Ershov Pyotr Pavlovich, with his tales about the Little Humpbacked Horse and the Miracle Yuda, gave an entire generation faith in the unknown. This author made me look at the wonders of nature in a new way, because such anomalies as the Miracle-Yudo Fish-whale were found in the mythology of other peoples.
She has an imposing mouth capable of swallowing a ship, a bad temper despite the relative calmness of the real animal prototype, and a modified physiology.
The features of the animal are distorted. If in the end the fish became more or less natural in appearance, except for its size, of course, then initially it was practically a dragon, with an elongated mouth full of sharp teeth.
According to the materials "for comparative words" edited by Khomyakov, Chudo-Yudo should be interpreted as a dragon. Also in the 19th century, this expression was used to describe any "diva of the sea", which includes even killer whales. Despite the fact that in different sources Miracle Yudo is presented in its own way, most of these creatures have a natural prototype, or at least a natural explanation.
Origin of terminology
The word "Miracle Yudo" itself also has its own history. The first part is easily explained, since it directly means something “wonderful” or “unusual”.
But the second part of the term has a more specific and interesting history. In early Christianity, the word "yudo", consonant with the name Judas, was used to refer to everything demonic, evil and unclean.
Perhaps that is why most of the prototypes of such curiosities, including the one described in Ershov's prose 
fish are credited with an extremely aggressive disposition.
So, for example, the hero of a different mythology, this time from the East, Sinbad the Sailor escaped from the "false island" in a trough, pursued by a huge creature that wanted to feast on the members of his team.
The whale mentioned in The Humpbacked Horse, in turn, could hardly repeat the atrocities that are attributed to his more “evil” brethren. The fish was punished for racing after the ships, but the whale did not have to pretend to be an island.
Is there a single image of a monster
In the Old Slavonic legends, Miracle-Yudo is a dragon- or snake-like monster "with several heads." For example, in the fairy tale "Ivan the Peasant's Son and the Miracle Yudo", this is presented as.
As for the whale, he most likely received his reckoning as a curiosity for a snake-like body, albeit a modified one. The fish that lies "across the sea" also has quite natural characteristics characteristic of a real-life subspecies. So, for example, the animal also gets rid of excess water in the body with the help of a fountain in the front of the body, called the "blowhole", around which the guys have fun and jump.
Real prototype
If we are talking about Ershov's whale, then it should be noted that he has a very real image.
It is certainly exaggerated for the sake of the spectacle and scale of the story, however, one way or another, it corresponds to the image that was described in prose.
At first, you might think that we are talking about a minke whale, since most of the illustrations for Ershov's prose show the same fish with characteristic longitudinal stripes under the mouth, in which the whalebone is clearly visible.
However, most representatives of this species prey exclusively on plankton, which is why it will be extremely difficult for them to directly swallow anything, including “three dozen ships”.
It is quite possible that Ershov used the sperm whale as the basis for his Miracle Yud, which often swallows various objects that later cause considerable inconvenience to the animal.
Of course, we are not talking about any “big city” that can fit on the back of this representative of mammals. The average length of the animal is approximately 15-20 meters.
bible script
Ershov never revealed the secrets of what exactly served as the prototype for that same whale. Some saw in the fish the “living island” described above from more ancient mythology, which is a tame animal of the local ruler of the seas, others even saw the background to the parable describing the biblical motif.
It's about about the Book of the prophet Jonah, who was also swallowed by a whale when he angered the Lord and did not repent of his sins. However, as in the case of Ershov's whale, the prophet was not left on his own and got the opportunity to change his fate, as a result of being thrown ashore.
Also, the fish received its forgiveness when it released all 30 swallowed ships into the wild.
Moralization of the Narrative
In Yershov's prose, the Sun gave the whale a second chance, releasing the fish, which immediately declared its own dominion over the surface of the sea.
In this case, the evolution of the image from a completely negative and destructive to a thinking and understanding one can be traced. Keith had to let go of all the ships after the Little Humpbacked Horse brought him the news of salvation from distress. Even the peasants, who left the island in time, did not suffer.
Ershov's contribution to the humanization of Miracle Yud should not be underestimated, the author deliberately gave impetus to the development of the image.
Despite the fact that the Slavs were extremely far from both the sea and the mythology characteristic of the peoples in whose culture shipping occupied an important role, they nevertheless created their leviathan.
