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So, you speak, from Don Cossacks Ермак was? Has come in our corners of the world and at once in the Siberian party road has found? Where anybody from ours did not happen, there it with all army on the rivers has floated?
Dexterously so! Villages on Kama, попотел on oars, and has got out on Round, and there walk on the Siberian rivers, where to you любо. Across Irtysh, affect, to to China float — will not shake!
On words at all easily, and try in practice — not that you will start singing! The first разводья has reached, here to you and спотычка. Columns it is not put and on water it is not written: whether here a channel, whether старица has approached, whether other river has dropped out. Here also guess, — to the right to float али on the left to be corrected (To be corrected — to go, hold a direction)? At куличков coastal probably you will not ask and on the sun you will not see, therefore — at any river the loops yes bends and in any way them you will not guess.
No, the friend, do not think, that on water a path smooth. In practice on the unfamiliar river to float will be more artful, than on the most wild wood to make the way. The main reason — приметок is not present, and not itself go, and the river conducts you. If you forward its ways has not learnt, just itself and others намаешь, and you can and at all with heads ruin.
It at present so, and in Ермакову a time and that мудренее was. Then podi not that that in Siberia, and and in our places the uniform Russian person did not live. From the local rivers one Kama knew yes Чусовую маленько, and about Round yes Irtysh слыхом have not heard. Here also judge, as at such position the visiting person of a way-road on the rivers will disassemble. Sheets on which всяка small river-gorochka are designated then and in помине was not, and the leader you will not find, therefore — anybody from ours in that party did not happen.
No, the brother, зряшный your conversation leaves! Chusovsky old men складнее affect about it.
So as if business was.
When in our places of any city, any factory or Russian village was not, at Строгановых on the river Chusovoj сельцо it has been put. Сельцо small, and as a city was called, therefore — it has strong been fenced. Ditches around, a shaft earthen, and on a shaft тын from high logs-struts. From two parties of a collar reliable are put moreover towers are cut down. On a case therefrom to shoot or with stones to throw, and even boiled water to water, if who uninvited to break begins. And military people in this Chusovsky small town lived. Well, and peasants too.
Including there was Timothy Alenin. Of own will it there has come али the reference has got is to tell I am not able, only lived family. Also was at it, it is equal in a fairy tale, three sons, only the fool of any. All children fine yes reasonable, and younger Васютка from all on отличку. Both the person it is nice, and speeches боек, and силенкой not on years left.
Though it is said, that atamans people will not be born, nevertheless from the youth to guess it is possible, to whom then porridge to cook, to whom the rehouse to go.
This is more equal than the Васютка since small years bossed, and the favourite entertainment at it was in развед to go.
At gate, say, to stand — you will see not much, here it and has brought down from the coevals ватажку копейщиков, with саженными, means, sticks. Guard at collars it has been, of course, told, that one мальцов without big for city тын not to let out, only this Васятка has found road. He that has thought up? Will approach to тыну with a cord, will lean the stick-spear to a wall, will overflow a top of a column a loop, взлепится on cord knots on тын, will throw first of all the spear on other party, will go down there itself and a stick a loop will remove, and shouts:
— Well, who as?
To whom from children it to make not under force, that now of game down with.
— Such копейщиков with a weak point it is not necessary to us!
For such game Васютке, and other children managed time and again from big, yes only to children all неймется. Is not present-is not present and will be dragged away for city тын.
Here time were cleaned in wood далеконько, and have lost track the friend to the friend. Who побоязливее, those have lifted at once shout and is live have run together. One Васютки is not present. What to do? Wished to run home at first, yes have felt ashamed: as we will leave the leader.
Stand, means, at any small river yes shout how many to a voice is. Then насмелились, upwards on small river have gone, and know whistle yes crash.
And with Васюткой such case left. It on the same small river upwards has far come. Suddenly hears — noise any. Васютка wanted поворотиться, yes has thought suddenly:
— So me will hear more likely.
It also has nestled in bushes. Sits, listens. Noise close, and cannot understand, who rustles. Васютка then взмостился on the sly on a pine, has looked round and has seen... Above the small river in two disperses. The islet here has had. The islet высоконький, will not fill in with its hollow water. More close to water таловый a bush, and from it the swan has extended a neck, and hisses in a goose way, like as becomes angry. On small river, it is direct to that place, the bear splashes. Мокрехонек all. Башкой winds, and itself growls, snaps. On it other swan flies, wings beats, a beak at once hollows. A swan, of course, a bird big. Wings will open, so sazhens are wider. Understand, what force in them! And a nail on a nose, though red, instead of from a cranberry. Долбанет it so the bear will begin to squeal, it will be started turning, as a dog. Well, all the same where to a swan with a bear to cope? The bear, загреб a swan paws has contrived, and only feathers on small river have floated. Here other swan from a nest has acted in film and too on a bear has flown. Only the bear and to it has curtailed a head and has dragged on бережок, and itself roars, as if complains, — here is how swans have finished me! And a paw on eyes rubs.
