At the behest of the pike (2). Fairy tale "At the command of the pike"

We are accustomed to the fact that Emelya, from the Russian folk tale “By Prank’s Command,” is a narrow-minded person, not smart, but simply a fool. He sits on his stove, doesn’t do any good deeds, and brushes off his daughters-in-law’s requests. It would seem that he is a completely worthless person. But for some reason, both children and adults like to read about Emelya, they like this fairy tale, this simple story. And why? Firstly, because it is about our young Russian, even if he has not yet fledged. What are his years? He will also become a real person. And secondly, Emelya’s desires are too attractive: for buckets of water to go home on their own. Does this remind you of anything? (“And we have running water. Here!”). And the sleigh? “Take the sleigh home yourself.” (This is a prototype of a car). So Emelya is far from a fool. He just dreamed ahead of time about making the fairy tale come true...

"By pike command»
Russian folk tale

Once upon a time there lived an old man. He had three sons: two smart, the third - the fool Emelya. Those brothers work, but Emelya lies on the stove all day, doesn’t want to know anything.

One day the brothers went to the market, and the 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 return from the market and won’t bring you gifts.
- OK.

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

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

This will be a sweet soup!

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

And Emelya laughs:

What will you be useful to me for? No, I’ll take you home and tell my daughters-in-law to cook your fish soup. The ear will be sweet.

The pike begged again:

Emelya, Emelya, let me go into the water, I will do whatever you want.
- Okay, just show me first that you’re not deceiving me, then I’ll let you go.

Pike asks him:

Emelya, Emelya, tell me - what do you want now?
- I want the buckets to go home on their own and the water not to spill...

Pike tells him:

Remember my words: when you want something, just say:
At the pike's command,
According to my wishes.

Emelya says:

At the pike's command,
According to my wish -
go home yourself, buckets...

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

The buckets are walking through the village, the people are amazed, and Emelya walks behind, chuckling... The buckets went into the hut and stood on the bench, and Emelya climbed onto the stove.

How much or how little time has passed - his daughters-in-law say to him:

Emelya, why are you lying there? I would go and chop some wood.
- Reluctance...
- If you don’t chop wood, your brothers will return from the market, they won’t bring you gifts.

Emelya is reluctant to get off the stove. He remembered about the pike and slowly said:

At the pike's command,
According to my wish -
go, axe, chop some wood, and the firewood, 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, and the firewood itself goes into the hut and into the stove.

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

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

And he told them from the stove:

What are you up to?
- What are we doing?.. Is it our business to go to the forest for firewood?
- I don’t feel like...
- Well, there won't be any gifts for you.

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

Women, open the gates!

His daughters-in-law tell him:
- Why did you, fool, get into the sleigh without harnessing the horse?
- I don't need a horse.

The daughters-in-law opened the gate, and Emelya said quietly:

At the pike's command,
According to my wish -
go, sleigh, into the forest...

The sleigh drove through the gate on its own, but it was so fast that it was impossible to catch up with a horse.
But we had to go to the forest through the city, and here he crushed and crushed a lot of people. The people shout “Hold him! Catch him! And he, you know, is driving the sleigh. Arrived in the forest:

At the pike's command,
According to my wish -
axe, chop some dry wood, and you, firewood, get into the sleigh yourself, tie yourself up...

The ax began to chop, split dry trees, and the firewood itself fell into the sleigh and was tied with a rope. Then Emelya ordered an ax to cut out a club for himself - one that could be lifted by force. Sat on the cart:

At the pike's command,
According to my wish -
go, sleigh, home...

The sleigh rushed home. Again Emelya drives through the city where he crushed and crushed a lot of people just now, and there they are already waiting for him. They grabbed Emelya and dragged her off the cart, cursing and beating her.

He sees that things are bad, and little by little:

At the pike's command,
According to my wish -
Come on, club, break off their sides...

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

Whether 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 a fool Emelya?

And he from the stove:

What do you care?
- Get dressed quickly, I will take you to the king.
- I don’t feel like it...

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

At the pike's command,
According to my wish -
club, break his sides...

The baton jumped out - and let’s beat the officer, he forcibly carried off his legs.
The king was surprised that his officer could not cope with Emelya, and sent his greatest nobleman:

Bring the fool Emelya to my palace, otherwise I’ll take his head off his shoulders.

