Among the many fairy tales, it is especially fascinating to read the fairy tale "The Tale of the Fisherman and the Fish" by AS Pushkin, one can feel the love and wisdom of our people in it. Probably due to the inviolability of human qualities in time, all moral teachings, morality and problems remain relevant at all times and eras. The main character always wins not by cunning and cunning, but by kindness, gentleness and love - this is the main quality of children's characters. There is a balance between good and bad, tempting and necessary, and how wonderful that every time the choice is correct and responsible. Fascination, admiration and indescribable inner joy produce pictures drawn by our imagination when reading such works. Everyday problems are an incredibly successful way, with the help of simple, ordinary, examples, to convey to the reader the most valuable centuries-old experience. Rivers, trees, animals, birds - everything comes to life, is filled with living colors, helps the heroes of the work in gratitude for their kindness and affection. The fairy tale "The Tale of the Fisherman and the Fish" AS Pushkin will be fun to read online for free for both children and their parents, the kids will be happy to have a good ending, and moms and dads will be happy for the kids!

There was an old man 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 catching fish with a net,
The old woman was spinning her yarn.
Once he threw a net into the sea -
The net came with one mud.
He threw a seine another time -
A seine came with sea grass.
For the third time he threw a net -
A net came with one fish,
With not just a fish - gold.
How the goldfish will pray!
In a human voice he says:
"Let go of you, old man, me into the sea!
Dear I will give a ransom for myself:
I will pay off with whatever you want. "
The old man was surprised, frightened:
He fished for thirty years and three years
And I never heard a fish speak.
He let go of the gold fish
And he said to her an affectionate word:
"God is with you, goldfish!
I don’t need your ransom;
Step into the blue sea
Take a walk there for yourself in the open. "
The old man returned to the old woman,
I told her a great miracle:
"I caught a fish today,
Goldfish, not simple;
The fish spoke our way
I asked for blue home in the sea,
I paid off at a high price:
I paid off with whatever I wish
I did not dare to take a ransom from her;
So he let her out into the blue sea. "
The old woman dismissed the old man:
"You fool, you fool!
You did not know how to take the ransom from the fish!
If only you took a trough from her,
Ours is completely split. "
Here he went to the blue sea;
He sees - the sea is playing a little.

A fish swam to him and asked;
"What do you want, elder?"

"Have mercy, lady fish,
My old woman broke me,
Doesn't give the old man peace of mind:
She needs a new trough;
Ours is completely split. "
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 more, the old woman scolds:
"You fool, you fool!
Begged, you fool, trough!
Is there a lot of self-interest in the trough?
Go back, you fool, you go to the fish;
Bow down to her, beg for a hut. "
So he went to the blue sea
(Dark blue sea).
He began to click on the goldfish.

"What do you want, elder?"

