Какая аленушка из сказки сестрица аленушка и братец иванушка: Сказка Сестрица Алёнушка и братец Иванушка, Русская народная сказка

Нравственный смысл сказки «Сестрица Аленушка и братец Иванушка»

Кто записал сказку

Одной из самых любимых сказок нашего народа можно назвать краткую, но изобилующую сюжетными элементами «Сказку о сестрице Аленушке и братце Иванушке». В сборнике собирателя русского фольклора А. Н. Афанасьева записано целых четыре варианта сказки (том 3, «Народные русские сказки», А. Н. Афанасьев, №260-263), которые собраны в различных уголках России.

Однако сюжет сказки нельзя назвать уникальным или чисто славянским, т. к. схожие мотивы встречаются в сказках других народов. Так, в международном классификаторе сюжетов фольклорной сказки Аарне – Томпсона под типом №450 записано:

Братец и сестрица: брат превращается в козленочка, живет с сестрой в лесу; царь женится на ней; мачеха топит ее и заменяет своей родной дочерью, козленочка хотят зарезать; все выясняется (Н.П. Андреев «Указатель сказочных сюжетов по системе Аарне»).

Самой популярной в настоящее время можно назвать версию этой сказки, обработанную А. Толстым, которая не сильно отличается от инварианта.

Сестрица и братец – образ полноты друг в друге

Почти во всех версиях русской сказки сестрица Аленушка и братец Иванушка – сироты. Это означает, что помощи от родителей героям ждать не стоит, т. е. рассчитывать они должны друг на друга, что в сказке и происходит. А Царь (или купец в других вариантах) предлагает свою помощь сам.

Герои обязательно называются сестрица и братец, т.е. подчеркивается их первостепенная важность друг для друга. Иными словами они являются сопомощниками.

Оба героя обладают именами. Это тоже немаловажная деталь в сказках. Например, в сказке Александра Сергеевича Пушкина «О мертвой царевне и о семи богатырях» имена есть только у положительных персонажей. В рассматриваемой сказке – аналогично.

Образ Аленушки

Главным положительным героем сказки является Аленушка. Через ее образ передается ментальное представление народа о главных достоинствах девушки: кротости, смиренности, милостивости, отзывчивости. Тем самым изображается основополагающая христианская добродетель – любовь. Именно такие аллюзии возникают при раскрытии образа Аленушки. Неслучайно Аленушка является старшей сестрой, что подразумевает ее ответственность за младшего брата.

Для создания образа героя важное значение имеет его появление или то, чем он занимается. Как наши герои появляются в сказке? В некоторых вариантах они идут на работу, в других – странствуют. Здесь можно отметить то, что герои не являются праздными. В случае с работой понятно почему, а странствие ведь тоже своего рода труд, только другого характера – поиск спасения от беды или справедливости. Таким образом перед нами возникает образ девушки, которая уповает на свои силы и на промысел Божий, при этом со смирением приняла потерю родителей и став, по сути, матерью для младшего брата.

Аленушка – это прежде всего любовь, которая является главной добродетелью, так коннотационно можно объяснить почему именно сестра в сказке является старшей. Помните слова апостола Павла:

А теперь пребывают сии три: вера, надежда, любовь; но любовь из них больше. (Кор. 13:13)

Нравственный проступок Иванушки

Итак, как проявляется образ второго героя сказки. Братец Иванушка постоянно просит сестру разрешения напиться воды из лужицы. Заметим, что сначала братец спрашивает сестрицу, т. е. действует по послушанию и не позволяет себе ослушаться когда проходил мимо следа копытца теленочка и жеребеночка. Не удержался он только перед козьим копытцем. Вспомним, что олицетворяет собою козел.

В толковании на Евангелие Святитель Григорий Палама писал следующее:

«Козлищами» же Он именует грешников, как наглых и беспутных и сбрасываемых с обрывов греха. И первых (овец – прим. авт.), как делающих правые дела, Он поставит по правую сторону, а тех, которые не таковы, как оные, – на левую сторону.

Получается, если козел олицетворение зла, то Иванушка не выдержал самого трудного испытания. Это можно назвать крайней точкой нравственного падения Иванушки, т. к. дальше будет подъем.