Has pulled out the killed swan on a grass coastal, почавкал маленько yes not before, it is visible, to it. Is not present-is not present and will begin to carry a paw under eyes. Then something has pricked up the ears, ears has lifted also a muzzle has extended. Has stood so, has shaken башкой:
— Faugh you, a dirty trick what!
Has thrown a swan dry trees, has slammed lots a paw, yes in wood. Only boughs have cracked.
How has abated, Васютка tears from a tree and has gone to a nest, — that there? There were swan eggs. They resemble the goose, only it is much more and позеленее seem. Has felt a hand, — they at all warm, were not cooled at all. Васютке it is a pity swans, he and has thought:
"And what, if these яички under баушкину гусишку to palm off? Will be deduced podi? As though only them in an integrity to inform yes not to cool?"
Has shaken out from the bag bread, надрал dry моху, has filled it a bag yes there and has attached three яичка. To take was afraid more, as though not to break. And that has thought, — it is a lot of to take, баушка will notice more likely.
Has arranged everything, and has gone downwards on the river. About that also has not thought, that has lost the way. Knows, that the small river to Чусовой will deduce. Has approached маленько, hears — children shout yes whistle! Here Васютка also has guessed, why the bear has escaped.
It is known, the animal and an ear and a nose further ours feels also human to a voice does not love. Has heard, it is visible, children, and has escaped.
Has responded Васютка to childish voices. Soon all have converged, and Васютка has told to children, that with it happens. Children as have heard about a bear, and заоглядывались, — suddenly will jump out, — have more soon walked to the house. Another time Васютка настыдил for it the копейщиков, and here not before to it. About one care — as though in safety the burden to inform.
At Васютки mothers in live were not for a long time. All economy of a rule баушка Ульяна. The old woman planing, внучатам did not give indulgence, and on the father quite often поварчивала.
First of all on Васютку has attacked: where was unsteady? Well, it has plead:
— For мохом to wood went. A corner at конюшенки законопатить. You remember, itself тяте spoke, yes he forgets all. I here also have dragged a full bag. Only a wet moss to dry it it is necessary on an oven.
And now on the furnace has climbed.
Баушка has still grumbled a little маленько, has asked — with whom went yes why has not affected, then and punishes:
— You are more thin spread. On all oven!
Васютке that also it is necessary. It was hammered far away on the furnace, has pulled out swan яички, has turned them in rags, has put on the warmest place, and a moss on all oven раструсил.
As it became dark, a cap winter has put on, took яички and has got to гусишке which on a nest sat. That, clearly, worries, pecks Васятку in a head, in hands, and it does the. Has pulled out from a nest three goose eggs and has enclosed the swan.
Гусишка and for other day worried, rolled egg paws, nevertheless strangers has not thrown out. Баушка approached to have a look, yes too has not made out, has marvelled only:
— Any eggs rough. Which it is more, which it is less! To what it?
Васютка know keeps mum, and that the proof was not, he for city тын has thrown out the eggs pulled out from a nest.
So it also has passed imperceptibly. In one has not converged: goose eggs still anything-anything, and лебедята have arisen, запопискивали. Баушка Ульяна has taken alarm:
- What for a piece? Till time гусята hatched! Inevitably it to мору or to war!
The goose of these new children to itself does not admit, and гусишка as guilty, goes, nevertheless лебедят has not thrown. But Васютка tries most. Directly does not depart, gives to drink to them, feeds in time. Баушка, on what planing, and that has praised Васютку before big brothers:
- You, foreheads, would study at small, as баушке пособлять! Look, it and моху has dragged, and for гусятами goes, and you that? From a cup a spoon — only also is your work!
Brothers knew, in what a piece, laugh:
- In the autumn, баушка, in another way do not start talking!
Баушка more than that becomes angry, ухватом threatens, — leave, means, instead of that will get.
By the autumn, and it is true, it was designated, that at Алениных swans grow. Neigbours laugh over баушкой Ульяной: has not watched, has grown up swans and where them, prick to prick for a sin was considered. Баушка — the old woman нравная, the reluctance оплошку in public to show the to it, she and speaks:
— Purposely so has made. Has brought внучонок swan eggs, here and has wanted to learn, swans али will depart are not present, if гусишка them will deduce.
