Battle on the Kalinov Bridge. Fairy tale Fight on Kalinov Bridge. Russian folktale

In a certain kingdom, in a certain state, there lived a king and a queen. The queen had a beloved friend - the priest's daughter. The queen had a favorite maid - Chernavushka.
Whether it was soon or how long it took, each one of them had a young son. The tsarina has Ivan Tsarevich, the priest has Ivan Popovich, Chernavka has Vanyushka - peasant son. The kids began to grow by leaps and bounds. They grew up to be mighty heroes.
Once they were returning from hunting - the queen ran out of the hut and burst into tears:
- My dear sons, they attacked our country terrible enemies, fierce snakes, are coming at us across the Smorodinaya River, across the clean Kalinov Bridge. All the people around were taken captive, the land was ravaged and burned with fire.
- Don’t cry, mother, we won’t let the snake cross the Kalinov Bridge.
In short, we got ready and let's go. They come to the Smorodina River and see: everything around is burned with fire, the whole Russian land is watered with blood. Near the Kalinov Bridge there is a hut on chicken legs.
“Well, brothers,” says Ivan Tsarevich, “we must live and guard here, not let enemies cross the Kalinov Bridge, and keep guard.”
On the first night, Ivan Tsarevich began to guard. He put on golden armor, took a sword, and went on patrol.
He waits and waits - quietly on the Smorodina River. Ivan Tsarevich lay down under a broom bush and fell asleep in a heroic sleep. But Vanyushka can’t sleep in the hut, he can’t lie down. Vanyushka stood up, took an iron club, went out to the Smorodina River and saw: Tsarevich Ivan was sleeping and snoring under a bush.
Suddenly the waters in the river became agitated, the eagles screamed in the oak trees - a miracle-Yudo six-headed serpent emerges. When he blew in all directions, he burned everything for three miles with fire. His horse stepped onto the Kalinov Bridge.
Vanyushka jumped out, swung an iron club, and knocked off three heads; swung again and knocked down three more. He pushed his head and body into the river. I went to the hut and went to bed.
In the morning, Tsarevich Ivan returned.
- Well, brother, how was your night? - asks Ivan Popovich.
- Quiet, brothers, not even a fly flew past me.
Vanyushka sits and remains silent.
The next night Ivan Popovich went on guard. He waits and waits - quietly on the Smorodina River. Ivan Popovich lay down under a bush and fell asleep in a heroic sleep. In the middle of the night Vanyushka took an iron club and went to the Smorodinaya River. And near the Kalinov Bridge, under a bush, Ivan Popovich is sleeping and snoring...
Suddenly the waters in the river became agitated, the eagles screamed in the oak trees - a miracle-Yudo nine-headed serpent emerges. Vanyushka jumped up, they came together, hit each other - only the earth around them groaned. The miracle-yudo nine-headed snake drove Vanyushka ankle-deep into the ground. Vanyushka got excited, went wild, swung his club, and knocked off three heads.
- Stop, Ivan, a peasant son, give me, miracle, a rest.
- What a rest for you, enemy power! You have nine heads, I have one.
Vanyushka swung - he took off three more heads, and hit the miracle Yudo - he drove Vanyushka into the ground knee-deep. Then Vanyushka contrived, grabbed a handful of earth and threw the snake in the eyes.
While the snake was rubbing its eyes and clearing its eyebrows, Vanyushka, the peasant son, knocked off his last three heads. He threw his head and body into the water. But Ivan Popovich slept through everything and heard nothing.
On the third night, Vanyushka is going to keep watch. He puts on cowhide boots, puts on hemp mittens, and punishes his older brothers:
- Dear brothers, I’m going to a terrible battle, lie down - don’t sleep, listen to my scream.
Here Vanyushka stands at the Kalinov Bridge, behind him is the Russian land. It was past midnight, the waters on the river became agitated, and the eagles began to scream in the oak trees. The Serpent Gorynych, the twelve-headed miracle Yudo, leaves. Each head sings with its own tune, flames blaze from its nostrils, smoke pours out of its mouth.

