’I’lljustlookinandseewhatisthere，’thoughthe，andhegavethedoorapush。Thesealsgaveway，thedooropened，andthegodsonenteringsawahallmoreloftyandbeautifulthanalltheothers，andinthemidstofitathrone。Hewanderedaboutthehallforawhile，andthenmountedthestepsandseatedhimselfuponthethrone。Ashesattherehenoticedasceptreleaningagainstthethrone，andtookitinhishand。Hardlyhadhedonesowhenthefourwallsofthehallsuddenlydisappeared。Thegodsonlookedaround，andsawthewholeworld，andallthatmenweredoinginit。
Helookedinfront，andsawtheseawithshipssailingonit。Helookedtotheright，andsawwherestrangeheathenpeoplelived。Helookedtotheleft，andsawwheremenwhowereChristians，butnotRussians，lived。Helookedround，andonthefourthside，hesawRussianpeople，likehimself。
’Iwilllook，’saidhe，’andseewhatishappeningathome，andwhethertheharvestisgood。’
Helookedtowardshisfather’sfieldsandsawthesheavesstandinginstooks。Hebegancountingthemtoseewhethertherewasmuchcorn，whenhenoticedapeasantdrivinginacart。Itwasnight，andthegodsonthoughtitwashisfathercomingtocartthecornbynight。ButashelookedherecognizedVasí；lyKoudryashó；f，thethief，drivingintothefieldandbeginningtoloadthesheavesontohiscart。Thismadethegodsonangry，andhecalledout:
’Father，thesheavesarebeingstolenfromourfield！’