On Васютку all the same slantwise запоглядывала.
- You what! From the earth it is low has risen, and to what pieces to get up has thought up!
At Васютки the grief. Two лебеденка began to fight every day. Directly to death fight, and do not approach — сшибут, will not notice. And the third лебеденок in fight is never got involved, aside goes.
Someone from big also has explained Васютке:
- It inevitably лебедка, and those, is visible, swans. While one another at all will not drive away, always at them fight will be. As though to death the friend to the friend have not hammered!
Баушка, on this fight глядючи, at all взъедаться on Васютку became, and it and so itself not the, will not think up how to be? Has come to an end all the same that one лебеденок from the river has not returned. There were two, — and fight did not become.
It was calmed down has exactly put, and баушка Ульяна more than that взъедаться became. You see, business by the winter has gone, she and thinks, how many to this bird it is required to a forage, and sense from it any if to prick it is impossible. Well, баушка also allow to drive away swans. With a broom yes sticks behind them runs. Swans too have taken a dislike to it: not, so will fly another, from feet will bring down moreover a beak will knock.
Here the old woman also speaks to the son resolutely:
— That you want, Timothy, do, and clean this bird from a court yard, not that I will leave, — be corrected as you know with an economy!
Васютка sees — at all bad business leaves, has become gloomy. Give, thinks, though заметочку any I will make: can, when I will see the swans. Took and has adhered on a strong thread to everyone on a neck on бусинке: to a swan — красненькую, лебедушке — синенькую. Those as if too feel separation, — and cling to Васютке, and it with tears on eyes goes. Ватажка — копейщики — to laugh even became:
— Завял ours вожачок!
Only Васютка at all also is not ashamed.
— To tears, — speaks, — it is a pity to leave swans. Will depart after all and will forget about me!
Swans exactly understand this conversation. Will run up to Васютке, the necks under a hand will palm off on it as if to lift gather, heads nestle yes on the sly and exchange words:
— A clip-ang, a clip-ang!
Say, be quiet — we will not forget, we will not forget!
As it became at all cold yes the free bird in the midday party was pulled, and these swans have departed. All the winter long them it was not visible, and in the spring again in these places have appeared. Only to Timothy on a court yard did not come any more and where will see Васютку, here to it and will fly up, will snuggle up.
Moreover баушку Ульяну подшибли as it on mountain with buckets went. Not strongly all the same, and have just scared yes water оплеснули, like have joked. We remember, say, Васюткину caress and your stick have not forgotten. To such you from us and the answer!
Further and it was led. As winter-swans it is not visible, and in the spring and in the summer though time yes to Васютке will fly up. Then he has learnt them to beckon. Leaves on an open place yes will shout, as they:
— A clip-ang, a clip-ang!
Soon which-nibud, and even both will arrive, only wings whistle, as if are anxious, — whether who has offended Васютку. If close the person happens, it so at once шарахнут, that at once on the earth кувыркнется. And to Васютке will hobble, necks nearly by the ground will extend, wings wave, hiss yes jump up, as house geese when to a forage go, — rejoice.
Well here... After summer winter, after winter summer... How many they have passed, did not consider, but only from Васютки such guy was corrected, that заглядеться just right. Also it is talkative and плечист, mind and a way took also the person has not played a dirty trick: an eyebrow wide, hair soft, an eye cheerful yes the shrill.
From thousand one, and even such guy is more rare leaves, and a post to itself good доступил. The guy приметливый yes retentive and new places to have a look the hunter. With its bread do not feed, only allow to swim, where did not happen yet. Here he also has learnt best river roads. All old men who at this business stood, has overtaken.
Строгановы, clearly, have noticed such guy, кормщиком it have put and to praise steels:
— Though young, and with it to send any cargo reliably.
Soon Тимофеича on all строгановским to landing stages have learnt. Was not more successful than it кормщика. As expensive cargo yes road is not enough permission so it also dress up.
And with the people at Василья manner is impossible is better. Loved the guy for it. Since childish years the nickname to it tender remained — our Swan.
With a marriage at Василья hitch left. All its companions have got for a long time families, and it went to the single, and the father did not force it: as itself you know. Well, here sees Vasily — it is time, and began itself лебедушку to peep.
To such guy to find the bride what cunning! Any maid from the ровни for it with pleasure would go, yes it, it is visible, was brought маленько. Here at it оплошка also has happened.
In Chusovsky small town, of course, the chief was. Whether Воеводой — as him called. And at it воеводы the daughter in most невестиной to a time. Vasily also began to admire at that girl.
