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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,NA?AN ,HASKELL ,DOLE 

,TEXT 3 

,I4 ,! ,W,O,L,F ,& ,! ,K,I,D,S 

,A ,G,O,A,T WAS GO+ TO ! FIELD AFT] PROV5D]1 & %E %UT UP H] ,KIDS 9 ! B>N1 ) 9JUNCTIONS NOT TO LET ANY ONE 94 ,SAID %E 3 0,BUT :5 Y\ HE> MY VOICE !N OP5 ! DOOR40  

,A ,WOLF OV]HE>D1 CREPT UP TO ! B>N1 & SANG AFT] ! MANN] ( ! ,GOAT 3 0,LITTLE *ILDR51 OP5 ! DOOR 2 Y\R MO!R HAS COME ) SOME FOOD = Y\40  

,! ,KIDS PE]$ \T ( ! W9D[1 & SAID 3 0,! VOICE IS \R MAMA'S1 BUT ! LEGS >E ?OSE ( A WOLF4 ,WE CANNOT LET Y\ 940  

,I,I4 ,! ,F,>,M,]',S ,W,I,F,E ,& ,! ,C,A,T 

,A ,F,>,M,]',S WIFE WAS ANNOY$ BY MICE EAT+ UP ! TALL[ 9 H] CELL>4 ,%E %UT ! CAT 9TO ! CELL>1 SO ?AT ! CAT MI<T CAT* ! MICE4 ,BUT ! CAT ATE UP1 NOT ONLY ! TALL[1 BUT ! MILK & ! MEAT ALSO4  

,I,I,I4 ,! ,C,R,[ ,& ,! ,E,A,G,L,E 

,! %EEP W5T \T TO PA/URE4 ,SUDD5LY AN ,EAGLE APPE>$1 SWOOP$ D[N FROM ! SKY1 CAU<T A LITTLE LAMB ) ITS CLAWS1 & BORE HIM AWAY4  

,A ,CR[ SAW IT1 & FELT ALSO AN 9CL9ATION TO D9E ON MEAT4 ,%E SAID 3 0,?AT WAS NOT A V]Y BRI<T P]=MANCE4 ,N[ ,I AM GO+ TO DO IT1 BUT 9 BETT] /YLE4 ,! ,EAGLE WAS /UPID 2 HE C>RI$ (F A LITTLE LAMB1 BUT ,I AM GO+ TO TAKE ?AT FAT RAM YOND]40  

,! ,CR[ BURI$ H] CLAWS DEEP 9 ! RAM'S FLEECE1 & TRI$ TO FLY (F ) HIM 2 BUT ALL 9 VA94 ,& %E WAS NOT ABLE TO EXTRICATE H] CLAWS FROM ! WOOL4  

,! %EPH]D CAME ALONG1 FRE$ ! RAM FROM ! ,CR['S CLAWS1 & KILL$ ! ,CR[1 & FLUNG IT AWAY4  

,I,V4 ,! ,M,\,S,E ,& ,! ,F,R,O,G 

,A ,M,\,S,E W5T TO VISIT A ,FROG4 ,! ,FROG MET ! ,M\SE ON ! BANK1 & URG$ HIM TO VISIT HIS *AMB] UND] ! WAT]4  

,! ,M\SE CLIMB$ D[N TO ! WAT]'S $GE1 TOOK A TA/E ( IT1 & !N CLIMB$ BACK AGA94  

0,NEV]10 SAID HE1 0WILL ,I MAKE VISITS TO PEOPLE ( ALI5 RACE40  

,V4 ,! ,V,A,+,L,O,R,I,\,S ,C,O,C,K,],E,L 

,TWO ,COCK]ELS F\<T ON A DUN<EAP4  

,ONE ,COCK]EL WAS ! /RONG] 3 HE VANQUI%$ ! O!R & DROVE HIM FROM ! DUN<EAP4  

,ALL ! ,H5S GA!R$ >\ND ! ,COCK]EL1 & BEGAN TO LAUD HIM4 ,! ,COCK]EL WANT$ HIS /R5G? & GLORY TO BE KN[N 9 ! NEXT Y>D4 ,HE FLEW ON TOP ( ! B>N1 FLAPP$ HIS W+S1 & CR[$ 9 A L\D VOICE 3 0,LOOK AT ME1 ALL ( Y\4 ,I AM A VICTORI\S ,COCK]EL4 ,NO O!R ,COCK]EL 9 ! WORLD HAS SU* /R5G? AS ,I40  

,! ,COCK]EL HAD NOT F9I%$ HIS PEAN1 :5 AN ,EAGLE KILL$ HIM1 SEIZ$ HIM 9 HIS CLAWS1 & C>RI$ HIM TO HIS NE/4  

,V,I4 ,! ,A,S,S ,& ,! ,L,I,O,N 

,O,N,C,E UPON A TIME A ,LION W5T \T TO HUNT1 & HE TOOK ) HIM AN ,ASS4 ,& HE SAID TO HIM 3  

0,ASS1 N[ Y\ GO 9TO ! WOODS1 & RO> AS L\D AS Y\ CAN2 Y\ HAVE A CAPACI\S ?ROAT4 ,! PREY ?AT RUN AWAY FROM Y\R RO>+ WILL FALL 9TO MY CLUT*ES40  

