Summary of "Sadko". Epic

Ancient Rus, as a rule, were heroes who fought with evil for the Russian land. They reflected the reality of the 11-16 centuries. Epic is a kind of genre in which historical events seem to be reflected, but with figurative exaggerations. The heroes in them have superpowers or other abilities (the ability to play, sing); and the enemies are absolutely fantastic: the Serpent Gorynych, the Nightingale the robber, the Tsar, the lord of the sea. Since the epic is a song genre, it has a rhythm, a special syllable. Reading it, it is as if you find yourself in the historical past and see a film, because it is rich in figurative expressions.

Epic "Sadko"

Slightly different from other stories is the epic "Sadko", a summary of which, by the way, you will read not much longer than the song itself.

If you are not lazy, then you will get much more pleasure and benefit from reading the source than from someone else's retelling. Although if you have problems understanding Old Slavic words, then, of course, a summary of Sadko will help you better understand the essence of a mythical and a little fantastic story. We recommend that after reading the presentation, refer to the original source and feel the beauty of the wordplay.

What is the story about?

The epic "Sadko" is beautiful, unusual and different from other legends. Its summary may not make the proper impression. There are no heroes-heroes in it. There are no battles with obvious enemies in it. But she has an idea about how important it is to have talent, the patronage of the Higher Forces for personal qualities. Also, the epic deals with the fight against human vices, in particular, boasting. But all this can be learned indirectly by drawing your own conclusions, and not necessarily such, perhaps completely different. Reading the summary of "Sadko", you learn only the sequence of events.

Retelling

Sadko was a guslar. He was young, handsome and talented, only "naked as a falcon." Gusli - all his property was. But Sadko loved to sing and play so much that even when no one wanted to listen to him, he came to the shore of Lake Ilmen and devoted himself to his beloved work alone. In any case, so it seemed to him. After all, everything was quiet around. All nature listened to the wonderful singing.

I heard him once and rose from the depths to reward the guslar for his marvelous game. He ordered Sadko to make a bet with the merchants, laying his head that a wonderful fish, a gold feather, lives in Lake Ilmen. And in return he ordered them to ask them to mortgage their goods and shops (business in our opinion). The three richest merchants agreed to a deal - they wanted to destroy Sadko out of envy. But the singer won the argument. The sea king kept his word and caught Sadko a goldfish in the net. On the advice of Vladyka, he did not argue anymore and soon became rich thanks to the acquired good. But several years passed, he got married and became a merchant, richer than there was in the city. He arranged a feast, a noble one, as it should have been then. Many made speeches on it: the stupid bragged about their young wife, the smart ones honored their parents. Sadko could not resist, and began to boast of his wealth and, on the other hand, to fight that he could redeem the whole of Novgorod. But when he began to buy up all the goods, gold and silver quickly began to run out. Sadko decided to sail to other cities in order to sell his goods. During the trip, a strong storm arose on the lake. And he would have sunk the ships, but Sadko understood in time: the Tsar of the sea is demanding tribute.

He ordered to pour a barrel of silver into the water, then gold, but the waves did not subside. Sadko understood: the tsar needs a human sacrifice. Was (this is an interesting moment, the summary of "Sadko" does not fit everything). Sadko was chosen, although he tried to be cunning. They lowered him into the water on a board, where he fell asleep, and woke up at the bottom of the sea in front of the chambers of the Vladyka, who was glad to have a guest. Sadko played for the tsar until he broke the strings (not without the intervention of other forces, which we, too, will not fit into the summary of Sadko). Then the king invited the singer to choose a wife - one of the daughters, which meant forever staying in the underwater kingdom. The hero (also not without the help of the Saint) chooses a living girl, thereby freeing the captive and himself.