A TALE ABOUT A MODERN PRINCESS (II Part)

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A TALE ABOUT A MODERN PRINCESS (part II)

And the princess went where the eyes were looking. Mumbling all the way under his breath, indignant at the moralizing and criticism of Baba Yaga. She walked for a long time, completely not thinking where she was going. And got lost …

The girl wandered for a long time through the forest. Chilled from cold and hunger, she went out into a clearing, all bathed in sun and light. Our heroine lay down on the grass and fell asleep soundly. And a beautiful prince appeared to her, of whom she so dreamed. And everything was with him: the horse and the armor of knighthood, and he was a handsome man anywhere!.. But one detail embarrassed the princess - he did not look at her at all.

A tall young man with dark hair and brown eyes, dressed in an emerald-colored cotardie, adorned with precious stones, skillfully jumping off his horse, went out into the clearing.

- Das ist wunderbar! - he exclaimed with admiration, looking around the clearing. Our princess did not understand anything, she did not speak languages. But she decided to take control of the situation.

- Prince, pri-and-nts! - in this appeal she put all her power, which still remained. But he did not turn in her direction, as if there was no princess at all. Saddled a white-maned horse and was like that …

The princess burst into tears, prayed to the powers of heaven. - How so, heavenly intercessors? !! Why am I invisible to the prince? - but in response she heard nothing.

- Deaf, I suppose, up there ?! Or am I not pretty at all? But only for daddy's a beauty ?! - this question stuck in the head of the princess and she decided to look for a mirror in the forest!..

Let's make a small retreat. Was it a dream or was it all happening in reality? Unknown!.. Our heroine confuses dreams and reality a little.

An angry, hungry princess went to look for a mirror. Not an easy task … But, by chance, she stumbled upon a stream and hurried to drink some water from it. When the girl bent over the water, an unfamiliar ordinary girl looked at her in reflection. Why is it usual? - you ask. So she was without a crown …

And then, at last, the princess realized that she had lost the crown in the forest!.. And who is she without the crown? Yes, an ordinary girl, no more! Such as everyone else!.. Thoughts were confused in my head. It seemed that the crown of their (thought) somehow ordered, kept their harmony. But that was not the case. The princess, simply, thought within certain, quite comfortable frameworks, without going beyond them. The worries and problems of ordinary girls did not concern her at all …

- We must look for the way home, to papa! - cried the princess, sobbing at the unexpected turn of fate. And she went to look for a path to the usual, previously carefree life.

It felt like the forest had neither end nor edge … Shaggy trees, bending low to the ground, whispered:

- Got you?..

Suddenly, behind the crowns of huge emerald trees, she saw a small house with a small door. The girl ran to the house with all her might:

- People live there, - she thought, smiling, - they will help me find papa!

The first thing that confused our princess was a small door. To enter the house, you had to bend in an arc. - It's okay, - the princess thought aloud, - papa constantly bends under my wishes. So it was probably my turn. The main thing is that there are people here!..

Entering the house, the princess got to the nearest bed, fell on it and fell asleep in a sound sleep … She woke up from a man's conversation. They knelt in front of the bed and looked at it.

- Girl, how did you end up here? one of them asked. - And who will you be?

- Well, first of all, as you already understood, I am a princess. Therefore, as I understand it, you are on your knees, honoring the person of the royal family. And, secondly, I got lost and need help! I need help getting home to papa.

In response, the girl heard the laughter of male voices.

“No one is kneeling before you, it’s not a great honor to kneel in our house in front of some little girl. We are small people, gnomes! In your kingdom, if you really are a princess, are gnomes only serving? !! And here we are the owners. And who will you be to us? !!

- In what sense - who will you be? !! I don’t understand the question,”the princess murmured anxiously in her voice, getting out of bed.

- And there are only two options: wife or sister! - said the dwarf, who was standing aside, apparently the most important.

