` 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 sister : ` Let us go out and stroll in the garden green ! ' They strolled about for a time .
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