The tale of Ivan and the miracle of Yudo. Ivan - peasant son and Miracle Yudo

Target: through analysis of the image of the main character, to cultivate a sense of patriotism, high moral principles and aesthetic values in students.

Educational: develop the ability to process text in order to find fragments that answer specific questions and highlight important information.
Developmental: contribute to the formation of communicative and research competence of fifth-graders, enrich lexicon students, develop the ability to master artistic images, expressive properties of language.
Educational: to cultivate a sense of patriotism and high moral principles using the example of the main character Ivan, a peasant son.

Lesson type: review-summarizing

Lesson format: conversation with elements of practical work

Equipment: computer, screen, multimedia projector, routing (Appendix 2), textbook ed. V.Ya.Korovina.

During the classes

I. introduction teachers

- “Collect our folklore, learn from it... The better we know the past, the easier, the more deeply we will understand the great significance of the works of the present,” said M. Gorky. ( Slide 1)

How do you guys understand this statement by the writer?

(From folklore works we learn about the events of hoary antiquity, about economic activities and family life our ancestors, about how they fought to protect native land, processed it, what they strived for, what they fought against)

Passed on from generation to generation, fairy tales underwent changes and achieved extraordinary expressiveness. There are no random episodes or dialogues, no unnecessary descriptions. The people have thought of everything. Good always triumphs in a fairy tale, evil is punished.

Fairy tale “Ivan- peasant son and Miracle Yudo” - a magical fairy tale, but how does it differ from other fairy tales?

Let's try to answer this question today.

Write down the topic of the lesson in your workbooks. ( Slide 2)

II. Analysis of the fairy tale text

Did you like the fairy tale? Why?

Which of the heroes did you like more? Why?

What news saddened the inhabitants of a certain state?

Which of the brothers is going to defend the Russian land at the very beginning of the fairy tale? - Find this episode in a fairy tale

(Elder brothers (p. 29) “Don’t worry, father and mother, we will go to the miracle Yudo, we will fight him to the death. And so that you don’t feel homesick alone, let him be with you Ivanushka remains, he’s still young to go into battle”)

Only Ivanushka did not agree with this decision, and the old men did not dissuade him, so the brothers set off with the miracle to fight, to defend the Russian land. The brothers took damask swords, took knapsacks with bread and salt, mounted good horses and rode off. ( Slide 3)

They drove and drove and arrived at some village. What picture did the brothers see?

(Everything is burned out, broken, not a single living soul is there. There’s only one hut standing, and it’s barely holding on)

How did the old woman react to the brothers' decision to fight the villain?

(They got down to business. This means it was not in vain that they left their native land))

They drive up to the Smorodina River, to the Kalinov Bridge. What kind of bridge is this?

(Pre-prepared student message) (Slide 4)

The Kalinov Bridge spans over the Smorodina River, which divides the world alive and peace dead. The bridge, which is the border, is guarded Three-Headed Serpent. It is along this bridge that souls cross into the kingdom of the dead. And it is here that the heroes (knights, heroes) hold back the forces of evil (in the person of various snakes) that threaten good.

There are many epics and legends, according to the plot of which, on the Kalinov Bridge, a hero (knight, hero) fights with a snake, which is the personification of the battle of good and evil.

How do brothers behave on the other side? What decision is made?

Who turns out to be the most organized?

(Ivan turns out to be the most vigilant. “Well, brothers, we’ve arrived in the wrong direction, we need to listen to everything and take a closer look.”

Can we say that all the brothers showed themselves here as true defenders of the Motherland?

How does your older brother behave on patrol?

How does the middle brother behave?

Why does Ivan take all responsibility upon himself?

(Ivan realized the futility of his brothers’ participation in the campaign and he himself entered into single combat with the miracle Yud)

How are all the fights going? How did the brothers perform on patrol?

Group assignment:

Read how the appearance of the miracle of six, nine, twelve heads is described

Each time the image of the miracle becomes more terrible. During his appearance, the waters on the river became agitated, the eagles began to shout, and the third time - “the earth shook, the waters in the river became agitated, the violent winds howled” ( Slide 5,6,7 - based on group responses)

Was Ivan frightened and trembled by what he saw? Why?

How does he behave every time he encounters a monster?

(The first time he didn’t flinch, he answered wisely;

In the second, he showed resourcefulness and courage;

For the third time, Ivan is decisive, unstoppable.)

What features of Ivan, the peasant son, are revealed before the battle, during the battle, and after it?

(Filling out the table in the technological map)

(At first, Ivan, the peasant son, shows determination not to stay at home, but to go to battle with his older brothers;

during battles he shows courage and perseverance, courage and fearlessness;

after victories, he does not brag to his brothers, but asks them to support him during the third battle. The quality that Ivan showed when he went to the snake chambers in the morning can be called vigilance, caution. He learns about the plans of the snake wives: “He who is forewarned is forearmed,” says popular wisdom.)

(Slide 8)

Depicting the danger growing each time, the author emphasizes the seriousness of the situation for the hero . This was not done by accident, this is a special technique, using which the author shows Ivan’s courage, courage and fearlessness, which arouses in the reader love and respect for the defender of his land.

So it's not easy fairy tale, This is a fairy tale with heroic content

How do you understand the word “hero”? How many meanings does this word have?

(Two meanings:

Hero is actor, a character in a work of fiction.
A hero is a person who has committed a heroic act”) (Slide 9)

Can you follow through the text what they call Ivan, the peasant son, at the beginning, in the middle and at the end of the fairy tale? ( Slide 10, part 1)

(At the beginning of the fairy tale, the brothers call the younger one Ivanushka, the old woman in the village says to the brothers “Good fellows.” Miracle Yudo and the snake call him Ivan the Peasant Son.”

In the middle of the tale, the narrator calls the hero Ivan, and then also Ivan the peasant son. Ivanushka is pet name. This is what they usually call the little ones, the younger ones. The address “Ivan” is respectful, and Ivan the peasant’s son is similar to being addressed by name and patronymic (in the old days they said “Ivan Petrov’s son”) The address by name and patronymic had to be earned. ( Slide 10, part 2)

How do older brothers behave? Why are such assistants needed?

(And this artistic technique. With the help of such a contrast, against the backdrop of arrogant loafers, the simple and modest winner. But at first the brothers did not want to take Ivan with them. In fact, the opposite is true: the brothers are useless, and Ivan is hero, protector.)

How do people show us the enemy? Why doesn’t he just call him Zmey Gorynych, but the filthy miracle Yudo)

(He encroaches on someone else's land, brings grief and suffering to the people)

Fairy tale composition. Peculiarities.

Does a fairy tale have a beginning or an ending? Find it.

How does the number three appear in this fairy tale?

(Three battles, three brothers, threw helping objects into the brothers’ hut three times, three wives, three trials)

What phrases slow down the action?

(how long was the trip short) (Slide 11)

- Connect the words into phrases.(Work in notebook)

An epithet is an artistic definition that emphasizes the qualities, properties, and features of the depicted object, phenomenon, or event that are important to the author. (Slide 12)

An epithet firmly attached to one object is called permanent(Slide 13)

IV. Generalization

How does the fairy tale end?

(“And Ivan, the peasant son and his brothers, returned home, to his father, to his mother. And they began to live well, plow the field and sow wheat”) (Slide 14)

What is unusual about the ending of the fairy tale?

(These words personify the dream of people about a free, quiet life, peaceful work. Ivan is a simple man, folk hero, a patriot, having an honorable conscience, loving his homeland)

How can you formulate the moral of a fairy tale?

(Miracle Yudo appeared as a conqueror to a foreign land, to where there was peaceful life. The indignation of the people cannot be stopped. All the best forces of the Russian land united in the image of Ivan, and this helped defeat the enemy)

Game “Assemble a proverb” (Connecting parts of proverbs in a technological map)

Collect proverbs that can be used to express the main moral of the fairy tale.

Whatever nation you live in, adhere to that custom.
Your own land is sweet even in a handful.
The foreign side is the stepmother, the birth side is the mother.
The Russian does not joke with the sword or the roll.
In Rus', not all crucians are crucians - there are also ruffs.
Don’t go into someone else’s monastery with your own rules. (Slide 16)

Game “Interview with literary hero” (Slide 17)

If you real life I had to meet Ivan, the peasant’s son, what would you like to ask him, knowing about his feat?

How about he answer this question?

V. Homework (Slide 18)

Record an interview with the literary hero of the fairy tale “Ivan the Peasant Son and the Miracle Yudo.”

