Her glowing eyes Look into the hero’s face And bestow a blessing and a curse. Our hero, proud blond-haired Ivan Completes each fresh trial Each battle harder than the last To claim Zhar-ptiza as his prize Sent on the journey by the Czar his father A radiant feather Caught in a bramble His first clue. Oh, the troubles Ivan goes to What dragons, sorcerers he slays The promise he made to his father Keeps him as his horse gallops To lands far and away and strange. When at last the bird is in his arms Ivan asks, “So this is what I’m looking for? “For this, a bird electric, “I nearly died many a time, “Though you, Zhar-ptiza, live forever. “Kind helpers on the way, “Brought me and my horse to you, “But I wonder, was it worth the risk? “For you, bright birdy, are beauty magical, “Yet I doubt you much.” Zhar-ptiza, nestled with a flutter Looks into Ivan’s eyes And with a voice sweet like sugar Speaks: “Dear Prince Ivan— “I am no ordinary bird “I glow with flames and sparks “My feathers can keep you warm “In cold taiga winters “And the eggs that I lay “Are Fabergé—”
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