1 00:00:01,720 --> 00:00:03,320 Speaker 1: Cool Zone Media. 2 00:00:06,120 --> 00:00:10,520 Speaker 2: Book Club, book Club, book Club, book Club, book Club, 3 00:00:10,680 --> 00:00:14,400 Speaker 2: book Club, book Club. I don't know why the chanting 4 00:00:14,480 --> 00:00:18,160 Speaker 2: sounds worried. There's nothing to worry about. Why are you worried. 5 00:00:18,280 --> 00:00:21,079 Speaker 2: You're listening to Cool Zone Media book Club, the only 6 00:00:21,120 --> 00:00:23,680 Speaker 2: book club. We don't have to do the reading because 7 00:00:23,720 --> 00:00:26,080 Speaker 2: I do it for you, so there's nothing to worry about. 8 00:00:26,239 --> 00:00:30,120 Speaker 2: I'm your host, Margaret Kiljoy, and this week I'm going 9 00:00:30,160 --> 00:00:32,600 Speaker 2: to read you more folk stories because I really like them, 10 00:00:32,960 --> 00:00:35,960 Speaker 2: and because this week's folk stories come from a book 11 00:00:36,000 --> 00:00:39,320 Speaker 2: called Beliny Book Hero Tales of Russia by Mary and 12 00:00:39,440 --> 00:00:43,239 Speaker 2: Chilton Harrison from nineteen fifteen. And they're not really by 13 00:00:43,280 --> 00:00:47,479 Speaker 2: Mary and their you know, interpretations of traditional stories. And 14 00:00:48,800 --> 00:00:51,680 Speaker 2: why am I reading these stories? Well, they're about this 15 00:00:51,760 --> 00:00:56,120 Speaker 2: hero named Ilia iliav. Murrum, but they're not really about 16 00:00:56,120 --> 00:00:58,480 Speaker 2: that to me. What they're about to me is Nightingale 17 00:00:58,480 --> 00:01:01,800 Speaker 2: the robber who's night in Yale the Robber. Well, Nightingale 18 00:01:01,840 --> 00:01:04,920 Speaker 2: the Robber is a robber who's a nightingale, and he 19 00:01:04,920 --> 00:01:07,240 Speaker 2: lives in a nest in the forest and he robs people. 20 00:01:07,480 --> 00:01:10,000 Speaker 2: But he doesn't rob people with swords or claws. He 21 00:01:10,080 --> 00:01:13,319 Speaker 2: whistles them to death. His whistle is so frightening that 22 00:01:13,400 --> 00:01:18,840 Speaker 2: it kills people. And I came across him very recently 23 00:01:18,880 --> 00:01:21,680 Speaker 2: because I was doing that thing that normal people do, 24 00:01:22,000 --> 00:01:25,399 Speaker 2: where you go and you listen to Russian and Ukrainian 25 00:01:25,440 --> 00:01:30,120 Speaker 2: songs about anarchists during the revolution, and I came across 26 00:01:30,160 --> 00:01:33,080 Speaker 2: a song called Nightingale the Robber and I was like, 27 00:01:33,200 --> 00:01:35,720 Speaker 2: who's that? And it was a song about Makno, the 28 00:01:35,959 --> 00:01:39,760 Speaker 2: anarchist from Ukraine from nineteen whatever. I've done on a 29 00:01:39,800 --> 00:01:42,000 Speaker 2: bunch of podcasts about him, and so is Robert on 30 00:01:42,200 --> 00:01:45,600 Speaker 2: Behind the Bastards. But they talked about him in this song, 31 00:01:45,680 --> 00:01:48,320 Speaker 2: this kind of punk song from I think the early nineties, 32 00:01:48,480 --> 00:01:51,240 Speaker 2: where they're like, you have to remember this is the 33 00:01:51,320 --> 00:01:54,880 Speaker 2: land of Nightingale the Robber, And I was like, ooh, 34 00:01:54,880 --> 00:01:57,680 Speaker 2: so he's a full hero that's like an antagonist in 35 00:01:57,720 --> 00:01:59,840 Speaker 2: most versions of the story, in fact, all the versions 36 00:01:59,840 --> 00:02:03,840 Speaker 2: of story that I can find, But like all good antagonists, 37 00:02:04,840 --> 00:02:07,680 Speaker 2: he's a hero to some people. And I wanted to 38 00:02:07,680 --> 00:02:10,160 Speaker 2: know more, and I still don't know everything. I want 39 00:02:10,160 --> 00:02:13,639 Speaker 2: to know everything, but I famously don't read Russian or Ukrainian, 40 00:02:14,520 --> 00:02:16,399 Speaker 2: so I only know what I was able to find 41 00:02:16,400 --> 00:02:18,720 Speaker 2: in translation. So I read a whole bunch of translations 42 00:02:18,800 --> 00:02:22,720 Speaker 2: about Ilia Murrham and Nightingale the Robber, and then I've 43 00:02:22,760 --> 00:02:24,519 Speaker 2: picked my favorite one, which is the one that I 44 00:02:24,600 --> 00:02:27,320 Speaker 2: already told you. It's from Blani book hero Tales of 45 00:02:27,400 --> 00:02:30,679 Speaker 2: Russia by Mary and Chilton Harrison from nineteen fifteen, and 46 00:02:30,720 --> 00:02:33,000 Speaker 2: I like it because it's like both a clearer translation 47 00:02:33,280 --> 00:02:36,360 Speaker 2: and a slightly less literal than some of the other ones, 48 00:02:36,600 --> 00:02:40,600 Speaker 2: but also it's a little bit more sympathetic till Nightingale, 49 00:02:40,600 --> 00:02:41,760 Speaker 2: and it like kind of plays up some of the 50 00:02:41,800 --> 00:02:45,320 Speaker 2: weird proletarian elements in that Ilia is a peasant hero, 51 00:02:45,520 --> 00:02:47,280 Speaker 2: unlike some of the other heroes of the same kind 52 00:02:47,320 --> 00:02:51,280 Speaker 2: of era of folk heroes from Russia. Ilia as a peasant. 53 00:02:51,800 --> 00:02:55,280 Speaker 2: And the other thing that I think is really funny 54 00:02:55,520 --> 00:02:57,960 Speaker 2: is that people talk about like superheroes as if they're 55 00:02:58,040 --> 00:03:01,840 Speaker 2: this new thing. Folklore is just superhero stories, not all 56 00:03:01,880 --> 00:03:03,480 Speaker 2: of it. Some of it's really cool and like monsters 57 00:03:03,520 --> 00:03:05,200 Speaker 2: and stuff, and I usually like the monsters more than 58 00:03:05,200 --> 00:03:09,480 Speaker 2: I like the superheroes. But Ilia Muham is a superhero, 59 00:03:09,520 --> 00:03:11,800 Speaker 2: and this one's a little bit less superhero than some 60 00:03:11,880 --> 00:03:13,200 Speaker 2: of them, and so I like it a little bit 61 00:03:13,200 --> 00:03:18,960 Speaker 2: more that's my introduction. What comes after the introduction is 62 00:03:19,000 --> 00:03:21,760 Speaker 2: the story. I'm actually gonna read you two stories. The 