The snake stepped onto the Kalinov Bridge. Then Vanyushka jumped out, swung, knocked off three of the snake’s heads, and the snake drove him ankle-deep into the ground, picked up his three heads, struck them with a fiery finger - all the heads grew back as if they had never fallen. He breathed fire on Rus' - he burned everything around for three miles.
Vanyushka sees that things are bad, he grabbed a pebble and threw it into the hut - give a sign to the brothers. All the windows flew out, the shutters were smashed to pieces - the brothers were sleeping, they couldn’t hear.
Vanyushka gathered his strength, swung his club and knocked off six heads of the snake. And the snake struck with a fiery finger - the heads grew back as if they had never fallen, and he drove Vanyushka knee-deep into the ground. He breathed fire and burned the Russian land for six miles.
Vanyushka took off his forged belt and threw it into the hut to give a sign to his brothers. The plank roof came apart, the oak steps rolled down, the brothers were sleeping, sleeping and snoring, and knew no trouble.
Collected by Vanyushka last strength, swung his club, knocking off nine heads of the snake. The whole wet earth trembled, the water shook, eagles fell from the oak trees. The serpent Gorynych picked up his heads, struck his fiery finger - the heads grew back as if they had not fallen for centuries, and drove Vanyushka waist-deep into the ground. He breathed fire and burned the Russian land for twelve miles.
Vanyushka took off his hemp mitten and threw it into the hut to give a sign to his brothers. The hut rolled over the log. The brothers woke up and jumped up. They see: the Smorodinaya River has risen, blood is running from the Kalinov Bridge, there is a groan on Russian soil. The brothers rushed to help Vanyushka. A heroic battle ensued here. Miracle Yudo is burning with fire and choking with smoke. Ivan Tsarevich cuts with a sword. Ivan Popovich stabs with a spear. Vanyushka hits him with a baton.
There is no way to defeat the snake.
Vanyushka contrived and beat off the snake’s fiery finger. At this point the brothers cut off all twelve of the snake’s heads, chopped up its body, and threw it into the water.
We defended the Kalinov Bridge.
Early in the morning Vanya, a peasant son, came out into an open field, hit the ground, turned into a fly and flew into the kingdom of snakes. Vanyushka flew to the snake palace and sat down on the window. Three snake wives are sitting in a white stone chamber, tears are shed:
- Vanya killed our beloved husbands. How will we take revenge on him and his brothers?
The eldest wife scratches her golden hair and says in a loud voice:
“I’ll bring hunger on them, I’ll go out onto the road myself and become an apple tree.” Whoever picks my apple will die immediately.
The middle wife scratches her silver hair and says in a loud voice:
“And I will bring great thirst upon them, I myself will become a well with spring water.” Whoever drinks my water will die immediately.
The third wife scratches her copper hair and says in a loud voice:
“And I’ll make them sleepy and drowsy, I’ll turn myself into a plank bed with a feather bed.” Whoever lies on the bed will be burned by fire.
Ivanushka listened to everything, put it all in his heart. He flew into an open field, hit the ground, good fellow became. He went to the hut, woke up his brothers and said:
- My dear brothers, we killed the snakes, only baby snakes remained: we must destroy the nest itself, scatter the ashes, otherwise there will be no peace on Kalinov Bridge.
So we got ready, crossed the bridge, and drove through the snake kingdom. They drive and drive, there is no stake around, no yard, no garden, no field - everything is burned by fire. The brothers began to complain about hunger. But Vanyushka remains silent. Suddenly they see: there is an apple tree, and on the apple tree there are golden apples. The brothers were delighted, they urged the horses on, they hurried to the apple tree, and Vanyushka galloped forward and let’s chop down the apple tree, trample, crush the apples - only a crash began. The brothers are angry, but Vanyushka remains silent.
They move on. For a long time, for a short time - the heat became terrible, and there was no river or spring around. Suddenly they see: on the yellow sand, on a steep hillock, there is a golden well with spring water; A golden cup floats on the water.
The brothers rushed to the well, and Vanyushka was ahead. He began to cut a well, muddy the water, and trample on the glass, but a groan began to spread across the steppe. The brothers are angry, but Vanyushka remains silent.
Well, let's move on. How long, how short - sleep attacked the brothers, and doze fell. The eyes close on their own, the heroes sway in their saddles, and fall onto the horses’ manes. Suddenly they see: there is a plank bed, a feather bed. The brothers hurry to the bed, but Vanyushka is ahead of everyone and does not allow them to lie down.
The brothers got angry, grabbed their swords, rushed at Ivanushka, and Ivanushka said to them:
- Eh, beloved brothers, I saved you from death, and you are angry with me! Well, look here, Russian heroes.
Vanyushka grabbed the falcon from his right shoulder and threw it on the bed - the falcon burned with fire. The brothers gasped. So they chopped that bed into small pieces and covered it with golden sand.
The Russian heroes arrived at the snake palace, killed the baby snakes, burned the palace, scattered the ashes to the wind, and returned home with glory.
The king gave a feast for the whole world. I was at that feast, I drank honey and beer, it flowed down my chin, but it didn’t get into my mouth.

The Battle on Kalinov Bridge is a fairy tale about the feat of three Russian heroes. The plot coincides with the fairy tale Ivan the Peasant Son and the Miracle Yudo. In the present plot, in addition to Ivan the peasant son, two more Russian heroes appear - Ivan Tsarevich and Ivan Popovich. They got together and went to fight against three monstrous snakes on Kalinov Bridge...

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In a certain kingdom, in a certain state, there lived a king and a queen. The queen had a favorite girlfriend - the priest's daughter, and the queen had a favorite servant - Chernavushka. It didn’t take long before each one gave birth to a young son. The Tsarina has Ivan Tsarevich, Popovna has Ivan Popovich, Chernavka has Vanyushka, a peasant son. The kids began to grow by leaps and bounds. They grew up to be mighty heroes.
Once they were returning from a hunt, the queen ran out of the hut and burst into tears:

My dear sons, our terrible enemies, fierce snakes, have attacked us, coming at us across the Smorodina River, across the clean Kalinov Bridge. All the people around were taken captive, the land was ravaged and burned with fire.

Don’t cry, mother, we won’t let the kite cross the Kalinov Bridge.

In short, we got ready and let's go.

They come to the Smorodina River and see that everything around is burned with fire, the whole Russian land is watered with blood. Near the Kalinov Bridge there is a hut on chicken legs.

Well, brothers,” says Ivan Tsarevich, “we can live and guard here, and not let enemies cross the Kalinov Bridge.” It's your turn to keep guard.

On the first night, Ivan Tsarevich began to guard. He put on golden armor, took a sword, and went on patrol. Waiting - waiting - quietly on the Smorodina River. Ivan Tsarevich lay down under a broom bush and fell asleep in a heroic sleep. But Vanyushka can’t sleep in the hut, he can’t lie down. Vanyushka got up, took an iron club, went out to the Smorodina River and saw Tsarevich Ivan sleeping and snoring under a bush.

Suddenly the waters in the river became agitated, the eagles screamed in the oak trees: Miracle Yudo, a six-headed snake, was leaving. When he blew in all directions, he burned everything for three miles with fire! His horse stepped onto the Kalinov Bridge. Vanyushka jumped up, swung his iron club - he knocked off three heads, swung it again - knocked off three more. They put their heads under the bridge and pushed their bodies into the river. I went to the hut and went to bed.

In the morning, Tsarevich Ivan returned from patrol. His brothers ask him:

So, Tsarevich, how did the night go?

Quietly, brothers, not even a fly flew past me. Vanyushka sits and remains silent.

The next night Ivan Popovich went on patrol. Waiting - waiting - quietly on the Smorodina River. Ivan Popovich lay down under a willow bush and fell asleep in a heroic sleep. In the middle of the night Vanyushka took an iron club and went to the Smorodina River. And near the Kalinov Bridge, under a bush, Ivan Popovich sleeps and snores, like the forest is noisy.

