1 How did Yav-Mal defeat the giants
2 The Old Woman lives all alone with her Child.
3 They live near a river, a narrow river.
4 When it is winter, they both hunt partridges, rabbits.
5 Her Child hunts, this is how the two live.
6 In summer, they eat fish, this is how the two live.
7 After Lahanako [the tale] met them, they lived for three [more] years.
8 The Son had no name, so he was called Old-Woman's-Child.
9 On the third year, the ice freezes [on the river].
10 Old-Woman's-Child went to fish.
11 He set up nets for ice fishing.
12 The next day, he went to check the nets for ice fishing.
13 When he got to the nets, he gouged a hole [in the ice].
14 After he gouged the ice, he saw that there was no water in the hole.
15 Under the ice, there is nothing, once there was water, apparently, because there are a lot of fish in the nets.
16 However, [now] there is not even a drop of water under the ice.
17 He says:
18 - How could we live without water, now we can die with Grandma.
19 [And then] he said:
20 - Why is there no water?
21 He went downstream.
22 He goes downstream for seven days.
23 Seven days later he sees this:
24 His river flows into a large river, the large river has not yet frozen.
25 He goes to the large river and sees A-Huge-Lying-Creature across this river.
26 A-Lying-Giant stopped the water of the river with his torso, not allowing the water to flow up or down.
27 [Old-Woman's-Child] said then:
28 - Why are you lying here?
29 And he went up to him, although he was scared, since the [Giant's] head lay on the same shore he stood on.
30 Standing beside him, Old-Woman's-Child said:
31 - Why did you lie down across the river?
32 Why do you stop the water of the river?
33 As soon as he said this, that Monster sat up.
34 - Why are you holding back the water of the river?
35 By holding up the water of the river, you kill the people of this land.
36 So it is bad.
37 - Well, this is why I am holding back the water of the river.
38 I have a lot of strength, I'm looking for someone equal in strength.
39 - Then look for someone equal in strength, but let the water of the river flow.
40 - I'll have to let it go - he answers.
41 He pulled his feet lying on the opposite shore, the water began to flow immediately.
42 And it rushed along the river.
43 [Old-Woman's-Child] said:
44 - Then you won't stay without a name, you'll be called the River-Water-Upholding-Giant.
45 - So be it.
46 It is not bad to be called River-Water-Upholding.
47 It is good.
48 They went together.
49 They travelled for seven days.
50 On the seventh day, they both saw A-Walking-Giant.
51 This Walking-Giant they both saw uses a large wooded earthen hill as a ball.
52 [Old-Woman's-Child] says:
53 - Well-well, River-Water-Upholding-Giant, you said that you are strong, but it turned out that one is stronger than you.
54 River-Water-Upholding-Giant answers:
55 - That one, however, is really strong, he uses a whole wooded earthen hill as a ball.
56 They both went to the Giant-Playing-with-an-Island-as-a-Ball.
57 When they went to the Giant, the River-Water-Upholding-Giant hid behind [Old-Woman's-Child's] back.
58 [When he] rushed behind his friend's back, Old-Woman's-Child said:
59 - Giant, why do you use a wooded earthen hill as a ball?
60 [He] answered:
61 - I have enormous strength, I'm looking for someone equal in strength.
62 Old-Woman's-Child said:
63 - Stop doing what you do.
64 Come with us.
65 Maybe you will meet someone equal to you in strength as well.
66 So they went together, [after that] they met, they go together seven days.
67 So they travel for seven days, in front they saw another Man-Eating-Giant, even larger than these [two].
68 [This Giant] is huge, he tossing a boulder the size of a house up and letting it fall into the palm of his hand, he uses it as a ball [as well].
69 Old-Woman's-Child said to his companions:
70 - This one seems to be stronger than you.
71 You were looking for someone equal in strength.
72 Look at him.
73 So they went to the Giant: [he is] huge, tossing a boulder the size of a house and letting it fall into his palm.
74 Having approached this Giant, [Old-Woman's-Child's] two huge companions rushed behind the Child's back.
75 Old-Woman's-Child said:
76 - Why are you tossing the rock?
77 - This is my toy.
78 He says:
79 - Does it look like a toy?
