Through shoulders the bright blood burst.
“Dog-catcher! You! Dzveenchuk!
You have eaten me up for her.”
“Why did you woo her? Why
Did you say you were Dobush?
Why tell her all the truth?
Knew you not woman’s truth
Is fast-running water’s foam?”
The Oprishki came to the hut
But they found Dzveenka was flown.