63 00:03:21,840 --> 00:03:23,600 Speaker 2: first one is a little bit longer and has a 64 00:03:23,680 --> 00:03:25,480 Speaker 2: Nightingale in it, and the other one I just thought 65 00:03:25,560 --> 00:03:26,720 Speaker 2: was kind of cool, so I'm going to read it 66 00:03:26,760 --> 00:03:29,240 Speaker 2: to you too, because why not. I can do whatever 67 00:03:29,280 --> 00:03:33,200 Speaker 2: I want. Well, I guess that's clearly not true, but 68 00:03:33,720 --> 00:03:35,640 Speaker 2: I can do a lot of things, including read you 69 00:03:35,680 --> 00:03:40,520 Speaker 2: to this story Ilia of Muham and Nightingale the Robber. Okay, 70 00:03:40,560 --> 00:03:43,640 Speaker 2: so in most versions of this story it starts a 71 00:03:43,680 --> 00:03:45,880 Speaker 2: little bit differently, and one of the things that it 72 00:03:45,920 --> 00:03:48,600 Speaker 2: cuts out in this particular one that is an interesting 73 00:03:48,600 --> 00:03:50,880 Speaker 2: detail that I'm just gonna interject here right at the beginning, 74 00:03:51,360 --> 00:03:54,920 Speaker 2: is that in Ilia of Muham, the hero of this 75 00:03:55,000 --> 00:03:57,840 Speaker 2: story was not able to walk until he was thirty, 76 00:03:57,920 --> 00:03:59,600 Speaker 2: and then as soon as he was thirty or thirty three, 77 00:03:59,640 --> 00:04:03,080 Speaker 2: depending on the story, he suddenly could walk and became 78 00:04:03,200 --> 00:04:07,840 Speaker 2: a mighty hero. The green oak bows not down to 79 00:04:07,880 --> 00:04:11,560 Speaker 2: the earth. Leaves of paper do not grow. Elia had 80 00:04:11,600 --> 00:04:13,480 Speaker 2: made up his mind to go to Kiev town to 81 00:04:13,520 --> 00:04:16,760 Speaker 2: seek service with the gracious Prince Vladimir. But before setting 82 00:04:16,839 --> 00:04:18,640 Speaker 2: out on that long journey. He wished to see his 83 00:04:18,680 --> 00:04:21,440 Speaker 2: father again and ask for his blessing, so he rode 84 00:04:21,440 --> 00:04:23,880 Speaker 2: back to Murham and to his old home. He found 85 00:04:23,920 --> 00:04:26,920 Speaker 2: his old father there and greeted him, saying, come thou, 86 00:04:27,200 --> 00:04:29,359 Speaker 2: my own dear father. I am here to ask for 87 00:04:29,400 --> 00:04:32,800 Speaker 2: thy blessing. I go to glorious royal Kiev town to 88 00:04:32,839 --> 00:04:35,239 Speaker 2: pray at the sanctuary of Kiev and to pledge myself 89 00:04:35,279 --> 00:04:38,000 Speaker 2: to Vladimir the Prince, to serve him in faith and 90 00:04:38,040 --> 00:04:42,080 Speaker 2: in truth, and to uphold the Christian faith. The old 91 00:04:42,080 --> 00:04:46,120 Speaker 2: farmer Ivan blessed Ilia and said, I give thee my 92 00:04:46,160 --> 00:04:49,400 Speaker 2: blessing for the good work, but for evil work, no blessing. 93 00:04:49,440 --> 00:04:52,120 Speaker 2: I give. Go thou on the right road, and do 94 00:04:52,240 --> 00:04:55,400 Speaker 2: no harm to any woman, whether she be Christian or Tatar. 95 00:04:56,440 --> 00:04:59,240 Speaker 2: Other versions of this he only says, like, don't hurt 96 00:04:59,279 --> 00:05:02,240 Speaker 2: any Christians, don't spell Christian blood, and I like that 97 00:05:02,279 --> 00:05:05,280 Speaker 2: this version, uh doesn't do that, you know, because the 98 00:05:05,320 --> 00:05:07,640 Speaker 2: whole history of this area is a history of conflict 99 00:05:07,640 --> 00:05:11,919 Speaker 2: between like the Ottoman Empire and the Russian Empire. Ilia 100 00:05:12,000 --> 00:05:14,359 Speaker 2: of Muham bowed to the earth before his father and 101 00:05:14,400 --> 00:05:16,799 Speaker 2: said farewell to his mother and his sisters and brothers. 102 00:05:17,320 --> 00:05:19,480 Speaker 2: And then he mounted his good horse and rode through 103 00:05:19,480 --> 00:05:22,840 Speaker 2: the open plain with his whip. He struck his horse 104 00:05:22,880 --> 00:05:26,000 Speaker 2: on the curved hind quarter, and his restive steed was wroth, 105 00:05:26,080 --> 00:05:28,920 Speaker 2: and suddenly sprang from the earth and bounded higher than 106 00:05:28,960 --> 00:05:32,080 Speaker 2: an upright tree, almost as high as a moving cloud. 107 00:05:32,839 --> 00:05:35,840 Speaker 2: At the first bound he passed twelve miles. At the 108 00:05:35,920 --> 00:05:38,920 Speaker 2: second bound, he came to a well. By the well, 109 00:05:39,040 --> 00:05:41,839 Speaker 2: Ilia cut down a green oak tree, and beside the 110 00:05:41,839 --> 00:05:44,640 Speaker 2: well he built a small chapel, And upon the chapel 111 00:05:44,680 --> 00:05:48,360 Speaker 2: he wrote his name, Ilia of Muham, son of Ivan, 112 00:05:50,080 --> 00:05:52,560 Speaker 2: so that if some strong and mighty hero should ride 113 00:05:52,560 --> 00:05:54,600 Speaker 2: that way, he should know the name of the builder 114 00:05:54,640 --> 00:05:58,760 Speaker 2: of that chapel. At the third bound, Ilia's horse brought 115 00:05:58,839 --> 00:06:02,359 Speaker 2: him to the town of Cherney, near Chernigov. There stood 116 00:06:02,400 --> 00:06:05,400 Speaker 2: a countless host of Tatars, and at their head were 117 00:06:05,440 --> 00:06:09,039 Speaker 2: three princes, each with the strength of forty thousand. On 118 00:06:09,160 --> 00:06:12,640 Speaker 2: seeing his vast horde, the hero's heart grew hot within him, 119 00:06:12,839 --> 00:06:15,599 Speaker 2: and he could not control his longing to fight. His 120 00:06:15,680 --> 00:06:18,440 Speaker 2: heart was filled with fires, and it burned too, as 121 00:06:18,480 --> 00:06:22,520 Speaker 2: if scorched by frost. Then he spoke and said, I 122 00:06:22,600 --> 00:06:25,560 Speaker 2: desire not to go against my father's wish, or knowingly 123 00:06:25,640 --> 00:06:29,159 Speaker 2: disregard his command. Then he took in his hand his 124 00:06:29,200 --> 00:06:31,760 Speaker 2: battle sword and taught it to take a walk through 125 00:06:31,800 --> 00:06:35,080 Speaker 2: the army. Where he turned it opened out a street, 126 00:06:35,400 --> 00:06:37,799 Speaker 2: and when he turned round there was a great open space. 