The great nobleman bought raisins, prunes, and gingerbread, came to that village, entered that hut and began asking his daughters-in-law what Emelya loved.

Our Emelya loves it when someone asks him kindly and promises him a red caftan - then he will do whatever you ask.

The great nobleman gave Emelya raisins, prunes, and gingerbread and said:

Emelya, Emelya, why are you lying on the stove? Let's go to the king.
- I’m warm here too...
- Emelya, Emelya, the king will have good food and water, - please, let's go.
- I don’t feel like it...
- Emelya, Emelya, the Tsar will give you a red caftan, a hat and boots.

Emelya thought and thought:

Well, okay, you go ahead, and I’ll follow behind you.

The nobleman left, and Emelya lay still and said:

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

Then the corners of the hut cracked, the roof shook, the wall flew out, and the stove itself went down the street, along the road, straight to the king.

The king looks out the window and wonders:
- What kind of miracle is this?

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 a lot of complaints about you! You suppressed a lot of people.
- Why did they climb under the sleigh?

At this time, the Tsar’s daughter, Marya the Princess, was looking at him through the window. Emelya saw her in the window and said quietly:

At the pike's command,
According to my wish -
let the king's daughter love me...

And he also said:

Go bake, go 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 is screaming and crying. Princess Marya misses Emelya, cannot live without him, asks her father to marry her to Emelya.

Here the king became upset, became upset and said again to the greatest nobleman:

Go and bring Emelya to me, alive or dead, otherwise I’ll take his head off his shoulders.

The great nobleman bought sweet wines and various snacks, went to that village, entered that hut and began to treat 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 king immediately ordered a large barrel of iron hoops. They put Emelya and Princess Marya in it, tarred them and threw the barrel into the sea.
Whether long or short, Emelya woke up; sees - dark, cramped:

Where am I?

And they answer him:

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

And who are you?
- I am Princess Marya.

Emelya says:
- At the behest of the pike,
According to my wish -
the winds are violent, roll the barrel onto the dry shore, onto the yellow sand...

The winds blew violently. The sea became agitated and the barrel was thrown onto the dry shore, onto the yellow sand. Emelya and Marya the Princess came out of it.

Emelyushka, where will we live? Build any kind of hut.
- I don’t feel like it...

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

At the pike's command,
According to my wish -
build a stone palace with a golden roof...

As soon as he said, a stone palace with a golden roof appeared. There is a green garden all around: flowers are blooming and birds are singing.

Princess Marya and Emelya entered the palace and sat down by the window.

Emelyushka, can’t you become handsome?

Here Emelya thought for a moment:

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

And Emelya became such that he could neither be told in a fairy tale nor described with a pen.
And at that time the king was going hunting and saw a palace standing where there was nothing before.

What kind of ignoramus built 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 will tell him myself.

The king came to visit him. Emelya meets him, takes him to the palace, and seats him at the table. They begin to feast. The king eats, drinks and is not surprised:

Who are you? good fellow?
- Do you remember the fool Emelya - how he came to you on the stove, and you ordered him and your daughter to be tarred in a barrel and thrown into the sea? I am the same Emelya. If I want, I will burn and destroy your entire kingdom.

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

Marry my daughter, Emelyushka, take my kingdom, but don’t destroy me!

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

This is where the fairy tale ends, and whoever listened, well done.

***
The fairy tale “At the Pike's Command” teaches us that in life we ​​need to be able to make wishes. It is clear that the magic pike will not swim, although who knows? The main thing is that you need to find the right body of water (your territory, field of activity) in time and firmly move towards the fulfillment of your desires. Emelya is lucky. Everything ended just fine for him. And he received a kingdom and a noble wife. Lucky - the strongest, persistent, assertive. Good luck to all of us!

The main characters of the fairy tale are a simple, stupid guy Emelya, who is also extremely lazy, and a magic pike, which was caught by a lucky loafer and received magical power from it.

How " lucky lazy person"maybe the Master of Life?