"Have mercy, lady fish!
The old woman scolds even more,
Doesn't give the old man peace of mind:
A grumpy woman asks for the hut. "
The goldfish answers:
"Do not be sad, walk with God,
So be it: there will be a hut for you. "
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, bleached chimney
With oak, plank collars.
The old woman sits under the window
What the light is on her husband scolds:
"You fool, straight fool!
I begged you, you fool, a hut!
Turn 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 click on the goldfish.
A fish swam to him, asked:
"What do you want, elder?"
The old man replies to her with a bow:
"Have mercy, lady fish!
The old woman is more foolish than ever,
Doesn't give the old man peace of mind:
She doesn't want to be a peasant
She wants to be a pillar noblewoman. "
The goldfish answers:
"Do not be sad, go with God."
The old man returned to the old woman,
What does he see? High tower.
His old woman stands on the porch
In an expensive sable jacket,
Brocade kichka on the top,
The pearls cut down on my neck
There are golden rings on our hands,
Red boots on my feet.
Before her are diligent servants;
She beats them, drags them by the chuprun.
The old man says to his old woman:
"Hello, madam noblewoman!
Tea, now your darling is happy. "
The old woman shouted at him,
She sent him to the stable to serve.
Here's a week, another one goes by
The old woman was even more foolish;
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 got scared, prayed:
"What are you, woman, overeat henbane?
You don't know how to step or speak.
You will make the whole kingdom laugh. "
The old woman was more angry,
She hit her husband on the cheek.
"How dare you, man, argue with me,
With me, noblewoman of the pillar?
Go to the sea, they tell you with honor;
If you do not go, they will lead you against your will. "
The old man went to the sea
(The blue sea has turned black).
He began to click on the goldfish.
A fish swam to him, asked:
"What do you want, elder?"
The old man replies to her with a bow:
"Have mercy, lady fish!
Again my old woman rebelled:
She doesn't want to be a noblewoman,
He wants to be a free queen. "
The goldfish answers:
"Do not be sad, go with God!
Good! the old woman will be the 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 as a queen,
Boyars and nobles serve her,
Overseas wines are poured into her;
She seizes with printed gingerbread;
A formidable guard stands around her,
They hold hatchets on their shoulders.
As the old man saw, he was frightened!
At the feet he bowed to the old woman,
Said: "Hello, formidable queen!
Well, is your darling happy now? "
The old woman did not look at him,
Only from the eyes she ordered him to be driven away.
Boyars and nobles ran up,
The old man was pushed in.
And at the door, the guards ran up,
I almost chopped them with axes,
And the people laughed at him:
"Serves you right, you old ignoramus!
Henceforth to you, ignorant, science:
Don't sit in your sleigh! "
Here's a week, another one goes by
The old woman became even more foolish:
He sends the 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 okiyan-sea,
So that a gold fish serve me
And I would have it on the parcels. "
The old man did not dare to contradict,
I did not dare to say a word across.
Here he goes to the blue sea,
He sees a black storm on the sea:
And so angry waves swelled,
So they walk, so howl and howl.
He began to click on the goldfish.
A fish swam to him, asked:
"What do you want, elder?"
The old man answers her with a bow:
"Have mercy, lady fish!
What should I do with the damn woman?
She does not want to be a queen,
Wants to be the mistress of the sea:
To live for her in the okiyan-sea,
To serve her yourself
And she would have it on the parcels. "
The fish said nothing
I just splashed my 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: there is a dugout in front of him again;
His old woman is sitting on the threshold,
And before her is a broken trough.

About the fairy tale

The tale of the fisherman and the fish - an eternal story with instructive content

The great Russian poet, playwright and prose writer, one of the most influential literary figures of the 19th century, left his native country with a rich fairytale heritage. Among the popular and beloved works of the people, in the first place is the tale of the fisherman and the fish. The manuscript with a cautionary tale was completed in 1833 and first published in 1835 in the Library for Reading magazine.

The author was well acquainted with the work of the German writers of the Brothers Grimm and his works often echoed the legends and tales of the German people. The tale of the fisherman and the fish has a common storyline with the Russian folk story about a greedy old woman and is similar to the Pomeranian fairy tale "About the fisherman and his wife."

A truly folk work always differs into proverbs and quotations. The adage "stay at the bottom of the trough" came from the favorite work of Pushkin and means that you can have everything, but foolishly be left without anything!

The heroes of Alexander Sergeevich are always very remarkable, memorable and characteristic. It is recommended to get to know them better before reading the fairy tale:

Old man - a simple illiterate fisherman who lived on the seashore for thirty years and three years and fed on a meager catch. Out of the kindness of his soul, he let the fish go and did not ask for anything as a ransom, but he could not cope with his grumpy old woman and fulfilled all her bizarre whims.

Old woman - the wife of an old fisherman. She took her husband away, nagged for letting the goldfish go, and forced the poor man to beg the sorceress for more and more miracles. The old woman's appetites grew, and the queen's easy chair was already cramped for her. Granny conceived to become the mistress of the sea and to subjugate the generous fish.

gold fish - a mythical character and a magical collective image. It can be called a lucky ticket that the old man pulled out as a reward for years of hard work and Christian humility. Neither the old fisherman nor the stupid old woman could properly dispose of the chance that Mother Nature presented them. They could get everything they need for a prosperous old age, but both remained at a broken trough.

