俄罗斯童话故事英文第二册.docx

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俄罗斯童话故事英文第二册

俄罗斯童话故事StillmoreRussianpicturetales

VALERYCARRICK

TranslatedBYNEIVILLFORBES

1.TheFoxandthehare

2.TheKidsandtheWolf

3.TheSparrowandthebladeofGrass

4.TheLittleGreyGoat

5.TheFoxandtheCrane

6.ThePeasantandtheHare

7.TheFox,theCockandtheCrane

8.Ting-a-lingbome!

9.TheFoxandtheLobster

10.TheCamelandtheRam

11.TheQuarrelsomegoat

12.TheHareandthePeasant

13.TheFoxandthePeasant

14.TheWolfthatwentFishing

15.OldAcquantanceissoonforgot

16.TheFoxandtheWoodcock

TheFoxandtheHare

Onceuponatime,inacertainforest,aharebuilthimselfahutofbark,andafoxbuilthimselfoneofice,closetooneanother.Thetwoneighbours

Gotonverywelltogether,andoftenpaideachothervisits.Butwhenthespringcamethefox’shutmeltedaway,whilethehare’sstoodasitwas,andthefoxsaidtothehare:

“Mr.Hare,doletmecomeandgetwarminyourhut!

”andtheharelethimin,butnosoonerhadhedonesothanthefoxchasedhimout.Sotheharewentoff,cryingbitterly,whensuddenlyhemetawolf,andthewolfsaidtohim:

“Whatareyoucryingabout,Mr.Hare?

”

“HowcanIhelpcrying,Mr.Wolf!

”answeredthehare,“Ihadahutofbark,andMr.Foxhadoneofice;hismelted,andsohechasedmeoutofmine,andsettledinit!

”“Well,don’tcry,Mr.hare,”saidthewolf,

“I’llgoanddrivehimout!

”soheranofftothehare’shutandsaidtothefox:

“Mr.Fox,comeonoutofit!

”Butthefoxanswered:

“You’dbetterbecarefulwhatyou’reabout,forI’lltearyouinshredsifIdocomeout!

”andthatfrightenedthewolfsomuchthatheranawayashardashecould.Andtheharewentonfurther,stillcrying,whenhemetabear,andthebearsaidtohim:

“Whatareyoucryingabout,Mr.hare?

”“HowcanIhelpcrying,Bruin!

’answeredthehare,“Iuiltmyselfahutofbark,andthefoxbuilthimselfoneofice;hismelted,andsohechasedmeoutofmineandsettledhimselfinit.”

“Well,don’tcry,Mr.hare,”saidBruin,“I’llgoandgivehimsslap,anddrivehimout!

”sohewenttothehare’shutandsaidtothefox:

“Mr.Fox,comeonoutofit!

”butthefoxanswered:

“You’dbetterbecarefulwhatyou’reaout,forI’lltearyouinshredsifIdocomeout!

”and

AtthatBruinlostallhiscourage,andranoffsofastthathewasoutofsightbeforeyouhadtiemtolook.Andtheharewentonfurther,stillcryingandsheddingbittertears,whenhemetacock,

andthecocksaidtohim:

“whatareyoucryingabout,Mr.Hare?

”“HowcanIhelpcrying,Mr.Cock!

”answeredthehare,“Ibuiltmyselfahutofbark,andthefoxbuilthimselfoneoftheice;hismelted,andsohechasedmeoutofmineandsettledhimselfinit.”“Well,don’tcry,Mr.hare,”saidthecock,“I’llhelpyououtofyourtrouble1”sohewenttothehare’shutandstartedcrowinginaloudvoice:

“I’vegotaigscythethatkillspeopledead,andwithitI’llchopoffthefox’shead!

”

andthefoxgotsuchafrightthatheranoffwithhistailbetweenhislegs.

Andtheharewassohappy,thathebeganbeatingthedrum.Andthat’stheend.

We’vecometoseeyou:

pleasetellusatale!