Suddenly the waters in the river became agitated, the eagles screamed in the oak trees: Miracle Yudo, a nine-headed serpent, was leaving. Under him, the horse stumbled, the raven on his shoulder perked up, and the dog behind him bristled. The nine-headed snake got angry:

Why are you, dog meat, stumbling, you, crow feather, trembling, you, dog hair, bristling? There is no enemy for me in the whole world!

The raven from his right shoulder answers him:

There is an opponent in the world for you - a Russian hero, Ivan - a peasant son.

Ivan, the peasant’s son, was not born, and if he was born, he was not fit for war, I’ll put him in the palm of my hand, I’ll slam him with another, it’ll only make him wet.

Vanyushka got angry:

Do not boast, enemy power! Without catching a clear falcon, it’s too early to pluck feathers, without fighting with a good fellow, it’s too early to brag.

They came together and hit each other - only the earth around them groaned. Miracle Yudo - the nine-headed snake drove Ivan ankle-deep into the ground. Vanyushka got excited, went wild, swung his club, and blew off three snake heads like heads of cabbage.

Stop, Ivan the peasant son, give me, Miracle Yudo, a break!

What a rest for you, enemy power! You have nine heads - I have one!

While the Serpent was rubbing his eyes and clearing his eyebrows, Ivan the peasant son knocked off his last three heads. They put their heads under the bridge and threw their bodies into the water.

In the morning, Ivan Popovich returned from patrol, his brothers asked:

So, Popovich, how was your night?

Quiet, brothers, only the mosquito squeaked over your ear.

Then Vanyushka led them to the Kalinov Bridge and showed them the snake heads.

Oh, you sleepy sleepyheads, should you really fight? You should be lying on the stove at home!

On the third night, Vanyushka goes on patrol. He puts on cowhide boots, puts on hemp mittens, and punishes his older brothers:

Dear brothers, I am going to a terrible battle, lie down, sleep, listen to my scream.

Here Vanyushka stands at the Kalinov Bridge, behind him is the Russian land. Time passed after midnight, the waters on the river became agitated, and the eagles began to scream in the oak trees. The Serpent Gorynych, the twelve-headed Miracle Yudo, leaves. Each head sings with its own tune, flames blaze from its nostrils, smoke pours out of its mouth. The horse under him has twelve wings. The horse's fur is iron, its tail and mane are fiery.

The Serpent drove onto the Kalinov Bridge. Then the horse stumbled under him, the raven started, and the dog behind him bristled. Miracle Yudo whips a horse on the hips, a crow on the feathers, a dog on the ears.

Why are you, dog meat, stumbling, you, crow feather, trembling, you, dog hair, bristling? Ali, do you think Ivan is the peasant’s son here? Yes, if he was born, and even fit for war, I just blow - his ashes will remain!

Vanyushka got angry and jumped out:

Without fighting with a good fellow, it’s too early, Miracle Yudo, to brag!

Vanyushka swung, knocked off the Snake’s three heads, and the Snake drove him ankle-deep into the ground, picked up his three heads, struck them with a fiery finger - all the heads grew back as if they had never fallen. He breathed fire on Rus' - he set everything on fire for three miles. Vanyushka sees that things are bad, he grabbed a pebble and threw it into the hut - give a sign to the brothers. All the windows flew out, the shutters were smashed to pieces - the brothers were sleeping, they couldn’t hear.

Vanyushka gathered his strength, swung his club, and knocked off six heads of the Snake. The snake struck with a fiery finger - the heads grew back as if they had never fallen, and he drove Vanyushka knee-deep into the ground. He breathed fire and burned the Russian land for six miles.

Vanyusha took off his forged belt and threw it into the hut to give a sign to his brothers. The plank roof fell apart, the oak steps rolled down - the brothers were sleeping, snoring, the forest was noisy.

Vanyushka gathered his last strength, swung his club, knocked off nine of the Snake’s heads. The whole earth trembled, the water shook, eagles fell from the oak trees. The serpent Gorynych picked up his heads, struck his fiery finger - the heads grew back as if they had not fallen for centuries, and he himself drove Vanyushka waist-deep into the ground. He breathed fire and burned the Russian land for twelve miles.

Vanyushka took off his hemp mitten and threw it into the hut to give a sign to his brothers. The hut rolled over the log. The brothers woke up and jumped out. They see: the Smorodina River has risen, blood is running from the Kalinov Bridge, there is a groan on Russian soil, a raven is cawing on foreign soil. The brothers rushed to help Vanyushka. A heroic battle ensued here. Miracle Yudo burns with fire and smokes. Ivan Tsarevich hits with a sword, Ivan Popovich stabs with a spear. The earth groans, the water boils, the raven croaks, the dog howls.

Vanyushka contrived and cut off the Snake’s fiery finger. At this point the brothers began to beat and stab, cut off all twelve of the Snake’s heads, and threw the body into the water.

We defended the Kalinov Bridge.
* In ancient times, the Smorodina River was called the Fiery River, and the bridge was called Kalinov, because it seemed red-hot. The river separated two worlds: the living and the dead, and terrible snakes guarded the bridge.

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Battle on the Kalinov Bridge

In a certain kingdom, in a certain state, there lived a king and a queen; they had no children. They began to pray to God to create a child for them in their youth to look at, and in old age for food; They prayed, went to bed and fell into a deep sleep. 1
This is one of the versions of the fairy tale “Fight on Kalinov Bridge" In A. Afanasyev’s collection it is called “Ivan Bykovich”.

In a dream, they dreamed that not far from the palace there was a quiet pond, in that pond a golden-finned ruffe swims, if the queen eats it, she can now become pregnant. The king and queen woke up, called their mothers and nannies, and began to tell them their dream. Mothers and nannies reasoned this way: what was seen in a dream could happen in reality.

The king called the fishermen and strictly ordered them to catch the golden-finned ruff.

At dawn, fishermen came to a quiet pond, cast their nets, and, luckily for them, they caught a golden-finned ruff at the first sinking. They took him out and brought him to the palace; As the queen saw, she could not sit still, she soon ran up to the fishermen, grabbed them by the hands, and rewarded them with a large treasury; Then she called her favorite cook and handed her the golden-finned ruff from hand to hand.