127 00:06:38,440 --> 00:06:41,360 Speaker 2: Ilia made his way to the three princes and spoke 128 00:06:41,440 --> 00:06:46,159 Speaker 2: thus to them, Come, my three king's sons. Shall I 129 00:06:46,200 --> 00:06:48,280 Speaker 2: take you away as prisoners? Or shall I cut off 130 00:06:48,279 --> 00:06:51,120 Speaker 2: your warlike heads. If I take you away as prisoners, 131 00:06:51,120 --> 00:06:53,760 Speaker 2: I must travel over roads that I know not, and 132 00:06:53,839 --> 00:06:56,680 Speaker 2: must carry bread. But if I take off your heads, 133 00:06:56,839 --> 00:06:59,840 Speaker 2: the kingly race will be destroyed. If you will go 134 00:07:00,080 --> 00:07:02,360 Speaker 2: home to your own country, you will spread such report 135 00:07:02,440 --> 00:07:04,520 Speaker 2: of me that it will be known all over Russia, 136 00:07:04,760 --> 00:07:06,880 Speaker 2: and you will tell it everywhere that in holy Russia 137 00:07:06,920 --> 00:07:11,040 Speaker 2: there are strong and mighty heroes. The governor of Chernigov 138 00:07:11,080 --> 00:07:14,640 Speaker 2: saw Ilia and said, the Lord has vanquished our tyrant 139 00:07:14,720 --> 00:07:17,320 Speaker 2: and cleansed our glorious city of Chernigov. And he spoke 140 00:07:17,360 --> 00:07:20,440 Speaker 2: to his princes and nobles and said, go ye, and 141 00:07:20,560 --> 00:07:23,200 Speaker 2: call in this goodly hero to eat bread and salt 142 00:07:23,240 --> 00:07:26,480 Speaker 2: with me. And the princes and nobles came forth to 143 00:07:26,480 --> 00:07:30,320 Speaker 2: greet Ilia. Of Murrham, and said, come now, thou stalwart 144 00:07:30,320 --> 00:07:33,000 Speaker 2: and goodly hero, and tell us by what honored name 145 00:07:33,080 --> 00:07:36,160 Speaker 2: thou art called, and what ist thou renowned father's name. 146 00:07:37,080 --> 00:07:39,160 Speaker 2: They call me by the name of Ilia, and I 147 00:07:39,160 --> 00:07:43,120 Speaker 2: am honored as the son of Ivan. Said Ilia, Come, 148 00:07:43,160 --> 00:07:45,880 Speaker 2: Ilia of Murrham, said, the princes and the nobles come 149 00:07:45,920 --> 00:07:48,320 Speaker 2: to our governor. He sends us to invite thee to 150 00:07:48,360 --> 00:07:51,440 Speaker 2: eat bread and salt with him. But Ilia wished to 151 00:07:51,440 --> 00:07:54,160 Speaker 2: be on the way to Kiev, and answered, with little ceremony, 152 00:07:55,120 --> 00:07:56,920 Speaker 2: I will not come to your governor. I wish not 153 00:07:56,960 --> 00:07:59,040 Speaker 2: to eat bread and salt with him. Show me the 154 00:07:59,080 --> 00:08:02,680 Speaker 2: straight road to the gloeous royal Kiev town. So they 155 00:08:02,720 --> 00:08:04,720 Speaker 2: had to let him go on his way, and they 156 00:08:04,760 --> 00:08:07,720 Speaker 2: showed him the straight road to Kiev across the open plain. 157 00:08:09,080 --> 00:08:12,400 Speaker 2: Farther farther upon the open plain, waves of the feather 158 00:08:12,520 --> 00:08:15,840 Speaker 2: grass and the breeze. There upon the open plain, among 159 00:08:15,880 --> 00:08:20,600 Speaker 2: old folks, mothers and men, rode the old cossack iliav. Murrham. 160 00:08:20,800 --> 00:08:23,360 Speaker 2: And the horse he rode was like a fierce wild beast, 161 00:08:23,400 --> 00:08:27,320 Speaker 2: and he himself like a bright falcon. Now the old 162 00:08:27,360 --> 00:08:31,080 Speaker 2: hero carried no money, only seven thousand golden Dukatsi had 163 00:08:31,080 --> 00:08:35,080 Speaker 2: with him, and of small money forty thousand pieces. And 164 00:08:35,160 --> 00:08:38,520 Speaker 2: the horse the hero rode was priceless. Why was the 165 00:08:38,520 --> 00:08:42,560 Speaker 2: hero's horse priceless? Because there was no price for the horse. 166 00:08:43,320 --> 00:08:45,840 Speaker 2: When he came to a river, he looked for no ford. 167 00:08:46,120 --> 00:08:48,640 Speaker 2: Now the river was a full mile wide, but the 168 00:08:48,640 --> 00:08:52,400 Speaker 2: good steed leaped from bank to bank. Then Ilia saw 169 00:08:52,400 --> 00:08:55,319 Speaker 2: a village nearby, and the villagers, brigands, as we say 170 00:08:55,360 --> 00:08:58,760 Speaker 2: in our Russian tongue, rode out after the hero. They 171 00:08:58,800 --> 00:09:00,960 Speaker 2: swept round him and tried to rob him, tried to 172 00:09:00,960 --> 00:09:04,520 Speaker 2: part him from his life and soul. Then said Ilia 173 00:09:04,559 --> 00:09:08,880 Speaker 2: of Morm son of Ivan, Oh, come brother, villagers. No 174 00:09:09,000 --> 00:09:11,040 Speaker 2: reason have ye to kill an old man like me, 175 00:09:11,520 --> 00:09:14,480 Speaker 2: And ye shall take nothing from the old man. He 176 00:09:14,520 --> 00:09:17,240 Speaker 2: took from his saddle his tough bow, and brought out 177 00:09:17,240 --> 00:09:20,000 Speaker 2: from his quiver a sharp arrow. He bent his bow 178 00:09:20,040 --> 00:09:22,440 Speaker 2: and fitted the arrow to the silken string, and shot 179 00:09:22,920 --> 00:09:25,560 Speaker 2: not at the village folk brigands, though they were, for 180 00:09:25,640 --> 00:09:27,800 Speaker 2: he would have been loth to slay them. But he 181 00:09:27,840 --> 00:09:30,560 Speaker 2: shot at the green oak tree, and the bowstring sang 182 00:09:30,600 --> 00:09:33,520 Speaker 2: in the tough bow, and the villagers fell from their horses. 183 00:09:33,800 --> 00:09:36,920 Speaker 2: The arrow struck the crackling green oak tree and shattered 184 00:09:36,920 --> 00:09:40,760 Speaker 2: the oak into chips and shavings. By this heroic deed 185 00:09:40,800 --> 00:09:44,280 Speaker 2: of thunder, the brigand villagers were filled with fear, and 186 00:09:44,360 --> 00:09:47,640 Speaker 2: for five hours they lay without sense, and Elia made 187 00:09:47,640 --> 00:09:51,840 Speaker 2: sport of them. Come, come, good youths, you village brigands. 