THEKIDSANDTHEWOLF

Onceuponatimeagoatbuiltalittlehutintheforest,andbroughtupherfamilyofkidsinitandmadeittheirhome,whenshehadeatenallthegrassnearthehut,

thegoathadtogoofftosomemeadowsfurtherawaytofindmore,andthenshewouldsaytoherkids:

“Now,children,youmustshutthedoorvery,verytight,anddon’topenittoanyone,orelsethewolfthat’sontheprowlherewillcomeandeatyouallup!

”andwhenshehadwalkedfarenough,andeatenherfillofgreengrass,thegoatwouldcomebacktothehutandsing:

“Mylittlekids,mylittledears,unboltedthedoorandopenitwide!

Yourmother’scomebackandbroughtyousomemilk,togivefoodanddrinktoherlittleones!

”Thenthekidswouldopenthedoortoletbherin,andthegoatwouldfeedthemwithmilk,andliedowntorestandhaveasleepandthenthenextmorninggooffagaintothemeadowswhichwerefaraway.Noonedaythegraywolfheardthegoatsingingtoherchildren,andhethought:

“Whyshouldn’tItryandmakemywayintotheirhut!

”andwhenhehadsniffedaroundandmadesurethatthemother-goathadgoneoff,hecreptquietlyuptothedoorandstartedsinging:

“Mylittlekids,mylittledears,unboltthedoorandopenitwide!

Yourmother’scomebackandbroughtyousomemilk,togivefoodanddrinktoherlittleones!

”butthekidsheardthatitwasn’ttheirmother’svoice,andtheysaid:

“No,wewon’topenthedoor,you’renotourmother,butthegraywolf,andyouwanttoeatus!

”andthewolf

stoodthereforsometime,andatlasthadtogoawaywithanemptystomach.Andthenthegoatcameandstartedsinging:

“Mylittlekids,mylittledears,unboltthedoorandopenitwide!

Yourmother’scomebackandbroughtyousomemilk,togivefoodanddrinktoherlittleones!

”andtheysaiddirectly:

“There,that’sourmother,we’llopenthedoorforher!

”sotheyopenedthedoor,andtoldherallthathadhappened.

Meanwhilethewolfwaswanderingabouttheforestandthinking:

“Wellnow,who’dhavethoughtthosekidsaresoclever!

TheymusthavetoldbythevoicethatitwasI,thegraywolf,attheirdoor!

”sohewentofftothesmith,andthesmothforgedhimaveryfinepipingvoicelikethegoat’s.andhecamebackagaintothegoat’shutandstartedsinging:

“Mylittlekids,mylittledear,unboltthedoorandopenitwide!

Yourmother’scomeback,andbroughtyousomemilk,togivefoodanddrinktoherlittleones!

”andthekidsthoughtitwastheirmotherthathadcomeback,andopenedthedoortothewolf,andheatethemallup.

THESPARROWANDTHEBLADEOFGRASS

Asparrowonceperchedonabaldeofgrassandsaidtoit:

“Givemeaswing,bladeofgrass.”Butthebladeofgrassanswered:

“No,Iwon’t!

”sothesparrowflewofftothegoat,andsaidtohom:

“Mr.Goat,Mr.Goat!

Goandeatthebladeofgrass,becauseitwon’tgivemeaswing.”Butthegoatanswered:

“No,Iwon’t”sothesparrowflewofftothewolf,andsaidtohim:

“Mr.Wolf,goandeatthegoat!

Becausehewon’tgoandeatthebladeofgrass,andthebladeofgrasswon’tgivemeaswing.”Butthewolfanswered:

“No,Iwon’t.”sothesparrowflewofftoaman,andsaidtohim:

“Mr.man,goandkillthewolf!

Becausehewon’tgoandeatthegoat,andthegoatwon’tgoandeatthebladeofgrass,andthebladeofgrasswon’tgivemeaswing.”Butthemananswered:

“No,Iwon’t!