IVAN, THE PEASANT'S SON AND THE MIRACLE-YUDO

The sons have grown up. The house became crowded, and the allotment was too small to feed everyone. So the sons had to decide what to do next? The eldest stayed in the house of the old man and the old woman. And by seniority, and so as not to leave parents without a piece of bread. The middle one separated, built a house, got married. The society allocated him a plot of land, on which he began to plow and sow grain. And the youngest, Ivan, decided to join the princely squad. That's what he said.

You need someone to protect you. And I saved your works.

Ivan got ready, threw the knapsack on his shoulders and walked to the side capital city, where the princely squad found.

Ivan walks along a country road, raking the earth with the toes of his bast shoes, and he himself is all in dreams of how he will become a brave warrior in the prince’s squad. Lo and behold, to the right of the road, perched on a pile of stones, was an ancient old man in clothes that were once white, but were all dusty. IN right hand The old man is holding a mighty staff. Ivan was even surprised how, with such subtlety, the old man managed to carry a staff. I looked at the sky. Oh, the Sun is already pointing to mass. It's time to have lunch. Ivan sat down next to the old man, after greeting him first, he took out a crust of bread and a flask of cold water. And he began to have dinner, what God sent. Looking sideways, Ivan saw that his grandfather seemed to be hungry. Look, he’s almost drooling, looking at Ivan’s edge. Ivan was a kind man. And, living in poverty, I knew first-hand what hunger was. So he broke off half of his piece and gave it to his grandfather. That's right, he's hungry, look how he devours it and washes it down with some water from the flask. Ivan was glad that at least he had done a good deed for someone, and he began to eat the rest.

The old man finished his bread, washed it down with some cold water, brushed the crumbs off his mustache and beard and asked.

Who are you and where are you going?

I am Ivan, the peasant's son. And I’m on my way to the capital. I want to join the princely squad.

The old man thought. And Ivan became worried.

Is there something wrong?

The old man turned away from his thoughts and looked at Ivan.

It's like that. But do you know that the prince’s warriors are dressed somewhat differently?

Well, yes, they have chain mail, steel helmets, leather boots and trousers.

The old man was very surprised:

Where does such deep knowledge come from?

Even in childhood, a princely army passed through our entire area. And I remembered how they dress.

The old man nodded understandingly. Then he said.

For your kindness of soul, I will give you a gift, Vanya.

The old man hit the ground with his staff... and disappeared. And Ivan suddenly found himself dressed exactly as he had described: in chain mail with plaques on his chest, on his head a pointed helmet with aventail falling over his shoulders, instead of pants made of canvas, leather pants, instead of bast shoes, fine boots. And opposite Ivan a dun horse appeared. His mane is long and black, as is his tail, which hangs almost to the ground. The eyes are brown. The horse has a saddle, to which a round shield is attached on the left, and a long spear sticks out in a special stand on the right. Finally, to the right of Ivan, where the old man was sitting, there lies a damask sword on a wide belt. Ivan was surprised at the changes.

Oh yes, old man, oh yes, magician.

He took a couple of apples out of his travel bag and approached the horse, which was beating its hoof. The horse graciously accepted the offering. Ivan put on a belt with a sword, jumped on his horse and rushed faster than the wind to the capital city to hire himself out for service. And on the way, a falcon swooped down on his shoulder and sat down, clinging to his shoulder plaque.

The prince treated Ivan favorably and took him into his squad. The warriors accepted Ivan into their family and taught him the basics of military affairs. And soon Ivan began to go on campaigns against the enemies of the Fatherland. I also went on long hikes. Ivan's skill grew by leaps and bounds. And soon he became one of the best warriors. It must be said that Ivan was greatly helped in battle by his dun horse, which turned out to be a war horse, and therefore gnawing with its teeth and hitting enemy horses with its hooves. And before the battle, the falcon flew into the sky and from there dived at the enemies attacking Ivan. And he tore them with his claws and beak, not allowing them to harm Ivan.

But one day Ivan’s military luck changed, and he was seriously wounded in the side. The doctors treated Ivan as best they could, and the prince gave him leave and sent him on leave. That’s okay, because Ivan hasn’t been home for seven years. Ivan asked to tie the wound tightly so that it wouldn’t bleed too much, jumped on his dun horse, put the falcon on his shoulder, and departed for his native land.

And so he drives up to the very stone where he first met the old man. And what does he see?! Again the old man is in front of him, but no longer sitting, but standing. Ivan jumped off his horse and bowed politely. And the old man gestured to the stone: “Let’s sit, let’s talk.” Ivan did not contradict, although his soul was already in his native land. But he knew that the elder would not have stopped it just like that.

When they sat down on the stone, the old man spoke.

Don't rush home, Ivan. There is a noble job for you... military. Your brothers, together with the community militia, went to the Kalinov Bridge, on the Smorodina River, to fight the miracle. But they will not defeat the miracle of Yudo without you. Only you can do this. So turn your horse around and ride to the Viburnum bridge. Let the militia fight the evil spirits that accompany the miracle Yudo. You will have to fight the miracle itself. And even then, I’m afraid that without the prince’s squad it will be difficult for you to cope with this matter.

Why?

Because there is more than one miracle. First the three-headed miracle Yudo will come. If you defeat him, the nine-headed miracle Yudo will come. If you defeat him, the twelve-headed miracle Yudo will come. And each of these miracles will lead an army of evil spirits with them, the further they go, the more evil and dangerous. So it’s unlikely that a militia of bast man men will be able to cope with the evil spirits.

Ivan nodded, lifted the chain mail, tore off a piece of the bandage soaked in his blood, tied it on the falcon’s paw and said:

My brother, fly to the prince, convey a message from me, let the prince gather a squad to help. And you will see them through, okay?

The falcon was smart and understood everything. As soon as Ivan tied the blood rag, he took off and flew towards the capital city. Ivan looked at the falcon from under his hand, and then turned to the elder.

Old man, tell me why the Kalinov Bridge and the Smorodina River are so famous. Are there a lot of viburnum and currants there?

No, Vanya. Our distant ancestors named Kalinov Bridge and the Smorodina River. And they had concepts that are now incomprehensible to many. For example, the Kalinov bridge is named from the word “viburnum”, which meant something very heated and red-hot among the ancestors. One can only guess what the bridge spanning the river of fire was actually made of, but it is obvious that the flames raging below made it red hot. However, in conspiracies, sometimes, along with the name “viburnum”, the name “copper” is also mentioned, that is, copper: “a river of fire flows, and there is a copper bridge across the river of fire.”

The Smorodina River (Fire River) - among the ancestors - is the river separating the world of the living from world of the dead; an obstacle that a person or his soul must overcome on the way to the “other world.” In fact, this river separates the world of the living from the world of the dead. The name of this river does not come from a berry bush, but from the ancient Russian word “currant”, and means a strong, pungent smell, stench, stench. Later, when the meaning of the name of the mythical river was forgotten, a distorted and ennobled name appeared in fairy tales - “Currant”.

Are you saying that the Kalinov Bridge connects Yav and Nav?

Exactly. You can also say that on one side there is Good, and on the opposite side there is Evil.

And what follows from all this?

Here's what. Those who set foot on the Kalinov Bridge - a border, a boundary, no longer have time to think; the choice between Good and Evil has already been predetermined by their entire previous life.

Are you saying that I have to step on it?

Don’t just step, but fight on the Kalinov bridge with the miracle jud and not let him get to the shore of Yavi. Otherwise, great Evil will settle on our land.

Ivan jumped up from the stone and was about to mount his horse, but the elder stopped him.

Wait, let me heal your wound.

He took one flask from his belt, which contained dead water, and moistened Ivan’s wound with it. And the wound immediately dried up. Then he moistened the wound from the second flask with living water and the wound instantly healed. After which the elder turned to Ivan:

Remember, the miracle Yudo is a nocturnal beast, like his army. So get ready for a night battle. And further. Before you fight with Miracle Yud, you should hide under the bridge until Miracle Yud’s army crosses to our shore. Let the militia deal with the evil spirits. And you jump out from under the bridge when the miracle Yudo comes out on it and join the battle.

“I understand everything, father,” Ivan answered, climbing onto his horse. Then the elder hit the ground with his staff and Ivan found himself at the same Kalinov bridge that had just been discussed. Ivan put his hand to his eyes and looked around. Lo and behold, the militia is coming. He jumped off his horse and went to meet them. The militia greeted him joyfully. And he told them everything that he had heard from the elder.

