Word: volkhova
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...gousla (ancient Russian handharp), was summoned to entertain banqueting merchants. Instead of praising them, his singing boasted of what he would do with their opportunities, so that they drove him into the streets. Thence he went to the shores of Lake Ilmen, sang sorrowfully until there appeared Volkhova, Princess of the Sea. Instantly she loved Sadko for his song, told him that if he cast his net into the waters he would draw forth three golden fishes which would spell wealth, happiness. Sadko rushed home, cast aside his doting wife, proceeded to the quay where he wagered the merchants...
...sailed the seas, accumulating wealth, forgetting to pay tribute to the King of the Sea who had given him the magic fish. When he remembered, gold, silver and pearls were not enough and Sadko had to sacrifice himself. In the sea, the grisly King would have chastised him but Volkhova intervened. She and Sadko married, with undines, lobsters, jellyfish and whales for guests. During the dancing which followed, the old king worked himself into a frenzy, called down everlasting grief upon all ships and men. But St. Nicholas, a legendary hero, saved Novgorod and stripped the King of power. Volkhova...
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