Aldar Kose and Zhinishkebiz Fairy Tale

Aladar Kose was grazing the rich man's sheep. While he was grazing, one day he decided to leave. The rich man had no sons. As he was about to leave with hot bread tucked under his arm, Aladar Kose approached him and said:

— Rich man, let me embrace you before I go, — and he came to the rich man. After saying "farewell," they embraced. The hot bread under the rich man's arm burned him, so he threw the bread away, exclaiming:

— Oh, you rascal! — Aladar Kose replied:

— Rather than letting it be eaten by a dog, I’ll eat it myself, — and he quickly grabbed the bread and ate it.

The rich man had three daughters. The eldest was named Juyanbiz, the middle one was named Ortanshibiz, and the youngest was named Zhinishkebiz. Especially, the youngest was very beautiful. Aladar Kose spoke to the rich man:

— Dear rich man, if you could spare your Zhinishkebiz for a moment, I’d like to sew my boots, — he said.

The rich man replied:

— When you go home, your wife will provide for you, — he said. Aladar Kose returned home and told his wife:

— The rich man said I should take Zhinishkebiz as my wife, — and when his wife said, "I won’t give her," Aladar Kose shouted to the rich man. Hearing this, the rich man got angry and told his wife:

— Give her, — he said. The wife reluctantly gave Zhinishkebiz to Aladar Kose. As Aladar Kose was bringing Zhinishkebiz home, he encountered a dog herding sheep. Aladar Kose spoke to the dog:

— My dog, my dog, would you like me to loosen your head? — The dog replied:

— Sure, — he said.

— Bring me your blue ram, — said Aladar Kose. He slaughtered the ram, filled its belly with its entrails, and said to the dog:

— Now you go down into this well and warm yourself. Tie a goat nearby. When that goat bleats, your dog will leave, — and he tied up the goat. However, the sheep ran away. As Aladar Kose was walking with Zhinishkebiz, he saw an old man herding cattle. He approached the old man and said:

— Old man, I just ate at your house. Your wife is preparing a meal, and she told me to "keep her busy," — he said. The old man, trusting him, went home. Meanwhile, Aladar Kose cut off the ox's tail, stuck it in the ground, and led the two oxen under the same ridge with Zhinishkebiz, shouting to the old man:

— Hey, Sart, your ox has sunk into the ground! — he yelled. When the old man came and pulled the tail, Aladar Kose shouted, "Don’t pull it, it will break!" But the old man, ignoring him, yanked it off.

— See, even though I told you not to pull it, you did! —

The old man dug and dug but couldn’t find it, and eventually went home. Aladar Kose took Zhinishkebiz and the two oxen and set off on his way.