he will catch us . ' ` Suppose he does catch us . At all events we shall have spent an hour or two together . ' So they got ready and fled . As Koshchei the Deathless was returning home , his good steed stumbled beneath him . ` Why stumblest thou , sorry jade ? Scentest thou some ill ? ' ` Prince Ivan has come and carried off Marya Morevna . ' ` Is it possible to catch them ? ' ` It is possible to sow barley , to wait till it grows up , to reap it and thresh it , to brew beer , to drink ourselves drunk on it , to sleep our fill , and then to set off in pursuit -- and yet to be in time . ' Koshchei galloped off , caught up Prince Ivan : ` Did n't I tell you that you should not see Marya Morevna any more than your own ears ? ' And he took her away and carried her off home with him . Prince Ivan was left there alone . He wept and wept ; then he went back again after Marya Morevna . Koshchei happened to be away from home at that moment . ` Let us fly , Marya Morevna ! ' ` Ah , Prince Ivan ! he is sure to catch us and hew you in pieces . ' ` Let him hew away ! I can not live without you .
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