Lived with his wife by the sea. Once in the old man's network comes across not simple, but. She speaks to the fisherman in a human voice and asks to be released. The old man does this and does not ask for any reward for himself.

Returning to his old hut, he talks about what happened to his wife. She scolds her husband and eventually forces her to return to in order to demand a reward from a wonderful fish - at least a new trough to replace the old, broken one. By the sea, an old man calls a fish, she appears and advises the fisherman not to be sad, but to go home calmly. At home, the old man sees the old woman has a new trough. However, she is still dissatisfied with what she has and demands to find more useful application fish magic.

In the future, the old woman begins to demand more and more and sends the old man to the fish again and again, so that he asks for a new hut as a reward, then the nobility, and then the royal title. The old man every time goes to the blue sea and calls out a fish.

As the demands of the old woman grow, the sea becomes more and more dark, stormy, restless.

The fish fulfills all requests for the time being. Having become the queen, the old woman sends her husband’s “simple” away from herself, ordering him to be driven out of her palace, but soon she again demands to bring him to her. She intends to continue to use him as leverage on goldfish. She no longer wants to be a queen, but wants to be a mistress of the sea, so that the goldfish herself will serve her and be on her parcels. The goldfish did not answer this request, but silently swam away into the blue sea. Returning home, the old man found his wife in his old dugout, and in front of her was a broken trough.

By the way, it was thanks to this fairy tale that the commonplace catchphrase- “to be left with nothing”, that is, to end up with nothing.

The origins of the fairy tale

Like most of Pushkin's fairy tales, “The Tale of the Fisherman and the Fish is based on a folklore plot and contains a certain allegorical meaning. Yes, she has the same story line from the Pomeranian "About the Fisherman and His Wife" as presented by the Brothers Grimm. In addition, some motifs echo the story from the Russian folk tale The Greedy Old Woman. True, in this story, instead of a goldfish, a magic tree acted as a source of magic.

Interestingly, in the fairy tale narrated by the Brothers Grimm, the old woman eventually wished to become the pope. This can be seen as an allusion to Popess Joan, the only female pope in history who succeeded in taking this position by deceit. In one of the first known editions of Pushkin's fairy tale, the old woman also asked for a papal tiara and received it before claiming the post of mistress of the sea. However, this episode was subsequently deleted by the author.

