elf upon his steed, and so they
rode forth from the courtyard. Meanwhile the Princess Tseria, who was
not yet asleep, was sitting at the window, and overheard all that Ivan
Tsarevich had spoken with the squire and Bulat the Brave Companion.

As soon as they reached the hostile army, Bulat said to Ivan: "Fall
thou upon the enemy on the right, I will attack them on the left." And
so they began to mow down this mighty army with the sword, and to
trample them down with their horses' hoofs; and in an hour's time they
had stretched on the earth a hundred thousand men. Then the hostile
King fled with the small remains of his army back into his own
kingdom, and Ivan Tsarevich returned with Bulat the Brave Companion to
the castle of the Tsar Panthui, unsaddled his steed, led him into the
stable, and gave him white wheat to eat. After that he took leave of
Bulat the Brave Companion, went back into the kitchen, and lay down to
sleep.

Early the next morning the Tsar went out on to his balcony, and looked
forth over the country where the hostile army lay; and when he saw
that it was all cut down and destroyed, he called to him the false
Ivan, and thanked him for having saved his kingdom; he rewarded him
with a rich present and promised soon to give him his daughter to
wife.

After a fortnight the same Tsar marched again with a fresh army and
besieged the city. And the Tsar Panthui in terror called again upon
the false Ivan and said: "My dear friend, Ivan Tsarevich, save me once
more from the enemy, and drive them from my kingdom, and I will
immediately give you my daughter to wife." And so it all fell out
again exactly as before, and the enemy were quite driven away by Ivan
and Bulat the Brave.

The hostile King, however, soon returned to attack Tsar Panthui a
third time, and over and over again he was driven back, until at last
he was himself killed. Then Ivan and Bulat the Brave Companion went
back, unsaddled their steeds, and put them into the stable. Thereupon
Bulat took leave of Ivan Tsarevich, and said: "You will never see me
more." With this he mounted his horse and rode forth; and Ivan went
into the kitchen and lay down to sleep.

Early the next morning the Tsar went again on to his balcony, and
looked forth over the country where the hostile army had been; and
when he saw that it was all destroyed, he sent for his future
son-in-law and said: "Now I will give you my daughter to wife." Then
all the preparations were m