dedicated to Tanya, to St. Valentine's Day

Once upon a time there lived Ivan Tsarevich and Vasilisa the Beautiful. Everything about them was good. Ivan-Tsarevich served in the service, and Vasilisa the Beautiful was busy with the housework, but she was needleworking. Vasilisa the Beautiful was all good — she was beautiful and smart, and she cooked, and she kept the house in order, and she worked with different crafts. Only Ivan-Tsarevich did not give.

How many did not ask Ivan Tsarevich - does not give and that's it. Maybe she was sick there, and maybe there was no hole at all. No one now knows this. Or maybe she just did not like this thing.

It was hard for Ivan-Tsarevich from this, but nowhere to go, because Vasilisa His beautiful wife was legitimate. And he forgot over time about this business.

How much, how little time has passed - I do not know. Yes, only trouble came into the kingdom of theirs. Zmey-Gorynych was driven into ruin of villages in the Kingdom. Then the good people of the Serpent gathered to chase away, but they set up Ivan Tsarevich mostly. And they went to look for the Serpent. Long walked. Half the troops were confused. They reached one village, but only broken stoves remained from the village. See behind the village in the field Zmey-Gorynych is sitting, waiting for them.

When they saw the good fellows of the Serpent, they were frightened. Who fled to where, but buried behind the bumps. Only Ivan Tsarevich was left in the field opposite Snake Gorynych.

And they began to fight for life and death. Only sees Ivan-Tsarevich — the Serpent cannot be defeated by him. Forces are running out already. He began to slowly move away to the forest. Here and the evening has come. Then Ivan Tsarevich decided to wait the night in the forest, and then return back for the new army. He began to look for a place to sleep and wandered into the swamp. And where it does not go - everywhere swamp. Neither can he get out. Ivan-Tsarevich became alarmed at all. And the Snake did not win, and even got lost in the swamp. He felt bad at all. He sat on a bump and hung his head.

Suddenly hears a thin little voice: Let Ivan Tsarevich warm me, touch me.

He began to look around and sees on a hummock a frog sits and looks at it. Who are you - asks Ivan Tsarevich. The frog is green, she answers. Caress and warmth I want, and this business. Bring me out better than the swamp, green - Ivan Tsarevich tells her - I feel bad at all. I will deduce, but with the condition: love me like I am, green and cold. But how can I love you, and you don’t have any holes. And you get your farm, I'll open my mouth wider, and plant me deeper. Frightened Ivan Tsarevich, the frog is cold and green. What if it bites. Or some infection of the swamp catch. The frog sees that Ivan-Tsarevich is thinking and says: For a long time, you will think - I will fall back into the swamp. It was difficult to decide Ivan Tsarevich, he remembered Vasilisa-the Beautiful, which did not give him, Serpent is not defeated and decided: come what may, two deaths will not happen, but one cannot escape - Open, he says, his mouth is green.

He stuck it in her mouth as much as possible. And the frog was just waiting for it - let's try. Ivan Tsarevich from pleasure even closed his eyes. His seed spilled out, accumulated over the years. He opened his eyes contentedly, and instead of a frog, a girl sits before him on her knees and presses her cheek against his leg. Ivan-Tsarevich stroked the girl's hair. And she raised her head and gently smiling said: Stay with me, the morning is wiser than evening. Ivan-Tsarevich embraced the girl and agreed. And they began to love each other. All desire, which in both accumulated, spilled out. And then, embracing, fell asleep in a sweet dream.

Early in the morning Ivan Tsarevich rose, straightened his shoulders, and it became easy for him, as if a large stone had been removed from it. He went into the field, picked up a sword and defeated Snake Gorynych.