Every child should know Pushkin's fairy tales from childhood, and parents, through reading at night, can lay the main human values ​​in the developing character of the child. The works of the great writer will help fathers and mothers, grandmothers and grandfathers in verse form to convey to children the richness of the Russian language and the versatility of the literary heritage.

Live lacquer miniature in illustrations for a fairy tale narration

Folk craftsmen from the villages of Palekh and Fedoskino drew ideas for creativity from the works of national poets. The usual papier-mâché bases were covered with lacquer paints and, using filigree painting, they conveyed stories from Russian national fairy tales. A high degree of skill made it possible to display the imaginations of the authors and the wonders of handmade work on a simple piece of pressed paper.

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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 catching fish with a net,
The old woman was spinning her yarn.
Once he threw a net into the sea -
The net came with one mud.
He threw a seine another time -
A seine came with sea grass.
For the third time he threw a net -
A net came with one fish,
With not just a fish - gold.

How the goldfish will pray!
In a human voice he says:
"Let go of you, old man, me into the sea!
Dear I will give a ransom for myself:
I will pay off with whatever you want. "
The old man was surprised, frightened:
He fished for thirty years and three years
And I never heard a fish speak.

And he said to her an affectionate word:
"God is with you, goldfish!
I don’t need your ransom;
Step into the blue sea
Take a walk there for yourself in the open. "

I told her a great miracle:
"I caught a fish today,
Goldfish, not simple;
The fish spoke our way
I asked for blue home in the sea,
I paid off at a high price:
I paid off with whatever I wish
I did not dare to take a ransom from her;
So he let her out into the blue sea. "

The old woman dismissed the old man:
"You fool, you fool!
You did not know how to take the ransom from the fish!
If only you took a trough from her,
Ours is completely split. "

Here he went to the blue sea;
He sees - the sea is playing a little.

A fish swam to him and asked;

"What do you want, elder?"

"Have mercy, lady fish,
My old woman broke me,
Doesn't give the old man peace of mind:
She needs a new trough;
Ours is completely split. "
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 more, the old woman scolds:
"You fool, you fool!
Begged, you fool, trough!
Is there a lot of self-interest in the trough?
Go back, you fool, you go to the fish;
Bow down to her, beg for a hut. "
So he went to the blue sea
(Dark blue sea).
He began to click on the goldfish.

"What do you want, elder?"
The old man answers her with a bow:
"Have mercy, lady fish!
The old woman scolds even more,
Doesn't give the old man peace of mind:
A grumpy woman asks for the hut. "
The goldfish answers:
"Do not be sad, walk with God,
So be it: there will be a hut for you. "

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, bleached chimney,
With oak, plank collars.

The old woman sits under the window
What the light is on her husband scolds:
"You fool, straight fool!
I begged you, you fool, a hut!
Turn 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 click on the goldfish.
A fish swam to him, asked:
"What do you want, elder?"
The old man replies to her with a bow:
"Have mercy, lady fish!
The old woman is more foolish than ever,
Doesn't give the old man peace of mind:
She doesn't want to be a peasant
She wants to be a pillar noblewoman. "
The goldfish answers:
"Do not be sad, go with God."

What does he see? High tower.
His old woman stands on the porch
In an expensive sable jacket,
Brocade kichka on the top,
The pearls cut down on my neck
There are golden rings on our hands,
Red boots on my feet.

Before her are diligent servants;
She beats them, drags them by the chuprun.
The old man says to his old woman:
"Hello, madam noblewoman!
Tea, now your darling is happy. "
The old woman shouted at him,
She sent him to the stable to serve.

