In a certain kingdom, in a certain state, there lived an old man with an old woman ... Many folk tales begin with this unhurried proverb. The word "fairy tales" itself comes from the verb to say: In the remote antiquity throughout immense Russia, in snow-covered huts in the dim light of a torch, our distant ancestors put together and told their fairy tales.
How many miracles and fascinating fables are in folk tales: here is a fire-breathing dragon with seven heads, and a talking Gray wolf, and an evil Baba Yaga ... But the main characters of fairy tales and epics are not they, but brave and courageous people - Ivan Tsarevich and Vasilisa A wise, dashing retired soldier and a cunning farm laborer or a simple peasant son. At first glance, there is nothing remarkable about the peasant. He is dressed in a homespun army jacket, on his head - a well-worn hat, on his feet - worn bast shoes, and he does not speak very well. It is not surprising that sometimes he is considered a fool, almost a fool. But the peasant's son is not very offended by this, someone who, but he knows his own worth and does not particularly chase after easy glory, does not waste his strength on trifles.
However, as soon as someone gets into trouble, the peasant's son, throwing an old Armenian on his shoulders, sets off on a journey. And no matter how far he has to go, he will certainly ripen to the rescue of the offended and oppressed, save a person from misfortune ... On his way, the peasant son meets either the Gray wolf, then Baba Yaga, or some other monster ... Each of these meetings is nothing more than a test, a test of the hero's mental strength, his kindness, generosity.
For centuries the people have been creating their own fairy tales. In the last century, writers became interested in folk tales. They walked through the villages and villages and recorded songs, fairy tales, were from famous storytellers - storytellers. One of the greatest connoisseurs of Russian folk tales was the indefatigable collector of folklore A. N. Afanasyev (1826-1871). He devoted his whole life to this business. Afanasyev wrote several hundred fairy tales, among them the fairy tale "By the Pike's Command."
This fairy tale is funny and mischievous. Here the stove goes to visit the king, the ax chops wood by itself, and the sleigh without a horse goes into the forest. All these miracles, which greatly disturbed the father-king, were perpetrated by none other than Emelya the fool. Emelya lies on the stove and says: "By the pike's command, at my will," and they begin to play tricks on things. To top it all off, Emelya the fool decided to marry the tsar's daughter ... For whatever he undertakes, he succeeds, and the blame for everything is the "pike word". So with the help of a magic saying, a simple peasant made him respect himself and defeated not only the tsarist officer, but also the tsar himself ... So much for Emelya the fool!
B. Zabolotskikh

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Once upon a time there was an old man. He had three sons: two smart, the third - the fool Emelya. Those brothers are working, but Emelya lies on the stove all day, she doesn't want to know anything. Once the brothers left for the market, and women, daughters-in-law, let's send him:
- Go, Emelya, for water.
And he told them from the stove:
- Reluctance ...
- Go, Emelya, otherwise the brothers will come back from the bazaar, they won't bring you any presents.
- OK.
Emelya got down from the stove, put on his shoes, dressed, took buckets and an ax and went to the river.
He cut through the ice, scooped up the buckets and set them down, while he himself looked into the hole. And I saw Emelya pike in the hole.
He contrived and grabbed the pike in his hand:
- That ear will be sweet!
Suddenly the pike speaks to him in a human voice:
- Emelya, let me go into the water, I'll be useful to you.
And Emelya laughs:
- What do you need me for? No, I’ll carry you home, I’ll tell my daughters-in-law to cook some fish soup. The ear will be sweet.
The pike begged again:
- Emelya, Emelya, let me go into the water, I'll do whatever you want.
- Okay, just show me first that you are not deceiving me, then I will let you go.
The pike asks him:
- Emelya, Emelya, tell me - what do you want now?
- I want the buckets to go home themselves and the water would not splash ...
The pike tells him:
- Remember my words: when what you want - just say:

According to my desire.
Emelya and says:

According to my desire -
go, buckets, go home yourself ...
He just said - the buckets themselves and went up the hill. Emelya put the pike into the hole, and he went to get the buckets.
Buckets are going through the village, the people are amazed, and Emelya is walking behind, laughing ... We entered the buckets into the hut and ourselves stood on the bench, and Emelya climbed onto the stove.
How long has passed, how little time has passed - the daughters-in-law say to him:
- Emelya, why are you lying? Would go to chop wood.
- Reluctance ...
“You won’t chop wood, the brothers will come back from the bazaar, they won’t bring you any presents.”
Emele is reluctant to get off the stove. He remembered about the pike and slowly says:

