THEGOLDENBIRD
Acertainkinghada
прекрасный
beautifulgarden,andinthegardenstoodatreewhichboregoldenapples.Эти
Theseappleswerealwayscounted,и
andaboutthetimewhentheybegantogrowripeitwasfoundчто
thateverynightoneofthemwasgone.The
король
kingbecameveryangryatэто
this,andorderedthegardenertokeepнаблюдать
watchallnightunderthetree.Thegardenersethiseldestsonto
наблюдать
watch;butabouttwelveo’clockhefellasleep,
и
andinthemorninganotheroftheappleswasmissing.Thenthesecondsonwasorderedto
наблюдать
watch;andatmidnighthe
тоже
toofellasleep,andinthemorninganotherapplewasgone.Thenthethird
сын
sonofferedtokeepwatch;но
butthegardeneratfirstwouldnotletему
him,forfearsomeharmshouldcometoему
him:however,atlastheconsented,
и
andtheyoungmanlaidhimselfпод
underthetreetowatch.Astheclockstrucktwelveheheardarustlingnoiseintheair,
и
andabirdcameflyingthatwasofpuregold;и
andasitwassnappingatoneoftheappleswithitsbeak,thegardener’sсын
sonjumpedupandshotanarrowatон
it.Butthearrowdidthebird
не
noharm;onlyitdroppedagoldenfeatherfromitstail,andthenflewaway.
Thegoldenfeatherwasbroughttothekinginthemorning,
и
andallthecouncilwascalledtogether.Everyoneagreed
что
thatitwasworthmoreчем
thanallthewealthofthekingdom:Thenthegardener’seldest
сын
sonsetoutandthoughttofindthegoldenbirdочень
veryeasily;andwhenhehadgonebuta
немного
littleway,hecametoawood,и
andbythesideofthewoodhesawafoxsitting;sohetookhisbow
и
andmadereadytoshootatit.Then
в
thefoxsaid,‘Donotshootменя
me,forIwillgiveyouхороший
goodcounsel;Iknowwhatyourbusinessis,
и
andthatyouwanttoнайти
findthegoldenbird.Youwillreachavillageintheevening;
и
andwhenyougetthere,youwillseeдве
twoinnsoppositetoeachother,oneofwhichisочень
verypleasantandbeautifultolookat:gonotin
туда
there,butrestfortheночь
nightintheother,thoughitmayappeartoyoutobeочень
verypoorandmean.’Buttheсын
sonthoughttohimself,‘Whatcanтакой
suchabeastasthisзнать
knowaboutthematter?’Soheвыстрелил
shothisarrowatthefox;но
buthemissedit,anditsetupitstailaboveitsbackи
andranintothewood.Thenhewenthisway,
и
andintheeveningcametothevillageгде
wherethetwoinnswere;и
andinoneofthesewereлюди
peoplesinging,anddancing,andfeasting;но
buttheotherlookedverydirty,и
andpoor.‘Ishouldbe
очень
verysilly,’saidhe,‘ifIwenttothatshabbyдом
house,andleftthischarmingplace’;sohewentintothesmart
дом
house,andateanddrankathisease,и
andforgotthebird,andhiscountryтоже
too.Timepassedon;
andastheeldest
сын
sondidnotcomeback,и
andnotidingswereheardofним
him,thesecondsonsetout,и
andthesamethinghappenedtoним
him.Hemetthefox,whogavehimthe
хороший
goodadvice:butwhenhecametothetwoinns,hiseldest
брат
brotherwasstandingatthewindowгде
wherethemerrymakingwas,andcalledtohimtocomein;и
andhecouldnotwithstandthetemptation,но
butwentin,andforgotthegoldenbirdи
andhiscountryintheже
samemanner.Timepassedon
снова
again,andtheyoungestsonтоже
toowishedtosetoutintothewideмир
worldtoseekforthegoldenbird;но
buthisfatherwouldnotlistentoitforaдолгое
longwhile,forhewasочень
veryfondofhisson,и