The fairy tale “At the Command of the Pike” has a unique code, completely unusual for other Russian folk tales. It's about the Master of Life. As a rule, in fairy tales the reader meets the heroes when they are just at the beginning of their journey. Nothing is known about Emelya’s past; he is already a Master of Life, confident in himself and in his rightness. He wants to lie on the stove. And this is the first code in the story. The stove is the central element in a Russian hut, a symbol of power and strength.

Next Emelya in literally "catches luck by the tail". He fished a magic pike out of the hole with his bare hands. He didn't just let her go like the old man in the story about the goldfish. Emelya does not refuse the wonderful abilities that the pike gives him, and believes that he is worthy of this luck.

Another code speaks about the uniqueness of Emelya. In many fairy tales, magical creatures are not just helpers, they are provocateurs. Sometimes desires turn against the customer. If main character is at the beginning of his evolutionary development, then he asks for material benefits and cannot stop because of greed. What does Master of Life Emelya ask? He orders relief from his immediate work: so that the buckets carry water themselves, so that the ax chops the wood itself, etc.

The cherished words in the original version of the tale sound like this: “By the command of the pike, by God’s will.” They were replaced in Soviet time. Now in various sources you can find the phrase: “At the behest of the pike, at my will.” The code that was originally contained in this spell was broken. In the first case, it meant: “I want it this way, and if the world wants it, then so be it.” In the second: “That’s what I want, period.” Emelya’s petty desires do no harm to anyone, and for him this is a great help. He knows exactly what to ask, what to do, where to go. He is the Master of Life.

How people react to manifestations of magic is of great importance. Some are jealous that Emelya does everything so easily, others scold him. The sleigh that runs over people and crushes them, in an allegorical sense, crushes stereotyped thinking, opinions that prevent the main character from achieving his goals. The moral is that if you choose the right path, the universe will help you along it.

What is the main moral of the work?

Simple peasant son Emelya turned out to be not such a parasite and a loafer. Having learned the magic spell, he showed great imagination, figuring out how he could make his hard work easier.
As a result, he got a palace, and Emelya himself became a rich, handsome man. The Tsar, who had previously disliked him greatly and even wanted to deal with him, asked Emelya for forgiveness. Afterwards he gave him the kingdom and gave him his daughter in marriage.

The moral of the fairy tale “At the Pike’s Command” is that a person’s happiness depends on himself. In order to achieve success in life, you need to have a good idea of ​​what to strive for. Although Emelya was known as a fool, he took advantage of the opportunities correctly and was still able to achieve his happiness.

In one village there lived an old man. He had three sons: two smart, the third - the fool Emelya.

The older brothers work, but Emelya lies on the stove all day and does nothing.

One day the brothers left for the market, and the 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 return from the market and won’t bring you gifts.

OK.

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

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

This will be a sweet soup!

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

And Emelya laughs:

What will you be useful to me for? No, I’ll take you home and tell my daughters-in-law to cook your fish soup. The ear will be sweet. The pike begged again:

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

Okay, just show me first that you’re not deceiving me, then I’ll let you go.

Pike asks him:

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

I want the buckets to go home on their own and the water not to spill...

Pike tells him:

Remember my words: when you want something, just say: “At the command of the pike, at my will.”

Emelya says:

At the behest of the pike, at my will, go home yourself, buckets...

He just said - the buckets themselves and went up the hill. Emelya let the pike into the hole, and he went to get the buckets. Buckets are walking through the village, people are amazed, and Emelya walks behind, chuckling...

The buckets came into the hut and stood on the bench, and Emelya climbed onto the stove.

How much or how little time has passed - his daughters-in-law say to him:

Emelya, why are you lying there? I would go and chop some wood.

Reluctance…

If you don’t chop wood, your brothers will return from the market and they won’t bring you gifts.

Emelya is reluctant to get off the stove. He remembered about the pike and slowly said:

According to the pike’s command, according to my desire - go, get an ax, chop some firewood, and for the firewood, 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, and the firewood itself goes into the hut and into the stove. How much or how much time has passed - the daughters-in-law say again:

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

And he told them from the stove:

What are you up to?

What are we doing?.. Is it our business to go to the forest for firewood?

I don't feel like...

Well, there won't be any gifts for you.

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

Women, open the gates!

His daughters-in-law tell him:

Why did you, fool, get into the sleigh without harnessing the horse?