80 - It is within my power to be able to play with a rock as a toy, - he answers.
81 Old-Woman's-Child said:
82 - Come with us, maybe we'll find someone equal in strength.
83 Leave your stone here.
84 So they gathered together, [like that] they travelled for seven days.
85 On the seventh day [they saw] a Wader on the sandcovered riverbank.
86 [Old-Woman's-Child] says:
87 - Giant-Playing-with-a-Stone-as-a-Ball, why are you called a Giant?
88 Throw a stone, get us some food.
89 Giant-Playing-with-a-Rock-as-a-Ball took a stone from the riverbank, he threw it towards the Wader, while the stone was flying the Wader flew off.
90 The stone thrown by Giant-Playing-with-a-Boulder-as-a-Ball rolled after the Wader.
91 The Wader turned over seven times, not being able to find peace on the earth, he flew up into the sky, there he turned over seven more times.
92 Seven [times] he turned over, the stone thrown by Giant-Playing-with-a-Boulder-as-a-Ball also turned over seven times.
93 Seven [times], the stone thrown by Giant-Playing-with-a-Boulder-as-a-Ball turned over, it hit the Wader's backside, it tore off a part of the Wader's tail together with the skin.
94 The Wader remained without a half of the tail.
95 Old-Woman's-Child says.
96 - How bad.
97 We were not fed.
98 In addition, you have played with a boulder as a ball before that, but why?
99 [Old-Woman's-Child] says:
100 - River-Blocking-Giant, why are you called River-Blocking?
101 We do not have a home.
102 Make us a home.
103 River-Water-Upholding-Giant spat a spit, he made a house of lead.
104 They entered the house.
105 There is an oven, there are pots, there are all the necessary items for cooking.
106 They began to look for food, there was no food, although there are a lot of pots.
107 Old-Woman's-Child said:
108 - Without food there is no need for a house, instead we'll sleep on the street.
109 Saying so, Old-Woman's-Child [still] says:
110 - Let's go outside.
111 They went outside.
112 As he hit the house made by his friend with his toe nothing remained there.
113 They travelled for seven full days.
114 On the seventh day says Old-Woman's-Child:
115 - Giant-Playing-with-an-Island-full-of-Pines-as-a-Ball, make us a house.
116 Giant-Playing-with-a-Wooded-Earthen-Island-as-a-Ball spat a spit, a house of copper appeared.
117 He made a copper house, they went into it.
118 The house has a stove, pots, chairs for everyone.
119 They began to look for food, there is no food.
120 Old-Woman's-Child said:
121 - Without food, what is the use of a house?
122 We'll sleep on the street instead.
123 Come on, let's go.
124 They went outside.
125 Old-Woman's-Child kicked the house made by his friend with his foot, he says:
126 - It's better if there is no house at all.
127 Then they left, they travelled for seven days again, no one knows where.
128 On the seventh day says Old-Woman's-Child:
129 - Giant-Playing-with-a-Boulder-as-a-Ball, make us a house.
130 Giant-Playing-with-a-Boulder-as-a-Ball spat a spit, he made a silver house.
131 They entered the silver house.
132 [In the house] there are four seats, a table, pots for cooking but no food.
133 Old-Woman's-Child said:
134 - Without food, what is the use of a house?
135 Why should we have such a house, it's better if there is no house at all.
136 Let's get out of here.
137 - They went outside.
138 Old-Woman's-Child kicked the house made by his friend with his toe, only its place remained there.
139 There is no house.
140 Again they travelled for seven days, no one knows where they are going.
141 On the seventh day says Old-Woman's-Child:
142 - Now I'll try making a house.
143 Old-Woman's-Child spat a spit, he made a house of gold.
144 They entered the house.
145 Here are four golden seats, four beds, a golden stove.
146 On the golden stove, there is hot food.
147 There is a bunch of food.
148 A lot of food.
149 There is also wine.
150 Old-Woman's-Child said:
151 - You could not build a house.
152 This is a real house!
153 In this house they settled.
154 They spend seven days in it.
155 There is a huge amount of food.
156 On the seventh day says Old-Woman's-Child:
157 - Let's walk around.
158 We will look for some prey for ourselves.
159 Old-Woman's-Child continues:
160 - There is no house without a host, let someone guard the house.
