he latticed casements of the palacelooked forth the children of the Magic Bird, andwhen they saw Ilya approaching on his shaggy baysteed they cried out together, See, Mother, herecomes our Father leading a man at his stirrup.Shall wre have the captive for dinner ? But Elena, one of the children of… … Nightingale the Robber fell from his nest in the old oaks NIGHTINGALE THE ROBBER 43 it is Ilya the Old Cossack on his shaggy bay steedCloudfall, and he rides towards us, bringing ourFather as a prisoner. Crick ! Crock ! Crack ! cried the children in acroaking chorus; we will at once change…
Folklore -- Russia · Fairy tales
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