According to my desire -
go, an ax, chop wood, and firewood - go into the hut and put it in the stove ...
The ax jumped out from under the bench - and into the yard, and let's chop wood, but they themselves go into the hut and climb into the stove.
How much, how little time has passed - the daughters-in-law again say:
- Emelya, we no longer have firewood. Go to the forest, chop it down.
And he told them from the stove:
- Yes, what are you doing?
- How are we to what? .. Is it our business to go to the forest for firewood?
- I don't feel like ...
- Well, there will be no gifts for you.
Nothing to do. Emelya got off the stove, put on his shoes and dressed. He took a rope and an ax, went out into the yard and sat down in the sleigh:
- Women, open the gate!
His daughters-in-law say to him:
- What are you, you fool, got into the sleigh, but did not harness the horse?
“I don’t need horses.
The daughters-in-law opened the gates, and Emelya says quietly:

According to my desire -
go, sleigh, into the forest ...

The sledges themselves drove through the gate, but so quickly - you couldn't catch up on horseback.

Alexey Tolstoy

By magic

Russian folk tales, arranged by A. Tolstoy

By magic

Once upon a time there was an old man. He had three sons: two smart ones, the third fool Emelya.

Those brothers are working, but Emelya lies on the stove all day, she doesn't want to know anything.

Once the brothers left for the market, and women, daughters-in-law, let's send him:

Go, Emelya, for water.

And he told them from the stove:

Reluctance...

Go, Emelya, or the brothers will come back from the bazaar, they won't bring you any presents.

OK.

Emelya got down from the stove, put on his shoes, dressed, took buckets and an ax and went to the river.

He cut through the ice, scooped up the buckets and set them down, while he himself looked into the hole. And I saw Emelya pike in the hole. He contrived and grabbed the pike in his hand:

That ear will be sweet!

Emelya, let me go into the water, I'll be useful to you.

And Emelya laughs:

What will you be of use to me? .. No, I will carry you home, I will tell my daughters-in-law to cook some fish soup. The ear will be sweet.

The pike begged again:

Emelya, Emelya, let me go into the water, I'll do whatever you want.

Okay, just show me first that you are not deceiving me, then I will let you go.

The pike asks him:

Emelya, Emelya, tell me - what do you want now?

I want the buckets to go home themselves and the water would not splash ...

The pike tells him:

Remember my words, when what you want - just say: "By the pike's command, according to my desire."

Emelya and says:

According to the pike's command, according to my desire - go, buckets, go home yourself ...

He just said - the buckets themselves and went up the hill. Emelya put the pike into the hole, and he went to get the buckets.

Buckets are going through the village, the people are amazed, and Emelya walks behind, laughing ... We entered the buckets into the hut and ourselves stood on the bench, and Emelya climbed onto the stove.

How long has passed, how little time has passed - the daughters-in-law say to him:

Emelya, why are you lying? Would go to chop wood.

Reluctance...

You won't chop wood, the brothers will come back from the bazaar, they won't bring you any presents.

Emele is reluctant to get off the stove. He remembered about the pike and slowly says:

At the command of the pike, at my will - go, ax, chop wood, and go into the hut yourself and put it in the oven ...

The ax jumped out from under the bench - and into the yard, and let's chop wood, but they themselves go into the hut and climb into the stove.

How much, how little time has passed - the daughters-in-law again say:

Emelya, we no longer have firewood. Go to the forest, chop it down.

And he told them from the stove:

What are you for?

How - what are we for? .. Is it our business to go to the forest for firewood?

I don't want to ...

Well, there will be no gifts for you.

Nothing to do. Emelya got off the stove, put on his shoes and dressed. He took a rope and an ax, went out into the yard and sat down in the sleigh:

Women, open the gate!

His daughters-in-law say to him:

Why, you fool, got into the sleigh, but didn't harness the horse?

I don’t need a horse.

The daughters-in-law opened the gates, and Emelya says quietly:

According to the pike's command, according to my desire - go, sleigh, into the forest ...

The sledges themselves drove through the gate, but so quickly - you couldn't catch up on horseback.

And he had to go to the forest through the city, and here he crushed a lot of people, suppressed them. The people are shouting: "Hold him! Catch him!" And he, know, is driving the sleigh. Came to the forest:

At the pike's command, at my will - an ax, chop the woods dry, and you, the woods, fall into the sleigh yourself, get involved ...

