They brought the groom to the bride's relatives. He brought a lamb and sweets as a gift. The brothers of the bride ask the groom:
- Why did you choose our sister as your bride?
And the groom answered them with a fairy tale-parable.
A long time ago, a terrible, huge dragon-azhdaha captured the only source in Avaria. People were left without water. Women cried, children moaned with thirst. The bravest and strongest horsemen attacked the monster with sabers in their hands, but he swept away everyone with blows from his long tail. Azhdakha built a huge beautiful palace at the source. He surrounded it with a palisade and planted the heads of the dead on it.
People were desperate. Who will defeat the terrible dragon?
At that time, a son was born to a poor widow. He went to drink water from the spring at night. And he gained unprecedented strength, courage and prowess. He saw how outrageous he was at the source of azhdakh, and he hated him. And he swore in front of all the people to free the country from the monster.
His mother, relatives, neighbors and friends tried to dissuade him for a long time:
-You just grew up. Still young. You will die in your prime. Have pity on yourself!
But the young man mounted his horse and went to fight the monster.
Azhdakha already sensed it from afar and roared in a terrible voice:
- Who dared to approach the source?!
“I want to fight you, you damned monster!” — the young man answered proudly.
Azhdakha cackled:
- Crazy! Don't you know that I don't fight with weapons? You must know that there is no one in the world equal to me in strength. I ask all my opponents only one question. If he cannot answer it correctly, then I will kill him with one blow of my huge tail! And if you answer correctly, then I myself will die right there!
- Fine! I agree! - the young man answers. - Ask a question!
Azhdha growled loudly, and two women appeared at the window of his palace. One is an incredibly dazzling beauty, the other is an ordinary, simple woman.
-Which one is more beautiful? - asked azhdaha.
The young man looked at the women and answered:
- The one you like best is more beautiful!
- You are right! - Azhdaha croaked and gave up the ghost.
Thus, Avaria was freed from the monster.
The groom finished the story and said: “I like your sister!”
- You are right! - exclaimed the bride's brothers.
And they said the words of prayer for the newlyweds:
- May Allah bless you, and may He send His blessings down upon you, and may He unite you in goodness!
Translated from Russian · original on wisdomlib.ru