WEBVTT - CZM Book Club: Stories About Nightingale the Robber

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<v Speaker 2>I'm your host, Margaret Kiljoy, and this week I'm going

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<v Speaker 2>to read you more folk stories because I really like them,

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<v Speaker 2>and because this week's folk stories come from a book

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<v Speaker 2>called Beliny Book Hero Tales of Russia by Mary and

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<v Speaker 2>Chilton Harrison from nineteen fifteen. And they're not really by

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<v Speaker 2>Mary and their you know, interpretations of traditional stories. And

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<v Speaker 2>why am I reading these stories? Well, they're about this

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<v Speaker 2>hero named Ilia iliav. Murrum, but they're not really about

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<v Speaker 2>that to me. What they're about to me is Nightingale

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<v Speaker 2>the robber who's night in Yale the Robber. Well, Nightingale

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<v Speaker 2>the Robber is a robber who's a nightingale, and he

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<v Speaker 2>lives in a nest in the forest and he robs people.

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<v Speaker 2>But he doesn't rob people with swords or claws. He

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<v Speaker 2>whistles them to death. His whistle is so frightening that

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<v Speaker 2>it kills people. And I came across him very recently

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<v Speaker 2>because I was doing that thing that normal people do,

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<v Speaker 2>where you go and you listen to Russian and Ukrainian

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<v Speaker 2>songs about anarchists during the revolution, and I came across

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<v Speaker 2>a song called Nightingale the Robber and I was like,

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<v Speaker 2>who's that? And it was a song about Makno, the

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<v Speaker 2>anarchist from Ukraine from nineteen whatever. I've done on a

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<v Speaker 2>bunch of podcasts about him, and so is Robert on

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<v Speaker 2>Behind the Bastards. But they talked about him in this song,

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<v Speaker 2>this kind of punk song from I think the early nineties,

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<v Speaker 2>where they're like, you have to remember this is the

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<v Speaker 2>land of Nightingale the Robber, And I was like, ooh,

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<v Speaker 2>so he's a full hero that's like an antagonist in

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<v Speaker 2>most versions of the story, in fact, all the versions

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<v Speaker 2>of story that I can find, But like all good antagonists,

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<v Speaker 2>he's a hero to some people. And I wanted to

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<v Speaker 2>know more, and I still don't know everything. I want

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<v Speaker 2>to know everything, but I famously don't read Russian or Ukrainian,

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<v Speaker 2>so I only know what I was able to find

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<v Speaker 2>in translation. So I read a whole bunch of translations

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<v Speaker 2>about Ilia Murrham and Nightingale the Robber, and then I've

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<v Speaker 2>picked my favorite one, which is the one that I

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<v Speaker 2>already told you. It's from Blani book hero Tales of

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<v Speaker 2>Russia by Mary and Chilton Harrison from nineteen fifteen, and

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<v Speaker 2>I like it because it's like both a clearer translation

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<v Speaker 2>and a slightly less literal than some of the other ones,

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<v Speaker 2>but also it's a little bit more sympathetic till Nightingale,

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<v Speaker 2>and it like kind of plays up some of the

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<v Speaker 2>weird proletarian elements in that Ilia is a peasant hero,

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<v Speaker 2>unlike some of the other heroes of the same kind

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<v Speaker 2>of era of folk heroes from Russia. Ilia as a peasant.

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<v Speaker 2>And the other thing that I think is really funny

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<v Speaker 2>is that people talk about like superheroes as if they're

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<v Speaker 2>this new thing. Folklore is just superhero stories, not all

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<v Speaker 2>of it. Some of it's really cool and like monsters

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<v Speaker 2>and stuff, and I usually like the monsters more than

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<v Speaker 2>I like the superheroes. But Ilia Muham is a superhero,

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<v Speaker 2>and this one's a little bit less superhero than some

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<v Speaker 2>of them, and so I like it a little bit

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<v Speaker 2>more that's my introduction. What comes after the introduction is

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<v Speaker 2>the story. I'm actually gonna read you two stories. The

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<v Speaker 2>first one is a little bit longer and has a

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<v Speaker 2>Nightingale in it, and the other one I just thought

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<v Speaker 2>was kind of cool, so I'm going to read it

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<v Speaker 2>to you too, because why not. I can do whatever

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<v Speaker 2>I want. Well, I guess that's clearly not true, but

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<v Speaker 2>I can do a lot of things, including read you

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<v Speaker 2>to this story Ilia of Muham and Nightingale the Robber. Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>so in most versions of this story it starts a

