210 COSSACK FAIRY TALES.

all the people rejoiced because the coachman had
killed the Dragon. ‘ Let them be married at once!”
cried they. .

Meanwhile the King’s son went on and on till he
came to that town where he had left his brother, and
there he found that the Tsar and the Tsaritsa had
given his brother the whole tsardom and the Tsarivna
to wife as well, and there he tarried for a time; but
towards the end of a year and twelve weeks he went
back to the other city where he had left the Princess,
and there he found them making ready for a grand
wedding. ‘ What is the meaning of all this?” asked
he. And they answered: “The Tsar's coachman
has slain the Dragon with six heads and saved the
Princess, and now he is to be married to her.’—* Good
Lord!” eried he, “and I never saw this Dragon !
What manner of beast was it ?”—Then they took him
and showed him the heads of the Dragon, and he
cried : “Good Lord! every other beast hath a tongue,
but this Dragon hath none!” Then they told this to
the coachman who had been made a Prince, and the
coachman was very angry and said: ‘ Whoever
maintains that a Dragon has tongues, him will I
order to be tied to four wild horses, and they shall
tear him to pieces on the open steppe!” The Prin-
cess, however, recognized the King’s son, but she held
her peace. Then the King’s son took out his hand-