andwasafraidthatsomeillluckmightслучиться
happentohimalso,andpreventhiscomingback.However,atlastitwasagreedhe
должен
shouldgo,forhewouldnotrestatдома
home;andashecametothewood,hemetthefox,
и
andheardthesamegoodcounsel.Но
Buthewasthankfultothefox,и
anddidnotattempthisжизни
lifeashisbrothershaddone;sothefoxsaid,‘Situponmytail,
и
andyouwilltravelfaster.’Sohesatdown,и
andthefoxbegantoбежать
run,andawaytheywentoverstockи
andstonesoquickthattheirволосы
hairwhistledinthewind.Когда
Whentheycametothevillage,theсын
sonfollowedthefox’scounsel,и
andwithoutlookingabouthimwenttotheshabbyinnи
andrestedthereallnightathisease.Inthemorningcamethefox
снова
againandmethimashewasbeginninghisjourney,и
andsaid,‘Gostraightforward,tillyoucometoacastle,перед
beforewhichlieawholetroopofsoldiersfastasleepи
andsnoring:takenonoticeof
них
them,butgointothecastleи
andpassonandontillyoucometoaroom,где
wherethegoldenbirdsitsinawoodencage;closebyitstandsabeautifulgoldencage;
но
butdonottrytotakethebirdoutoftheshabbycageи
andputitintothehandsomeone,otherwiseyouwillrepentit.’Thenthefoxstretchedouthistailснова
again,andtheyoungmansathimselfdown,и
andawaytheywentoverstockи
andstonetilltheirhairwhistledinthewind.Перед
Beforethecastlegateallwasasthefoxhadsaid:sothe
сын
sonwentinandfoundthechamberгде
wherethegoldenbirdhunginawoodencage,и
andbelowstoodthegoldencage,и
andthethreegoldenapplesкоторые
thathadbeenlostwerelyingclosebyit.Thenthoughthetohimself,‘It
будет
willbeaverydrollвещь
thingtobringawaysuchafinebirdinthisshabbycage’;soheopened
в
thedoorandtookholdofitи
andputitintothegoldencage.Но
Butthebirdsetupтакой
suchaloudscreamthatвсе
allthesoldiersawoke,andtheytookhimprisonerи
andcarriedhimbeforetheking.Thenext
утро
morningthecourtsattojudgeего
him;andwhenallwasheard,itsentencedhimtodie,unlessheshouldbringthekingthegoldenhorsewhichcould
бежать
runasswiftlyasthewind;и
andifhedidthis,hewastohavethegoldenbirdgivenhimforhisown.Sohesetoutoncemoreonhisjourney,sighing,
и
andingreatdespair,whenonasuddenhisдруг
friendthefoxmethim,и
andsaid,‘Youseenowwhathashappenedonaccountofyournotlisteningtomycounsel.Iwill
все равно
still,however,tellyouhowtoнайти
findthegoldenhorse,ifyouwilldoasIbidyou.Youmust
идти
gostraightontillyoucometothecastleгде
wherethehorsestandsinhisstall:byhisside
будет
willliethegroomfastasleepи
andsnoring:takeawaythehorsequietly,
но
butbesuretoputtheoldleathernsaddleuponhim,и
andnotthegoldenonethatisclosebyit.’Thentheсын
sonsatdownonthefox’stail,и
andawaytheywentoverstockи
andstonetilltheirhairwhistledinthewind.Все
Allwentright,andthegroomlaysnoringс
withhishanduponthegoldensaddle.Но
Butwhenthesonlookedatthehorse,hethoughtitagreatpitytoputtheleathernsaddleuponit.‘Iwillgivehimthegoodone,’said
он
he;‘Iamsurehedeservesit.’Ashetookupthegoldensaddlethegroomawoke
и
andcriedoutsoloud,что
thatalltheguardsraninи
andtookhimprisoner,andinthemorninghewasснова
againbroughtbeforethecourttobejudged,и
andwassentencedtodie.Но
Butitwasagreed,that,если
