Long, long ago, there lived a couple who already had seven sons. They wanted a daughter, and soon they had one. One day, the father needed 1 for the baby girl, so he sent the seven brothers to a well with a water jug. Once there, though, the boys began to 2 and the jug fell into the well.
The boys were 3 afraid to go home. They looked into the well sadly and thought of their father. "4are those naughty boys? Hours have passed. They must have 5 the water. I wish they were all turned into birds!" shouted the father 6. And when he looked up he saw seven birds flying away. The father was 7, but it was too late. He could not take back his words.
In time, the girl grew up and 8 she had brothers. She made up her mind to find them.
For years, she searched and did not stop. Finally, she found their 9. To enter, she needed a special key made from a wolf-bone, which she didn't have. 10 a hunter's help, she finally killed one and got the key. She 11 the front door and went inside. On a table, there were seven plates and seven cups. She was not that hungry so she ate and drank a little from 12 of them.
She accidentally dropped a ring that her parents had given her into the 13cup. Later, the birds returned for their 14. The girl hid behind the door and watched, 15the seventh bird drank from his cup, something hit his mouth. The bird recognized it at once. It was his parents' ring. At that moment, their sister ran to them, and in a sudden the birds were humans again.