Итак, что плохого совершил Иванушка? Томимый жаждою, не послушался сестру, испив из грязного источника. Он проявил своеволие, за которое был наказан. Но это обусловлено какой-то коренной причиной, скорее всего, эгоизмом и упрямством. Трижды Аленушка вразумляла братца, но в итоге он ослушался. Какой урок хотел нам показать древний сказатель? Вроде бы, Иванушка сделал такой маленький проступок, всего лишь попил из копытца. Но важно понять главное, что, за казалось бы, за маленьким послаблением или озорством или другим малым злом может оказаться огромная бездна других более серьезных злодеяний. Вот и получается в сказке: всего лишь попил из копытца, а вид человеческий потерял.

Но нет такого падения, после которого невозможно подняться. Любой проступок, который губит в нас человеческое, можно исправить в корне изменив отношение к нему. Так, в дальнейшем повествовании сказки мы видим исправление Иванушки.

Какая реакция Аленушки на то что Иванушка ослушался и стал козленочком? Она могла впасть в отчаяние и убежать, озлобившись на брата. Но она поступила истинно кротко: «…обвязала его шёлковым поясом и повела с собою, а сама-то плачет, горько плачет…».

Но терпящий, претерпит до конца… После случившегося, Аленушке и Иванушке выпадает еще одно испытание, которое в итоге оказывается для них спасительным.

Роль колдуньи

Почему колдунья извела Аленушку? Что ей руководило? Разве она не могла очаровать Царя раньше? Конечно могла. Но каким духом руководима губительница? Непомерная злоба и зависть овладели ею. Будучи воплощением зла, она не могла просто так смотреть на человеческое счастье. Сначала она извела Аленушку, но на этом не остановилась, задумав погубить и козленочка. Она наверняка знала что козленочек – это заколдованный Иванушка и пыталась избавиться от него. Остановилась бы она на этом? Как известно, зло не имеет предела удовлетворения, оно постарается погубить все вокруг себя. Наверное, избавившись от козленочка, колдунья захотела бы и завладеть всем богатством Царя (купца)…

Исправление Иванушки

Мы упомянули об исправлении Иванушки. В чем оно выразилось? Козленочек узнал, что злая колдунья хочет его погубить. Как он мог отреагировать? Он мог убежать, мог просить колдунью не делать этого, исполнив все что та попросит. Но Иванушка, вместо этого, бегает на пруд и зовет сестрицу. Может показаться, безнадежно, т. к. по сути, он обращается к утопленнице. Но, значит, его вера была настолько сильна, что даже сестрицу, лежавшей на дне пруда – оживила. Таким образом, Иванушка, хоть и совершил страшный поступок непослушания, спасся живой верой. Он знал, что за ним правда, поэтому, совершая, казалось бы, безумные вещи (бегает и зовет утопленницу), Иванушка совершает спасение и свое, и сестрицы. Если Аленушка – это образ любви, то Иванушка олицетворяет собою два других качества – веру и надежду…

Подоплека

Если провести параллели с нашей духовной жизнью, то окажется, что посыл этой сказки направлен не столько на нравственное осуждение непослушания, сколько на закреплении понимания того, что вера в Истину спасает человека. Такая вера придает человеку уверенность в правде: «не в силе Бог, а в правде Божьей».

Мы писали, что Аленушка олицетворяет собою христианскую любовь, которую часто называют неиссякающим источником… Разве могла она не спастись в конце сказки? Конечно же нет. Спасение Аленушки и Иванушки являет собою соединение главных добродетелей – веры, надежды, любви, но любовь из них больше…