161 Old-Woman's-Child says:
162 - River-Water-Upholding-Giant, stay and guard the house.
163 River-Water-Upholding-Giant, who stayed at home, after the departure of his friends could not do nothing and decided to bake three dozen loaves of bread.
164 While he was making bread, he was sweating, apparently, and he leaned out with his whole torso.
165 As he cooled, he looked at the ground.
166 He sees One-Swiftly-Running.
167 Here River-Water-Upholding-Giant closed the window, locked the door, One-Swiftly-Running bumped into the door, it could be heard.
168 Just as the One-Swiftly-Running  bumped into the door, the River-Blocking-Giant turned his face towards the door and then the One-Swiftly-Running opened wide the door.
169 It's An-Old-Woman, her face is seven spans, her back is short - one span, her legs are very small.
170 Entering the house, she said:
171 - River-Blocking-Giant, you are at home, as I see?
172 - I'm at home.
173 - River-Blocking-Giant baked bread, I see, give me some bread.
174 River-Blocking-Giant gave the Old-Woman ten loaves of bread which is not enough for even one bite for her.
175 For her this is not even enough for one bite, [she] says:
176 - River-Blocking-Giant, give me some more bread.
177 - I'll give you these ten loaves of bread [as well].
178 [Though] they are made for my friends.
179 So he gave her ten [more] loaves of bread, once again it was not enough for even one bite, he already gave her twenty loaves of bread, but for her it was still not enough, she says:
180 - Give me more bread.
181 River-Blocking-Giant answers:
182 - I will not give you any more.
183 Since this is the food for my hunting friends, you have already eaten a lot.
184 I will not give you my bread.
185 River-Blocking-Giant pities them, the Old-Woman who came along reached forth with her hand, but River-Blocking-Giant struck her in the bend of her hand.
186 Maybe he hit her with his palm, maybe with his fist.
187 No one has ever treated the Little-Old-Woman like that before, she threw herself at River-Blocking-Giant, they fought with bony nails in the house.
188 Here they fought, but River-Blocking-Giant could not stand against the Old-Woman for long.
189 The Old-Woman struck River-Blocking-Giant to the corner of the house several times, so that River-Blocking-Giant let loose his bowels.
190 After the Old-Woman beat River-Blocking-Giant, she devoured the last ten loaves.
191 [After that] the Old-Woman just left.
192 After the departure of the Old-Woman, River-Blocking-Giant barely reached the bed, he barely lay down on the bed.
193 When it was dark, his friends came, they say:
194 - Prepare us some food.
195 - My dears!
196 I don't have the strength to prepare food for you.
197 This turned out to be a fatal land.
198 I got sick.
199 Let us leave this land.
200 The hunting friends prepared their own food.
201 They went to sleep.
202 In the morning, Old-Woman's-Child says:
203 - Giant-Playing-with-a-Plot-as-a-Ball, stay here to guard the house.
204 There is no house without a host.
205 Besides, one of us got sick.
206 He stayed at home.
207 While his friends were not there, [the Giant] also baked three dozen loaves, while baking bread he sweated, he leaned out to cool.
208 He sees A-Swiftly-Running-One faraway on the ground.
209 He looks: it seems to be a woman, she is running very fast.
210 She was very quick, just as he closed the window, just as he glanced over at the door, she has already bumped into the street door.
211 He looked at the door, it was already open.
212 An Old-Woman is there: her back is one span, her face is seven spans long.
213 [The Old-Woman] said:
214 - Giant-Playing-with-an-Island-full-of-Pines-as-a-Ball, today you're home, give me bread.
215 He gave ten loaves.
216 He gave her twenty loaves of bread, twenty loaves of bread was too little for her.
217 She is like that.
218 The Old-Woman put forth her hands again towards the bread, she is like that.
219 Giant-Playing-with-a-Wooded-Earthen-Island-as-a-Ball struck her in the bend of her hand, he said:
220 - I have gaven you food you, let it be enough now.
221 The rest of the food belongs to my friends.
222 When he struck the One-Span-Long-Old-Woman in the bend of her hand, they began to fight right inside the house, but Giant-Playing-with-an-Island-full-of-Pines-as-a-Ball could not stand against the Old-Woman for long.