The ax began to chop, chop dry trees, and the woods themselves tumbled into the sleigh and tied with a rope.

Then Emelya ordered the ax to cut out his club - one that could be lifted by force. Sat on a cart:

According to the pike's command, according to my desire - go, sleigh, home ...

The sleigh rushed home. Again Emelya passes through the city where he has just crushed, suppressed a lot of people, and there they are already waiting for him. They grabbed Emelya and dragged her from the cart, scolded and beat. He sees that things are bad, and slowly:

According to the pike's command, according to my desire - come on, club, break off their sides ...

The club jumped out - and let's beat. The people rushed away, and Emelya came home and climbed onto the stove.

How long or short - the king heard about Emelin's tricks and sent an officer after him - to find him and bring him to the palace.

An officer arrives in that village, enters the hut where Emelya lives, and asks:

Are you Emelya's fool?

And he is from the stove:

What do you need?

Get dressed quickly, I'll take you to the king.

And I don't want to ...

The officer got angry and hit him on the cheek.

And Emelya says on the sly:

According to the pike's command, according to my desire - a club, break off his sides ...

The club jumped out - and let's beat the officer, forcibly he took his legs.

The Tsar was surprised that his officer could not cope with Emelya, and sends his greatest nobleman:

Bring the fool Emelya to my palace, or I'll take my head off my shoulders.

The big nobleman bought raisins, prunes, gingerbread, arrived in that village, entered that hut and began to ask his daughters-in-law what Emelya loved.

Our Emelya loves to be kindly asked and promised a red caftan - then he will do everything, no matter what you ask.

The biggest nobleman gave Emelya raisins, prunes, gingerbread and says:

Emelya, Emelya, why are you lying on the stove? Let's go to the king.

I'm warm here too ...

Emelya, Emelya, the tsar will give you good food and drink - please, let's go.

And I don't want to ...

Emelya, Emelya, the tsar will give you a red caftan, a hat and boots.

Emelya thought and thought:

Well, okay, go ahead, and I'll follow you.

The nobleman left, and Emelya lay still and said:

According to the pike's command, according to my desire - come on, bake, go to the king ...

Here in the hut the corners crackled, the roof swayed, the wall flew out, and the stove itself went down the street, along the road, straight to the king ...

The Tsar looks out the window, marvels:

What a miracle is this?

The greatest nobleman answers him:

And this is Emelya on the stove to you.

The king came out onto the porch:

Something, Emelya, there are many complaints about you! You suppressed a lot of people.

Why did they climb under the sled?

At this time, the royal daughter, Marya the princess, was looking at him through the window. Emelya saw her in the window and says quietly:

According to the pike's command, according to my desire - let the tsar's daughter love me ...

And he said again:

Go, bake, home ...

The stove turned and went home, entered the hut and returned to its original place. Emelya is lying down again. And the king in the palace screams and tears. Marya the princess misses Emelya, cannot live without him, asks her father to marry her to Emelya. At this point the tsar got into trouble, let it go, and said again to the great nobleman:

Go, bring Emelya to me, alive or dead, or I'll take my head off my shoulders.

Bought a large nobleman of sweet wines and various snacks, went to that village, entered that hut and began to regale Emelya.

Emelya got drunk, ate, got drunk and went to bed. And the nobleman put him in a cart and took him to the king.

» By the pike's command (Emelya)

il-there was an old man. He had three sons: two smart, the third - the fool Emelya. Those brothers are working, but Emelya lies on the stove all day, she doesn't want to know anything.

Once the brothers left for the market, and women, daughters-in-law, let's send him:
- Go, Emelya, for water.
And he told them from the stove:
- Reluctance ...
- Go, Emelya, otherwise the brothers will come back from the bazaar, they won't bring you any presents.
- OK.
Emelya got down from the stove, put on his shoes, dressed, took buckets and an ax and went to the river.
He cut through the ice, scooped up the buckets and set them down, while he himself looked into the hole. And I saw Emelya pike in the hole.

He contrived and grabbed the pike in his hand:
- That ear will be sweet!
Suddenly the pike speaks to him in a human voice:
- Emelya, let me go into the water, I'll be useful to you.
And Emelya laughs:
- What do you need me for? No, I’ll carry you home, I’ll tell my daughters-in-law to cook some fish soup. The ear will be sweet.
The pike begged again:
- Emelya, Emelya, let me go into the water, I'll do whatever you want.
- Okay, just show me first that you are not deceiving me, then I will let you go.
The pike asks him:
- Emelya, Emelya, tell me - what do you want now?
- I want the buckets to go home themselves and the water would not splash ...
The pike tells him:
- Remember my words: when what you want - just say:

By the pike's command,
According to my desire.

