There lived one brave and strong warrior on earth. He loved hunting and often hunted animals in the deep forests. One day, while hunting, he found himself at some forest lake and, to his great surprise, he saw a beautiful girl sailing in a boat. The brave warrior fell in love with her so much that whenever possible he returned to the shore of that lake, hoping to at least just see the girl. But it was all in vain; all he saw was just the surface of the water, reflecting the light of the sun.
So, he decided to seek help from the witch, who told him:
“You’ll never see that girl unless you turn into a dove.”
- I just want to see her!
- Once you turn into a dove, you will never be able to return to human form.
- I just want to see her!
“If that’s all you want, then let your wish come true.”
And the witch stuck a thorn into the neck of the brave warrior. And as soon as she did this, the young man turned into a dove. He shot up and flew to the forest lake, where he sat on a branch and began to wait. A little time passed, and he saw that same girl, and then he flew up to her and began to caress her. The girl took him in her hands and, stroking him, pulled out the thorn from his neck. She shouldn't have done this! The dove died with its head dropped. Seeing this, the girl, in deep sadness, stuck the same thorn into her neck and immediately turned into a dove. From that day on, she began to be sad about her dove and mourn him.
Translated from Russian · original on wisdomlib.ru