- Here, prepare it for dinner, but make sure no one touches it.

The cook cleaned the ruff, washed and boiled it, and put the slops out in the yard; A cow walked around the yard and drank the slop; The queen ate the fish, and the cook licked the dishes.

The queen gave birth to Ivan Tsarevich, the cook gave birth to Ivan, the cook's son, and the cow gave birth to Ivan Bykovich.

The children began to grow by leaps and bounds; How good dough it rises on the dough, and so they stretch upward. All three young men were equally successful, and it was impossible to recognize which of them was the royal child, which was the cook, and which was born of a cow. That was the only way they could be distinguished: when they returned from the festivities, Ivan Tsarevich asked to change his linen, the cook’s son tried to eat something, and Ivan Bykovich went straight to rest. In the tenth year they came to the king and said:

- Our dear father! Make us an iron stick of fifty pounds.

The king ordered his blacksmiths to forge an iron stick weighing fifty pounds; They got to work and completed it within a week. No one can lift a stick by one edge, but Ivan Tsarevich, and Ivan, the cook’s son, and Ivan Bykovich turn it between their fingers like a goose feather.

They went out into the wide royal courtyard.

“Well, brothers,” says Ivan Tsarevich, “let’s try the strength; who should be a big brother?

“Okay,” answered Ivan Bykovich, “take a stick and hit us on the shoulders.”

Ivan Tsarevich took an iron stick, hit Ivan, the cook’s son, and Ivan Bykovich on the shoulders and drove both of them knee-deep into the ground. Ivan, the cook's son, hit - drove Ivan Tsarevich and Ivan Bykovich up to his chest into the ground; and Ivan Bykovich hit - he hit both brothers to the very neck.

“Let’s,” says the prince, “let’s try our strength again: we’ll throw an iron stick upward; whoever throws higher will be the bigger brother.

- Well, quit it!

Ivan Tsarevich threw it - the stick fell a quarter of an hour ago, Ivan, the cook's son, threw it - the stick fell half an hour later, and Ivan Bykovich threw it - only an hour later it came back.

- Well, Ivan Bykovich, may you be a big brother.

After that they went for a walk in the garden and found a huge stone.

- Look what a stone! Is it possible to move him? - said Ivan Tsarevich, rested his hands on him, fiddled, fiddled - no, the strength does not take him.

Ivan, the cook’s son, tried it, and the stone moved a little. Ivan Bykovich tells them:

- You swim shallowly! Wait, I'll try.

He approached the stone and as soon as he moved it with his foot, the stone hummed loudly, rolled to the other side of the garden and broke many different trees. Under that stone, a basement opened up, in the basement there are three heroic horses, military harnesses hang on the walls: there is something for the good fellows to roam around on!

They immediately ran to the king and began to ask:

- Sovereign Father! Bless us to go to foreign lands, to see people for ourselves, to show ourselves in people.

The king blessed them and rewarded them with money for the journey; They said goodbye to the king, mounted their heroic horses and set off on their journey.

We drove through the valleys, through the mountains, through green meadows and arrived at dense forest; in that forest there is a hut on chicken legs, on ram horns, when necessary it turns.

- Hut, hut, turn your front to us, your back to the forest; We have to climb into you, eat bread and salt.

The hut turned around. Good fellows enter the hut - Baba Yaga’s bone leg lies on the stove, from corner to corner, nose to the ceiling.

- Fu Fu Fu! Previously, the Russian spirit had never been heard of, never seen in sight; Nowadays the Russian spirit sits on a spoon and rolls into its mouth.

“Hey, old woman, don’t scold, get off the stove and sit on the bench.” Ask: where are we going? I'll say it kindly.

Baba Yaga got down from the stove, came close to Ivan Bykovich, bowed low to him:

- Hello, Father Ivan Bykovich! Where are you going, where are you going?

- We are going, grandmother, to the Smorodina River, to the Viburnum Bridge; I heard that more than one miracle Yudo lives there.

- Oh yes Vanyusha! I got down to business; After all, they, the villains, overwhelmed everyone, ruined everyone, and rolled the neighboring kingdoms like a ball.

The brothers spent the night with Baba Yaga, got up early in the morning and set off on their journey. They come to the Smorodina River; There are human bones lying all over the shore, knee-deep! They saw a hut, entered it - it was empty, and decided to stop here.

It was late afternoon. Ivan Bykovich says:

- Brothers! We have arrived in a foreign direction; we must live with caution; Let's take turns going on patrol.

They cast lots - Ivan Tsarevich got to guard the first night, Ivan the cook's son the second, and Ivan Bykovich the third.

Ivan Tsarevich went on patrol, climbed into the bushes and fell fast asleep. Ivan Bykovich did not rely on him; As time went past midnight, he was immediately ready, took his shield and sword with him, went out and stood under the viburnum bridge.

Suddenly the waters on the river became agitated, the eagles screamed in the oak trees - the six-headed miracle Yudo was riding out; under him the horse stumbled, the black raven on his shoulder started, and behind him the hort bristled. The six-headed miracle Yudo says:

- Why are you, dog meat, stumbling, you, crow feather, trembling, and you, dog fur, bristling? Al, do you think that Ivan Bykovich is here? So he, a good fellow, was not born yet, and if he was born, he was not fit for war; I’ll put him on one hand and slam him with the other - it’ll just make him wet!

Ivan Bykovich jumped out:

- Don't boast devilry! Without catching a clear falcon, it is too early to pluck its feathers; without tasting the goodness of the fellow, there is no point in blaspheming him. But let’s better try our strength: whoever overcomes will boast.

When they came together, they drew level and hit each other so fiercely that the earth around them groaned. Miracle Yud was not lucky: Ivan Bykovich knocked off three of his heads with one swing.

- Stop, Ivan Bykovich! Give me a break.

- What a break! You, evil spirit, have three heads, I have only one; Once you have one head, then we will rest.