”sothesparrowflewofftothefire,andsaidtoit:

“Fire,fire,goandburntheman!

Becausehewon’tgoandkillthewolf,andthewolfwon’tgoandeatthebladeofgrasswon’tgivemeaswing.”

Butthefireanswered:

“No,Iwon’t.”sothesparrowflewofftothewatr,andsaidtoit:

“Water,water,goandburntheman,andthemanwon’tgoandkillthewolf,and

Thewolfwon’tgoandeatthegoat,andthegoatwon’tgoandeatthebladeofgrass,andthebladeofgrasswon’tgivemeaswing.”Butthewateranwered:

“No,Iwon’t!

”

Sothesparrowflewofftotheoxen,andsaidtothem:

“Oxen,oxen,goanddrinkupthewater!

Becauseitwon’tgoandputoutthefire,andthefirewon’tgoandkillthewolf,andthewolfwon’tgoandeatthegoat,andthegoatwon’tgoandeatthethebladeofthegrass,andthebladeofgrasswon’tgivemeaswing.”

Thentheoxenwentofftodrinkthewater,andthewaterwentofftoputoutthefire,andthefirewentofftoburntheman,andthemanwentofftokillthewolf,andthewolfwenttoeatthegoat,andthegoatwentofftoeatthebladeofthegrass,andthebladeofgrassgotaterriblefrightand

SAIDTOTHESPARROW:

“Sitdown,I’llgiveyouaswing.”

sothebladeofgrassstartedswingingthesparrowandsinging:

“Hubhaby,baby,onthetreetop,you’dbetterholdtightifyoudon’twanttodrop!

”

it’snotthatI’mparticular,butIhaven’tyetbeenasked.

THELITTLEGAYGOAT

Therewasanoldwomanwhohadagraygoat,oh!

Shedid,yes!

Shedid,hadagraygoat!

Andthatlittlegoatshedidloveverymuch,oh!

Hedid,yes!

Hedid,intohishead.

Togoforawalkinthewoodsallalone,

Oh!

Hedid,yes!

Hedid,allonhisown.

Andwhenhegottherehemetthreeangrywolves,oh!

Hedid,yes!

Hedid,threeangrywolves,oh!

Hedid,yes!

hedid,threeangrywolves.

Andhishoofsandhishornsthatwasallthattheyleft,oh!

Itwas,yes!

Allthattheyleft.

THEFOXANDTHECRANE

Onceuponatimeafoxmadefriendswithacrane,andaskedhimtopayavisit.“Comeandseeme,cousin,intheforest!

I’llgiveyouafinetreat!

”sothecranewenttoseethefoxintheforest.Andthefoxhadboiledsomeporridgeandspreaditoutonaplate,andsaidtothecrane:

“Comeandeat,cousnin,thisporridgeisdelicious!

Comeandhavesome,anddon’tbeshy!

”andthecranebegantopeckattheplate,andwentonpecking,butcouldgetholdofnothing.Meanwhilethefoxwaslickingawaywithhistongue,andallthetimekeptaskingthecranetoeat.Atlastthefoxateitallupandthecranehadnothingatall.Andthefoxsatthere,havingeatenhisfill,andlicking

Hischops,andsaid:

“Youmustn’tblameme,cousin,ifyouhaven’thadenough.IcouldonlygiveyouwhatIhad,andyouwerewelcometothat.Ihsdn’ttimetoboilortobakeantthingelse.”Andthecraneanswered；“Nevermind,cousin,manythanksforyorukindness!

Lateronyoumustcomecomeandseemeinmymarsh.Onegoodmealdeservesanother!

”soafterawhilethefoxwenttoseethecrane.And

Thecranehadboiledsomefish-soupandhadpoureditintoajarwithalongnarrowneck,andhesaid:

“Pleasecomeandbegin,cousin!

Thisfish-soupissimplylovely!

‘’

Andthefoxstartedwalkingroundthejar,andhecouldsmellhowg