moryévna, the fair princess.”[73](../../73/ "tree and pragmatics") And Iván Tsarévich went on yet further, and he came upon white tents, and Márya Moryévna came to meet him, the fair queen.[74](../../74/ "tree and pragmatics") “Hail,” she said, “Tsarévich! where is God taking you?[75](../../75/ "tree and pragmatics") Is it at your will or perforce?”[76](../../76/ "tree and pragmatics") And Iván Tsarévich answered her: “Doughty youths do not go perforce.”[77](../../77/ "tree and pragmatics") “Well, if you have no quest to accomplish, come and stay in my tents.”[78](../../78/ "tree and pragmatics") And Iván Tsarévich was glad of this, and he stayed two nights in the tents, fell in love with Márya Moryévna, and married her.[79](../../79/ "tree and pragmatics") Márya Moryévna took him with her to her own kingdom, and they lived together for some time; and they thought of making ready for war; and so she handed all of her possessions over to Iván, and said: “Go everywhere, look at everything, only into this lumber-room you must not look.”[80](../../80/ "tree and pragmatics") But he was impatient: as soon as Márya Moryévna’s back was turned, he at once opened the lumber-room, opened the door and looked in, and there Koshchéy the Deathless was hanging.[81](../../81/ "tree and pragmatics") Koshchéy asked Iván Tsarévich, “Have pity on me: give me something to eat.[82](../../82/ "tree and pragmatics") I have been tortured here for ten years.[83](../../83/ "tree and pragmatics") I have eaten nothing, I have drunken nothing, and my throat is all dried up.”[84](../../84/ "tree and pragmatics") Iván Tsarévich gave him a whole gallon of water: he drank it at a single gulp, and he still asked, “I am still thirsty: give me a gallon,” and Iván gave him a second gallon, and yet a third.[85](../../85/ "tree and pragmatics") And when he had drunk the third, he recovered all his former strength, broke all his chains, shattered them all, all the twelve chains.[86](../../86/ "tree and pragmatics") “Thank you, Iván Tsarévich,” Koshchéy the Deathless said.[87](../../87/ "tree and pragmatics") “Now you will never again see Márya Moryévna any more!” and with a fearful flash of lightning he flew into the country, gathered up Márya Moryévna on the road, the fair Queen, snatched her up and took her to himself.[88](../../88/ "tree and pragmatics") Iván Tsarévich wept bitterly, got ready and started on his road: “Come what may, I will seek out Márya Moryévna.”[89](../../89/ "tree and pragmatics") And he went one day, and he went another day, and on the dawning of the third day he saw a wonderful palace, and in front of the palace there was an oak, and on the oak there sat a clear-eyed hawk.[90](../../90/ "tree and pragmatics") And the Hawk flew down from the oak, struck the ground, turned into a doughty youth, and cried out, “O my beloved brother: how is the Lord dealing with you?”[91](../../91/ "tree and pragmatics") And Márya Tsarévna came out, went to meet Iván Tsarévich, asked him how he was, and began to tell him all her own story.[92](../../92/ "tree and pragmatics") So the Tsarévich abode as their guest for three days, and then said, “I cannot stay with you any longer: I am going to seek my wife Márya Moryévna the fair Queen.”[93](../../93/ "tree and pragmatics") “This will be a hard search for you,” answered the Hawk.[94](../../94/ "tree and pragmatics") “At least leave a silver spoon here; we can gaze on it and think of you.”[95](../../95/ "tree and pragmatics") Iván Tsarévich left his silver spoon with them, and set out on his road.[96](../../96/ "tree and pragmatics") So he went on one day and a second day, and at the dawning of the third day he saw a palace fairer than the first, and in front of the palace there was an oak, and an eagle sat on the oak: the Eagle flew down from the tree, struck the earth, turned into a doughty youth and cried: “Rise, Ólga Tsarévna, our dear brother has arrived.”[97](../../97/ "tree and pragmatics") Ólga Tsarévna at once came to meet him, began kissing and welcoming him, asking how he was, and they told of all they had lived and done.[98](../../98/ "tree and pragmatics") Iván Tsarévich stayed with them three little days, and then said, “I can no longer be your guest: I am going seeking my wife, Márya Moryévna the fair Princess.”