223 He was struck to the wall of the house several times, Giant-Playing-with-an-Island-full-of-Pines-as-a-Ball let loose of his bowels, after that the Old-Woman stopped beating Giant-Playing-with-an-Island-full-of-Pines-as-a-Ball, she ate all the bread and left at once.
224 She just left.
225 Giant-Having-Fun-with-an-Island-full-of-Pines-as-a-Ball barely got himself to the bed.
226 Then his friends came and two of them said:
227 - Prepare some  food for us.
228 [He] answers:
229 - Oh, this turned out to be a fatal land.
230 Let's get out of here.
231 Only two of them speak, the one who stayed here yesterday is silent.
232 [The one who stayed at home today] says:
233 - I don't gave the strength to cook.
234 I got sick.
235 His friends prepared their own food.
236 They lay down to sleep.
237 Next day they got up.
238 Their sick friend has already recovered.
239 Old-Woman's-Child said:
240 - Let's go and hunt again, but you, Giant-Playing-with-a-Stone-as-a-Ball, will stay here.
241 There is no land without a host.
242 Our house can not be left without someone looking after it.
243 Everybody left.
244 Giant-Playing-with-a-Boulder-as-a-Ball stayed at home.
245 In the daytime [he too] baked thirty breads.
246 He made three dozen loaves of bread, leaned out  up to his  waist to cool himself.
247 He looked at the ground, he sees A-Swiftly-Running-One on the ground, she is moving [so] swiftly [that] just as he closed the window, the A-Swiftly-Running-One bumped into the door, just as he turned his head towards the door, the Swiftly-Running-One already entered.
248 It is an Old-Woman: her face is seven spans, her back is one span, her legs are tiny, she says:
249 - Giant-Playing-with-a-Boulder-as-a-Ball, you are guarding the house.
250 Give me some food.
251 He gave her ten loaves of bread. It is not enough for even one bite [for her].
252 He gave her ten more loaves of bread, [for her] this is not enough for even one bite.
253 She ate two dozen loaves of bread, by eating two dozen loaves, she said:
254 - Give me food.
255 Giant-Playing-with-a-Boulder-as-a-Ball said:
256 - I will not give more to you.
257 This food is for my hunter-fellows.
258 The Old-Woman put forth her hand to the last ten loaves, Giant-Playing-with-a-Boulder-as-a-Ball struck into the bend of her hand, when was the last time that someone treated the Old-Woman like that!
259 So they began to fight, they fight hand to hand.
260 Giant-Playing-with-a-Boulder-as-a-Ball did not stand for long [against her].
261 The Old-Woman struck Giant-Playing-with-a-Boulder-as-a-Ball to the wall, Giant-Playing-with-a-Boulder-as-a-Ball let loose his bowels.
262 The Old-Woman ate the last ten loaves of bread, the Old-Woman just rushed away.
263 After the Old-Woman's departure, he barely reached the bed.
264 He barely got there, in the evening the hunters came, Old-Woman's-Child speaks, the other two are silent:
265 - Prepare food for us.
266 Giant-Playing-with-a-Boulder-as-a-Ball answers:
267 - Oh, it's a fatal land, I'm sick, we should leave this place.
268 Two of his friends are silent, only Old-Woman's-Child speaks.
269 His friends prepared food for themselves.
270 They lay down to sleep.
271 Next day they got up.
272 Their friend has already recovered.
273 Old-Woman's-Child says:
274 - I'll stay home.
275 Now it's my turn.
276 You must go [to hunt].
277 Three of his giants went to hunt, they sat down in a pit, the top of their heads disappeared [from sight], River-Water-Upholding-Giant said:
278 - An Old-Woman came.
279 She beat me badly.
280 Then Giant-Playing-with-an-Island-full-of-Pines-as-a-Ball also said:
281 - The Old-Woman beat me too.
282 She turned out to be very strong.
283 Giant-Playing-with-a-Rock-as-a-Ball said as well:
284 - The Old-Woman beat me too.
