Sadko
In the fable of Sadko, a man appearing
to be a poor psaltery player, has talents which are neglected by the merchants
of the City of Novgorod. However Sadko, was indeed a very talented person. This
was the reason that the beautiful Sea princess, Volkhova, daughter of Tsar
Morskoi, the King of the Sea, was charmed by Sandko's music and songs.
Eventually, the princess Volkhova fell in love with the psaltery player.
Princess Volkhova gave Sadko a
chance to redeem himself when betting on the incidence of golden fish in Lake
Ilmen. Sadko won his wager, which had been his life against the wealth of all
merchant ships. He took the ships and asked the townspeople to take care of his
wife, Lubava, and set sail.
On his journey, Sadko visited
Venice, Scandinavia, Egypt, India and many other countries. But, as the ships
sailed back to Russia, the wind ceased and the ships could not move. It was
that then Sadko realized that because the people had not made proper sacrifices
to the Tsar Morskoi, king of the Sea, the ships now stood still. In order to save
the sailors Sadko sacrificed himself and jumped into the water. Instantly a
brisk breeze filled the sails of the ships and they sailed away towards home.
Sadko fell to the bottom of the sea
and found himself in the palace of the Tsar Morskoi. The King and Queen of the
Sea had heard about Sadko's musical talents and asked him to play and to sing
for them. They were overjoyed and decided to make Sadko stay in Sea Tsardom and
promised Volkhova to be his bride. But Sadko told Volkhova that he couldn't
marry her, as he still loved his wife, Lubava. Upset, but still loving the
psaltery player, she helped Sadko to pluck away with the help of a flock of
sea-horses which took Sadko back to the shore of Lake Ilmen.
Tired form the journey, Volkhova
sings a lullaby to Sadko and he falls asleep. Volkhova kisses him quietly and
disappears into the mist, thus becoming the river Volkhova which flows from
Lake Ilmen to the sea.
Sadko's wife, Lubava, who was
waiting for her husband all that time, was overjoyed to see her beloved husband
again.
They lived happily aver after.
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