Once upon a time there lived a lonely, poor young man. He went hunting and killed various animals.
One day at noon, when he was resting, five mergens rode up to his house on horseback. The young man really wanted to quickly find out why these mergens came to him.
As soon as they had eaten, the young man said:
“You probably came to see me with something to do, how can I help you?”
The Mergens replied:
- No, we didn’t come to you, but we are going to the owner of the village Tung. He chooses a husband for his only beloved daughter. His daughter chooses her husband according to her intelligence. We live far away; we traveled here for more than fifteen days. And so, having seen your house, we decided to relax. You are a young guy, try your luck. Let's go with us!
The next day the guests left. And the young man promised to soon come to the owner of the village Tung. Ten days later our young man set off on his journey. He went on skis, did not stop anywhere, and by noon he reached the village of Tungu.
He approached the village and noticed that it was empty. And outside the village there were a lot of people: all the people were looking up.
The young man approached the crowd, raised his head and saw a huge barn, with Oyara-pu-din sitting at the very top. There was a package in front of her. The girl untied the bundle and took out a hat from it. She took the hat in her hands and shouted:
“I sewed this hat for three years from the skins of the best sables and other animals. I’ll throw this hat, and whoever it lands on will become my husband!
The girl threw her hat down into the crowd.
The hat began to spin over people's heads. Everyone rushed to catch her, but no one could catch her. And then the hat began to spin over the poor young man and landed right on his head. Everyone turned to the young man. Who is this lucky man who got the beautiful Oyara-pudin, daughter of Tungu, the owner of the village? And people saw a poorly dressed young man.
The owner of the village Tungu approached the young man and said:
“Since my daughter chose you, you probably deserve it.”
The wedding was soon celebrated. The young man and his young wife left for their village. Together with his wife, they killed many animals. They lived richly and well.
Translated from Russian · original on wisdomlib.ru