I don't need a horse.

The daughters-in-law opened the gate, and Emelya said quietly:

At the behest of the pike, at my will, go, sleigh, into the forest yourself...

The sleigh drove through the gate on its own, but it was so fast that it was impossible to catch up with a horse.

But we had to go to the forest through the city, and here he crushed and crushed a lot of people. The people shout: “Hold him! Catch him!”, and he’s driving the sleigh. Arrived in the forest:

At the behest of the pike, at my will - an axe, chop some dry firewood, and you, firewood, fall into the sleigh yourself, tie yourself up...

The ax began to chop, split dry trees, and the firewood itself fell into the sleigh and was tied with a rope. Then Emelya ordered an ax to cut out a club for himself - one that could be lifted by force. Sat on the cart:

At the behest of the pike, at my will - go, sleigh, home...

The sleigh rushed home. Again Emelya drives through the city where he crushed and crushed a lot of people just now, and there they are already waiting for him. They grabbed Emelya and dragged her off the cart, cursing and beating her.

He sees that things are bad, and little by little:

At the behest of the pike, at my will - come on, club, break off their sides.

The club jumped out - let's hit. The people rushed away, and Emelya came home and climbed onto the stove. Whether 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 a fool Emelya?

And he from the stove:

What do you care?

Get dressed quickly, I will take you to the king.

And I don’t feel like it...

The officer got angry and hit him on the cheek.

And Emelya says quietly:

At the behest of the pike, at my will, a club, break off his sides...

The baton jumped out - and let’s beat the officer, he forcibly carried off his legs. The king was surprised that his officer could not cope with Emelya, and sent the greatest nobleman:

Bring the fool Emelya to my palace, otherwise I’ll take his head off his shoulders. The great nobleman bought raisins, prunes, and gingerbread, came to that village, entered that hut and began asking his daughters-in-law what Emelya loved.

Our Emelya loves it when someone asks him kindly and promises him a red caftan - then he will do whatever you ask.

The great nobleman gave Emelya raisins, prunes, and gingerbread and said:

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 water, please, let’s go.

And I don’t feel like it...

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

Emelya thought and thought:

Well, okay, you go ahead, and I’ll follow behind you.

The nobleman left, and Emelya lay still and said:

At the behest of the pike, at my desire - come on, bake, go to the king...

Then the corners of the hut cracked, the roof shook, the wall flew out, and the stove itself went down the street, along the road, straight to the king.

The king looks out the window and wonders:

What kind of miracle is this?

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 a lot of complaints about you! You suppressed a lot of people.

Why did they crawl under the sleigh?

At this time, the Tsar’s daughter, Marya the Princess, was looking at him through the window. Emelya saw her in the window and said quietly:

According to the pike’s command, according to my desire, let the Tsar’s daughter love me...

And he also said:

Go bake, go 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 is screaming and crying. Princess Marya misses Emelya, cannot live without him, asks her father to marry her to Emelya. Here the king became upset, became upset and spoke again to the greatest nobleman.

Go, bring Emelya to me, alive or dead, otherwise I’ll take his head off his shoulders.

The great nobleman bought sweet wines and various snacks, went to that village, entered that hut and began to treat 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 king immediately ordered a large barrel with iron hoops to be rolled in. They put Emelya and Princess Marya in it, tarred them and threw the barrel into the sea. Whether long or short, Emelya woke up; sees - dark, cramped.

Where am I?

And they answer him:

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

And who are you?

I am Princess Marya.

Emelya says:

At the command of the pike, at my will - the winds are violent, roll the barrel onto the dry shore, onto the yellow sand...

The winds blew violently. The sea became agitated and the barrel was thrown onto the dry shore, onto the yellow sand. Emelya and Marya the Princess came out of it.

Emelyushka, where will we live? Build any kind of hut.

But I don’t feel like it... Then she began to ask him even more, and he said:

At the behest of the pike, at my will, a stone palace with a golden roof was built... As soon as he said, a stone palace with a golden roof appeared. There is a green garden all around: flowers are blooming and birds are singing.

Princess Marya and Emelya entered the palace and sat down by the window.

Emelyushka, can’t you become handsome?

