The princess from an orange

There lived-existed the prince, the beautiful twenty years' young man. Also it wanted to it to marry. The king to a court yard of the different princesses began to invite, one is more beautiful another. But anybody from them has not attracted to the young man.

- This, the father? Yes unless you do not see, what hair at it! All the same that moustaches at a corncob! This? It is black, as a kettle for поленты. And at this a nose a potato.

In a word, any has not pleased it, and the poor things of the princess annoyed and offended, with tears have left back home.

- Nevertheless, my son, it is necessary to you to marry somebody, children to get...

- Certainly, the father. Has bothered me to live alone. But it is impossible to marry whom has got, how your way?

- So now to do?

- Give me of money yes a kind horse, I will go on light to search to myself for the bride. You look and will find. And if it will be grown fond nobody, for ever бобылем I will remain.

Has told - and has gone to a way. Has travelled all over edge from the end in the end, yes all in vain.

Here it goes once a dense forest, the old woman притулилась - pity yes withered sees, in blackberry thickets, all in a tatter, from a cold shivers. The prince was kind душою as our Italian bread is kind. It has jumped off from a horse and asks the old woman:

- To not coldly you, the grandmother, in such shabby clothes?

- So it is chilly, so it is cold, as I can not tell!

- Here, take. - and the prince has stretched to the old woman the magnificent raincoat, all pearls and diamonds the embroidered. And then also speaks: - Accept also this purse with money.

- Thanks, the kind person. Tell, where a way you hold? - The old woman said.

The prince that searches-searches has told, yes in any way will not find to itself the bride, it is necessary to it, it is visible to come back home with what.

- Ого, I know one beauty, call its princess from the Orange. Would see you it! A face swarty, ruddy, eyes dark! And lips scarlet! The beauty!

- Tell somewhat quicker, the kind woman where to find this princess! Surrenders to me, I have already grown fond of it.

- So listen. Езжай straight on this road, you will not reach yet a deaf thicket, there лачужка costs. As you will enter - itself you will understand, that it is necessary to do. But at first go to a city and buy different lady's wear. It is useful to you. Do not forget about crests and hairpins. Happy journey, the sonny!

The prince in a city has jumped, dresses bought - money did not regret and has rushed off in wood, to лачужке.

Tuk-tuk-tuk!

- Enter.

The prince has entered into the house. The kitchen all black-is black from soot, in one corner a mouldering case costs, in other - the old old woman at the centre sits, a stick ashes stirs.

- What it is necessary for you in my house? - Asks.

- Yes here has decided to glance on a spark, has brought to you everyone одежки, - the young man answers.

- That for well done - the old woman was delighted.

To it the prince has thrown shoulders with a beautiful shawl, has helped to wash, pick up hair hairpins and even to pass in ear ring ears. The old woman has in a moment changed. Visible, статная as there is a queen!

- Oh, thanks, such thanks you! That do you wish for everything, what for me have made?

- I want nothing. Tell only where me to find the fine princess from the Orange?

- Ah, here that you want...

There was an old woman on feet, has limped to a locker and has taken out therefrom three oranges.

- Listen to me attentively. Take these oranges and on one очисть from a peel. Here your bride also will appear. Yes look: clear them necessarily near a stream.

The prince has thanked the old woman, took oranges and has left.

Goes-goes, and so it wanted to it to pick open though one апельсинчик! He nearby began to search for any streamlet, yes anywhere has not found. And at it and терпенья did not become... "It is a pity, of course, that there is here no water nearby, - he has thought. - very much I would like to look, what myself the girl". Also has started to tear off a peel from a fruit.

Here one maiden hand, then the second has seemed. And, having dumped an orange peel, there was before the prince a fine girl.

- More likely allow to me to enjoy waters! - she asks.

The prince has become puzzled, costs looks around, is not present anywhere water drops!

- Forgive, there is no at me a water!

- Alas, means, I should die. - and with these words the girl has disappeared.

It was insulting to the prince to miss such beauty, yes there is nothing, it has gone further. Holds in hands the second orange, damned curiosity so it and assorts. The young man was not kept, has cleared an orange, the girl even more perfectly, than the first has appeared before it.

- More likely submit водицы to get drunk, - she asks.

- Yes there is no at me a water...

- Alas, means, I should die. - and with these words the girl has disappeared.

- Well, now for what I will not touch an orange, yet I will not find a source, - the prince has told to itself.

And here it at last has reached a spring. Joyful, has come off a horse and has started to rind the third orange on the sly. The third girl - fine as the sun and with eyes as the dark blue sky was to it. The beauty asks the young man:

- The prince, give to me more likely water!

