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RIVER VOLKHOVA SADKO KING & QUEEN


BANQUET HALL CITY OF RUSSIA VOLKHOV MERCHANT
The Sea King’s Daughter:
Russian Legend

1Long ago in the river port city called Novgorod


the Great, there lived a young musician named
6He slept with the daughter but he was
Sadko. Every day, a rich merchant would send
warned that if he hugged her he cannot go
message to Sadko’s door, calling him to play at
back to his beloved city Novgorod.Whenhe
feast. Sadko would grab hhis twelve-string gusli
awakes he saw the princess and the sun felt
and rush to the bequest. He was poor and that’s
through the river which he saw his”home’”.
the only thing he could. He desires women but
Years passed with the money remained to
they are rich and he is poor.
him he became a merchant. Sometimes
Theme: walked out to the city and sit on the bank
Wise decision-making tinkling music over water. Then he was
married to young woman and live happily.
2One lovely evening Sadko walked sadly
beyond the city walls and down along the Patience
broad River Volkhov. He came to his Moral:
favorite spot on the bank and set his gusli
on his lap. Gentle waves brushed the Think of the consequences that will
shore, and moonlight shimmered on the 5When he reached the kingdom, Sadko make you happy and as well as
water. asked to play a gayful music. The kingdom
began to party and dancing, but the queen minding the other side if it will not be
told him to stop the music because the sea
above will go growling and the fishermen
afflicted. Be happy where you belong.
will be destruct. Find true happiness in your heart and
3When he played the gusli the King
of the River appeared through the be glad in it.
waves and asked to visit her
daughters, the Princess of Volkhova.
4Then, the king became angry because he
His sweet music reached the river
stopped playing. Now, the king let Sadko to
bottom which made the king happy. choose his bet but he can’t. Hence, the king
He was given a gold-scale fish to buy chose one of his pretty daughters. He is
ticket to a ship and drove off to the happy but at the same time lonely missing
middle of the sea. his home.

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