An old man lived with his old woman By the very blue sea; They lived in a dilapidated dugout Rovno for thirty years and three years. The old man was fishing with a net, the old woman was spinning her yarn. Once he threw a net into the sea, - A net came with one slime. Another time he threw a net, - A net came with sea grass. For the third time he threw a net, - A net came with one fish, With a difficult fish, - gold. How the goldfish will beg! He says in a human voice: “Let me go, old man, into the sea! Dear for myself, I will give a ransom: I will pay off whatever you want. The old man was surprised, frightened: He fished for thirty years and three years And did not hear the fish speak. He released the goldfish And said to her an affectionate word: “God be with you, goldfish! I don't need your ransom; Step into the blue sea, Walk there for yourself in the open. The old man returned to the old woman, He told her a great miracle: “Today I caught a fish, a goldfish, not a simple one; In our language, the fish spoke, Asked to go home in the blue sea, Paid off at a high price: Paid off with anything I wanted. I did not dare to take a ransom from her; So he let her into the blue sea. The old woman scolded the old man: “You fool, you simpleton! You did not know how to take a ransom from a fish! If only you took a trough from her, Ours is completely split. So he went to the blue sea; He sees that the sea is slightly raging. He began to call a goldfish, A fish swam up to him and asked: “What do you need, old man?” The old man replies to her with a bow: “Have mercy, madam fish, My old woman scolded me, Does not give the old man peace: She needs a new trough; Ours is completely broken." The goldfish answers: "Do not be sad, go with God, You will have a new trough." The old man returned to the old woman: The old woman has a new trough. Even worse, the old woman scolds: “You fool, you simpleton! Begged, fool, trough! Is there a lot of self-interest in the trough? Come back, fool, you are to the fish; Bow to her, ask for a hut already. So he went to the blue sea, (The blue sea became clouded.) He began to call a goldfish, A fish swam up to him and asked: “What do you need, old man?” The old man replies to her with a bow: “Have mercy, madam fish! The old woman scolds even more, Does not give the old man peace: A grumpy woman asks for a hut. The goldfish answers: "Do not be sad, go with God to yourself, So be it: you will already have a hut." He went to his dugout, And there was no trace of the dugout; In front of him is a hut with a light room, With a brick, bleached chimney, With oak, plank gates. The old woman sits under the window, On what light is her husband scolds: “You are a fool, a straight simpleton! Begged, simpleton, a hut! Come back, bow to the fish: I don’t want to be a black peasant woman, I want to be a pillar noblewoman. The old man went to the blue sea; (The blue sea is not calm.) He began to call the goldfish. A fish swam up to him, asked: “What do you need, old man?” The old man replies to her with a bow: “Have mercy, madam fish! More than ever, the old woman has become mad, Does not give the old man peace: She no longer wants to be a peasant woman, Wants to be a pillar noblewoman. The goldfish answers: "Do not be sad, go with God." The old man turned to the old woman. What does he see? High tower. On the porch stands his old woman In an expensive sable shower jacket, A brocade on the top of her head, Pearls have weighed down her neck, Gold rings on her hands, Red boots on her feet. Before her are zealous servants; She beats them, drags them by the chuprun. The old man says to his old woman: “Hello, mistress madam noblewoman! Tea, now your darling is satisfied. An old woman shouted at him, She sent him to serve in the stable. Here is a week, another one passes, The old woman has become even more foolish; Again he sends the old man to the fish. “Go back, bow to the fish: I don’t want to be a pillar noblewoman, But I want to be a free queen.” The old man was frightened, he prayed: “What are you, a woman, overeating with henbane? You can neither step nor speak! You will make the whole kingdom laugh." The old woman became more angry, Hit her husband on the cheek. "How dare you, peasant, argue with me, With me, a noblewoman of the pillars? - Go to the sea, they tell you with honor, If you don't go, they will inevitably lead you." The old man went to the sea, (The blue sea turned black.) He began to call a goldfish. A fish swam up to him, asked: “What do you need, old man?” The old man replies to her with a bow: “Have mercy, madam fish! Again my old woman rebels: She no longer wants to be a noblewoman, she wants to be a free queen. The goldfish answers: “Do not be sad, go with God! Good! the old woman will be queen! The old man returned to the old woman. Well? before him are the royal chambers. In the chambers she sees her old woman, She sits at the table like a queen, Boyars and nobles serve her, Pour her overseas wines; She eats a printed gingerbread; Around her stands a formidable guard, They hold hatchets on her shoulders. As the old man saw, he was frightened! He bowed at the feet of the old woman, Said: “Hello, formidable queen! Well, now your darling is satisfied. The old woman did not look at him, Only with her eyes ordered him to be driven away. The boyars and nobles ran up, the Old Man was shoved behind him. And at the door, the guards ran up, Almost chopped them with axes. And the people laughed at him: “To serve you, old ignoramus! Henceforth, you, ignorant, science: Do not sit in your sleigh! "Here's a week, another one passes, The old woman has become even more foolish. The courtiers sent for her husband, They found the old man, brought him to her. The old woman says to the old man: “Come back, bow to the fish. I don’t want to be a free queen, I want to be the mistress of the sea, To live for me in the Okiyane-sea, To serve me a goldfish And be on my parcels. The old man did not dare to argue, He did not dare to say across the word. Here he goes to the blue sea, He sees a black storm on the sea: So the angry waves swelled, So they walk, so they howl and howl. He began to call a goldfish, A fish swam up to him and asked: “What do you need, old man?” The old man replies to her with a bow: “Have mercy, madam fish! What am I to do with the damn woman? She no longer wants to be a queen, she wants to be the mistress of the sea; So that she can live in Okiyane-Sea, So that you yourself serve her And be on her parcels. The fish said nothing, Just splashed its tail on the water And went into the deep sea. For a long time by the sea he waited for an answer, He did not wait, he returned to the old woman - Look: again in front of him is a dugout; On the threshold sits his old woman, And in front of her is a broken trough.