They came together again, they hit each other again; Ivan Bykovich cut off the miracle juda and the last heads, took the body, cut it into small pieces and threw it into the Smorodina River, and put six heads under the viburnum bridge. He returned to the hut himself. In the morning Ivan Tsarevich comes.

- Well, have you seen anything?

- No, brothers, not even a fly flew past me.

The next night, Ivan, the cook’s son, went on patrol, climbed into the bushes and fell asleep. Ivan Bykovich did not rely on him; As time went past midnight, he immediately equipped himself, took a shield and sword with him, went out and stood under the viburnum bridge.

Suddenly the waters on the river became agitated, the eagles screamed in the oak trees - the nine-headed miracle Yudo was riding out; under him the horse stumbled, the black raven on his shoulder started, and behind him the hort bristled. The miracle of a horse on the hips, a crow on the feathers, a hort on the ears:

- Why are you, dog meat, stumbling, you, crow feather, trembling, you, dog fur, bristling? Al, do you think that Ivan Bykovich is here? So he was not born yet, and if he was born, he would not be fit for war: I will kill him with one finger!

Ivan Bykovich jumped out:

- Wait - don’t boast, first pray to God, wash your hands and get down to business! It is still unknown who will take it!

Just as the hero swung his sharp sword once or twice, he cut off six heads from the evil spirits; and the miracle Yudo hit him - he drove the earth up to his knees into the cheese.

Ivan Bykovich grabbed a handful of earth and threw it right into his opponent’s eyes. While the miracle Yudo was rubbing his eyes, the hero cut off his other heads, took his body, cut it into small pieces and threw it into the Smorodina River, and piled the nine heads under the viburnum bridge.

The next morning Ivan, the cook’s son, comes.

“What, brother, didn’t you see anything during the night?”

- No, not a single fly flew near me, not a single mosquito squeaked!

Ivan Bykovich led the brothers under the Viburnum bridge, pointed to the dead heads and began to shame them:

- Oh, you sleepyheads, where should you fight? You should be lying on the stove at home!

On the third night, Ivan Bykovich prepares to go on patrol; He took a white towel, hung it on the wall, and placed a bowl under it on the floor and said to the brothers:

- I’m going to a terrible battle; and you, brothers, don’t sleep all night and watch closely how the blood will flow from the towel: if half the bowl runs over - okay, if the full bowl runs over - it’s all right, and if it pours over the edge - immediately release my heroic horse from the chains yourself hurry up to help me.

Here stands Ivan Bykovich under the Kalinov Bridge; It was past midnight, the waters on the river were agitated, the eagles were screaming in the oak trees - the twelve-headed miracle Yudo was leaving; His horse has twelve wings, his horse’s fur is silver, his tail and mane are golden. The miracle Yudo is coming; suddenly the horse stumbled under him; The black raven on his shoulder perked up, and the hort bristled behind him. The miracle of a horse on the hips, a crow on the feathers, a hort on the ears:

- Why are you, dog meat, stumbling, you, crow feather, trembling, you, dog fur, bristling? Al, do you think that Ivan Bykovich is here? So he wasn’t born yet, and if he was born, he wouldn’t be fit for war, I’ll just blow on him and there won’t even be ashes left!

Ivan Bykovich jumped out:

- Wait - don’t boast, first pray to God!

- Oh, you’re here! Why did you come?

- To look at you, evil spirit, to test your strength.

-Where should you try my fortress? You are a fly in front of me!

Ivan Bykovich answers:

“I didn’t come with you to tell tales, but to fight to the death.”

He swung his sharp sword and cut off three heads of the miracle Yuda.

The miracle-yudo picked up these heads, traced them with its fiery finger - and immediately all the heads grew back, as if they had never fallen from their shoulders! Ivan Bykovich had a bad time; the miracle of Yudo began to overcome him and drove him knee-deep into the earth.

- Stop, evil spirit! Tsars-kings fight, and they make peace; Are you and I really going to fight without rest? Give me rest at least three times.

Miracle Yudo agreed; Ivan Bykovich took off his right mitten and let him into the hut. Mitten broke all the windows, and his brothers are sleeping and don’t hear anything. Another time, Ivan Bykovich swung stronger than before and cut off six heads of the miracle juda; the miracle-yudo picked them up, drew a fiery finger - and again all the heads were in place, and it hammered Ivan Bykovich waist-deep into the damp earth.

The hero asked for rest, took off his left mitten and let him into the hut. The mitten broke through the roof, but the brothers were all asleep and didn’t hear anything.

The third time he swung even stronger and cut off nine heads of the miracle-yuda; Miracle Yudo picked them up, drew a fiery finger - their heads grew back, and it drove Ivan Bykovich into the damp earth up to his shoulders.

Ivan Bykovich asked for a break, took off his hat and let him into the hut; From that blow, the hut fell apart, all the logs rolled.

Just then the brothers woke up and looked - blood was pouring from the bowl over the edge, and the heroic horse was neighing loudly and breaking from its chains. They rushed to the stable, let the horse down, and after him they themselves rushed to help.

“Ah,” says the miracle-yudo, “you live by deception; you have help.

The heroic horse came running and began to beat him with its hooves; Meanwhile, Ivan Bykovich crawled out of the ground, got used to it and cut off the fiery finger of the miracle-juda. After that, let’s chop off his heads: knocked off every single one of them, tore his body into small pieces and threw everything into the Smorodina River.

The brothers come running.

- Oh, you sleepyheads! – says Ivan Bykovich. “Because of your dream, I almost lost my life.”

Early in the morning, Ivan Bykovich went out into an open field, hit the ground and became a sparrow, flew to the white stone chambers and sat down by the open window. The old witch saw him, sprinkled some grains and began to say:

- Sparrow-sparrow! You came to eat grains and listen to my grief. Ivan Bykovich laughed at me and killed all my sons-in-law.

- Don't worry, mother! We will repay him for everything,” say the miracle wives of Yudov.

“Here I am,” says the smaller one, “I will cause hunger, I myself will go out onto the road and become an apple tree with gold and silver apples: whoever picks an apple will burst.”

