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and all present were so joyous that the tears flowed from their eyes.
Iván put up crosses on his parents' grave, clothed the poor, gave them his house, and returned to his father-in-law, and for many years governed his kingdom. And he lived so long that he saw in his old age his sons, his grandsons, and his great-grandsons. And he ever prayed and blessed God and Nicholas the Wonder-Worker for the mercy they had manifested to him.
In that kingdom where he was king, to this very day King Iván and his wife Olyóna the Fair are remembered.[1]
- ↑ I have taken this story as it stands. There are obvious gaps I have not ventured to fill up.
