K35c3. The ship stopped. .14.15.17.23.27.-.29.31.32.

For some reason that is not immediately clear, the ship stops in the middle of the sea (rare: a horse stops in the middle of the road).

Arabs of Egypt, Italians (Veneto), Sicilians, Arabic written tradition, Arabs of Iraq, northern India (Hindi), Greeks, Russians (Tersky Coast, Nizhnaya Pechora, Pomors of Arkhangelsk, Zaonezhye, Vologda, Ryazan, Voronezh), Ukrainians (Podolia, Kharkov), Abkhazians, Chechens, Turks, Setos, Latvians, Lithuanians (?), Estonians (?), Karelians, Finns (?), Bashkirs.

North Africa. Arabs of Egypt [when the sultan's daughter laughs, the sun shines, when she cries, the daughter comes; a bird foretells that she will marry a dead man; her parents take her to the mountains; she enters a palace, all the inhabitants of which are dead; next to the man is written what must be done to bring him back to life; the princess sits next to the man for three years, then leaves for a short time, leaving a gypsy in her place; at this moment the dead man wakes up, takes the gypsy as his wife, who calls herself a princess; the husband leaves, asking what to bring his wife and maid; the maid (i.e. the real princess) asks for a box of patience, a box of suffering, and a bloody sword; the husband forgets about this request, but the ship is becalmed and does not move from the spot; when he brings the objects, he stays to eavesdrop and hears how the imaginary maid addresses them and invites the sword to kill her; man marries princess, punishes gypsy]: Artin Pasha 1895, no. 3: 69-75 (retold in Nowak 1969, no. 106: 120-121).

Southern Europe. Italians (Veneto) [a beggar woman asks for money; a princess throws her a purse, then a second; the third time she says she will not give any more; the beggar woman curses her: may she never marry until she meets a dead man; the princess goes in search and comes to a marble palace; there is plenty of food there, and in the bed there is a dead youth and a note next to it: my beloved wife will be the one who sits by my bed for a year, three months and a week; after a year, the princess bought a slave from a slave trader; when the term was up, she went to bed, telling the slave to wake her in three days; she did not wake up and the youth who woke up, who turned out to be the king, called the slave his beloved; the palace came to life; one day the king went on business and promised to bring gifts for everyone; the princess-servant asked for a tinderbox, a black candle and a knife; the king forgot about them and his ship did not move from the place; then he went to the merchant; he sold him these things and told him not to give them away for nothing, but to leave them on the girl's table and to hide nearby; having received the things, the princess plunged a knife into the table and tells her story in the form of questions addressed to the knife; it answers each time: yes, I remember; at the end, the princess orders the knife to plunge into her heart, but the king jumps out and embraces her; he tells everything in front of all the servants; the impostor was burned in a cauldron of burning resin]: Calvino 1980, no. 32: 90-95; Sicilians [the eldest daughters Rosa and Giovanna ask the merchant to bring them dresses; the youngest Nina - a branch of dates in a silver vase; and if he forgets, his ship will stop; and so it happened, a storm began; as soon as the ship turned so that the merchant could buy a vase of dates, the storm ended; before leaving, the merchant left his daughters a supply of food and sealed the door; Returning, he opened the gifts and gave them to her; during his absence, R. dropped a thimble into the well and N. volunteered to get it; going down, she saw the light and moved the stone; there was the garden of the Portuguese prince; she gathered fruits and flowers and brought them to her sisters; this happened three times; the prince scolded the gardener; the second time he noticed N.; the third time he tried to grab her, but she slipped away; the prince fell ill with love; the king orders everyone to gather for the ball; the sisters go, N. refuses; but when they leave with their father, she turns to a date branch, from which fairies come out, dress her up, hang her with jewels; in the palace, the prince recognized her; - How are you? - How is the winter. - What is your name? - By name. - Where do you live? - In the house with a door? - On which street? - Where the dust swirls. They danced all night; the prince was tired, but N. was not, for magic was with her; left the palace, the servants followed her, but N. scattered the jewels behind her, the servants rushed to pick them up and let her go; at home N. orders the date branch to make her as she was before the holiday; the same the next evening; on the third the king took N. by the hand and ordered her to become the wife of his son; wedding]: Pitrè 2009, no. 42: 214-222.