285 My bowels loosened.
286 She turned out to be very strong.
287 Our friendwho stayed at home, he too will be beaten.
288 Then Lahanako went to Old-Woman's-Child.
289 Old-Woman's-Child baked thirty breads after his friends' departure.
290 Old-Woman's-Child, just like his friends, leaned out of the window to cool.
291 He looked into the distance.
292 He also saw A-Swiftly-Running-One, that Swiftly-Running-One is a woman, it seems, she is running, she runs very fast.
293 Old-Woman's-Child closed the window, as soon as he turned his face to the woman, [she] was already entering through the door.
294 Old-Woman's face is seven spans, her back is one span, her both legs are very short.
295 She says:
296 - Oh, Old-Woman's-Child, you stayed at home today.
297 Give me something to eat.
298 "Old-Woman's-Child gave her ten loaves of bread, she put them into the hole of her mouth, [for her] it was very few for even one bite, she says:"
299 - Give me more to eat.
300 He gave ten more loaves.
301 She sent them into the hole of her mouth straight away, this is very little for her, she says:
302 - Give me more to eat.
303 Old-Woman's-Child answers:
304 - No, I will not give you this bread.
305 This is for my friends.
306 After their arrival they must eat.
307 He didn't give more bread.
308 He pities the ten loaves.
309 Then the Old-Woman reached out with her hand to the bread on her own accord, but Old-Woman's-Child struck her in the bend of her hand.
310 The Old-Woman sprung towards Old-Woman's-Child, right in the house they went at each other hand to hand.
311 It is not known how much they fought, but the Old-Woman gave up against Old-Woman's-Child.
312 And just as he was about to break the Old-Woman's back, the Old-Woman suddenly disappeared, only her words could be heard:
313 - You are strong on your land, let us fight in my land, you will come to my land by yourself.
314 After these words the Old-Woman disappeared.
315 In the evening the hunters returned, they saw that their friend didn't get ill.
316 Old-Woman's-Child says:
317 - You fell ill.
318 In the afternoon an Old-Woman came.
319 The Old-Woman, apparently, beat you all.
320 You used to say that you are very strong and you are looking for someone equal in strength.
321 It turns out that you could not deal with the Old-Woman.
322 His friends silently listened to this.
323 Old-Woman's-Child goes on:
324 - We will not live in this land.
325 We lived enough in this land.
326 They came out of the golden house.
327 They came outside, Old-Woman's-Child kicked the house with his toe, there is no house anymore.
328 After that, following their thoughts, the walked on.
329 They travel for seven days.
330 They travel for a [whole] seven days.
331 On the seventh day they arrived at a huge lake, the grass on its banks is taller than a man, it is very tall grass.
332 Old-Woman's-Child says:
333 - Lets tear down some of this grass for ourselves.
334 They began to tear down the grass together.
335 [Old-Woman's-Child] says:
336 - Lets make ropes out of this grass.
337 The wove ropes of this grass, they made four huge heaps, he said:
338 - We'll take these ropes with us.
339 They took these ropes with themselves, these ropes were taken.
340 They walk three whole days.
341 A huge boulder stands in their way.
342 [Old-Woman's-Child] says:
343 - River-Blocking-Giant, put this stone to the side.
344 Earlier [you] looked for someone equal in strength.
345 River-Blocking-Giant pushed it really hard, but the stone did not move from its place.
346 Old-Woman's-Child says:
347 - Giant-Playing-with-an-Island-full-of-Pines-as-a-Ball, you were strong enough to play with an island full of pines.
348 This is the place to use your strength.
349 Giant-Playing-with-an-Island-full-of-Pines-as-a-Ball grabbed the stone, but he could not lift it.
350 Then Old-Woman's-Child said to Giant-Playing-with-a-Boulder-as-a-Ball:
351 - You used to look for someone equal in strength.
352 Now here is a place to use your strength, come on, try it.
353 Giant-Playing-with-a-Boulder-as-a-Ball could not move the stone, the huge boulder did not even stir.
354 Then [Old-Woman's-Child] says:
355 - Hey!
356 You didn't prevail.
357 Well this was a place to use your strength.
358 You didn't prevail, I will try.
359 Old-Woman's-Child embraced the boulder, he moved the rock to another place.
360 Under the huge stone, a hole appeared in the ground, a hole in the ground was opened by him, it turns out.
361 Old-Woman's-Child says:
362 - I'm going into the hole in the ground.