[99](../../99/ "tree and pragmatics") And the Eagle answered: “It will be an evil quest.[100](../../100/ "tree and pragmatics") Leave us your silver fork; we will look at it and think of you.”[101](../../101/ "tree and pragmatics") So he left his silver fork, and he went on the road.[102](../../102/ "tree and pragmatics") And a day went by and a second, and at the dawn of the third day he saw a palace fairer than the first two.[103](../../103/ "tree and pragmatics") And in front of the palace there was an oak, and on the oak there perched a crow.[104](../../104/ "tree and pragmatics") And the Crow flew down from the oak, struck the earth, turned into a doughty youth, and cried out, “Ánna Tsarévna, come out as fast as you can: our brother has arrived.”[105](../../105/ "tree and pragmatics") Then Ánna Tsarévna came out, met him joyously, began to kiss and to welcome him, asking him how he was.[106](../../106/ "tree and pragmatics") And they spoke of all they had lived and done.[107](../../107/ "tree and pragmatics") After three days Iván Tsarévich said, “I can stay no longer with you; I am going to seek my wife, Márya Moryévna, the fair Queen.”[108](../../108/ "tree and pragmatics") “This will be a hard search for you,” the Crow said.[109](../../109/ "tree and pragmatics") “At least leave us your silver snuff-box; we can gaze on it and think of you.”[110](../../110/ "tree and pragmatics") So Iván Tsarévich left them his silver snuff-box, and set out on his road.[111](../../111/ "tree and pragmatics") Then a day went and another day, and on the third day he at last reached Márya Moryévna.[112](../../112/ "tree and pragmatics") When she saw her beloved through the window, she rushed out to him, flung herself at his neck, wept, and said, “Oh\![113](../../113/ "tree and pragmatics") Iván Tsarévich, why did you not obey me?[114](../../114/ "tree and pragmatics") Why did you look into the lumber-room and let Koshchéy the Deathless out?”[115](../../115/ "tree and pragmatics") “Forgive me, Márya Moryévna; let bygones be bygones: come away with me now, whilst Koshchéy the Deathless is away: possibly he may not catch us up.”[116](../../116/ "tree and pragmatics") So they went away.[117](../../117/ "tree and pragmatics") Now Koshchéy was out hunting.[118](../../118/ "tree and pragmatics") Towards evening he returned home, and his horse stumbled.[119](../../119/ "tree and pragmatics") “Why, you sorry jade, are you stumbling, or is it some evil that you fear?”[120](../../120/ "tree and pragmatics") And the horse answered: “Iván Tsarévich has arrived, and has taken away Márya Moryévna.”[121](../../121/ "tree and pragmatics") “Can one catch them up?”[122](../../122/ "tree and pragmatics") “You can sow wheat, wait until it grows up, harvest it, thresh it, turn it into flour, make five stones of bread, eat the bread, and then set out on the hunt, and we shall succeed.”[123](../../123/ "tree and pragmatics") Koshchéy leapt on the horse, caught up Iván Tsarévich.[124](../../124/ "tree and pragmatics") “Now,” he said, “for the first time I will let you go for your doughtyhood, as you fed me with water; for the second time I will let you go; for the third time, take care: I will tear you to morsels.”[125](../../125/ "tree and pragmatics") And he took Márya Moryévna from him, took her away, and Iván Tsarévich sat on the stone and cried.[126](../../126/ "tree and pragmatics") And he cried and he cried, and again came back to Márya Moryévna.[127](../../127/ "tree and pragmatics") Koshchéy the Deathless was not at home: “Let us start, Márya Moryévna.”[128](../../128/ "tree and pragmatics") “Oh, Iván Tsarévich, he will catch us up.”[129](../../129/ "tree and pragmatics") “Well, let him; still we shall have one or two hours together.”[130](../../130/ "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg62509/23/) **2** - ← previous: [page 1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg62509/23/) - next →: [Opening, part 24](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg62509/24/) - ↑ back to [Russian Folk-Tales](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg62509/)