Here Emelya thought for a moment:

At the behest of the pike, at my desire - to become a good fellow, a handsome man... And Emelya became such that he could neither be told in a fairy tale nor described with a pen.

And at that time the king was going hunting and saw a palace standing where there was nothing before.

What kind of ignoramus built 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 will tell him myself. The king came to visit him. Emelya meets him, takes him to the palace, and seats him at the table. They begin to feast. The king eats, drinks and is not surprised:

Who are you, good fellow?

Do you remember the fool Emelya - how he came to you on the stove, and you ordered him and your daughter to be tarred in a barrel and thrown into the sea? I am the same Emelya. If I want, I will burn and destroy your entire kingdom.

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

Marry my daughter, Emelyushka, take my kingdom, but don’t destroy me!

They arranged a feast for the whole world. Emelya married Princess Marya and began to rule the kingdom.

This is where the fairy tale ends.

AND Once upon a time there was one old man in this world. And he had three sons: two were smart, and the third was a fool. And that fool’s name was Emelya.

Two smart brothers work all day, but Emelya lies on the stove all day, does nothing and doesn’t want to do anything.

So one winter morning the brothers left for the market, but Emelya remained at home. His daughters-in-law and brothers' wives send him for water:

- Go get some water, Emelya.

And he answers them from the stove:

- Yes, I don’t feel like...

- Well then fine.

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

He cut through the ice with an ax, scooped water into buckets, and placed the buckets on the ice. He looks, and there is a pike in one bucket! Emelya was delighted and said:

“I’ll take the pike home and cook some rich fish soup!” Oh yes Emelya!

“Emelya, have mercy, don’t eat me, let me go into the water, I’ll still be useful to you.”

And Emelya just laughs at her:

- Well, what will you be useful to me for?.. No, perhaps I’ll take you home and cook fish soup. A great soup will come out!

The pike begged again:

- Well, Emelya, please let me go into the water, I will fulfill your every wish, everything you want.

“Okay,” says Emelya, “just show me first that you’re telling the truth, then I’ll let you go.”

Pike says:

- Well, guess what, Emelya, what do you want?

Emelya thought.

- I want the buckets to go home on their own...

And the pike says to him:

- It will be your way. Remember, Emelya: when you want something, just say:

“At the behest of the pike, at my will.” And everything will come true at once.

Emelya says:

- At the behest of the pike, at my desire - go home yourself, buckets.

As soon as he said this, lo and behold, the buckets actually went home on their own. Emelya released the pike back into the hole and went to get the buckets.

Walking through the village, the people are amazed: the buckets are walking by themselves, and Emelya is trailing behind, laughing... So the buckets themselves went into the hut, and they themselves stood on the bench, and Emelya climbed onto the stove again.

How much or how much time has passed - and his daughters-in-law again say to him:

“You should go, Emelya, to the forest.” I chopped wood.

- No, I don’t feel like...

- Emelya, come on, soon the brothers will return from the market, they will bring you gifts for this.

But Emela doesn’t want to get off the stove. But there is nothing to do. Emelya got off the stove, got dressed, and put on his shoes. He took an ax and a rope, went out into the yard, sat down in the sleigh:

- Open the gates, women!

And they answer him:

- What gate? You, you fool, sat in the sleigh, but didn’t harness the horse!

“I’ll go without a horse.”

The daughters-in-law shook their heads, but the gates opened, and Emelya quietly said:

- At the behest of the pike, at my desire - go, sleigh, into the forest yourself...

And the sleigh itself went into the forest, and so fast that even a horse couldn’t catch it.

But we had to go to the forest through the entire village. While he was driving, he crushed and crushed a lot of people. They shout after him: “Catch him! Hold him! And Emelya, you know, is pushing the sleigh. He came to the forest, got out of the sleigh and said:

- At the behest of the pike, at my desire - you, with an ax, chop some firewood for me, and some that are drier, and you, firewood, fall into the sleigh yourself, and tie yourself in armfuls...

The ax began to chop and split dry wood itself, and then the firewood itself began to fall into the sleigh and be tied with rope.

So they piled up a whole cartload, and Emelya ordered the ax to cut out a larger club for himself - one so that he could barely lift it. He sat down on the cart and said:

- Well, now, according to the pike’s command, according to my desire - go, sleigh, home yourself...