An old man lived with his old woman

By the very blue sea;

They lived in a dilapidated dugout

Exactly thirty years and three years.

The old man was fishing with a net,

The old woman was spinning her yarn.

Once he threw a net into the sea, -

The net came with one slime.

He threw a seine another time,

A seine came with sea grass.

For the third time he threw a net, -

A seine came with one fish,

With a difficult fish - gold.

“Let me go, old man, into the sea,

Dear for myself, I will give a ransom:

I'll buy whatever you want."

The old man was surprised, frightened:

He fished for thirty years and three years

And I never heard the fish speak.

He released the goldfish

And he said to her a kind word:

“God be with you, goldfish!

I don't need your ransom;

Step into the blue sea

Walk there for yourself in the open."

The old man returned to the old woman,

He told her a great miracle.

“Today I caught a fish,

Goldfish, not simple;

In our opinion, the fish spoke,

The blue asked for a home in the sea,

Paid off at a high price:

I bought whatever I wanted.

I did not dare to take a ransom from her;

So he let her into the blue sea.

The old woman scolded the old man:

"You fool, you fool!

You did not know how to take a ransom from a fish!

If only you took a trough from her,

Ours is completely broken."

So he went to the blue sea;

He sees that the sea is slightly raging.

A fish swam up to him and asked:

"What do you want, old man?"

"Have mercy, sovereign fish,

My old woman scolded me

Does not give the old man peace:

She needs a new trough;

Ours is completely broken."

The goldfish replies:

You will have a new trough."

The old man returned to the old woman,

The old woman has a new trough.

The old woman scolds even more:

"You fool, you fool!

Begged, fool, trough!

Is there a lot of self-interest in the trough?

Come back, fool, you are to the fish;

Bow to her, ask for a hut already.

So he went to the blue sea,

(The blue sea is cloudy.)

He began to call a goldfish,

"What do you want, old man?"

“Have mercy, empress fish!

The old woman scolds even more,

Does not give the old man peace:

A grumpy woman asks for a hut.

The goldfish replies:

"Do not be sad, go with God,

So be it: you will already have a hut.

He went to his dugout,

And there is no trace of the dugout;

In front of him is a hut with a lamp,

With a brick, bleached pipe,

With oak, plank gates.

The old woman sits under the window,

On what light is the husband scolds.

"You fool, you straight-forward fool!

Begged, simpleton, a hut!

Come back, bow to the fish:

I don't want to be a black peasant

I want to be a noblewoman."

The old man went to the blue sea;

(The blue sea is not calm.)

A fish swam up to him and asked:

"What do you want, old man?"

The old man replies to her with a bow:

“Have mercy, empress fish!

More than ever, the old woman freaked out,

Does not give the old man peace:

She doesn't want to be a peasant

Wants to be a pillar noblewoman.

The goldfish replies:

"Do not be sad, go with God."

The old man turned to the old woman.

What does he see? High tower.

On the porch stands his old woman

In an expensive sable shower jacket,

Brocade on the top of the kichka,

Pearls weighed down the neck,

On the hands of gold rings,

On her feet are red boots.

Before her are zealous servants;

She beats them, drags them by the chuprun.

The old man says to his old woman:

“Hello, mistress madam noblewoman!

Tea, now your darling is satisfied.

The old woman yelled at him

She sent him to serve at the stable.

