But Marya Morevna he carried off home . At that very time the silver articles turned black which Prince Ivan had left with his brothers-in-law . ` Ah ! ' said they , ` the evil is accomplished sure enough ! ' Then the Eagle hurried to the blue sea , caught hold of the barrel , and dragged it ashore ; the Falcon flew away for the Water of Life , and the Raven for the Water of Death . Afterwards they all three met , broke open the barrel , took out the remains of Prince Ivan , washed them , and put them together in fitting order . The Raven sprinkled them with the Water of Death -- the pieces joined together , the body became whole . The Falcon sprinkled it with the Water of Life -- Prince Ivan shuddered , stood up , and said : ` Ah ! what a time I 've been sleeping ! ' ` You 'd have gone on sleeping a good deal longer if it had n't been for us , ' replied his brothers-in-law . ` Now come and pay us a visit . ' ` Not so , brothers ; I shall go and look for Marya Morevna . ' And when he had found her , he said to her : ` Find out from Koshchei the Deathless whence he got so good a steed . ' So Marya Morevna chose a favourable moment , and began asking Koshchei about it . Koshchei replied : ` Beyond thrice nine lands , in the thirtieth kingdom , on the other side of the fiery river , there lives a Baba Yaga . She has so good a mare that she flies right round the world on it every day . And she has many other splendid mares . I watched her herds for three days without losing a single mare , and in return for that the Baba Yaga gave me a foal . ' ` But how did you get across the fiery river ? ' ` Why , I 've a handkerchief of this kind -- when I wave it thrice on the right hand , there springs up a very lofty bridge , and the fire can not reach it . '
Marya Morevna listened to all this , and repeated it XXXXX Prince Ivan , and she carried off the handkerchief and gave it to him .
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