The sleigh rushed home. As we drove into a village where we had recently passed through, and where Emelya was crushed, crushed, by a lot of people, they immediately attacked him. They grabbed Emelya, dragged him from the cart, beat him and cursed him.

Emelya sees that things are bad and says quietly:

- At the behest of the pike, at my will - come on, club, break off their sides...

A club jumped out of the sleigh and started beating everyone. The people rushed away, but Emelya came home and went to the stove.

How much time has passed, you never know, but the king heard about the Emelins’ tricks, and sent an officer after him to find Emelya and bring him to the palace.

An officer comes to Emelya, enters the hut, and asks:

- Are you Emelya the Fool?

And Emelya told him from the stove:

- Why did I surrender to you?

“I’ll take you to the king, come on, get dressed quickly.”

The officer got angry, shouted, went at Emelya with his fists, and he said quietly:

- At the behest of the pike, at my will - a club, break off his sides...

The baton jumped out from under the bench - and they started hitting the officer, he barely carried off his legs.

The king was surprised that his military man could not cope with Emelya, and then sent a boyar to Emelya:

- Go and bring Emelya, the fool, to my palace. And if you don’t bring it, I’ll take your head off your shoulders.

The boyar took gingerbread, sweets and raisins with him, went into the hut and visited his daughters-in-law to ask them what Emelya liked.

Emelya loves it when they ask him kindly, and promise to give him a red caftan - then he will do everything, you can ask for whatever you want.

Boyar Emelya treated him to sweets and gingerbread and said:

- Emelya, and Emelya, let’s go with me to the Tsar.

- No, I don’t feel like it, I’m warm here too...

- Emelya, and Emelya, well, let’s go, they will give you delicious water and nourishing food, please, let’s go.

- No, I don’t feel like...

- Well, Emelya, well, let's go, the Tsar will give you a red caftan, boots and a hat.

Emelya thought and thought, and agreed:

- Well, okay, just you go forward, and I’ll follow you.

The boyar left, and Emelya still lay on the stove, and said:

“I don’t want to get off the stove.” Well, according to the pike’s command, according to my desire - go and bake to the Tsar yourself...

Then the corners of the hut began to crack, the wall flew out, the roof began to shake, and the stove itself came out into the street and went along the road, straight to the royal chambers.

The king looks out the window and is surprised:

-What kind of miracle is this?

And the boyar answers him:

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

Emelya rode on the stove and straight into the royal chambers

Emelya rode on the stove and straight into the royal chambers.

The king was frightened and said:

- There are a lot of complaints about you, Emelya! You suppressed a lot of people.

- Why did they climb under the sleigh themselves? - Emelya answers

At this time, Princess Marya, the Tsar’s daughter, looked out the window. Emelya saw her in the window, he liked her, and he said quietly:

- At the behest of the pike. according to my desire, let Princess Marya love me... In the meantime, go bake and go home...

The stove turned around, went home, went into the hut and stood in its original place. And Emelya is still lying on the stove.

And at this time, screaming and tears began in the palace. Princess Marya fell in love with Emelya, she pines for him, misses him, cannot live without him, and wants to marry Emelya. When the Tsar Father found out about this, he was so upset, he again called the boyar to him, and said to him:

- Go and bring Emelya to me. Otherwise I’ll take your head off your shoulders.

The boyar bought sweet wine, intoxicating honey, and various snacks, and went to Emelya. He entered the hut and began to treat Emelya.

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

The king immediately ordered a large oak barrel to be rolled in. They put Princess Maya and Emelya in a barrel, caulked the barrel, coated it with tar and threw it into the sea.

How much or how much time has passed - Emelya woke up, saw - cramped, dark:

- Where am I?

And in the darkness someone answers him:

- Oh, Emelyushka! You and I were tarred in a barrel and thrown into the blue sea.

-Who are you?

- I am Princess Marya.

Then Emelya says:

- At the behest of the pike, at my will - violent winds, roll the barrel ashore dry, onto the yellow sand...

Violent winds blew. The sea became agitated and the barrel was thrown onto the dry shore. Marya Tsarevna and Emelya came out of the barrel. Marya the Princess asks:

- Emelyushka, where are you and I going to live? Build at least some kind of hut.