Western Asia. Arabic written tradition (late 13th – early 14th centuries): Osmanov, Yusupov 1962: 231-232 [the entire text on pp. 226-246; during the rebellion, the young king escapes on a ship; the ship freezes in front of a cave in which the idol is; the king manages to penetrate there and overturn the idol; after that, the ship quickly sailed away, contrary to the wishes of the sailors, and the king remained; (further adventures)], 42-45 [the entire text on pp. 36-50; Abu Abdullah and his retinue set off by ship to India; on the twenty-first day the ships stopped; AA remembered that the orphan Abu Muhammad had given him a dirham and asked him to buy something with it, the income from which would go only to him; AA returned, bought a sick monkey; it eats only a sweet dish with almonds and poppy seeds; off the coast of Oman a monkey began to dive, getting pearls from the sea; AA gave them to an orphan; the monkey told him that she was the king of the jinn, in love with a girl from Basra]; Arabs of Iraq (Babil province) [six daughters ask their father to bring the usual gifts, the seventh - a bunch of golden grapes; the ship cannot sail before the requests are fulfilled; a marid (an evil or good spirit) gives golden grapes for a promise to give him the girl as a wife; when the father returns, the marid flies in, carries off his youngest daughter; does not order her to enter one of the rooms of his palace; does not sleep with her, but she is pregnant; she steals his key, opens the room; her real husband is sleeping there, there is a door on her chest, behind it are toys for the unborn child; he wakes up in anger, orders the marid to take his wife into the desert; comes into the house; hears his sister talking to her husband, is going to eat her; the same with the second sister; the third youngest explains that the wife is innocent; the husband comes to his wife, asks for forgiveness]: Yaremenko 1900, No. 1: 24-28.

South Asia. North India (Hindi): Crooke 1892-1893, #633 (Mirzapur) [six daughters told the king that they believed in their father, and the seventh that they believed in themselves; the king banished her to the forest; she found an empty house with everything they needed for life left in it; the king asks his daughters what he should bring them; they send a servant to the forest, he finds the house; the princess replied that she was washing herself, so the servant should have patience; the servant understood that the princess was asking her father to bring patience; when the king was about to return, the ship did not move; the king remembered that he had forgotten to buy patience; an old woman sold him something wrapped in a rag; when the princess received the bundle, she threw it away; later she was surprised that the rag was incorruptible, she unrolled the bundle, and there was a fan; when she put it upside down, a prince appeared; They began to live together; when the prince wanted to return to his country, the wife put the fan upside down; the sisters came to visit the youngest, saw the prince and out of envy poured broken glass under his sheet; the prince ordered to put the fan upside down, disappeared and never appeared again; the wife went to look for him, spent the night under a tree; she hears a conversation between a parrot and a starling; the parrot describes her story; the starling teaches that one must take their droppings, boil them in oil and smear the body with this ointment - and the glass will come out; the wife came in the guise of a doctor, cured the prince; having returned, she turned the fan, the prince appeared; they lived happily]: 171-172.

