THE STORY OF LITTLE TSAR NOVISHNY. 71

its water. So the little Tsar came to that town and
put up at the stranger’sinn, and he asked his host:
“What is the meaning of all this running and crying
of the people in the streets ?”’—“ Why, dost thou not
know?” said he; “it is the turn of the Tsar to send

   
    
        

 
   

 

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his daughter to the dragon !”—Then he went out and
listened, and heard the people say: ‘‘ The Tsar pro-
claims that whoever isable to slay the dragon, to him
will he give his daughter and one half of his tsar-
dom!” Then little Tsar Novishny stepped forth and
said: “I am able to slay this evil dragon!” So