Perhaps the point is in that “unseen”, which seemed to ordinary people the expanse of the sea. It is also possible that Miracle Yudo simply evolved from the characters of local fishing folklore. In any case, this image remained one of the key in the total description of the forces opposing the hero of epics and fairy tales.
The Little Humpbacked Horse
Here the horse runs on its tail,
Close to feathers
And that urine is screaming:
“Miracle Yudo Fish-whale!
That's why your suffering
What is without God's command
You swallowed in the middle of the seas
Three dozen ships.
If you give them freedom
God will take away your misfortune
In a moment all wounds will heal,
Will reward you with a long century.
And after finishing this speech,
Bitten a steel bridle,
Pushed - and in an instant
Jump to the distant shore.
The miracle whale moved
As if the hill turned
The sea began to stir
And from the jaws to throw
Ships after ships
With sails and rowers.
There was such a noise
That the king of the sea woke up:
They fired copper cannons,
They blew into forged pipes;
The white sail has risen
The flag on the mast has developed;
Pop with all the officials
He sang prayers on deck;
And the rowers are a cheerful row
Ran a song in the air:
"Like on the sea, on the sea,
Along the wide expanse
What is on the very edge of the earth,
Ships are leaving…”
The waves of the sea rolled
The ships disappeared from sight.
Miracle-yudo Fish-whale
Screaming in a loud voice
Mouth wide open,
Breaking the waves with a splash:
“What can I do for you guys?
What is the reward for service?
Do you need flowery shells?
Do you need golden fish?
Do you need large pearls?
Everything is ready for you!” -
“No, whale-fish, we are rewarded
You don't need anything -
Ivan tells him
Better get us a ring, -
Ring, you know. king girls,
Our future queen." -
"OK OK! For a friend
And an earring!
I will find until dawn
The ring of the red Tsar Maiden,
Keith replied to Ivan
And, like a key, fell to the bottom.
Here he strikes with a splash,
Calls with a loud voice
Sturgeon all the people
And he speaks like this:
"You reach for the lightning
Ring of the red Tsar Maiden,
Hidden in a drawer at the bottom.
Who will deliver it to me
I will reward him with the rank:
Will be a thoughtful nobleman.
If my smart order
Do not fulfill ... I will! .. "
Sturgeon bowed here
And they left in good order.
In a few hours
Two white sturgeons
To the whale slowly swam
And humbly said:
"Great King! Don't get angry!
We are all the sea, it seems
Came out and dug
But the sign was not opened.
Only Yorsh is one of us
I would do your order.
He walks all the seas
So, it’s true, the ring knows;
But, as if to spite him,
It's gone somewhere."
"Find it in a minute
And send to my cabin! -
Keith screamed angrily 
And shook his mustache.
The sturgeons here bowed,
They started running to the Zemstvo court
And they ordered at the same time
From a whale to write a decree
To send messengers soon
And Ruff was caught.
Bream, heard this order,
Nominal wrote a decree;
Som (he was called an adviser)
Signed under the decree;
Black cancer decree folded
And attached the seal.
Two dolphins were called here
And, having given the decree, they said,
So that, on behalf of the king,
Ran all the seas
And that Ruff-reveler,
Screamer and bully
Wherever it was found
They brought him to the emperor.
Here the dolphins bowed
And Ersha set out to look.
They are looking for an hour in the seas,
They are looking for an hour in the rivers, 
All the lakes came out
All the straits have crossed
Ruff could not be found
And returned back
Almost crying from sadness ...
Suddenly the dolphins heard
Somewhere in a small pond
A cry unheard in the water.
Dolphins wrapped in the pond
And dived to the bottom of it, -
Look: in the pond, under the reeds,
Ruff fights with Karas.
“Attention! Damn you!
Look, what a sodom they raised,
Like important fighters!” -
The messengers shouted to them.
“Well, what do you care? -
Ruff shouts boldly to the dolphins. -
I don't like to joke
I'll kill everyone at once!" -
"Oh, you eternal reveler,
And a screamer, and a bully!
Everything, rubbish, you walk,
Everything would be to fight and scream.
At home - no, you can’t sit! ..
Well, what to dress up with you, -
Here's the king's decree
So that you swim to him immediately.
Here are the dolphins
Caught under the bristles
And we went back.
Ruff, well, tear and shout:
“Be merciful, brothers!