Relatives yes friends Василью used to say time and again:
— You would not look at these windows at all. Not on a way after all! And that, look, still sides will mash.
Only in such business unless сговоришь with whom, if to heart has dropped. It is knowingly told — the owl will be grown fond, it is not necessary a paradise little bird. Teeth Vasily will squeak:
— Not your business! — and itself thinks:
"Who to me will mash sides, if at a shoulder two quarters and a half-pood fist".
That girl, воеводина the daughter, on all to see, from deceptive maids has had. Happens after all, — the person a flower, and an interior — a brand black. This girl though it is tender on Василья glanced, and on mind the held. Time also speaks to it from a window quietly as if it is guarded that others have not heard:
— Come one morning earlier to our garden. Перемолвиться with you it is necessary.
Vasily, clearly, was delighted. At dawn in воеводский the garden, and here its five воеводских servants, at daybreak, has got for a long time waited, and muzhiks huge, on selection. Itself воевода there and then appeared, the schedule conducts:
— Knit the lackey! Drag on punishment!
Тимофеичу what to do? It was developed and allow gifts to strew: to whom is in an ear to whom is in a belly. All swept, as kittens, and itself through a fence has jumped. Noise, clearly, left. Still people have run, and воевода know shouts:
— Suffice alive!
Vasily sees — hardly it is necessary, to Чусовой has rushed. Gate city on an early time are still closed, yes to it that! Has broken from itself a belt, on run a loop has made, has overflowed for a strut yes old custom and it was threw for city тын. Has run out on coast, has chosen лодочку easier yes a pole more strong and has gone on Чусовой up.
Time, you see, vernal. Чусовая in full force rustled. On oars upwards you will not remove and with a pole skilfully it is necessary, that, means, all grivki-opupyshki at the bottom of good to know. Vasily also has counted upon the force yes skill.
— Well, to whom, say, on such water with me to catch up. Only not so left.
However after all force not be at the person and though as it the river know, instead of to leave to it against water from a pursuit, if there to a pole oars help also change is. As ill-luck would have it, and in one place has missed — has stuck with a pole, instead of looms: a bottom does not get. A boat also has begun to whirl. While Vasily consulted, a pursuit — here it. By three boats the person, can, forty, and even it is more. One Василью remains — in water and on coast, and there that will be. Only too business unreliable: feels, that from forces it was beat out, and in the spring in wood subtly to hide, — therefore a trace сдалека it is visible.
Воевода by a back boat on a stern взмостился as if itself corrects. Has seen Васильеву the penalty — rejoices:
— And, has got, холопья soul! Vasily has looked back, wanted a reciprocal mot воеводу
стегнуть also sees — highly in the sky over the river two swans fly. And from the sun it is visible, that on necks at them as sparkles посверкивают.
Vasily where also the weariness has left was delighted, in all voice has cried in a swan way:
— A clip-ang, a clip-ang!
And swans know the business. From above, it is visible, all have made out.
Has flown one on a back boat and so a wing воеводу шибанул, that that headfirst in water бултыхнул. Other swan by a forward boat of two шестовых has overturned, and весловых has had time to stroke: at whom a nose in blood, at whom on a forehead the cone.
The big hitch at a pursuit left: воеводу from water to extract it was necessary. The muzhik crude yes heavy, and vernal water, it is known: easy yes the playful. Любо to it with everyone колодиной to be indulged. It has picked up воеводу and allow to twist — just about bubbles will start up. Have caught all the same, have dragged out. Hardly live with перепугу, the tooth on a tooth does not get, and the has not forgotten:
— Alive suffice! Not to leave to it.
And that not to leave, if Василья for a long time it is not visible. Swans сполоху to a pursuit have done, have sat down on water, sterns as have clamped a boat have swum up to Васильевой лодочке, one on the right, another at the left, and have led so, that wood ashore run has run. It is known, against a swan on water of a bird is not present. Сдаля to have a look — as if will not move, and try — overtake it!
And Vasily was lost. How many воевода drove people, even a trace did not see. And that to tell, messengers far on the river were rather afraid воеводские to come, and Vasily with swans all Чусовую to edge has passed. All small rivers-staritsy has experienced, and in a circle has had a look. Was curious to it.
Here then to it, can, and it was possible to the first of ours Siberian водицы from the Tagila-river to enjoy. Has reached, you see, to any unknown small river and on a bias has understood, that it on sunrise has gone. Vasily also has pulled, — that there, further, yes swans became stubborn, wings have waved: do not invent! Their Vasily also has obeyed, has not gone on Тагилу.