188 00:09:52,240 --> 00:09:54,360 Speaker 2: Why do you lie half the night there upon the 189 00:09:54,440 --> 00:09:57,320 Speaker 2: damp earth? Why go off to sleep and sleep half 190 00:09:57,360 --> 00:10:00,160 Speaker 2: the night? On my way here I passed many people, 191 00:10:00,440 --> 00:10:03,000 Speaker 2: both on horseback and on foot. You have let many 192 00:10:03,040 --> 00:10:07,040 Speaker 2: a good chance escape you. The goodly youth stood up 193 00:10:07,200 --> 00:10:09,920 Speaker 2: upon their nimble feet and threw themselves at Elia's feet 194 00:10:09,960 --> 00:10:13,640 Speaker 2: and said, O, thou, brave hero, come and join our band, 195 00:10:14,080 --> 00:10:18,440 Speaker 2: and be thou our chieftain. The good hero iliav Morum 196 00:10:18,640 --> 00:10:22,200 Speaker 2: answered them, I desire not to join your band. I 197 00:10:22,200 --> 00:10:24,960 Speaker 2: am on my way to Kiev town to Vladimir the Prince, 198 00:10:25,040 --> 00:10:29,240 Speaker 2: to help him and to fight and defend him. The 199 00:10:29,280 --> 00:10:31,760 Speaker 2: bold hero rode on through the open plain till he 200 00:10:31,840 --> 00:10:34,720 Speaker 2: came to a pillar of white oak. On the pillar, 201 00:10:34,920 --> 00:10:39,400 Speaker 2: this writing was written to ride straight on only five 202 00:10:39,480 --> 00:10:44,400 Speaker 2: hundred miles, but by making a round seven hundred miles, 203 00:10:45,640 --> 00:10:48,920 Speaker 2: Elia looked at this writing and said, if I ride straight, 204 00:10:49,280 --> 00:10:52,560 Speaker 2: I shall cease to live. This way, I can neither ride, 205 00:10:52,600 --> 00:10:56,360 Speaker 2: nor walk nor fly. Nightingale the Robber sits in his 206 00:10:56,480 --> 00:10:59,400 Speaker 2: nest upon the seven oaks, and the robber dog will 207 00:10:59,440 --> 00:11:03,000 Speaker 2: seize me at the seventh mile, much like you can 208 00:11:03,040 --> 00:11:11,320 Speaker 2: be seized by these sweet, sweet products and or services. 209 00:11:17,520 --> 00:11:20,600 Speaker 2: And we're back. I hope you got advertised swords, big 210 00:11:20,640 --> 00:11:25,720 Speaker 2: fan of swords. Ilias stood still to think what he 211 00:11:25,760 --> 00:11:29,840 Speaker 2: should do. The straight horse road is broken up. The 212 00:11:29,880 --> 00:11:33,160 Speaker 2: little bridge of white Hazel is broken down. It would 213 00:11:33,160 --> 00:11:35,720 Speaker 2: be no honor to me or glory to my knighthood 214 00:11:35,720 --> 00:11:38,920 Speaker 2: to ride by that roundabout way. It is better to 215 00:11:39,040 --> 00:11:42,320 Speaker 2: ride by the straight road. At once, he got down 216 00:11:42,360 --> 00:11:44,920 Speaker 2: from his good steed. With one hand he led his horse, 217 00:11:45,360 --> 00:11:47,600 Speaker 2: while with the other he put planks across the stream 218 00:11:47,679 --> 00:11:51,959 Speaker 2: for a bridge that bridge of white Hazel. The straight 219 00:11:52,040 --> 00:11:54,360 Speaker 2: road he mended, and he rode on till he came 220 00:11:54,480 --> 00:11:57,160 Speaker 2: near the clump of seven oak trees upon which Nightingale 221 00:11:57,200 --> 00:12:01,280 Speaker 2: the Robber had built his great nest. Nightingale the Robber 222 00:12:01,360 --> 00:12:03,800 Speaker 2: was sitting upon his nest of twisted boughs, upon the 223 00:12:03,800 --> 00:12:07,040 Speaker 2: seven oak trees, and Ilia rode up to the oak trees. 224 00:12:07,520 --> 00:12:10,000 Speaker 2: The robber dog tried to seize him, just as he 225 00:12:10,000 --> 00:12:13,000 Speaker 2: had come to the seventh mile, and Nightingale the robber 226 00:12:13,080 --> 00:12:15,960 Speaker 2: roared like a wild orox, and the villain whistled like 227 00:12:15,960 --> 00:12:18,959 Speaker 2: a nightingale, and the robber dog howled like a dog. 228 00:12:20,520 --> 00:12:23,600 Speaker 2: And at these sounds, Elia's good steed fell upon his 229 00:12:23,720 --> 00:12:26,400 Speaker 2: knees with terror at the roar of the orox, and 230 00:12:26,440 --> 00:12:29,280 Speaker 2: the whistle of the nightingale, and the dog like howling 231 00:12:29,320 --> 00:12:33,040 Speaker 2: of the robber dog. Elia struck his horse between the ears, 232 00:12:33,320 --> 00:12:36,600 Speaker 2: and also struck him upon the flank, saying, O thou 233 00:12:36,679 --> 00:12:40,960 Speaker 2: food for wolves, thou grasp bag. Hast thou never heard 234 00:12:41,080 --> 00:12:43,920 Speaker 2: the roar of an orox. Hast thou never heard the 235 00:12:43,920 --> 00:12:46,800 Speaker 2: whistle of a nightingale and the howling of a robber dog. 236 00:12:47,720 --> 00:12:50,439 Speaker 2: The hero did not sit still, but quickly bent his 237 00:12:50,480 --> 00:12:53,320 Speaker 2: strong bow, took a sharp arrow from his quiver, and 238 00:12:53,360 --> 00:12:55,760 Speaker 2: shot the arrow at Nightingale the robber, as he sat 239 00:12:55,800 --> 00:12:58,320 Speaker 2: there in his nest and on the seven oak trees. 240 00:12:59,320 --> 00:13:01,880 Speaker 2: The arrow hit Nightingale, the robber and the right eye, 241 00:13:01,920 --> 00:13:04,360 Speaker 2: and came out at the left ear, and Nightingale the 242 00:13:04,440 --> 00:13:07,520 Speaker 2: robber fell from his nest down upon the damp earth. 