Иван беше левак, с лявата ръка работеше. Беше по едно време милиционер, беше си взел пушка. На един празник, имаше музика, прострелял без да иска една жена в ръката. Иван бил на сватба в Долна Речка, видял там Лалка, харесал я и я откраднал. Тя хубава беше много. Уж не била много съгласна, понеже я харесвали и други, ама така било писано.

Ivan was left-handed, he worked with the left hand. He was at one time a militiaman, he had gotten a rifle. On a feast once, there was music, he shot, not on purpose, a woman in the arm. Ivan was at a wedding in Dolna Rechka, he saw Lalka there, he liked her and stole her. She was very pretty. Allegedly, she didn’t agree, because others liked her too, but it was written to happen thus.