Hearing Ivan’s speeches, the militia began to build fortifications against the unclean army... while it was still day. We worked until night, until we heard noise and clanging on the other side of the river. The militia began to prepare for battle, and Ivan hid under Kalinov bridge.

And here comes the unclean army, thundering. She crossed the river and rushed to the fortifications of the militia. And at this time the three-headed miracle Yudo himself deigned to come to the battle.

Ivan jumped out from under the bridge and rushed to the miracle Yudo. A fierce, mortal slaughter ensued.

And Ivan’s horse and falcon guarded their master from behind, not allowing evil spirits to get close to him from behind. And if this thought occurred to anyone, then good hooves and a sharp beak quickly knocked this desire out of the head of the evil spirits.

There was a fierce battle all night. And in the morning Ivan the three-headed miracle won. Cut off all his heads. After which he threw the body into the Smorodina River, where it burned. And he threw the chopped heads onto the enemy shore. It’s not all human bones that adorn our shores.

Ivan wiped the sweat from his forehead and looked back at the field where the militia was fighting with the evil spirits. What kind of help do you need? But no, the militia chopped up some, and drove some into the Smorodina River to die. So ours took it from this side too.

And with sunrise, an old man appeared on the battlefield, still with the same staff. On his belt hung two flasks: one with a dead body, the other with living water. And the elder began to heal the wounded militiamen, raise the tired ones to their feet, and encourage them. By lunchtime, all the militia were in good health and the elder got ready to leave. But he warned that the next night would be more terrible, for the nine-headed miracle Yudo would come and bring with him an wicked army, even worse and more terrible than the previous one. With that he disappeared.

Having refreshed themselves, the militia began to repair the destroyed fortification in order to meet the enemy with dignity. Ivan, of course, helped them as much as he could. And he could do a lot, since he had gained invaluable combat experience. So by nightfall not only the old fortifications were ready, but also new ones were erected.

And again, with the onset of night, the unclean army of Russians, under the leadership of the nine-headed miracle Yuda, trooped to the lands. And again there was a fierce slaughter, both at the militia and at Ivan on the Kalinov bridge. And again we defeated the evil spirits. And Ivan threw the body of the miracle-yuda into the Smorodina River, and threw the heads onto the enemy bank.

The old man who appeared at dawn again treated all the wounded and warned that the third night would be the hardest, because the unclean army would come indefinitely. And it will be led by the twelve-headed miracle Yudo. So the militias did not have to rest, because they began to restore the fortifications.

And the elder took Ivan aside and said:

After you overcome the miracle-yudo, hide under the viburnum bridge, because the wives of the miracle-yudo you killed will fly in. So listen to what they will talk about.

Ivan quickly realized what he was talking about, and therefore nodded in agreement.

Things immediately went wrong for the militia in the battle with the evil spirits on the third night. The evil spirits were visible and invisible, and they were incredibly evil, they almost ate each other. So, losing friends, the militia began to retreat, leaving one fortification after another. And there would have been victory on the side of the evil spirits, but then a trumpet sounded and the prince’s army, led by the prince himself, appeared on the hill. Having assessed the situation, the prince gave a command, and his entire squad rushed into battle. And the evil spirits were thrown back from the captured positions with huge losses and ran towards Smorodina. More precisely, she was driven there by the combined forces of militias and vigilantes.

Things didn’t go well for Ivan at first either. As it turned out, the twelve-headed miracle-yuda had a magic claw. And it’s worth demolishing Ivana another head, how the miracle Yudo touches the severed head with its claw and a new one grows in its place. Therefore, Ivan changed tactics and focused on cutting down the magic claw first. And he cut it down... along with its paw. Well, then, the usual thing - chop off heads until there are none left. So things worked out for Ivan in the end. And, as before, he threw the body of the miracle-yuda into the burning river, and threw the heads onto the enemy bank.

But after the battle, Ivan did not go to the military army, but on the advice of the elder, he hid under the Kalinov bridge. And as it turned out, not in vain. Soon three griffins flew in, hit the ground and turned into women who rushed to the heads of the miracle-juds killed by Ivan, beginning to mourn them.

Suddenly the woman who is the wife of the three-headed miracle Yuda raises her head and says:

The murderers of my husband will suffer great vengeance. I'll pretend to be a well and make them thirsty. And when they drink water from my well, they will all lie down dead.

The second wife, the one who is the wife of the nine-headed one, says:

And I will turn into Apple orchard and I will make them hungry. As soon as they try my apples, they will all die.

The wife of the twelve-headed miracle Yuda said:

And I will make them sleepy, and spread carpets on the field, they will lie down on the carpets, and there they will remain forever.

Having said this, the women collected the heads of their husbands in bags, turned into griffins and flew away.

Ivan crawled out from under the bridge and went to the militia and the princely army, who were celebrating a funeral feast for the dead. May the earth rest in peace to them. The next day, the vigilantes and militias said goodbye. The warriors returned to the capital, and the militia returned to their entire home. Ivan stayed with the militia... after all, he was on vacation.

The militia are coming, and ahead is Ivan on horseback. The day turned out to be hot, we drank all the water. Look, there's a well by the road. The militia were delighted, but Ivan was ahead of everyone. He jumped off his horse, pulled out his dun sword and began to chop down the frame of the well. The well groaned, and blood flowed from the places where Ivanov’s sword hit. And suddenly the well disappeared... and the thirst stopped.

They move on. They see a garden by the road. And everyone wanted to eat these apples. But again Ivan was ahead of everyone. He pulled out a sword and began to chop down the thickest apple tree. The apple tree groaned, creaked, washed itself with blood... and disappeared along with the garden.

Information for parents: Ivan - peasant son and Miracle Yudo - Russian folk tale, talks about three brothers who went to fight the monster in order to protect the lands in which they lived. The fairy tale is instructive and will be of interest to children aged 5 to 9 years, especially boys. The text of the fairy tale “Ivan the Peasant Son and Miracle Yudo” is simple and fascinating, so it can be read to children at night. Happy reading to you and your children.

Read a fairy tale Ivan - peasant son and Miracle Yudo

Suddenly, bad news spread in that kingdom-state: the filthy miracle Yudo was going to attack their land, destroy all the people, burn all the cities and villages with fire. The old man and the old woman began to sunbathe. And the elder sons console them:

Don't worry, Father and Mother! Let's go to the miracle Yudo, we'll fight him to the death! And so that you don’t feel sad alone, let Ivanushka stay with you: he is still very young to go into battle.

No,” says Ivanushka, “I don’t want to stay at home and wait for you, I’ll go and fight the miracle!”

The old man and the old woman did not stop him and dissuade him; they equipped all three sons for the journey. The brothers took heavy clubs, took knapsacks with bread and salt, sat down on good horses and let's go. No matter how long or how short the ride, they meet an old man.

Great, good fellows!

Hello, grandpa!

Where are you going?

We are going with the filthy miracle-yud to fight, to fight, to defend our native land!

This is a good thing! Only for battle you need not clubs, but damask swords.

Where can I get them, grandfather?

And I will teach you. Come on, you good fellows, everything is straight. Will you get to high mountain. And in that mountain there is a deep cave. Entrance to it big stone overwhelmed. Roll away the stone, enter the cave and find damask swords there.

The brothers thanked the passerby and drove straight, as he taught. They see - there is a high mountain, on one side there is a big gray stone laid down. The brothers rolled away the stone and entered the cave. And there are all sorts of weapons there - you can’t even count them! They each chose a sword and moved on.

Thank you, they say, to the person passing by. It will be much easier for us to fight with swords!

They drove and drove and arrived at some village. They look - there is not a single living soul around. Everything is burned out and broken. There is one small hut. The brothers entered the hut. The old woman lies on the stove and groans.

Hello, grandma! - say the brothers.

Hello, well done! Where are you headed?

We, grandma, are going to the Smorodina River, to the Viburnum Bridge, we want to fight the miracle of Judas and not allow it onto our land.

Oh, well done, they have taken up a good deed! After all, he, the villain, ruined and plundered everyone! And he got to us. I'm the only one who survived here...

The brothers spent the night with the old woman, got up early in the morning and set off on the road again.

They drive up to the Smorodina River itself, to the Viburnum Bridge. All along the shore there are swords and broken bows, and human bones.

The brothers found an empty hut and decided to stay in it.

Well, brothers,” says Ivan, “we’ve come to a foreign direction, we need to listen to everything and take a closer look.” Let's take turns going on patrol so that we don't miss the miracle Yudo across the Kalinov bridge.

