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 […]
Sussan was a little girl. She lived in a big house which was surrounded by many trees. One bright morning Sussan woke up and decided to go for a walk. Suddenly she heard a soft whistle. She looked around but saw nothing. The whistle sounded again. Now Sussan looked at her house. There was no
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
Alice had a collection of toys in her nursery. Dolly was the prettiest doll. She loved playing with other dolls. One morning, when Dolly woke up, she saw her face in the mirror. She was horrified to see her face. It was covered with spots. She was in shock. “Oh my God! What has happened
A lion lived with his family in a jungle. Papa lion was very worried. His cub was growing big but still he had not learnt to roar. A lion without a roar! He asked a jackal to teach his cub how to roar. The jackal started teaching the cub. “Say, Oooo!Oooo!” said the jackal to
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
There were three brothers living in a village. They were very poor. Among the three brothers the youngest was a fool. But he thought himself a clever man. The other two brothers told him to sell their ox in the city. On the way, a sudden storm arose. While passing under a tree, the youngest
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
On Christmas eve night, a fairy gifted Sandy a story-book. “You have one year to read this book. Next Christmas, I will come to take it back,” she said. After a year, when the fairy returned to take the book, she found that some of the crisp white pages had turned yellow and they had
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
Mr and Mrs Smith had to go on an official tour for five days. They had to leave their children with their Granny. Granny and Grandpa were very happy to see their grandchildren. Granny gave the two children sweets, cake and fruits. Grandpa read them stories. For some time they could divert the attention of
Once, a Tsar had three sons. The Tsar wanted all of them to get married. He told them, “Each of you has to shoot an arrow into the air as far as you can. Then, you will have to marry the girl living at the place where your arrow lands.” As told by their father,
A merchant had a single daughter named Vasilisa. She was very beautiful, so she was known as Vasilisa the Beautiful. When she was eight years old, her mother died. Before dying, Vasilisa’s mother gave her a tiny wooden doll. She instructed Vasilisa to give the doll a little to eat and a little to drink