Dark blue candle
Veins on a this world of soldiers, also there was it to the king true служакой much and many years in succession. When war has terminated, and the soldier because of many wounds received by it could not remain more on service, the king has told to it: "Go home - you are not necessary to me any more; and you too more will not receive money, because the salary is received by the one who can bear service".
Here also did not know soldiers as it to live yes to be: it has left from service anxious and went all the day, has not come yet in the evening to wood.
With darkness approach he has seen a spark, has come nearer to it and has come to the house in which there lived a witch. "Приюти you me on a lodging for the night also allow something to eat yes to have a drink, - he has told, - not that it is necessary to me to die from hunger!" - "Ого! - the witch answered. - have you ever seen anything like it that though something gave to the fluent soldier? Well, yes well: I over you will take pity also the tonic you if you grant my desire". - "And that you wish?" Has asked soldiers. "That you to me have dug up tomorrow my garden".
The soldier has agreed also all next day worked that is urine, but till the evening could not finish the work. "I see, - the witch has told, - that you cannot work today more; I will keep you one more night, and you for it tomorrow pin to me of fire wood".
The soldier was taken behind this business all the day, and in the evening the witch has suggested it to remain with it one more night. "Tomorrow you will perform for me the most insignificant work, - the witch has told. - behind my house there is an old well, in it my candle has fallen, burns there a blue spark and does not go out. Here it to me also get therefrom".
For other day the old woman has led to its well and has lowered there in a basket. The soldier has found in a well a candle with blue fire and has given to a witch a sign that it has again extended it upward. It also has pulled it, but when it came nearer to well edge, the witch has stretched a hand and wished to take away from it a candle. The soldier has noticed, that at it bad on mind, and has told: "Is not present, I will not give a candle to you before I will feel the earth underfoot". Then the witch has flown into a rage, has lowered it back in a well and has left away.
The poor creature-soldier has fallen to a dampish bottom of a well, but has not hit, and the candle in his hand continued to burn... Yes that in that to sense? He perfectly understood, that it is necessary to it to die in a well.
It has sat a little having become sad, then, has casually put a hand in a pocket, has found in it the tubule, to half filled by tobacco. "Well here, курну once more at last!" - he has thought, has pulled out a tube from a pocket, has lighted it I become blue a candle and began to smoke.
When the tobacco smoke has crept away on a well bottom, before the soldier there was small черненький a little man and has asked it: "the Mister what you will order to me?" - "that I will begin to order to you?" - the soldier in amazement has objected it. "I should execute all, that you will order", - the little man answered. "Well, so first of all deduce me from a well".
The little man took it for a hand and has led an underground course, not having forgotten and a dark blue candle to take with itself. Thus it has shown it the treasures which collected and have been taken down there by a witch, and the soldier has typed to itself in a stock so much gold, how many could take down.
Having got out on a this world, the soldier has told to the little man: "Now go, connect an old witch and reduce it in court". The witch with terrible shout is a little later has flashed by the soldier on a wild cat, and the soldier has not had time to look back, as the little man has returned to it and has told: "All is executed, and the witch already shakes on the gallows! And now that you will order to me, the mister?" - "now I will order nothing, - the soldier has told, - can go home; but as soon as I will click you that you immediately were at me near at hand!" - "and to click to you it is not necessary, - the little man has told, - it is necessary to light a tubule I become blue свечою, I immediately and will be before you".
Has told and has disappeared.
The soldier has returned to that city in which it served. Has come to the best hotel, has ordered to itself an excellent dress and ordered to clean to the owner of hotel to itself a room as it is possible more magnificently.
When the room was ready, the soldier has called for itself the black little man and has told: "I served the king faithfully, and he has expelled me from service and has forced to starve - for it I wish to revenge it". - "That you will order to me to do?" - the little man has asked. "Late at night, when the princess already will be in bed, bring it here sleepy, let it serves me as the servant". The little man has told: "For me it is not difficult, and it will be dangerous to you - if about it learn, you, perhaps, badly it is necessary".
