Петрусь– мальчонка Russian

For a long time-for a long time it was...

High mountains since then steel barrows, and there where the rivers rustled, waves rolled, cities stand now yes gardens blossom. Where bog and a bog terrible were, now groves rustle green, and врощах birds sing the cheerful. Only the rock high costs still at Silent Don, мохом as a beard, has acquired, costs, at the mighty river looks, as if listens to something. Behind rock Silent Don in the sea runs and long still a path light between sea waves grows white. Float, over cloud rock, the breeze steppe walks over it, the tender sun beams warms it. Silent Don, the river spacious, laps below and whispers something as if mother native lulls the sonny. There is a high rock, listens...

And by long steps time goes: will make a step, will look back, and behind already tens years remained...

For a long time-for a long time it was...

Повадился somehow the predatory eagle because of the sea to fly to Silent Don. Will arrive to the mighty river, black wings will spread, and the dark shade over Silent Don, as melancholy on heart will hang.

Will find out a predator a victim, will seize sharp claws and will carry away in high mountains, for the seas wide. The eagle at first carried away lambs silly yes lambs timid, and then and kiddies small to vanish steels.

Russian people on Silent Don groan, mothers tears inconsolable cry, and to a grief to help there is nobody. Tried to catch for a bird malicious, yes the predator is artful, will not deceive him, will not spend. It in increasing frequency arrives to Silent Don, flows tears bitter more and more.

During that time of veins in shabby курене at Silent Don мальчонка Петрусь with mother. Tender was Петрусь, kind, and all people, as son native loved it for this. There are people for work, children with Петрусем will be left, and Петрусь though also itself is small still, ten годков to it only, and it in insult will give nobody. Will start with children of game different - to that a horse from камышинки will make, to that fish unprecedented from clay blinds, to that a bird strange on sand will draw. Play children with Петрусем - home you will not entice.

And Silent Don Петрусь loved more life. Will come, happened, to coast and long-long looks at the wide river. On the wave river low one for another somewhere slide, on waves solar spangles sparkle, as if gold grains were scattered by someone. In light water the small fish frolics, cheerful game is amused. The small fish will jump out of water, will look, and all around shines from the bright sun as if sparkles from fire burn on water. The small fish a small mouth will seize air, will choke - and again in water.

Over Don air warm transparent streams floats, seagulls белокрылые fly, swallows as arrows, it is low over water are carried by.

And here whence тучка dark to Don comes nearer. The breeze повеял, has run over the river, and the river has begun to worry at once, by small wrinkles has become covered.

Петрусь on тучку looks and thinks: "Эх, here the storm would begin!".

And тучка dark all more close yes is closer, already all sky has darkened. The wind has suddenly whistled on-predatory, Silent Don has sighed deeply as if shoulders powerful has straightened. All has rustled around, terrible waves have hooted, Silent Don as if long in bondage sat has cleared up and suddenly on freedom was pulled out. Seagulls белокрылые have shouted, посердились and have departed somewhere. Behind them swallows fast have disappeared.

And through clouds already the sun has looked out. The violent wind has whistled for last time and has dashed away to the sea. And it is again silent over Don...

Sat so once Петрусь, the river admired, suddenly the black shade has flown over it, in air whistle was distributed. The predator malicious has looked Петрусь upwards, and at it, the bird terrible, a stone from skies falls.

Was not in time and shout Петрусь as has seized its predator sharp claws, has waved black wings and has departed over Silent Don, over woods green, over the seas wide.

Has had a look downwards Петрусь, has jammed at it heart, and he has shouted a loud voice:

- Farewell, the father Silent Don, farewell, the earth Russian!

The predator also has not looked on Петруся. It flies all further and further from Silent Don, from the favourite native land мальчонки Russian. The wind rustles with circle, mountains grey-haired below flash, white a cloudlet thaw from a wind, as a fog morning over the silent river. Here already and evening has come, the first asterisks have lighted up in the sky, below the sea has moaned, as an animal the wounded man.

Has suddenly felt Петрусь, that the predator downwards falls. Has looked мальчонка - mountain circle wild, rocks black, chasms deep.

And the predator malicious has waved last time wings and has fallen on a black rock, to the nest. Then claws has unclenched, Петрусю to breathe it became easier.