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<v Speaker 2>little bit differently, and one of the things that it

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<v Speaker 2>cuts out in this particular one that is an interesting

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<v Speaker 2>detail that I'm just gonna interject here right at the beginning,

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<v Speaker 2>is that in Ilia of Muham, the hero of this

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<v Speaker 2>story was not able to walk until he was thirty,

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<v Speaker 2>and then as soon as he was thirty or thirty three,

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<v Speaker 2>depending on the story, he suddenly could walk and became

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<v Speaker 2>a mighty hero. The green oak bows not down to

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<v Speaker 2>the earth. Leaves of paper do not grow. Elia had

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<v Speaker 2>made up his mind to go to Kiev town to

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<v Speaker 2>seek service with the gracious Prince Vladimir. But before setting

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<v Speaker 2>out on that long journey. He wished to see his

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<v Speaker 2>father again and ask for his blessing, so he rode

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<v Speaker 2>back to Murham and to his old home. He found

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<v Speaker 2>his old father there and greeted him, saying, come thou,

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<v Speaker 2>my own dear father. I am here to ask for

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<v Speaker 2>thy blessing. I go to glorious royal Kiev town to

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<v Speaker 2>pray at the sanctuary of Kiev and to pledge myself

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<v Speaker 2>to Vladimir the Prince, to serve him in faith and

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<v Speaker 2>in truth, and to uphold the Christian faith. The old

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<v Speaker 2>farmer Ivan blessed Ilia and said, I give thee my

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<v Speaker 2>blessing for the good work, but for evil work, no blessing.

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<v Speaker 2>I give. Go thou on the right road, and do

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<v Speaker 2>no harm to any woman, whether she be Christian or Tatar.

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<v Speaker 2>Other versions of this he only says, like, don't hurt

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<v Speaker 2>any Christians, don't spell Christian blood, and I like that

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<v Speaker 2>this version, uh doesn't do that, you know, because the

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<v Speaker 2>whole history of this area is a history of conflict

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<v Speaker 2>between like the Ottoman Empire and the Russian Empire. Ilia

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<v Speaker 2>of Muham bowed to the earth before his father and

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<v Speaker 2>said farewell to his mother and his sisters and brothers.

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<v Speaker 2>And then he mounted his good horse and rode through

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<v Speaker 2>the open plain with his whip. He struck his horse

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<v Speaker 2>on the curved hind quarter, and his restive steed was wroth,

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<v Speaker 2>and suddenly sprang from the earth and bounded higher than

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<v Speaker 2>an upright tree, almost as high as a moving cloud.

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<v Speaker 2>At the first bound he passed twelve miles. At the

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<v Speaker 2>second bound, he came to a well. By the well,

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<v Speaker 2>Ilia cut down a green oak tree, and beside the

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<v Speaker 2>well he built a small chapel, And upon the chapel

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<v Speaker 2>he wrote his name, Ilia of Muham, son of Ivan,

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<v Speaker 2>so that if some strong and mighty hero should ride

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<v Speaker 2>that way, he should know the name of the builder

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<v Speaker 2>of that chapel. At the third bound, Ilia's horse brought

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<v Speaker 2>him to the town of Cherney, near Chernigov. There stood

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<v Speaker 2>a countless host of Tatars, and at their head were

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<v Speaker 2>three princes, each with the strength of forty thousand. On

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<v Speaker 2>seeing his vast horde, the hero's heart grew hot within him,

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<v Speaker 2>and he could not control his longing to fight. His

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<v Speaker 2>heart was filled with fires, and it burned too, as

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<v Speaker 2>if scorched by frost. Then he spoke and said, I

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<v Speaker 2>desire not to go against my father's wish, or knowingly

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<v Speaker 2>disregard his command. Then he took in his hand his

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<v Speaker 2>battle sword and taught it to take a walk through

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<v Speaker 2>the army. Where he turned it opened out a street,

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<v Speaker 2>and when he turned round there was a great open space.