243 00:13:08,360 --> 00:13:10,960 Speaker 2: Then Elia took Nightingale the Robber and tied him to 244 00:13:11,000 --> 00:13:14,360 Speaker 2: his Circassian stirrup, and made him walk besides the horse 245 00:13:14,400 --> 00:13:17,880 Speaker 2: towards Kiev town. Presently they came to the house of 246 00:13:18,000 --> 00:13:20,720 Speaker 2: Nightingale the Robber. It was a big house in a 247 00:13:20,800 --> 00:13:23,559 Speaker 2: large yard, and round the yard was a high iron 248 00:13:23,640 --> 00:13:26,120 Speaker 2: fence with spikes on the railings, and upon every spike 249 00:13:26,920 --> 00:13:29,439 Speaker 2: was set the head of a hero. For Nightingale the 250 00:13:29,520 --> 00:13:34,200 Speaker 2: Robber killed all that passed that way. Nightingale's children caught 251 00:13:34,240 --> 00:13:36,960 Speaker 2: sight of their father and called out, look, father is 252 00:13:37,000 --> 00:13:40,319 Speaker 2: bringing a man. And Nightingale's young wife looked from the 253 00:13:40,360 --> 00:13:43,280 Speaker 2: window and said, a strange man is carrying off your 254 00:13:43,280 --> 00:13:46,520 Speaker 2: dear father. And she called to some men who were 255 00:13:46,559 --> 00:13:49,680 Speaker 2: idling about the yard, and said, will you not take 256 00:13:49,760 --> 00:13:52,320 Speaker 2: him from this wanderer on the road. Is your dear 257 00:13:52,360 --> 00:13:55,440 Speaker 2: father nothing to you? Has he fallen into the power 258 00:13:55,480 --> 00:13:57,920 Speaker 2: of this horseman. It would be better to take a 259 00:13:57,920 --> 00:14:00,800 Speaker 2: cupful of red gold, and another of pure silver, and 260 00:14:00,880 --> 00:14:04,640 Speaker 2: a third cup of round pearls. Go now and offer 261 00:14:04,679 --> 00:14:08,080 Speaker 2: them as a ransom. Speak to this horseman and persuade him, 262 00:14:08,520 --> 00:14:10,839 Speaker 2: coax him and talk him over so that he may 263 00:14:10,880 --> 00:14:14,880 Speaker 2: release Nightingale. And they rushed into the house, and Nightingale's 264 00:14:14,880 --> 00:14:16,880 Speaker 2: wife took the keys and went down to the deep 265 00:14:16,960 --> 00:14:20,440 Speaker 2: vaults where all Nightingale's treasure was stored. And they filled 266 00:14:20,480 --> 00:14:23,480 Speaker 2: up a cup of red gold, and another with pure silver, 267 00:14:23,560 --> 00:14:26,200 Speaker 2: and a third with round pearls. And they went out 268 00:14:26,240 --> 00:14:28,760 Speaker 2: to Elia with flattering words and tried to coax him 269 00:14:28,960 --> 00:14:32,800 Speaker 2: and talk him over, saying, oh, thou bold hero, good youth, 270 00:14:33,360 --> 00:14:35,800 Speaker 2: give us back our dear father, and we will give 271 00:14:35,840 --> 00:14:40,600 Speaker 2: thee gold and silver. Elia received these messengers and talk 272 00:14:40,680 --> 00:14:44,920 Speaker 2: to them thus, look here, brothers, you who work for gain, 273 00:14:45,560 --> 00:14:47,680 Speaker 2: I will not give you your dear father. He would 274 00:14:47,680 --> 00:14:51,040 Speaker 2: only turn brigand again and rob the travelers passing this way. 275 00:14:52,520 --> 00:14:55,280 Speaker 2: And Ilia rode on to Kiev town with Nightingale, the 276 00:14:55,360 --> 00:14:58,560 Speaker 2: robber by his side, still tied to the stirrup so 277 00:14:58,600 --> 00:15:01,440 Speaker 2: that he could not run away. Ilia hurried on, for 278 00:15:01,520 --> 00:15:03,320 Speaker 2: he would not feign to be at Kiev in time 279 00:15:03,360 --> 00:15:05,800 Speaker 2: for the service on the Easter morning, but he could 280 00:15:05,800 --> 00:15:08,320 Speaker 2: not get there in time. When he reached Kiev, he 281 00:15:08,400 --> 00:15:11,640 Speaker 2: rode into the wide courtyard of the Prince's palace. He 282 00:15:11,720 --> 00:15:13,840 Speaker 2: tied up his good horse to the gold ring on 283 00:15:13,920 --> 00:15:16,880 Speaker 2: a Garvin pillar, but did not take off either the 284 00:15:16,880 --> 00:15:20,160 Speaker 2: saddle or the bridle, and he left Nightingale the robber 285 00:15:20,200 --> 00:15:24,080 Speaker 2: still tied to the stirrup. Then Ilia walked quickly through 286 00:15:24,080 --> 00:15:27,320 Speaker 2: the new entrance, through the guardroom and into the hall. 287 00:15:28,120 --> 00:15:31,000 Speaker 2: There he crossed himself like a good Russian and made 288 00:15:31,040 --> 00:15:34,000 Speaker 2: his bow. As he came into the hall, the steward 289 00:15:34,000 --> 00:15:37,840 Speaker 2: of Vladimir the Prince, he greeted and asked him where 290 00:15:37,920 --> 00:15:41,560 Speaker 2: is the Prince Vladimir of Royal Kiev. Prince Vladimir has 291 00:15:41,560 --> 00:15:45,400 Speaker 2: gone to mass, was the answer. Ilia sat down on 292 00:15:45,440 --> 00:15:48,160 Speaker 2: the plain wooden bench to wait. In a short time, 293 00:15:48,240 --> 00:15:51,000 Speaker 2: Prince Vladimir came in with his nobles and attendants from 294 00:15:51,040 --> 00:15:55,120 Speaker 2: the Easter service. Then they all gave greetings to one another, 295 00:15:55,160 --> 00:15:57,840 Speaker 2: and each hero greeted the other. And Vladimir spoke to 296 00:15:57,840 --> 00:16:01,960 Speaker 2: Elia and said, all to thee brave youth, I know 297 00:16:02,080 --> 00:16:05,560 Speaker 2: not thy name or thy father's name. Art thou Azar, 298 00:16:05,800 --> 00:16:08,200 Speaker 2: or a czar's son? Art thou a king or a 299 00:16:08,280 --> 00:16:12,360 Speaker 2: king's son. Elia answered and said, I am from the 300 00:16:12,360 --> 00:16:16,320 Speaker 2: town of Murham. I am the old Cossack Ilia of Murham. 301 00:16:16,360 --> 00:16:18,920 Speaker 2: And they all sat down at the table to eat bread, 302 00:16:19,000 --> 00:16:22,400 Speaker 2: and they carved and ate white swans. And Ilia began 303 00:16:22,440 --> 00:16:25,560 Speaker 2: to talk and boast of what he had done. I 304 00:16:25,640 --> 00:16:28,520 Speaker 2: am a brave hero. I have been riding through the 305 00:16:28,520 --> 00:16:31,400 Speaker 2: eve of Easter day. I would fain have been here 306 00:16:31,400 --> 00:16:33,320 Speaker 2: in time for Easter mass, but I could not get 307 00:16:33,360 --> 00:16:36,000 Speaker 2: here in time for Easter morning, for the hour was past. 308 00:16:36,800 --> 00:16:39,000 Speaker 2: I rode here by the straight road, and when I 309 00:16:39,040 --> 00:16:42,320 Speaker 2: reached the green oaks, Nightingale the robber was sitting upon 310 00:16:42,360 --> 00:16:45,760 Speaker 2: the seven oaks that ill doer used to seize upon 311 00:16:45,840 --> 00:16:48,920 Speaker 2: every one for seven miles round. When I came near 312 00:16:48,920 --> 00:16:52,120 Speaker 2: the oaks, Nightingale roared like a wild Orix, and the 313 00:16:52,200 --> 00:16:55,360 Speaker 2: villain whistled like a nightingale, and