Sister Alyonushka and brother Ivanushka
Once upon a time there lived an old man and an old woman, they had a daughter Alyonushka and a son Ivanushka.
The old man and the old woman died. Alyonushka and Ivanushka were left alone.
Alyonushka went to work and took her brother with her. They are walking along a long path, across a wide field, and Ivanushka wants to drink.
- Sister Alyonushka, I’m thirsty!
- Wait, brother, let's get to the well.
They walked and walked, the sun was high, the well was far away, the heat was oppressive, the sweat was protruding. A cow's hoof is full of water.
- Sister Alyonushka, I’ll take some bread from the hoof!
- Don’t drink, brother, you’ll become a little calf!
The brother obeyed, let's move on. The sun is high, the well is far away, the heat is oppressive, the sweat is protruding. The horse's hoof is full of water.
- Sister Alyonushka, I’ll drink from the hoof!
- Don’t drink, brother, you’ll become a foal!
Ivanushka sighed, and we moved on again. They walk and walk, the sun is high, the well is far away, the heat is oppressive, sweat appears. A goat's hoof is full of water.
Ivanushka says:
- Sister Alyonushka, there is no urine: I’ll drink from the hoof!
- Don’t drink, brother, you’ll become a little goat!
Ivanushka did not listen and drank from a goat's hoof. Got drunk and became a little goat...
Alyonushka calls her brother, and instead of Ivanushka, a little white goat runs after her.
Alyonushka burst into tears, sat down on a haystack, crying, and the little goat was jumping around next to her.
At that time a merchant was driving past:
-What are you crying about, red maiden?
Alyonushka told him about her misfortune. The merchant says to her:
- Come marry me. I will dress you in gold and silver, and the little goat will live with us.
Alyonushka thought, thought and married the merchant.
They began to live and get along, and the little goat lives with them, eats and drinks from the same cup with Alyonushka.
One day the merchant was not at home. Out of nowhere, a witch comes: she stood under Alyonushka’s window and so affectionately began to call her to swim in the river.
The witch brought Alyonushka to the river. She rushed at her, tied a stone around Alyonushka’s neck and threw her into the water.
And she herself turned into Alyonushka, dressed up in her dress and came to her mansion. No one recognized the witch. The merchant returned - and he did not recognize him.
One little goat knew everything.
He hangs his head, doesn't drink, doesn't eat. In the morning and evening he walks along the bank near the water and calls:
- Alyonushka, my sister!
Swim out, swim out to the shore...
The witch found out about this and began to ask her husband to kill and slaughter the kid.
The merchant felt sorry for the little goat, he got used to him. But the witch pesters so much, begs so much - there is nothing to do, the merchant agreed:
- Well, kill him...
The witch ordered to build high fires, heat cast iron cauldrons, and sharpen damask knives.
The little goat found out that he did not have long to live, and said to his named father:
- Before I die, let me go to the river, drink some water, rinse my intestines.
- Well, go.
The little goat ran to the river, stood on the bank and cried out pitifully:
- Alyonushka, my sister! Swim out, swim out to the shore. The fires are burning high, the cast iron cauldrons are boiling, the damask knives are sharpening, they want to stab me to death!
Alyonushka from the river answers him:
- Oh, my brother Ivanushka! The heavy stone pulls to the bottom, the silken grass entangles my legs, the yellow sand lies on my chest.
And the witch is looking for the little goat, cannot find it, and sends a servant:
- Go find the kid, bring him to me.
The servant went to the river and saw a little goat running along the bank and calling pitifully:
- Alyonushka, my sister!
Swim out, swim out to the shore. The fires are burning high, the cast iron cauldrons are boiling, the damask knives are sharpening, they want to stab me to death!
And from the river they answer him:
- Oh, my brother Ivanushka! The stone weighs heavily on the bottom, the silken grass has entangled my legs, the yellow sands lie on my chest.
The servant ran home and told the merchant about what he had heard on the river. They gathered the people, went to the river, threw silk nets and pulled Alyonushka to the shore. They took the stone from her neck, dipped her in spring water, and dressed her in an elegant dress. Alyonushka came to life and became more beautiful than she was.
And the little goat threw himself over his head three times with joy and turned into the boy Ivanushka.
The witch was tied to a horse's tail and released into an open field.
Brother disobeyed
He got drunk and became a little goat... Alyonushka calls her brother, and instead of Ivanushka, a little white goat runs after her.
Alyonushka burst into tears, sat down on a haystack, crying, and the little goat was jumping around next to her. At that time, a merchant was driving past: “What are you crying about, red maiden?” Alyonushka told him about her misfortune. The merchant says to her:
- Come marry me. I will dress you in gold and silver, and the little goat will live with us. Alyonushka thought, thought and married the merchant.
They began to live and get along, and the little goat lives with them, eats and drinks from the same cup with Alyonushka.
Witch
One day the merchant was not at home. Out of nowhere the witch comes: she stood under Alyonushka’s window and so affectionately began to call her to swim in the river.
The witch brought Alyonushka to the river. She rushed at her, tied a stone around Alyonushka’s neck and threw her into the water.
And she herself turned into Alyonushka, dressed up in her dress and came to her mansion. No one recognized the witch. The merchant returned - and he did not recognize him.
One little goat knew everything. He hangs his head, doesn't drink, doesn't eat. In the morning and evening she walks along the bank near the water and calls: “Alyonushka, my sister!.. Swim out, swim out to the bank... she began to ask for her husband.” The witch found out about this and slaughtered the kid...
The merchant felt sorry for the little goat, he got used to him. But the witch pestered him so much, begged him so much - there was nothing to do, the merchant agreed: - Well, kill him...