Let's have a little fight. 
That damned crucian
Carried me yesterday
With honesty with the whole assembly
Unsimilar different abuse ... "
For a long time Yorsh still screamed,
Finally, he fell silent;
A prankster dolphins
Everything was dragged by the bristles,
Saying nothing
And they appeared before the king.
"Why haven't you been here for a long time?
Where are you, son of the enemy, staggering? -
Keith screamed in anger.
Yorsh fell to his knees,
And, confessing to the crime,
He prayed for forgiveness.
“Well, God forgive you! -
Keith sovereign says. - 
But for that your forgiveness
You obey the command."
"Glad to try, Wonder Whale!" -
Yorsh squeaks on his knees.
"You walk on all the seas,
So, right, you know the ring
King of the Maidens? – “How not to know!
We can find it together." -
"So hurry up
Yes, look for him faster!
Here, bowing to the king,
Ruff went, bent over, out.
I quarreled with the royal household,
Behind the roach
And six salakushki
He broke his nose on the way.
Having done such a thing
He boldly rushed into the pool
And in the underwater depth
Dug a box at the bottom -
Pud at least a hundred.
“Oh, this is not easy!”
And come on from all the seas
Ruff to call herring to him.
Herring gathered in spirit
They began to drag the chest,
Only heard and everything -
"Whoo!" yes "Oh-oh-oh!".
But no matter how hard they shouted,
Stomach just torn
And the damned chest
Didn't give even an inch.
“Real herrings!
You would have a whip instead of vodka!” -
Shouted Ruff with all my heart
And dived for sturgeons.
Sturgeons come here
And raise without a cry
Buried firmly in the sand
With a ring, a red chest.
"Well, guys, look,
You are now swimming to the king,
I'm going to the bottom now
Let me rest a little.
Something overcomes sleep
So his eyes close…”
Sturgeons swim to the king,
Ruff-reveler right into the pond
(From which the dolphins
dragged off by the bristles).
Tea, fight with Karas, -
I don't know about that.
But now we say goodbye to him
Let's go back to Ivan.
Quiet ocean-ocyan.
Ivan sits on the sand
Waiting for a whale from the blue of the sea
And purrs with grief;
Falling down on the sand
The faithful hunchback is dozing,
The time was drawing to a close;
Now the sun has gone down;
Silent flame of grief
The dawn unfolded.
But the whale was not there.
“To those, the thief, crushed!
Look, what a sea devil! -
Ivan says to himself. -
Promised until dawn
Take out the ring of the Tsar Maiden,
And so far I have not found
Cursed toothbrush!
And the sun has set
And…” Then the sea began to boil:
A miracle whale appeared
And to Ivan he says:
"For your kindness
I kept my promise."
With this word chest
I blurted out tightly on the sand,
Only the shore swayed.
“Well, now I'm up for it.
If I force myself again,
call me again;
Your beneficence
Do not forget me ... Goodbye!
Here the Miracle Whale fell silent
And, splashing, fell to the bottom.
The humpbacked horse woke up
He got up on his paws, brushed himself off,
I looked at Ivanushka
And jumped four times.
“Oh yes, Kit Kitovich! Nice!
He did his duty well!
Well, thank you, Whale Fish! -
The humpbacked horse is screaming. -
Well, master, get dressed,
Go on the path;
Three days have already passed:
Tomorrow is urgent
Tea, the old man is already dying.
Here Vanyusha answers:
“I would be glad to raise with joy;
Why, do not take strength!
The chest is painfully dense,
Tea, there are five hundred devils in it
The damned whale planted.
I have already raised it three times:
It's such a terrible burden!"
There is a skate, not answering,
He lifted the box with his foot,
Like a pebble
And waved it around his neck.
“Well, Ivan, sit down quickly!
Remember, tomorrow is the deadline
And the way back is long."
Became the fourth day to stare
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We're sailing on the ocean
Suddenly a huge fountain
The waves began to rise
Here and there: around.
What? What happened?
Who is here, pray tell?
This someone, I wonder
Enemy or friend?
Boiling water overboard
A whale fish swims out,
smiling friendly,
In a booming bass he says:
- "Hello! Don't be afraid of me:
I'm not evil, don't worry
I don't offend people, good captain!
These waves of great seething
The Lord gave me possession
I invite you to visit: to the blue ocean!