Has hardly punched midnight, the door has swung open, and the little man has brought the princess in a room of the soldier. "Aha! You here! - the soldier has shouted. - All right now to be accepted to work! Go, bring here a sexual brush and put out a room!"
When the princess has put out a room, he has called up her to the chair, has stretched it feet and has told: "Remove from me boots!" - has thrown to it the footwear, and it has been compelled to lift, clean boots and luster at them to guide.
It executed everything, that he ordered, without прекословия, silently, with half-closed eyes. As the first cocks have cried out, the little man has again carried it in a royal castle and has put to bed.
Next morning, having roused, the princess has gone to the father and has told to it, that to it has come in dream at night a strange dream: "To me dreamt, that someone with быстротою lightnings has transferred me on - to all streets to a room to the soldier at whom I should replace the servant and execute any manual labour - a floor to sweep and boots to clean... Though it also was only a dream, and I nevertheless so have got tired, as though all it with me in reality was". - "It could occur to you and in reality, - the king has told, - and I to you will give such advice: fill the pocket to peas is full, and in a pocket make a small hole; if you again will carry away, peas from your pocket просыплется and will specify your trace".
While the king it spoke all, the little man was present here невидимкою and all heard.
At night when it has again incurred the sleeping princess through streets, a little горошинок really woke up from its pocket, but a trace any have not specified, because the small sly fellow has scattered in advance a lot of peas on streets. Also it was necessary to the princess again to the first cocks to be the servant at the soldier.
The king for other day has sent the people to look traces, but it has appeared absolutely in vain because in all streets children of poor men collected peas and spoke: "Now at night peas from the sky were strewed by a rain..."
The king also has told: "It is necessary to us to think up something other; today you lay down in bed in boots and before you will bring back home, hide there where you will be, one of the boots, and I will manage to find it!"
But the black little man heard also this arrangement and has advised to the soldier not to demand that evening that it has once again brought to it the princess... "Against this dodge, - he has told, - nothing can be done; and if the boot at you is found, badly it is necessary to you!" - "Do, that I order to you!" - the soldier has objected, and to the princess it was necessary and to be for the third night the servant at the soldier, but before it has been carried away home, it managed one of the boots to put by under a bed.
For other morning the king has ordered to search for a boot of the daughter in all city: the boot has been found at the soldier, and the soldier (which under requests of the black little man has had time to get out already for city gate) has soon been seized and thrown in a dungeon. During the flight he has forgotten to grasp with itself(himself) the best, that it had, - a dark blue candle and gold, and it in a pocket had only one дукат.
While it burdened by chains, was by the window the prison, by it there passed one of its former companions. It has knocked to it in a window and when that has come into prison, the soldier has told to it: "Be so it is kind, bring to me that small small knot which I have forgotten in hotel, I to you for it of ladies дукат". A companion has run in hotel and has brought to it a small knot. The soldier, remained one in prison, has immediately lighted the tubule and has called the black little man. "Be покоен, - that has told to the master, - and go there where they will lead you; be not anxious, whatever happens with you, do not forget to grasp only with itself a dark blue candle!"
For other day of the soldier judged, and though it bad has not made anything, judges nevertheless have sentenced it to a death penalty.
When it have already deduced on execution, it began to ask to render the king to it last favour. "What?" - the king has asked. "Permit to me before execution to smoke one more tubule". - "Perhaps though three smoke, - the king has told, - but only do not think, that I will pardon you".
Then the soldier has pulled out the tube, has lighted it from a dark blue candle and as soon as has started up two ringlets of a smoke, the black little man was before it with небольшою дубинкою in hands and has told: "That my mister will order to me?" "Пришиби all these judges and their flatterers, and to the king do not give descent that it so has badly arrived with me".
And immediately the little man with быстротою lightnings has started to rush back and forth, there and here and whom only it concerned своею дубинкою, that fell on the earth and ворохнуться is not dared.
The king has got a fright, began to ask the soldier about mercy. And for the sake of that only that that has spared his life, has given to it both the kingdom, and a daughter has married to it in addition. |
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