A gypsy girl's mother died. The girl cried bitterly and remembered her mother. And then one day her aunt sent her to the forest so that she could pick sorrel in the clearing.
A girl walks and cries, remembers her mother:
- My dear mommy, what will I do without you? How will I live?
Suddenly someone grabbed the girl by the shoulders from behind. She looked around, scared.
Standing in front of her is a huge old man, with a gray beard, wearing a long shirt tied with a rope. The old man's hands are covered with fur. The old man says to the girl:
- Don't be afraid of me. And there is no need to cry. Don't disturb your mother's soul. And to help your grief, here is a stone for you. This is not an ordinary stone, but a magical one, you look at it and your grief is immediately forgotten.
With all her strength the girl ran towards the house. She ran in, fell and fell into a heavy sleep. The little gypsy slept for three days, and on the fourth she woke up and didn’t remember anything. She opened her fist, and in it lay an extraordinary stone - all smooth and shimmering in the light. And the girl noticed that as soon as she looked at this stone, her grief and melancholy immediately went away.
Translated from Russian · original on wisdomlib.ru