It has sat down on a stone, has hung a head on hands and has begun to cry. Has recollected Петрусь mother native, children cheerful, Silent Don favourite - still тоскливее on heart became.

He has looked on a predator malicious, and that sits opposite, eyes at it bad fire burn, Malicious sparkles in them run. The eagle has then waved the left wing and speaks suddenly a human voice:

- Here I also have brought you in the kingdom, a cub human. I long trapped you, long for you hunted, here and have caught at last! And that you knew, a cub where I have brought you, I will tell: not simple I an eagle and not simple this nest eagle. I lived three hundred years ago on the earth and was the great khan Turkish. The glory washing rose above these mountains high, force washing was грознее storms sea. All people to the earth to most bowed to me, only Russian people have not wanted to bow. I also have decided to destroy the people this rebellious. I have collected force infinite and have gone war to your Russia. I long fought with the enemies, it is a lot of goals of Russian from shoulders have rolled down, yes my army in fight of this has not resisted, has trembled. Russian have broken us, and me in a captivity have taken away. Wished execution to betray, yes has rescued me Зурала - a tsarevna our sea. She hates people of Russian the same as also I. Has sprinkled me Зурала water salty and has told: " Be you, the great khan, a bird predatory until Silent Don, the river Russian, from Russian blood red becomes. You will make it - to be to you again the great khan, you will not make - and you will die a bird ". Here I also fly since then over the earth Russian, for the assistant to myself I search. To execute that a tsarevna has punished, it is necessary to me to have the assistant true and that there was at it a mind human, and heart - a predator malicious. I will learn such person how angrily to sow on the earth Russian, and then I will make the business. It is conducted to me, the cub human, that your heart is not necessary for my plans - good in it much. Yes that it doesn't matter: you will live with me, you will be altered. And if you will be to me the good assistant, gold you I will sprinkle, and if you will not please me - to decay to your bones in that precipice. I already am a lot of people of Russian brought here, yes meanwhile nobody has pleased me...

Has told so a predator malicious, has waved wings black and has departed somewhere for mountains. And Петрусь has approached on mountain edge, has looked downwards and has started back in fear: a precipice such deep, as the earth not to see, and around on bone stones human grow white and over bones black ravens are turned.

Has sat down again Петрусь on a stone and has reflected. Tears from eyes at it have poured down, the melancholy black has squeezed heart.

"Not видатъ I have more than mother my darling, - thinks Петрусь, - not to admire to me more Silent Don favourite. I cannot climb down a mountain this, not leave to me never from a predator malicious".

Suddenly hears Петрусь - wings in air have whistled. The Turkish khan has arrived, in claws a seagull белокрылую holds. It has sat down on the rock, has waved the left wing and speaks:

- Here, the cub human, you has brought a bird from your edge. It flied over Don, shouted to people that you are live, a cub that she as I have carried away you in the kingdom saw. And it is necessary for me, that people have forgotten about you, did not recollect. For it a bird silly to destroy it is necessary.

The seagull белокрылая looks on Петруся as if to tell something wants, yes of a predator malicious is afraid.

- Do not kill a bird, the great khan, - has spoken Петрусь. - she Let lives with me on this rock that it was not boring to me.

The predator has laughed and answers:

- At a seagull heart not malicious, in friends it is not necessary to us. To you, a cub human, not such companion it is necessary.

It has struck a seagull a paw terrible, has broken off it on a part claws sharp, took in a beak heart чайкино and speaks Петрусю:

- And here it you will have dinner, a cub human...

Has turned away Петрусь, is silent. It is a pity to it a seagull белокрылую, yes knows: will notice in it pity a predator malicious - will dump from a rock.

And the eagle again has waved wings and has departed away.

A few time has passed, as the predator has arrived back, in claws of a pigeon grey-winged holds. Has gone to its beak a head, выклевал heart from a breast and has thrown Петрусю under feet:

- On, have supper, a cub human. The pigeon - a bird tender, peace to kill all of them it is necessary.

Has then looked on Петруся and asks:

- Well as, it is not a pity to you of these birds silly?