Balkans. Greeks (Epirus) [a merchant leaving asks his three daughters what he should bring them; one asks for an Indian dress, another a peacock, and the youngest a golden wand; and casts a spell: if the father forgets, his ship will not sail; and so it happened; a peasant asks if the merchant has broken his promise and directs him to where the wand can be obtained; it is the prince's palace; the prince shows portraits of beauties; the merchant: my daughter is more beautiful; in the next room is a portrait of his youngest daughter; the prince gives the merchant a letter, a cup, and a ring for his daughter; she locks herself in her room and reads the letter: pour water into the cup, put the ring in it, say "come, golden wand"; a dove appears, dips itself in the water, becomes a prince; then, having washed itself again, becomes a dove and flies away; it leaves behind a nut, and in it a dress with the sky and stars; next time a nut of a different kind, in it a dress with May flowers; the sisters are envious; the eldest entered the room, put a knife in the bowl, called a dove with the same words, it hurt itself, disappeared; the youngest saw blood in the bowl; asked her father for men's clothes and a ship; arriving in India, she hears a conversation between two birds: in order to cure the prince, we must be killed, make an ointment, smear the wound on the neck; the prince recovered; the king asks the doctor what reward he wants; "to call all the nobles of the kingdom to a feast"; at the feast he tells the whole story; the wedding and coronation of the prince]: Tio 2017: 39-43; Greeks (Epirus) [a rich man's daughter is embroidering by the window; a bird flew up: why are you doing this, since you will marry a dead man; one day she was playing with her friends, she was pushed into some door, the door closed behind her; There lies a prince with a note in his hand: If anyone can sit next to him for three weeks, three days and three hours, I will come to life; If it is a man, I will make him a vizier, and if it is a woman, I will take him as my wife; When the term is coming to an end, a gypsy woman looks into the room and the girl asks her to sit for two hours while she sleeps; The prince woke up, called the gypsy his wife; She ordered the girl to be sent to herd geese; The prince went to war, asked what to bring; The gypsy: a golden dress; The girl: a knife, a whetstone and a candle; And if they don’t bring it, the prince’s horse will not move; The prince defeated the enemies, bought the dress, but forgot about the knife, etc.; The horse stood still; The prince went to buy; The seller: When you give it back, look after the one you gave it to; The girl locked herself in her hut, lit a candle, orders the knife to cut her throat and the whetstone to sharpen it; Tells her story; the prince broke down the door, called the girl his wife, and sent the gypsy to tend the geese]: Pio 2017: 85-87; Greeks[the king asks his three daughters what they should bring back from the campaign; the eldest asks for a bracelet, the middle one - a veil, the youngest - a rose; having won, the king boarded the ship, but the sea turned to stone and the ship did not move; the king realized that he had forgotten about the rose; he came to the garden, began to cut the rose, heard a voice: either do not touch it, or send the youngest daughter here; at home the daughter agreed to the demand; she ended up in the garden, then in the palace, there was a set table; in the bedroom there was a bed; on the second night someone asked to unlock the door; on the third she unlocked it - it was a snake; the princess gradually got used to him; he let her go visit her relatives, but asked her to return by a certain time; but she was late; there was no snake, she was crying; she saw him in the well, took him out barely alive; the skin burst, in front of her was a young man; he was cursed to live in the form of a snake until a girl fell in love with him]: Schmidt 1877, no. 10: 88-91.