Make yourself at home,
All the fish here are familiar to me.
All Coral reefs,
I won't let you get hurt!"
- Ah yes Miracle-Fish-Whale!
He speaks to us about God!
So, Keith, and you know
With our God and with Christ?
Tell us then:
How life goes in waves
What did you see, who did you talk to,
How did you meet God?
What are his deeds
They say you, in the waves?
- "I know God from birth,
And in God's service
I am from a long time ago:
I keep sailors from troubles,
I resolve fish disputes
Upset - I console,
So that order is everywhere
Commander, I'm here - in the water!
On the Wonderful Works of God
I can tell a lot
Maybe a year is not enough
To lay them all out
I'll just tell you one thing
(I myself participated in it),
And I'm an expert in it!
In general, there lived one prophet,
On a hillock on green
They called him Jonah.
Lived in a distant country
On Israeli soil.
In those distant years
Not calm, not even
Life in those lands took place:
Often an enemy force
Like stormy water
Surrounded cities.
Troubles, hunger, destruction,
There were hard battles
Enemy cities around
There are so many, you can't count them all!
Among them, one was the city:
Already arrogant, already proud -
To everyone's surprise!
His name was Nineveh.
That city saddened God,
That city made God angry,
He did not obey the Creator,
He only committed sins.
But our Lord is merciful:
He is in no hurry to punish
And he decided to call the city
To sincere repentance.
God spoke to Jonah:
- "You go to the people of Nineveh
And tell them very strictly:
- You sin before God!
God is very angry with you
Punishment threatens you!
Repent before God
Repent of your crimes
Otherwise, God will judge you:
Your city will be destroyed!”
Jonah listened to God
But he did everything differently:
- "Do as God wants,"
Well, what good is this to me? ”, -
This is how I thought to myself
frivolous prophet,
"I will enter Nineveh,
I will go around all the people
I'll tell you that God is angry, -
And suddenly they will repent?
God then by His decision
They will be canceled by contrition,
And stay alive
Our evil enemies?!
Well, I do not! Don't be like that!
I'd rather run away from home
Maybe in foreign lands
Will God find me?
- So our Jonah decided,
He put things in a bundle,
And went to the pier
To find the ship
Sailing to the city of Tarshish
And run away from God!
But the prophet did not know
That all countries are seen by God,
All towns, cities,
All thoughts and all hearts,
From Him, no matter how hard you try,
You won't run anywhere!
Jonah boarded the ship
And the ship sailed away
At the very same moment
A strong wind has risen
Black clouds have gathered, -
A storm has begun at sea.
God ordered the sea to boil,
To return Jonah.
The terrible sea is tossing
Up the ship, and then down,
The masts are broken
The sails broke
Sailors despaired -
Saying goodbye to life...
Here Jonah felt ashamed:
What happens:
Everyone dies because of him
Because of a stubborn one?
He thought: “That’s not the point!”,
He took it and jumped boldly into the sea.
- “Oh, how sad, Fish-Whale,
Has he died?
- "Don't worry! Our Jonah
Don't drown in a stormy sea!
Have you, friends, forgotten
What does the Lord keep?
Immediately the storm subsided in the sea,
And the Whale Fish appeared,
(Not without modesty, I note:
The one that talks to you!).
The Lord told me to sail
To swallow Jonah
(Very carefully and gently,
Without hurting him, of course!)
So that in my belly he is mine
It was night, it was day
To not do stupid things
And thought about everything.
And three nights and three days
There lived a prophet inside me.
And on the third day he prayed:
Asked for the light of God
And he said: "I'm sorry!" he is God
"What did not obey for so long,
What stubbornness showed
That I didn't serve you.
I recognize all the mistakes
Let me out, please!"
And the Lord heard him
And the Lord said to me: “Listen:
Take care, be as quiet as possible
Spit it out on dry land!"
I am the command of the Lord
Done without delay
And, after only a short time,
The prophet went to Nineveh.
There he said all the words.
What the Lord told him
He warned everyone
From bad, sinful deeds.
And the whole city listened to him,
And, repenting for sin,
Everyone repented before God
And the Lord forgave them all.
And Jonah, grieving,
That the Lord forgave the enemies,
Weary and despairing,
I decided to lie down to rest.
Heat, there is no escape from the sun!
Where can he find shelter?
And the Lord is his plant
He grew up in the middle of the desert.