These swans in that summer and nests to themselves did not twist, all nearby Василья tried. A little that from воеводы ухранили yes river roads have shown, they have still opened to it all local riches.
Will lift a swan the right wing as will show on a hill any, on ложок, Vasily will have a look at that place and will see through: where what ore lays, where gold yes каменья. Will lift a swan the left wing, and Василью all wood ashore on many versts will open: where what animal lives, what bird nests. Well, as there is all.
At such swans, clearly, about meal yes drink Василью and cares were not. Will bring swans лодочку to any крутику, will clap wings, and the walker, as проточка the small will open in that каустике. Will get swans a boat in this проточку, and there as the cave is dug out, and in it to eat and have a drink is prepared.
All is fine, yes without people melancholy. And that Василью does not give to rest — воеводина the daughter does not leave thoughts. Thinks, that it not on the will has brought it, and somebody has overheard conversation. Well, Vasily also regretted this girl.
— Now поди locked up sits yes tears pours, washing горюшенька!
Grieved-grieved and has decided:
— I will not be live, and I will get out it!
Swans see — to house Василья has pulled, heads shake:
— Neither to what has thought up! Oh, nor to what! Road all the same do not block:
— Will, say, from you it is not removed, — as you want! When Vasily in the house party has turned a boat,
Swans even пособили to it. In one day a boat with to top to Chusovsky small town have finished. Count, how many on an hour it is necessary!
Have finished Василья to acquaintances to it of places, have snuggled up маленько as have said goodbye, and one slander:
— A clip-ang, a clip-ang! Like the order give:
— When it is necessary to you, shout to us!
Swans have risen, have departed. There was Vasily one. Гребтится to it somewhat quicker in a city to make the way. Hardly потемок has waited, for nothing that time by the autumn and to darken early became.
To small town to get, that guard did not see, Василью it is habitual. Has gone over through тын where сподручнее, and has gone on small town. Goes easy, any doggie does not bark. Not without reason, it is visible, it is spoken — on courageous and dogs do not bark.
Vasily понаведаться to somebody from old vatazhnikov-friends wanted at first, to find out about local affairs, yes by the native house as you will pass. Curiously Василью though through прясло to have a look. It has stopped, has stood and feels — not so as if became, not in an old fashion, and in what change — cannot understand.
"Give, — thinks, — I will have a look more close".
Has got quietly in a fencing, resembled in darkness-live at all does not smell. It was put to doors in сенки, there крестовина it is filled — anybody, means, does not live.
- What for a trouble has befallen? Where all have got to?
Vasily on крылечко has sat down, has reflected. In small town at all silently. Only all the same people still potter about. That doors will squeak, who will cough, the word what will reach. And here hears Vasily — not far someone not sings that, not that laments:
Swan you mine, Васенька! Where you where you float fly? To have a look one глазоньком, Перемолвиться словечушком!
Sings эдак, collects different maiden compassionate words about sorrow fierce yes about malicious разлучницу as she has laughed, has stolen a swan of the darling, has ruined its father darling, lovely brothers in a trouble has got.
Listens to Vasily — about it the song is combined, the voice dense yes tender and who sings — домекнуть cannot.
Here other voice it became audible. Like as mother has grumbled:
— Again you for the! People are kind to sleep have laid down, and to it all угомону is not present! About the swan howls! I will take here for a scythe! I will not have a look, that in sazhen вымахала! The shameless person!
Here only Vasily has understood, who sang a song. The big-eyed little girl-laugher grew in the close neighbourhood долгоногая yes, Аленкой called. Than year on four, and even on five is younger Василья. He also considered its small, and that has not noticed, how from it the maiden was levelled — a head give, and that is not enough! Moreover what songs puts!
Voices have calmed down, and the song did not become, nevertheless Vasily feels — not has left Аленка a fencing, on крылечке sits.
Василья also has pulled on a tender maiden voice. Has got out of the fencing, has approached to the next izba and has called on the sly:
— Alyonushka!
That it is equal for a long time it waited, has now responded:
— What you will tell, Vasily Timofeich?
Vasily was surprised:
— How you in darkness have made out me? She has grinned:
— An eye at me cat's. You I see at the night as in the afternoon, and even it is better.
Then without a joke has told:
— Since evening of your swans has noticed and has thought — soon you should appear in small town. Here also sat, watched yes for a voice submitted to anticipate you.
Here Alain also has told all one after another.