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90000 Sister Alyonushka and Brother Ivanushka Russian folk tale 90001 90002 Once there lived an old man and his wife, and they had a daughter named Alyonushka and a son named Ivanushka. 90003 90002 The old man and the old woman died, and Alyonushka and Ivanushka were left all alone in the world. 90003 90002 «I am dying of thirst, Sister Alyonushka. May I drink out of the hoof?» 90007 90003 90002 Alyonushka set off to work and took her little brother with her. They had a long way to go, and a wide field to cross, and after they had been walking for a time, Ivanushka began to feel very thirsty.»Sister Alyonushka, I am thirsty,» he said. «Be patient, little brother, we shall soon come to a well.» They walked and they walked, and the sun was now high up in the sky, and so hot were the two that they felt very blue. They came upon a cow’s hoof filled with water, and Ivanushka said: «May I drink out of the hoof, Sister Alyonushka?» 90003 90002 «No, little brother. If you do, you will turn into a calf.» Ivanushka obeyed, and they walked on a bit farther. The sun was still high up in the sky, and the heat was so bad that they felt very sad.They came upon a horse’s hoof filled with water, and Ivanushka said: 90012 «May I drink out of the hoof. Sister Alyonushka?» 90012 «No, little brother. If you do, you will turn into a foal.» Ivanushka sighed and they walked on again. They walked and they walked, but the sun was still high up in the sky, and the air was so dry that they felt they could die. They came upon a goat’s hoof filled with water, and Ivanushka said: 90003 90002 «No, little brother. If you do, you will turn into a kid.» But Ivanushka did not heed his sister and drank out of the goat’s hoof.And the moment he did so he turned into a little white goat. Alyonushka called her brother, and instead of Ivanushka the goat came running up to her. 90003 90002 Alyonushka burst into tears. She sat sobbing on the ground by a stack of hay while the little goat skipped round in play. Just then a Merchant chanced to be riding by. 90003 90002 «What are you crying for, pretty maid?» asked he. Alyonushka told him of her trouble. Said the Merchant: 90003 90002 «Marry me, pretty maid. I will dress you in gold and silver, andthe little goat will live with us.»90003 90002 Alyonushka thought it over and agreed to marry the Merchant. 90003 90002 They lived together happily, and the little goat lived with them and ate and drank with Alyonushka out of the same cup. 90003 90002 One day the Merchant went away from home and all of a sudden a Witch appeared out of nowhere. She stood under Alyonushka’s window and begged her ever so sweetly to go and bathe in the river with her. Alyonushka followed the Witch to the river, and when they got there the Witch fell upon Alyonushka and, tying a stone round her neck, threw her into the water and herself took on her shape.90003 90002 Then she put on Alyonushka’s clothes and went to her house, and no one guessed she was not Alyonushka but a Witch. The Merchant came home and even he did not guess. 90003 90002 Only the little goat knew what had happened. He went about with drooping head and did not touch food or drink. Morning and evening he never left the river bank and, standing at the water’s edge, called: 90003 90002 90003 90035 90035 90035 90002 90039 «Sister, dear Sister Alyonushka! 90012 Swim out, swim out to me».90041 90003 90043 90043 90043 90002 The Witch learned of this, and she asked her husband to kill the little goat. 90003 90002 The Merchant was sorry for the little goat, for he had become very fond of him. But the Witch kept coaxing and wheedling so that there was nothing to be done, and he gave in at last. 90003 90002 «All right, you kill him then,» he said. The Witch had big fires kindled, big pots heated and big knives sharpened. 90003 90002 The little goat found out that he was going to be killed, so he said to the Merchant: 90003 90002 «Let me go to the river before I die and have a last little drink.»» Go, «said the Merchant. 90003 90002 The little goat ran to the river, stood on the bank and cried piteously: 90003 90035 90035 90035 90002 90039 «Sister, dear Sister Alyonushka! 90012 Swim out, swim out to me. 90012 Fires are burning high, 90012 Pots are boiling, 90012 Knives are ringing, 90012 And I am going to die.» 90041 90003 90043 90043 90043 90002 And Alyonushka answered from out the river: 90003 90002 90039 «Brother, dear Brother Ivanushka! 90012 A heavy stone lies on my shoulders, 90012 Silken weeds entangle my legs, 90012 fellow sands press hard on my breast.»90041 90003 90002 «Go and find the goat and bring him to me.» 90012 The servant went to the river, and what did he see but the little goat running up and down the bank, calling piteously: 90003 90002 90039 «Sister, dear Sister Alyonushka! 