Emelya and says:

By the pike's command,
According to my desire -
go, buckets, go home yourself ...

He just said - the buckets themselves and went up the hill. Emelya put the pike into the hole, and he went to get the buckets.

Buckets are going through the village, the people are amazed, and Emelya is walking behind, laughing ... We entered the buckets into the hut and ourselves stood on the bench, and Emelya climbed onto the stove.
How long has passed, how little time has passed - the daughters-in-law say to him:
- Emelya, why are you lying? Would go to chop wood.
- Reluctance ...
“You won’t chop wood, the brothers will come back from the bazaar, they won’t bring you any presents.”
Emele is reluctant to get off the stove. He remembered about the pike and slowly says:

By the pike's command,
According to my desire -
go, an ax, chop wood, and firewood - go into the hut and put it in the stove ...

The ax jumped out from under the bench - and into the yard, and let's chop wood, but they themselves go into the hut and climb into the stove.
How much, how little time has passed - the daughters-in-law again say:
- Emelya, we no longer have firewood. Go to the forest, chop it down.
And he told them from the stove:
- Yes, what are you doing?
- How are we to what? .. Is it our business to go to the forest for firewood?
- I don't feel like ...
- Well, there will be no gifts for you.
Nothing to do. Emelya got off the stove, put on his shoes and dressed. He took a rope and an ax, went out into the yard and sat down in the sleigh:
- Women, open the gate!
His daughters-in-law say to him:
- What are you, you fool, got into the sleigh, but did not harness the horse?
“I don’t need horses.
The daughters-in-law opened the gates, and Emelya says quietly:

By the pike's command,
According to my desire -
go, sleigh, into the forest ...

The sledges themselves drove through the gate, but so quickly - you couldn't catch up on horseback.
And he had to go to the forest through the city, and here he crushed a lot of people, suppressed them. The people are shouting “Hold him! Catch him! " And he knows he drives the sleigh.

Came to the forest:

By the pike's command,
According to my desire -
ax, chop some dry wood, and you, woods, fall into the sled yourself, get involved yourself ...

The ax began to chop, chop dry trees, and the woods themselves tumbled into the sleigh and tied with a rope. Then Emelya ordered the ax to cut out his club - one that could be lifted by force. Sat on a cart:

By the pike's command,
According to my desire -
go, sleigh, home ...

The sleigh rushed home. Again Emelya passes through the city where he has just crushed, suppressed a lot of people, and there they are already waiting for him. They grabbed Emelya and dragged her from the cart, scolded and beat.
He sees that things are bad, and slowly:

By the pike's command,
According to my desire -
come on, club, break off their sides ...

The club jumped out - and let's beat. The people rushed away, and Emelya came home and climbed onto the stove.
Whether it was long or short - the tsar heard about Emelin's tricks and sent an officer after him: to find him and bring him to the palace.
An officer arrives in that village, enters the hut where Emelya lives, and asks:
- Are you Emelya's fool?
And he is from the stove:
- And what do you need?
- Get dressed quickly, I'll take you to the king.
- And I don't want to ...
The officer got angry and hit him on the cheek.
And Emelya says on the sly:

By the pike's command,
According to my desire -
baton, break off his sides ...

The club jumped out - and let's beat the officer, forcibly he took his legs.
The Tsar was surprised that his officer could not cope with Emelya, and sends his greatest nobleman:
- Bring the fool Emelya to my palace, or I'll take my head off my shoulders.
The big nobleman bought raisins, prunes, gingerbread, arrived in that village, entered that hut and began to ask his daughters-in-law what Emelya loved.
- Our Emelya loves to be kindly asked and promised a red caftan - then he will do everything, no matter what you ask.
The biggest nobleman gave Emelya raisins, prunes, gingerbread and says:
- Emelya, Emelya, why are you lying on the stove? Let's go to the king.
- I'm warm here too ...
- Emelya, Emelya, the tsar will have good food and drink, - please, let's go.
- And I don't want to ...
- Emelya, Emelya, the tsar will give you a red caftan, a hat and boots.

Emelya thought and thought:
- Well, go ahead, and I'll follow you.

Once upon a time there was an old man. He had three sons: two smart, the third - the fool Emelya.

