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More Russian Picture Tales
by Valerian Viliamovich Karrik
- Language
- EN
- Format
- EPUB
- Size
- 4.3 MB
Description
"More Russian Picture Tales" is a collection of folk stories and fables composed of short narratives, illustrated with vivid descriptions of animal characters and their adventures. The stories are rooted in traditional Russian culture, reflecting moral lessons through humorous and engaging plots. Published in the early 20th century, the work is intended primarily for children and young adults, featuring themes of cleverness, friendship, morality, and the consequences of actions. The tales often involve animals such as a cock, a bear, a wolf, and a goat, each experiencing situations that highlight virtues or vices, with narratives that serve both entertainment and didactic purposes.
The stories are characterised by simple language and focus on conveying cultural values through humorous and moralistic narratives. Each tale presents a self-contained episode, making the collection accessible for reflection or reading aloud. The book exemplifies early 20th-century Russian storytelling traditions aimed at young audiences, with illustrations and narratives designed to teach moral lessons in an engaging manner.
The stories are characterised by simple language and focus on conveying cultural values through humorous and moralistic narratives. Each tale presents a self-contained episode, making the collection accessible for reflection or reading aloud. The book exemplifies early 20th-century Russian storytelling traditions aimed at young audiences, with illustrations and narratives designed to teach moral lessons in an engaging manner.
From the opening pages
He tried to swallow it, and choked himself. He choked himself and stretched himself out, and there he lay, and couldn't even breathe. A cock was scratching one day in the earth under the wall of a cottage when he found a bean. And his mistress saw him, ran up to him, and asked: “Mr. Cock, what makes you lie there like that, so that you can't breathe?” “I've choked myself with a bean,” he answered. “Go and ask the cow for some butter.” And his mistress came to the cow and said: “Mrs. Cow, give me some butter! My cock is lying there and can't even breathe, he has choked himself with a bean.” And the cow answered: “Go and ask the hay-makers for some hay.” And she came to the hay-makers and said: “Hay-makers, give me some hay! The hay's for the cow who will give me some butter, and the butter's for my cock who is lying there and can't breathe, he's choked himself with a bean.” And the hay-makers answered: “Go and ask the oven to give you some loaves.” And she came to the oven and said: “Oven, oven, give me some loaves! The loaves are for the hay-makers, who will give me some hay, the hay's for the cow, who will give me some butter, and the butter's for my cock who is lying there and can't breathe, he's choked himself with a bean.” And the oven answered: “Go and ask the wood-cutters for some wood.” And she came to the wood cutters and said: “Give me some wood! The wood's for the oven, who will give me some loaves, the loaves are for the hay-cutters, who will give me some hay, the hay's for the cow, who will give me some butter, the butter's for my cock who is lying there and can't breathe, he's choked himself with a bean.” And they answered: “Go and ask the smith for an axe, we've nothing to cut the wood with.” So she came to the smith and said: “Smith, smith, give me an axe! The axe is for the wood-cutters, who will give me some wood, the wood's for the oven, who will give me some loaves, the loaves are for the hay-makers, who will give me some hay, the hay's for the cow, who will give me some butter, and the butter's for my…
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