the robber dog howled 314 00:16:55,400 --> 00:16:58,240 Speaker 2: like a dog. Then my good horse fell upon his 315 00:16:58,320 --> 00:17:01,000 Speaker 2: knees with fear. But I took got my tough bow, 316 00:17:01,520 --> 00:17:05,000 Speaker 2: set the sharp arrow, and shot Nightingale the robber. I 317 00:17:05,040 --> 00:17:07,280 Speaker 2: shot the villain through the right eye, and the arrow 318 00:17:07,320 --> 00:17:10,520 Speaker 2: came out by his left ear. Then Nightingale fell upon 319 00:17:10,520 --> 00:17:13,000 Speaker 2: the damp earth, and I took the robber and fastened 320 00:17:13,080 --> 00:17:16,119 Speaker 2: him to my circassian stirrup, and brought the villain with 321 00:17:16,160 --> 00:17:20,960 Speaker 2: me Vladimir the Prince looked at Elia and said, it 322 00:17:21,040 --> 00:17:23,680 Speaker 2: seems to me, my bold youth, that there must be 323 00:17:23,720 --> 00:17:26,600 Speaker 2: a big tavern in this country. Hast thou been drinking 324 00:17:26,800 --> 00:17:30,400 Speaker 2: strong drink? Art thou not making empty boasts? Good hero? 325 00:17:31,160 --> 00:17:34,440 Speaker 2: Elia's wrath grew hot within him, and angrily he said, 326 00:17:35,160 --> 00:17:37,359 Speaker 2: thou it is who art the fool, O Prince of 327 00:17:37,440 --> 00:17:41,639 Speaker 2: Royal Kiev. I have Nightingale the robber here tied to 328 00:17:41,680 --> 00:17:45,560 Speaker 2: my circassian stirrup. Then all sprang up and rushed out, 329 00:17:45,760 --> 00:17:48,000 Speaker 2: hurried and stumbled against each other. As they ran out 330 00:17:48,040 --> 00:17:51,640 Speaker 2: to see Nightingale the robber, they all spoke and shouted 331 00:17:51,680 --> 00:17:55,000 Speaker 2: together and called out to him, Oh thou nightingale the 332 00:17:55,119 --> 00:17:59,760 Speaker 2: robber roarer, O nightingale like an oorux, Thou evildoer, whistle 333 00:17:59,800 --> 00:18:03,480 Speaker 2: like nightingale, Oh thou robber, dog, howl like a dog. 334 00:18:04,680 --> 00:18:08,240 Speaker 2: Nightingale the robber looked up and said, with you, I 335 00:18:08,359 --> 00:18:10,879 Speaker 2: neither eat nor drink, and I will not obey you. 336 00:18:12,520 --> 00:18:15,359 Speaker 2: At once, the crowd of courtiers turned back to the 337 00:18:15,400 --> 00:18:18,440 Speaker 2: hall and came to Ilia of Morum, bowed low to 338 00:18:18,560 --> 00:18:22,280 Speaker 2: him and craved their boon, Oh Ilia of morm, We 339 00:18:22,320 --> 00:18:25,280 Speaker 2: beg thee to make Nightingale the robber roar like an orox, 340 00:18:25,760 --> 00:18:28,840 Speaker 2: Make the villain whistle like a nightingale, Make the robber 341 00:18:28,880 --> 00:18:32,679 Speaker 2: dog howl like a dog. And Ilia spoke to the 342 00:18:32,680 --> 00:18:37,439 Speaker 2: Prince and said, oh, Vladimir, Prince of Royal Kiev, Nightingale's 343 00:18:37,480 --> 00:18:39,800 Speaker 2: lips are now sealed together in his mouth as filled 344 00:18:39,840 --> 00:18:42,840 Speaker 2: with dried blood. For my arrow went through his right eye, 345 00:18:42,880 --> 00:18:45,959 Speaker 2: and it came out by the left ear. Pray, let 346 00:18:46,000 --> 00:18:48,200 Speaker 2: a bowl of strong drink be poured out for him 347 00:18:48,760 --> 00:18:52,400 Speaker 2: a bullwain half a hundredweight, a bull holding four gallons, 348 00:18:53,000 --> 00:18:56,200 Speaker 2: and let it be given to Nightingale. And they poured 349 00:18:56,240 --> 00:18:59,000 Speaker 2: him out a bowl of strong drink, a bull waine 350 00:18:59,080 --> 00:19:02,159 Speaker 2: half a hundredweight, a bull holding four gallons, and they 351 00:19:02,160 --> 00:19:05,120 Speaker 2: took it to Nightingale the robber. He took the ball 352 00:19:05,200 --> 00:19:07,680 Speaker 2: in one hand, drank off the bowl of strong drink 353 00:19:07,680 --> 00:19:11,639 Speaker 2: at one draft, and spoke these words. Pour out another 354 00:19:11,680 --> 00:19:15,000 Speaker 2: bowl of strong beer, a bull wane half a hundredweight, 355 00:19:15,040 --> 00:19:18,000 Speaker 2: to bull holding four gallons, and pour out a third 356 00:19:18,040 --> 00:19:21,200 Speaker 2: bowl of sweet mead, a bull weyne half a hundredweight, 357 00:19:21,280 --> 00:19:24,439 Speaker 2: to bull holding four gallons. And they poured out a 358 00:19:24,440 --> 00:19:27,200 Speaker 2: bullful of strong beer, and they poured out a bullful 359 00:19:27,280 --> 00:19:30,399 Speaker 2: of sweet mead and brought both to Nightingale the robber. 360 00:19:31,119 --> 00:19:33,200 Speaker 2: He took the ball with one hand and drank off 361 00:19:33,240 --> 00:19:36,959 Speaker 2: the bullful at one draft. And then Nightingale the robber 362 00:19:37,080 --> 00:19:41,200 Speaker 2: was drunken, and Ilia of Murrham said to him, Now, Nightingale, 363 00:19:41,600 --> 00:19:44,960 Speaker 2: roar thou robber like an orox, whistle O villain like 364 00:19:45,000 --> 00:19:50,160 Speaker 2: a nightingale, and howl O dog like a dog. A nightingale. 365 00:19:50,200 --> 00:19:53,480 Speaker 2: The robber roared like an orox. The villain whistled like 366 00:19:53,520 --> 00:19:56,359 Speaker 2: that nightingale, and the robber dog howled like a dog. 367 00:19:57,720 --> 00:20:01,520 Speaker 2: Princes and nobles all lay for day, but Vladimir, the 368 00:20:01,560 --> 00:20:03,879 Speaker 2: Prince of Royal Kiev, stood up straight and went to 369 00:20:03,880 --> 00:20:06,440 Speaker 2: the Ilia. For the prince had a boon to ask 370 00:20:07,800 --> 00:20:11,440 Speaker 2: silence Nightingale. The robber, let's he whistle again like a nightingale? 371 00:20:11,880 --> 00:20:16,320 Speaker 2: And my nobles leave me here alone. But you know 372 00:20:16,440 --> 00:20:21,439 Speaker 2: what won't leave you alone. It's advertising. It's everywhere. It 373 00:20:21,520 --> 00:20:24,639 Speaker 2: might even roar like an orox. These ads might whistle 374 00:20:24,720 --> 00:20:27,640 Speaker 2: like a nightingale, and they might howl like a dog. 375 00:20:40,400 --> 00:20:43,879 Speaker 2: And we're back. So that's the end of the first story. 