This is an interesting Russian Folk Tale. Russia is the
biggest country in the world. The variety of Russian people and their
cultures are very familiar all over the world. This Russian folk tale story is
collected from the book, named “The Russian Garland - Being Russian Folk
Tales”. This Russian folk tale story book Contains 17 Russian folktales, which
is gathered from various Russian booklets. This book was edited by- Robert
Steele, published from A. M. Philpot, Limited, London; Robert M. McBride, NY in
1916.
The Seven Brothers Simeon (Part-1)
- A Russian Folktale
There were once upon a time two old serfs (bondsmen), who lived together for many years without children; and in their old age they prayed for a child to keep them from want when they were no longer able to work. After seven years the good woman gave birth to seven sons, who were all named Simeon; but when these boys were in their tenth year, the old man died, and the sons tilled the ground which their father left them.
It chanced one day that the Tsar (king) Ador drove past, and wondered angry to see such little fellows all busy at work in their field. So he sent his oldest boyar to ask them whose children they were, and why they were working so hard, and the eldest Simeon answered, that they were orphans, and had no one to work for them, and that they were all called Simeon. When the boyar told this to Tsar Ador, he ordered the boys to be brought along with him.
