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Identifier: cossackfairytal00bain (find matches)
Title: Cossack fairy tales and folk-tales. Selected
Year: 1894 (1890s)
Authors: Bain, R. Nisbet (Robert Nisbet), 1854-1909
Subjects: Tales, Ukrainian
Publisher: New York A.L. Burt Co
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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ir hairy neighbors the Russians. 222 COSSACK FAIRY TALES. he kindled fire and burned the incense, andoffered it up to God as a sweet-smelling sacri-fice. Then an angel flew down to him, andsaid: Oh, thou that hast offered this sweet-smell-ing sacrifice to God, what dost thou want forthine own self? Dost thou want a czardom,orgreat riches ? Or perchance the desire of thyheart is a good wife? Speak, for God will givethee whatsoever thou desirest. When the manhad listened to the angel, he said to him : Tarry awhile ! I will go and ask thosepeople who are plowing yonder hard by.Now those people who were plowing therewere his own brethren, but he did not knowthat they were his brethren. So he went upand said to the elder brother: ** Tell me, uncle, what shall I ask of God ?A czardom, or great riches, or a good wife ?Tell me, which of the three is the best gift toask for ? And his eldest brother said to him: I know not, and who does know ? Gro andask some ojje else. So he went to the second
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On the road be fell In with three Katgapi with a load of incense,—Page 221. COSSACK FAIRY TALES. 223 brother, who was plowing a little further on.He asked him the same question, but the manonly shrugged his shoulders and said that hedidnt know either. Then he went to the thirdbrother, who was the youngest of the three,and also plowing there. And he asked him,saying: Tell me, how, which is the best gift to askof God: a czardom, or great riches, or a goodwife r And the third brother said: What a question ! Thou art too young fora czardom, and great riches last but for a littlewhile; ask God for a good wife, for if it pleaseGod to give thee a good wife, tis a gift thatwill bless thee all thy life long. So he wentback to the angel and asked for a good wife.Then he went on his way till he came to a cer-tain wood, and looking about him, he perceiv edthat in this wood was a lake. And while he waslooking at it three wild doves came flying alongand lit down upon this lake. They threw offthei

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