376 00:20:44,359 --> 00:20:47,120 Speaker 2: In most of the versions, of that story, Vladimir then 377 00:20:47,200 --> 00:20:49,960 Speaker 2: cuts off the Nightingale's head. I don't like that version 378 00:20:49,960 --> 00:20:52,720 Speaker 2: as much. I really like the Nightingale. He's the cool 379 00:20:52,800 --> 00:20:55,879 Speaker 2: robber guy who whistles in three voices at once and 380 00:20:56,000 --> 00:20:57,919 Speaker 2: is like half a bird. And you know, it's like 381 00:20:57,960 --> 00:21:01,119 Speaker 2: I found more descriptions of him him online than I 382 00:21:01,119 --> 00:21:04,720 Speaker 2: found like actual stories describing him. These ways that he 383 00:21:04,760 --> 00:21:06,280 Speaker 2: lives in a nest, but he also has a house 384 00:21:06,320 --> 00:21:08,440 Speaker 2: with people. We've got that much. And he's like kind 385 00:21:08,440 --> 00:21:11,520 Speaker 2: of half bird. He can fly, but he also has hands, 386 00:21:11,640 --> 00:21:14,680 Speaker 2: you know, because he can drink from these bulls. He's 387 00:21:14,720 --> 00:21:17,240 Speaker 2: just cool. I get why people are into him. He 388 00:21:17,320 --> 00:21:20,640 Speaker 2: killed all the princes and shit, just by fucking howling 389 00:21:20,680 --> 00:21:26,119 Speaker 2: and whistling. It might we all have such strength. But 390 00:21:26,200 --> 00:21:28,960 Speaker 2: let me read you one more story. It's another story 391 00:21:29,000 --> 00:21:34,920 Speaker 2: of Ilia the Three Ways. One day, Ilia set off 392 00:21:34,960 --> 00:21:37,440 Speaker 2: on his good horse for a ride. He rode a 393 00:21:37,480 --> 00:21:39,600 Speaker 2: long way through the open plane till he came to 394 00:21:39,600 --> 00:21:43,720 Speaker 2: the burning stone. Three lengths beyond the stone, there were 395 00:21:43,720 --> 00:21:46,960 Speaker 2: three paths leading this way and that from the burning stone. 396 00:21:46,960 --> 00:21:50,399 Speaker 2: And upon the stone was written, who goes by the 397 00:21:50,440 --> 00:21:53,760 Speaker 2: first path will be killed. Who goes by the second 398 00:21:53,800 --> 00:21:57,240 Speaker 2: path will find marriage. Who goes by the third path 399 00:21:57,760 --> 00:22:02,920 Speaker 2: will become rich. He stopped to consider, by which path 400 00:22:02,960 --> 00:22:05,760 Speaker 2: shall I go? Why should a bold hero want to 401 00:22:05,800 --> 00:22:08,880 Speaker 2: be rich? Why should I want to marry? I will 402 00:22:08,920 --> 00:22:12,439 Speaker 2: take the way to be killed. So he took that 403 00:22:12,520 --> 00:22:14,800 Speaker 2: way and rode on for three hours, and he rode 404 00:22:14,800 --> 00:22:17,959 Speaker 2: three hundred miles, and he came to a hill. And 405 00:22:18,000 --> 00:22:21,480 Speaker 2: at that hill, that high hill, brigands began to come up. 406 00:22:21,800 --> 00:22:24,919 Speaker 2: And there came up forty thousand brigands. They began to 407 00:22:24,920 --> 00:22:28,119 Speaker 2: defy our bold hero. And the brave Cossacks spoke and 408 00:22:28,160 --> 00:22:32,879 Speaker 2: hailed them, Come you, forty thousand robbers, What will you 409 00:22:32,960 --> 00:22:36,000 Speaker 2: take from me? The bold hero? I have not many 410 00:22:36,080 --> 00:22:39,560 Speaker 2: chests of uncounted gold. I have no beautiful young wives, 411 00:22:39,600 --> 00:22:42,119 Speaker 2: I have no fine clothes. I have nothing but a 412 00:22:42,119 --> 00:22:45,439 Speaker 2: good horse, a good horse which costs three hundred on 413 00:22:45,520 --> 00:22:48,960 Speaker 2: the horse, or trappings worth five hundred on myself, a 414 00:22:49,040 --> 00:22:54,159 Speaker 2: hero's gear worth a cool thousand. When he drew his 415 00:22:54,200 --> 00:22:57,520 Speaker 2: iron mace of three tons weight, he began to defy 416 00:22:57,600 --> 00:23:02,480 Speaker 2: the robber, and he killed the forty thousand robbers. Then 417 00:23:02,520 --> 00:23:04,919 Speaker 2: the bold Hero turned back, and when he reached the 418 00:23:04,920 --> 00:23:08,680 Speaker 2: burning stone, he altered the riding. Thus, if thou goest 419 00:23:08,680 --> 00:23:12,920 Speaker 2: by this road, thou wilt not be killed. And he said, 420 00:23:13,800 --> 00:23:17,199 Speaker 2: I shall go by the road to marriage. So Elia 421 00:23:17,240 --> 00:23:19,280 Speaker 2: took the second path and rode on for just three 422 00:23:19,400 --> 00:23:22,359 Speaker 2: hundred miles. He rode on always through the plain, that 423 00:23:22,440 --> 00:23:25,880 Speaker 2: open plain, through the open plain, the green meadow, through 424 00:23:25,920 --> 00:23:28,880 Speaker 2: those open plains, and through green meadows, till he came 425 00:23:28,920 --> 00:23:32,040 Speaker 2: to a wonderful and a strange thing. If we called 426 00:23:32,080 --> 00:23:33,720 Speaker 2: it a town, it would be too small. If we 427 00:23:33,760 --> 00:23:36,080 Speaker 2: called it a village, it would seem too large. But 428 00:23:36,160 --> 00:23:39,679 Speaker 2: there stood a palace built of white stone. When Ilia 429 00:23:39,760 --> 00:23:42,560 Speaker 2: reached the broad palace yard, there came the most beautiful 430 00:23:42,600 --> 00:23:46,040 Speaker 2: young princess from the palace of white stone. She came 431 00:23:46,080 --> 00:23:48,040 Speaker 2: to meet the brave hero, and took him by his 432 00:23:48,080 --> 00:23:51,119 Speaker 2: white hands, kissed him with her sweet lips, led him 433 00:23:51,119 --> 00:23:53,520 Speaker 2: into the white stone palace, and made him sit down 434 00:23:53,560 --> 00:23:57,560 Speaker 2: at the oaken table, where a feast was spread. Elia 435 00:23:57,720 --> 00:24:00,320 Speaker 2: ate and drank in plenty, and stuffed himself the whole 436 00:24:00,440 --> 00:24:03,280 Speaker 2: day long until evening, when he rose up from the 437 00:24:03,320 --> 00:24:06,680 Speaker 2: oaken table and spoke to the princess and said, O, 438 00:24:06,840 --> 00:24:11,280 Speaker 2: thou enchanting and beautiful lady, Where are thy warm sleeping chambers? 