Here's a week, another one goes by

The old woman fumed even more:

Again he sends the old man to the fish.

“Come back, bow to the fish:

I don't want to be a pillar noblewoman,

And I want to be a free queen.

The old man was frightened, he begged:

“What are you, woman, overeating with henbane?

You can't step, you can't speak,

You will make the whole kingdom laugh."

The old woman got more angry,

She hit her husband on the cheek.

"How dare you, man, argue with me,

With me, a pillar noblewoman? -

Go to the sea, they tell you with honor,

If you don’t go, they will lead you involuntarily.”

The old man went to the sea

(The blue sea turned black.)

He began to call the goldfish.

A fish swam up to him and asked:

"What do you want, old man?"

The old man replies to her with a bow:

“Have mercy, empress fish!

Again my old woman rebels:

She no longer wants to be a noblewoman,

Wants to be a free queen.

The goldfish replies:

“Do not be sad, go with God!

Good! the old woman will be queen!

The old man returned to the old woman.

Well? before him are the royal chambers.

In the wards he sees his old woman,

She sits at the table like a queen,

Boyars and nobles serve her,

They pour her overseas wines;

She eats a printed gingerbread;

Around her stands a formidable guard,

They hold axes on their shoulders.

As the old man saw, he was frightened!

He bowed at the feet of the old woman,

He said: “Hello, formidable queen!

Well, now your darling is satisfied.

The old woman did not look at him,

She only ordered him to be driven out of sight.

The boyars and nobles ran up,

They pushed the old man in.

And at the door, the guard ran up,

I almost chopped it off with axes.

And the people laughed at him:

“To serve you, old ignoramus!

Henceforth you, ignoramus, science:

Don't get in your sleigh!"

Here's a week, another one goes by

The old woman fumed even more:

He sends courtiers for her husband,

They found the old man, brought him to her.

The old woman says to the old man:

“Come back, bow to the fish.

I don't want to be a free queen

I want to be the mistress of the sea,

To live for me in the Okiyane-sea,

To serve me a goldfish

And I would have been on the parcels.

The old man did not dare to argue,

He did not dare to speak across the word.

Here he goes to the blue sea,

He sees a black storm on the sea:

So angry waves swelled,

So they walk, so they howl and howl.

He began to call the goldfish.

A fish swam up to him and asked:

"What do you want, old man?"

The old man replies to her with a bow:

“Have mercy, empress fish!

What am I to do with the damn woman?

She doesn't want to be queen

Wants to be the mistress of the sea;

To live for her in the Okiyane-sea,

For you to serve her

And she would have been on the parcels.

The fish didn't say anything.

Just splashed her tail on the water

And she went into the deep sea.

For a long time by the sea he waited for an answer,

I did not wait, I returned to the old woman -

Look: again in front of him is a dugout;

On the threshold sits his old woman,

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The Tale of the Fisherman and the Fish

Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin

The Tale of the Fisherman and the Fish read:

An old man lived with his old woman

By the very blue sea;

They lived in a dilapidated dugout

Exactly thirty years and three years.

The old man was fishing with a net,

The old woman was spinning her yarn.

Once he threw a net into the sea, -

The net came with one slime.

He threw a seine another time,

A seine came with sea grass.

For the third time he threw a net, -

A seine came with one fish,

With a difficult fish - gold.

The Tale of the Fisherman and the Fish
How the goldfish will beg!

“Let me go, old man, into the sea,

Dear for myself, I will give a ransom:

I'll buy whatever you want."

The old man was surprised, frightened:

He fished for thirty years and three years

And I never heard the fish speak.

He released the goldfish

And he said to her a kind word:

“God be with you, goldfish!

I don't need your ransom;

Step into the blue sea

Walk there for yourself in the open."

The old man returned to the old woman,

He told her a great miracle.

“Today I caught a fish,

Goldfish, not simple;

In our opinion, the fish spoke,

The blue asked for a home in the sea,

Paid off at a high price:

I bought whatever I wanted.