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<v Speaker 2>Ilia made his way to the three princes and spoke

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<v Speaker 2>thus to them, Come, my three king's sons. Shall I

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<v Speaker 2>take you away as prisoners? Or shall I cut off

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<v Speaker 2>your warlike heads. If I take you away as prisoners,

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<v Speaker 2>I must travel over roads that I know not, and

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<v Speaker 2>must carry bread. But if I take off your heads,

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<v Speaker 2>the kingly race will be destroyed. If you will go

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<v Speaker 2>home to your own country, you will spread such report

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<v Speaker 2>of me that it will be known all over Russia,

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<v Speaker 2>and you will tell it everywhere that in holy Russia

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<v Speaker 2>there are strong and mighty heroes. The governor of Chernigov

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<v Speaker 2>saw Ilia and said, the Lord has vanquished our tyrant

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<v Speaker 2>and cleansed our glorious city of Chernigov. And he spoke

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<v Speaker 2>to his princes and nobles and said, go ye, and

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<v Speaker 2>call in this goodly hero to eat bread and salt

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<v Speaker 2>with me. And the princes and nobles came forth to

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<v Speaker 2>greet Ilia. Of Murrham, and said, come now, thou stalwart

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<v Speaker 2>and goodly hero, and tell us by what honored name

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<v Speaker 2>thou art called, and what ist thou renowned father's name.

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<v Speaker 2>They call me by the name of Ilia, and I

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<v Speaker 2>am honored as the son of Ivan. Said Ilia, Come,

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<v Speaker 2>Ilia of Murrham, said, the princes and the nobles come

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<v Speaker 2>to our governor. He sends us to invite thee to

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<v Speaker 2>eat bread and salt with him. But Ilia wished to

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<v Speaker 2>be on the way to Kiev, and answered, with little ceremony,

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<v Speaker 2>I will not come to your governor. I wish not

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<v Speaker 2>to eat bread and salt with him. Show me the

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<v Speaker 2>straight road to the gloeous royal Kiev town. So they

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<v Speaker 2>had to let him go on his way, and they

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<v Speaker 2>showed him the straight road to Kiev across the open plain.

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<v Speaker 2>Farther farther upon the open plain, waves of the feather

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<v Speaker 2>grass and the breeze. There upon the open plain, among

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<v Speaker 2>old folks, mothers and men, rode the old cossack iliav. Murrham.

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<v Speaker 2>And the horse he rode was like a fierce wild beast,

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<v Speaker 2>and he himself like a bright falcon. Now the old

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<v Speaker 2>hero carried no money, only seven thousand golden Dukatsi had

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<v Speaker 2>with him, and of small money forty thousand pieces. And

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<v Speaker 2>the horse the hero rode was priceless. Why was the

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<v Speaker 2>hero's horse priceless? Because there was no price for the horse.

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<v Speaker 2>When he came to a river, he looked for no ford.

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<v Speaker 2>Now the river was a full mile wide, but the

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<v Speaker 2>good steed leaped from bank to bank. Then Ilia saw

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<v Speaker 2>a village nearby, and the villagers, brigands, as we say

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<v Speaker 2>in our Russian tongue, rode out after the hero. They

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<v Speaker 2>swept round him and tried to rob him, tried to

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<v Speaker 2>part him from his life and soul. Then said Ilia

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<v Speaker 2>of Morm son of Ivan, Oh, come brother, villagers. No

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<v Speaker 2>reason have ye to kill an old man like me,

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<v Speaker 2>And ye shall take nothing from the old man. He

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<v Speaker 2>took from his saddle his tough bow, and brought out

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<v Speaker 2>from his quiver a sharp arrow. He bent his bow

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<v Speaker 2>and fitted the arrow to the silken string, and shot

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<v Speaker 2>not at the village folk brigands, though they were, for

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<v Speaker 2>he would have been loth to slay them. But he

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<v Speaker 2>shot at the green oak tree, and the bowstring sang

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<v Speaker 2>in the tough bow, and the villagers fell from their horses.

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<v Speaker 2>The arrow struck the crackling green oak tree and shattered

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<v Speaker 2>the oak into chips and shavings. By this heroic deed

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<v Speaker 2>of thunder, the brigand villagers were filled with fear, and

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<v Speaker 2>for five hours they lay without sense, and Elia made

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<v Speaker 2>sport of them. Come, come, good youths, you village brigands.

