The Girl, Her Brother, and the Witch
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ScribdTranslationsTHE GIRL AND THE OVEN, THE APPLE TREE AND THE RIVER
Once upon a time, there was a couple who had a daughter and a son.
Tiny.
ON ONE OCCASION, THE MOTHER TOLD THE GIRL:
YOUR FATHER AND I, LITTLE GIRL, ARE GOING TO WORK, TAKE CARE OF YOUR
LITTLE BROTHER. DON'T GO OUT TO THE STREET, BE OBEDIENT, AND YOU
WE WILL BUY A SCARF.
THE FATHER AND THE MOTHER LEFT, AND THE GIRL FORGOT TO
WHAT THEY HAD TOLD HIM: HE SAT HIS LITTLE BROTHER ON THE GRASS, TO
WINDOW SILL, AND WENT OUT TO THE STREET TO PLAY WITH HIS
Little friends.
SOME LARGE-WINGED GEESE FLEW IN,
They lifted the boy and took him away through the air. The girl
HE RETURNED HOME AND SAW THAT HIS LITTLE BROTHER WAS NOT THERE. HE LOOKED FOR HIM
HE LOOKED EVERYWHERE AND COULDN'T FIND IT.
No matter how much he called her, no matter how much he shouted, drowned in
TEARS, THAT THE FATHER AND MOTHER WOULD PUNISH HER, THE BOY
NO SHOWED SIGNS OF LIFE.
The girl ran to the field and saw some geese in the distance.
THAT SOON HID BEHIND THE DARK FOREST. THE GIRL
He guessed that the birds had taken his little brother, because
It had been a long time since the geese had a bad reputation: it was said
OF THOSE WHO STOLE SMALL CHILDREN.
THE GIRL RAN IN PURSUIT OF THE BIRDS. SUDDENLY SHE SAW
AN OVEN.
-TELL ME, OVEN -THE GIRL ASKED-, DO YOU KNOW WHERE THEY HAVE GONE?
GEESE FLYING?
THE OVEN ANSWERED:
IF YOU EAT ONE OF MY RYE PASTRIES, I WILL TELL YOU.
-WHAT DO YOU MEAN I'M GOING TO EAT RYE PASTRIES!
I AM NOT INTERESTED IN THE HOUSE OR WHEAT.
THE OVEN DID NOT TELL HIM WHERE THE GEESE HAD FLOWN.
GIRL KEPT RUNNING AND SAW AN APPLE TREE, TO WHICH SHE ASKED:
Tell me, Manzano, do you know where the geese have flown?
IF YOU EAT ONE OF MY WILD APPLES, I WILL TELL YOU.
I'M NOT EVEN INTERESTED IN MY FATHER'S GARDEN.
THE TREE DID NOT TELL WHERE THE GEESE HAD FLEW, AND THE
GIRL KEPT RUNNING UNTIL SHE REACHED A RIVER OF MILK
WITH JAM EDGES.
-RIVER OF MILK AND JAM SHORES -SAID THE GIRL-,
Do you know where the geese have flown?
IF YOU EAT A LITTLE JAM AND DRINK A SIP OF
MILK WE WILL TELL YOU -REPLIED THE RIVER.
AT HOME, NOT EVEN THE CREAM INTERESTS ME.
THE GIRL SPENT MANY HOURS RUNNING THROUGH THE FIELDS
AND THE FORESTS, THE DAY WAS COMING TO ITS END, AND HE UNDERSTOOD THAT
SHE HAD TO RETURN HOME, BUT SUDDENLY SHE SAW A ISBA, WITH A
WINDOW, THAT TURNED ON A HEN'S LEG.
IN THE ISBA WAS THE OLD WITCH YAGÁ SPINNING WITH HER
RUECA. NEXT TO IT, ON A BENCH, WAS SITTING THE LITTLE BROTHER OF
THE GIRL WAS PLAYING WITH SOME SILVER APPLES.
THE GIRL ENTERED AND SAID:
Good afternoon, grandmother.