I did not dare to take a ransom from her;

So he let her into the blue sea.

The old woman scolded the old man:

"You fool, you fool!

You did not know how to take a ransom from a fish!

If only you took a trough from her,

Ours is completely broken."

So he went to the blue sea;

He sees that the sea is slightly raging.

A fish swam up to him and asked:

"What do you want, old man?"

"Have mercy, sovereign fish,

My old woman scolded me

Does not give the old man peace:

She needs a new trough;

Ours is completely broken."

The goldfish replies:

You will have a new trough."

The old man returned to the old woman,

The old woman has a new trough.

The old woman scolds even more:

"You fool, you fool!

Begged, fool, trough!

Is there a lot of self-interest in the trough?

Come back, fool, you are to the fish;

Bow to her, ask for a hut already.

So he went to the blue sea,

(The blue sea is cloudy.)

He began to call a goldfish,

"What do you want, old man?"

“Have mercy, empress fish!

The old woman scolds even more,

Does not give the old man peace:

A grumpy woman asks for a hut.

The goldfish replies:

"Do not be sad, go with God,

So be it: you will already have a hut.

He went to his dugout,

And there is no trace of the dugout;

In front of him is a hut with a lamp,

With a brick, bleached pipe,

With oak, plank gates.

The old woman sits under the window,

On what light is the husband scolds.

"You fool, you straight-forward fool!

Begged, simpleton, a hut!

Come back, bow to the fish:

I don't want to be a black peasant

I want to be a noblewoman."

The old man went to the blue sea;

(The blue sea is not calm.)

A fish swam up to him and asked:

"What do you want, old man?"

The old man replies to her with a bow:

“Have mercy, empress fish!

More than ever, the old woman freaked out,

Does not give the old man peace:

She doesn't want to be a peasant

Wants to be a pillar noblewoman.

The goldfish replies:

"Do not be sad, go with God."

The old man turned to the old woman.

What does he see? High tower.

On the porch stands his old woman

In an expensive sable shower jacket,

Brocade on the top of the kichka,

Pearls weighed down the neck,

On the hands of gold rings,

On her feet are red boots.

Before her are zealous servants;

She beats them, drags them by the chuprun.

The old man says to his old woman:

“Hello, mistress madam noblewoman!

Tea, now your darling is satisfied.

The old woman yelled at him

She sent him to serve at the stable.

Here's a week, another one goes by

The old woman fumed even more:

Again he sends the old man to the fish.

“Come back, bow to the fish:

I don't want to be a pillar noblewoman,

And I want to be a free queen.

The old man was frightened, he begged:

“What are you, woman, overeating with henbane?

You can't step, you can't speak,

You will make the whole kingdom laugh."

The old woman got more angry,

She hit her husband on the cheek.

"How dare you, man, argue with me,

With me, a pillar noblewoman? -

Go to the sea, they tell you with honor,

If you don’t go, they will lead you involuntarily.”

The old man went to the sea

(The blue sea turned black.)

He began to call the goldfish.

A fish swam up to him and asked:

"What do you want, old man?"

The old man replies to her with a bow:

“Have mercy, empress fish!

Again my old woman rebels:

She no longer wants to be a noblewoman,

Wants to be a free queen.

The goldfish replies:

“Do not be sad, go with God!

Good! the old woman will be queen!

The old man returned to the old woman.

Well? before him are the royal chambers.

In the wards he sees his old woman,

She sits at the table like a queen,

Boyars and nobles serve her,

They pour her overseas wines;

She eats a printed gingerbread;

Around her stands a formidable guard,

They hold axes on their shoulders.

As the old man saw, he was frightened!

He bowed at the feet of the old woman,

He said: “Hello, formidable queen!

Well, now your darling is satisfied.

The old woman did not look at him,

She only ordered him to be driven out of sight.

