2 A woman and a man live together. 3 They don't go out, they live in the house. 4 One day the door is opened by the woman. 5 "What kind of day is it?" says the man. 6 The woman says: "For the Russians and the Khanty, in this direction there is [good] weather. 7 Why don't you go fishing and hunting? 8 Fishing and hunting is neccessary. 9 Man", she says "go fishing and hunting! 10 The man began to get dressed. 11 The man left. 12 He wandered, he wandered. He lowered a fish-basket [into the water]. 13 He came home. The woman says: "Did you lower the fish-basket?" 14 I lowered it. 15 At night they slept. 16 The woman says: "Go to check the fish-basket!" 17 The man left. 18 He wandered, he wandered. 19 The man got home. 20 Did you check the fish in the fish-basket? 21 I checked it. 22 "Were there fish left in it or not?" says the woman. 23 "I brought all of them home. 24 Many fish were caught." 25 "Well, it's neccessary to lower the fish-basket", says the woman. 26 Well, the man leaves to lower the fish-basket. 27 He left. He got there. He began to lower the fish-basket. 28 He lowered the fish-basket. 29 He got home. 30 The woman says: "Did you lower the fish-basket?" 31 I lowered it. 32 At night they slept. 33 In the morning the woman says: "Go check the fish-basket!" 34 The man left to check the fish-basket. 35 He left, he pulled up the fish-basket, he caught fish, he caught ruff, he caught pike, he caught perch. 36 He came home. 37 Did you catch any fish? 38 I caught some. 39 The woman and the man had a son. 40 They raised their son. 41 One day he had become a big man. 42 Father, you stay at home, I'll wander around. 43 The son went to hunt and fish. 44 He wandered, he wandered, he came home. 45 Did you catch any animals? 46 I did. 47 Did you bring them home? 48 No, I didn't bring them home, they stayed there. 49 When will you bring them home? 50 Tomorrow I'll go to bring them home. 51 He left. 52 He wandered, he wandered, he came home. 53 He brought them home. 54 He had killed reindeer, and he had killed elks. 55 His father says: "Well, son, where are you going?" 56 I'm going hunting. 57 The son wandered, wandered, he got home. 58 His father says: "Did you kill any animals?" 59 I have killed some. 60 What animals did you kill? 61 I killed squirrels. 62 How many did you kill? 63 I killed around a hundred. 64 Did you go far? 65 I did go far. 66 His mother became sick. 67 His father says: "Don't go, son, your mother has become sick." 68 The woman says: "Don't go, son, I have become very sick." 69 The son didn't leave, he stayed at home. 70 Evening came. During the night the mother died. 71 The man says: "It is neccessary to bury your mother." 72 They left, they dug a grave. 73 The man began to dress his wife. 74 Their son cries. 75 They went to bury her. 76 The woman was taken to be buried. 77 They buried her. 78 One day his son says: "Father, how are we going to live?" 79 Son, you need to take a wife. 80 "Father, what will we give? 81 We have no goods." 82 The father says: "We'll give money." 83 The son says: "How much do we need to give?" 84 We have to give three hundred roubles. 85 The man opened a small wooden chest. 86 There's a lot of money in the small wooden chest. 87 He gave three hundred roubles to take a woman. 88 The son left to look for a woman. 89 He walked for two days, he walked for three days, he came to a man with daughters. 90 He asks: "Will you give me your daughter?" 91 I will give [you my daughter]. 92 What bride price do you demand? 93 I demand three hundred roubles. 94 He paid three hundred roubles. 95 The girl was given to him. 96 It was neccessary to go home. 97 He went home. He brought his wife. 98 He got home. 99 Father, I took a wife. 100 What bride price did you pay? 101 I paid three hundred roubles, I took an agile wife. 102 They began to live. 103 The woman did her work swiflty, very swiftly. 104 They live, they live a long time, a short time. It became summer. 105 It was neccessary to fish. 106 The man went with his son to fish with a fishing net. 107 They wandered, they caught fish. They went home. 108 Woman, it is neccessary to prepare the fish, it is neccessary to make stockfish. 109 With the Russian, with the Khanty there lies a fault. 110 The fish were prepared. 111 Well, go fishing! 112 They left. 113 They wandered, they wandered. They got home. 114 They didn't catch any fish. 115 With what will we buy bread? 116 "With stockfish we'll buy [bread]", says the man. 117 The stockfish was given to the trader. 118 Flour was bought. 119 It was brought home. 120 The woman says: "Did you buy flour?" 121 We bought some. 122 One day the man says: "Son, I've become sick." 123 He became very sick. 124 The man was sick for two days, he was sick for three days. 125 The man died. The son stayed [behind] alone. 126 Woman, it is neccessary to bury the man. 127 They brought him to be buried. 128 He was buried. 129 "It is neccessary to look for a strong man. 130 There is no man stronger than I." 131 He left. 132 He got to the city of the Divine Prince. 