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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...
Once upon a time, there was an old man and his wife. The old woman used the last of her flour to bake her husband a small round loaf ( kolobok ). But the kolobok did not want to be eaten and ran away...
A Russian peasant ( moujik ) was tilling his field when a bear came along to eat him. The moujik said that if the bear spared him, he would give him half his harvest of turnips – the top half. When t...
Once upon a time, grandfather planted a turnip seed. The turnip grew and grew, until it was very big indeed. One day, grandfather went out into the garden to pull up the turnip. He tugged and pulled,...
Once upon a time, there were three brothers. The two eldest brothers were clever, but the youngest, Yemelia, was lazy. Although he was a fool, Yemelia was always lucky. One day, he caught a magic pik...
Once upon a time, there was an old man and an old woman, who had three daughters. One day, the old man gave the youngest daughter, Masha, a golden apple on a silver plate. The jealous sisters stole t...
This is the story about how a cunning soldier tricked a miserly old woman. The soldier asked the old woman for something to eat, but the old woman said that she had no food in her house. The soldier ...
The legend of the marvellous journeys and heroic deeds of Prince Bova, the mighty bogatyr, begins with the tale of his insidious mother, Militrisa Kirbitievna. Militrisa plotted the death of her husb...