Sadko did not know whether to run or stay; but the Tzar of the Sea called out to him in a great voice like wind and water in a storm,- Sadko of Novgorod, you have played and sung many days by the side of this lake and on the banks of the little river volkhov.
"Old Peter's Russian Tales"
Arthur Ransome
Still he walked and played by the little river volkhov.
"Old Peter's Russian Tales"
Arthur Ransome
For many days the ship sailed on, and Sadko sat on deck and played his dulcimer and sang of Novgorod and of the little river volkhov that flows under the walls of the town.
"Old Peter's Russian Tales"
Arthur Ransome