--- title: Opening, part 3 — Russian Folk-Tales · full text with trees description: Opening, part 3, «Russian Folk-Tales» by A. N. Afanas'ev: the whole chapter, every sentence with its dependency tree and pragmatics. It begins: “Now! --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg62509/3/) [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 3 # Opening, part 3 Opening, part 3 of «Russian Folk-Tales» by A. N. Afanas'ev: the whole text, 204 sentences and 2551 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/pg62509/3/page/2/) “Now\![1](1/ "tree and pragmatics") Let’s argue this out\![2](2/ "tree and pragmatics") How are you going to tear me to bits; I am a servant of God and the Tsar!”[3](3/ "tree and pragmatics") So the wizard gnashed his teeth, howled, and threw himself on the soldier.[4](4/ "tree and pragmatics") But he drew out his sabre and dealt a backstroke.[5](5/ "tree and pragmatics") They tussled and struggled, and the soldier was almost exhausted.[6](6/ "tree and pragmatics") Ho, but this is a sorry ending\![7](7/ "tree and pragmatics") Then the cocks crowed and the wizard fell down breathless.[8](8/ "tree and pragmatics") The soldier got the bladders out of the wizard’s pockets, and went to his relations.[9](9/ "tree and pragmatics") He went in and he greeted them.[10](10/ "tree and pragmatics") And they asked him, “Have you ever seen such a fearful stir?”[11](11/ "tree and pragmatics") “No, I never have!”[12](12/ "tree and pragmatics") “Why, have you not heard?[13](13/ "tree and pragmatics") There is a curse on our village: a wizard haunts it.”[14](14/ "tree and pragmatics") So they lay down and went to sleep.[15](15/ "tree and pragmatics") In the morning the soldier rose and began asking: “Is it true that there was a wedding celebrated here?”[16](16/ "tree and pragmatics") So his kin answered him, “There was a wedding at the rich peasant’s house, only the bride and bridegroom died that same night.[17](17/ "tree and pragmatics") No, we don’t know at all of what they died.”[18](18/ "tree and pragmatics") “Where is the house?”[19](19/ "tree and pragmatics") So they showed him, and he said never a word, and went there, got there, and found the whole family in tears.[20](20/ "tree and pragmatics") “What are you wailing for?”[21](21/ "tree and pragmatics") So they told him the reason.[22](22/ "tree and pragmatics") “I can revive the bridal couple: what will you give me?”[23](23/ "tree and pragmatics") “Oh, you may take half of our possessions.”[24](24/ "tree and pragmatics") So the soldier did as the wizard had bidden him, and he revived the bride and bridegroom, and grief was turned to joy and merriment.[25](25/ "tree and pragmatics") They feasted the soldier and rewarded him.[26](26/ "tree and pragmatics") So he then turned sharp to the left and marched up to the \_stárosta\_\[3\] and bade him assemble all the peasants and prepare one hundred cartloads of aspen boughs.[27](27/ "tree and pragmatics") Then they brought the boughs into the cemetery, put them into a pile and raised the wizard out of the grave, put him on the faggots and burned him.[28](28/ "tree and pragmatics") And then all the people stood around, some with brushes, shovels and pokers.[29](29/ "tree and pragmatics") The pile lit up gaily and the wizard began to burn.[30](30/ "tree and pragmatics") His belly burst, and out of it crept snakes, worms and vermin of all sorts, and there flew jackdaws and magpies.[31](31/ "tree and pragmatics") But the peasants beat them all into the fire as they came out, and did not let a single worm escape.[32](32/ "tree and pragmatics") So the wizard was burned, and the soldier collected his dust and scattered it to the four winds.[33](33/ "tree and pragmatics") Henceforth there was peace in the village.[34](34/ "tree and pragmatics") And the peasants thanked the soldier.[35](35/ "tree and pragmatics") He stayed in his country, stayed there until he was satisfied, and then with his money returned to the imperial service: he served his term, went on the retired list, and then lived out his life, living happily, loving the good things and shunning the ill.[36](36/ "tree and pragmatics") THE BEAR, THE DOG, AND THE CAT[37](37/ "tree and pragmatics") Once there lived a peasant who had a good dog, and as the dog grew old it left off barking and guarding the yard and the storehouses: its master would no longer nourish it, so the dog went into the wood and lay under a tree to die.[38](38/ "tree and pragmatics") Then a bear came up and asked him, “Hello, Dog, why are you lying here?”[39](39/ "tree and pragmatics") “I have come to die of hunger.[40](40/ "tree and pragmatics") You see how unjust people are.[41](41/ "tree and pragmatics") As long as you have any strength, they feed you and give you drink; but when your strength dies away and you become old they drive you from the courtyard.”[42](42/ "tree and pragmatics") “Well, Dog, would you like something to eat?”[43](43/ "tree and pragmatics") “I certainly should.”[44](44/ "tree and pragmatics") “Well, come with me; I will feed you.”[45](45/ "tree and pragmatics") So they went on.[46](46/ "tree and pragmatics") On the way a foal met them.[47](47/ "tree and pragmatics") “Look at me,” said the bear, and he began to claw the ground with his paws.[48](48/ "tree and pragmatics") “Dog, O dog!”[49](49/ "tree and pragmatics") “What do you want?”