As the shepherd has outwitted a tsarevna

The tsar had daughter of unprecedented beauty and unusual mind. Many grooms came to ask her hands, but any of them could not be compared by mind to a tsarevna. And then the tsar declared on all earths that will give out the daughter for the one who will think to it of three riddles which she will not manage to solve.

But also in other kingdoms-states there was no worthy groom.

About an unusual tsarevna the shepherd from Carpathians Mountains has heard.

- What for a miracle lives in imperial chambers? And suddenly I will outwit her and I will take to myself in the wife?! - the shepherd to companions has told.

With these words the shepherd on a horse has sat down and has gone to a palace. It wanted to it to have a drink waters. Has lain down at a well, has scooped a cap of water and drinks. While saws, a horse bread in a feed bag has eaten.

"There is one riddle!" - the shepherd has thought and has gone further.

In dark wood has gone astray. Began to look narrowly at trees, from what party the moss grows, that road to find. Has found and has thought:

"There is a second riddle!"

Also has gone further. Very much it would be desirable it to find in wood also the third riddle. The shepherd of the hunter who aims in a hare also sees.

"There is also a third riddle!" - was delighted хлопец.

There have passed many days, it is a lot of nights while the shepherd has reached an imperial palace.

- I have arrived, the kind tsar, the daughter at you to marry off!

- My daughter? - The tsar was surprised. - many wished to have its wife, yes mind-reason at them did not suffice!

- And I засватаю!

To the tsar has liked хлопец, and he before the shepherd ordered to open imperial gate. Have led to its tsarevna. She at all has not looked at the shepherd. Speaks:

- I listen to your riddles!

- The first riddle: bread has eaten a horse.

How many a tsarevna guessed, could not solve.

- I do not know! - speaks.

- Bread has eaten a horse, a tsarevna washing, it so: there was at me a horse, I have deserved it for many years of work. Time he has eaten bread from my feed bag, and bread was poisoned. Here my poor horse also was lost - leaves, bread has eaten it.

Tsarevna has listened to a fable and has told, that the such could be.

- Good riddle. I never would solve.

- The second riddle: deaf and blind, and road show. A tsarevna thinks, thinks and again cannot solve.

- And this I will not solve.

- These are trees, a tsarevna, - the shepherd has answered. - we in wood on trees learn, where the north, and where the south.

Tsarevna, that a riddle correct has again agreed.

- What third riddle? - She asks.

- There is also the third: meat has escaped, and iron remains on a place.

How many a clever tsarevna puzzled, but to solve and the third riddle could not.

- And this I will not guess the girl admitted.

- The hunter shot at a hare - speaks хлопец. - the Hare has escaped, and the hunter with a gun remained on a place.

The tsar wanted or did not want, but has given the daughter for simple хлопца from Carpathians Mountains which was cleverer than imperial sons.