133 To what house did he come. 134 He came to people kicking a ball. 135 He began to play. 136 The man he kicks with his leg dies. 137 The prince heard what a strong man had come. 138 He was called over by the prince. 139 Do you have a lot of strength? 140 I have some [strength]. 141 Can you lift a thousand pots with one hand? 142 If I use two hands, I can lift two thousand pots. 143 The prince ordered him to lift: "Lift two thousand pots with two hands!" 144 He lifted two thousand pots. 145 The prince is watching. 146 He strides, he left, he brought two thousand pots. 147 He puts [them] down. 148 He was called over by the prince. 149 You, what a strong man you are! 150 Do you have a man as strong as I? 151 The prince says: "I don't have one. 152 You, which country's man are you?" 153 I am a man of your country. 154 Well, what did you come here to do? 155 I came to look for a strong man. 156 "What strong man did you come looking for! 157 I don't have a strong man." 158 Build a house seven Russian cubits thick on one finger. 159 He built a house on one finger. 160 Like that, he walks. 161 The house was put into another pit. 162 The prince is watching. 163 He was called over by the prince. 164 "Do you want to stay with me? 165 You are a very strong man. 166 Maybe an enemy will come. 167 Then I will need a strong man." 168 I will stay here. 169 On that day the prince says: "Strong man, build me a church." 170 In what time does it have to be made? 171 It is neccessary to build it in one hour. 172 Where should it be built? 173 Build it there. 174 He went to build [it]. 175 He started to build [it]. 176 He built it in an hour. 177 Have you built a church? 178 I built one. 179 The prince looked at it: [it's] a good church. 180 Apart from that, what else will you do? 181 "What else will I do? 182 I want to dig for gold." 183 How deep is the earth? 184 The prince says: "It is." 185 He left, he was taken to be shown. 186 He started to dig in the earth. 187 He dug, he dug. Then he found gold. 188 The sky darkened. 189 He dug the whole day. 190 At night he was called by the prince. 191 Did you find gold? 192 I found some. 193 Did you find a lot? 194 Four to five pounds. 195 The prince says: "In that place, as far as you know. There is [still] gold." 196 I don't know that. 197 I think maybe there is some [left]. 198 Well, I will go [back there] tomorrow. 199 He went [again] the next day. 200 He dug in the earth, he dug, he dug, he dug the whole day. 201 He found a piece of something. 202 He was called over again by the prince. 203 "Did you find gold?' 204 I found a piece of something. 205 Do you think there is something left? 206 "How would I know, I don't know. 207 Me, Divine Prince, are you ordering to go home? 208 I need to go to live in my own country." 209 The prince says: "You'll get there in one year, won't you?" 210 I'll get there in a year. 211 He went home. 212 He left, he walked, he got home. 213 He is asked by the woman: "Did you go to the prince?" 214 I went [to him]. 215 What thing did you do? 216 I dug in the earth. 217 Why did you dig in the earth? 218 I was looking for gold. 219 Did you find any? 220 I found [some]. 221 Won't he call you there again? 222 No, I, woman, wish to dig for gold in this country. 223 The woman says: "Man, in this country there is no gold." 224 They live. 225 The woman says: "It is neccessary to hunt and fish." 226 The man went hunting and fishing, the woman stayed at home. 227 He wandered, he wandered, he killed some little pike. 228 He got home. 229 The woman says: "Did you kill any fish?" 230 I killed some little pike. 231 They live at home. He doesn't go anywhere either. 232 They go out. 233 There is enough food to eat. 234 They live on, they live on. 235 One day the man became old. 236 The woman says: "You have became incapable of hunting and fishing. 237 There is no child. 238 Who will feed us? 239 The weather will become rainy, raindrops will fall on your mouth, eat them! 240 In winter the weather will turn snowy, snow will fall on your mouth, eat that! 241 Food isn't neccessary." 242 They live like that. 243 He doesn't go further. 244 One day a bear came to them. 245 The bear entered the house. 246 Woman, this bear needs to be killed. 247 The man took an axe, the woman took a knife. 248 The bear was standing next to the fire. 249 The man chopped it apart with the axe, the woman cut it with the knife. 250 The bear fell down. 251 They began to skin him. 252 They skinned him. 253 They began to eat that bear's meat. 254 They eat it, they eat it, they eat it. 255 They ate it for one week, or they ate it for two weeks. 256 One day the bear's meat was gone. 257 Woman, what else will we eat. 258 The woman says: "There is no food." 259 Let's lie down to die." 260 They lay down to die. 261 They lie [there]. 262 The man says: "I've gotten hungry." 263 The woman says: "I've gotten hungry, too." 264 What will we eat? 265 There is no food. 266 Day after day they lie [there], they lie [there]. 267 Then the woman sees: The man has died. 268 The woman lies alone. 269 One or two days she lay [there]. 270 The woman died, too.