As the barin has bought a sheep

There lived-was the muzhik, had at itself many sheep. Winter time

The enormous sheep объягнилась, also it took it from a court yard in a log hut with ягненочком. Evening comes. The barin goes, has asked to spend the night to it. Has approached under a window and asks: - the Muzhik, you will let to spend the night?

- Instead of will be at night озоровать?

- Pardon! To us only where темну ночку to oversleep.

- Call in, the barin.

The barin with the driver on a court yard has driven. The driver cleans horses, and the barin has gone to the house. On the barin there was a huge wolf sheepskin coat. Has ascended in a hut, to the god has prayed, to owners has bowed.

- Fine live, the owner with хозяюшкой!

The barin on a shop has sat down. The sheep the wolf sheepskin coat увидала also looks at the barin; itself looks, and a foot топ, and time, and two, and to three. The barin speaks:

- And what, мужичок, the sheep stamps a foot?

- She thinks, that you a wolf, the wolf spirit feels. It at me catches wolves; here this winter from tens has caught.

- Ah, expensively for it I would give! Whether it is selling? For road to me it is good.

- It is selling, yes road.

- Эх, мужичок, yes is not more expensive than money; at the barin will suffice.

- Perhaps, to comply it is possible.

- And how many it costs?

- Five hundred roubles.

- Pardon, much! Take three сотенки.

Well, the muzhik has agreed, has sold. The barin has spent the night night, on зорьке has risen and in a way has gathered; to the owner three сотенки has given also a lamb took, has planted in санки and has gone. Goes. Three wolves meet half-way. Here the sheep has seen wolves, and jumps on sledge. The barin speaks to the driver:

- It is necessary to start up: вишь, it as was provoked. Now will catch. And she is afraid.

The driver also speaks:

- Постой a little, the sir, it will be provoked.

Wolves with them exactly were imposed. The barin has let out a sheep; the sheep was frightened of wolves, to wood has departed, a short tail has started turning. As wolves behind it were filled in, only snow is inflated, and the driver behind it gathers. Поколе лошадушек выпрягал, in pursuits of a sheep skipped, wolves a sheep have caught also a skin from it have torn off, in wood have escaped. The driver подскакал - a sheep on one side lays, and its skin is torn off lays. Approaches on the barin. The barin asks it:

- Whether saw that?

- Ah, the sir, the sheep is good! All was tore, and to wolves has not given in. Мужичок three сотенки has received, sits now to the barin сказочки tells, and three сотенки in a pocket lay.