The Tale Of The Girl Tasha And Her Grandmother

2024 Author: Harry Day | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 15:43

Once upon a time there was a girl, her name was Tasha. The girl's parents worked far, far away, in another city, from morning until late at night, and therefore Tasha was left to herself and was, in the opinion of mom and dad, a little strange - quiet and beyond her years, brooding girl.

The child cannot be left to himself, - the parents decided at the family council and…. Tasha was sent to live with her grandmother in the village, vowing that they would come for the weekend.

Since then, two years have passed since Tasha lived with her grandmother. At first, Tasha missed the country, for her parents who rarely came, despite their promises, and then she got used to it and from the outside it might seem that the girl always lived with her grandmother.

Tasha's grandmother did not live in the village itself, but in a house on the edge of the forest and led a secluded life. In the village, my grandmother was called a "forest witch" behind her back, but in case of illness or any illness, they turned to her, because she helped better than any doctors. And although she did not harm anyone, but healed people, with her own prepared drugs, from the collected herbs and fruits, they were afraid of my grandmother, because people, as a rule, are afraid of what they do not understand.

Tasha grew up strange in the understanding of her peers. At school, they secretly laughed at the girl, but no one dared to offend openly, but no one aspired to be friends. To the village, the road went through the forest and Tasha, going to school and back, talked with the forest dwellers, sang songs to them, shared her experiences.

Of course, who after this will consider you normal, but on the other hand, is the one who said that this is not normal right? And then one day, a new girl arrived in the village. The girl and her mother settled on the edge of the village and, although the man, the girl's father, brought them, no one else saw him. The girl behaved quietly, she went to and from school, and when she saw Tasha passing by, she held her pace or began to zealously search for something in her bag. Tasha took it as wildness.

- Why? But why? She doesn't know me at all, but she's already avoiding me ?! - offended granddaughter complained to her grandmother.

She hugged her granddaughter and said - you are not angry with her, you cannot know the thoughts of another person and understand his actions, but you can accept this as part of his personality. And, if there is a desire to know this girl, send her love from your heart….

- And how is it to send love? - Tasha asked in surprise.

- And in what form would you like to receive it? - slyly squinting, the grandmother answered the question with a question.

- I would like to see a thousand little joyful hearts that spin and laugh….

Tasha fell asleep and a smile played on her face, after all, a thousand little joyful hearts, caught her and the new girl, whirled in a dance, and their laughter sounded like a gentle ringing of bells …

In the morning Tasha went to school and, as usual, sang a song of greeting to the forest, approaching the house of a new girl, she saw her standing at the gate.

“Hi,” the girl said.

- Hello, - Tasha squeezed out in surprise.

“Can I meet you?” Tasha nodded her head in response, and together they walked along the road.

The girl, all the way, talked incessantly about how long she had wanted to meet, but only now she decided that her mother would not allow her to communicate with anyone, and especially with Tasha, that her parents were getting divorced and she didn’t know what would happen further and from this she is scared …

Unbeknownst to herself, Tasha was imbued with what her new acquaintance was telling her, and the girls talked through all the changes and already chirped cheerfully, went home together. But near the girl's house, her mother was waiting for her, who, with menacing eyes sparkling, threw her daughter home, screaming indignantly that she would not allow her daughter to communicate with all kinds of rabble.

Tasha was offended, but she decided to herself that her new girlfriend was not to blame, that she had such a mother. And my mother is an unhappy woman who was abandoned by her husband …

With such thoughts, the girl came home and decided that if her new friend was waiting for her tomorrow on the way to school, she would be friends with her.

The next day, Tasha went to school and was afraid to admit to herself that she really wanted to meet a new girl and go to school together, and she was so happy when she saw her friend, a little further from her house, looking out of the bushes …

“Forgive me, for my mother,” the girl said apologetically.

- Yes, what are you, I'm not offended at all, - Tasha lied, but her new girlfriend had a painfully unhappy look.