Oh, how happy Jonah was
What suddenly grew this bush!
He, in his cool shadow,
Slept in his forgotten sadness.
And the next day
He woke up - where is the shadow?
The bush was undermined by a worm,
And he dried up this night ...
Our prophet burst into tears...
God tells him:
- “Why are you crying, Jonah,
And why are you shedding tears?
Maybe you feel sorry for the bush
What dried up this night?
If you love so much
A bush that did not grow itself,
How do I love then?
Everything that I create in the world?
Your bush is only one day
Sleep gave you a shadow
And in my Nineveh
Both animals and people
There are so many that there is no reckoning!
All of them are My creations!
I love them from birth
Will I destroy them
Suddenly and without warning
After all, they are my creations!”
- “And so the prophet God
Taught a lesson in love
To loving and wise
Our stubborn prophet has become!
Here you are, friends, learn,
Always strive to love everyone:
Both friends and enemies
So love as God loves!
And always strive
Be attentive to God
Do not be stubborn and do not get angry:
He will show you the way.
Even if it suddenly happened
Something that makes you very sad
Even if it happened
What is very upsetting
Trust God in everything
He is the Guardian of our destinies,
Even troubles are good for us
Because God loves us!
Petr Pavlovich Ershov - Russian prose writer, playwright, poet. One of his most famous works is The Little Humpbacked Horse. Those who read this tale in verse will surely remember that one of the most striking characters is the Whale Fish. If you have not yet had the pleasure of reading this work, you can do it right now.
Background to writing a masterpiece
Ershov Petr Pavlovich was born on February 22, 1815 in the town of Bezrukovo, Tobolsk province. His father often moved on duty, so Peter had the opportunity to communicate with different people.
The boy listened to the folk tales that formed the basis of his famous work The Humpbacked Horse. As the author himself said, he only slightly modified them, gave the words a poetic form. Opinions about the work were conflicting. So, Belinsky said that there is no Russian spirit in a fairy tale, despite the fact that it is written in Russian words. However, there were many positive reviews. So, A. S. Pushkin, having familiarized himself with the work, said: “Now this kind of composition can be left to me.” With these words, he put the beginning poet on the same level with himself. And it was under the influence of Pushkin's fairy tales that the 19-year-old P. P. Ershov created The Little Humpbacked Horse.
One peasant had three sons. The elder's name was Danilo, he was smart. The middle Gavrilo was "this way and that", and the younger Ivan was a fool at all.
The family grew wheat and sold it. But someone began to trample the crops at night and thereby cause great damage. Then it was decided that all the brothers would take turns on duty. The elder, when he was on duty, was attacked by fear. The young man dug into the hay and lay there all night, so he did not learn anything. The middle brother froze and left his post. Only Ivan managed to understand what was the matter. He saw a beautiful white horse, managed to saddle it and bring it to the shepherd's booth.
As the mare promised him, she gave birth to three horses. Danilo and Gavrilo saw two handsome stallions and secretly took them away for sale. The humpbacked horse consoled the saddened Ivan. He ordered him to sit on his back and rushed after the brothers. From this begins the fairy tale of Ershov, in which the Whale Fish will soon appear.
Trials for a Peasant's Son
The horses were so good that the king bought them in the capital. When the animals were taken to the stable, they ran to Ivan. Then the king appointed him a groom. But the envious sleeping bag could not survive this, he threw the Firebird feather to Ivan and told the king that the guy promised to bring the owner of the feather.
With the help of the humpbacked horse, the young man fulfilled this order of the king. Then a faithful friend helped the guy bring the Tsar Maiden. At the suggestion of the sovereign to become his wife, the girl said that she would not agree until the ring was taken from the ocean floor. It is this event that will bring the reader closer to the next character, who should help get the ring out of the watery depths.
Finding themselves by the ocean, Ivan and the horse saw that Miracle-Yudo Fish-Whale lies across it.
First Encounter with a Giant Island Fish
The whale was extraordinary. It turns out that it has been ten years since he turned into a living island. Further, Ershov describes what the Miracle-Yudo Fish-Whale looks like.
A village stood on its back, there were real houses here. Palisades were driven into the ribs of the poor animal. Men plowed on his lip, mushrooms grew between his mustaches, which the girls were looking for.
Horse and Ivan jumped on a strange creature. The whale fish asked where they came from and where they were going?
