The Tsar

The wicked and lazy boy was told:

"Oh, oh, you'll never become a proper person!"

Years passed, and he went and became a king, no more, no less. He came and said:

"See…, and you said…"

They retorted:

"We didn't say 'you won't become a king,' we said 'you won't become a proper person'!"

More fairy tales

• The Golden Coin
• The Tale of Murza, the Invisible Worker
• The Tale of the Unprecedented Cucumber
• Barekendan (Maslenitsa)
• The Thief and the Poor Man