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Once upon a time, there was an old man, an old woman, their daughter and a scratchweed goat. No matter what they did for their goat, the fastidious animal was always discontented. One day, the exaspe...
Yeruslan was a Russian bogatyr and the son of Lazar, who killed a dragon and saved a beautiful princess, who became Lazar’s wife and Yeruslan’s mother. Even in his childhood, Yeruslan was known for h...
Sadko, a poor but spirited minstrel, wagers his head against the wealth of the Novgorod merchants that he will catch golden fish in the neighbouring Lake Ilmen. Aided by the Sea King’s daughter he wi...
There was an old man, who had a cat and a cockerel. One day, a fox sat underneath their window and sang: Oh cockerel, with the golden crest, Oh cock-a-doodle-do! Look out of the window and See what I...
Once upon a time, there was an old man and his wife. They had a little speckled hen who laid a golden egg. Although they beat and beat the egg, the old man and his wife were unable to break it. A mou...
The cockerel and the hen were pecking grains of corn when the cockerel began to feel faint. It sent the hen to the river for some water. The river asked for a leaf in exchange for some water, so the ...
One day, a mouse was running about the field when it saw a little teremok. As no one was inside, the mouse decided to settle there. The next day, a frog came hopping along and asked if it too could l...
Once upon a time, there was an old man and his wife. One day, the old man went to catch fish, while the old woman stayed at home and baked. The old man caught a whole cart full of fish and took them ...
Goodness and kindness are always rewarded. Little Khavroshechka was a poor orphan who lived with an evil old woman and her three daughters – One Eye, Two Eyes and Three Eyes. Although Little Khavrosh...
One day, Kutkha the Raven decided to go to the sea to catch some fish. It caught a lot of fish, harnessed the largest hunchback salmons to his sledge, and asked the salmon to drive him home. The rave...