The boyars and nobles ran up,

They pushed the old man in.

And at the door, the guard ran up,

I almost chopped it off with axes.

And the people laughed at him:

“To serve you, old ignoramus!

Henceforth you, ignoramus, science:

Don't get in your sleigh!"

Here's a week, another one goes by

The old woman fumed even more:

He sends courtiers for her husband,

They found the old man, brought him to her.

The old woman says to the old man:

“Come back, bow to the fish.

I don't want to be a free queen

I want to be the mistress of the sea,

To live for me in the Okiyane-sea,

To serve me a goldfish

And I would have been on the parcels.

The old man did not dare to argue,

He did not dare to speak across the word.

Here he goes to the blue sea,

He sees a black storm on the sea:

So angry waves swelled,

So they walk, so they howl and howl.

He began to call the goldfish.

A fish swam up to him and asked:

"What do you want, old man?"

The old man replies to her with a bow:

“Have mercy, empress fish!

What am I to do with the damn woman?

She doesn't want to be queen

Wants to be the mistress of the sea;

To live for her in the Okiyane-sea,

For you to serve her

And she would have been on the parcels.

The fish didn't say anything.

Just splashed her tail on the water

And she went into the deep sea.

For a long time by the sea he waited for an answer,

I did not wait, I returned to the old woman -

Look: again in front of him is a dugout;

On the threshold sits his old woman,

And in front of her is a broken trough.

Pushkin's Tales: The Tale of the Fisherman and the Fish

The Tale of the Fisherman and the Fish

An old man lived with his old woman
By the very blue sea;
They lived in a dilapidated dugout
Exactly thirty years and three years.
The old man was fishing with a net,
The old woman was spinning her yarn.
Once he threw a net into the sea -
The net came with one slime.
He threw a seine another time -
A seine came with sea grass.
For the third time he threw a net -
A seine came with one fish,
With not a simple fish - gold.
How the goldfish will beg!
He says in a human voice:
"Let me go, old man, into the sea!
Dear for myself, I will give a ransom:
I'll buy whatever you want."
The old man was surprised, frightened:
He fished for thirty years and three years
And I never heard the fish speak.
He released the goldfish
And he said to her a kind word:
"God be with you, goldfish!
I don't need your ransom;
Step into the blue sea
Walk there for yourself in the open."

The old man returned to the old woman,
He told her a great miracle:
"Today I caught a fish,
Goldfish, not simple;
In our opinion, the fish spoke,
The blue asked for a home in the sea,
Paid off at a high price:
Buy off whatever you want
I did not dare to take a ransom from her;
So he let her into the blue sea."
The old woman scolded the old man:
"You fool, you fool!
You did not know how to take a ransom from a fish!
If only you took a trough from her,
Ours is completely broken."

So he went to the blue sea;
Sees - the sea is slightly played out.
A fish swam up to him and asked;
"What do you want, old man?"
"Have mercy, sovereign fish,
My old woman scolded me
Does not give the old man peace to me:
She needs a new trough;
Ours is completely broken."
The goldfish replies:
"Do not be sad, go with God.
You will have a new trough."

The old man returned to the old woman,
The old woman has a new trough.
The old woman scolds even more:
"You fool, you fool!
Begged, fool, trough!
Is there a lot of self-interest in the trough?
Come back, fool, you are to the fish;
Bow to her, ask for a hut."

Here he went to the blue sea
(The blue sea is clouded).
He began to call the goldfish.
"What do you want, old man?"
"Have mercy, lady fish!
The old woman scolds even more,
Does not give the old man peace to me:
A grumpy woman asks for a hut."
The goldfish replies:
"Do not be sad, go with God,
So be it: you will have a hut."

He went to his dugout,
And there is no trace of the dugout;
In front of him is a hut with a light,
With a brick, whitewashed pipe,
With oak, plank gates.
The old woman sits under the window,
On what light is the husband scolds:
"You fool, you straight-forward fool!
Begged, simpleton, a hut!
Come back, bow to the fish:
I don't want to be a black peasant
I want to be a pillar noblewoman."