ifhecouldbringthitherthebeautifulprincess,heдолжен
shouldlive,andhavethebirdи
andthehorsegivenhimforhisown.Thenhewenthisway
очень
verysorrowful;buttheoldfoxcame
и
andsaid,‘Whydidnotyoulistentoменя
me?Ifyouhad,youwouldhavecarriedawayboththebird
и
andthehorse;yetwillI
раз
oncemoregiveyoucounsel.Gostraighton,
и
andintheeveningyouwillarriveatacastle.Attwelveo’clockatnighttheprincessgoestothebathing-house:
gouptoher
и
andgiveherakiss,и
andshewillletyouleadheraway;но
buttakecareyoudonotsufferhertogoи
andtakeleaveofherfatherи
andmother.’Thenthefoxstretchedouthistail,и
andsoawaytheywentoverstockи
andstonetilltheirhairwhistledснова
again.Astheycametothecastle,
все
allwasasthefoxhadsaid,и
andattwelveo’clocktheмолодой
youngmanmettheprincessgoingtothebathи
andgaveherthekiss,и
andsheagreedtorunawayс
withhim,butbeggedwithmanytearsthathewouldlethertakeleaveofherfather.At
сначала
firstherefused,butsheweptstillбольше
moreandmore,andfellathisfeet,tillatlastheconsented;но
butthemomentshecametoherfather’sдом
housetheguardsawokeandhewastakenprisonerснова
again.Thenhewasbroughtbeforethe
царь
king,andthekingsaid,‘Youshallneverhavemyдочь
daughterunlessineightdaysyoudigawaythehillthatstopstheviewfrommywindow.’Nowthishillwassobigthatthewholeworldcouldnottakeitaway:и
andwhenhehadworkedforsevendays,и
andhaddoneverylittle,thefoxcameи
andsaid.‘Liedownandgotosleep;
Iwill
работать
workforyou.’Andinthemorningheawokeи
andthehillwasgone;sohewentmerrilytotheking,
и
andtoldhimthatnowчто
thatitwasremovedheдолжен
mustgivehimtheprincess.Thenthe
царь
kingwasobligedtokeephisword,и
andawaywenttheyoungmanи
andtheprincess;‘Ifyouwill
только
onlylisten,’saidthefox,‘itможет
canbedone.Whenyoucometotheking,
и
andheasksforthebeautifulprincess,youдолжен
mustsay,“Heresheis!”Thenhe
будет
willbeveryjoyful;andyouwillmountthegoldenhorsethattheyaretogiveyou,
и
andputoutyourhandtotakeуйти
leaveofthem;butshakehandswiththeprincesslast.
Thenliftherquicklyontothehorse
позади
behindyou;Allwentright:
thenthefoxsaid,‘Whenyoucometothecastle
где
wherethebirdis,Iwillstayс
withtheprincessatthedoor,и
andyouwillrideinи
andspeaktotheking;и
andwhenheseesthatitistherighthorse,hewillbringoutthebird;но
butyoumustsitstill,и
andsaythatyouwanttolookatit,toseewhetheritisthetruegoldenbird;Это
This,too,happenedasthefoxsaid;theycarriedoffthebird,theprincessmounted
снова
again,andtheyrodeontoaбольшой
greatwood.Thenthefoxcame,
и
andsaid,‘Praykillme,и
andcutoffmyheadи
andmyfeet.’Buttheмолодой
youngmanrefusedtodoэто
it:sothefoxsaid,‘Iwillatanyrategiveyou
хороший
goodcounsel:bewareoftwothings;
ransom
не
noonefromthegallows,и
andsitdownbythesideofне
noriver.’Thenawayhewent.Herodeon
с
withtheprincess,tillatlasthecametothevillageгде
wherehehadlefthisдвух
twobrothers.Andtherehehearda
большой
greatnoiseanduproar;and
когда
whenheaskedwhatwasthematter,thepeoplesaid,‘Twomenaregoingtobehanged.’Ashecamenearer,hesawthattheдва
twomenwerehisbrothers,whohadturnedrobbers;sohesaid,‘Cannottheyinanywaybesaved?’