Has risen Петрусь from a stone, has looked in malicious eyes of a predator, has again kept silent. And that tries to find out:

- It is a pity to you or it is not a pity these birds silly?

- That them to regret, if they already dead? - Answers Петрусь. - And you, the khan Turkish when you dead will be, I will not regret too.

The eagle eyes has sparkled and speaks:

- I see, the sense from you will be, a cub human. Quickly you get used to blood.

Here and has started to live Петрусь on a rock high, in a mountain kingdom of the khan Turkish.

Carries a predator malicious in the nest of seagulls белокрылых, pigeons quiet, lambs small, breaks off their claws sharp, выклевывает at them hearts hot, accustoms Петруся to love angrily.

Grows Петрусь in bondage, hair fair-haired have darkened at it, its eyes blue have darkened, and between eyebrows already the wrinkle has lain down. Ten years has passed since the predator malicious has carried away it from Silent Don. Also has solved Петрусь or to escape from ханского kingdoms, or to be lost in fight with the enemy.

Here he time also speaks to a predator malicious:

- I in myself feel force powerful, yes I do not know where to put it. Bring to me, the khan Turkish, a sabre steel, I will study to own it, I will prepare in a campaign on people of Russian. Yes an arrangement remember: if water in Silent Don from blood enemy will turn pink - to present me do not forget.

The predator malicious was delighted to these words and answers:

- And behind a sabre far to fly it is not necessary. Lift that stone grey, there and the sabre steel lays.

Has lifted Петрусь a stone heavy, looks - under a stone the sabre steel sparkles, near to a sabre the mace lays, precious каменья burn on it. Took Петрусь a sabre, looks at it and speaks:

- The kind weapon... Such sabre at my father was, when it to fight with enemies of the earth Russian went.

- Such, yes not such, - the khan laughs. - strike a sabre on a stone yes look, that from a stone remains.

Has waved Петрусь a sabre, has struck on a stone - the stone was scattered, only sparks have departed to the parties.

- The kind, kind sabre, - speaks Петрусь. - Kohl a stone is destroyed by it, what from you, the khan, remains, if I want to cut you?

The predator has become angry.

- Not for this purpose, - he speaks, - I fed you ten years, learnt you angrily to love, that to speeches such to listen. You, a cub human, yet do not know my force. I one will wave a wing - from you and the trace does not remain.

Heart Петруся has lighted up here, blood Russian has begun to boil, it is even more hatred fierce has flashed in it to a predator malicious. "I will cut the villain of it, - thinks Петрусь, - and then and itself with кручи I will rush, that my heart in bondage terrible" did not pine.

It has lifted a sabre steel over a head, has waved it in air and has struck an eagle predatory.

- Here to you, the degenerate magical, for blood Russian, for tears of our mothers! - has cried Петрусь. - you Have learnt me to love angrily - pay off now for this science! People Russian but if there are they enemies if it is necessary them to protect the will are kind - not to see to enemies of our favour!

Has once again waved Петрусь the weapon terrible, once again with whistle the sabre on a bird terrible has fallen. And the hand already again lifts a sabre. And beginnings Петрусь to cut the villain for parts, cuts it and sentences:

- And it for people of Russian, whose bones grow white in a precipice terrible!. And it for a science your barbarous, for a life my ruined.

Hour cuts Петрусь a predator malicious, two, tired, a sabre aside has thrown, villages on a stone, sweat from the person a hand to wipe the beginnings.

Suddenly looks - the eagle on the same place sits, sits, a curve beak feathers black puts in order, malicious eyes on Петруся looks and speaks:

- I see, force in you indeed powerful, and mind was acquired by you still, a cub human. This sabre to me Зурала has presented, a tsarevna our sea, and this sabre not the simple: stones from it in a dust turn, on a thick tree to strike it - chips will depart, and here the khan Turkish it will not cut! Has bewitched Зурала this sabre. And that you have lifted a hand on the khan great, you will sit as early as five years on this rock, a science my wise to comprehend. I will throw meat to you from above that you have not died with hunger, a cub: human, and in five years I will arrive - or to fight we will go on people of Russian, or to decay to your bones in a precipice black.

Has told so a predator, malicious eyes has sparkled, black wings has waved and has departed for mountains.

