One peasant guy decided to get married. And he wanted to find himself a wife who could spin and weave and knew a lot about cooking. The neighbors heard about this and began to marry their daughter to him. So he came to their estate for a viewing. First, as usual, the owners sat him down on a bench, talked about this and that, and then took him to inspect the house. They entered one room, and he saw a spinning wheel standing in the corner, and on it a whole bunch of tow.
- Who is spinning on this spinning wheel? - asks the groom.
“Our daughter,” the hostess answers. “She spins so quickly that you wouldn’t believe it!” Without boasting, I’ll say that you won’t find another craftswoman like her in the whole village!
“There’s a lot of tow here,” says the groom. “It probably takes three days to strain it all.”
“Maybe someone will need three days,” the hostess answers, “but for our daughter one day is enough.”
The groom was surprised, but did not say anything.
And when the owners went to the kitchen for a treat, he took the key to the stabbur from the window sill and put it unnoticed in the tow.
The hosts set the table, seated the groom, treated him to what God had sent, and then it was time for him to get ready for home. He said goodbye to the owners and said that he would come again soon. Although he liked the girl, he just didn’t say a word about the betrothal.
One peasant guy decided to get married. And he wanted to find himself a wife who could spin and weave and knew a lot about cooking. The neighbors heard about this and began to marry their daughter to him. So he came to their estate for a viewing. First, as usual, the owners sat him down on a bench, talked about this and that, and then took him to inspect the house. They entered one room, and he saw a spinning wheel standing in the corner, and on it a whole bunch of tow.
- Who is spinning on this spinning wheel? - asks the groom.
“Our daughter,” the hostess answers. “She spins so quickly that you wouldn’t believe it!” Without boasting, I’ll say that you won’t find another craftswoman like her in the whole village!
“There’s a lot of tow here,” says the groom. “It probably takes three days to strain her all the way.”
“Maybe someone will need three days,” the hostess answers, “but for our daughter one day is enough.”
The groom was surprised, but did not say anything.
And when the owners went to the kitchen for a treat, he took the key to the stabbur from the window sill and put it unnoticed in the tow.
The hosts set the table, seated the groom, treated him to what God had sent, and then it was time for him to get ready for home. He said goodbye to the owners and said that he would come again soon. Although he liked the girl, he just didn’t say a word about the betrothal.
Translated from Russian · original on wisdomlib.ru