“No,” says Emelya, “I don’t feel like it...

Then Princess Marya began to cry, then Emelya said quietly:

“At the behest of the pike, at my will, let a stone palace with a golden roof stand here...”

And as soon as he said this, a stone palace with a golden roof immediately appeared in front of them. All around is a blooming, green garden: the birds are singing in the garden and the flowers are blooming. Emelya and Princess Marya entered the palace and sat down by the window.

- Emelyushka, can you become an unwritten handsome man?

At this point Emelya didn’t think for long:

- At the behest of the pike, at my desire - I want to become a handsome man, a good fellow...

And as soon as he said it, he immediately turned into a handsome man. It cannot be said in a fairy tale, nor can it be described with a pen.

And at this time, the king is driving past on a hunt and sees - in a place where there was nothing before, there is a palace.

- Who is this without my permission, but he built his palace on my land?

And he sent the boyar to find out: “Who lives in the palace?” The boyar ran, stood under the window and asked.

And Emelya answered them from the window:

“Let the king come to visit me, I’ll tell him myself.”

The Tsar arrived at the palace, Emelya met him, led him into the palace, and seated him at the table. They begin to feast. And the king drinks, eats and is not surprised at all:

- Who are you, good fellow?

- Do you remember Emelya the Fool, who came to you on the stove, and then you ordered him and your daughter to be tarred in a barrel and thrown into the depths of the sea? So I am that same Emelya. And if I want, then I will ruin and destroy your entire kingdom.

Then the king got scared and began to ask Emelya for forgiveness:

“Emelyushka, marry Princess Marya, take my kingdom, but don’t destroy me!”

Emelya forgave him, and they immediately arranged a feast for the whole world.

Emelya married Princess Marya and began to rule the kingdom.

This is where the fairy tale ends, and whoever listened, well done.

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

Those brothers work, but Emelya lies on the stove all day, doesn’t want to know anything.

One day the brothers went to the market, and the 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 return from the market and won’t bring you gifts.

- OK.

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

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

- This ear will be sweet!

“Emelya, let me go into the water, I’ll be useful to you.”

And Emelya laughs:

- What will I need you for?.. No, I’ll take you home and 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 will do whatever you want.

“Okay, just show me first that you’re not deceiving me, then I’ll let you go.”

Pike asks him:

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

— I want the buckets to go home on their own and the water not to spill...

Pike tells him:

- Remember my words: when you want something, just say:

“At the behest of the pike, at my will.”

Emelya says:

- At the behest of the pike, at my will - go home, buckets...

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

The buckets are walking through the village, the people are amazed, and Emelya walks behind, chuckling... The buckets went into the hut and stood on the bench, and Emelya climbed onto the stove.

How much time has passed, or not enough time - his daughters-in-law say to him:

- Emelya, why are you lying there? I would go and chop some wood.

- Reluctance...

“If you don’t chop wood, your brothers will return from the market and they won’t bring you gifts.”

Emelya is reluctant to get off the stove. He remembered about the pike and slowly said:

“According to the pike’s command, according to my desire - go, take an ax, chop up some firewood, and for the firewood, 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, and the wood itself goes into the hut and into the stove.

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

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

And he told them from the stove:

- What are you talking about?

- What are we doing?.. Is it our business to go to the forest for firewood?

- I don’t feel like...

- Well, there won't be any gifts for you.

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

- Women, open the gates!

His daughters-in-law tell him:

- Why did you, fool, get into the sleigh without harnessing the horse?

- I don't need a horse.

The daughters-in-law opened the gate, and Emelya said quietly:

- At the behest of the pike, at my desire - go, sleigh, into the forest...

The sleigh drove through the gate on its own, but it was so fast that it was impossible to catch up with a horse.

But we had to go to the forest through the city, and here he crushed and crushed a lot of people. The people shout: “Hold him! Catch him! And you know, he’s pushing the sleigh. Arrived in the forest:

- At the behest of the pike, at my wish - an ax, chop some dry firewood, and you, firewood, fall into the sleigh yourself, tie yourself up...