Но
Butthepeoplesaid‘No,’unlesshewouldbestowвсе
allhismoneyupontherascalsи
andbuytheirliberty.Thenhedidnotstayto
думать
thinkaboutthematter,butpaidwhatwasasked,и
andhisbrothersweregivenup,и
andwentonwithhimtowardstheirhome.И
Andastheycametothewoodгде
wherethefoxfirstmetих
them,itwassocoolи
andpleasantthatthetwobrotherssaid,‘Letussitdownbythesideoftheriver,и
andrestawhile,toeatи
anddrink.’Sohesaid,‘Yes,’и
andforgotthefox’scounsel,и
andsatdownonthesideoftheriver;и
andwhilehesuspectednothing,theycamebehind,и
andthrewhimdownthebank,и
andtooktheprincess,thehorse,и
andthebird,andwentдомой
hometothekingtheirmaster,и
andsaid.‘Allthishavewewonbyourlabour.’Thentherewasgreatrejoicingmade;
но
butthehorsewouldnoteat,thebirdwouldnotпеть
sing,andtheprincesswept.Theyoungest
сын
sonfelltothebottomoftheriver’sbed:luckilyitwasnearlydry,
но
buthisboneswerealmostbroken,и
andthebankwassosteepчто
thathecouldfindnoспособ
waytogetout.Thentheoldfoxcame
раз
oncemore,andscoldedhimfornotfollowinghisadvice;otherwise
не
noevilwouldhavebefallenним
him:‘Yet,’saidhe,‘Icannot
оставить
leaveyouhere,solayholdofmytailи
andholdfast.’Thenhepulledhimoutoftheriver,и
andsaidtohim,ashegotuponthebank,‘Yourbrothershavesetwatchtoубить
killyou,iftheyfindyouinthekingdom.’Sohedressedhimselfasapoorman,и
andcamesecretlytotheking’scourt,и
andwasscarcelywithinthedoorsкогда
whenthehorsebegantoeat,и
andthebirdtosing,и
andtheprincessleftoffweeping.Thenhewenttotheking,
и
andtoldhimallhisbrothers’roguery;и
andtheywereseizedandpunished,и
andhehadtheprincessgiventohimagain;и
andaftertheking’sdeathhewasheirtohiskingdom.Alongwhileafter,hewenttowalkonedayinthewood,
и
andtheoldfoxmethim,и
andbesoughthimwithtearsinhiseyestoубить
killhim,andcutoffhisголову
headandfeet.HANSINLUCK
Некоторые
Somemenareborntogoodluck:все
alltheydoortrytoсделать
docomesright—allthatfallstothemissomuchgain—alltheirgeeseareswans—alltheircardsaretrumps—tossthemwhichwayyouwill,theywillalways,likepoorpuss,alightupontheirlegs,andonlymoveonsomuchthefaster.Theworldmayverylikelynot
всегда
alwaysthinkofthemastheythinkofthemselves,но
butwhatcaretheyfortheworld?what
может
canitknowaboutthematter?OneoftheseluckybeingswasneighbourHans.
Sevenlongyearshehadworkedhardforhismaster.