On the first night, the elder brother went on patrol. He walked along the shore, looked across the Smorodina River - everything was quiet, he couldn’t see anyone, couldn’t hear anything. The elder brother lay down under a willow bush and fell asleep soundly, snoring loudly.

And Ivan lies in the hut - he cannot sleep, he does not doze. As time passed past midnight, he took his damask sword and went to the Smorodina River.

He looks - his older brother is sleeping under a bush, snoring at the top of his lungs. Ivan did not wake him up. He hid under the Kalinov bridge, standing there, guarding the crossing.

Suddenly the waters on the river became agitated, the eagles screamed in the oak trees - a miracle Yudo with six heads was approaching. He rode out to the middle of the Viburnum bridge - the horse stumbled under him, the black raven on his shoulder perked up, and behind him the black dog bristled.

The six-headed miracle Yudo says:

Why did you, my horse, stumble? Why did you, black raven, wake up? Why are you, black dog, bristling? Or do you sense that Ivan is the peasant's son here? So he wasn’t born yet, and even if he was born, he wasn’t fit to fight! I'll put him on one arm and slam him with the other!

Then Ivan, the peasant son, came out from under the bridge and said:

Don't boast, you filthy miracle! Didn't shoot clear falcon- It’s too early to pluck feathers! I didn’t recognize the good fellow - there’s no point in shaming him! Come on better strength try: whoever overcomes will boast.

So they came together, drew level and hit each other so hard that the earth around them began to roar.

Miracle Yud was not lucky: Ivan, the peasant son, knocked off three of his heads with one swing.

Stop, Ivan - the peasant's son! - shouts the miracle Yudo. - Give me a break!

What a vacation! You, miracle Yudo, have three heads, and I have one. Once you have one head, then we will rest.

They came together again, they hit each other again.

Ivan the peasant son cut off the miracle juda and the last three heads. After that, he cut the body into small pieces and threw it into the Smorodina River, and put six heads under the Kalinov bridge. He returned to the hut and went to bed.

In the morning the elder brother comes. Ivan asks him:

Well, have you seen anything?

No, brothers, not even a fly flew past me!

Ivan didn’t say a word to him about this.

The next night the middle brother went on patrol. He walked and walked, looked around and calmed down. He climbed into the bushes and fell asleep.

Ivan didn’t rely on him either. As time passed past midnight, he immediately equipped himself, took his sharp sword and went to the Smorodina River. He hid under the viburnum bridge and began to keep watch.

Suddenly the waters on the river became agitated, the eagles on the oak trees began to shout - the nine-headed miracle Yudo rode up, just rode onto the Viburnum bridge - the horse stumbled under him, the black raven on his shoulder perked up, behind the black dog bristled... Miracle Yudo the horse with a whip on the sides, the crow on the feathers, dog - on the ears!

Why did you, my horse, stumble? Why did you, black raven, perk up? Why are you, black dog, bristling? Or do you sense that Ivan is a peasant’s son here? So he was not born yet, and if he was born, he was not fit for battle: I will kill him with one finger!

Ivan, the peasant son, jumped out from under the viburnum bridge:

Wait, miracle Yudo, don’t boast, get down to business first! Let's see whose will take it!

As Ivan swung his damask sword once or twice, he took off six heads from the miracle-yuda. And the miracle Yudo hit Ivan on the knees damp earth drove in. Ivan the peasant son grabbed a handful of sand and threw it right into his enemy’s eyes. While Miracle Yudo was wiping and cleaning his eyes, Ivan cut off his other heads. Then he cut the body into small pieces, threw it into the Smorodina River, and put the nine heads under the viburnum bridge. He returned to the hut himself. I lay down and fell asleep as if nothing had happened.

In the morning the middle brother comes.

Well,” asks Ivan, “didn’t you see anything during the night?”

No, not a single fly flew near me, not a single mosquito squeaked.

Well, if that’s the case, come with me, dear brothers, I’ll show you a mosquito and a fly.

Ivan brought the brothers under the Viburnum Bridge and showed them the miraculous heads of Judas.

“Here,” he says, “the kind of flies and mosquitoes that fly here at night.” And you, brothers, should not fight, but lie on the stove at home!

The brothers were ashamed.

Sleep, they say, has fallen...

On the third night, Ivan himself got ready to go on patrol.

“I,” he says, “am going to a terrible battle!” And you, brothers, don’t sleep all night, listen: when you hear my whistle, release my horse and rush to my aid.

Ivan, a peasant son, came to the Smorodina River, stood under the Kalinov bridge, waiting.

As soon as it was past midnight, the damp earth began to shake, the waters in the river became agitated, violent winds howled, eagles screamed in the oak trees. The twelve-headed miracle Yudo emerges. All twelve heads are whistling, all twelve are blazing with fire and flame. The miracle-yud's horse has twelve wings, the hair of the horse is copper, the tail and mane are iron.

As soon as the miracle Yudo rode onto the Viburnum bridge, the horse stumbled under him, the black raven on his shoulder perked up, the black dog behind bristled. Miracle Yudo: a horse with a whip on the sides, a crow on the feathers, a dog on the ears!

Why did you, my horse, stumble? Why did the black raven start up? Why, the black dog, bristled? Or do you sense that Ivan is a peasant’s son here? So he wasn’t born yet, and even if he was born, he wasn’t fit for battle: I’ll just blow and there won’t be any ashes left! Here Ivan, the peasant son, came out from under the viburnum bridge:

Wait, miracle Yudo, to boast: so as not to disgrace yourself!

Oh, so it’s you, Ivan, the peasant’s son? Why did you come here?

Look at you, enemy power, try your courage!

Why should you try my courage? You are a fly in front of me.

Ivan, the peasant son of the miracle, answers:

I didn’t come to tell you fairy tales and not to listen to yours. I came to fight to the death, from you, damned one, good people deliver!

Here Ivan swung his sharp sword and cut off three heads of the miracle Yuda. Miracle Yudo picked up these heads, scratched them with his fiery finger, put them on their necks, and immediately all the heads grew back as if they had never fallen from their shoulders.

Ivan had a bad time: the miracle Yudo deafens him with a whistle, burns and scorches him with fire, showers him with sparks, drives him knee-deep into the damp earth... And he himself chuckles:

Don't you want to rest, Ivan the peasant son?

What kind of vacation? In our opinion - hit, slash, don’t take care of yourself! - says Ivan.

He whistled and threw his right mitten into the hut, where his brothers were waiting for him. The mitten broke all the glass in the windows, and the brothers were sleeping and didn’t hear anything. Ivan gathered his strength, swung again, stronger than before, and cut off six heads of the miracle-juda. Miracle Yudo picked up his heads, struck a fiery finger, put them on their necks - and again all the heads were in place. He rushed at Ivan and beat him waist-deep into the damp earth.

Ivan sees that things are bad. He took off his left mitten and threw it into the hut. The mitten broke through the roof, but the brothers were all asleep and didn’t hear anything.

For the third time, Ivan, the peasant son, swung and cut off nine heads of the miracle. Miracle Yudo picked them up, struck them with a fiery finger, put them on their necks - the heads grew back. He rushed at Ivan and drove him into the damp earth up to his shoulders...

Ivan took off his hat and threw it into the hut. From that blow the hut staggered and almost rolled over the logs. Just then the brothers woke up and heard Ivanov’s horse neighing loudly and breaking from its chains.

They rushed to the stable, let the horse down, and then ran after him.

Ivanov’s horse galloped up and began to beat the miracle Yudo with its hooves. The miracle-yudo whistled, hissed, and began to shower the horse with sparks.

Meanwhile, Ivan, the peasant son, crawled out of the ground, contrived and cut off the fiery finger of the miracle-juda.

After that, let's chop off his heads. Knocked down every single one! He cut the body into small pieces and threw it into the Smorodina River.

The brothers come running here.

Eh, you! - says Ivan. - Because of your drowsiness, I almost paid with my head!

His brothers brought him to the hut, washed him, fed him, gave him something to drink and put him to bed.

Early in the morning Ivan got up and began to dress and put on his shoes.

Where did you get up so early? - say the brothers. - I should have rested after such a massacre!

No,” Ivan answers, “I have no time for rest: I’ll go to the Smorodina River to look for my sash - I dropped it there.”

Hunting for you! - say the brothers. - Let's go into town and buy a new one.

No, I need mine!

Ivan went to the Smorodina River, but did not look for the sash, but crossed to the other bank through the Viburnum bridge and sneaked unnoticed to the miraculous yuda stone chambers. He went up to the open window and began to listen - were they planning something else here?