The girls hugged each other and did not discuss this issue anymore. They always met and said goodbye at their appointed place. Once a new girl asked Tasha to show her the forest. They chose the day when the girl's mother left for the city (in any case, they thought so) and, having met at the appointed place, went deep into the depths of the forest thicket. Tasha enthusiastically “introduced” the girl to her “friends” - an oak - a giant, an aspen - a coward, a mushroom - a boletus, as if out of nowhere, her friend's mother flew in. She grabbed Tasha and started shaking her, shouting loudly and splashing saliva on her: “Crazy girl! I said not to approach my daughter. You disgusting, watery girl! You will be like your crazy grandmother, lonely and useless to anyone! …"

She shouted many more hurtful words, rubbing against Tasha, but she no longer heard them. She was so scared that she could not breathe. It seemed to her that she was suffocating, and the whole body, at the same time, began to itch, becoming covered with large red spots with white scabs. The girl's mother disgustedly threw Tasha away, as if she were some kind of dirty creature, grabbed her daughter by the hand and dragged her home, screaming that she too will turn into something similar if she communicates with Tasha.

Choking with sobs, horror and resentment, Tasha barely made it home. Grandmother gasped at the sight of her granddaughter: her dress was torn and dirty, her hands were bruised, her braids were loose, and her eyes wandered in fright, as if not understanding what they were seeing around her. Tasha was wheezing and at the same time frantically combing her body, which was covered with red spots, and white scabs immediately formed on top of the spots.

- Here, have a drink, now it will be easier to breathe, - said the grandmother, holding out a cup with her signature herbal tea. Indeed, after taking a few sips, Tasha felt that she could breathe again. Breathing was still heavy, but she was no longer suffocating.

-Tell me, dear, what happened to you, - asked the grandmother. And while the granddaughter spoke, the grandmother took off her torn dress, rubbed it and smeared the combed wounds with a soothing ointment. The redness and scabs, the ointment did not remove, but the itch took off and the granddaughter, after speaking out, fell asleep. Grandmother looked thoughtfully at her granddaughter and, having said to herself, they say, they need to get ready, got up, and went to the shed, put various herbs in her sack.

Tasha woke up from the crowing of roosters, - how long have I slept, - she thought, and then, creaking the door, grandmother entered the room. - Woke up? It's good, get up, it's time to go, the road is long.

- Where are we going? What for? - and immediately Tasha grimaced from the itching that appeared. - And then, that without power, Mother Nature, I cannot heal you. Here is the ointment, gently lubricate the wounds, and dress in the kitchen, on the table, the tea is cooling. Drink, let's go, - all this the grandmother said quickly and left the room.

Tasha, grimacing and groaning, did everything as she was told, and went out into the yard, and Grandmother followed her, carrying a backpack with things and her bag with herbs.

- Well done, what are you, - the grandmother looked approvingly, - how quickly you coped, - now on the road. - Grandma, how far are we going to go?

- You see, the mountain turns blue on the horizon, here we go.

- To the mountain?

- No, to the three lakes that are near her. Although yes, to the grief, - the grandmother laughed.

And they set off on the road, grandmother and granddaughter. How long they walked shortly, no one knows, grandmother stopped on the way, then she collected herbs, then rubbed her granddaughter's wounds and gave tea to drink, and so they got to the foot of the Big Mountain.

Grandmother quickly lit a fire, scooped water in a stream, hung her pot, and went to the Big Mountain, and brought marvelous herbs from her. When I returned, let's cook a decoction from the herbs that I took with me, but collected it on the way and immediately sat down to weave a blanket of herbs that I brought from the Mountain, muttering something and swaying. Tasha sat quietly, with all her eyes, looking at her grandmother, but she did not dare to ask questions.

