How the Cowherd Found a Bride

The shepherd lived in a forest. He always rested at the foot of one tree. One day the tree said to him: “If you pour milk every day at my roots I will grant you a boon.” So the shepherd every day poured milk at the roots of the tree and after some days he saw a crack in the ground. He thought that the roots of the tree cracked the earth, but when the crack was wide enough, he saw a big buried snake. The snake said: "I was closed in the subterranean world, and your kindness has rescued me". ...