49-Russian Folklore: I Pity the Fool
Myths and Legends
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The Tsar Had a Magical Ship Full of Rowdy Peasants
The Tsar had heard reports of a magic ship. He would never allow his daughter to marry any of these men, especially not the ones standing in front of him. To really let this fool know that he wasn't wanted here, the Tsar would make the fool do it before they were even done with dinner that evening. As the first and only, the Tsr would tell the fool to go retrieve the water of life. It is exactly what it sounds like, it's a magguffin that's really, really hard to find, and drub salt in the wound. The swift goer lowered his foot to the ground as soon as it touched, the swift goer
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