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,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,NA?AN ,HASKELL ,DOLE 

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,! WID[ ,M>Y A LIV$ ) H] MO!R & SIX  
*ILDR54 ,!IR MEANS ( LIFE W]E SMALL4 ,BUT !Y  
US$ !IR LA/ MONEY 9 ! PUR*ASE ( A R$ C[1 SO  
AS TO HAVE MILK = ! *ILDR54 ,! ELDE/ *ILDR5 PA/UR$ ,BR[NIE #a 9 ! FIELD1 & GAVE H] SLOPS AT  
HOME4  

,ONE-TIME :ILE ! MO!R WAS AWAY FROM HOME1 !  
OLDE/ SON1 ,MI%A1 9 CLIMB+ ON ! %ELF AFT] BREAD1  
KNOCK$ OV] A TUMBL] & BROKE IT4  

,MI%A WAS AFRAID ?AT HIS MO!R W\LD *IDE HIM4  
,SO HE GA!R$ UP ! L>GE PIECES ( BROK5 GLASS1  
C>RI$ !M 9TO ! Y>D1 & BURI$ !M 9 !  
DUNG-HEAP1 BUT ! LITTLE PIECES HE ?REW 9TO !  
BAS94 ,! MO!R MISS$ ! GLASS1 & MADE 9-  
QUIRIES 2 BUT ,MI%A SAID NO?+1 & SO ! MATT]  
RE/$4  

,ON ! NEXT DAY1 AFT] D9N]1 :5 ! MO!R W5T  
TO GIVE ,BR[NIE ! SWILL FROM ! BAS91 %E F\ND ?AT  
,BR[NIE WAS AIL+ & W\LD NOT EAT H] FOOD4 ,!Y  
TRI$ TO GIVE H] M$IC9E1 & !Y CALL$ ! BABKA4 #b  
,! BABKA SAID ?AT ! C[ W\LD NOT LIVE 2 IT WAS BE/  
TO SLAU<T] H] = BEEF4  

,!Y CALL$ A PEASANT & PROCE$$ TO SLAU<T]  
! C[4 ,! *ILDR5 HE>D ,BR[NIE L[+ 9 !  
Y>D 2 !Y ALL CLIMB$ UPON ! OV5 & BEGAN TO  
WEEP4  

,AFT] !Y HAD SLAU<T]$ ,BR[NIE1 !Y TOOK (F  
! HIDE & CUT ! C>CASS 9 PIECES1 & !RE1 9 !  
?ROAT1 !Y F\ND A PIECE ( GLASS4 ,& SO !Y KNEW  
?AT H] DEA? WAS CAUS$ BY H] SWALL[+ ! GLASS  
9 ! SLOPS4  

,:5 ,MI%A HE>D ?IS HE BEGAN TO WEEP BITT]LY1  
& CONFESS$ TO HIS MO!R ?AT HE BROKE ! GLASS4  
,! MO!R SAID NO?+1 BUT ALSO WEPT4 ,!N %E  
SAID 3  

0 ,WE HAVE KILL$ \R ,BR[NIE1 & HAVE NO?+ TO  
GET ANO!R C[ )4 ,H[ WILL ! LITTLE ONES LIVE  
)\T MILK 8 0  

,MI%A KEPT H[L+ L\D] & L\D]1 & W\LD NOT  
COME D[N FROM ! OV5 :5 !Y ATE ! JELLY MADE  
FROM ! C['S HEAD4 ,EV]Y TIME :5 HE W5T TO  
SLEEP1 HE SAW 9 HIS DREAMS H[ ,UNCLE ,VASILI BR\<T  
! R$ C[ BY ! HORNS1 ,BR[NIE1 ) H] WIDE  
EYES & BEAUTIFUL NECK4  