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The Tale of the Fisherman and the Fish

Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin

The Tale of the Fisherman and the Fish Summary:

The old man and his wife live by the sea. The old man makes his living by fishing, and the old woman spins yarn. Once in the net of an old man comes across an unusual goldfish, capable of speaking with a human voice (tongue). She promises any ransom, at his will, and asks to let her go to sea, but the old man lets the fish go without asking for a reward. Returning home to a dilapidated dugout, he tells his wife about what happened. Having scolded her husband, she makes him return to the sea, call a fish and ask for at least a new trough instead of the broken one. By the sea, an old man calls for a fish, which appears and promises to fulfill his desire, saying: "Do not be sad, walk with God."

After returning home, he sees his wife's new trough. However, the old woman's desires are growing - she makes her husband return to the fish again and again, demanding (first for both, and then only for herself) more and more:

get a new hut;
to be a pillar noblewoman;
to be a "free queen".

The sea, to which the old man comes, gradually changes from calm and blue to black and stormy. The old woman's attitude to the old man is also changing: at first she still scolds him, then, becoming a noblewoman, sends him to the stable, and after becoming a queen, she drives him away altogether. In the end, she calls her husband back and demands that the fish make her "the mistress of the sea," and the fish itself must become her service. The fish does not answer the next request of the old man, and when he returns home, he sees the old woman sitting in front of the old dugout at the old broken trough.

The saying “stay at the bottom of the trough” has entered Russian culture - that is, to chase after more, and be left with nothing.

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 catching fish with a net,

The old woman was spinning her yarn.

Once he threw a net into the sea, -

The net came with one mud.

He threw the net another time,

A seine came with sea grass.

For the third time he threw the net, -

A net came with one fish,

With a difficult fish - gold.

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

“Let me go, old man, into the sea,

Dear I will give a ransom for myself:

I will pay off with whatever you want. "

The old man was surprised, frightened:

He fished for thirty years and three years

And I never heard a fish speak.

He let go of the gold fish

And he said to her an affectionate word:

“God is with you, goldfish!

I don’t need your ransom;

Step into the blue sea

Take a walk there for yourself in the open. "

The old man returned to the old woman,

I told her a great miracle.

“I caught a fish today,

Goldfish, not simple;

The fish spoke our way

I asked for blue home in the sea,

I paid off at a high price:

I paid off with whatever I wanted.

I did not dare to take a ransom from her;

So he let her out into the blue sea. "

The old woman dismissed the old man:

“You fool, you fool!

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

If only you took a trough from her,

Ours is completely split. "

So he went to the blue sea;

He sees - the sea is playing a little.

A fish swam to him and asked:

"What do you want, elder?"

"Have mercy, lady fish,

My old woman broke me,

Doesn't give the old man peace of mind:

She needs a new trough;

Ours is completely split. "

The goldfish answers:

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, you fool, trough!

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

Go back, you fool, you go to the fish;

Bow down to her, beg for a hut. "

So he went to the blue sea,

(The blue sea is clouded.)

He began to click on the goldfish,

"What do you want, elder?"

“Have mercy, lady fish!

The old woman scolds even more,

Doesn't give the old man peace of mind:

A grumpy woman asks for the hut. "

The goldfish answers:

“Do not be sad, go with God,

So be it: there will be a hut for you. "

He went to his dugout,

And there is no trace of the dugout;

Before him is a hut with a light,

With a brick, bleached chimney,

With oak, plank collars.

The old woman sits under the window

What the light is on her husband scolds.

“You fool, straight fool!

I begged you, you fool, 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;

(The blue sea is not calm.)

A fish swam to him, asked:

"What do you want, elder?"

The old man replies to her with a bow:

“Have mercy, lady fish!

The old woman is more foolish than ever,

Doesn't give the old man peace of mind:

She doesn’t want to be a peasant,

She wants to be a pillar noblewoman. "

The goldfish answers:

"Do not be sad, go with God."

The old man returned to the old woman.

What does he see? High tower.

His old woman stands on the porch

In an expensive sable jacket,

Brocade kitsch on the top,

The pearls cut down on my neck

There are golden rings on our hands,

Red boots on my feet.

Before her are diligent servants;

She hits them, drags them by the chuprun.

The old man says to his old woman:

“Hello, lady madam noblewoman!