- How is your wife? But what about the prince, the wedding ?! cried the princess.

- And we have other laws here. Climbed into our house, so choose while there is a choice, albeit small.

“Those times,” thought the princess. - And what about the fairy tale about Snow White? she asked the dwarfs.

- And that fairy tale was edited by ten people and it turned out the devil knows what. In fact, we gave her the same choice!..

- Well, I will definitely not be a wife! To do this, you need to fall in love and get married. And my sister … What kind of brothers are you? And even seven people …

- There are no other options, - said the most talkative dwarf, - choose!..

“Well, okay, I'll be a sister,” said the princess, hurrying in fear until at least such a choice was given. “Guard me and help me find my way home.

“The sister must prove that she is our sister,” said the chief dwarf. - That is, to be able to hunt, defend yourself. And if necessary, then skillfully seduce a rich man who will ride through the forest, and we know what to do with him later …

- So I went to Baba Yaga, - thought the princess. - And now I am a hunter, a warrior and a robber !? Better this way … In the current situation. But the best way is to escape from here!..

In the evening, for the first time in my life, I had to clean up the dirt after someone, wash the dishes, etc. “Not a very pleasant job, but rather disgusting,” the girl thought. - But someone does this work constantly or periodically. And I'm used to the fact that the castle is always clean … And these pigs (gnomes) are so sloppy. Poor Snow White …

For the first time in her life, the princess sympathized with another person. Such thoughts had never crossed her mind before. So the crown, in fact, does not help to understand other people, but interferes …

The dwarfs went to bed, offering our princess a place on an old rug in the corner of one of the rooms.

- Probably it is so customary for them to receive guests, - the girl thought. - We'll have to sleep on the rug like a dog … Sighing deeply, with sadness in her soul, the princess went to bed …

Early in the day, the head gnome woke her up with the words:

- Get up, sister, the sun is already high. Let's go to work!

- To business, - echoed somewhere deep in the soul of the princess. Anxiety covered her head. - They go to steal, but they take me like bait …

- Put yourself in order and put on the clean clothes that are in the chest. You will receive instructions on the way.

- Here you go, - thought the princess. And she went to look for a chest in the house. Finding him in one of the small rooms, she began to pull things out of there. They were clean, but they smelled damp. The girl put on trousers, a shirt and a strange-looking hat. - Not from Dior or Armani, but at least the size fit.

“Where did they get these clothes?” The girl asked, but did not dare to ask out loud.

Together with the gnomes, who also managed to transform, wearing camouflage suits, they went deep into the forest. They walked in silence for a while. Then the head gnome said:

- We will hide in the bushes, and you lie down on the road. In half an hour the carriage will drive, they will stop when they see you, and then our exit.

- And if the coachman does not see me, then what? - the last thing the princess wanted was to die.

- From what century did you come to us? asked the dwarf, who was always silent.

- The carriage is the conventional name of the convertible in which Prince Philip will ride. he continued.

- I got into this jungle in 2019 and decided that I was in the last century, - the princess made excuses, as if. But in fact, she dreamed of a real prince, and if it comes to that, then about a carriage …

- An amazing meeting with another prince, - the princess thought. - Well, well, she herself dreamed of a prince. This means that you need to more clearly formulate your desires. And so I will pretend to be a log in the middle of a forest road.

After some time, they reached the designated place. The head gnome explained and even demonstrated how she should lie on the road. And the girl was pressed into the road dust. Lying in the mud, it was hard to breathe, but when she heard a strange sound that was getting louder, she gasped for air and held her breath.

A black Porsche Cayenne was driving along a forest road. At high speed, he slowed down, circling the princess. Someone grabbed her, pulling her into the cockpit, and the car rushed on at a breakneck speed. Opening her eyes, the princess asked:

- And where is the prince?..

The passenger sitting next to the driver turned to her and said:

- Aged old!..

Kashchei the Immortal was staring at the princess …

To be continued…