Again remained Петрусь in ханском a kingdom, again sits, a bitter thought thinks. Recollects Silent Don favourite, the mother darling, friends-companions. And the khan Turkish has arrived in the earth non-russian, villages about the sea on a stone sharp, the right wing has waved and has shouted something a voice predatory.

Its tsarevna sea, eyes at it, as at a toad, a teeth, as at a shark terrible, hair long, as seaweed sea has come up to it Зурала. Has looked Зурала at the khan Turkish and asks:

- With what messages you have arrived, the khan were? Whether it becomes fast the river Russian pink from blood Russian?

The predator malicious has inclined a head, a paw of on a breast has struck, as if a hand to heart has put as a sign of a greeting, and answers:

- Help, a tsarevna great to type an army, I think in a campaign to gather. The athlete Russian, heart at it as at an eagle predatory became though it has not obeyed while absolutely sits at me in bondage, yes time will break off it, will rub off. I will send it on the earth Russian angrily to sow, people against each other to embitter. I will give to it of gold that it bribed rebellious, and then and itself with the army I will appear suddenly. Help, a tsarevna great, and I will not forget your help.

- And when you, the khan to send the Russian athlete to its edges think? - Asks Зурала.

- Five years to wait remains, great, - the predator answers.

Tsarevna in water has lowered a head, has thought and has told:

- Well. There will be to you in five years an army. Gather, the khan, in a campaign.

... Here has passed as early as five years.

The predator malicious in the kingdom ханское arrives, brings in claws мальчонку white-headed and speaks:

- Well, the athlete Russian, time in a campaign to us has come to go... And for test I to you have brought your fellow tribesman: cut to it a breast, heart itself eat, and to me in that jug of blood type. I will drink it instead of wine before a campaign. Kohl will not tremble your heart, to be to you the Grand Visier.

Has thrown a predator malicious under feet Петрусю мальчонку, and itself looks on Петруся, the eye from it does not reduce.

Петрусь the curve knife took, on мальчонку has looked and speaks to a predator:

- I am full now, the great khan. I will get hungry, here then I will execute your order.

- Well, - the predator answers. - I fly on the army I will look, and as I will arrive in the evening, you will give to me to blood Russian to try.

The eagle has departed, and Петрусь has approached to мальчонке, has stroked it on a fair-haired head and has told:

- I at a predator have found malicious its dresses rich, from brocade yes from gold the made. Here five years I cut them on pieces yes бечеву I spin to go down from a rock of this terrible. A little I needed to work, yes, it is visible, I will not be in time. As takes me a predator malicious tomorrow, we will depart with it, you a stone here this lift, there everything, that is necessary, is. On the earth you will go down, if live I will be, - we will meet. Kohl to be lost to me it is necessary - go to Silent Don, you will ask there Петруся which fifteen years ago the predator malicious has carried away, you will bow to the mother my darling if it is live, yes to people all Russian. And you will especially bow to Don Silent, the river of my favourite.

Took Петрусь a curve knife Turkish, cut the left hand below an elbow: hot blood has scattered on the earth. Has substituted Петрусь a jug, has filled with its blood to edges and speaks мальчонке:

- And now climb in that hole, I stones will put in pawn you. The eagle will arrive - lay, do not breathe.

Only has hidden Петрусь мальчонку white-headed, air has whistled, wings black have rustled, the predator has arrived. On Петруся has looked, the left wing has waved and asks:

- Well as, the cub human, whether is ready you?

Петрусь the jug with blood submits to a predator and answers:

- I have eaten heart human, forces in me have increased. Though now I am ready, the khan Turkish, in a campaign with you to go.

The predator human has drunk blood and asks:

- And where you white-headed have put a cub, the assistant my nice? Something was not seen by me in a precipice of bones fresh...

Петрусь and an eyebrow has not led.

- As I have struck its dagger in a breast, have pulled out heart, blood have poured in a jug, here carrion crows black have flown, asks from me to regale on meat. Well, I have dumped a cub white-headed in a precipice, have snatched away its carrion crows hurriedly. Search for bones in вороньих nests, the great khan.

