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This story, which happened several years ago, was told by an avid a fisherman named Yegor Epifantsev from the Nizhny Novgorod region. Once he went fishing in the company of his friend Konstantin. Men they fished from a boat and by the evening they got a lot of “trophies”. They decided to spend the night in a small abandoned village, in a house where there was a stove and some semblance of flights.
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A full moon hung over the lake, and friends noticed someone’s burning bonfire. Approaching the fire, they saw a man, the same fisherman as yourself.
“Why didn’t you reach the village?” – asked Yegor a stranger.
– I do not like, men, to stay in deserted villages and abandoned houses, the fisherman answered gloomily. – And in the local once generally encountered a witch.
Epifantsev and his friend after the story of a stranger did not return to village and stayed all night around the fire of their random comrade.
And two weeks later they gathered again at the former fishing place, but something prevented Kostya at the last moment. Yegor, his plans decided not to change.
By bus, he reached the lake in the evening and was going to spend the night on shore, as last time. The fisherman made a fire and, having supper sandwiches, lay down on a spread padded jacket. Soon Egor dozed off.
And it was the night of Ivan Kupala
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… Through a nap he heard someone wandering around. Epifantsev opened his eyes: in front of him stood a young girl.
– Ugh you, scared, girl! – breathed out Yegor. – what are you here do you do at night?
“Can’t sleep,” she answered. – My husband left, I’m swimming I went. Have some tea, fisherman?
Yegor found a thermos, poured tea for the girl. Unexpectedly she suggested:
– And let’s go to me! And do not be afraid you, I will not pester married woman! ..
I did not want Yegor to get up and wander somewhere in the dark, but as if something unknown pushed him forward.
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They didn’t have to go long, very soon the girl brought Yegor to a large log house on the outskirts of the village.
Inside the hut was a real Russian stove, in the middle of the room stood table, and on it – boiled potatoes, salted cucumbers and pickles mushrooms, okroshka, spring onions! .. Young hostess invited a guest for table, took out a bottle of vodka.
– But what about the husband? – Yegor grinned.
She laughed merrily:
– The husband is not tug! Nothing, move on!
“You are,” Yegor also became amused. – Well, what is your name?
– Call Agrippina.
And suddenly, frowning, she asked the man:
– Do you wear a pectoral cross?
“I am an atheist,” he answered. – I do not believe any priests.
“And right and right,” Agrippina rejoiced. – Come on let’s drink for a meeting.
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After about half an hour, a company of two guys burst into the hut and two girls. The boys were called Bogdan and Lesha, and the girls were called Puss and Muryskaya (so, in any case, they called themselves Yegor). With their parish began a gulba. Youth danced and sang, vodka flowed by the river …
Then the guys suggested Egor walk along the lake. Pussy with Muryskaya wanted to get in touch with them, but Agrippina looked so for the whole four, that the youth instantly grew quiet and remained in the house. The fun booze continued. Finally, Yegor was completely ruined, and he fell asleep in a deep sleep.
In the morning after a night on Ivan Kupala
A man woke up from the fact that the sun was shining in his eyes: this through a large hole in the roof, sun rays made their way. Sang loudly birds chattered grasshoppers. It was noon. Egor was lying in abandoned rickety house …
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His mouth was for some reason clogged with earth, and his clothes were so dirty, as if on the eve of Yegor pretty much taken out in a puddle. All around riddled with ridges and empty vodka bottles.
Deciding that the company of yesterday played him, Epifantsev decided track down the jokers. Meeting a random mushroom picker, he asked where here you can find a young woman Agrippina. That scared crossed himself and said that Agrippina lived for several decades back, was considered a witch and died young.
“Look at what remains of her hut,” the peasant nodded at rickety black blockhouse. – And you did not meet her? They say love she is over the visitors to show off. I would go from here as soon as says away from sin …
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Egor rushed to the lake with an arrow, fear drove him and chilled his soul. At the water lay fishing rods left the day before. The man grabbed his padded jacket and began to look around in search of a cage. Suddenly in the bushes rang out splash. Glancing there, Yegor saw a cage filled to the top selected fish.
… He did not tell anyone for a long time about what happened in the village near lakes. Well, who will believe that Egor drank vodka at night with a long dead a witch? And then he found out that in those parts of Kiski and Murysky called mermaids – these are derivatives of the words “beautiful” and “mock”. Well, Lesha and Bogdan are, respectively, Leshy and Bodun (field spirit).
And this incredible story happened because on the night of Ivan Kupala – the most witching time when evil spirits roam in the multitude on earth, and for a mere mortal it is better to stay away from it …
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