90012 Swim out, swim out to me. 90012 Fires are burning high, 90012 Pots are boiling, 90012 Knives are ringing, 90012 And I am going to die.» 90041 90003 90002 And from the river someone’s voice called back: 90003 90002 90039 «Brother, dear Brother Ivanushka! 90012 A heavy stone lies on my shoulders, 90012 Silken weeds entangle my legs, 90012 Yellow sands press harden my breast.»90041 90003 90002 90003 90002 The servant ran home and told his master what he had heard and seen. The Merchant called some people together, they went down to the river and, casting a silken net, dragged Alyonushka out on to the bank. They untied the stone which was round her neck, dipped her in spring water and dressed her in bright clothes. And Alyonushka came back to life and was more beautiful than ever. 90003 90002 The little goat was wild with joy, he turned three somersaults, and lo and behold! He was changed into his proper shape again.90003 90002 And the wicked Witch was tied to a horse’s tail and the horse turned loose in an open field. 90003 90002 Collected and edited by Michael Terletski 90003.90000 a description of the plot 90001 90002 Who does not like Russian folk tales? «Alyonushka and brother Ivanushka» is a wonderful work, which almost every one of us remembers from childhood. However, to be precise, it should be noted that the correct name of the fairy tale is «Sister Alenushka and Brother Ivanushka». Like any work of this genre, it usually starts with the words: «Once upon a time». Fairy tales — they are for that and fairy tales, so that we — the descendants — have their own wisdom to transmit and teach to distinguish the truth from deception, good from evil, good man from evil, etc.Fairy tales play a huge educational role, without them — anywhere, any child by heart knows them from a dozen and will gladly tell you if you ask him very much. 90003 90004 The Tale of «Alyonushka and Brother Ivanushka» 90005 90002 In one remote village lived-there was an old man withold woman, great joy for them were their children: daughter Alenushka and son Ivanushka. The time has come, and parents have died, and children have become orphans. Alyonushka began to go to work and took her little brother with her.90003 90002 The Tale of «Sister Alyonushka and Brother Ivanushka» continues by the fact that once they walked across the wide field and the way to the distant one. Here Ivanushka strongly wanted to drink the water, about which he began plaintively asking his sister. But she tenderly asked to wait and assured him that soon they would meet a well in their way, that they would get drunk from it. However, the sun began to heat even more, and to the well still go and go. Children became languid, sweat protruded, the heat pestered.90003 90002 And suddenly Ivanushka sees on the road a trace from the hoofcow, full of water. He again begged his sister to give him a drink from the hoof, but his sister strictly forbade drinking from there, having warned him that if he does this, he will turn into a calf. Ivanushka obeyed, and they went on. 90003 90004 Thirst 90005 90002 The folk tale «Sister Alyonushka and brotherIvanushka» continued because after a while the heat began to torment them even more, and on the road a horse’s hoof appeared with water, and the brother again began asking Alenushka to give him a drink from it.Alyonushka asked him to wait a little longer and not drink from the hoof, so as not to become a foal. Ivanushka sighed heavily, and they again continued their journey. 90003 90002 But after a while Ivanushka was completely unbearable, and when he saw there, on the road, a goat’s hoof with water, he did not listen to his sister Alyonushka, got drunk from it and turned into a kid. 90003 90002 When called Alenka Ivanushka, then at her call ran a little kid. Seeing him like that, she sat down under the hayloft and wept bitterly with tears.A kid next to her and jumps. 90003 90002 The tale «Alyonushka and Brother Ivanushka», thus, teaches the youngest to always obey the elders. 90003 90004 Merchant 90005 90002 At this time the merchant passed by, seeing the girl intears, he asked why she was so upset. Alenka told him about her misfortune. Then he tells her not to grieve so, but would marry him. The merchant promised her that she would dress her in gold and silver clothes, and the kid would live with them. Alyonushka agreed. And they began to live all together and amicably, and the goat with them, from one cup with Alenka eats and drinks.90003 90002 Once the merchant went on business, and then suddenly a witch comes from the forest, stood under the window and began to call Alenushka to swim on the river. 