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<v Speaker 2>Why do you lie half the night there upon the

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<v Speaker 2>damp earth? Why go off to sleep and sleep half

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<v Speaker 2>the night? On my way here I passed many people,

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<v Speaker 2>both on horseback and on foot. You have let many

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<v Speaker 2>a good chance escape you. The goodly youth stood up

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<v Speaker 2>upon their nimble feet and threw themselves at Elia's feet

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<v Speaker 2>and said, O, thou, brave hero, come and join our band,

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<v Speaker 2>and be thou our chieftain. The good hero iliav Morum

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<v Speaker 2>answered them, I desire not to join your band. I

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<v Speaker 2>am on my way to Kiev town to Vladimir the Prince,

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<v Speaker 2>to help him and to fight and defend him. The

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<v Speaker 2>bold hero rode on through the open plain till he

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<v Speaker 2>came to a pillar of white oak. On the pillar,

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<v Speaker 2>this writing was written to ride straight on only five

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<v Speaker 2>hundred miles, but by making a round seven hundred miles,

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<v Speaker 2>Elia looked at this writing and said, if I ride straight,

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<v Speaker 2>I shall cease to live. This way, I can neither ride,

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<v Speaker 2>nor walk nor fly. Nightingale the Robber sits in his

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<v Speaker 2>nest upon the seven oaks, and the robber dog will

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<v Speaker 2>seize me at the seventh mile, much like you can

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<v Speaker 2>be seized by these sweet, sweet products and or services.

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<v Speaker 2>And we're back. I hope you got advertised swords, big

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<v Speaker 2>fan of swords. Ilias stood still to think what he

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<v Speaker 2>should do. The straight horse road is broken up. The

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<v Speaker 2>little bridge of white Hazel is broken down. It would

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<v Speaker 2>be no honor to me or glory to my knighthood

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<v Speaker 2>to ride by that roundabout way. It is better to

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<v Speaker 2>ride by the straight road. At once, he got down

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<v Speaker 2>from his good steed. With one hand he led his horse,

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<v Speaker 2>while with the other he put planks across the stream

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<v Speaker 2>for a bridge that bridge of white Hazel. The straight

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<v Speaker 2>road he mended, and he rode on till he came

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<v Speaker 2>near the clump of seven oak trees upon which Nightingale

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<v Speaker 2>the Robber had built his great nest. Nightingale the Robber

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<v Speaker 2>was sitting upon his nest of twisted boughs, upon the

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<v Speaker 2>seven oak trees, and Ilia rode up to the oak trees.

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<v Speaker 2>The robber dog tried to seize him, just as he

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<v Speaker 2>had come to the seventh mile, and Nightingale the robber

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<v Speaker 2>roared like a wild orox, and the villain whistled like

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<v Speaker 2>a nightingale, and the robber dog howled like a dog.

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<v Speaker 2>And at these sounds, Elia's good steed fell upon his

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<v Speaker 2>knees with terror at the roar of the orox, and

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<v Speaker 2>the whistle of the nightingale, and the dog like howling

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<v Speaker 2>of the robber dog. Elia struck his horse between the ears,

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<v Speaker 2>and also struck him upon the flank, saying, O thou

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<v Speaker 2>food for wolves, thou grasp bag. Hast thou never heard

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<v Speaker 2>the roar of an orox. Hast thou never heard the

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<v Speaker 2>whistle of a nightingale and the howling of a robber dog.

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<v Speaker 2>The hero did not sit still, but quickly bent his

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<v Speaker 2>strong bow, took a sharp arrow from his quiver, and

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<v Speaker 2>shot the arrow at Nightingale the robber, as he sat

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<v Speaker 2>there in his nest and on the seven oak trees.

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<v Speaker 2>The arrow hit Nightingale, the robber and the right eye,

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<v Speaker 2>and came out at the left ear, and Nightingale the

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<v Speaker 2>robber fell from his nest down upon the damp earth.

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<v Speaker 2>Then Elia took Nightingale the Robber and tied him to

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<v Speaker 2>his Circassian stirrup, and made him walk besides the horse

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<v Speaker 2>towards Kiev town. Presently they came to the house of

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<v Speaker 2>Nightingale the Robber. It was a big house in a

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<v Speaker 2>large yard, and round the yard was a high iron

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<v Speaker 2>fence with spikes on the railings, and upon every spike

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<v Speaker 2>was set the head of a hero. For Nightingale the

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<v Speaker 2>Robber killed all that passed that way. Nightingale's children caught

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<v Speaker 2>sight of their father and called out, look, father is

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<v Speaker 2>bringing a man. And Nightingale's young wife looked from the

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<v Speaker 2>window and said, a strange man is carrying off your

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<v Speaker 2>dear father. And she called to some men who were

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<v Speaker 2>idling about the yard, and said, will you not take

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<v Speaker 2>him from this wanderer on the road. Is your dear

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<v Speaker 2>father nothing to you? Has he fallen into the power

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<v Speaker 2>of this horseman. It would be better to take a

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<v Speaker 2>cupful of red gold, and another of pure silver, and

