«(The blue sea looked a little troubled.)
He called out to the golden fish
and the fish swam up and asked him,
'What is it, old man, what do you want?'»
Art by V. A. Serov 1955.
«and her nobles and courtiers came running
and shoved the old man towards the door;
and the guards ran up with their axes
and all-but hacked him to pieces.»
Art by V. A. Serov 1955.
«He went back — to a hut made of mud.
His old woman was sitting outside it;
And before her lay a broken washtub.»
Art by V. A. Serov 1955.