Cast-away

The Pharaoh of one of notable grandees of the country has sent to a far swimming. But failure has comprehended that, and it could not execute command of the Pharaoh. It has come back to Egypt with what.

With grief the grandee looked at coast: frightened its anger of the Pharaoh. And then to console it, the skilled combatant from its retinue has addressed to it.

Also has told then the skilled combatant:

- Yes возрадуется your heart, my prince!; we here have reached places where the court yard of the Pharaoh stays, took a beater, have hammered berthing кол and have thrown a nasal rope on the earth. All eulogise and glorify the god. Корабельщики embrace each other for all have come back whole and safe and there is no decrease among our soldiers. We safely passed thresholds уауата, have left behind island Senmut and, at last, have reached our country!

Listen to me, my prince! Not idle words I will tell to you.

Wash the person, rinse with water the fingers and be ready to answer, when you will ask. Speak with the Pharaoh without fear, answer it not faltering. Lips of the person rescue it, skilful speech causes to it indulgence. However, do, as you know, for I spoke you it more than once.

 

Listen, I will tell to you something about the misfortune similar to yours but which has happened to me.

I floated to mines of the Pharaoh, I went down to Great Green морю* by the ship длиною in hundred twenty локтей* and width in forty. There were on it hundred twenty корабельщиков from among the best in Egypt. They have seen the sky, they have seen the earth, and their hearts were more brave, than at a lion. They were able to predict storms long before their beginning, they foresaw a thunder-storm long before its approach.

But here, when we floated on the Great Green sea, the storm has suddenly burst. The whirlwind has flown and has lifted a wave in height to eight elbows. The mast has fallen and has brought down strong blow a wave crest. The ship has sunk, and with it together all who on it was. Only I one was taken out by waves of the Great Green sea on island.

Three days I have spent in loneliness; only my heart was my companion. In exhaustion I laid under a tree, trying to take cover in its shade. Then I have risen and have directed the stops on food searches. I have soon found figs and grapes, have seen сикоморы with mature and ripening fruits, cucumbers, as if grown up by the person, and other splendiferous vegetables. Still I have seen set of birds, and in sources - every possible fishes. In what there was no lack on this island! I was sated, and that has broken, but could not eat already, have put back on the earth. Then I have made a shell for fire getting, have dissolved a fire and have brought to gods a victim всесожжения.

But suddenly I have heard a rumble similar to peals of a thunder. I have thought, that this Great Green sea has again brought down the waves on island, and in fear has shut the face with the hands. Trees around cracked, and the earth shivered under me.

When I have again opened the person has seen, that it was a dragon длиною in thirty elbows and with a beard длиною in two elbows. Rings of its body have been covered by gold, its eyebrows were from pure lazurite. It went to me, and its body coiled.

I was stretched before it on the stomach, and he отверз the lips and has told to me:

- Who has brought you here? Who has brought you here, insignificant? Who has brought you? If you slow down with the answer and will not tell, who has brought you on this island, I will incinerate you, and you will experience it before to be destroyed.

Also I have answered:

- You speak with me, but cinciputs sense of your words. In fear I lay before you and I understand nothing.

Then the dragon in the mouth took me and have incurred to the dwelling. He there has put me on the earth so cautiously, that there was I is live and safe. I was again stretched before a dragon on the stomach, and he отверз the lips and has told:

- Who has brought you? Who has brought you here? Who has brought you here, insignificant? Who has brought you on this island surrounded with waters of the Great Green sea?

I have combined before it hands and have told in reply to its words:

- By order of the Pharaoh I floated to mines by the ship длиною in hundred twenty elbows and шириною in forty. Hundred twenty корабельщиков was on it from among the best in Egypt. They have seen the sky, have seen the earth, and their hearts were more brave, than at a lion. They were able to predict storms long before their beginning, they foresaw a thunder-storm long before its approach. One was

More strongly and more safely another, also was not ignorant among them. But when we floated on the Great Green sea far from all coast, the storm has suddenly burst. The whirlwind has flown and has lifted a wave in height to eight elbows. The mast has fallen and has brought down a wave crest, but the ship has sunk, and with it together all who remained on it. One I was rescued, and here I before you. Waves of the Great Green sea have brought me on this island.