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<v Speaker 2>a third cup of round pearls. Go now and offer

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<v Speaker 2>them as a ransom. Speak to this horseman and persuade him,

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<v Speaker 2>coax him and talk him over so that he may

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<v Speaker 2>release Nightingale. And they rushed into the house, and Nightingale's

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<v Speaker 2>wife took the keys and went down to the deep

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<v Speaker 2>vaults where all Nightingale's treasure was stored. And they filled

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<v Speaker 2>up a cup of red gold, and another with pure silver,

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<v Speaker 2>and a third with round pearls. And they went out

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<v Speaker 2>to Elia with flattering words and tried to coax him

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<v Speaker 2>and talk him over, saying, oh, thou bold hero, good youth,

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<v Speaker 2>give us back our dear father, and we will give

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<v Speaker 2>thee gold and silver. Elia received these messengers and talk

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<v Speaker 2>to them thus, look here, brothers, you who work for gain,

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<v Speaker 2>I will not give you your dear father. He would

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<v Speaker 2>only turn brigand again and rob the travelers passing this way.

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<v Speaker 2>And Ilia rode on to Kiev town with Nightingale, the

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<v Speaker 2>robber by his side, still tied to the stirrup so

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<v Speaker 2>that he could not run away. Ilia hurried on, for

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<v Speaker 2>he would not feign to be at Kiev in time

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<v Speaker 2>for the service on the Easter morning, but he could

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<v Speaker 2>not get there in time. When he reached Kiev, he

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<v Speaker 2>rode into the wide courtyard of the Prince's palace. He

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<v Speaker 2>tied up his good horse to the gold ring on

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<v Speaker 2>a Garvin pillar, but did not take off either the

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<v Speaker 2>saddle or the bridle, and he left Nightingale the robber

0:15:20.200 --> 0:15:24.080
<v Speaker 2>still tied to the stirrup. Then Ilia walked quickly through

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<v Speaker 2>the new entrance, through the guardroom and into the hall.

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<v Speaker 2>There he crossed himself like a good Russian and made

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<v Speaker 2>his bow. As he came into the hall, the steward

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<v Speaker 2>of Vladimir the Prince, he greeted and asked him where

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<v Speaker 2>is the Prince Vladimir of Royal Kiev. Prince Vladimir has

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<v Speaker 2>gone to mass, was the answer. Ilia sat down on

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<v Speaker 2>the plain wooden bench to wait. In a short time,

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<v Speaker 2>Prince Vladimir came in with his nobles and attendants from

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<v Speaker 2>the Easter service. Then they all gave greetings to one another,

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<v Speaker 2>and each hero greeted the other. And Vladimir spoke to

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<v Speaker 2>Elia and said, all to thee brave youth, I know

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<v Speaker 2>not thy name or thy father's name. Art thou Azar,

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<v Speaker 2>or a czar's son? Art thou a king or a

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<v Speaker 2>king's son. Elia answered and said, I am from the

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<v Speaker 2>town of Murham. I am the old Cossack Ilia of Murham.

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<v Speaker 2>And they all sat down at the table to eat bread,

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<v Speaker 2>and they carved and ate white swans. And Ilia began

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<v Speaker 2>to talk and boast of what he had done. I

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<v Speaker 2>am a brave hero. I have been riding through the

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<v Speaker 2>eve of Easter day. I would fain have been here

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<v Speaker 2>in time for Easter mass, but I could not get

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<v Speaker 2>here in time for Easter morning, for the hour was past.

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<v Speaker 2>I rode here by the straight road, and when I

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<v Speaker 2>reached the green oaks, Nightingale the robber was sitting upon

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<v Speaker 2>the seven oaks that ill doer used to seize upon

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<v Speaker 2>every one for seven miles round. When I came near

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<v Speaker 2>the oaks, Nightingale roared like a wild Orix, and the

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<v Speaker 2>villain whistled like a nightingale, and the robber dog howled

0:16:55.400 --> 0:16:58.240
<v Speaker 2>like a dog. Then my good horse fell upon his

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<v Speaker 2>knees with fear. But I took got my tough bow,

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<v Speaker 2>set the sharp arrow, and shot Nightingale the robber. I

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<v Speaker 2>shot the villain through the right eye, and the arrow

0:17:07.320 --> 0:17:10.520
<v Speaker 2>came out by his left ear. Then Nightingale fell upon

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<v Speaker 2>the damp earth, and I took the robber and fastened

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<v Speaker 2>him to my circassian stirrup, and brought the villain with

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<v Speaker 2>me Vladimir the Prince looked at Elia and said, it

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<v Speaker 2>seems to me, my bold youth, that there must be

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<v Speaker 2>a big tavern in this country. Hast thou been drinking

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<v Speaker 2>strong drink? Art thou not making empty boasts? Good hero?

