Marya.'

`If you find favour in the eyes of my sister, I will not interfere
with her wishes. Let her marry you, in God's name!'

The Princess Marya gave her consent; the Falcon married her
and bore her away into his own realm.

Days follow days, hours chase hours; a whole year goes by. One
day Prince Ivan and his two sisters went out to stroll in the garden
green. Again there arose a storm-cloud, with whirlwind and lightning.

`Let us go home, sisters!' cries the Prince. Scarcely had they
entered the palace when the thunder crashed, the roof burst into a
blaze, the ceiling split in twain, and in flew an eagle. The Eagle
smote upon the ground and became a brave youth.

`Hail, Prince Ivan! I Before I came as a guest, but now I have
come as a wooer!'

And he asked for the hand of the Princess Olga. Prince Ivan
replied:

`If you find favour in the eyes of the Princess Olga, then let
her marry you. I will not interfere with her liberty of choice.'

The Princess Olga gave her consent and married the Eagle.
The Eagle took her and carried her off to his own kingdom.

Another year went by. Prince Ivan said to his youngest