Central Europe. Russians (Tersky Coast) [a wife asks her husband to sell her necklace; he gives it for advice: without a trial the head will not perish; she gave silver embroidery, the husband gave it for God exalts, so he himself is low; gold embroidery: Swing - do not hit, and come down - do not lower; after this the husband was afraid to go home, got hired on a ship as a captain; the ships stopped in the middle of the sea, someone needs to go down to the sea king; the man went down; the sea king: the sea is richer than the land; the king's wife: the land is richer than the sea; one can live on land without the sea, but in the sea without the land one cannot; the man asked the king to put him on his throne, he judged thus: the sea gives and takes to itself, but the land gives and does not take to itself, the land is richer than the sea; he fell asleep and woke up in his cabin: gold is all around; they arrived at the king's; the captains give furs and think that this one has only coal; it turned out to be gold; the husband returned, saw two young men next to his wife, swung his sword, but did not hit; it turned out to be his sons]: Balashov 1970, No. 150: 401-404; Russians (Karelian Pomorie) [a young man ended up in prison for theft; upon release, he came to ask the tsar for money; the tsar's daughter wanted to marry him; her father kicked her out, leaving nothing with her; she embroidered a towel three times, sent her husband to sell it, he sold it for three pieces of advice: go and do not be afraid; judge and do not discuss; swing, but do not hit; it is a shame to return to his wife without money, he hired himself out on a ship; the ships are not moving, who will go down under the water? the man remembered "go - do not be afraid", volunteered to go down on the condition that if he returns, one ship is his; two water sprites in a silver palace ask what is more expensive in Russia - damask steel or gold? "Judge or not discuss": gold is more expensive, but if there is a war, then damask steel is more expensive; the water sprites are happy, they gave a casket; the peasant got up, received a ship, the ships sailed; the peasant took one gem from the casket, gave it to the king, who seated it next to him; the merchant is envious: if the price of my ships turns out to be lower than his alone, then I will give him everything; the contents of the casket are much more expensive than all the ships; the peasant returned home with the ships; swapped clothes with a beggar, his wife did not recognize him; two men came at night; "Swing, but do not hit"; it turned out that they were sons; the wife recognized her husband; the tsar threw a feast in honor of his son-in-law]: Razumova, Senkina 1987: 138-143; Russian(Nizovaya Pechora: Ust-Tsilma) [Ivan the unfortunate came to ask for a trial; the tsar's daughter: let him marry: either a wife will bring happiness, or children; for such advice her father gave her in marriage to I.; they settled in a hut; she embroidered a towel, I. went to sell it, gave it away for the advice: Without God's fate not a single hair from the head will perish; the next day: When you hang it out, let it not go down; the third: Bring it on and let it down; after this I. did not return to his wife, but hired himself out on a ship as a sailor; the ships stopped; the owners promise half the ship with goods to the one who goes under the water; I. ​​remembered the first advice, went down; there the tsar and the tsaritsa argue: what is more important - customs and damask steel or gold and silver; I. ​​remembered the second advice, sat down at the table; said that damask steel is more important during war, gold when peace; [they gave each of them a "kalchik" and let them go; I. received half a ship; upon returning, he gave the kalchik to the tsar, silver was continuously pouring out of it, the tsar gave three ships with goods and people; I. found his house, his wife did not recognize him; he wanted to cut her down, seeing that there were two guys next to her; he remembered the third piece of advice, learned that they were his sons; the tsar summoned I. as a son-in-law, he gave him a kalchik; the tsar was indignant, threw the kalchik, and silver was pouring out of it; the tsar handed over the throne to I.]: Onchukov 2008, No. 12: 112-115; Russians (Olonetskaya) [the merchant does not understand why his ship suddenly stopped; the water spirit demands to give back what the merchant does not know at home; the merchant agreed, but at home he learned that a son was born; had to bring the boy, and he disappeared in the waves]: Onegina 1986, No. 34: 111-112; Russians (Vologda) [Unfortunate Ondron came to the tsar; he wanted to execute him, but Princess Marya took him as her husband and the tsar kicked them out; M. weaves carpets, O. sells them; first for money, and then for three words; Wherever they call, do not deny; O. did not want to go on the ship, but remembered the advice and sailed; the ships stopped; from the water: give us a Russian man; O. again did not deny, went down to the bottom; there are three old men: what is more expensive - gold, silver or gems? O.: with us in Russia - it's all the same; old men: look, we fools have been fighting for three years, and the Russian man immediately calculated; O. collected precious stones, rose, the ships sailed, the foreign tsar is happy with the gifts; O. loaded the ships with bricks, but put a precious stone in each brick; O.'s cargo turned out to be much more expensive than that of the other merchants {apparently they were making a bet}; O. returned, with two young men next to his wife; O. remembered the third word: lift it up, but don't let it down; he didn't chop it down; the lads woke up: hello, daddy!; the tsar found out about his son-in-law; a feast for the whole world; and I drank vodka and drank honey, it ran down my mustache, but didn't get into my mouth]: Sokolov, Sokolov 1920, No. 29: 111-115; Ukrainians(Podolia) [the husband left, the wife is pregnant; other men came to her; the son from the womb of the mother reproaches her; when she gave birth, he ordered the servants to kill the baby, bring his heart and little finger; he asks to take the heart of a dog; the servants are scared that the baby talks like an adult; {apparently, he grew up quickly}; he was hired by the master to herd geese; living with the master's children, he learned to read and write; having learned that he studied better than his own children, the master drove him away; he was hired by a merchant as a clerk; the ship stopped in the middle of the sea; the merchant: whoever goes down to the bottom to find out what's going on will get 30 shops of goods; at the bottom there is a glass house; the wife says that silver is more expensive, and the husband - that gold; the guy said gold; the grateful husband gave it to him; he boarded the ship, the merchant gave him what he promised; the guy returned home, his mother did not recognize him, happily agreed to lie with him for 30 shops of goods; he touches her breasts and vulva and mysteriously says that they are familiar to him; the father returned and says that he never had a son; the guy explained everything; the father tied his wife to a horse and sent her out into the steppe]: Levchenko 1928, No. 568: 500-501; Ukrainians (Kharkiv) [the merchant's ship stopped; the merchant tells the sailor to dive; at the bottom the sea grandfather holds the ship, tells the merchant to write a receipt in blood promising to give what he does not know at home; while he was gone, his wife gave birth to and raised a son; at the age of 12 he went to the sea grandfather; 12 ducks turn into girls, take off their clothes, swim; the young man hides the clothes of the youngest, gives them in exchange for a promise to become his wife; she is the servant of the sea grandfather; tells him to go, without looking back at the vipers and animals, to the hut on a chicken leg; his betrothed is waiting for him there; each of the 12 girls lives in such a hut; teaches him to boldly answer the lions, to break down the gates, to recognize her among the 12 identical girls (there will be a crooked heel on the left leg); so three times (the little finger on the left hand is bent); the merchant's son receives a wife and 12 ships of gold and silver]: Chubinsky 1878, No. 5: 17-24 (= Pankeev 1992: 151-160).