He looks - three miraculous Yuda wives and his mother, an old snake, are sitting in the chambers. They sit and talk.

The first one says:

I will take revenge on Ivan, the peasant son, for my husband! I’ll get ahead of myself, when he and his brothers return home, I’ll bring in the heat, and I’ll turn into a well. If they want to drink water, they will drop dead from the first sip!

You came up with a good idea! - says the old snake.

The second one says:

And I’ll run ahead and turn into an apple tree. If they want to eat an apple, they will be torn into small pieces!

And you came up with a good idea! - says the old snake.

And I,” says the third, “will make them sleepy and drowsy, and I myself will run ahead and turn myself into a soft carpet with silk pillows.” If the brothers want to lie down and rest, then they will be burned with fire!

And you came up with a good idea! - said the snake. - Well, if you don’t destroy them, I myself will turn into a huge pig, catch up with them and swallow all three of them.

Ivan, the peasant son, listened to these speeches and returned to his brothers.

Well, have you found your sash? - the brothers ask.

And it was worth the time!

It was worth it, brothers!

After that the brothers gathered and went home,

They travel through the steppes, they travel through meadows. And the day is so hot, so sultry. I'm thirsty - I have no patience! The brothers look - there is a well, a silver ladle is floating in the well. They say to Ivan:

Come on, brother, let's stop, drink some cold water and water the horses!

It is not known what kind of water is in that well,” Ivan answers. - Maybe rotten and dirty.

He jumped off his horse and began to cut and slash this well with his sword. The well howled and roared in an evil voice. Then the fog descended, the heat subsided - I didn’t feel thirsty.

You see, brothers, what kind of water there was in the well,” says Ivan.

Whether it was a long or short drive, we saw an apple tree. Apples hang on it, large and ruddy.

The brothers jumped off their horses and wanted to pick apples.

And Ivan ran ahead and started chopping the apple tree to the very root with a sword. The apple tree howled and screamed...

Do you see, brothers, what kind of apple tree this is? The apples on it are tasteless!

They rode and rode and became very tired. They look - a patterned, soft carpet is spread out on the field, and there are down pillows on it.

Let's lie down on this carpet, relax, take a nap for an hour! - say the brothers.

No, brothers, it will not be soft to lie on this carpet! - Ivan answers them.

The brothers got angry with him:

What kind of a guide are you: this is not allowed, the other is not allowed!

Ivan didn’t say a word in response. He took off his sash and threw it on the carpet. The sash burst into flames and burned.

It would be the same with you! - Ivan says to his brothers.

He approached the carpet and used a sword to chop the carpet and pillows into small pieces. He chopped it up, scattered it to the sides and said:

In vain, brothers, you grumbled at me! After all, the well, and the apple tree, and the carpet - all these were miracle wives of Yuda. They wanted to destroy us, but they didn’t succeed: they all died!

They drove a lot or a little - suddenly the sky darkened, the wind howled, the earth began to roar: a huge pig was running after them. She opened her mouth to her ears - she wants to swallow Ivan and his brothers. Here the fellows, don’t be stupid, pulled out a pound of salt from their travel bags and threw them into the pig’s mouth.

The pig was delighted - she thought that she had captured Ivan, the peasant’s son and his brothers. She stopped and began to chew salt. And when I tried it, I rushed off in pursuit again.

She runs, raising her stubble, clicking her teeth. It's about to catch up...

Then Ivan ordered the brothers to gallop in different directions: one galloped to the right, the other to the left, and Ivan himself galloped forward.

A pig ran up and stopped - it didn’t know who to catch up with first.

While she was thinking and turning her muzzle in different directions, Ivan jumped up to her, picked her up and hit her on the ground with all his might. The pig crumbled into dust, and the wind scattered those ashes in all directions.

Since then, all the miracles and snakes in that region have disappeared - people began to live without fear. And Ivan, the peasant son and his brothers, returned home, to his father, to his mother. And they began to live and live, plow the field, sow wheat and gather bread.

That’s the end of the fairy tale “Ivan the Peasant Son and Miracle Yudo”, and well done to those who listened!