Tea, now your darling is happy. "

The old woman shouted at him,

She sent him to the stable to serve.

Here's a week, another one goes by

The old woman became even more foolish:

He sends the old man to the fish again.

“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 got scared, prayed:

“What are you, woman, overeat henbane?

You don't know how to step or speak,

You will make the whole kingdom laugh. "

The old woman was more angry,

She hit her husband on the cheek.

“How dare you, man, argue with me,

With me, noblewoman of the pillar? -

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 has turned black.)

He began to click on the goldfish.

A fish swam to him, asked:

"What do you want, elder?"

The old man replies to her with a bow:

“Have mercy, lady fish!

Again my old woman rebelled:

She doesn't want to be a noblewoman,

He wants to be a free queen. "

The goldfish answers:

“Do not be sad, go with God!

Good! the old woman will be the 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 as a queen,

Boyars and nobles serve her,

Overseas wines are poured into her;

She seizes with printed gingerbread;

A formidable guard stands around her,

They hold hatchets on their shoulders.

As the old man saw, he was frightened!

At the feet he bowed to the old woman,

He said: “Hello, formidable queen!

Well, now your darling is happy. "

The old woman did not look at him,

Only from the eyes she ordered him to be driven away.

Boyars and nobles ran up,

The old man was pushed into the back.

And at the door, the guards ran up,

I almost chopped them with axes.

And the people laughed at him:

“Serves you right, you old ignoramus!

Henceforth to you, ignorant, science:

Don't sit in your sleigh! "

Here's a week, another one goes by

The old woman became even more foolish:

He sends courtiers for her husband,

They found the old man, brought him to her.

The old woman says to the old man:

“Go 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 Okiyane-sea,

So that a gold fish serve me

And I would have it on the parcels. "

The old man did not dare to contradict,

I did not dare to say a word across.

Here he goes to the blue sea,

He sees a black storm on the sea:

And so angry waves swelled,

So they walk, so howl and howl.

He began to click on the goldfish.

A fish swam to him, asked:

"What do you want, elder?"

The old man answers her with a bow:

“Have mercy, lady fish!

What should I do with the damn woman?

She does not want to be a queen,

Wants to be the mistress of the sea;

To live for her in the Okiyane-sea,

To serve her yourself

And she would have it on the parcels. "

The fish said nothing

I just splashed my 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: there is a dugout in front of him again;

His old woman is sitting on the threshold,

And before her is a broken trough.