Those brothers are working, but Emelya lies on the stove all day, she doesn't want to know anything.

Once the brothers left for the market, and women, daughters-in-law, let's send him:

- Go, Emelya, for water.

And he told them from the stove:

- Reluctance ...

- Go, Emelya, otherwise the brothers will come back from the bazaar, they won't bring you any presents.

- OK.

Emelya got down from the stove, put on his shoes, dressed, took buckets and an ax and went to the river.

He cut through the ice, scooped up the buckets and set them down, while he himself looked into the hole. And I saw Emelya pike in the hole. He contrived and grabbed the pike in his hand:

- That ear will be sweet!

- Emelya, let me go into the water, I'll be useful to you.

And Emelya laughs:

- What will you be useful to me? .. No, I will carry you home, I will tell my daughters-in-law to cook some fish soup. The ear will be sweet.

The pike begged again:

- Emelya, Emelya, let me go into the water, I'll do whatever you want.

- Okay, just show me first that you are not deceiving me, then I will let you go.

The pike asks him:

- Emelya, Emelya, tell me - what do you want now?

- I want the buckets to go home themselves and the water would not splash ...

The pike tells him:

- Remember my words: when what you want - just say:

"By the pike's command, by my will."

Emelya and says:

- At the pike's command, at my will - go, buckets, go home yourself ...

He just said - the buckets themselves and went up the hill. Emelya put the pike into the hole, and he went to get the buckets.

Buckets are going through the village, the people are amazed, and Emelya walks behind, laughing ... We entered the buckets into the hut and ourselves stood on the bench, and Emelya climbed onto the stove.

How much time has passed, how little time has passed - the daughters-in-law say to him:

- Emelya, why are you lying? Would go to chop wood.

- Reluctance ...

“You won’t chop wood, the brothers will come back from the bazaar, they won’t bring you any presents.”

Emele is reluctant to get off the stove. He remembered about the pike and slowly says:

- According to the pike's command, according to my desire - go, ax, chop wood, and firewood - go into the hut and put it in the oven ...

The ax jumped out from under the bench - and into the yard, and let's chop wood, but they themselves go into the hut and climb into the stove.

How much, how little time has passed - the daughters-in-law again say:

- Emelya, we no longer have firewood. Go to the forest, chop it down.

And he told them from the stove:

- Yes, what are you doing?

- How - what are we for? .. Is it our business to go to the forest for firewood?

- I don't feel like ...

- Well, there will be no gifts for you.

Nothing to do. Emelya got off the stove, put on his shoes and dressed. He took a rope and an ax, went out into the yard and sat down in the sleigh:

- Women, open the gate!

His daughters-in-law say to him:

- What are you, you fool, got into the sleigh, but did not harness the horse?

“I don’t need horses.

The daughters-in-law opened the gates, and Emelya says quietly:

- According to the pike's command, according to my desire - go, sleigh, into the forest ...

The sledges themselves drove through the gate, but so quickly - you couldn't catch up on horseback.

And he had to go to the forest through the city, and here he crushed a lot of people, suppressed them. The people are shouting: “Hold him! Catch him! " And he, know, is driving the sleigh. Came to the forest:

- By the pike's command, by my desire - an ax, chop the woods dry, and you, the woods, fall into the sleigh yourself, get involved yourself ...

The ax began to chop, chop dry wood, and the woods themselves tumbled into the sleigh and knit with a rope. Then Emelya ordered the ax to cut out his club - one that could be lifted by force. Sat on a cart:

- By the pike's command, by my desire - go, sleigh, home ...

The sleigh rushed home. Again Emelya passes through the city where he has just crushed, suppressed a lot of people, and there they are already waiting for him. They grabbed Emelya and dragged her from the cart, scolded and beat.

He sees that things are bad, and slowly:

- At the pike's command, at my will - come on, club, break off their sides ...

The club jumped out - and let's beat. The people rushed away, and Emelya came home and climbed onto the stove.

How long or short - the king heard about Emelin's tricks and sent an officer after him - to find him and bring him to the palace.

An officer arrives in that village, enters the hut where Emelya lives, and asks:

- Are you Emelya's fool?

And he is from the stove:

- And what do you need?

- Get dressed quickly, I'll take you to the king.

- And I do not want ...

The officer got angry and hit him on the cheek. And Emelya says on the sly:

- By the pike's command, by my will - a club, break off his sides ...