In a certain kingdom, in a certain state, there lived an old man and an old woman, and they had three sons. The youngest was called Ivanushka. They lived - they were not lazy, they worked from morning to night: they plowed the arable land and sowed grain.
Suddenly, bad news spread in that kingdom - state: a miracle - the vile Judo - was going to attack their land, destroy all the people, burn all the cities with fire. The old man and the old woman began to sunbathe. And the elder sons console them:
- Don’t worry, father and mother! Let's go to the miracle - Yudo, we will fight him to the death! And so that you don’t feel sad alone, let Ivanushka stay with you: he is still very young to go to battle.
“No,” says Ivanushka, “I don’t want to stay at home and wait for you, I’ll go and fight like a miracle!”
The old man and the old woman did not stop him and dissuade him. They equipped all three sons for the journey. The brothers took heavy clubs, took knapsacks with bread and salt, mounted good horses and rode off. No matter how long or how short the ride, they meet an old man.
- Hello, good fellows!
- Hello, grandfather!
-Where are you going?
- We are going with a nasty miracle - to fight, to fight, to defend our native land!
- This is a good thing! Only for battle you need not clubs, but damask swords.
- Where can I get them, grandfather!
- And I’ll teach you. Go ahead - you good fellows, everything is straight. You will reach a high mountain. And in that mountain there is a deep cave. The entrance to it is blocked with a large stone. Roll away the stone, enter the cave and find damask swords there.
The brothers thanked the passerby and drove straight, as he taught. They see a high mountain, with a large gray stone rolled down on one side. The brothers rolled away that stone and entered the cave. And there are all sorts of weapons there - you can’t even count them! They each chose a sword and moved on.
“Thank you,” they say, “to a passing person.” With swords, it will be much easier for us to fight!
They drove and drove and arrived at some village. They look - there is not a single living soul around. Everything is burned out and broken. There is one small hut. The brothers entered the hut. The old woman lies on the stove and groans.
- Hello, grandma! - say the brothers.
- Hello, well done! Where are you headed?
- We are going, grandma, to the Smorodina River, to the Viburnum Bridge. We want to fight the miracle, to prevent it from entering our land.
- Oh, well done, they have taken up a good deed! After all, he, the villain, ruined and plundered everyone! And he got to us. I was the only one who survived here... The brothers spent the night with the old woman, got up early in the morning and set off again on the road - the road.
They drive up to the Smorodina River itself, to the Viburnum Bridge. All along the shore there are swords and broken bows, and human bones.
The brothers found an empty hut and decided to stay in it.
“Well, brothers,” says Ivan, “we have arrived in a foreign direction, we need to listen to everything and take a closer look.” Let's take turns going on patrol so that we don't miss the miracle Yudo across the Viburnum bridge.
On the first night, the elder brother went on patrol. He walked along the bank, looked across the Smorodina River - everything was quiet, he couldn’t see anyone, couldn’t hear anything. The elder brother lay down under a willow bush and fell asleep soundly, snoring loudly.
And Ivan lies in the hut - he cannot sleep, he does not doze. As time passed past midnight, he took his damask sword and went to the Smorodina River.
He looks - his older brother is sleeping under a bush, snoring at the top of his lungs. Ivan did not wake him up. He hid under the Viburnum bridge, standing, guarding the crossing. Suddenly the waters on the river became agitated, the eagles screamed in the oak trees - a miracle was approaching - a six-headed judo. He rode out to the middle of the viburnum bridge - the horse stumbled under him, the black raven on his shoulder started, and behind him the black dog bristled.
Says the miracle - the six-headed Yudo:
- Why, my horse, did you stumble? Why are you black raven perked up? Why are you, black dog, bristling? Or do you sense that Ivan is the peasant's son here? So he wasn’t born yet, and even if he was born, he wasn’t fit to fight! I'll put him on one arm and slam him with the other!
Here Ivan, the peasant son, came out from under the bridge and said:
- Don’t boast, the miracle is a vile thing! I didn’t shoot a clear falcon - it’s too early to pluck feathers! I didn’t recognize the good fellow - there’s no point in shaming him! Come on - it’s better to try your strength: whoever overcomes will boast. So they came together, drew level, and hit so hard that the earth around them began to roar.
Miracle Yud was not lucky: Ivan, the peasant son, knocked off three of his heads with one swing.
- Stop, Ivan is a peasant son! - shouts the miracle worker. - Give me a break!
- What a vacation! You, miracle - Yudo, have three heads, and I have one. Once you have one head, then we will rest.
They came together again, they hit each other again. Ivan, the peasant's son, cut off the miracle - the juda and the last three heads. After that, he cut the body into small pieces and threw it into the Smorodina River, and put six heads under the viburnum bridge. He returned to the hut and went to bed.
In the morning the elder brother comes. Ivan asks him:
- Well, have you seen anything?
- No, brothers, not even a fly flew past me!
Ivan didn’t say a word to him about this. The next night the middle brother went on patrol. He walked and walked, looked around and calmed down. He climbed into the bushes and fell asleep.
Ivan didn’t rely on him either. As time passed past midnight, he immediately equipped himself, took his sharp sword and went to the Smorodina River. He hid under the viburnum bridge and began to keep watch.
Suddenly the waters on the river became agitated, the eagles screamed in the oak trees - a miracle was approaching - a nine-headed judo. As soon as he drove onto the Viburnum bridge, the horse stumbled under him, the black raven on his shoulder perked up, the black dog bristled behind him... A miracle - a whip hit the horse on the sides, the crow hit the feathers, the dog hit the ears!
- Why, my horse, did you stumble? Why are you, black raven, perked up? Why are you, black dog, bristling? Or do you sense that Ivan is a peasant’s son here? So he was not born yet, and if he was born, he was not fit for battle: I will kill him with one finger!
Ivan, the peasant son, jumped out from under the viburnum bridge:
- Wait, miracle - yudo, don’t boast, get down to business first! Let's see whose will take it!
As Ivan swung his damask sword once again, he took off six heads from the miracle. And the miracle - the Yudo hit - drove Ivan up to his knees into the damp earth. Ivan the peasant son grabbed a handful of sand and threw it right into his enemy’s eyes. While the miracle was wiping and clearing Yudo’s eyes, Ivan cut off his other heads. Then he cut the body into small pieces, threw it into the Smorodina River, and put the nine heads under the viburnum bridge. He returned to the hut himself. I lay down and fell asleep as if nothing had happened.
In the morning the middle brother comes.
“Well,” asks Ivan, “didn’t you see anything during the night?”
- No, not a single fly flew near me, not a single mosquito squeaked.
- Well, if that’s the case, come with me, dear brothers, I’ll show you both a mosquito and a fly.
Ivan brought the brothers under the Viburnum Bridge and showed them a miracle - Yud's heads.
“Look,” he says, “the kind of flies and mosquitoes that fly here at night.” And you, brothers, should not fight, but lie on the stove at home!
The brothers were ashamed.
“Sleep,” they say, “fell over...
On the third night, Ivan himself got ready to go on patrol.
“I,” he says, “are going to a terrible battle!” And you, brothers, don’t sleep all night, listen: when you hear my whistle, release my horse and rush to my aid.
Ivan, a peasant son, came to the Smorodina River, stood under the Kalinov bridge, waiting. As soon as it was past midnight, the damp earth began to shake, the waters in the river became agitated, violent winds howled, eagles screamed in the oak trees. A miracle comes out - the twelve-headed Yudo. All twelve heads are whistling, all twelve are blazing with fire. The miracle's horse has twelve wings, its fur is copper, its tail and mane are iron. As soon as the miracle - Yudo rode onto the Viburnum bridge - the horse stumbled under him, the black raven on his shoulder perked up, the black dog behind bristled. Miracle of a horse with a whip on the sides, a crow on the feathers, a dog on the ears!
- Why, my horse, did you stumble? Why did the black raven start up? Why, the black dog, bristled? Or do you sense that Ivan is a peasant’s son here? So he wasn’t born yet, and even if he was born, he wasn’t fit for battle: I’ll just blow and there won’t be any ashes left! Here Ivan, the peasant son, came out from under the viburnum bridge:
- Wait, it’s a miracle - just boast, so as not to disgrace yourself!
- Oh, so it’s you, Ivan, the peasant’s son? Why did you come here?
- Look at you, enemy power, try your courage!
- Why should you try my courage? You are a fly in front of me!
Ivan, the peasant son, answers the miracle - Yuda:
- I didn’t come to tell you fairy tales and not to listen to yours. I came to fight to the death, to save good people from you, damned one!
Here Ivan swung his sharp sword and cut off three heads of the miracle - Yuda. Miracle Yudo picked up these heads, scratched them with his fiery finger, put them on their necks, and immediately all the heads grew back as if they had never fallen from their shoulders.
Ivan had a bad time: the miracle - the Yudo deafens him with a whistle, burns him with fire - scorches him, showers him with sparks, drives him knee-deep into the damp earth... And he chuckles:
- Don't you want to rest, Ivan is a peasant son.
- What kind of vacation? In our opinion - hit, slash, don’t take care of yourself! - says Ivan.
He whistled and threw his right mitten into the hut, where his brothers were waiting for him. The mitten broke all the glass in the windows, and the brothers were sleeping and didn’t hear anything.
Ivan gathered his strength, swung again, stronger than before, and cut off six heads of the miracle - Juda. Miracle - Yudo picked up their heads, struck a fiery finger, put them on their necks - and again all the heads were in place. He rushed at Ivan and beat him waist-deep into the damp earth.
Ivan sees that things are bad. He took off his left mitten and threw it into the hut. The mitten broke through the roof, but the brothers were all asleep and didn’t hear anything.
For the third time, Ivan, the peasant son, swung and cut off nine heads of the miracle. Miracle - Yudo picked them up, struck them with a fiery finger, put them on their necks - the heads grew back. He rushed at Ivan and drove him into the damp earth up to his shoulders... Ivan took off his hat and threw him into the hut. That blow caused the hut to stagger and almost roll over the logs. Just then the brothers woke up, they heard Ivanov’s horse neighing loudly and breaking from its chains. They rushed to the stable, let the horse down, and then ran after him.
Ivanov's horse galloped up and began to beat the miracle with its hooves. The miracle-yudo whistled, hissed, and began to shower the horse with sparks.
Meanwhile, Ivan, the peasant’s son, crawled out of the ground, contrived and cut off the miracle’s fiery finger. After that, let's chop off his heads. Knocked down every single one! He cut the body into small pieces and threw it into the Smorodina River.
The brothers come running here.
- Oh, you! - says Ivan. - Because of your drowsiness, I almost paid with my head!
His brothers brought him to the hut, washed him, fed him, gave him something to drink and put him to bed.
Early in the morning Ivan got up and began to dress and put on his shoes.
-Where did you get up so early? - say the brothers. - I should have rested after such a massacre!
“No,” Ivan answers, “I have no time for rest: I’ll go to the Smorodina River to look for my sash,” he dropped it there.
- Hunting for you! - say the brothers. - Let's go into town and buy a new one.
- No, I need mine!
Ivan went to the Smorodina River, but did not look for the sash, but crossed to the other bank through the Viburnum bridge and sneaked unnoticed to the miracle - the Yuda stone chambers. He went up to the open window and began to listen - were they planning something else here?
He looks - three miracles are sitting in the chambers - Yuda's wives, and his mother, an old snake. They sit and talk. The first one says:
- I will take revenge on Ivan, the peasant son, for my husband! I’ll get ahead of myself, when he and his brothers return home, I’ll bring in the heat, and I’ll turn into a well. If they want to drink water, they will drop dead from the first sip!
You came up with a good idea! - says the old snake.
The second one says:
- And I’ll run ahead and turn into an apple tree. If they want to eat an apple, they will be torn into small pieces!
- And you came up with a good idea! - says the old snake.
“And I,” says the third, “will make them sleepy and drowsy, and I myself will run ahead and turn myself into a soft carpet with silk pillows.” If the brothers want to lie down and rest, then they will be burned with fire! - And you came up with a good idea!
- said the snake. - Well, if you don’t destroy them, I myself will turn into a huge pig, catch up with them and swallow all three of them!
Ivan, the peasant son, overheard these speeches and returned to his brothers.
- Well, did you find your sash? - the brothers ask.
- Found.
- And it was worth spending time on it!
- It was worth it, brothers!
After that, the brothers got together and went home. They travel through the steppes, they travel through meadows. And the day is so hot, so sultry. I'm thirsty - I have no patience! The brothers look - there is a well, a silver ladle is floating in the well.
They say to Ivan:
- Come on, brother, let's stop, drink some cold water and water the horses!
“It’s unknown what kind of water is in that well,” Ivan answers. - Maybe rotten and dirty.
He jumped off his horse and began to cut and slash this well with his sword. The well howled and roared in an evil voice. Then the fog descended, the heat subsided - I didn’t feel thirsty.
“You see, brothers, what kind of water there was in the well,” says Ivan. They drove on. Whether it was a long or short drive, we saw an apple tree.
Apples hang on it, large and ruddy.
The brothers jumped off their horses and wanted to pick apples. And Ivan ran ahead and started cutting down the apple tree with a sword to the very root. The apple tree howled and screamed...
- Do you see, brothers, what kind of apple tree this is? The apples on it are tasteless!
The brothers mounted their horses and rode on. They rode and rode and became very tired. They look - a patterned, soft carpet is spread out on the field, and there are down pillows on it. - Let's lie down on this carpet, relax, take a nap for an hour! - say the brothers.
- No, brothers, it won’t be soft to lie on this carpet! - Ivan answers them.
The brothers got angry with him:
- What kind of a guide are you: this is not allowed, the other is not allowed!
Ivan didn’t say a word in response. He took off his sash and threw it on the carpet. The sash burst into flames and burned.
- It would be the same with you! - Ivan says to his brothers.
He approached the carpet and used a sword to chop the carpet and pillows into small pieces. He chopped it up, scattered it to the sides and said:
- In vain, brothers, you grumbled at me! After all, the well, and the apple tree, and the carpet - all this is a miracle - Yud’s wives were. They wanted to destroy us, but they didn’t succeed: they all died!
The brothers moved on.
They drove a lot or a little - suddenly the sky darkened, the wind howled, the earth began to roar: a huge pig was running after them. She opened her mouth to her ears - she wants to swallow Ivan and his brothers. Here the fellows, don’t be stupid, pulled out a pound of salt from their travel bags and threw them into the pig’s mouth. The pig was delighted - she thought that she had captured Ivan, the peasant’s son and his brothers. She stopped and began to chew salt. And when I tried it, I rushed off in pursuit again.
She runs, raising her bristles, clicking her teeth. It's about to catch up...
A pig ran up and stopped - it didn’t know who to catch up with first.
While she was thinking and turning her muzzle in different directions, Ivan jumped up to her, picked her up and hit her on the ground with all his might. The pig crumbled into dust, and the wind scattered those ashes in all directions. Since then, all the miracles - the monsters and the snakes - have disappeared from that land - people began to live without fear.
And Ivan, the peasant son and his brothers, returned home, to his father, to his mother. And they began to live and live, to plow the field and sow wheat. That's