363 Down.
364 You stay here.
365 He goes on:
366 - We wil tre together our four bundle of ropes.
367 Four bundle ropes were tied together.
368 He says:
369 - I'll go with the rope into the hole in the ground.
370 But don't you go anywhere from here.
371 If I return, lift the rope up.
372 I'll rock it.
373 Then Old-Woman's-Child tied the rope around his torso, he began to descend into the hole of the ground.
374 It's very dark there.
375 It is not known how much he descended, but after some time he landed on the ground, [when] he was on the ground, there was light.
376 He tied the end of the rope near to the door of the house.
377 He entered the house.
378 There are eigth halls in it, after passing them, he found himself on the residential half.
379 The inside of the house blinds the eyes, it is so beautiful, very good and very similar to the inside of the [golden] house made by them.
380 Here, next to the table sit three women, very beautiful, very young women.
381 Three-Women say to him:
382 - Old-Woman's-Child, why did you come here?
383 We have a Mother.
384 [She] usually says that Old-Woman's-Child will come here, if he comes, she will eat him.
385 Do you think you can not be eaten?
386 They go on:
387 - Our Mother usually says: in his own land, Old-Woman's-Child was strong.
388 If he comes to my land, I will eat him.
389 In my land, he can not win.
390 They say:
391 - Old-Woman's-Child, do you want to live?
392 - I want to live, of course.
393 Then Three-Women say:
394 - We do not want to live on this land at all.
395 Will you take us to your land?
396 Old-Woman's-Child says:
397 - If your mother does not eat me, of course, I will take you to my land.
398 Then Three-Women say:
399 - We will give you necessary advice, so our Mother will not eat you.
400 - If you agree to take us away, then look: there are two barrels - they say - one has living water, the other has dead [water].
401 Switch these two barrels.
402 [Old-Woman's-Child] switched these two barrels.
403 They say:
404 - Our Mother will be here soon.
405 She will chase you.
406 Although we will hide you, she still will look for you.
407 Then you will fight with our Mother.
408 Then our Mother will say:
409 - Let us have some rest, I have walked a lot already.
410 I got tired.
411 We'll have a drink of water.
412 Our Mother will rush to the living water, but the barrels are switched, she will drink the dead water.
413 When she drinks dead water, something will happend with our Mother.
414 You will drink the living water.
415 Old-Woman's-Child, we'll hide you.
416 To be in sight is bad [for you].
417 She should be wary herself.
418 Three-Women hid him, hid him, buried him.
419 Late in the evening, noise was heard from the doorway, the former the little one whose back is one span Old-Woman ran up to their house, she enters.
420 In one hand she carries a young woman, in the other a baby.
421 - The woman's child.
422 I brought back this woman again.
423 I got spoiled inside [I'm in bad mood], so I brought her back again.
424 - What has come into your house?
425 It smells very strong.
426 She goes on:
427 - I would say, Old-Woman's-Child seems to have come.
428 Why do you hide him, show him to me at once.
429 Then Old-Woman's-Child says [to himself]:
430 - Let her not drink the living water while I'm lying here.
431 I think I'd better get out.
432 And then Old-Woman's-Child jumped on his feet.
433 When he jumped on his feet, the Old-Woman said:
434 - Old-Woman's-Child has come, show me him, why are you hiding him?
435 They began to fight.
436 It is not known how much they fought, the Old-Woman says:
437 - Since I have walked so much..
438 I should drink water.
439 The Old-Woman rushed to the barrel with the living water, but in fact dead one, and she drank all the water.
440 The Old-Woman said:
441 - Do my Children listen to me?
442 It turns out that you switched the living water with the dead water.
443 They all went to Old-Woman's-Child's side.
444 After that, Old-Woman's-Child grabbed the Old-Woman, but the Old-Woman, apparently, does not want to [fight].
445 They did not fight for long, when Old-Woman's-Child started breaking the Old-Woman's one span back.
446 To break the hardened one span long, thrice crunching, cracking back.
447 [Here] he began to look for her, the Old-Woman [disappeared] between his nails, just saying:
448 - Old-Woman's-Child, I will not bother you from now on.