Баушка Ульяна since the spring has died. Воевода though лютовал, and family at Василья at first did not touch. Yes on a trouble Stroganov has arrived. As has learnt about runaway so принародно on воеводу a bear has begun to roar:
— A log you fur-tree, instead of воевода! You drive people uselessly as if it another matter to find it is impossible. You to me so make, that утеклец itself the guilty has brought and that another неповадно was in run to rush! With a log here to feed it is necessary, instead of kalatches.
And now ordered to result Timothy with sons, under батоги them has put. Let, say, others are executed, that to their families will be, if who to run удумает. Then ordered Timothy and all family, from old to small, to send for the heaviest work — salt in кулях to move to landing stages, and the house and all kindly on itself has translated.
Stroganov has found out too, what people in sentry stood, when Vasily has left, and ordered батожьем to beat them and on солетаску to dress up with that only a difference, that family at these people in the log huts has left.
How to go from a city, Stroganov ordered to collect the people and was threatened:
— Who will see утеклеца Ваську, yes will not finish to me, to that same will be!
Affected then, that Timothy after батогов has not for long worked, and brothers are live. Well, and воеводина the daughter soon for строгановского the salesman in marriage left. On wedding before the girl-friends, affect, boasted — here-de I what, an eye I will blink, so any guy round a finger I will wrap up! A head will not regret, will come running on my call. On spring has called in a garden кормщика Василья, and itself to the father has told, that properly this lackey has taught a good lesson. Let the place remembers!
Has listened to all he is Vasily, and speaks:
— Thanks you, Alyonushka, has shined to me road. Now I know what to do. If Stroganov has thought up to feed mine with a log, and from me to it soft will not be! And that snake a foot I will crush! Эх, did not know, did not know, that I лебедушка true through a court yard lives.
— A word tell — for you I will go. Vasily has thought-has thought and speaks:
— No, Alyonushka, does not approach it. I see, at all difficult at me it is expensive will go. Family on it you will not pass.
— If, — answers, — so to you сподручнее, to knit I will not begin. Go one!
Vasily притуманился.
— You, Alyonushka, all the same wait for me year-other! Alain and it was threw up:
— About it do not speak, Vasily Timofeich! One you at me. Other swan in my thoughts will not be all the century long.
Here наслезилась it, the maiden business, also submits to it a small knot.
— Take ake, my swan, Васенька! Do not shun хлебушком from native land yes small mine гостинчиком. Shirts here yes a corbel браный. Carry do not forget!
Vasily to prophetic maiden heart as she forward has guessed that will come has marvelled, itself has not shed a few tears nearly and speaks:
— Do not condemn, washing лебедушка, if a harm about me will affect.
- Thin about you, — answers, — I will not believe. Itself that thin for me becomes, who such will tell about you. Clear you to me to heart have dropped, clear for all century will remain!
On that they also have left. Vasily has left, to anybody any more has not seemed. Soon the hearing has passed: there were on строгановских the earths free people. In one place соленосов have withdrawn, in other — the salesman have killed, its young wife from the top window have thrown out, and the house have burnt. Have started talking further, — have lodged as if these free people in a coastal cave below the White river and строгановским to caravans to pass do not give. And the leader as if at these free people Vasily Kormshchik.
Строгановы, clearly, have begun to worry. Nearly the whole army have equipped. To those people, it is visible, difficultly it was necessary, — they and have left, and where — it is not known. To hearing about them did not become. About Василье in small town and to remember have ceased. One Alyonushka has not forgotten:
— Somewhere my swan flies? Where it floats?
However the father with mother fought, has not gone Alain in marriage.
And grooms at it was not much. It, you see, though nice and on kind glory was, and strongly tall. Rare from guys approached it in pair, and she still laughed:
— What it to me the groom! Inadvertently сшибешь his elbow — on all small town you will dishonour.
And remained Alain one century to live. As ordinary, the needlewoman became, — ткальей yes пряльей. On all city it was not better than it on this business. Moreover liked to be found with children. Always about it a lot of trifle ran. Alain was able to treat kindly everyone. Whom will feed, whom will amuse, to whom a song will sing, a fairy tale will tell. Its children loved, and mothers have nicknamed Alyonushka — Childish Pleasure and as could, to it сноровляли.
Years, of course, will touch everyone: to the small will add, at old from the rests will select, will not spare. Отцвела and our Alyonushka. To be cut off hair became, white threads have intertwined a black plait, only an eye it is exactly even more yes краше a steel.
By this time old owners Строгановы all перемерли. Sons have taken up their place. To the people on Чусовой it was increased. The son with an army quite unexpectedly on Chusovsky the small town has run the Siberian khan. Townspeople have hardly beaten off. In this case old men about Василья recollected:
— Here there would be we Тимофеич at home, not that would be. Спозаранок it would reconnoiter about unbidden visitors and gifts it would lay up not so much. Напредки would forget road to our city! The Dear person on this business was. In vain it have ruined!