The witch ordered to build high fires, heat cast iron cauldrons, and sharpen damask knives. The little goat found out that he did not have long to live, and said to his named father:
or there was an old man and an old woman, they had a daughter Alyonushka and a son Ivanushka. The old man and the old woman died. Alyonushka and Ivanushka were left alone. Alyonushka went to work and took her brother with her. They are walking along a long path, across a wide field, and Ivanushka wants to drink. - Sister Alyonushka, I’m thirsty! - Wait, brother, let's get to the well. As they walked and walked, the sun was high, the well was far away, the heat was oppressive, and sweat appeared. A cow's hoof is full of water. - Sister Alyonushka, I’ll take some bread from the hoof! - Don’t drink, brother, you’ll become a little calf! The brother obeyed, let's move on. The sun is high, the well is far away, the heat is oppressive, the sweat is protruding. The horse's hoof is full of water. - Sister Alyonushka, I’ll drink from the hoof! - Don’t drink, brother, you’ll become a foal! Ivanushka sighed, and we moved on again. They walk and walk, the sun is high, the well is far away, the heat is oppressive, sweat appears. A goat's hoof is full of water. Ivanushka says: “Sister Alyonushka, there’s no urine: I’ll drink from the hoof!” - Don’t drink, brother, you’ll become a little goat! Ivanushka did not listen and drank from a goat's hoof. He got drunk and became a little goat... Alyonushka calls her brother, and instead of Ivanushka, a little white goat runs after her.
Alyonushka burst into tears, sat down on a haystack, crying, and the little goat was jumping around next to her. At that time, a merchant was driving past: “What are you crying about, red maiden?” Alyonushka told him about her misfortune. The merchant says to her: “Come and marry me.” I will dress you in gold and silver, and the little goat will live with us.
Alyonushka thought, thought and married the merchant. They began to live and get along, and the little goat lives with them, eats and drinks from the same cup with Alyonushka. One day the merchant was not at home. Out of nowhere, a witch comes: she stood under Alyonushka’s window and so affectionately began to call her to swim in the river.
The witch brought Alyonushka to the river.
She rushed at her, tied a stone around Alyonushka’s neck and threw her into the water. And she herself turned into Alyonushka, dressed up in her dress and came to her mansion. No one recognized the witch. The merchant returned - and he did not recognize him. One little goat knew everything. He hangs his head, doesn't drink, doesn't eat. In the morning and evening he walks along the bank near the water and calls: “Alyonushka, my sister!” Swim out, swim out to the shore... The witch found out about this and began to ask her husband to slaughter and slaughter the kid. The merchant felt sorry for the little goat, he got used to him. But the witch pestered him so much, begged him so much - there was nothing to do, the merchant agreed: - Well, kill him... The witch ordered to build high fires, heat cast iron cauldrons, sharpen damask knives.
The little goat found out that he did not have long to live, and said to the named father: “Before I die, let me go to the river, drink some water, rinse my intestines.” - Well, go. The little goat ran to the river, stood on the bank and cried out pitifully:
- Alyonushka, my sister! Swim out, swim out to the shore. The fires are burning high, the cast iron cauldrons are boiling, the damask knives are sharpening, they want to stab me to death! Alyonushka from the river answers him: “Oh, my brother Ivanushka!” The heavy stone pulls to the bottom, the silken grass entangles my legs, the yellow sand lies on my chest.
And the witch is looking for the little goat, cannot find it, and sends a servant: - Go find the little goat, bring him to me.
The servant went to the river and saw a little goat running along the bank and calling pitifully:
- Alyonushka, my sister! Swim out, swim out to the shore. The fires are burning high, the cast iron cauldrons are boiling, the damask knives are sharpening, they want to stab me to death! And from the river they answer him: “Ah, my brother Ivanushka!” The stone weighs heavily on the bottom, the silken grass has entangled my legs, the yellow sands lie on my chest.
The servant ran home and told the merchant about what he had heard on the river. They gathered the people, went to the river, threw silk nets and pulled Alyonushka to the shore. They took the stone from her neck, dipped her in spring water, and dressed her in an elegant dress. Alyonushka came to life and became more beautiful than she was. And the little goat threw himself over his head three times with joy and turned into the boy Ivanushka. The witch was tied to a horse's tail and released into an open field.
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Brief summary of the tale
Children were left without father and mother. The older sister took care of her younger brother as best she could. Only the brother was disobedient, he broke Alyonushka’s ban, drank some water from the hoof and turned into a kid. The merchant saw a girl crying with grief, he liked the orphan, and he invited her to marry. Alyonushka agreed. They took the kid with them. The evil witch drowned the girl in the river and took her place. No one in the merchant’s house suspected anything, only the little goat ran to visit his sister on the bank, but could not say anything. The witch decided to get rid of the kid. But the servant overheard the little goat talking to his sister on the shore, and told the merchant about everything. The merchant understood how the witch Alyonushka escaped the world and came to his house. He saved his Alyonushka, but destroyed the witch. You can read the fairy tale online in full on our website.
On the river
- Before I die, let me go to the river, drink some water, rinse my intestines. - Well, go. The little goat ran to the river, stood on the bank and cried out pitifully: “Alyonushka, my sister!” Swim out, swim out to the shore. The fires are burning high, the cast iron cauldrons are boiling, the damask knives are sharpening, they want to stab me to death! Alyonushka from the river answers him: “Oh, my brother Ivanushka!” The stone is dragging heavy to the bottom, the silk grass has tangled its legs,
Yellow sands lay on my chest. And the witch is looking for the little goat, cannot find it, and sends a servant: “Go find the little goat, bring him to me.”
