One woman constantly suffered beatings from her husband and lived in eternal fear. She thought and thought about how to get rid of the torment, and finally went to the fortune-teller and asked:
- What should I do, grandma? After all, someday my husband will beat me to death! Teach me how to help!
And the old woman thought: “If her husband beats her every day, it means she is very talkative, always contradicts her husband, never keeps silent.”
And the old woman said:
“Okay, daughter, I’ll make sure your husband doesn’t touch you anymore.” Go to the market - buy a water jug and fill it with water. And then pour a handful of salt into the water and come to me: I know the plot - I’ll whisper it, and everything will work out for you!
The woman ran to the market, bought a jug, poured water into it, poured salt - and again to the old woman. Brought it. The old woman whispered over the jug and said:
- Well, daughter, quickly take your jug, bring it into the house and place it by the wall. Let it stand there for three days and three nights. And then do this: your husband starts swearing - keep silent, no matter what he says, and quickly run to this jug, take it with both hands and put it to your lips, as if you were drinking. Just sit there until your husband stops swearing. You'll see - he won't touch you!
The wife was delighted, grabbed the jug, took it into the house, kept it against the wall for three days and three nights, and then, when her husband began to swear, she silently walked away to the jug as if she were drinking water. Well, the husband grumbled and fell silent.
As soon as the husband begins to scold, the wife immediately goes to the jug and remains silent. Her husband stopped beating her. And the wife keeps praising the old woman: she did a good deed!
Translated from Russian · original on wisdomlib.ru