Soon after that the hearing has passed — to Stroganov Volga region free Cossacks float, and their ataman Ermak Timofeich conducts.
— Across all Volga on the big glory that person. Not that that Bukhara and other earths its merchants are afraid, and imperial servants сторонкой bypass those places where the ataman appears. And a band at that ataman on selection.
At it, you see, there was no that атаманской habits that on the hand it is more хапнуть. It and others to that did not suppose. By this rule and a band has made. Hardly who will render the penalty, such now from a band down with.
— To us, — the ataman will tell, — with such weak point of people it is not necessary! As to you the band will believe, if you about itself one you try. Be ready to do anything the parties, yes with me, look, напредки do not meet, and that thin conversation leaves!
And strong that атаманское the word was. Will not pardon also the one who will decide indulgence in such business to give, and pleads, — has not watched this trifle.
Is, — the ataman, — not a trifle therefore — can make contention in artel answers. First of all всяк behind it look, that at all of us went on artel, to one treasury, in one copper!
For it as if the ataman also have nicknamed Ермаком as this word on-tatarski, affect, the copper designates on all artel. And Тимофеичем, it is visible, on the father call, as ordinary at us it is conducted. And still affected, — ataman Ermak that ватажники itself families knitted does not love. Itself the single lives also others to that declines:
- Difficult our road. Not on such road family to go yes children ростить.
Listens Alain's to these conversations and marvels:
— Its words! And Тимофеичем call. Whether it? My swan, Васенька?
By the autumn again the hearing has reached:
— To Stroganov to Kama ataman Ermak with an army has come. On autumn water will go on planes upwards on Чусовой the Siberian khan to be at war. It will be fast the ataman with Cossacks in Chusovsky small town.
Everything, clearly, wait. As the news has come, in what day will be, all people from small town on coast poured out, and Alyonushka there has come running.
Завиднелись planes. Easily against autumn water on oars go. Cossacks sing songs. To approach steels more close, in the people the patter has gone, as a miracle what have seen.
Looks Alain, and at a forward plane two swans float and on necks at them as sparkles посверкивают: at one красненькая, at another синенькая.
As planes to coast began to come, swans have risen from water, have turned round and round over small town and on sunrise have departed.
The first on coast the ataman left. Years for fifty to it. On кучерявой to a beard silver streams have run, and to have a look любо. It is high yes статен, in shoulders it is wide, an eyebrow dense, an eye cheerful yes the shrill.
It is dressed exactly simply, — it is not better than other Cossacks. Only a sabre in silver yes in expensive каменьях.
Looks Alain — it after all! It! — and all to recognise not насмелится. Yes here also has noticed — the shirt at the ataman is surrounded by a corbel of its work. Alyonushka has not flaked out nearly, all the same has standing resisted also words has not dropped. Costs белехонькая yes from the ataman of eyes does not reduce.
And it the sharp-sighted eye from a plane has noticed Alyonushka and on the maiden attire has guessed, that незамужницей remained.
The ataman has greeted the people, has then approached to Alyonushka, has bowed to it a hand to the earth, and speaks:
— Bow to you low from free Cossack ataman Ermaka and as it in another way to call — itself you know. Do not judge too severely, washing лебедушка, that in a way запозднился. Not the will on a bottom to a grey hair floated, when from the youth hunting was against riding water to float. And on that in insult not be: did not forget you and your corbel neither in fight, nor in a feast from itself did not remove.
They have talked here. Has understood then the people who is the Don Cossack ataman Ermak whom it to a sort-tribe, in its what place лебедушка to a nest waited.
Two days, and even three has staid Ермак with the army in Chusovsky small town. Not once for those days with Alyonushka has had a talk. All life to it has told. As it yes friends to of bondage has got out brothers, as with them строгановские caravans heated, as then on Don казачил yes across Volga walked. Well, all as is. And about that has explained, why on Чусовую has come.
— It is a lot of, — speaks, — in our treasury of riches extracted, and is not present against what swans on our river in mountains showed me.
Here also has decided those riches to itself and to all band — heads откупить and who cannot take out the head — to that kind memory in people to leave. Swans as have overheard my thought... For a long time them did not see, and here both have appeared and as if attract to float where has decided. All road with us float, and where a stop — depart, and always in that party where further the way goes...