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<v Speaker 2>Elia's wrath grew hot within him, and angrily he said,

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<v Speaker 2>thou it is who art the fool, O Prince of

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<v Speaker 2>Royal Kiev. I have Nightingale the robber here tied to

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<v Speaker 2>my circassian stirrup. Then all sprang up and rushed out,

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<v Speaker 2>hurried and stumbled against each other. As they ran out

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<v Speaker 2>to see Nightingale the robber, they all spoke and shouted

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<v Speaker 2>together and called out to him, Oh thou nightingale the

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<v Speaker 2>robber roarer, O nightingale like an oorux, Thou evildoer, whistle

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<v Speaker 2>like nightingale, Oh thou robber, dog, howl like a dog.

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<v Speaker 2>Nightingale the robber looked up and said, with you, I

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<v Speaker 2>neither eat nor drink, and I will not obey you.

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<v Speaker 2>At once, the crowd of courtiers turned back to the

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<v Speaker 2>hall and came to Ilia of Morum, bowed low to

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<v Speaker 2>him and craved their boon, Oh Ilia of morm, We

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<v Speaker 2>beg thee to make Nightingale the robber roar like an orox,

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<v Speaker 2>Make the villain whistle like a nightingale, Make the robber

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<v Speaker 2>dog howl like a dog. And Ilia spoke to the

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<v Speaker 2>Prince and said, oh, Vladimir, Prince of Royal Kiev, Nightingale's

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<v Speaker 2>lips are now sealed together in his mouth as filled

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<v Speaker 2>with dried blood. For my arrow went through his right eye,

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<v Speaker 2>and it came out by the left ear. Pray, let

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<v Speaker 2>a bowl of strong drink be poured out for him

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<v Speaker 2>a bullwain half a hundredweight, a bull holding four gallons,

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<v Speaker 2>and let it be given to Nightingale. And they poured

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<v Speaker 2>him out a bowl of strong drink, a bull waine

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<v Speaker 2>half a hundredweight, a bull holding four gallons, and they

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<v Speaker 2>took it to Nightingale the robber. He took the ball

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<v Speaker 2>in one hand, drank off the bowl of strong drink

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<v Speaker 2>at one draft, and spoke these words. Pour out another

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<v Speaker 2>bowl of strong beer, a bull wane half a hundredweight,

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<v Speaker 2>to bull holding four gallons, and pour out a third

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<v Speaker 2>bowl of sweet mead, a bull weyne half a hundredweight,

0:19:21.280 --> 0:19:24.439
<v Speaker 2>to bull holding four gallons. And they poured out a

0:19:24.440 --> 0:19:27.200
<v Speaker 2>bullful of strong beer, and they poured out a bullful

0:19:27.280 --> 0:19:30.399
<v Speaker 2>of sweet mead and brought both to Nightingale the robber.

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<v Speaker 2>He took the ball with one hand and drank off

0:19:33.240 --> 0:19:36.959
<v Speaker 2>the bullful at one draft. And then Nightingale the robber

0:19:37.080 --> 0:19:41.200
<v Speaker 2>was drunken, and Ilia of Murrham said to him, Now, Nightingale,

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<v Speaker 2>roar thou robber like an orox, whistle O villain like

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<v Speaker 2>a nightingale, and howl O dog like a dog. A nightingale.

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<v Speaker 2>The robber roared like an orox. The villain whistled like

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<v Speaker 2>that nightingale, and the robber dog howled like a dog.

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<v Speaker 2>Princes and nobles all lay for day, but Vladimir, the

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<v Speaker 2>Prince of Royal Kiev, stood up straight and went to

0:20:03.880 --> 0:20:06.440
<v Speaker 2>the Ilia. For the prince had a boon to ask

0:20:07.800 --> 0:20:11.440
<v Speaker 2>silence Nightingale. The robber, let's he whistle again like a nightingale?

0:20:11.880 --> 0:20:16.320
<v Speaker 2>And my nobles leave me here alone. But you know

0:20:16.440 --> 0:20:21.439
<v Speaker 2>what won't leave you alone. It's advertising. It's everywhere. It

0:20:21.520 --> 0:20:24.639
<v Speaker 2>might even roar like an orox. These ads might whistle

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<v Speaker 2>like a nightingale, and they might howl like a dog.

