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How the Camel Got His Hump” - is a fascinating fairy-tale by the incomparable English writer Rudyard Kipling about the way one lazy and sniffy camel refused to help the other animals. He was punished for that: a magic gin awarded him with a huge hump for the wild beast to be able to work continuously.
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The «sweet Porridge» - is a queer fairy tale by the famous children's writers Brothers Grimm. This is a small story about the way a little hungry girl was presented with the magic pot, the one, which could cook itself when you say. However, once the girl's mother forgot the words and she could not stop it and the sweet porridge imprisoned the whole village.
4) Mowgli
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'Mowgli’ is a legendary collection of stories by the world-famous English writer and poet Joseph Rudyard Kipling (Eng. Joseph Rudyard Kipling, 1865-1936). This is an unbelievable story of the human child, who was, found in jungles and reared, up by the wolves. The baby grows in the pack and learns to survive in the conditions of the wild nature, and his devoted friends help him in doing that, they are, the bear Baloo, the panther Bagheera and the...
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The «the Frog Prince or Iron Henry» - is the most famous work by Brothers Grimm. The basis of the fairy tale - is the story of a little frog, which is in a hurry to help the young girl. Nevertheless, her tears were not sincere and the princess did not want to fulfill her promise. The small readers are for sure familiar with the plot of this fairy tale thanks to the screen version of it.
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“The Golden Goose” - is one of the best works by the famous explorers of the German folk culture brothers Grimm. This is an astonishing and didactic story about the silly boy Hendi, who felt pity about the poor old man, got the golden goose which helped him to become rich and to marry the beautiful queen.
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"V teatre kukol zhila malen'kaya myshka po imeni Businka. Ona s udovol'stviyem smotrela vse spektakli i znala vsekh kukol po imenam. Businka mechtala stat' nastoyashchey artistkoy! Myshka predstavlyala sebya v zolotom sverkayushchem plat'ye, krasnykh tufel'kakh i s koronoy na golove. I odnazhdy ona uslyshala, chto na glavnuyu rol' srochno nuzhna artistka?"--provided by publisher's website for title.
In the puppet theater there lived a little mouse...
10) Lis V Ŭiŭlioteke
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When Fox chases Mouse into the library, Mouse offers Fox a book so that he will get new ideas -- like wanting to eat chickens instead of mice. But when the chicken-eating, fox-hunting farmer walks into the library, Fox and Chicken think fast and come up with a surprising solution that just might save them both.
11) Na Dikom Zapade
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Journey to the Wild West of the United States in the 19th century and meet cowboys, brave sheriffs, gold hunters, wise Native Americans, and desperate robbers and bandits.
16) Desi
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A beautifully illustrated fairy tale for children 6-10 years old. A heartwarming story about friendship, love, and faithfulness. The main characters are a boy and a girl who live in a small town and are good friends from early childhood. Suddenly, their peaceful life turns into tribulation, and going through challenges, children learn how to make the right choice and protect their friendship and love.
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Just like any other day, Noah Henry is getting ready to go to school until he is told by his parents that the school is closed. Sadly, the zoo is also closed and he won't be able to play with his little friends, either. The situation doesn't change even when, after talking to his teacher, he and his younger brother wash their hands as they are told. Not until he goes out for a walk with his family, does he notice that his friends have drawn a rainbow...
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Skazka o pope i o rabotnike ego Balde is a fairy tale in verse by Alexander Pushkin. Pushkin wrote the tale on September 13, 1830, while staying at Boldino. It is based on a Russian folk tale which Pushkin collected in Mikhaylovskoye early on. The Tale of the Priest and of his Workman Balda consists of 189 extremely varied lines that range from three to fourteen syllables but made to rhyme in couplets. In the summer of 1831, Pushkin read the tale...
20) A Wonderful Day
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English Russian Bilingual children's book. Perfect for kids learning English or Russian as their second language.
This book about gratitude teaches kids to see the good in everything. Danny tells Dad about his day and describes everything that happened. Although Danny's day didn't go as planned, he still managed to enjoy it. It turns out, that in every bad situation you can find a good thing and something to be grateful for.
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