The old man went to the blue sea
(Restless blue sea).
He began to call the goldfish.
A fish swam up to him and asked:
"What do you want, old man?"
The old man replies to her with a bow:
"Have mercy, lady fish!
More than ever, the old woman freaked out,
Does not give the old man peace to me:
She doesn't want to be a peasant
Wants to be a pillar noblewoman."
The goldfish replies:
"Do not be sad, go with God."

The old man returned to the old woman,
What does he see? High tower.
On the porch stands his old woman
In an expensive sable shower jacket,
Brocade on the top of the kichka,
Pearls weighed down the neck,
On the hands of gold rings,
On her feet are red boots.
Before her are zealous servants;
She beats them, drags them by the chuprun.
The old man says to his old woman:
"Hello, mistress-madame noblewoman!
Tea, now your darling is satisfied."
The old woman yelled at him
She sent him to serve at the stable.

Here's a week, another one goes by
The old woman became even more furious;
Again he sends the old man to the fish:
"Go back, bow to the fish:
I don't want to be a pillar noblewoman.
And I want to be a free queen."
The old man was frightened, he begged:
"What are you, woman, ate too much henbane?
You can neither step nor speak.
You will make the whole kingdom laugh."
The old woman got more angry,
She hit her husband on the cheek.
"How dare you, man, argue with me,
With me, a pillar noblewoman?
Go to the sea, they tell you with honor;
If you don’t go, they will lead you involuntarily.”

The old man went to the sea
(Blackened blue sea).
He began to call the goldfish.
A fish swam up to him and asked:
"What do you want, old man?"
The old man replies to her with a bow:
"Have mercy, lady fish!
Again my old woman rebels:
She no longer wants to be a noblewoman,
Wants to be a free queen."
The goldfish replies:
"Do not be sad, go with God!
Good! the old woman will be queen!

The old man returned to the old woman,
Well? before him are the royal chambers,
In the wards he sees his old woman,
She sits at the table like a queen,
Boyars and nobles serve her,
They pour her overseas wines;
She eats a printed gingerbread;
Around her stands a formidable guard,
They hold axes on their shoulders.
As the old man saw, he was frightened!
He bowed at the feet of the old woman,
He said: "Hello, formidable queen!
Well, is your darling happy now?"
The old woman did not look at him,
She only ordered him to be driven out of sight.
The boyars and nobles ran up,
They pushed the old man with you.
And at the door, the guard ran up,
I almost chopped it with axes,
And the people laughed at him:
"Serve you right, you old bastard!
Henceforth you, ignoramus, science:
Don't get in your sleigh!"

Here's a week, another one goes by
Even worse, the old woman was furious:
He sends courtiers for her husband.
They found the old man, brought him to her.
The old woman says to the old man:
"Come back, bow to the fish.
I don't want to be a free queen
I want to be the mistress of the sea,
To live for me in the ocean-sea,
To serve me a goldfish
And I would have been on the parcels."

The old man did not dare to argue,
He did not dare to say across the word.
Here he goes to the blue sea,
He sees a black storm on the sea:
So angry waves swelled,
So they walk, so they howl and howl.
He began to call the goldfish.
A fish swam up to him and asked:
"What do you want, old man?"
The old man replies to her with a bow:
"Have mercy, lady fish!
What am I to do with the damn woman?
She doesn't want to be queen
Wants to be the mistress of the sea:
To live for her in the ocean-sea,
For you to serve her
And she would have been on the parcels."
The fish didn't say anything.
Just splashed her tail on the water
And she went into the deep sea.
For a long time by the sea he waited for an answer,
I did not wait, I returned to the old woman
Look: again in front of him is a dugout;
On the threshold sits his old woman,
And in front of her is a broken trough.