“Take off your clothes,” her grandmother's voice seemed to pull her out of sleep. She wrapped her granddaughter in a blanket woven of herbs, took her in her arms and carried her to the first lake. The water was dark and hard. Tasha became scared and closed her eyes. - Do not be afraid, this water is healing, it will help, - the grandmother, smiling, looked at Tasha, and the girl at the grandmother's voice, slightly opened her eyes. She stroked her head, calming her, unfolded the blanket and dipped Tasha into the lake three times: the first time - knee-deep, the second - waist-deep, and the third - with her head, while saying:

"Wash off, Mother - Voditsa, from my granddaughter, scabs."

Then, wrapping Tasha in a grass blanket, grandmother carried her to the second lake. There the water was greenish-bluish and grandmother's green eyes seemed turquoise against the background of this marvelous lake. The water was pleasant, soft, it seemed, it gently envelops Tashino's sick body and, with its touch, heals combed wounds. Also, the grandmother dipped her granddaughter into the lake - knee-deep, waist-deep and head-to-head, saying: "Mother Voditsa, wash away everything that is evil, sick, granddaughter, and someone else's."

Having wrapped Tasha in a blanket again, her grandmother carried her to the third lake. The water in it was cold and transparent, all the pebbles on the bottom and the sunbeams were visible, sparkling, jumping, and it seemed they were winking merrily at Tasha, they say, do not be afraid, everything will be fine. And here, grandmother dipped her granddaughter three times, saying: “Mother - Voditsa, fill with Light, Kindness and Love, my granddaughter Tasha. Let the Light accompany her through life, and protect her from evil people."

Taking her granddaughter out of the water, the grandmother carried her to the fire, where the decoction from the herbs was infused. I would like to breathe deeply, - thought Tasha, - but a heavy lump stands inside, does not allow.

- Do not rush, and it will pass, - said the grandmother, scooping up the broth in her pot with a cup, - drink in small sips, to the bottom. Tasha took the bowl, the herbal decoction was smoking in it and threatened to burn her lips. The girl carefully began to drink, and the grandmother hummed a wonderful song:

Open up your Soul, open up, with Light and Love, fill yourself up. Hear the Song of the Elements, the Song of Mother Nature.

Aaaaaa-aaaa-aaa … Heaven-Father, give the Force of the Wind, give us the Force of the Wind, and the Fire of Heaven, Fire of Light, Fire of the Sun, Fire of Life.

Aaaaa-aaaa-aaa … Sister Voditsa come to us, Bring Love into life, Tender Love, Soft Love, Yes Sensual Love ….

Aaaaa-aaaa-aaa … Wind Father, come to us from the sky, Come to us from heaven, cool your mind, Human mind….

Aaaaa-aaaa-aaa …

Mother-Cheese Earth, calm chaos, calm feelings, calm mind. Bring wisdom, life wisdom …

Aaaaa-aaaa-aaa …

The mind will illuminate the path of the Creator's Fire, and drive out the frightening darkness from the heart.

And Fire will enter the life of people, As a creative and creative element, Turning everything into Love around you …

Aaaaa-aaaaa-aaaa-aaa, Aaaaa-aaaaa-aaaa-aaa ….

What a strange song, - thought Tasha, falling into a dream, where mysterious images from her grandmother's song were waiting for her: a cheerful dancing Fire was squatting with a young beautiful girl woven from water, she laughed playfully and splashed her drops into the fire, as if teasing him. Mighty Grandfather blew, fanning sparks and splashes around, and looking behind all this, smiling calmly, weaved a blanket of grass Mother of Cheese-Earth with grandmother's turquoise eyes …

Tasha woke up with the first rays of the Sun, took a deep breath and exhaled and did not believe herself, inhaled and exhaled again, and then shouted joyfully: “Grandma, I am breathing !!! And the skin! Look, what a wonderful skin I have !!! Tashi's whole body shone with purity, neither you scabs, nor you a red spot, and breathing became even, measured.

Grandmother hugged her granddaughter and said: “As Mother Nature has endowed you with Light, Kindness and Love, so now fill other people, and do not take their Evil on yourself!” That's the end of the fairy tale. And who understood - well done !!!