An old man lived with his old woman By the very blue sea; They lived in a dilapidated dugout for exactly thirty years and three years. The old man was catching fish with a net, the old woman was spinning her yarn. Once he threw a net into the sea, - A net came with one ooze. Another time he threw a net, - Came a net with sea grass. The third time he threw the net, - The net came with one fish, With a difficult fish, - gold. How the goldfish will pray! In a human voice he says: “Let go of you, old man, into the sea! Dear one, I will give a ransom for myself: I will pay off with whatever you wish. " The old man was surprised, frightened: He fished for thirty years and three years And did not hear a fish speak. He let go of the goldfish And he said to her an affectionate word: “God is with you, goldfish! I don’t need your ransom; Go yourself into the blue sea, Take a walk there for yourself in the open. " The old man returned to the old woman, Told her a great miracle: “Today I caught a fish, a Goldfish, not a simple one; In our opinion, the fish spoke, Home in the sea asked for a blue one, At a dear price it paid off: I paid off with whatever I wanted. I did not dare to take a ransom from her; So he let her out into the blue sea. " The old man scolded the old woman: “You fool, you fool! You did not know how to take the ransom from the fish! If only you took a trough from her, Ours is completely split. " So he went to the blue sea; He sees - the sea is playing a little. He began to click a goldfish, A fish swam to him and asked: "What do you want, older?" The old man replies to her with a bow: “Have mercy, lady fish, My old woman has thwarted me, Doesn't give the old man peace of mind: She needs a new trough; Ours is completely split. " 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. The old woman scolds even more: “You fool, you fool! Begged, you fool, trough! Is there a lot of self-interest in the trough? Go back, you fool, you go to the fish; Bow down to her, beg for a hut. " So he went to the blue sea, (The blue sea clouded.) He began to click a goldfish, A fish swam to him, asked: "What do you want, older?" The old man answers her with a bow: “Have mercy, lady fish! The old woman scolds even more, Doesn't give the old man peace of mind: the quarrelsome woman asks for the hut. " The goldfish answers: "Do not be sad, go with God, So be it: the hut will be for you." He went to his dugout, And there is no sign of the dugout; In front of him is a hut with a light, With a brick, bleached chimney, With oak, timber gates. The old woman sits under the window, On what the light stands her husband scolds: “You fool, you straight simpleton! I begged you, you fool, a hut! Turn back, bow to the fish: I do not want to be a black peasant, I want to be a columnar noblewoman. " The old man went to the blue sea; (The blue sea is not calm.) He began to click on the goldfish. A fish swam up to him and asked: "What do you want, elder?" The old man replies to her with a bow: “Have mercy, lady fish! The old woman is more foolish than before, Doesn't give the old man peace of mind: She doesn't want to be a peasant, She wants to be a high-ranking noblewoman. " The goldfish answers: "Do not be sad, go with God." The old man returned to the old woman. What does he see? High tower. His old woman is standing on the porch In an expensive sable jacket, Brocade kitsch on the top, Pearls unburdened her neck, Golden rings on her hands, Red boots on her feet. Before her are diligent servants; She hits them, drags them by the chuprun. The old man says to his old woman: “Hello, lady, madam noblewoman! Tea, now your darling is happy. " The old woman shouted at him, sent him to the stable to serve. Here is a week, another one has passed, The old woman has become foolish even more; He sends the old man to the fish again. "Turn back, bow to the fish: I do not want to be a pillar noblewoman, but I want to be a free queen." The old man got scared and prayed: “Why have you, woman, overeat henbane? You don't know how to step or speak! You will make the whole kingdom laugh. " The old woman became more angry, She hit her husband on the cheek. "How dare you, man, to argue with me, With me, the noblewoman of the pillar? - Go to the sea, they tell you with honor, You will not go, they will lead you unwillingly." The old man went to the sea, (The blue sea turned black.) He began to click the goldfish. A fish swam up to him and asked: "What do you want, elder?" The old man replies to her with a bow: “Have mercy, lady fish! Again my old woman is rebelling: She really doesn’t want 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 the queen! " The old man returned to the old woman. Well? before him are the royal chambers. In the chambers he sees his old woman, At the table she sits as a queen, Boyars and nobles serve her, Pour overseas wines for her; She seizes with printed gingerbread; Around her there is a formidable guard, They hold hatchets on their shoulders. As the old man saw, he was frightened! At the feet, he bowed to the old woman, Said: “Hello, formidable queen! Well, now your darling is happy. " The old woman did not look at him, She only ordered to drive him away from her eyes. Boyars and noblemen ran up, the old man was pushed in. And at the door, the guards ran up, almost chopped them with axes. And the people laughed at him: “Serves you right, you old ignoramus! Henceforth, you, ignorant, science: Do not sit in your sleigh! "Here is a week, another one passes, the old woman is 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: “Go back, bow to the fish. I do not 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 with a gold fish And I would have it on the parcels. " The old man did not dare to contradict, Did not dare to say a word across. Here he goes to the blue sea, He sees a black storm on the sea: So the angry waves swelled up, So they walk, so they howl and howl. He began to click a goldfish, A fish swam to him, asked: "What do you want, older?" The old man answers her with a bow: “Have mercy, lady fish! What should I do with the damn woman? She does not want to be a queen, She wants to be the mistress of the sea; To live for her in the Okiyane-sea, So that you yourself serve her And you would be with her on the parcels. " The fish did not say anything, Only 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 a dugout is in front of him; On the threshold sits his old woman, And in front of her is a broken trough.