Wednesday, July 12, 2017

                                                 The Bulgarian tale "The Lazy Bride"



In a village grown pretty girl Bogdanka. She was affectionately wore a little child of his mother.
Grow Bogdanka, become a nice girl, but nothing he could not work.
They began to come to matchmakers want to daughter. Her mother all told:
- Our Bogdanka is stroked. It is not taught to work.
Once chueli fact-laws returned.
Once an old man came and said:
- I heard that you have a nice girl. I came to want a daughter.
Mother and told him the same thing:
- Our Bogdanka is very Galena. She knows nothing work ...
- Nothing - said the old man - in our country no one ever makes a job. Whoever wants - work that will not - so sit.
After a week or two become wedding ...
The old man had three sons and two wives.
The day after the wedding all set to work. Only the bride stood dressed and nothing pohvashtala.
Time for lunch. All gathered and sat down. Seated and Bogdanka. The other wives brought Casseroles and father in law to put bread. He took the bread, broke it in pieces and divided it.
- And for the bride? - Said the mother in law.
- She's not hungry - replied the old man. - When a man does not work, not hungry.
After lunch all again started work. Bride sat and nothing pohvashtala.
They gathered for dinner.
The old man took the bread, broke it, and gave away her again.
- A Bogdanka? - Wondered the mother.
- She's not hungry - replied the old man. - When a man does not work, not hungry.
Dinner, talk who's going to work the next day and went to sleep.
Lying and the bride, but fasting sleep you? I can hardly wait to dawn, it became quietly, wash your eyes amend the yard, milking cows earned calves.
Become and others and seeing the bride, looked at each other and smiling.
Noon bride put first table and sitting last.
The old man broke the bread, filed a down large piece of the bride and said:
- Your spouse today operates the most, here's to you from asking.
Passing in a week or two. Bride bustled all day. In the third week roditelite she came to visit. Spied them from afar and izlezli the yard to meet them.
It dashed bride first, opened portite and quiet their zashushnala:
- Mom ... Dad ... Get out more of the car and get to work. Here is not like home. Here that does not work, do not give him to eat! ...


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