after man,three in place of one, they rubbed their eyes in wonder,and the impious words which they had spokendazzled their sense and confused their wits, so thatthey turned their arms against each other andfought with the fury of sundered friends. But Ilyatook no part in that unnatural fight. Sadly… … A mountain cave- which no man has ever seen -—•— THE GOLDEN HORDE of Holy Russia; and sitting in that cavern with hissword across his knees he slowly turned to stone.Cloudfall also became a lifeless statue, and there thetwo heroic friends sit on, waiting, waiting, waitingfor the touch of life which…
Folklore -- Russia · Fairy tales
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