Sawan’s 151 Russian Tales For Kids are the part of culture, traditions, customs and history of people of Russia. Gift your children tales from The Russian Garland as well as from authors like Robert Nisbet Bain and Alexandar Afanasyev.📚😍
Once, a horse’s skull was lying in the open field. It was picked up by the ants and cleaned. Now, it shone bright white in the sunlight. A little burrowing mouse came passing by. He saw the white skull, and thought it to make it his own palace. He called out, “Little house, little house! …
Once upon a time, there lived a fox and a hare. The fox lived in the house of snow and the hare lived in the house of wood. The spring came and the fox’s house melted. The house of the hare stood firm. So, the fox asked the hare if he could come in to …
Once, there lived two brothers, one rich and the other poor. One day, the poor brother went to the rich one to borrow a horse as he wanted to get wood from the forest. The rich brother gave him the horse but not the horse-collar. The poor brother tied the sledge to the horse’s tail …
Once, there was an old man named Abrosim. He lived with his old wife Fetinia and a son, Ivanushka. They were very poor and could barely survive. One day, the old man brought home a crust of bread for his wife and son. Hardly had they begun to cut it when Krutchina (Sorrow) came from …
Once, there lived an old widowed hunter, Kokovanya. He had no family, so he adopted a little orphan girl, Daryonka. Daryonka asked Kokovanya if she could take her kitten along with her. Kokovanya agreed and all of them started living together. They were not rich but lived a comfortable life. The old man went to …
Once upon a time, a Pope’s daughter went for a walk into the woods without taking permission from her father or mother. She lost her way. Her parents tried to search but could not find her. Three years passed. Now, in the same woods where her parents lived, there was a brave hunter. On every …
Once upon a time, there lived a King. He was so powerful that whenever he sneezed, the people in his kingdom were bound to say ‘To your good health!’ Everyone said it except the shepherd with the glaring eyes. The King got to know this and was very angry. He ordered the shepherd to be …
In a small village in Russia, there lived two brothers, one rich, the other poor. The rich brother went to live in the town and became a merchant. The poor brother became very poor and did not have anything to feed his children. One day, he went to meet his rich brother and asked for …
Once, there lived a King and a Queen. The King wished to go out in the world and try his strength battling with the other kings. So, he called his ministers and ordered them to get the army ready to march towards a far-off country where a heathen king ruled who was cruel and ill-treated …
There was deep snow in the forest. The branches of the trees were laden with snow. Huge lumps of snow kept falling on the ground under the trees. In the middle of this forest was a small hut. It was made up of pine logs cut from the forest. Inside the hut, Maroosia sat with …
Once in Russia, there lived a Tsar and a Tsarina. They had one daughter, Marya Tsarevna. After some time, the old Tsarina died and the Tsar married another woman who was in reality a witch. Now, the witch had three daughters, one of whom had one eye, the next two eyes, and the third had …
In a small Russian city, a merchant lived with his wife. They had a son, Vasili, who was wiser than his age. Once, when all of them were having their lunch, a nightingale who sat in a cage over the table started singing sadly. The merchant was angry and could not bear it. He said, …
Once upon a time, two old serfs lived together for many years without a child. In their old age, they prayed for a child. After seven years, their prayers were answered and the old woman gave birth to seven sons, who were all named Simeons. When they were ten years old, their father died. Simeons …
Once upon a time, there were three brothers. They lived in a small village on the shore of the Volga River. The two elder brothers were married. They were merchants. The youngest Emelya was foolish, lazy, and despised work. While Emelya’s brothers went out to work, he sat on a warm stove in the kitchen. …
In all the legends, St. Nicholas is regarded as a kind character. This quality was attributed to him in the story in which he and Prophet Ilya were introduced together. It was autumn. One afternoon, a Russian peasant was driving along a heavy road. All of a sudden, his cart stuck fast in the mire. …
Once upon a time, an old man planted a turnip. After a few days, it grew and became an enormous turnip. The old man decided to pull the turnip out of the ground. He tried very hard but couldn’t pull it out. So, he called out to his wife for help. The wife took hold …
Once upon a time, a hunter shot and wounded a bird. The bird begged him not to kill her but to take her home, and when she went to sleep, strike her head. The hunter did exactly like that and the bird transformed into a beautiful woman. She proposed to the hunter for marriage, and …
In a certain kingdom, there lived a King who was getting old and his vision had become poor. He had heard of a garden with apples of youth that would make a man grow young, and well with the water of life that would restore his vision. He called his three sons and asked them …
Once, there lived a mighty Tsar named Visalev who had a magnificent orchard of which he was very proud. But every night, a firebird came to his favourite apple tree and stole away golden apples. Feeling upset, he called his three sons to help. The Tsar said, “Whoever catches this firebird, I will give him …
Once upon a time, there was a King who had twelve beautiful daughters. All of them slept together in one room in twelve beds. When they went to bed, the doors were shut and locked up. Nevertheless, every morning their shoes looked quite worn as if the princesses had danced all night. But nobody knew …
In a small Russian village, there lived an old man and an old woman. They had a daughter named Alyonushka and a son named Ivanushka. Soon, the couple died, and Alyonushka and Ivanushka were left all alone in the world. Alyonushka had to go out to work and Ivanushka went along as he was too …
Once upon a time, there was a Princess who never laughed. Throughout her life, she did not even smile. Her father loved her very much and felt very sad to see her like this. He made the announcement that whoever made the Princess laugh would marry her. Soon, the palace was filled with clowns, jugglers …
Once, a Prince married a beautiful Princess but soon had to leave for a long journey. The Prince asked her not to leave her chamber and to avoid wicked people. The Princess promised to do so, and as soon as the Prince left, she locked herself in her chamber. One day, a woman who was …
Once upon a time, there was a rich merchant named Marko. He was a miser. One day, he went for a walk. On the way, he saw an old man sitting and begging in the name of Christ. Though Marko noticed him, he walked past him. At the same time, a poor man came walking …
Once upon a time, there was an old woman. Her son was a fool. One day, the fool found three peas. He picked them up and planted them outside the village. When the shoots came up, he began to guard them. One day, he saw a crane pecking at them. The fool quietly went and …
Shabarsha, a peasant, was upset as the harvest that year was bad. His master racked his brains about how to take care of the cattle and where to get some money from. “Don’t worry, master!” Shabarsha said to him. “Just give me the day, and I’ll find a way!” Then, he went to the mill …
Once upon a time, there were two peasants, Ivan and Naum. Together, they decided to go to another village and look for work. They kept travelling and finally came to a well-off village. They were hired by different masters. After working for a week, they met on Sunday. “My dear friend, how much have you …
Once upon a time, a couple had a daughter named Masha and a two-year-old son, Vanya. One day, the mother and the father were going out for work. They asked Masha to look after herself and her little brother. Masha carefully listened to her parents but as soon as they left, she seated her brother …
Once, a peasant was sowing seeds in a field. The King came riding along, and asked the peasant, “How much do you earn from this field?” The peasant replied, “Some eighty rubles if the harvest is good.” The King, then, asked him what he did with the money. The peasant said, “I give twenty rubles …
Once upon a time, there was a proud young pike. One day, it so happened that the foolish pike decided to leave his home in the water and live like the cat. He was either jealous of the cat’s easy, comfortable life or perhaps he was fed up of eating fish dinner every day. He …
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