e to the Water Tsar. I havesent for you that you may solve this riddle which isa matter of dispute between me and my Tsaritza.Which is now of greatest worth in Russia, gold orsilver or damascened steel ? ! Gold and silver are of great worth in Russia,said Sadko, but damascened steel is of great… … The Water Tsar dances VASTLY THE TURBULENT 263 In my right hand is a holy image, repliedSadko, and in my left my harp of maple-wood. I am told, said the Water Tsar, whose memorymust, of course, have been washed quite clean eachday by living in the sea, that you are, in spite ofyour trading, a…
Folklore -- Russia · Fairy tales
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