Atlasthesaid,‘Master,my
время
timeisup;Imust
пойти
gohomeandseemypoorмать
motheroncemore:sopraypaymemywages
и
andletmego.’Andthemastersaid,‘Youhavebeenafaithfulи
andgoodservant,Hans,soyourpayshallbehandsome.’Thenhegavehimalumpofsilverasбольшой
bigashishead.Hanstookouthispocket-handkerchief,put
в
thepieceofsilverintoit,threwitoverhisshoulder,и
andjoggedoffonhisroadhomewards.Ashewentlazily
на
on,draggingonefootafterдругой
another,amancameinsight,trottinggailyalongonacapitalhorse.‘Ah!’saidHansaloud,‘whatafine
вещь
thingitistorideonhorseback!Там
Therehesitsaseasyи
andhappyasifhewasatдома
home,inthechairbyhisfireside;hetripsagainst
не
nostones,savesshoe-leather,andgetsonhehardlyknowshow.’Hansdidnotspeaksosoftlyно
butthehorsemanhearditвсе
all,andsaid,‘Well,friend,почему
whydoyougoonfootthen?’‘Ah!’saidhe,‘Iесть
havethisloadtocarry:tobe
конечно
sureitissilver,butitissoheavythatIcan’tholdupmyголову
head,andyoumustknowithurtsmyshouldersadly.’‘Whatсделать
doyousayofmakinganexchange?’saidthehorseman.‘Iwillgiveyoumyhorse,andyoushallgivemethesilver;
что
whichwillsaveyouagreatdealoftroubleincarryingтакой
suchaheavyloadaboutс
withyou.’‘Withallmyheart,’saidHans:‘butasyouaresokindtome,I
должен
musttellyouonething—youбудет
willhaveawearytasktodrawэто
thatsilveraboutwithyou.’However,thehorsemangotoff,tookthesilver,helpedHansup,gavehimthebridleintooneруку
handandthewhipintotheother,и
andsaid,‘Whenyouwanttoидти
goveryfast,smackyourlipsloudlyвместе
together,andcry“Jip!”’.Hanswasdelightedashesatonthehorse,drewhimselfup,squaredhiselbows,turnedouthistoes,crackedhiswhip,
и
androdemerrilyoff,oneminutewhistlingamerrytune,и
andanothersinging,.‘Nocare
и
andnosorrow,Afigforthemorrow!Aftera
время
timehethoughtheshouldliketoидти
goalittlefaster,sohesmackedhislipsи
andcried‘Jip!’Awaywentthehorsefullgallop;и
andbeforeHansknewwhathewasabout,hewasthrownoff,и
andlayonhisbackbytheroad-side.Hishorsewouldhaveranoff,
если
ifashepherdwhowascomingby,drivingacow,hadnotstoppedit.Hans
вскоре
sooncametohimself,andgotuponhislegsснова
again,sadlyvexed,andsaidtotheshepherd,‘Thisridingisне
nojoke,whenamanhasthelucktoпопасть
getuponabeastlikethisthatstumblesи
andflingshimoffasifitwouldbreakhisneck.However,I’moffnow
раз
onceforall:Ilikeyourcow
теперь
nowagreatdealbetterчем
thanthissmartbeastthatplayedmethistrick,и
andhasspoiledmybestcoat,yousee,inthispuddle;который
which,bytheby,smellsnotочень
verylikeanosegay.Onecan
ходить
walkalongatone’sleisureза
behindthatcow—keepgoodcompany,и
andhavemilk,butter,andcheese,каждый
everyday,intothebargain.WhatwouldIgiveto
иметь
havesuchaprize!’‘Well,’saidtheshepherd,‘ifyouaresofondofее
her,Iwillchangemycowforyourhorse;I
нравится
liketodogoodtomyneighbours,даже
eventhoughIlosebyitmyself.’‘Done!’saidHans,merrily.‘Whatanoble
сердце
heartthatgoodmanhas!’thoughtон
he.Thentheshepherdjumpeduponthehorse,wishedHans
и
andthecowgoodmorning,и
andawayherode.Hansbrushedhiscoat,wipedhisface
и
andhands,restedawhile,и
andthendroveoffhiscowquietly,и
andthoughthisbargainaочень
veryluckyone.‘IfIhave
только
onlyapieceofbreadИ
(andIcertainlyshallalwaysbeabletoполучить
getthat),Ican,wheneverIlike,eatmybutterи
andcheesewithit;and
когда
whenIamthirstyIcanmilkmycowи
anddrinkthemilk:andwhatcanIwishformore?’