Caucasus - Asia Minor. Abkhazians [father died during a raid; the boy broke a neighbor's jug with an arrow; she tells him to find out better where his father's brothers died; he tells his mother to bake a churek, puts the hot churek to her hands, forcing her to tell where his father's brothers went; she says that after bringing his father's coffin, the brothers went somewhere; he went to look for them, found them sitting under a tree and covered in lice; they were ashamed, they decided to kill him, sending him to the river for water; he defeated the monster, it turned into a girl, she said that she was freeing the river, gave her a golden cup; the young man with his uncles returned home, the king learned about the cup, demanded 12 more; the old woman says that the king sends guards to his son's grave, but they all die, it is her son's turn; the young man goes himself, sees a girl descend from a cloud, revives the prince with a whip, goes with him into the forest; a young man stole a whip, publicly revived the prince, and then other dead people; the people across the river are starving, there is a drought and crop failure; when a ship with food is sent, a bull's head sticks out of the water, stops it, sinking its teeth into it; the young man pulls them out, the ship sails on; the young man comes to a castle, there are three beds, he hides under one; three sisters enter, they are grateful to the one who freed them from evil, forcing them to kill those who came to the river, kill the prince and hold the ship; the young man takes the younger sister, the two older ones - for his uncles; he gives the king the golden cups and receives the throne]: Shakryl 1975, No. 20: 87-93; Chechens [there were 20 students of the madrasah and a mullah; the best student died; one said that he was worthy of the deceased; The mullah ordered to prove it by putting a knife on the grave at night; a one-eyed monster attacked the young man, he fought back, and was left with a golden slipper in his hand; the rich man said that the slipper had been stolen from him; the judge: if you find a pair, you will take the rich man's property, if not, you will become his slaves; the young man climbed onto the ship, the ship stopped; they want to throw the young man into the sea, he goes down to the water, rips a ring off someone's hand, the ship sailed; the young man saw a dove playing with a child, plucked the feathers from the dove's tail, returns the child to the parents; comes to a tower with three beds and a table, tasted from each plate, hid; three doves flew in, shed their plumage, became girls; one tells how she wanted to admire the dead young man, having dug him out of the grave, another - to stop the ship, the third - to steal the child; all three would like the hero to stay with them; the young man opens up, shows a slipper, a ring and feathers; the sisters carry him to his village, giving him a second slipper; the young men drive out the rich man]: Malsagov 1983, No. 18: 108-111; the Turks[while setting out on business, a father asks his three daughters what he wants to bring them; the eldest ask for new clothes, etc., the youngest asks for something strange (a green bird, a dove, a pearl, a feather, a cat, a mortar, etc.); the father forgets about her request, but the ship does not move until the father gets the item; the girl uses it to summon her lover, who usually arrives in the form of a bird; his envious sisters injure him (usually by throwing broken glass), and he flies away; the girl searches for him until she wears out her iron shoes and staff; she appears unrecognized at the palace and heals the prince, making him promise not to kill her when he sees her again; she summons him in the same way; everything is cleared up, the couple stay together]: Eberhard, Boratav 1953, no. 102: 118-121; Turks [(many variations); when leaving, a father asks his three daughters what to bring them; the youngest (on the advice of a teacher) asks for a pearl bunch of grapes or something else unusual (a chest containing a palace and a prince); the father forgets about the promise, but the ship does not move until he finds this thing; or a fisherman throws a net for the good luck of each of the three daughters and catches a black man for the youngest; as a result, the youngest daughter finds a lover; but she does not see him; the sisters advise not to take sleeping pills in the evening; the lover turns out to be a handsome young man, and there is a lock on his body; she unlocks it and sees craftsmen who are preparing everything needed for the wedding; after this, the young man drives his wife away; she comes to his first sister (seine erste Schwägerin), then to the second, both drive her away; the third takes her as a servant; once a year her husband appears there, does not recognize his wife; having come to an agreement with the hostess, she deliberately breaks a glass (ein Glas), she scolds her terribly, and her husband intercedes; as a result, he recognizes her and marries her again]: Eberhard, Boratav 1953, No. 104: 123-125.