“And I,” says the middle one, “will make you thirsty, and I myself will become a well; two bowls will float on the water: one gold, the other silver; whoever takes the cup, I will drown him.

“And I,” says the eldest, “will let you sleep, and I myself will throw myself over the golden bed; whoever lies on the bed will burn with fire.

Ivan Bykovich listened to these speeches, flew back, hit the ground and became still a good fellow. The three brothers got ready and went home.

They travel along the road, they are very hungry, but there is nothing to eat. Lo and behold, there is an apple tree with golden and silver apples; Ivan Tsarevich and Ivan, the cook’s son, started to pick apples, but Ivan Bykovich jumped in front and let’s chop the apple tree crosswise - only blood splashes!

He did the same with the well and with the golden bed. Miracle Yud's wives died.

When the old witch found out about this, she dressed up as a beggar, ran out onto the road and stood with a knapsack. Ivan Bykovich is traveling with his brothers; she extended her hand and began to beg.

Tsarevich says to Ivan Bykovich:

- Brother! Doesn't our father have enough gold treasury? Give this beggar woman some holy alms.

Ivan Bykovich took out a chervonets and gave it to the old woman; she doesn’t take the money, but takes his hand and instantly disappears with him. The brothers looked around - there was neither the old woman nor Ivan Bykovich, and out of fear they galloped home, tails between their legs.

And the witch dragged Ivan Bykovich into the dungeon and brought him to her husband - an old man.

“On you,” he says, “our destroyer!”

The old man lies on an iron bed, sees nothing: long eyelashes and thick eyebrows completely cover my eyes. He called twelve mighty heroes and began to order them:

- Take an iron pitchfork, raise my eyebrows and black eyelashes, I’ll see what kind of bird he is that killed my sons?

The heroes raised his eyebrows and eyelashes with pitchforks; the old man looked:

- Well done Vanyusha! You are the one who took the courage to deal with my children! What should I do with you?

“Your will, do whatever you want, I’m ready for anything.”

- Well, why talk a lot about it, because you can’t raise children; co-serve me better service: go to an unprecedented kingdom, to an unprecedented state and get me a queen - golden curls, I want to marry her.

Ivan Bykovich thought to himself: “Why should you, old devil, get married, except for me, a fine fellow!”

And the old woman became enraged, tied a stone around her neck, tumbled into the water and drowned herself.

“Here’s a club for you, Vanyusha,” says the old man, “go to such and such an oak tree, hit it three times with the club and say: “Get out, ship!” Get out, ship! Get out, ship! As soon as the ship comes to you, at that very time give the order to the oak tree three times so that it shuts up; look, don't forget! If you don’t do this, you will cause me great offense.

Ivan Bykovich came to the oak tree, hit it with his baton countless times and ordered:

- Everything you have, come out!

The first ship left; Ivan Bykovich got into it and shouted:

- All over me! - and went on the road.

Having driven away a little, I looked back and saw: the countless strength of ships and boats! Everyone praises him, everyone thanks him. An old man in a boat approaches him:

– Father Ivan Bykovich, many years of good health to you! Take me as your comrade.

-What can you do?

- I know how to eat bread, father.

Ivan Bykovich said:

- Ugh, abyss! I’m quite capable of this myself; however, board the ship, I am glad to have good comrades.

Another old man arrives in a boat:

- Hello, Ivan Bykovich! Take me with you.

-What can you do?

- I know how to drink wine and beer, father.

- Simple science! Well, get on the ship.

The third old man drives up:

- Hello, Ivan Bykovich! Take me too.

– Tell me: what can you do?

- I, father, know how to take a steam bath.

- Ugh, you're crazy! Hey, just think, wise men!

I took this one on board too; and then a boat arrived; says the fourth old man:

– Long live many years, Ivan Bykovich! Take me as your comrade.

- Who are you?

- I, father, am an astrologer.

- Well, I’m not much for that; be my comrade.

I accepted the fourth, the old man is asking for a fifth.

- Take your ashes! Where should I go with you? Tell me quickly: what can you do?

- I, father, can swim with a ruff.

- Well, you are welcome!

So they went for the queen - golden curls. They come to an unprecedented kingdom, an unprecedented state; and there they had known for a long time that Ivan Bykovich would be there, and for three whole months they baked bread, smoked wine, and brewed beer. Ivan Bykovich saw countless carts of bread and the same number of barrels of wine and beer, he was surprised and asked:

-What would that mean?

- This is all prepared for you.

- Ugh, abyss! Yes, I can’t eat or drink that much in a whole year.

Then Ivan Bykovich remembered about his comrades and began to call:

- Hey, you old fellows! Which of you understands how to drink and eat?

Obedailo and Opivailo respond:

- We, father! Our business is childish.

- Well, get to work!

One old man ran up and began to eat bread: he threw into his mouth not just loaves, but whole cartloads. Everyone came and started shouting:

“There’s not enough bread, let’s get some more!”

Another old man ran up, started drinking beer and wine, drank it all and swallowed the barrels.

“Not enough,” he shouts. - Serve some more!

The servants began to fuss and rushed to the queen with a report that there was not enough bread or wine.

And the queen - golden curls - ordered Ivan Bykovich to be taken to the bathhouse to take a steam bath. That bathhouse was heated for three months and was so hot that it was impossible to approach it five miles away. They began to invite Ivan Bykovich to the bathhouse to take a steam bath; he saw that the bathhouse was blazing with fire, and said:

- What, are you crazy? I'll burn there!

Then he remembered again:

- After all, I have comrades with me! Hey you old fellows! How many of you know how to take a steam bath?

An old man ran up:

- I, father! My business is childish.

He quickly jumped into the bathhouse, blew into a corner, spat into another - the whole bathhouse had cooled down, and there was snow in the corners.

- Oh, fathers, I’m frozen, keep drowning for three more years! - the old man shouts at the top of his lungs.

The servants rushed in with a report that the bathhouse was completely frozen, and Ivan Bykovich began to demand that the queen be given his golden curls. The queen herself came out to him and gave her white hand, boarded the ship and went.