They replied that they were leaving the capital on behalf of the Tsar Maiden, heading towards the Sun, which would help them fulfill the girl's task. Having heard, he asked the travelers to ask the Sun how long he would still be in this form and for what sins this punishment. Ivan promised to fulfill the request, and the travelers went on.
Description of the hero of a fairy tale
They will help you find out what a Whale Fish looks like, pictures. It can be seen that a forest grows on its tail. It begins with a birch grove, becoming denser. Dark firs, oaks and other trees are already located there.
Standing on the body of the sufferer Near each of them is a vegetable garden. They plow the land and carry the weight of the horse, which can also be seen in the illustration. On one side of the giant fish is a church where peasants go to pray. On the other - a mill, here they turn grain into flour.
The growth is also covered with his face. It can be seen how the Whale Fish is suffering. Pictures convey the bleak existence of the animal. Although only one of his eyes is drawn, and the other is hidden under the vegetation, it is clear what longing and prayer to travelers he is filled with. Will Ivanushka and the skate be able to help him? You will find out about this very soon.
In a palace
The young man and his assistant climbed up to heaven and ended up in the palace of the Tsar Maiden. However, the sun rested here only at night, and during the day they found a month there, but they were glad about this. The night luminary was also happy, having received through messengers the news of his missing daughter, the Tsar Maiden. To celebrate, Month Mesyatsovich told the guests why the Whale Fish suffers. The tale moves on to the next episode, which lifts the veil of secrecy. It turns out that the giant fish swallowed 30 ships. As soon as she releases them back, she will be forgiven and again able to swim freely in the ocean.
Forgiveness
Ivan and the humpbacked man said goodbye to the Moon and set off on their way back. As they approached the ocean, a whale fish saw them. The tale continues, and now there are only joyful moments in it.
The hunchback galloped to the peasants to tell them to quickly pack up and leave this living island, otherwise they would drown. They obeyed, and at noon there was not a single living soul here.
Then only the travelers told the whale how to earn forgiveness. He opened his mouth and all the ships jumped out of it with noise, cannon shots. The rowers sang cheerful songs.
The search for the ring
For those who are interested, a whale is a fish or an animal should be explained. Previously, people thought that this was a giant fish, because the whale lives in the water and is similar in shape to it. But then it turned out that this mammal that breathes air is viviparous, which means it is an animal. But back to the tale.
The whale fish asks his saviors how he can thank them. They said they only wanted the ring. He dived into the abyss of water, called the sturgeon and told them to find the decoration. They searched for a long time, but returned with nothing. They said that only a ruff could find it.
After that, two dolphins went in search of a ruff. He was a reveler and a bully, so finding him was not so easy.
They searched for him in the seas, rivers, lakes, but all in vain. Then the dolphins heard the exclamations and realized that the ruff was in the pond. There he intended to fight with crucians. Here is a story that P. P. Ershov came up with in verse. The whale fish that the sea reveler was brought to tells him to find the chest that contained the ring.
Yorsh said he knew where it all was. He dived into the pool and dug up the coveted chest there, then called the sturgeons, told them to take the find to the whale, and he went about his business.
Happy end of the fairy tale
At this time, Ivan was sitting on the ocean shore and waiting for the Whale Fish to appear. It was already evening, but the surface of the water did not sway. The young man was worried, as the term for the execution of the royal mandate was nearing its end, and he did not yet have a ring. Suddenly the sea began to seethe, and a whale appeared. He gave the chest to the young man, saying that he had fulfilled the request.
Ivan tried to lift the chest, but could not. Then the Humpbacked Bunok easily threw his luggage around his neck, ordered the young man to sit on his back and went to the royal palace. The travelers gave the sovereign a ring, he handed it to the Tsar Maiden and told her to marry him quickly. The girl replied that she was 15 years old and she would not marry an old man. The king-maiden advised him to bathe in cold water, then in hot water and in milk, so that he would turn into a young one.
He decided to first test on Ivan. The young man cringed. The humpbacked man told him that he would help. Indeed, when Ivan jumped into a cauldron of boiling liquid, the skate cooled it down with magical movements. As a result, the young man became handsome and handsome. And the evil king, having jumped into the cauldron, boiled there.
The girl married Ivan, and this is where the fairy tale ends. After reading it, the children can draw a picture. The whale fish will look like a book illustration or will be different from it.
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