Has believed a predator malicious Петрусю, wings has begun to clap, was delighted, that now at it the true assistant is, and speaks:

- I will carry you tomorrow to Silent Don, I will give you of gold a bag, among people will angrily sow. People love gold, you there throw a handful, in other place, people will see - to fight because of it will begin. This gold will come to an end, I to you will bring other bag. Kohl you will help me with my business - you will not regret. Kohl you will deceive me - from a bottom of the sea you I will get, all cubs human in mountains I will carry away, to carrion crows on a feast.

Here there has passed night.

In the morning the predator malicious has adhered to the neck a bag with gold, took in paws Петруся, has waved black wings, and they have departed through the seas rough to Silent Don, to the earth Russian.

Day fly, night fly, looks Петрусь - coast high Едали darken. "Here and Don my Silent begins, - thinks Петрусь, - and there and fields wide Russian, meadows green, people native".

Also he speaks to a predator malicious:

- Lower me, the khan great, on coast, I wish водицы to enjoy, that forces has increased.

Eagle Петруся on coast has lowered, and itself is turned over it in air, expects.

Has looked Петрусь at Silent Don favourite and said:

- Hi, the father Silent Don, hi, the earth Russian! Long there was no I here, long my heart in bondage pined. I also have come now that or on all life to remain in edge darling, or a life to give for business right.

It was inclined to Silent Don, began to drink water. Drinks Петрусь water pure and feels, how force grows in it the powerful. Has then risen in all growth, shoulders has straightened and has shouted to a predator malicious:

- Hey you, the khan Turkish, the degenerate magical, if you wish live to remain, depart to the tsarevna sea yes ask it that it kind has made you the person. And if you wish beaten to be, fly, померяемся forces.

Has pulled out because of bosom Петрусь a curve knife, began to wait for a predator Malicious.

And the khan has begun to sparkle eyes terrible, has shown the teeth sharp, has waved wings enormous and as the whirlwind black, has flown on Петруся. Wished to seize a predator its claws, yes has waved here Петрусь a knife - one paw as did not happen. Blood black has begun to flow, Silent Don has darkened. And Петрусь costs, chestnut-coloured the breeze caresses its curls, eyes its daring burn valiant, costs, again for a predator malicious waits.

Also has again flown a predator, has struck Петруся a beak sharp in the right hand, has not kept Петрусь a knife, has dropped. And the predator already again flies, beats Петруся wings black, but costs Петрусь, firmly standing keeps. He suddenly sees - a tsarevna sea floats from the sea Zurala. The mouth spark is opened, eyes жабьи hatred flare, plaits-seaweed round a head are twisted.

Has seen a predator the malicious girl-friend and shouts to it a wild voice:

- Fall down it from feet, a tsarevna great, and there I with it will finish!

Sees Петрусь what not to resist to it in water against force spark: will bring down its fright overseas. He wished to leave on coast, has looked, and at coast of fish terrible long tails on water beat.

Зурала, a tsarevna sea, from water has put out a head, has cried to fishes terrible:

- Hey, servants my true, knock down a cub human, tear it to parts!

Have rushed to Петрусю fishes-monsters, and it has bent to Silent Don and speaks to it tenderly:

- Farewell, the father Silent Don, farewell, the river mighty.

It was then straightened, has looked around and thinks: "Эх, would began stone - not to see my feet to robbers of Silent Don..."

Only has thought so, feels - feet have hardened. Here a tsarevna overseas has hit with force about its feet, has howled from a pain, was swept up from fury, waves around have risen the high... And from above the predator malicious already a stone falls on Петруся, in its breast wishes to strike the breast.

- Эх, - has shouted Петрусь, - to become to me rock high that the breast washing strong was as a block stone that the predator malicious has broken about it to death. More blood Russian from its claws sharp would not flow, more tears parent from a grief terrible would not flow!

Also has stopped Петрусь for ever, having turned in rock high.

The predator about rock has hit, has shouted a wild voice and has fallen to Silent Don. Have picked up its waves high and have cast ashore that has taken away its carrion crows black.

And the proud rock and costs since then, at the mighty river looks, as if listens to something. Caresses its Silent Don waves soft, whispers it something as if mother native lulls the sonny.

And by long steps time goes: hundred years, two hundred, three hundred...

For a long time-for a long time it was.