449 I will be afraid of you.
450 You are stronger than me.
451 Old-Woman's-Child says to Three-Women:
452 - We'll go now.
453 Let's go.
454 Dress up.
455 Three-Women dressed up, they ran out.
456 So they ran, they went to his rope.
457 They went to his rope.
458 [First] Old-Woman's-Child tied Three-Women to the rope.
459 After he tied them, the Youngest says:
460 - You're a man, you've got to be ahead.
461 We, women should be behind.
462 Old-Woman's-Child does not agree with this.
463 - You will deceive me.
464 You will remain in your land.
465 You will deceive me.
466 Then the Youngest says:
467 - It is your duty to be behind.
468 The Youngest of Three-Women gave the Man a gold ring, saying:
469 - [Your people] at the top are unlikely to be good.
470 Let my ring be with you.
471 Maybe we'll lose each other.
472 [Then] someday I'll find you with the help of the ring.
473 The Youngest gave her ring, the Man took the ring, then he pulled the rope with Three-Women three times.
474 [Giants] up above pulled the immobile load, it could be heard that there is something.
475 They pulled, it could be heard, there is something:
476 [Women] appeared in the bright place.
477 [Women] appeared in the bright place, giants shouted:
478 - Oh, our friend brought us women!
479 Three-Women were raised one after the another.
480 - The last woman, - they said - is his woman, obviously, she is more beautiful than her other sisters.
481 One [of us] does not have a share, it seems.
482 Giant-Playing-with-a-Boulder-as-a-Ball says:
483 - River-Water-Upholding-Giant, cut the rope behind the Women.
484 We will marry these Women.
485 River-Water-Upholding-Giant cut the rope.
486 Old-Woman's-Child fell back into the hole.
487 There he again appeared at a bright place.
488 That is how he found himself on the bank of a huge river, he walks there on the shore aimlessly.
489 He was walking aimlessly for three years.
490 He came one day to the steep bank of the river, on the steep bank of the river sits Seven-Winged-Minley.
491 Seven-Winged-Minley has half of its tail stripped, half of the tail is gone, [Old-Woman's-Child] says:
492 - Minley, take me to my land!
493 Minley answers:
494 - I can not take you to your land.
495 He says:
496 - Why did you bother me?
497 - When did I bother you, I do not remember bothering you.
498 He says:
499 - When I flew along the bank of a huge river in the form of a Plover, you ordered Giant-Playing-with-a-Boulder-as-a-Ball to kill me.
500 You see, I do not have a half of my tail, it was torn off by a stone thrown by Giant-Playing-with-a-Rock-as-a-Ball, you ordered him to hit me with a stone.
501 After that Seven-Winged-Minley says:
502 - However it is not nice to be vindictive, I'll take you to your land.
503 After that, this is what happened.
504 Minley says:
505 - Hold me [by my neck] with your hands.
506 Then [Old-Woman's-Child] holds him with his hands [by the neck]. Minley looked around twice.
507 After that Minley flew up to the sky.
508 It is not known how long they flew on the world, but after some time night started.
509 Overcoming it, they flew to light.
510 Where the boulder hid the entrance to the ground, that is where he was taken.
511 When he took him there Minley said:
512 - I took you to the earth.
513 Now go to your land on your own.
514 After that Minley flew off somewhere, following his thoughts.
515 [Old-Woman's-Child too] following his own thoughts walked for a year.
516 Walking for a year, after some time the tsar's city appeared, he says:
517 - I'll go to the houses.
518 He went to the outskirts of the city.
519 Like that, going to the outskirts of the city, he saw a shabby house, An-Old-Russian-Man is chopping wood, so he is chopping; before going to the Old-Man, the Man [Old-Woman's-Child]  shook himself once - he turned into a walking bigger child.
520 After that the wood chopping Old-Man raised his axe - [Child] runs across right under the Old-Man's axe.
521 Old-Man says:
522 - Where did you come from, Nasty-Child, may I not kill you or they would think I killed a good person.
523 Why are you jumping here?
524 He answers:
525 - Grandpa!
526 If you hack me to death - its all the same.
527 I have no one.
528 No one will look for me.
529 Out from the house comes Wife-of-the-Old-Russian-Man and says:
530 -Old-Man!