90003 90002 Alenka came with a witch to the river, and she would rushon her and, tying a heavy stone to her neck, threw the girl into the river. She herself turned to Alenushka, put on her dress and came to them in the mansion. When the merchant returned, he did not know about the substitution. One kid is homesick, does not eat, does not drink.In the morning he began to run to the river bank and call his sister, Alenushka. 90003 90004 The witch’s scheming 90005 90002 The witch quickly found out about this and became a merchantpersuade to slaughter a kid. But the merchant did not hurry with this matter, he became attached to a sweet kid. And the witch does not stop, and finally persuaded the merchant, lit fires, cast-iron boilers put and sharpen knives. 90003 90002 The kid went to his named father and asked him to let him go for the last time to drink water on the river, because he does not live long in this world.He agreed. 90003 90002 The little goat struggled to run to the river andplaintively began to call Alenushka, so that she regretted and interceded. But the sister lay on a deep bottom, she responded, but she could not do anything, because her stone was heavy on her neck, the grass of her leg entangled, the sand on her breast lay down. 90003 90002 But on this tale «Alyonushka and brother Ivanushka» did not end. 90003 90004 Attentive servant 90005 90002 A witch does not find a place for herself, she has lost sight of a kid.And then sends a servant to find a kid and urgently bring him to her. 90003 90002 The servant went to the river and saw that there was a goatruns and calls his sister, and a sister from the water and he says that the stone pulls her down. Hearing this conversation, he ran to the merchant and told everything. Then all the people gathered and came to the river, threw strong nets and dragged Alyonushka ashore, took off the unfortunate stone from the neck, dipped in key water and put on clothes. She immediately became more beautiful than she was.90003 90002 And then the tale «Alyonushka and brother Ivanushka» came up to the most interesting. 90003 90002 The kid was so happy and happy that fromhappiness spread over his head three times and again became the same Ivanushka. The witch was caught, tied to the tail of the horse and in a clean field allowed. This is how the fairy tale «Sister Alenushka and Brother Ivanushka» ended fair and kindly. 90003 .90000 Sister Alyonushka and Brother Ivanushka Russian folktale 90001 90002 90003 Sister Alyonushka and Brother Ivanushka Russian folktale 90004 90005 90002 Once there lived an old man and his wife, and they had a daughter named Alyonushka and a son named Ivanushka. 90005 90002 The old man and the old woman died, and Alyonushka and Ivanushka were left all alone in the world. 90005 90002 «I am dying of thirst, Sister Alyonushka. May I drink out of the hoof?» 90011 Alyonushka set off to work and took her little brother with her.They had a long way to go, and a wide field to cross, and after they had been walking for a time, Ivanushka began to feel very thirsty. «Sister Alyonushka, I am thirsty,» he said. «Be patient, little brother, we shall soon come to a well.» They walked and they walked, and the sun was now high up in the sky, and so hot were the two that they felt very blue. They came upon a cow’s hoof filled with water, and Ivanushka said: «May I drink out of the hoof, Sister Alyonushka?» 90005 90002 «No, little brother.If you do, you will turn into a calf. «Ivanushka obeyed, and they walked on a bit farther. The sun was still high up in the sky, and the heat was so bad that they felt very sad. They came upon a horse’s hoof filled with water, and Ivanushka said: 90011 «May I drink out of the hoof. Sister Alyonushka? «90011» No, little brother. If you do, you will turn into a foal. «Ivanushka sighed and they walked on again. They walked and they walked, but the sun was still high up in the sky, and the air was so dry that they felt they could die.They came upon a goat’s hoof filled with water, and Ivanushka said: 90005 90002 «No, little brother. If you do, you will turn into a kid.» But Ivanushka did not heed his sister and drank out of the goat’s hoof. And the moment he did so he turned into a little white goat. Alyonushka called her brother, and instead of Ivanushka the goat came running up to her. 90005 90002 Alyonushka burst into tears. She sat sobbing on the ground by a stack of hay while the little goat skipped round in play. Just then a Merchant chanced to be riding by.90005 90002 «What are you crying for, pretty maid?» asked he. Alyonushka told him of her trouble. Said the Merchant: 90005 90002 «Marry me, pretty maid. I will dress you in gold and silver, andthe little goat will live with us.» 90005 90002 Alyonushka thought it over and agreed to marry the Merchant. 