And then the dragon has told:

- Be not afraid of me, insignificant, be not afraid! Now, when you with me, are no need you to turn pale for fear. It is visible, the god has wished, that you have survived, for it it has directed you to this island of Spirit on which such set of excellent things and is not present a lack of what. Here, on this island, you will live month after a month, the fourth month yet will not come to the end. And then the ship from your country will come, and will be on it корабельщики which you know. You will return with them home and will die in the city. And you will be happy, when will begin to tell that happens with you when all heavy remains behind.

Listen, I will tell to you something about misfortune which has happened on this island. Here I lived with the colleagues and children, and all us was seventy five dragons. Still there was among us one girl, the daughter idle time mortal, but I do not consider it. And here from the sky the star once has fallen, and the flame has captured all. There was it when I with them was not. All of them have burnt down, and only I one was rescued. But, when I have seen this mountain of dead bodies, I hardly have not died of grief.

And so, if you мужествен, regain self-control! Be, courageously, and you will embrace children, you will kiss the wife, you again will see the house, - and what can be better than it? You will return to the city and will live till the end of the days among your colleagues.

Простершись before a dragon on the stomach, I have concerned with a forehead of the earth and have told to it:

- About your power I will tell to the Pharaoh, I will tell about your greatness to it. I will order to deliver you aromas хекену, иуденеб and хесаит, incense and aromatic pitches which please gods. I will tell all that happens with me on this island and that I have seen here thanks to your power. Also will glorify you in my city before council of grandees of all country For you I will pin up bulls and I will bring to you a victim всесожжения. In a victim to you I will bring birds. I order to send to you the ships loaded with everything that is the best in Egypt, and I will present them to you, as to the god favourable to people in this far country about which they do not know.

And then the dragon has laughed it is necessary me, is exact my words were senseless, and has told:

- Мирры you have some, also you there is at you only an incense. I - master Punta, the countries of aromas, and all мирра belong to me. That to fragrant хекепу which you promise me its pas island most of all the rest. But, having left my island, you any more will not find it for a place it will disappear under waves.

Also there was all how the dragon predicted. To island there has arrived the ship. I have come on coast, have got on a high tree, have seen people who were by the ship, and have learnt them.

Then I have gone to a dragon to tell about the ship, on have seen, that he already knows all.

The dragon have told to me:

- Be healthy, be healthy, insignificant! You will come back home safe to see children! Glorify me in the city, - here about what I ask you.

Then I was stretched face downwards on the stomach and have combined before it hands, and it has permitted to me to take aromas хекену, иуденеб, хесаит, тишепсес, мирру, black ointment For eyes, tails of a giraffe, so much fragrant pitch and an incense, how many I wanted, an ivory, hunting dogs, monkeys, baboons and set of other splendiferous things. And I all it has shipped on the ship.

Then I was stretched before a dragon on the stomach to thank him. And then he has told to me:

- In two months you will reach the country, you will embrace children, you will find again a pas to the native land a youth, and when term will come, you will be buried on custom.

Then I have gone down on coast, to the ship, and have called to people who were on him. Standing ashore, I a cart-thanked the lord of this island, and those who was by the ship, have made the same. And then we have floated on the north.

In two months as the dragon predicted, we have reached places where the court yard of the Pharaoh stayed. I was to the Pharaoh and have combined before it all gifts brought by me from that island. Me the Pharaoh before council of grandees of all country also has thanked, has awarded me with the slaves and has accepted me in the retinue.

Here you see, how many I have seen, how many I have transferred, have not returned yet to the country! Listen to me, I knowingly speak you it! It is useful to listen to words of others.

But the grandee has answered it:

- Do not use cunning with me, my friend. There is no need to give to drink at night to a bird whom will kill in the morning!

Here the story as it has written down from the beginning and till the end of Амено comes to the end, son Ameni, the copyist with skilful fingers, yes it will be live, safe and healthy!