The club jumped out - and let's beat the officer, forcibly he took his legs.

The Tsar was surprised that his officer could not cope with Emelya, and sends his greatest nobleman:

- Bring the fool Emelya to my palace, or I'll take my head off my shoulders.

The big nobleman bought raisins, prunes, gingerbread, arrived in that village, entered that hut and began to ask his daughters-in-law what Emelya loved.

- Our Emelya loves to be kindly asked and promised a red caftan - then he will do everything, no matter what you ask.

The biggest nobleman gave Emelya raisins, prunes, gingerbread and says:

- Emelya, Emelya, why are you lying on the stove? Let's go to the king.

- I'm warm here too ...

- Emelya, Emelya, the tsar will give you good food and drink, - please, let's go.

- And I do not want ...

- Emelya, Emelya, the tsar will give you a red caftan, a hat and boots.

Emelya thought and thought:

- Well, okay, go ahead, and I'll follow you.

The nobleman left, and Emelya lay still and said:

- At the pike's command, at my will - come on, bake, go to the king ...

Here in the hut the corners crackled, the roof swayed, the wall flew out, and the stove itself went down the street, along the road, straight to the king.

The Tsar looks out the window, marvels:

- What is this miracle?

The greatest nobleman answers him:

- And this is Emelya on the stove coming to you.

The king came out onto the porch:

- Something, Emelya, there are many complaints about you! You suppressed a lot of people.

- Why did they climb under the sled?

At this time, the royal daughter, Marya the princess, was looking at him through the window. Emelya saw her in the window and says quietly:

- By the pike's command. according to my desire - let the royal daughter love me ...

And he said again:

- Go, bake, home ...

The stove turned and went home, went into the hut and returned to its original place. Emelya is lying down again.

And the king in the palace screams and tears. Marya the princess misses Emelya, cannot live without him, asks her father to marry her to Emelya. At this point the tsar got into trouble, let it go, and said again to the great nobleman:

- Go, bring Emelya to me, alive or dead, or I'll take my head off my shoulders.

Bought a large nobleman of sweet wines and various snacks, went to that village, entered that hut and began to regale Emelya.

Emelya got drunk, ate, got drunk and went to bed. And the nobleman put him in a cart and took him to the king.

The Tsar immediately ordered a large barrel with iron hoops to be rolled. They put Emelya and Maryutsarevna in it, they ground it up and threw the barrel into the sea.

How long or short - Emelya woke up, he sees - it's dark, cramped:

- Where am I?

And they answer him:

- Boring and sickening, Emelyushka! We were tarred into a barrel, thrown into the blue sea.

- And who are you?

- I am Marya-princess.

Emelya says:

- By the pike's command, by my will, the winds are violent, roll the barrel onto the dry shore, onto the yellow sand ...

The violent winds blew. The sea became agitated, the barrel was thrown out on the dry shore, on the yellow sand. Emelya and Marya the princess left her.

- Emelyushka, where are we going to live? Build whatever hut there is.

- And I do not want ...

Then she began to ask him even more, and he says:

- According to the pike's command, according to my desire - to line up, a stone palace with a golden roof ...

As soon as he said - a stone palace with a golden roof appeared. Around - a green garden: flowers bloom and birds sing. Marya the princess with Emelya entered the palace, sat down at the window.

- Emelyushka, but can't you become handsome?

Here Emelya did not think long:

- According to the pike's command, according to my desire - to become a good fellow, a handsome man ...

And Emelya became such that he could neither say in a fairy tale, nor describe with a pen.

And at that time the tsar went hunting and saw that there was a palace where there was nothing before.

- What kind of ignorant man has put a palace on my land without my permission?

And he sent to find out and ask: "Who are they?" The ambassadors ran, stood under the window, asking.

Emelya answers them:

- Ask the king to visit me, I'll tell him myself.

The king came to visit him. Emelya meets him, leads him to the palace, sets him down at the table. They begin to feast. The king eats, drinks and does not wonder:

- Who are you, good fellow?

- And do you remember the fool Emelya - how he came to you on the stove, and you ordered him and your daughter to grind into a barrel, throw them into the sea? I am the same Emelya. If I want it, I will burn and ruin your whole kingdom.

The king was very frightened, began to ask for forgiveness:

- Marry my daughter, Emelyushka, take my kingdom, just don't ruin me!

Here they made a feast for the whole world. Emelya married Marya the princess and began to rule the kingdom.

Here the fairy tale is over, and who listened - well done.