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"He held his golden-maned horses firmly in check, while his voice roared over the waters, asking: "'What is this, you winds, that you dare to trouble earth and sky without leave from me? Who let you free from your rock prison? "The waves were afraid and quieted down. The clouds scattered like naughty children caught in mischief.
Surely when they came to the sea again, and spread the sail and held the oars in their hands, their sacred ship would make swift course to their native land! With the terrible weight of the ship upon their shoulders the Argonauts made their way across the desert, following the tracks of Poseidon's golden-maned horse.
The Tsar at once called the brothers of Ivanoushka the Simpleton, and ordered the golden-maned mare with the diamond hoofs. The brothers swore that they never said such words, but the Tsar did not listen to their protests. "Take as much gold as you want, take warriors as many as you wish, but bring me the beautiful mare with golden mane and diamond hoofs.
The brothers did not even argue, but let Ivanoushka cut off their ears, took hold of the bridle and went directly to the Tsar. They presented to him the golden-maned mare with diamond hoofs, and there was no end of bragging.
Once in the wide, open field, he ordered his horse, crawled into one ear, came out of the other, and both started for a far-away country, for an island, a big island. On that island in an iron stable the fiery dragon was watchfully guarding his glory the golden-maned mare with diamond hoofs, which was locked under seven locks behind seven heavy doors.
Then would mountain, gods, and goddesses dissolve, as in fact they did dissolve ages ago before the eyes of millions who had thought them real, and in their places perhaps would come a procession of golden-maned lions, at the description of which would Madge take pretended fright. Again, would I see Madge herself in flowing white robes made of the stuff from which fleecy clouds are wrought.
Knight Invisible jumped upon the horse and said to the prince: "Take this magic sword and attack the troops from the left, and I upon my golden-maned horse will attack them from the right." They both attacked the army. From the left the soldiers were falling like wood, from the right like whole forests. In less than an hour the entire army vanished.
The road was long, and before he reached his town Ivanoushka, according to his habit, pitched his tent with a diamond top, and laid him down for rest. The brothers came along gloomy they were, fearing the Tsar's anger. Lo! they heard neighing; the earth trembled it was the golden-maned mare! Though in the dusk of evening the brothers saw her golden mane shining like fire.
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