439 00:24:11,720 --> 00:24:14,520 Speaker 2: Where are the beds of carved woods? Where are the 440 00:24:14,520 --> 00:24:17,560 Speaker 2: soft feather beds? I am an old man and weary, 441 00:24:17,800 --> 00:24:21,720 Speaker 2: and I would feign sleep. And the princess led him 442 00:24:21,800 --> 00:24:24,479 Speaker 2: to a warm chamber. But the old man stood by 443 00:24:24,480 --> 00:24:27,200 Speaker 2: the bed and shook his head and said, much have 444 00:24:27,280 --> 00:24:29,720 Speaker 2: I traveled through Holy Russia, But so strange a thing 445 00:24:29,760 --> 00:24:33,639 Speaker 2: I have never seen. It seems to me that bed 446 00:24:34,320 --> 00:24:37,800 Speaker 2: is a trap. Suddenly he seized the princess by her 447 00:24:37,800 --> 00:24:40,359 Speaker 2: white hands and threw her against the brick wall against 448 00:24:40,359 --> 00:24:43,879 Speaker 2: which the beds stood. The bed of carved wood turned over, 449 00:24:44,200 --> 00:24:47,680 Speaker 2: and the princess fell down into a deep dungeon below. 450 00:24:48,720 --> 00:24:51,520 Speaker 2: The old Cossack walked out of the palace, and outside 451 00:24:51,560 --> 00:24:54,359 Speaker 2: he found the door of the deep dungeon. Then he 452 00:24:54,400 --> 00:24:58,120 Speaker 2: took the golden keys, went on and unlocked that deep dungeon, 453 00:24:58,160 --> 00:25:01,399 Speaker 2: and set free many goodly youths in brave, and many 454 00:25:01,480 --> 00:25:05,440 Speaker 2: strong and mighty heroes. But the beautiful and wicked enchantress 455 00:25:05,560 --> 00:25:09,320 Speaker 2: was killed. And all the rich treasure which Elia found 456 00:25:09,359 --> 00:25:11,679 Speaker 2: there in that white stone palace he bestowed on the 457 00:25:11,680 --> 00:25:14,680 Speaker 2: good youths and brave, and on the strong and mighty 458 00:25:14,720 --> 00:25:18,920 Speaker 2: heroes with that white stone palace he gave to the flames. 459 00:25:20,040 --> 00:25:22,360 Speaker 2: And then our bold hero rode back again, And when 460 00:25:22,400 --> 00:25:25,040 Speaker 2: he came to the burning stone, he again altered the 461 00:25:25,080 --> 00:25:29,520 Speaker 2: graven letters and wrote, by that way I went, I 462 00:25:29,680 --> 00:25:33,760 Speaker 2: was not married. I go, said he by the third path, 463 00:25:34,400 --> 00:25:37,919 Speaker 2: where one will become rich. And he rode on for 464 00:25:38,000 --> 00:25:41,040 Speaker 2: three hours, three hundred miles he rode. And again he 465 00:25:41,160 --> 00:25:43,800 Speaker 2: rode through the plain and open plain, the meadow, the 466 00:25:43,840 --> 00:25:46,480 Speaker 2: green meadow, to a place where there was sunk deep 467 00:25:46,520 --> 00:25:49,080 Speaker 2: pits in the ground, all piled up with red gold, 468 00:25:49,119 --> 00:25:53,080 Speaker 2: pure silver, and fine round pearls. Elia looked at the 469 00:25:53,080 --> 00:25:56,080 Speaker 2: gold and said, what has a bold hero to do 470 00:25:56,119 --> 00:25:59,600 Speaker 2: with these riches? With this treasure of so much uncounted gold. 471 00:26:00,880 --> 00:26:03,720 Speaker 2: He began to consider. Then he took enough treasure in 472 00:26:03,760 --> 00:26:06,840 Speaker 2: this open plane to build an abbey for prayers to God. 473 00:26:07,320 --> 00:26:10,359 Speaker 2: He built a church, a minister church, ordered the singing 474 00:26:10,400 --> 00:26:13,320 Speaker 2: of psalms and the ringing of bells. And then Ilia said, 475 00:26:14,320 --> 00:26:17,080 Speaker 2: let him whose treasure it was, go and look for it. 476 00:26:18,080 --> 00:26:20,480 Speaker 2: And then the bold hero turned back again again. He 477 00:26:20,600 --> 00:26:24,120 Speaker 2: rode to that burning stone again. He wrote beneath that inscription, 478 00:26:25,040 --> 00:26:28,280 Speaker 2: though I rode by that path and became not rich 479 00:26:30,440 --> 00:26:33,960 Speaker 2: and that's the end. And Okay. One of the reasons 480 00:26:34,000 --> 00:26:36,720 Speaker 2: I like a lot of these fables, they don't really 481 00:26:36,800 --> 00:26:41,480 Speaker 2: map to easy things, you know. I mean, obviously it's like, oh, okay, 482 00:26:41,600 --> 00:26:46,080 Speaker 2: like be humble, build churches for God, like you know, 483 00:26:46,840 --> 00:26:49,560 Speaker 2: women are traps. Whatever. It's like, you know, there's like 484 00:26:50,040 --> 00:26:52,960 Speaker 2: sketchy things and good things and interesting things. I sure 485 00:26:53,119 --> 00:26:56,119 Speaker 2: like that he like set the palace ablaze and you know, 486 00:26:57,480 --> 00:27:01,720 Speaker 2: set it to flame or whatever was the line. But 487 00:27:01,800 --> 00:27:04,080 Speaker 2: that white Stone Palace he gave to the flames. Like 488 00:27:04,080 --> 00:27:07,959 Speaker 2: there's some like Russian Revolution stuff happening there, right. But 489 00:27:08,080 --> 00:27:11,960 Speaker 2: I don't know, I don't feel like it's like they're 490 00:27:12,040 --> 00:27:16,120 Speaker 2: like we're thinking about I get why people like Naegel, 491 00:27:16,200 --> 00:27:20,160 Speaker 2: the Robber and UH heroes are interesting. I get why 492 00:27:20,200 --> 00:27:23,639 Speaker 2: people like superheroes. It's pretty boring when someone can just 493 00:27:23,760 --> 00:27:27,959 Speaker 2: pull out their three ton mace and kill forty thousand brigands. 494 00:27:28,400 --> 00:27:32,679 Speaker 2: But it makes for anti climatic stories by my standards. 495 00:27:33,240 --> 00:27:36,199 Speaker 2: But who am I to say? You should say for 496 00:27:36,320 --> 00:27:40,280 Speaker 2: yourself and join us next week on Cool Zone Media 497 00:27:40,320 --> 00:27:43,560 Speaker 2: Book Club. When I read you some more stories of 498 00:27:43,800 --> 00:27:50,720 Speaker 2: old or new who's to know? Even I don't know yet. 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