,FROM ?AT TIME ! *ILDR5 HAD NO MORE MILK4 ,ONLY  
ON HOLIDAYS !Y HAD MILK1 = !N ,M>YA ASK$ H]  
NEI<BOR = A MUG ( IT4  

,IT HAPP5$ ?AT ! LADY ( ?AT E/ATE NE$$ A  
*ILD'S NURSE4 ,& ! GR&MO!R SAID TO !  
DAU<T] 3  

0 ,LET ME GO 2 ,I WILL TAKE ! PLACE AS NURSE1 &  
MAYBE ,GOD WILL LET Y\ GET ALONG ) ! *ILDR5  
ALONE4 ,& IF ,GOD SP>ES ME1 ,I CAN E>N 5\< 9 A  
YE> TO BUY A C[40  

,?US !Y DID4 ,! GR&MO!R W5T TO ! LADY 2  
BUT IT GREW /ILL MORE H>D = ,M>YA & ! *ILDR54  
,! *ILDR5 LIV$ A :OLE YE> )\T HAV+ MILK4  
,!Y HAD NO?+ BUT KISEL JELLY & TIURIA #c TO EAT &  
!Y GREW ?9 & PALE4  

,AFT] ! YE> WAS OV]1 ! GR&MO!R CAME HOME1  
BR++ TW5TY RUBLES4  

0 ,WELL1 DAU<T]10 SAYS %E1 0 N[ WE WILL BUY A C[40  

,M>YA WAS DELI<T$ 2 ALL ! *ILDR5 W]E DELI<T$4  
,M>YA & ! GR&MO!R W5T TO M>KET TO BUY  
!IR C[4 ,!Y ASK$ A NEI<BOR TO /AY ) !  
*ILDR51 & !Y ASK$ ANO!R NEI<BOR1 ,UNCLE  
,ZAKH>1 TO GO ) !M & HELP !M TO SELECT ! C[4  

,AFT] SAY+ !IR PRAY]S !Y W5T TO T[N4 ,9  
! AFT]NOON ! *ILDR5 KEPT RUNN+ 9TO ! /REET  
TO SEE IF !Y C\LD SEE ! C[4 ,!Y AMUS$ !M-  
SELVES GUESS+ :AT K9D ( A C[ %E W\LD BE R$  
OR BLACK4 ,!Y KEPT TELL+ ONE ANO!R H[ !Y  
W\LD FE$ H]4 ,ALL DAY LONG !Y WAIT$ & WAIT$4  
,!Y WALK$ A V]/ TO MEET ! C[1 BUT AS IT WAS  
ALREADY GR[+ D>K1 !Y TURN$ BACK4  

,SUDD5LY !Y SAW COM+ ALONG ! ROAD A C>T1 &  
9 IT SAT !IR GR&MO!R1 & BESIDE ! H9D :EEL  
WALK$ A BR9DLE C[ TI$ BY ! HORN1 & !IR MO!R  
WAS WALK+ BEH9D URG+ H] ON ) A DRY /ICK4  

,! *ILDR5 RAN TO !M & BEGAN TO EXAM9E !  
C[4 ,!Y BR\<T BREAD & GRASS & TRI$ TO FE$  
H]4 ,! MO!R W5T 9TO ! COTTAGE1 *ANG$ H]  
CLO!S1 & W5T \T ) H] T[EL & MILK-PAIL4 ,%E  
SAT D[N UND] ! C[ & BEGAN TO WIPE ! UDD]4  
,! ,LORD BE PRAIS$ 6 ,! C[ GAVE MILK1 & !  
*ILDR5 /OOD >\ND & WAT*$ ! MILK /RA9+  
9TO ! PAIL1 & LI/5$ TO ITS S\ND UND] ! MO!R'S  
F+]S4 ,:5 ! MO!R HAD MILK$ ! PAIL HALF FULL1  
%E C>RI$ IT D[N CELL>1 & EA* ( ! *ILDR5 HAD  
A MUG = SUPP]4  

#a ,BUR5U%KA1 DIM9UTIVE N\N FROM ADJECTIVE BURUI4  

#b ,MIDWIFE1 SUPPOS$ TO KN[ SOME?+ AB\T AILM5TS4  

#c ,BREAD SOAK$ 9 KVAS4  

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