[50](50/ "tree and pragmatics") “Look, are my eyes beautiful?”[51](51/ "tree and pragmatics") “Yes, Bear, they are beautiful.”[52](52/ "tree and pragmatics") So the bear began clawing at the ground more savagely still.[53](53/ "tree and pragmatics") “Dog, O dog, is my hair dishevelled?”[54](54/ "tree and pragmatics") “It is dishevelled, Bear.”[55](55/ "tree and pragmatics") “Dog, O dog, is my tail raised?”[56](56/ "tree and pragmatics") “Yes, it is raised.”[57](57/ "tree and pragmatics") Then the bear laid hold of the foal by the tail, and the foal fell to the ground.[58](58/ "tree and pragmatics") The bear tore her to pieces and said, “Well, Dog, eat as much as you will, and when everything is in order, come and see me.”[59](59/ "tree and pragmatics") So the dog lived by himself and had no cares, and when he had eaten all and was again hungry, he ran up to the bear.[60](60/ "tree and pragmatics") “Well, my brother, have you done?”[61](61/ "tree and pragmatics") “Yes, I have done, and again I am hungry.”[62](62/ "tree and pragmatics") “What\![63](63/ "tree and pragmatics") Are you hungry again?[64](64/ "tree and pragmatics") Do you know where your old mistress lives?”[65](65/ "tree and pragmatics") “I do.”[66](66/ "tree and pragmatics") “Well, then, come; I will steal your mistress’s child out of the cradle, and do you chase me away and take the child back.[67](67/ "tree and pragmatics") Then you may go back; she will go on feeding you, as she formerly did, with bread.”[68](68/ "tree and pragmatics") So they agreed, and the bear ran up to the hut himself and stole the child out of the cradle: the child cried, and the woman burst out, hunted him, hunted him, but could not catch him; so they came back, and the mother wept, and the other women were afflicted; from somewhere or other the dog appeared, and he drove the bear away, took the child and brought it back.[69](69/ "tree and pragmatics") “Look,” said the woman, “here is your old dog restoring your child!”[70](70/ "tree and pragmatics") So they ran to meet him, and the mother was very glad and joyous.[71](71/ "tree and pragmatics") “Now,” she said, “I shall never discharge this old dog any more.”[72](72/ "tree and pragmatics") So they took him in, fed him with milk, gave him bread, and asked him only to taste the things.[73](73/ "tree and pragmatics") And they told the peasant, “Now you must keep and feed the dog, for he saved my child from the bear; and you were saying he had no strength!”[74](74/ "tree and pragmatics") This all suited the dog very well, and he ate his fill, and he said, “May God grant health to the bear who did not let me die of hunger!” and he became the bear’s best friend.[75](75/ "tree and pragmatics") Once there was an evening party given at the peasant’s house.[76](76/ "tree and pragmatics") At that time the bear came in as the dog’s guest.[77](77/ "tree and pragmatics") “Hail, Dog, with what luck are you meeting?[78](78/ "tree and pragmatics") Is it bread you are eating?”[79](79/ "tree and pragmatics") “Praise be to God,” answered the dog, “it is no mere living, it is butter week.[80](80/ "tree and pragmatics") And what are you doing?[81](81/ "tree and pragmatics") Let us go into the \_izbá\_.[82](82/ "tree and pragmatics") \[4\] The masters have gone out for a walk and will not see what you are doing.[83](83/ "tree and pragmatics") You come into the \_izbá\_ and go and hide under the stove as fast as you can.[84](84/ "tree and pragmatics") I will await you there and will recall you.”[85](85/ "tree and pragmatics") “Very well.”[86](86/ "tree and pragmatics") And so they went into the \_izbá\_.[87](87/ "tree and pragmatics") The dog saw that his master’s guests had drunk too much, and made ready to receive his friend.[88](88/ "tree and pragmatics") The bear drank up one glass, then another, and broke it.[89](89/ "tree and pragmatics") The guests began singing songs, and the bear wanted to chime in.[90](90/ "tree and pragmatics") But the dog persuaded him: “Do not sing, it would only do harm.”[91](91/ "tree and pragmatics") But it was no good, for he could not keep the bear silent, and he began singing his song.[92](92/ "tree and pragmatics") Then the guests heard the noise, laid hold of a stick and began to beat him.[93](93/ "tree and pragmatics") He burst out and ran away, and just got away with his life.[94](94/ "tree and pragmatics") Now the peasant also had a cat, which had ceased catching mice, and even playing tricks.[95](95/ "tree and pragmatics") Wherever it might crawl it would break something or spill something.[96](96/ "tree and pragmatics") The peasant chased the cat out of the house.[97](97/ "tree and pragmatics") But the dog saw that it was going to a miserable life without any food, and secretly began bringing it bread and butter and feeding it.[98](98/ "tree and pragmatics") Then the mistress looked on, and as soon as she saw this she began beating the dog, beat it hard, very hard, and saying all the time, “Give the cat no beef, nor bread.”[99](99/ "tree and pragmatics") **1** [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg62509/3/page/2/) - ← previous: [Opening, part 2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg62509/2/) - next →: [page 2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg62509/3/page/2/) - ↑ back to [Russian Folk-Tales](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg62509/)