So they sail a day and another; suddenly she felt sad and heavy - she hit herself in the chest, turned into a star and flew away into the sky.

“Well,” says Ivan Bykovich, “it’s completely gone!” “Then I remembered: “Oh, I have comrades.” Hey, good old guys! Which one of you is a stargazer?

- I, father! “My business is childish,” answered the old man, he hit the ground, became a star himself, flew to the sky and began to count the stars; I found an extra one and well, push it! The star fell from its place, quickly rolled across the sky, fell onto the ship and turned into a queen - golden curls.

They travel again one day, then travel another; The queen felt sadness and melancholy, hit herself in the chest, turned into a pike and swam into the sea. “Well, now it’s gone!” - Ivan Bykovich thinks, but he remembered about the last old man and began to ask him:

-Are you good at swimming with a ruff?

- I, father, my business is childish! - He hit the ground, turned into a ruff, swam into the sea for a pike and started stabbing it in the sides. The pike jumped onto the ship and again became a queen - golden curls.

Here the old people said goodbye to Ivan Bykovich and went home; and he went to the miracle Yudov’s father.

Came to him with the queen - golden curls; he called twelve mighty heroes, ordered them to bring iron pitchforks and raise his black eyebrows and eyelashes. He looked at the queen and said:

- Oh yes Vanyusha! Well done! Now I will forgive you, I will release you into the world.

“No, wait,” Ivan Bykovich answers, “I said it without thinking!”

- Yes, I have prepared a deep pit, there is a perch across the pit; whoever walks along the perch will take the queen for himself!

- Okay, Vanyusha! Go ahead.

Ivan Bykovich walked along the perch, and the queen with golden curls said to herself:

- Pass easier than swan fluff!

Ivan Bykovich passed - and the perch did not bend; and the old man went - as soon as he stepped into the middle, he flew into the hole.

Ivan Bykovich took the queen’s golden curls and returned home; Soon they got married and gave a feast to the whole world. Ivan Bykovich sits at the table and boasts to his brothers:

- Even though I fought for a long time, I got a young wife! And you, brothers, sit down on the stove and lay bricks!

I was at that feast, I drank honey and wine, it flowed down my mustache, but it didn’t get into my mouth; here they treated me: they took the basin away from the bull and poured milk; then they gave me a roll of bread and I urinated in the same basin. I didn’t drink, I didn’t eat, I decided to wipe myself off, they started fighting with me; I put on my cap and they started pushing me in the neck!

From the collection of A.N. Afanasyev “Russian folk tales”

In a certain kingdom, in a certain state, there lived a king and a queen. The queen had a favorite girlfriend - the priest's daughter, and the queen had a favorite servant - Chernavushka.

It didn’t take long before each one gave birth to a young son. The Tsarina has Ivan Tsarevich, Popovna has Ivan Popovich, Chernavka has Vanyushka, a peasant son. The kids began to grow by leaps and bounds. They grew up to be mighty heroes.

One day they were returning from a hunt, the queen ran out of the hut and burst into tears: “My dear sons, our terrible enemies, fierce snakes, have attacked us, they are coming at us across the Smorodina River, across the clean Kalinov Bridge.”

All the people around were taken captive, the land was ravaged and burned with fire.

Don’t cry, mother, we won’t let the kite cross the Kalinov Bridge.

In short, we got ready and let's go.

They come to the Smorodina River and see that everything around is burned with fire, the whole Russian land is watered with blood. Near the Kalinov Bridge there is a hut on chicken legs.

Well, brothers,” says Ivan Tsarevich,

This is where we live and guard, and don’t let enemies cross the Kalinov Bridge. It's your turn to keep guard.

On the first night, Ivan Tsarevich began to guard. He put on golden armor, took a sword, and went on patrol.

Waiting - waiting - quietly on the Smorodina River. Ivan Tsarevich lay down under a broom bush and fell asleep in a heroic sleep. But Vanyushka can’t sleep in the hut, he can’t lie down.

Vanyushka got up, took an iron club, went out to the Smorodina River and saw Tsarevich Ivan sleeping and snoring under a bush. Suddenly the waters in the river became agitated, the eagles screamed in the oak trees: Miracle Yudo, a six-headed snake, was leaving.

When he blew in all directions, he burned everything for three miles with fire! His horse stepped onto the Kalinov Bridge. Vanyushka jumped up, swung his iron club - he knocked off three heads, swung it again - knocked off three more. They put their heads under the bridge and pushed their bodies into the river.

I went to the hut and went to bed. In the morning, Tsarevich Ivan returned from patrol. His brothers ask him:

So, Tsarevich, how did the night go?

Quietly, brothers, not even a fly flew past me. Vanyushka sits and remains silent. The next night Ivan Popovich went on patrol. He waits and waits - quietly on the Smorodina River. Ivan Popovich lay down under a willow bush and fell asleep in a heroic sleep.

In the middle of the night Vanyushka took an iron club and went to the Smorodina River. And near the Kalinov Bridge, under a bush, Ivan Popovich sleeps and snores, like the forest is noisy.

Why are you, dog meat, stumbling, you, crow feather, trembling, you, dog hair, bristling? There is no enemy for me in the whole world!

The raven from his right shoulder answers him:

There is an opponent in the world for you - a Russian hero, Ivan - a peasant son.

Ivan, the peasant’s son, was not born, and if he was born, he was not fit for war, I’ll put him in the palm of my hand, I’ll slam him with another, it’ll only make him wet.

Vanyushka got angry:

Do not boast, enemy power! Without catching a clear falcon, it’s too early to pluck feathers, without fighting with a good fellow, it’s too early to brag.

They came together and hit each other - only the earth around them groaned.

Miracle Yudo - the nine-headed snake drove Ivan ankle-deep into the ground. Vanyushka got excited, went wild, swung his club, and blew off three snake heads like heads of cabbage.

Stop, Ivan the peasant son, give me, Miracle Yudo, a break!

What a rest for you, enemy power! You have nine heads - I have one!