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<v Speaker 2>And we're back. So that's the end of the first story.

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<v Speaker 2>In most of the versions, of that story, Vladimir then

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<v Speaker 2>cuts off the Nightingale's head. I don't like that version

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<v Speaker 2>as much. I really like the Nightingale. He's the cool

0:20:52.800 --> 0:20:55.879
<v Speaker 2>robber guy who whistles in three voices at once and

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<v Speaker 2>is like half a bird. And you know, it's like

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<v Speaker 2>I found more descriptions of him him online than I

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<v Speaker 2>found like actual stories describing him. These ways that he

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<v Speaker 2>lives in a nest, but he also has a house

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<v Speaker 2>with people. We've got that much. And he's like kind

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<v Speaker 2>of half bird. He can fly, but he also has hands,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, because he can drink from these bulls. He's

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<v Speaker 2>just cool. I get why people are into him. He

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<v Speaker 2>killed all the princes and shit, just by fucking howling

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<v Speaker 2>and whistling. It might we all have such strength. But

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<v Speaker 2>let me read you one more story. It's another story

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<v Speaker 2>of Ilia the Three Ways. One day, Ilia set off

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<v Speaker 2>on his good horse for a ride. He rode a

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<v Speaker 2>long way through the open plane till he came to

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<v Speaker 2>the burning stone. Three lengths beyond the stone, there were

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<v Speaker 2>three paths leading this way and that from the burning stone.

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<v Speaker 2>And upon the stone was written, who goes by the

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<v Speaker 2>first path will be killed. Who goes by the second

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<v Speaker 2>path will find marriage. Who goes by the third path

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<v Speaker 2>will become rich. He stopped to consider, by which path

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<v Speaker 2>shall I go? Why should a bold hero want to

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<v Speaker 2>be rich? Why should I want to marry? I will

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<v Speaker 2>take the way to be killed. So he took that

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<v Speaker 2>way and rode on for three hours, and he rode

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<v Speaker 2>three hundred miles, and he came to a hill. And

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<v Speaker 2>at that hill, that high hill, brigands began to come up.

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<v Speaker 2>And there came up forty thousand brigands. They began to

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<v Speaker 2>defy our bold hero. And the brave Cossacks spoke and

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<v Speaker 2>hailed them, Come you, forty thousand robbers, What will you

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<v Speaker 2>take from me? The bold hero? I have not many

0:22:36.080 --> 0:22:39.560
<v Speaker 2>chests of uncounted gold. I have no beautiful young wives,

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<v Speaker 2>I have no fine clothes. I have nothing but a

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<v Speaker 2>good horse, a good horse which costs three hundred on

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<v Speaker 2>the horse, or trappings worth five hundred on myself, a

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<v Speaker 2>hero's gear worth a cool thousand. When he drew his

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<v Speaker 2>iron mace of three tons weight, he began to defy

0:22:57.600 --> 0:23:02.480
<v Speaker 2>the robber, and he killed the forty thousand robbers. Then

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<v Speaker 2>the bold Hero turned back, and when he reached the

0:23:04.920 --> 0:23:08.680
<v Speaker 2>burning stone, he altered the riding. Thus, if thou goest

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<v Speaker 2>by this road, thou wilt not be killed. And he said,

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<v Speaker 2>I shall go by the road to marriage. So Elia

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<v Speaker 2>took the second path and rode on for just three

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<v Speaker 2>hundred miles. He rode on always through the plain, that

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<v Speaker 2>open plain, through the open plain, the green meadow, through

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<v Speaker 2>those open plains, and through green meadows, till he came

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<v Speaker 2>to a wonderful and a strange thing. If we called

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<v Speaker 2>it a town, it would be too small. If we

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<v Speaker 2>called it a village, it would seem too large. But

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<v Speaker 2>there stood a palace built of white stone. When Ilia

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<v Speaker 2>reached the broad palace yard, there came the most beautiful

0:23:42.600 --> 0:23:46.040
<v Speaker 2>young princess from the palace of white stone. She came

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<v Speaker 2>to meet the brave hero, and took him by his

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<v Speaker 2>white hands, kissed him with her sweet lips, led him

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<v Speaker 2>into the white stone palace, and made him sit down

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<v Speaker 2>at the oaken table, where a feast was spread. Elia

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<v Speaker 2>ate and drank in plenty, and stuffed himself the whole

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<v Speaker 2>day long until evening, when he rose up from the

0:24:03.320 --> 0:24:06.680
<v Speaker 2>oaken table and spoke to the princess and said, O,

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<v Speaker 2>thou enchanting and beautiful lady, Where are thy warm sleeping chambers?

