the Best serf theatre was at SHeremetevyh. Count Nikolay Petrovich Sheremetev devoted all free time to playing music and preparation of performances. The count had still an attachment: he loved hunting. Once, coming back from wood with fleet, he has met the country girl. It was its daughter domestic - smith Ivan Stepanovicha Kovaleva. The meeting has occurred in 1789 In an ancient national song about it is sung:

Vechor late, from lesochku

I home drove cows.

Has only gone down to rucheechku

Near our village

I See: the barin goes from a field,

Two doggies ahead.

porovnjashisja with me,

He has affably told:

' Hi, the lovely beauty,

From what you have sat down? '

- ' your favour the peasant ',

I answered it.

Whether ' you, my pleasure,

Egor for the son asked?

It you at all does not cost,

Not to that you are born:

You were born the peasant,

Tomorrow there will be a madam! '

- You my dears, girl-friends,

Advise you to me! -

And girl-friends have grinned:

' Its will, its power! '

Event it happens in manor SHeremetevyh situated near Moscow - Kuskove.

- Next day after this meeting when all to families of the smith took seat for a dinner, - N.Bestuzhev tells, - log hut doors there was a figure operating a manor. Its occurrence has made a panic, all and have fallen asleep on the places.

- And I for your daughter have come, Ivan! The managing director to the smith has addressed. - the count has ordered to result it in itself.

-Yes as it? Where he it saw, - the smith

It I do not know, the managing director-has grinned. Well, it is live! He has shouted hardened from a fright and unexpectedness parashe. - sbiratsja there is nothing. There already all is prepared you.

parasha as in a light slumber, Has allowed itself to embrace last time and silently the column has moved for sent...

Actually, as it is known from historical documents, parasha was is taken in house SHeremetevyh by the seven-year girl. Family Kovalevyh was poor. Except parashi, was available four more children: Athanasius, Matrena, Nikolay and Michael. Athanasius and Michael studied in craft at the tailor, Nikolay was going to become the musician. The head of the family - Ivan Stepanovich Kovalev ' zashibal ': his name meets in the list punished ' for malfunction and wine '.

parasha Kovaleva it has been defined in private theatricals of the count.

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