90005 90002 They lived together happily, and the little goat lived with them and ate and drank with Alyonushka out of the same cup. 90005 90002 One day the Merchant went away from home and all of a sudden a Witch appeared out of nowhere.She stood under Alyonushka’s window and begged her ever so sweetly to go and bathe in the river with her. Alyonushka followed the Witch to the river, and when they got there the Witch fell upon Alyonushka and, tying a stone round her neck, threw her into the water and herself took on her shape. 90005 90002 Then she put on Alyonushka’s clothes and went to her house, and no one guessed she was not Alyonushka but a Witch. The Merchant came home and even he did not guess. 90005 90002 Only the little goat knew what had happened.He went about with drooping head and did not touch food or drink. Morning and evening he never left the river bank and, standing at the water’s edge, called: 90005 90002 «Sister, dear Sister Alyonushka! 90011 Swim out, swim out to me». 90005 90002 The Witch learned of this, and she asked her husband to kill the little goat. 90005 90002 The Merchant was sorry for the little goat, for he had become very fond of him. But the Witch kept coaxing and wheedling so that there was nothing to be done, and he gave in at last.90005 90002 «All right, you kill him then,» he said. The Witch had big fires kindled, big pots heated and big knives sharpened. 90005 90002 The little goat found out that he was going to be killed, so he said to the Merchant: 90005 90002 «Let me go to the river before I die and have a last little drink.» «Go,» said the Merchant. 90005 90002 The little goat ran to the river, stood on the bank and cried piteously: 90005 90002 «Sister, dear Sister Alyonushka! 90011 Swim out, swim out to me.90011 Fires are burning high, 90011 Pots are boiling, 90011 Knives are ringing, 90011 And I am going to die. «90005 90002 And Alyonushka answered from out the river: 90005 90002 «Brother, dear Brother Ivanushka! 90011 A heavy stone lies on my shoulders, 90011 Silken weeds entangle my legs, 90011 fellow sands press hard on my breast.» 90005 90002 «Go and find the goat and bring him to me.» 90011 The servant went to the river, and what did he see but the little goat running up and down the bank, calling piteously: 90005 90002 «Sister, dear Sister Alyonushka! 90011 Swim out, swim out to me.90011 Fires are burning high, 90011 Pots are boiling, 90011 Knives are ringing, 90011 And I am going to die. «90005 90002 90011 And from the river someone’s voice called back: 90005 90002 «Brother, dear Brother Ivanushka! 90011 A heavy stone lies on my shoulders, 90011 Silken weeds entangle my legs, 90011 Yellow sands press harden my breast.» 90005 90002 90011 The servant ran home and told his master what he had heard and seen. The Merchant called some people together, they went down to the river and, casting a silken net, dragged Alyonushka out on to the bank.They untied the stone which was round her neck, dipped her in spring water and dressed her in bright clothes. And Alyonushka came back to life and was more beautiful than ever. 90005 90002 The little goat was wild with joy, he turned three somersaults, and lo and behold! He was changed into his proper shape again. 90005 90002 And the wicked Witch was tied to a horse’s tail and the horse turned loose in an open field. 90005 90002 90005.90000 Sister Alyonushka and Brother Ivanushka 90001 90002 90003 Once upon a time in a small Russian village there were an old man and a woman, who had two beautiful children, daughter Alyonushka and a young son named Ivanushka. The elder couple soon died, and Alyonushka and Ivanushka were left to live on their own. Alyonushka had to go to work that was a few miles away and Ivanushka went along since he was too young to stay home by himself. One day when while they were walking back home as usual, Ivanushka told his sister, «Alyonushka, I am very thirsty.»» Please wait until we come to a well, «answered Alyonushka. But the afternoon sun was bright and they still had a long way to go, so the young boy started asking his sister,» Alyonushka, I am very thirsty, let me please take just one sip from this cattle trough. » «Please do not drink from there, otherwise you turn into a baby cow calf. Wait a bit, a well is not that far from here,» warned him the elder sister and Ivanushka obeyed her. But their journey was far from its finish and a well was still beyond their reach, so young boy plead to his sister again, «Alyonushka, I can not walk anymore, I need at least a drop of water.Please let me drink from this horse trough. » «Please do not drink from there, my dear brother, otherwise you turn into a baby foal.» Ivanushka had to obey his sister again. 