I wish you to play there at a feast. I'm sure you'll find your way. But meanwhile, you need not wait for your reward. Something large jumped from the river and flopped at Sadko's feet. As Sadko watched in amazement, it stiffened and turned to solid gold.
Music is worth far more than gold.
And with a splash, he sank in the river and was gone. The next morning, Sadko arrived at the market square just as the stalls were opening. He quickly sold the golden fish to an astonished merchant. Then, hurrying to the piers, he booked his passage on a ship leaving Novgorod that very day. Down the Volkhov the ship sailed, across Lake Ladoga and the Gulf of Finland, and into the Baltic Sea.