,& SO HE DID4 ,! ,ASS BRAY$1 & ! TIMID CREATURES ( ! WOOD FL$ 9 ALL DIRECTIONS1 & ! ,LION CAU<T !M4  

,AFT] ! HUNT+ WAS OV]1 ! ,LION SAID TO ! ,ASS 3  

0 ,N[ ,I WILL PRAISE Y\4 ,Y\ RO>$ SPL5DIDLY40  

,& S9CE ?AT TIME ! ,ASS IS ALWAYS BRAY+1 & ALWAYS EXPECTS TO BE PRAIS$4  

,V,I,I4 ,! ,F,O,O,L ,& ,H,I,S ,K,N,I,F,E 

,A ,F,O,O,L HAD AN EXCELL5T KNIFE4  

,) ?IS KNIFE ! FOOL TRI$ TO CUT A NAIL4 ,! KNIFE W\LD NOT CUT ! NAIL4  

,!N ! FOOL SAID 3  

0,MY KNIFE IS MEAN10 & HE TRI$ TO CUT SOME S(T KISEL JELLY ) HIS KNIFE4 ,:]EV] ! KNIFE W5T ?R\< ! JELLY ! LIQUID CLOS$ TOGE!R AGA94  

,! FOOL SAID1 0,MIS]ABLE KNIFE 6 IT WON'T CUT KISEL1 EI!R10 & HE ?REW AWAY HIS GOOD KNIFE4 

,V,I,I,I4 ,! ,B,O,Y ,D,R,I,V,] 

,A ,P,E,A,S,A,N,T WAS RETURN+ FROM M>KET ) HIS SON ,VANKA4.<#a.> ,! PEASANT W5T TO SLEEP 9 HIS C>T1 & ,VANKA HELD ! RE9S & CRACK$ ! :IP4 ,!Y HAPP5$ TO MEET ANO!R TEAM4 ,VANKA %\T$ 3  

0 ,TURN \T TO ! RI<T 6 ,I %ALL RUN OV] Y\ 6 0 4  

,& ! PEASANT ) ! TEAM SAID 3  

0,IT IS NOT A BIG CRICKET1 BUT IT *IRPS SO AS TO BE HE>D 6 0  

,I,X4 ,L,I,F,E ,D,U,L,L ,),\,T ,S,O,N,G 

,9 ! UPP] P>T ( A H\SE LIV$ A RI* B>91 & ON ! FLOOR BEL[ LIV$ A POOR TAILOR4 ,! TAILOR WAS ALWAYS S++ SONGS AT HIS WORK1 & PREV5T$ ! B>9 FROM SLEEP+4  

,! B>9 GAVE ! TAILOR A PURSE FULL ( MONEY NOT TO S+4 ,! TAILOR BECAME RI*1 & TOOK GOOD C>E ( HIS MONEY1 & REFRA9$ FROM S++4  

,BUT IT GREW TIRESOME TO HIM 2 HE TOOK ! MONEY & RETURN$ IT TO ! B>91 SAY+ 3  

0,TAKE BACK Y\R MONEY & LET ME S+ MY SONGS AGA91 OR ,I %ALL DIE ( MELAN*OLY40  

,X4 ,! ,S,Q,U,I,R,R,E,L ,& ,! ,W,O,L,F 

,A ,S,Q,U,I,R,R,E,L WAS LEAP+ FROM LIMB TO LIMB1 & FELL DIRECTLY UPON A SLEEP+ ,WOLF4 ,! ,WOLF JUMP$ UP1 & WAS GO+ TO DEV\R HIM4 ,BUT ! ,SQUIRREL BEGG$ ! ,WOLF TO LET HIM GO4 4  

,! ,WOLF SAID 3 

0,ALL RI<T 2 ,I WILL LET Y\ GO ON CONDITION ?AT Y\ TELL ME :Y IT IS ?AT Y\ SQUIRRELS >E ALWAYS SO HAPPY4 ,I AM ALWAYS MELAN*OLY 2 BUT ,I SEE Y\ PLAY+ & LEAP+ ALL ! TIME 9 ! TREES40  

,! ,SQUIRREL SAID 3  

0 ,LET ME GO FIR/1 & !N ,I WILL TELL Y\ 2 BUT N[ ,I AM AFRAID ( Y\40  

,! ,WOLF LET HIM GO1 & ! ,SQUIRREL LEAP$ UP 9TO A TREE1 & FROM !RE IT SAID 3  

0,Y\ >E MELAN*OLY BECAUSE Y\ >E BAD4 ,WICK$NESS CONSUMES Y\R HE>T4 ,BUT WE >E HAPPY BECAUSE WE >E GOOD1 & DO NO ONE ANY H>M40  