90004 90002 They kept walking until Ivanushka spotted the goat trough full of water on a side of the road. Then Ivanushka cried to his sister, «Alyonushka, please let me drink from this trough, I am exhausted and very thirsty!» «Please do not do it, my dear brother,» answered Alyonushka. «The moment you drink it, you will turn into a kid.Wait a bit longer, I can now see the well. » But Ivanushka did not listen to his sister’s warning and drank out of the goat’s trough anyway. Just as Alyonushka said, young Ivan turned into a white baby goat the moment he finished his drink. When Alyonushka realized that her younger brother was not around she started calling on him, but a white baby goat responded to her. As soon as the girl saw the young goat she understood what happened to her brother and burst in tears. She sat on the ground near stack of hay while the little white goat was happily leaping in play around it.Just then a merchant happened to ride nearby. «What are you crying for, the beautiful one?» asked her the merchant. Alyonushka shared her sad story with the young man. While Alyonushka was telling him her story, the merchant fell in love with her and proposed on the spot. «Marry me, my dear princess. I will dress you in gold and silver, and the kid will live with us.» Alyonushka also fell in love with this kind and handsome man and agreed to marry him. 90004 90002 Both Alyonushka and her young brother moved to the merchant’s house and lived in harmony and piece.One day Alyonushka’s husband was not home that is when an old and ugly Witch sneaked into the house and while Alyonushka was asleep, kidnapped the little goat Ivanushka in order to cook him for dinner. When the girl realized that her brother was gone, she started calling and searching for him everywhere. Not managing to find Ivan, the maiden sat near small lake to cry. The old wicked witch was watching her behind the bushes. Suddenly, she attacked Alyonushka from behind, tied a huge rock round her neck and threw her into the depth of the little lake, then she turned into an exact copy of Alyonushka and head back to her house.In a meanwhile, the young goat Ivanushka managed to escape from the Baba Yaga’s captivity and was following her all the way. Ivanushka alone knew that the girl that looks exactly like his sister is not real Alyonushka, but the wicked Baba Yaga. When the merchant came home, he had no idea about what happened to his wife. Ivanushka was the only one who knew that the girl that looks exactly like his sister is not real Alyonushka, but the wicked Baba Yaga. Every evening he used to run to the lake to call for his sister, «Alyonushka, my dear sister, please swim out to me.»As soon as Baba Yaga found out about this, she asked the merchant to kill the kid. But the kind young man refused to do that since he became friends with Ivanushka. The old Witch insisted and kept pushing the man more aggressively. 90004 90002 Finally, the merchant responded to her, «If you want him dead so much, you kill him yourself.» The Witch was overwhelmed with joy of getting the merchant’s permission. She started preparing big fire, got the biggest pot heated and sharpened the biggest knife.The little goat found out what is about to happen and secretly ran to the lake one more time. Ivanushka was running back and forth on the lake shore and cried, «Alyonushka, my dear sister! Swim out to me now, the Witch is burning her fires high, heating her pots up and sharpening her knives, she wants me to die. » And Alyonushka responded from the bottom of the lake, «Ivanushka, my dear brother! The heavy stone does not let me swim, it presses hard my chest that I can bearly breathe. » In a meanwhile, the old Witch ordered the merchant’s servant to look for the little goat and bring it to her.The servant spotted Ivanushka on the shore who was crying by talking to the lake, and a human voice would answer to him. 90004 90002 The servant rushed back home and told his master what he had heard and seen. This time the Merchant went to the lake himself in order to find out what happened. He bravely went down into the deep waters and brought Alyonushka to the surface. He untied the rock that was placed around her neck and Alyonushka opened her eyes. Ivanushka was overjoyed and happy. All three of them returned home.The merchant ordered to execute the wicked old Witch the same day and the moment she was gone a little goat turned back into the young boy Ivanushka. The three of them lived happily in harmony. 90004 90002 Go Back 90004 .