The ax began to chop, chop dry firewood, and the firewood itself fell into the sleigh and was tied with a rope. Then Emelya ordered an ax to cut out a club for himself - one that could be lifted by force. Sat on the cart:

- At the behest of the pike, at my desire - go, sleigh, home...

The sleigh rushed home. Again Emelya drives through the city where he crushed and crushed a lot of people just now, and there they are already waiting for him. They grabbed Emelya and dragged her off the cart, cursing and beating her.

He sees that things are bad, and little by little:

- At the behest of the pike, at my will - come on, club, break off their sides...

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

Whether 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 a fool Emelya?

And he from the stove:

- What do you care?

“Get dressed quickly, I’ll take you to the king.”

- But I don’t feel like...

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

- At the behest of the pike, at my will - a club, break off his sides...

The baton jumped out - and let’s beat the officer, he forcibly carried off his legs.

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

“Bring the fool Emelya to my palace, otherwise I’ll take your head off your shoulders.”

The great nobleman bought raisins, prunes, and gingerbread, came to that village, entered that hut and began asking his daughters-in-law what Emelya loved.

“Our Emelya loves it when someone asks him kindly and promises him a red caftan, then he will do whatever you ask.”

The great nobleman gave Emelya raisins, prunes, and gingerbread and said:

- 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 water, please, let’s go.”

- But I don’t feel like...

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

Emelya thought and thought:

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

The nobleman left, and Emelya lay still and said:

- At the behest of the pike, at my desire - come on, bake, go to the king...

Then the corners of the hut cracked, the roof shook, the wall flew out, and the stove itself went down the street, along the road, straight to the king.

The king looks out the window and wonders:

- What kind of miracle is this?

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 a lot of complaints about you! You suppressed a lot of people.

- Why did they climb under the sleigh?

At this time, the tsar’s daughter, Marya the Princess, was looking at him through the window. Emelya saw her in the window and said quietly:

- At the behest of the pike. according to my wish, let the king’s daughter love me...

And he also said:

- Go, bake, go 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 is screaming and crying. Princess Marya misses Emelya, cannot live without him, asks her father to marry her to Emelya. Here the king became upset, became upset and said again to the greatest nobleman:

- Go, bring Emelya to me, alive or dead, otherwise I’ll take your head off your shoulders.

The great nobleman bought sweet wines and various snacks, went to that village, entered that hut and began to treat 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 king immediately ordered a large barrel with iron hoops to be rolled in. They put Emelya and Maryutsarevna in it, tarred them and threw the barrel into the sea.

Whether for a long time or for a short time, Emelya woke up and saw that it was dark and cramped:

- Where am I?

And they answer him:

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

- And who are you?

- I am Princess Marya.

Emelya says:

- At the behest of the pike, at my will - the winds are violent, roll the barrel onto the dry shore, onto the yellow sand...

The winds blew violently. The sea became agitated and the barrel was thrown onto the dry shore, onto the yellow sand. Emelya and Marya the Princess came out of it.

- Emelyushka, where will we live? Build any kind of hut.

- But I don’t feel like...

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

- At the behest of the pike, at my will - line up, a stone palace with a golden roof...

As soon as he said, a stone palace with a golden roof appeared. There is a green garden all around: flowers are blooming and birds are singing. Princess Marya and Emelya entered the palace and sat down by the window.

- Emelyushka, can’t you become handsome?

Here Emelya thought for a moment:

- At the behest of the pike, at my desire - to become a good fellow, a handsome man...

And Emelya became such that he could neither be told in a fairy tale nor described with a pen.

And at that time the king was going hunting and saw a palace standing where there was nothing before.

“What kind of ignoramus built 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, takes him to the palace, and seats him at the table. They begin to feast. The king eats, drinks and is not surprised:

-Who are you, good fellow?

- Do you remember the fool Emelya - how he came to you on the stove, and you ordered him and your daughter to be tarred in a barrel and thrown into the sea? I am the same Emelya. If I want, I will burn and destroy your entire kingdom.

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

“Marry my daughter, Emelyushka, take my kingdom, but don’t destroy me!”

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

This is where the fairy tale ends, and whoever listened, well done.

Alternative text:

— Russian folk tale adapted by A.N. Tolstoy

— Russian folk tale processed by A.N. Afanasyev.