title: The Seven Underground Kings / The Fiery God of the Marrans (Magic Land)
author: Alexander Melentyevich Volkov
description: The Seven Underground Kings (  )
  Traitorous Ruf Bilan, fleeing from justice via an underground passage, ends up in Underground Land a huge cavern below Magic Land, inhabited by the Ore-Diggers, where he accidentally wrecks the Sacred Spring with its Soporific Water, and thus, along with it, the centuries-old system of the land, whereby seven kings rule, one king at a time, and six of them are put to sleep while the seventh takes his turn and rules for a month.
  The Fiery God of the Marrans (  )
  Following his unsuccessful conquest of Magic Land and his banishment by its residents, Urfin Jus has been living for ten years in solitude in his old hut, with Topotun the Bear and Eot Ling the Wooden Clown for company. He tends to his garden, but he still has dreams of again becoming the monarch of Magic Land.
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  1
  
  
  **he had often seen him play a great many cunning tricks to catch rats and
  mice** – он часто видел, как тот проделывал разные уловки, чтобы поймать мышей
  и крыс
  
  
  
  
  
  2
  
  
  **miserable condition** – жалкое положение
  
  
  
  
  
  3
  
  
  **holding its drawstrings in his forepaws** – держа шнурки в передних лапах
  
  
  
  
  
  4
  
  
  **without pity** – без сожаления
  
  
  
  
  
  5
  
  
  **he was shown upstairs into the king’s apartment** – его провели наверх в
  покои короля
  
  
  
  
  
  6
  
  
  **low bow** – низкий поклон
  
  
  
  
  
  7
  
  
  **my noble lord** – мой благородный лорд
  
  
  
  
  
  8
  
  
  **a brace of partridges** – пара куропаток
  
  
  
  
  
  9
  
  
  **from time to time** – время от времени
  
  
  
  
  
  10
  
  
  **to take game** – приносить добычу
  
  
  
  
  
  11
  
  
  **for certain** – наверняка
  
  
  
  
  
  12
  
  
  **without knowing why** – не зная почему
  
  
  
  
  
  13
  
  
  **as loud as he could** – так громко, как мог
  
  
  
  
  
  14
  
  
  **the king received him very courteously** – король принял его очень вежливо
  
  
  
  
  
  15
  
  
  **for** – так как
  
  
  
  
  
  16
  
  
  **she fell head over he