-GOOD AFTERNOON, BEAUTIFUL! -THE WITCH ANSWERED- WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO YOU?
Betrayed here?
I have walked on grounds covered with moss and through
SWAMPS, I HAVE GOT MY DRESS WET AND I WOULD LIKE TO DRY MYSELF.
SIT DOWN -THE WITCH TOLD HER- AND SPIN WITH MY SPINNING WHEEL.
THE WITCH GAVE THE GIRL THE SPINDLE AND LEFT. THE GIRL WAS
SPINNING WHEN A LITTLE MOUSE CAME OUT FROM BEHIND THE OVEN
WHAT HE SAID:
Girl, give me a little piece of bread and I will tell you something that you
IT INTERESTS.
THE GIRL GAVE A LITTLE PIECE OF BREAD TO THE LITTLE MOUSE, AND HE
ANNOUNCEMENT:
The witch Yagá has gone to prepare the bath. She will wash you, you
WILL PUT IN THE OVEN, WILL EAT YOU, AND THEN, WILL FLY MOUNTED ON
YOUR BONES.
THE GIRL STARTED TO CRY, MORE DEAD THAN ALIVE. THE
The little mouse said:
DON'T WASTE TIME, TAKE YOUR LITTLE BROTHER WITH YOU, AND IN THE MEANTIME,
I will cry for you.
The girl took her little brother by the hand and ran away.
RUNNING. THE WITCH APPROACHED THE WINDOW SOON AND
QUESTION:
Are you threading, girl?
THE LITTLE MOUSE ANSWERED HIM:
YES, GRANDMA.
THE WITCH FINISHED PREPARING THE BATH AND WENT IN SEARCH OF THE
GIRL. BUT THERE WAS NO ONE IN THE ISBA. THE WITCH SHOUTED OUT LOUD
NECK:
Geese, come out in their pursuit! The sister has
BROKEN TO THE BROTHER!
THE GIRL ARRIVED WITH HER LITTLE BROTHER AT THE MILK RIVER AND SAW THAT
THE GEESE FLEW AFTER HIM.
DEAR RIVER, HIDE ME!
EAT A LITTLE OF MY SIMPLE JAM, said the river.
THE GIRL ATE THE JAM AND THANKED. THE RIVER HER
SHE HID UNDER HER JELLY BANK.
THE GEESE COULD NOT DISCOVER THE GIRL AND PASSED BY
LONG.
THE BROTHERS CONTINUED THEIR CAREER. THE GEESE
They were flying back and could discover them at any moment.
ANOTHER. WHERE WOULD SALVATION BE? THE GIRL SUDDENLY SAW THE
MANZANO...
APPLE TREE, DEAR, HIDE ME!
Eat one of my little apples.
THE GIRL ATE IT IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE
APPLE AND THANKED. THE TREE COVERED HER WITH ITS BRANCHES.
THE GEESE DID NOT SEE HER AND PASSED BY.
THE BOYS KEPT RUNNING. IT WAS ALREADY LITTLE LEFT FOR THEM TO
They will arrive home when the geese discovered them.
Screaming, they rushed towards the girl and
THEY MADE HIM/HER RECEIVE SLAPS, SO THAT HE/SHE WOULD RELEASE HIS/HER
LITTLE BROTHER.
THE GIRL RAN TO THE OVEN AND SAID:
-Oven, dear, hide me!
EAT ONE OF MY RYE PASTRIES:
THE GIRL HURRIED TO PUT A PASTRY IN HER MOUTH AND
SHE HID WITH HER LITTLE BROTHER IN THE OVEN.
THE GEESE FLUTTERED FOR A FEW MOMENTS, HONKING
Filled with rage, they flew towards the hut of the witch Yaga.
THE GIRL THANKED THE OVEN AND SOON ARRIVED HOME
WITH YOUR LITTLE BROTHER.
ONE MOMENT LATER THE PARENTS RETURNED FROM WORK.
RUSSIAN ANONYMOUS