rmed, he was overjoyed; and all the people of
the city came and bowed to the ground, and all the little children
jumped about, and there was great rejoicing in the city of Dobri. The
Tsar in his rapture gave a great feast, and invited all his princes
and boyars and people of different ranks, with their wives and
children. Then he took Yaroslav by the hand, and seated him by his
side at table and said: "Sir Yaroslav Lasarevich, thy will shall rule
over me and my whole kingdom; my treasures are open to thee--take gold
and silver, and towns and villages; and if thou wilt marry, I will
give thee my daughter, the Princess Anastasia, with one-half of my
kingdom as her dowry." Then Yaroslav, being merry and light-hearted,
said: "Show me thy daughter, O Tsar Vorcholomei." And the Tsar
instantly ordered his daughter to appear before him, dressed in
sumptuous attire, and she was more beautiful than any fancy could
imagine. Then Vorcholomei took her by the hand and led her to
Yaroslav. She reached to him a golden goblet of wine, and Yaroslav
said: "Health to thee, dear Princess, the fairest in the wide world,
long years of happiness to thee." And he kissed her sugared lips. Then
the Princess said to him: "Health to thee, too, my brave and dear
knight!" Then Yaroslav went to the Tsar Vorcholomei, and said: "O
Tsar, thy fair daughter pleases me, and I will take her to wife." So
Vorcholomei immediately commanded everything to be prepared for the
wedding: and they all fell again to feasting and making merry.

Early the next morning the Tsar commanded another feast to be made
ready, and taking Yaroslav by the hand, said: "Brave knight Sir
Yaroslav Lasarevich, I give thee in marriage my dear and beauteous
daughter Anastasia: love her well and truly, and live in harmony with
her. And, that I may witness your happy life, I bestow on thee as her
dowry my whole kingdom: only guard it against enemies." Then said the
Tsar to his daughter: "Dear daughter, live with thy husband in peace
and love, and honour him, for the husband is always the head over the
wife." Thereupon he ordered them to drive off to church and be
married; and after the wedding they returned to the royal halls.
Yaroslav took the bride by the hand and led her to the Tsar
Vorcholomei, his father-in-law. All the princes and boyars, with their
wives, brought to him costly presents; and the Tsar received them and
said: "Long years of happiness to my lord Prince Yaroslav Lasarevic