Baltoscandia. Latvians [A wife embroiders beautiful bedspreads and sends her husband to the market to sell them. The husband gives the bedspreads in exchange for good advice: a diamond is harder than steel; settle a dispute in favor of the wife; lift her up, but do not lower her. The wife drives her husband away because he has not brought money. The husband hires himself out on a ship, sinks to the bottom of the sea, says that a diamond is harder than steel, and receives a lot of money. Returning home, he finds a young man sleeping with his wife, picks up his sword, but remembers the advice, and does not lower his hand. It turns out that the young man is his son]: Arijs, Medne 1977, No. 677: 310; Setu [a woman made three bedspreads and went to sell them; a man: do you want 300 rubles for them or three pieces of advice; she chose the advice, but returned without either the bedspreads or the advice; the same next time; the third time the man advises: Whoever fears death at sea, let him, but don’t be afraid; the devil will get gold and silver, but he won’t get copper; if you raise your hand, don’t lower it; the woman gave advice to her husband; he sailed on a ship, the ship stopped and didn’t move for three years; the husband remembered the first advice and dived; three kings are fighting at the bottom: gold, silver, copper, they ask them to judge; the man repeated the second advice to them, they are satisfied, paid generously, gave a ship; the golden king gave a golden apple, from which there is light; the sailors, whose ship also moved from its place, rewarded the savior; at home the man took out the golden apple and lit the room; it seemed to him that his wife was sleeping with two young men; he raised his hand to kill her, but remembered the third advice; the wife woke up: boys, your father has returned]: Säärits 2022: 167; Estonians [“Estonians are gold”]: Aarne 1918, No. 677: 44; Karelians[a guy named Gol Kabatskaya (GK) asks the tsar three times to grant him happiness; the third time the princess advises her father not to refuse; in response, he kicks out his daughter along with GK; they live in his house; the wife gives GK 300 rubles to buy silk; she weaves a scarf, orders him to sell it for 300 rubles; the shop owner: will you take your word or money? GK: word; the owner: wherever you go, death will not come before death; the same the second time (silk and a scarf for 600 rubles; "Iron is more expensive than gold"; the third time (900 rubles; "Even if you aim, don't hit right away"); GK did not dare to return home; sailed on a ship; the ship stopped in the middle of the sea; GK suggests lowering him to the bottom on a chain - death will not come before death; there is a room, two men at the table are arguing: iron is more expensive than gold; GK: iron; the one who bet on iron gave a chest of gold, and the other - a chest of silver; another - a chest of gems; GK was lifted onto the ship, it immediately sailed; a sea beast flies, a boy in its teeth, GK hit the beast in the teeth with a stick, the boy fell onto the ship; he was sent to the mast to look ahead; he fell and crashed; GK found a bottle of living water in the chest, revived the boy; GK himself climbed the mast, the royal palace glitters in the distance, the beast of the queen's son carried away; for saving her son the queen gave three ships of goods; in {another place?} the king's daughter is seriously ill, the GC cured her with living water, received 9 ships; in another place the GC gives a merchant jewelry, who in return gives three more ships of goods; envious sailors want to kill the GC; he had previously put all the treasures in an iron barrel - let them put him in it and send him out to sea; one sailor helps him; when they swam to the shore, he pulled the barrel out by the iron chain; at home he sees his wife with two guys; he swung, but asked who they were; wife: your sons; the tsar-father-in-law asks for forgiveness, accepted kingdoms from him, rewarded the sailor who saved him]: Yevseyev 1949, No. 42: 83-91; Lithuanians , Finns : Uther 2004(1), No. 677: 372-373.

Volga - Perm. Bashkirs [the king drove away the beggar, and his daughter welcomed him; king: should I give you away too? daughter: give it away; the girl caught up with the beggar, they settled in the city; she orders to buy silk, knitted a towel, orders to sell it; the husband sells for advice; 1) do not lower your raised hand thoughtlessly; 2) land is better than gold; 3) do not back down from your intention; a man hired himself out to a merchant, he sent him with a ship, the ship stopped; the man was sent down and found out what the matter was; he was carried away by two divs; the king of the divs asks to answer whether gold or land is better; the man: land is the mother of gold; the div is grateful, gave 30 barrels of gold, the man became richer than the merchant who hired him; a young man is at home with his wife; the man wanted to kill him, but remembered the advice; it turned out to be his son; [everything is fine]: Bessonov 1942, No. 75: 325-329.

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