Suddenly the news spread throughout that kingdom-state: the vile miracle Yudo was going to attack their land, destroy all the people, and burn down the towns and villages with fire. The old man and the old woman began to sunbathe. And their sons console them:

- Don’t worry, father and mother, we will go to the miracle Yudo, we will fight him to the death. And so that you don’t feel sad alone, let Ivanushka stay with you: he is still very young to go into battle.

“No,” says Ivan, “it doesn’t suit me to stay at home and wait for you, I’ll go and fight the miracle!”

The old man and the old woman did not stop and dissuade Ivanushka, and they equipped all three sons for the journey. The brothers took damask swords, took knapsacks with bread and salt, mounted good horses and rode off.

They drove and drove and arrived at some village. They look - there is not a single living soul around, everything is burned out, broken, there is only one small hut, barely standing. The brothers entered the hut. The old woman lies on the stove and groans.

“Hello, grandma,” the brothers say.

- Hello, good fellows! Where are you headed?

- We are going, grandma, to the Smorodina River, to the Kalinov Bridge. We want to fight the miracle jud and not allow it onto our land.

- Oh, well done, they got down to business! After all, he, the villain, ruined, plundered, and put everyone to cruel death. Neighboring kingdoms are like a ball. And I started coming here. I’m the only one left on this side: apparently I’m a miracle worker and not fit for food.

The brothers spent the night with the old woman, got up early in the morning and set off on the road again.

They drive up to the Smorodina River itself, to the Kalinov Bridge. Human bones lie all along the shore.

The brothers found an empty hut and decided to stay in it.

“Well, brothers,” says Ivan, “we have arrived in a foreign direction, we need to listen to everything and take a closer look.” Let's take turns on patrol so that we don't miss the miracle Yudo across the Kalinov bridge.

On the first night, the elder brother went on patrol. He walked along the bank, looked at the Smorodina River - everything was quiet, he couldn’t see anyone, couldn’t hear anything. He lay down under a broom bush and fell asleep soundly, snoring loudly.

And Ivan lies in the hut, unable to sleep. He can't sleep, he can't sleep. As time passed past midnight, he took his damask sword and went to the Smorodina River. He looks - his older brother is sleeping under a bush, snoring at the top of his lungs. Ivan didn’t bother to wake him up, he hid under the Kalinov bridge, stood there, guarding the crossing.

Suddenly the waters on the river became agitated, the eagles screamed in the oak trees - a miracle Yudo with six heads was riding out. He rode out to the middle of the Kalinov Bridge - the horse stumbled under him, the black raven on his shoulder started, and behind him the black dog bristled.

The six-headed miracle Yudo says:

- Why, my horse, did you stumble? Why did the black raven start up? Why, the black dog, bristled? Or do you sense that Ivan is a peasant’s son here? So he was not born yet, and even if he was born, he was not fit for battle. I’ll put him on one hand and slam him with the other - it’ll just make him wet!

Here Ivan, the peasant son, came out from under the bridge and said:

- Don’t boast, you filthy miracle! Without shooting a clear falcon, it’s too early to pluck its feathers. Without recognizing the good fellow, there is no point in blaspheming him. Let's try our best; whoever overcomes will boast.

So they came together, drew level, and hit each other so cruelly that the earth around them groaned.

Miracle Yud was not lucky: Ivan, a peasant son, knocked off three of his heads with one swing.

- Stop, Ivan is a peasant son! - shouts the miracle Yudo. - Give me a break!

- What a break! You, miracle Yudo, have three heads, and I have one! Once you have one head, then we will rest.

They came together again, they hit each other again.

In the morning the elder brother comes. Ivan asks him:

- Well, did you see anything?

- No, brothers, not even a fly flew past me.

Ivan didn’t say a word to him about this.

The next night the middle brother went on patrol. He walked and walked, looked around and calmed down. He climbed into the bushes and fell asleep.

Ivan didn’t rely on him either. As time passed past midnight, he immediately equipped himself, took his sharp sword and went to the Smorodina River. He hid under the Kalinov bridge and began to keep watch.

Suddenly the waters on the river became agitated, the eagles screamed in the oak trees - the nine-headed miracle Yudo was riding out. As soon as he entered the Kalinov bridge, the horse stumbled under him, the black raven on his shoulder started, the black dog bristled behind him... The miracle of the horse - on the sides, the crow - on the feathers, the dog on the ears!

- Why, my horse, did you stumble? Why did the black raven start up? Why, the black dog, bristled? Or do you sense that Ivan is a peasant’s son here? So he was not born yet, and if he was born, he was not fit for battle: I will kill him with one finger!

Ivan, the peasant son, jumped out from under the Kalinov bridge:

- Wait, miracle Yudo, don’t boast, get down to business first! It is still unknown whose will take it.

As Ivan waved his damask sword once, twice, he cut off six heads from the miracle-yuda. And the miracle Yudo hit Ivan on the knees and drove the earth into the cheese. Ivan, the peasant son, grabbed a handful of earth and threw it right into his opponent’s eyes. While Miracle Yudo was wiping and cleaning his eyes, Ivan cut off his other heads. Then he took the body, cut it into small pieces and threw it into the Smorodina River, and put the nine heads under the Kalinov bridge. He returned to the hut, lay down and fell asleep.

In the morning the middle brother comes.

“Well,” asks Ivan, “didn’t you see anything during the night?”

- No, not a single fly flew near me, not a single mosquito squeaked nearby.

“Well, if that’s the case, come with me, dear brothers, I’ll show you both a mosquito and a fly!”

Ivan brought the brothers under the Kalinov Bridge and showed them the miracle Yudov’s heads.

“Look,” he says, “what flies and mosquitoes fly here at night!” You should not fight, but lie on the stove at home.

The brothers were ashamed.

“Sleep,” they say, “fell over...

On the third night, Ivan himself got ready to go on patrol.

“I,” he says, “are going to a terrible battle, and you, brothers, don’t sleep all night, listen: when you hear my whistle, release my horse and rush to my aid.”

Ivan, a peasant son, came to the Smorodina River, stood under the Kalinov bridge, waiting.