The young man to a spring has rushed, has typed in handfuls of spring water and has allowed to the girl to get drunk.

- I thank, - she has told and has kissed the young man.

The prince has understood: it also is it суженая. Happy and cheerful, the young man has planted the bride on a horse and has carried with itself. By the evening they have reached the visiting house near Rome and have stayed the night. In the morning the prince speaks to the beauty from the Orange:

- I to your wish to buy the most fine dresses, and you wait for me here.

He has kissed the beauty, left in a court yard and asks the mistress:

- Look protect my bride that to mine возвращенья anybody has not caused harm to it. I will quickly return.

Has thrown to it a purse with money and has rushed off in a city.

And the mistress was the malicious sorcerer. Only the prince has left, it in a corner has withdrawn the daughter, ugly as the scarecrow, and whispers to it:

- Yes unless this business that not you have married such handsome man! You wish to be his wife?

- By itself, I want.

- All right. Rely on me.

The sorcerer in a room of the princess from the Orange has risen and speaks:

- The prince asked, that I have brushed you.

- Thanks, but I always itself brush the hair.

- How you cope with such plaits to toe?

- Yes I consult, - the girl has smiled.

- Give all the same I you I will brush.

All right, the girl has agreed. The malicious sorcerer to it began to comb hair. And as has combed, has thrust to the princess of a hairpin directly in a head. Not the simple hairpins bewitched. The girl has turned to a swallow here, the birdie has flushed, has turned round and round on a room and порх in a window.

- More likely go here, - the sorcerer of the daughter has shouted. - sit in a room, wait for the prince.

At midday the young man home has returned. Взбежал on a ladder, has flown in a room, has seen колдуньину a daughter and was struck dumb:

- And where my bride?

- I it also am. Only has withered from melancholy, you waiting, - answers колдуньина the daughter. Also allow to sigh and cry.

In any way the prince, that before it the bride does not believe. "Not in melancholy here business, - thinks. - at this уродки malicious heart". But it could not break the word and has told to the cheat:

- Well, we go to a palace, for us there wait.

They have gone to Rome. The king with the queen on pleasures, that the son at last has decided to marry, plainly have not made out, how harms and дурна itself the future daughter-in-law. This very day have appointed wedding and have arranged the big holiday. A dinner have prepared on glory. And ice-cream on a table, both nutlets, and all sweets. On royal kitchen кастрюлек it is a lot of!

The cook on food kitchen prepares, royal visitors to treat hastens. Suddenly hears, someone's thin voice sings:

The cook, the cook at a plate,

Заклинанье listen you:

That roast has burnt slightly,

That the witch has not eaten!

The cook was dumbfounded. Has looked round - there is nobody, only the swallow on a window sill sits. It has pulled out roast from an oven - and it has burnt down all.

It hastily has prepared other dish, has put to be fried, and the voice again sings:

The cook, the cook at a plate,

Заклинанье listen you:

That roast has burnt slightly,

That the witch has not eaten!

The cook to a window has turned around, and there again the swallow sits and at it steadfastly looks. And again roast in coals has turned.

The cook was frightened, has thrown all кастрюльки and frying pans, has run to the prince and has told to it, that becomes on kitchen.

- Whether yes to you has dreamt? - The young man was surprised.

- What there, the prince, the naked truth!

- And well we will go, we will look.

Колдуньина the daughter has scented wrong and whispers to the prince:

- Where you? You throw the bride in day of wedding? Remain with me!

But the prince to listen to it did not become - on kitchen has gone.

In third time the cook has put to be fried a meat piece. When food was almost ready, the voice has sung the same song. And again meat has until black burnt slightly. And at a window - again the swallow sits...

- I wish to catch it, - the prince speaks.

- Do not touch a swallow, it after all a witch! - the bride shouts; it in a trice has come tearing along on kitchen after the prince.

The young man has approached to a window, and the swallow itself has yielded to it. It began to iron a birdie and has groped something firm at it in a head. Has pulled out one hairpin - one maiden hand has seemed, has pulled out another - other hand, has pulled out the third hairpin - the beauty from the Orange has appeared before it. It has rushed to embraces to the young man, and has told everything as was.

- Ah you, the cheat! - the prince колдуньиной daughters has shouted.

Have seized the sorcerer, have strong connected and have thrown in a dungeon. And the prince with the princess have got married and have arranged such wedding feast, that in words not to describe.

Well, and I have climbed under a table

And there a stone has found.

Me on a nose kicked -

In the opinion of a spark have begun to sparkle.

But though I have not had dinner,

All to you сказочку has told.