The swineherd

Veins-was the poor prince. The kingdom at it was absolutely small, but what-any, and nevertheless kingdom - though marry, and here to marry it just and wanted.

It was, of course, impudent to take yes to ask the daughter of the emperor: "you Will follow me?" But he has dared. The name at it was known on all light, and hundreds princesses would tell to it thanks, but here that the imperial daughter will answer?

And here we will listen.

On a tomb of the father of the prince of dews the pink bush, yes what beautiful! It blossomed only time in five years, and the one and only rose was dismissed on it. But its aroma was sweet, will smell - and at once all your sorrows and cares will be forgotten. And still there was at the prince a nightingale, and he sang so as if in a neck at it all most wonderful tunes on light have been collected. Here the prince to the princess also has decided to present a rose and a nightingale. Have put them in big silver ларцы and have sent to it.

The emperor ларцы to itself in the big hall has enjoined to bring - the princess played there on a visit with the maids of honour, after all other affairs at it were not. The princess ларцы with gifts has seen, has clapped the hands for pleasure.

- Ah, if here there would be a small cat! - she has told.

But there was a wonderful rose.

- Ah, as it is lovely made! - in a voice maids of honour have told.

- It is not enough to tell lovely, - the emperor has responded, - прямотаки is not bad!

Only the princess has touched a rose and has not begun to cry nearly.

- Фи, the daddy! It not artificial, it present.

- Фи! - in a voice have repeated the court. - present!

- Погодим to become angry! We will look at first, that in other ларце! - the emperor has told.

And here the nightingale has fluttered out from ларца and has started singing so marvellously, that first there is nothing and to carp was.

- Excellently! Perfectly well! - maids of honour have told; all of them parleyvooed one worse another.

- This bird so reminds me органчик the late empress! - one old court has told. - yes, yes, both the same sound, and a manner!

- Yes! - the emperor has told and has begun to cry, as the child.

- I hope, a bird not the present? - The princess has asked.

- The present! - the messengers who have delivered gifts have answered.

- Well so let flies, - the princess has told and has flatly refused to accept the prince.

Only the prince did not despond; has smeared the person with a black and brown paint, has pulled down on eyes a cap and it was knocked at a door.

- Hello, the emperor! - he has told. - whether will be at you in a palace of a place for me?

- It is a lot of you here goes yes searches! - the emperor answered. - however, постой, the swineherd is necessary to me! At us a precipice of pigs!

And have defined the prince the swineherd of its majesty and a poor closet near to a pigsty have taken away, and there he should live. Well here, he has stayed all the day behind work and by the evening has made a wonderful small pot. All is covered бубенцами a pot and when in it something cooks, бубенцы вызванивают an ancient song:
"Ah, my darling Avgustin,
All has passed, has passed, has passed! "

But only the most entertaining in a pot that if to take over it in pair a finger - now it is possible to learn that at whom prepares in a city. Words are not present, it was purer, than a rose.

Here time walks the princess with all maids of honour and suddenly hears a melody, that вызванивали бубенцы. There was it on a place, and itself so all and shines, because she too was able to strum "Ah, my darling Avgustin", - only this melody and only one finger.

- Ah, after all and I it can! - she has told. - the Swineherd at us, should be, formed. Listen, let somebody will go and will ask, that there is this tool.

And here one of maids of honour had to pass to the swineherd, only she has put on for this purpose wooden boots.

- What you will take for a pot? - She has asked.

- Ten kisses of the princess! - the swineherd answered.

- My God pardon!

- Yes in any way it is less! - the swineherd answered.

- Well, what he has told? - The princess has asked.

- It and to utter it is impossible! - the maid of honour answered. It is awful!

- So whisper on an ear! v

And the maid of honour has whispered to the princess.

- What boor! - the princess has told and has gone further, yes has not had time to make and several steps as бубенцы have again rung out so nicely:
"Ah, my darling Avgustin,
All has passed, has passed, has passed! "

- Listen, - the princess has told, - поди ask, can, he will agree on ten kisses of my maids of honour?

- No, thanks! - the swineherd answered. - ten kisses of the princess or a pot remains at me.

- What a bore! - the princess has told. - well, become round me that nobody saw!

Have blocked maids of honour the princess, have spread wide skirts, and the swineherd has received ten kisses of the princess, and the princess - a pot.

Here pleasures was! All the evening long and all next day stood on fire a pot, and in a city there was no any kitchen, whether it be a house of the chamberlain or the shoemaker about which the princess would not know, that there cook. Maids of honour danced for pleasure and slapped hands together.

- We know, at whom today sweet soup and fritters! We know, at whom porridge and pork chops! As it is interesting!

- Extremely interestingly! - has confirmed обергофмейстерша.

- But only keep the mouth shut, after all I the daughter of the emperor!

- Pardon! - have told all.

And the swineherd - that is the prince, but for them it was still the swineherd - gift of time did not lose and has made a rattle. It is necessary to turn it in air - and here it strews all waltzes and Poles what only exists.

- But same it is matchless! - the princess has told, passing by. - simply has not heard anything better! Listen, ask, that he wants for this tool. Only to kiss I any more I will not become!

- He demands hundred kisses of the princess! - the maid of honour has reported, leaving from the swineherd.

- Yes it, truly, the madman! - the princess has told and has gone further, but, having made two steps, has stopped.

- It is necessary to encourage art! - she has told. - I the daughter of the emperor. Tell to it, I agree ten kisses as yesterday, and the others let will receive from my maids of honour!

- Ah, we so would not like! - maids of honour have told.

- What nonsense! - the princess has told. - if I can kiss it, you and for a long time! Do not forget, that I feed you and to crying to you the salary!

It was necessary to the maid of honour to descend once again to the swineherd.

- Hundred kisses of the princess! - he has told. - and is not present - everyone remains at the.

- Become around! - the princess has told, and maids of honour have surrounded it, and the swineherd has begun to kiss.

- It that else for concourse at a pigsty? - The emperor has asked, leaving on a balcony. It has wiped eyes and has put on points. - precisely maids of honour again have started something! It is necessary to go to look.

And it has straightened backs of the shoes - as shoes it was served by the worn out boots. I-eh as quickly it has walked!

The emperor in a court yard has gone down, creeps on the sly to maids of honour, and those only and are occupied by that, that kisses consider: after all it is necessary, that business was coped honour on honour and the swineherd has received exactly so much, how many it is necessary, - neither it is more, nor it is less. That is why anybody also has not noticed the emperor, and he has half-risen on tiptoe and has looked.

- It still that the such? - He has told, having disassembled, that the princess kisses the swineherd, yes as will suffice their shoe on a head!

There was it that minute when the swineherd received the eighty sixth kiss.

- ! - in anger the emperor and вытолкал the princess with the swineherd from limits of the state has told.

The princess costs and cries, the swineherd swears, and the rain and waters.

- Ah I hapless! - the princess laments. - what to me to leave for the fine prince! Ah I unfortunate!.

And the swineherd has come for a tree, has erased a black and brown paint from the person, has dumped dirty clothes - and here before it already the prince in regal vestments, yes such nice, that the princess has involuntarily made a curtsey.

- Now I despise you! - he has told. - you have not wanted to leave for the fair prince. You have understood nothing neither in a nightingale, nor in a rose, but could kiss for безделки the swineherd. Rightly to you!

It has left to itself(himself) in kingdom and has closed a door on a bolt. And the princess only also needed to stand yes to sing:

"Ah, my darling Avgustin,
All has passed, has passed, has passed! "