Когда
Whenhecametoaninn,hehalted,ateupallhisbread,и
andgaveawayhislastpennyforaglassofbeer.Когда
Whenhehadrestedhimselfhesetoffснова
again,drivinghiscowtowardshismother’svillage.Но
Buttheheatgrewgreaterasтолько
soonasnooncameon,tillatlast,ashefoundhimselfonawideheathчто
thatwouldtakehimmorethananhourtocross,hebegantobesohotи
andparchedthathistongueclavetotheroofofhismouth.‘Ican
найти
findacureforthis,’thoughtон
he;‘nowIwillmilkmycow
и
andquenchmythirst’:sohetiedhertothestumpofatree,
и
andheldhisleatherncaptomilkinto;но
butnotadropwastobehad.Кто
Whowouldhavethoughtthatthiscow,whichwastobringhimmilkи
andbutterandcheese,wasвсе
allthattimeutterlydry?Hanshadnotthoughtoflookingto
это
that.Whilehewastryinghis
удачи
luckinmilking,andmanagingthematterочень
veryclumsily,theuneasybeastbegantoдумать
thinkhimverytroublesome;andatlastgavehim
такой
suchakickontheheadasknockedhimdown;и
andtherehelayaдолго
longwhilesenseless.Luckilyabutcher
вскоре
sooncameby,drivingapiginawheelbarrow.‘Whatisthematter
с
withyou,myman?’saidthebutcher,ashehelpedhimup.Hanstoldhimwhathadhappened,
как
howhewasdry,andwantedtomilkhiscow,но
butfoundthecowwasdryтоже
too.Thenthebutchergavehimaflaskofale,saying,‘There,drink
и
andrefreshyourself;yourcowwillgiveyou
не
nomilk:don’tyouseesheisan
старый
oldbeast,goodfornothingbuttheslaughter-house?’‘Alas,alas!’saidHans,‘whowouldhavethoughtit?Whatashametotakemyhorse,
и
andgivemeonlyadrycow!Если
IfIkillher,whatбудет
willshebegoodfor?I
ненавижу
hatecow-beef;itisnottenderenoughfor
меня
me.Ifitwereapignow—likethatfatgentlemanyouaredrivingalongathisease—onecould
сделать
dosomethingwithit;itwouldatanyratemakesausages.’‘Well,’saidthebutcher,‘Idon’tliketosay
не
no,whenoneisaskedtodoakind,neighbourlything.TopleaseyouIwillchange,
и
andgiveyoumyfinefatpigforthecow.’‘Heavenrewardyouforyourkindnessи
andself-denial!’saidHans,ashegavethebutcherthecow;и
andtakingthepigoffthewheel-barrow,droveitaway,holdingitbythestringthatwastiedtoitsleg.Soonhejogged,
и
andallseemednowtoидти
gorightwithhim:hehadmet
с
withsomemisfortunes,tobeконечно
sure;buthewasnowwellrepaidforall.
Howcoulditbeotherwise
с
withsuchatravellingcompanionashehadatlastgot?Thenextmanhemetwasacountrymancarryingafinewhitegoose.
Thecountrymanstoppedto
спросить
askwhatwaso’clock;thisledtofurtherchat;
и
andHanstoldhimallhisluck,как
howhehadsomanygoodbargains,и
andhowalltheworldwentgayи
andsmilingwithhim.Thecountrymanthenbegantotellhistale,
и
andsaidhewasgoingtoвзять
takethegoosetoachristening.‘Feel,’saidhe,‘howheavyitis,
и
andyetitisonlyeightweeksold.Whoeverroasts
и
andeatsitwillfindplentyoffatuponit,ithaslivedsowell!’‘You’reright,’saidHans,asheweigheditinhishand;‘but
если
ifyoutalkoffat,mypigisне
notrifle.’Meantimethecountrymanbegantoвыглядеть
lookgrave,andshookhishead.‘Harkye!’said
он
he,‘myworthyfriend,youseemaхороший
goodsortoffellow,soIcan’thelpdoingyouakindturn.Yourpig
может
maygetyouintoascrape.InthevillageI
только
justcamefrom,thesquirehashadapigstolenoutofhissty.Iwasdreadfullyafraid
когда
whenIsawyouthatyouhadgotthesquire’spig.Если
Ifyouhave,andtheycatchyou,itбудет
willbeabadjobforyou.Theleasttheywilldowillbetothrowyouintothehorse-pond.
PoorHanswassadlyfrightened.
‘Goodman,’cried
он
he,‘praygetmeoutofthisscrape.I
знаю
knownothingofwherethepigwaseitherbredorborn;но
buthemayhavebeenthesquire’sforaughtIcanсказать
tell: