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Share Link copied Format epub Published May 03, 2026 Rating No reviews yet ![More Russian Picture Tales](https://fls-a13cb2d7-1b3e-4883-a0bd-297afd110a11.367be3a2035528943240074d0096e0cd.r2.cloudflarestorage.com/works/01kqnp648sgbsamhzaczje0g4t/cover.png?X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=d29ce3bb571c165c97a702f29f7aee93%2F20261005%2Fauto%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20261005T193308Z&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=0459fb2bb4497b31df8768d1913360951e08b236cd13de92ae5226205eb2ea55) ## About this work More Russian Picture Tales by Valerian Viliamovich Karrik, Nevill 1883-1929 \[Translator\] Forbes — a public-domain edition published by publica.now. Sample ## Take a look inside MORE RUSSIAN PICTURE TALES BY VALERY CARRICK TRANSLATED BY NEVILL FORBES NEW YORK FREDERICK A. STOKES COMPANY PUBLISHERS Copyright, 1914, 1920, by Frederick A. Stokes Company All Rights Reserved Printed in the United States of America CONTENTS. PAGE 1.The Cock and the Bean1 2.The Goat and the Ram11 3.The Hungry Wolf25 4.The Peasant and the Bear39 5.The Dog and the Cock45 6.King Frost53 7.The Bear's Paw67 8.The Bear and the Old Man's Daughters73 9.The Straw Ox87 10.The Fox and the Blackbird103 THE COCK AND THE BEAN. 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… [ Sign in to buy ](https://publica.now/access?redirect=%2Fcheckout%2Fmore-russian-picture-tales) The sample continues in the full work. [ #classic ](/search?query=classic) [ #public-domain ](/search?query=public-domain) [ #library ](/search?query=library) ## Reviews No reviews yet. Be the first to share your thoughts. 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