0:24:11.720 --> 0:24:14.520
<v Speaker 2>Where are the beds of carved woods? Where are the

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<v Speaker 2>soft feather beds? I am an old man and weary,

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<v Speaker 2>and I would feign sleep. And the princess led him

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<v Speaker 2>to a warm chamber. But the old man stood by

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<v Speaker 2>the bed and shook his head and said, much have

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<v Speaker 2>I traveled through Holy Russia, But so strange a thing

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<v Speaker 2>I have never seen. It seems to me that bed

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<v Speaker 2>is a trap. Suddenly he seized the princess by her

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<v Speaker 2>white hands and threw her against the brick wall against

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<v Speaker 2>which the beds stood. The bed of carved wood turned over,

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<v Speaker 2>and the princess fell down into a deep dungeon below.

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<v Speaker 2>The old Cossack walked out of the palace, and outside

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<v Speaker 2>he found the door of the deep dungeon. Then he

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<v Speaker 2>took the golden keys, went on and unlocked that deep dungeon,

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<v Speaker 2>and set free many goodly youths in brave, and many

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<v Speaker 2>strong and mighty heroes. But the beautiful and wicked enchantress

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<v Speaker 2>was killed. And all the rich treasure which Elia found

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<v Speaker 2>there in that white stone palace he bestowed on the

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<v Speaker 2>good youths and brave, and on the strong and mighty

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<v Speaker 2>heroes with that white stone palace he gave to the flames.

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<v Speaker 2>And then our bold hero rode back again, And when

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<v Speaker 2>he came to the burning stone, he again altered the

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<v Speaker 2>graven letters and wrote, by that way I went, I

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<v Speaker 2>was not married. I go, said he by the third path,

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<v Speaker 2>where one will become rich. And he rode on for

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<v Speaker 2>three hours, three hundred miles he rode. And again he

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<v Speaker 2>rode through the plain and open plain, the meadow, the

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<v Speaker 2>green meadow, to a place where there was sunk deep

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<v Speaker 2>pits in the ground, all piled up with red gold,

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<v Speaker 2>pure silver, and fine round pearls. Elia looked at the

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<v Speaker 2>gold and said, what has a bold hero to do

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<v Speaker 2>with these riches? With this treasure of so much uncounted gold.

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<v Speaker 2>He began to consider. Then he took enough treasure in

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<v Speaker 2>this open plane to build an abbey for prayers to God.

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<v Speaker 2>He built a church, a minister church, ordered the singing

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<v Speaker 2>of psalms and the ringing of bells. And then Ilia said,

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<v Speaker 2>let him whose treasure it was, go and look for it.

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<v Speaker 2>And then the bold hero turned back again again. He

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<v Speaker 2>rode to that burning stone again. He wrote beneath that inscription,

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<v Speaker 2>though I rode by that path and became not rich

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<v Speaker 2>and that's the end. And Okay. One of the reasons

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<v Speaker 2>I like a lot of these fables, they don't really

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<v Speaker 2>map to easy things, you know. I mean, obviously it's like, oh, okay,

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<v Speaker 2>like be humble, build churches for God, like you know,

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<v Speaker 2>women are traps. Whatever. It's like, you know, there's like

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<v Speaker 2>sketchy things and good things and interesting things. I sure

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<v Speaker 2>like that he like set the palace ablaze and you know,

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<v Speaker 2>set it to flame or whatever was the line. But

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<v Speaker 2>that white Stone Palace he gave to the flames. Like

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<v Speaker 2>there's some like Russian Revolution stuff happening there, right. But

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know, I don't feel like it's like they're

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<v Speaker 2>like we're thinking about I get why people like Naegel,

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<v Speaker 2>the Robber and UH heroes are interesting. I get why

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<v Speaker 2>people like superheroes. It's pretty boring when someone can just

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<v Speaker 2>pull out their three ton mace and kill forty thousand brigands.

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<v Speaker 2>But it makes for anti climatic stories by my standards.

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<v Speaker 2>But who am I to say? You should say for

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<v Speaker 2>yourself and join us next week on Cool Zone Media

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<v Speaker 2>Book Club. When I read you some more stories of

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<v Speaker 2>old or new who's to know? Even I don't know yet. Bye.

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