Ivanushka swung and took off three more heads, and Miracle Yudo hit Ivan and drove him knee-deep into the ground. Then Vanyushka contrived, grabbed a handful of earth and threw it into the Snake’s eyes. While the Serpent was rubbing his eyes and clearing his eyebrows, Ivan the peasant son knocked off his last three heads.

They put their heads under the bridge and threw their bodies into the water. In the morning, Ivan Popovich returned from patrol, his brothers asked:

So, Popovich, how was your night?

Quiet, brothers, only the mosquito squeaked over your ear. Then Vanyushka led them to the Kalinov Bridge and showed them the snake heads.

Oh, you sleepy sleepyheads, should you really fight? You should be lying on the stove at home!

On the third night, Vanyushka goes on patrol. He puts on cowhide boots, puts on hemp mittens, and punishes his older brothers:

Dear brothers, I am going to a terrible battle, lie down, sleep, listen to my scream.

Here Vanyushka stands at the Kalinov Bridge, behind him is the Russian land. Time passed after midnight, the waters on the river became agitated, and the eagles began to scream in the oak trees.

The Serpent Gorynych, the twelve-headed Miracle Yudo, leaves. Each head sings with its own tune, flames blaze from its nostrils, smoke pours out of its mouth. The horse under him has twelve wings. The horse's fur is iron, its tail and mane are fiery.

Why are you, dog meat, stumbling, you, crow feather, trembling, you, dog hair, bristling?

Ali, do you think Ivan is the peasant’s son here? Yes, if he was born, and even fit for war, I just blow - his ashes will remain!

Vanyushka got angry and jumped out:

Without fighting with a good fellow, it’s too early, Miracle Yudo, to brag! Vanyushka swung, knocked off the Snake’s three heads, and the Snake drove him ankle-deep into the ground, picked up his three heads, struck them with a fiery finger - all the heads grew back as if they had never fallen.

He breathed fire on Rus' - he set everything on fire for three miles. Vanyushka sees that things are bad, he grabbed a pebble and threw it into the hut - give a sign to the brothers. All the windows flew out, the shutters were smashed to pieces - the brothers were sleeping, they couldn’t hear.

He breathed fire and burned the Russian land for six miles. Vanyusha took off his forged belt and threw it into the hut to give a sign to his brothers. The plank roof fell apart, the oak steps rolled down - the brothers were sleeping, snoring, the forest was noisy.

He breathed fire and burned the Russian land for twelve miles. Vanyushka took off his hemp mitten and threw it into the hut to give a sign to his brothers. The hut rolled over the log. The brothers woke up and jumped out. They see: the Smorodina River has risen, blood is running from the Kalinov Bridge, there is a groan on Russian soil, a raven is cawing on foreign soil.

The brothers rushed to help Vanyushka. A heroic battle ensued here. Miracle Yudo burns with fire and smokes. Ivan Tsarevich hits with a sword, Ivan Popovich stabs with a spear. The earth groans, the water boils, the raven croaks, the dog howls. Vanyushka contrived and cut off the Snake’s fiery finger. At this point the brothers began to beat and stab, cut off all twelve of the Snake’s heads, and threw the body into the water. We defended the Kalinov Bridge.

Fairy tale Fight on Kalinov Bridge. Interesting Facts

1. In ancient times, the Smorodina River was called the Fiery River, and the bridge was called Kalinov, because it seemed red-hot. The river separated two worlds: the living and the dead, and terrible snakes guarded the bridge.

2. The Battle on Kalinov Bridge is a fairy tale that completely coincides in plot with the fairy tale Ivan the Peasant Son and the Miracle Yudo, but school curriculum It is the version of the Kalinov Bridge that is proposed for reading.

Once they were returning from a hunt, the queen ran out of the hut and burst into tears:

Don’t cry, mother, we won’t let the kite cross the Kalinov Bridge.

In short, we got ready and let's go.

They come to the Smorodina River and see that everything around is burned with fire, the whole Russian land is watered with blood. Near the Kalinov Bridge there is a hut on chicken legs.

Well, brothers,” says Ivan Tsarevich, “we can live and guard here, and not let enemies cross the Kalinov Bridge.” It's your turn to keep guard.

In the morning, Tsarevich Ivan returned from patrol. His brothers ask him:

So, Tsarevich, how did the night go?

Quietly, brothers, not even a fly flew past me. Vanyushka sits and remains silent.

Why are you, dog meat, stumbling, you, crow feather, trembling, you, dog hair, bristling? There is no enemy for me in the whole world!

The raven from his right shoulder answers him:

There is an opponent in the world for you - a Russian hero, Ivan - a peasant son.

Ivan, the peasant’s son, was not born, and if he was born, he was not fit for war, I’ll put him in the palm of my hand, I’ll slam him with another, it’ll only make him wet.

Vanyushka got angry:

Do not boast, enemy power! Without catching a clear falcon, it’s too early to pluck feathers, without fighting with a good fellow, it’s too early to brag.

Stop, Ivan the peasant son, give me, Miracle Yudo, a break!

What a rest for you, enemy power! You have nine heads - I have one!

While the Serpent was rubbing his eyes and clearing his eyebrows, Ivan the peasant son knocked off his last three heads. They put their heads under the bridge and threw their bodies into the water.

In the morning, Ivan Popovich returned from patrol, his brothers asked:

So, Popovich, how was your night?

Quiet, brothers, only the mosquito squeaked over your ear.

Then Vanyushka led them to the Kalinov Bridge and showed them the snake heads.

Oh, you sleepy sleepyheads, should you really fight? You should be lying on the stove at home!

On the third night, Vanyushka goes on patrol. He puts on cowhide boots, puts on hemp mittens, and punishes his older brothers:

Dear brothers, I am going to a terrible battle, lie down, sleep, listen to my scream.

Vanyushka got angry and jumped out:

Without fighting with a good fellow, it’s too early, Miracle Yudo, to brag!

Vanyushka contrived and cut off the Snake’s fiery finger. At this point the brothers began to beat and stab, cut off all twelve of the Snake’s heads, and threw the body into the water.

We defended the Kalinov Bridge.