Straightaway, Prince Yesilei <br />set out to find his vanished <br />bride, through the land he <br />rides and rides, when he <br />weeps, fierce winds blow <br />his tears away, everywhere <br />he asks and asks, Have you <br />seen my Princess, tell me, <br />tell me, has she passed? <br /> <br />He turned towards the Sun, <br />Have you somewhere seen <br />my lost Princess? If you have, <br />you will know, hair like midnight, <br />face like snow – the Sun replied, <br />No, ask my friend the Moon, the <br />Moon recommended, Ask my <br />friend the Wind, the Wind told <br />him: <br /> <br />Follow a trickling stream to a <br />mountain cave, in that cave a <br />coffin hangs, a crystal coffin <br />hung by chains, in that coffin <br />lies your bride who neither wakes <br />nor sleeps, unriddle that riddle <br />if you will – Yesilei found a <br />coffin made of glittering crystal, <br />inside was a girl – <br /> <br />His lost Princess, he cast himself <br />on it, the crystal broke, she sighed, <br />sat up, saw the Prince and smiled, <br />Prince Yesilei then wed his Princess, <br />delicious food and drink were flowing <br />like the Volga, says Alexander Pushkin, <br />he knows for sure – for he was <br />there! <br /> <br />Quoted from “Enchanter’s Spell – The Princess and The Seven Brothers” <br />by Alexander Pushkin 1987; pp.32,33,34.<br /><br />Margaret Alice<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/fantasy-alexander-pushkin-s-exotic-twist-snow-white/