On an autumn holiday, in Simeons day, was going to float further the ataman. From Chusovsky small town to the people in an army has arrived. Well, and prowaters left like as family therefore — with visiting Cossacks of the sent. On coast many so families also went, — who of the brother who saw off the son.
Alyonushka near to the ataman went. It, of course, for years on other half of life tended, and the beauty has not at all lost. Will dress up celebratory business, so still заглядишься.
The ataman too has for such a case dressed up. Верховик on a cap crimson, a caftan of colour brocade, a shirt expensive to silk, and a sabre and протчая tools — eyes screw up. And that was noticed by people — a new corbel at the ataman. Wide such, unknown to a pattern: on blue water white swans float. It, is visible, Alyonushka has surrounded the swan on незнамую a long journey.
And here there are they, as лебедин yes лебедушка. Both high yes статные, beautiful yes приветные, as serene day in autumn. Far them in the people it is visible. And around children-trifles are twisted. It Аленушкины прикормленники yes henchmen from all city have run together. It is known, big it is flatter, and small and for a long time hunting of close such ataman to have a look, nearby along the street to pass.
As the ataman on coast so swans — on water, have up floated at once, look back yes shout:
— A clip-ang! The Clip-ang! Like hurry:
— It is time, the ataman! It is time, the ataman!
Here the ataman has said goodbye to the people, with Alyonushka on особицу, itself on a plane — and ordered отваливать.
Has sailed — and the ends in water.
At first kind messages reached, as Ермак with an army of the Siberian khan has subdued also all cities побрал as the tsar for it old fault has forgiven Grozny to all Cossacks and подаренье the imperial has sent. And about that affected, as if ordered to hold down Grozny the tsar to the ataman for fight an annulate shirt silver with gold eagles. Marvelled царевы бронники as Ермаковы messengers began to affect about atamans growth. Strongly doubted that бронники, nevertheless have held down a shirt as it has been specified, from a collar to a hem of two arshins, and in shoulders — arshin and a quarter, and gold eagles have planted.
Estimate e, what force and to growth the person was, if could эку burden on itself in fight carry!
Alyonushka to these messages rejoiced. To all children who about it were twisted, told — here, say, what ataman successful yes courageous.
Year Alyonushka played with two such messages, then change left: it became not so audible about a Cossack army as snow a way has swept up. Alyonushka long waited, and has waited: in autumns the black rumour has come crawling in small town:
— It is not enough in live Cossacks remains, and the ataman a bend. Change have enticed it with a small army yes at night as all Cossacks slept in boats, and have pulled hard многолюдством. To the ataman, it is visible, it was necessary from one boat on another to jump, yes опрометился it and has got to water on a deep place. In an annulate shirt imperial подаренья also could not come up. And swans could not the ataman ухранить therefore — at night business left, and this bird, it is known, does not see at night.
Has listened to all she is Alyonushka, a word has not dropped and has left in the log hut, and soon children on all city have begun to roar — Alyonushka has died.
Fathers-mothers have run to have a look. Truly — Alyonushka, Childish Pleasure has died. Lays on a bench at a window, and hands on death are combined, and a sundress and all attire on it that in what she in a campaign saw off the ataman. Have cried here which, вспоминаючи that day, have regretted:
- Here the pair was, yes a nest has not twisted.
From what reason the unexpected death to Alyonushka has come, so anybody and has not learnt. On that have solved:
- In a swan way our Alyonushka has died. At them after all it is known, how it is conducted: one bend — to another not to live.
And so it as business was! The Don Cossack on родиму сторонку — on the river Chusovuju has come. It присловье about Ермака also is combined. In прежни years, affect, such often happened. Набродно on Don was, — from different directions there people have run together, to whom at home unbearable it was necessary. Well, and this of Chusovsky small town was, Васильем Тимофеичем Алениным called, and on Don yes across Volga there was it Ермак Тимофеич.
He since young years knew the local rivers. To it, the brother, the leader it was not necessary! The first leader on river roads was! And that during a life to it in the Siberian water pass not to find, кабы swans not пособили.
Where then these swans have departed — to tell I am not able.
In our places this bird strongly respect. Who inadvertently for a swan подшибет, good to itself do not wait: inevitably unexpected grief happens to that person. And is worse than that, if the hunter from старателей will blunder. Such and at all the ground craft to throw it is necessary, therefore good luck on gold after that does not become. That you want do, and even золотины in ковшике you will not see. The tested business. Yes here still the piece what at old men was conducted — put wooden swans on
Collars.
And it in that honour, that the first ground riches in this country have shown swans to our Russian person. For it it and honour, and Василью Тимофеичу with Alyonushka memory. It — that in pair!
Here in what here a hitch.