531 This Child said, that no one would search for him, lets take him in.
532 Old-Russian-Man grabbed [the Boy] by the gruff, he threw him to the Old-Woman and said:
533 - If you want him, then here!
534 The Old-Woman picked up the Child and said:
535 - Lets make this Child our child.
536 Why are you neglecting the Child?
537 We will raise him - he will work and will bring money.
538 After that Old-Man's-Child fell asleep.
539 Old-Man and Old-Woman fell asleep as well.
540 Here he woke up, but the Old-Man and the Old-Woman, while he slept, went somewhere.
541 Nasty-Child asks the Old-Man in the evening:
542 - Where did you go?
543 The Old-Man answered:
544 -Why [should I] tell you about where we went?
545 There is no reason to tell you where we went.
546 But the Old-Woman says:
547 - Let Son know where we went, what could happen if he simply knows.
548 And she added:
549 - We have a Tsar.
550 We went to the Tsar's house, since we always go [there].
551 A year ago in our city three gentleman appeared, a year ago, however their Woman don't want to be their wives, they say:
552 "The one who brought us here was someone else".
553 The Youngest, the skin on her face is younger and softer than the others, says:
554 "The Man, who brought us here from our land, came to this land".
555 That is how the Old-Man told [the story].
556 The Son asks:
557 - You are going again?
558 They answer:
559 - We are going.
560 He asks:
561 - Take me with you.
562 The Old-Man answers:
563 - What will you do?
564 How will you appear in front of these gentleman like that?
565 Stay home!
566 Then the Old-Woman says:
567 - Why are you scolding Our-Only-Child?
568 Let my child come.
569 Since he will go himself.
570 Let him come.
571 You don't have to take him on your hands.
572 The Old-Man answers:
573 - Go alone.
574 Don't come with me.
575 The Old-Man left, the Old-Woman with the Child after the Old-Man's departure left as well.
576 The Tsar's house was impossible to mistake, the Old-Woman, obviously, knew where to go, they got to the tsar's house, there were a lot of russians.
577 They went into the house, there were a lot of russians.
578 There were a lot of russians, three large gentleman sat before the Tsar.
579 In front of the Tsar they sat, [he] sat with those of his kind.
580 He sat with people of his kind. [And saw]:
581 Youngest-Woman offered wine to people.
582 While offering wine, she says:
583 -We are looking for the Man, who bought us here.
584 These three were not the ones to bring us here.
585 She takes wine to everyone, after some time their turn came as well, he himself got the last cup.
586 What he got he reached for with his left hand, Youngest raised her voice, said:
587 - Wine is taken with the other hand.
588 The Man stuck only his fingertips out from his sleeves, Youngest pulled his hand out with force - the golden ring shone like fire.
589 And then Youngest said:
590 - This is the Russian, who brought us here.
591 Holding the Russian by the hand, she brought him forth.
592 The Russian shook himself and turned into a Slender-Whitish-Russian.
593 He started telling his adventures:
594 - Those Three-Women I brought up from underground, those Three-Friends cut my ropes [in front of me] with a knife.
595 Then Tsar said:
596 - Who are these people?
597 He called the soldiers.
598 The soldiers hacked, ripped those three men, pinned them to the house.
599 They killed them.
600 He took the Women as his wives.
601 He occupied a seperate house with the Three-Women.
602 Three days he lived in the house, then said:
603 - I once had My-Grandma.
604 Did My-Grandma die?
605 I want to see Grandma.
606 Then he went on foot.
607 For seven days he travelled.
608 He got to Grandma.
609 His-Dear-Grandma was still alive.
610 Still being alive, [she] kissed here child, [due to joy] her heart bone broke, and she died.
611 He returned home.
612 This is the end.
613 There he settled.
614 Went to his Tsar.
615 He lived for seven days.
616 With Three-Women they left on foot.
617 To the Tsar he said:
618 - I can't live here.
619 Then he settled not far from the place, where his former tent stood.
620 The Three-Women settled there as well.
621 The-Old-Woman's-Child spat - a golden house appeared, in the house there were four chairs, four beds, a golden table, a stove.
622 In this house he became Jav-Mal.
623 The end.
624 The Jav-Mal's land is the land, where Ob narrows, where the rivers turns normal.