As soon as it was past midnight, the earth shook, the waters in the river became agitated, violent winds howled, eagles screamed in the oak trees... The twelve-headed miracle Yudo rides out. All twelve heads are whistling, all twelve are blazing with fire and flame. Miracle Yuda's horse has twelve wings, the horse's fur is copper, the tail and mane are iron. As soon as Miracle Yudo rode onto the Kalinov Bridge, the horse stumbled under him, the black raven on his shoulder started, the black dog behind him bristled. Miracle Yudo a horse with a whip on the sides, a crow on the feathers, a dog on the ears!

- Why, my horse, did you stumble? Why did the black raven start up? Why, the black dog, bristled? Or do you sense that Ivan is a peasant’s son here? So he wasn’t born yet, and if he was born, he wasn’t fit for battle: I’ll just blow and there won’t be any dust left of him!

Here Ivan, the peasant son, came out from under the Kalinov Bridge:

- Stop boasting: so as not to disgrace yourself!

“It’s you, Ivan, the peasant’s son!” Why did you come?

“To look at you, the enemy’s strength, to test your strength.”

- Why should you try my fortress? You are a fly in front of me.

Ivan, the peasant son of the miracle, answers:

“I came neither to tell you fairy tales, nor to listen to yours.” I came to fight to the death, to save good people from you, damned one!

Ivan swung his sharp sword and cut off three heads of the miracle Yuda. Miracle Yudo picked up these heads, drew his fiery finger over them - and immediately all the heads grew back, as if they had never fallen from their shoulders.

Ivan, the peasant son, had a bad time: the miracle-yudo deafens him with a whistle, burns and scorches him with fire, showers him with sparks, drives the earth knee-deep into cheese. And he chuckles:

“Don’t you want to rest and get better, Ivan, the peasant’s son?”

- What a vacation! In our opinion - hit, slash, don’t take care of yourself! - says Ivan.

He whistled, barked, and threw his right mitten into the hut where the brothers remained. The mitten broke all the glass in the windows, and the brothers are sleeping and don’t hear anything.

Ivan gathered his strength, swung again, stronger than before, and cut off six heads of the miracle-yuda.

Miracle Yudo picked up his heads, drew a fiery finger - and again all the heads were in place. He rushed at Ivan and beat him waist-deep in the damp earth.

Ivan sees that things are bad. He took off his left mitten and threw it into the hut. The mitten broke through the roof, but the brothers were all asleep and didn’t hear anything.

For the third time, Ivan, the peasant son, swung even stronger and cut off nine heads of the miracle. Miracle Yudo picked them up, drew them with a fiery finger - the heads grew back. He rushed at Ivan and drove him into the ground up to his shoulders.

Ivan took off his hat and threw it into the hut. That blow caused the hut to stagger and almost roll over the logs.

Just then the brothers woke up and heard Ivanov’s horse neighing loudly and breaking from its chains.

They rushed to the stable, lowered the horse, and after him they themselves ran to Ivan’s aid.

Ivanov’s horse came running and began to beat the miracle Yudo with its hooves. The miracle-yudo whistled, hissed, and began showering sparks on the horse... And Ivan, the peasant son, meanwhile crawled out of the ground, got used to it and cut off the miracle-yudo’s fiery finger. After that, let’s chop off his heads, knocked off every single one, cut his torso into small pieces and threw everything into the Smorodina River.

The brothers come running here.

- Oh, you sleepyheads! - says Ivan. “Because of your dream, I almost lost my life.”

His brothers brought him to the hut, washed him, fed him, gave him something to drink and put him to bed.

Early in the morning Ivan got up and began to get dressed and put on his shoes.

-Where did you get up so early? - say the brothers. “I would like to rest after such a massacre.”

“No,” Ivan answers, “I don’t have time for rest: I’ll go to the Smorodina River to look for my scarf,” he dropped it.

- Hunting for you! - say the brothers. - Let's go into town and buy a new one.

- No, I need that one!

Ivan went to the Smorodina River, crossed to the other bank across the Kalinov Bridge and crept to the miraculous Yuda stone chambers. He walked up to the open window and began to listen to see if they were up to something else. He looks - three miraculous wives of Yuda and his mother, an old snake, are sitting in the chambers. They sit and talk to each other.

The eldest says:

“I will take revenge on Ivan, the peasant son, for my husband!” I’ll get ahead of myself, when he and his brothers return home, I’ll bring in the heat, and I’ll turn into a well. They will want to drink water and burst from the first sip!

- You came up with a good idea! - says the old snake.

The second one said:

“And I’ll get ahead of myself and turn into an apple tree.” If they want to eat an apple, they will be torn into small pieces!

- And you had a good idea! - says the old snake.

“And I,” says the third, “will make them sleepy and drowsy, and I myself will run ahead and turn myself into a soft carpet with silk pillows.” If the brothers want to lie down and rest, then they will be burned with fire!

The snake answers her:

- And you came up with a good idea! Well, my dear daughters-in-law, if you don’t destroy them, then tomorrow I myself will catch up with them and swallow all three of them.

Ivan, the peasant son, listened to all this and returned to his brothers.

- Well, did you find your handkerchief? - the brothers ask.

- And it was worth spending time on it!

- It was worth it, brothers!

After that, the brothers got together and went home.

They travel through the steppes, they travel through meadows. And the day is so hot that I have no patience, I’m thirsty. The brothers look - there is a well, a silver ladle is floating in the well. They say to Ivan:

“Come on, brother, let’s stop, drink some cold water and water the horses.”

“It’s unknown what kind of water is in that well,” Ivan answers. - Maybe rotten and dirty.

He jumped off his good horse and began to slash and chop this well with his sword. The well howled and roared in an evil voice. Suddenly the fog descended, the heat subsided, and I didn’t feel thirsty.

“You see, brothers, what kind of water there was in the well!” - says Ivan.

Whether long or short, we saw an apple tree. Ripe and rosy apples hang on it.

The brothers jumped off their horses and were about to pick apples, but Ivan, the peasant’s son, ran ahead and began to cut and chop the apple tree with a sword. The apple tree howled and screamed...

- Do you see, brothers, what kind of apple tree this is? Tasty apples on it!

They rode and rode and became very tired. They look - there is a soft carpet lying on the field, and there are down pillows on it.

- Let's lie down on this carpet and rest a little! - say the brothers.

- No, brothers, it won’t be soft to lie on this carpet! - Ivan answers.

The brothers got angry with him:

- What kind of a guide are you: this is not allowed, the other is not allowed!

Ivan didn’t say a word in response, took off his sash and threw it on the carpet. The sash burst into flames - nothing remained in place.

- It would be the same with you! - Ivan says to his brothers.

He approached the carpet and used a sword to chop the carpet and pillows into small pieces. He chopped it up, scattered it to the sides and said:

- In vain, brothers, you grumbled at me! After all, the well, and the apple tree, and this carpet - all were miracle wives of Yuda. They wanted to destroy us, but they didn’t succeed: they all died!

They drove a long way or a little - suddenly the sky darkened, the wind howled and hummed: the old snake itself was flying after them. She opened her mouth from heaven to earth - she wants to swallow Ivan and his brothers. Here the fellows, don’t be stupid, pulled out a pound of salt from their travel bags and threw them into the snake’s mouth.

The snake was delighted - she thought that she had captured Ivan, the peasant’s son and his brothers. She stopped and began to chew salt. And when I tried it and realized that these were not good fellows, I rushed off in pursuit again.

Ivan sees that trouble is imminent - he set off his horse at full speed, and his brothers followed him. Jumped and jumped, jumped and jumped...

They looked - there was a forge, and in that forge twelve blacksmiths were working.

“Blacksmiths, blacksmiths,” says Ivan, “let us into your forge!”

The blacksmiths let the brothers in, and behind them they closed the forge with twelve iron doors and twelve forged locks.

The snake flew up to the forge and shouted:

- Blacksmiths, blacksmiths, give me Ivan - the peasant son and his brothers! And the blacksmiths answered her:

- Run your tongue through twelve iron doors, and then you will take it!

The snake began to lick the iron doors. Licked, licked, licked, licked - licked eleven doors. There's only one door left...

The snake got tired and sat down to rest.

Then Ivan, the peasant son, jumped out of the forge, picked up the snake and hit it with all his might on the damp ground. It crumbled into fine dust, and the wind scattered that dust in all directions. Since then, all the miracles and snakes in that region have disappeared, and people began to live without fear.

And Ivan, the peasant son, and his brothers returned home, to his father, to his mother, and they began to live and live, plow the field and gather bread.