,X,I4 ,U,N,C,L,E ,M,I,T,Y,A',S ,H,O,R,S,E 

,U,N,C,L,E ,M,I,T,Y,A HAD A V]Y F9E BAY HORSE4  

,SOME ?IEVES HE>D AB\T ! BAY HORSE1 & LAID  
!IR PLANS TO /EAL IT4 ,!Y CAME AFT] IT WAS D>K1  
& CREPT 9TO ! Y>D4  

,N[ IT HAPP5$ ?AT A PEASANT :O HAD A BE> )  
HIM CAME TO SP5D ! NI<T AT ,UNCLE ,MITYA'S4 ,UNCLE  
,MITYA TOOK ! PEASANT 9TO ! COTTAGE1 LET \T ! BAY  
HORSE 9TO ! Y>D1 & PUT ! BE> 9TO ! 5CLOSURE  
:]E ! BAY HORSE WAS4  

,! ?IEVES CAME 9 ! D>K 9TO ! 5CLOSURE1 & BEGAN TO GROPE >\ND4 ,! BE> GOT ON HIS H9D LEGS1 & SEIZ$ ONE ( ! ?IEVES1 :O WAS SO FRI<T5$ ?AT HE BAWL$ ) ALL HIS MI<T4  

,UNCLE ,MITYA CAME \T & CAU<T ! ?IEVES4  

,X,I,I4 ,! ,B,O,O,K 

,TWO M5 TOGE!R F\ND A BOOK 9 ! /REET1 &  
BEGAN TO DISPUTE AS TO ! [N]%IP ( IT4 ,A ?IRD HAPP5$ ALONG1 & ASK$ 3  

0 ,:I* ( Y\ CAN READ 8 0  

0 ,NEI!R ( US40  

0 ,!N :Y DO Y\ WANT ! BOOK 8 ,Y\R QU>REL  
REM9DS ME ( TWO BALD M5 :O F\<T = POSSESSION  
( A COMB1 :5 NEI!R HAD ANY HAIR ON HIS HEAD40  

,X,I,I,I4 ,! ,W,O,L,F ,& ,! ,F,O,X 

,A ,W,O,L,F WAS RUNN+ FROM ! DOGS1 & WANT$ TO  
HIDE 9 A CLEFT4 ,BUT A ,FOX WAS LY+ 9 ! CLEFT 2 %E  
%[$ H] TEE? AT ! ,WOLF1 & SAID 3  

0 ,Y\ CANNOT COME 9 H]E 2 ?IS IS MY PLACE40  

,! ,WOLF DID NOT /OP TO DISPUTE ! MATT]1 BUT  
M]ELY SAID 3  

0,IF ! DOGS W]E NOT SO NE>1 ,I W\LD TEA* Y\  
:OSE PLACE IT IS 2 BUT N[ ! RI<T IS ON Y\R SIDE40  

,X,I,V4 ,! ,P,E,A,S,A,N,T ,& ,H,I,S ,H,O,R,S,E 

,S,O,M,E SOLDI]S MADE A =AY 9TO HO/ILE T]RITORY4 ,A  
PEASANT RAN \T 9TO ! FIELD :]E HIS HORSE WAS1 &  
TRI$ TO CAT* IT4 ,BUT ! HORSE W\LD NOT COME TO !  
PEASANT4  

,& ! PEASANT SAID TO HIM 3 -  

0 ,/UPID1 IF Y\ DON'T LET ME CAT* Y\1 ! 5EMY WILL  
C>RY Y\ (F40  

,! ,HORSE ASK$ 3  

0 ,:AT W\LD ! 5EMY DO ) ME 8 0  

,! PEASANT REPLI$ 3  

0 ,( C\RSE !Y W\LD MAKE Y\ C>RY BURD5S40  

,& ! ,HORSE REJO9$ 3  

0 ,WELL1 DON'T ,I C>RY BURD5S = Y\ 8 ,SO !N IT IS  
ALL ! SAME TO ME :E!R ,I WORK = Y\ OR Y\R  
5EMIES40  

,X,V4 ,! ,E,A,G,L,E ,& ,! ,S,[ 

,A,N ,EAGLE BUILT A NE/ ON A TREE1 & HAT*$ \T  
SOME EAGLETS4 ,& A WILD ,S[ BR\<T H] LITT] UND]  
! TREE4  

,! ,EAGLE US$ TO FLY (F AFT] H] PREY1 & BR+ IT  
BACK TO H] Y\NG4 ,& ! ,S[ ROOT$ >\ND !  
TREE & HUNT$ 9 ! WOODS1 & :5 NI<T CAME %E  
W\LD BR+ H] Y\NG SOME?+ TO EAT4  

,& ! ,EAGLE & ! ,S[ LIV$ 9 NEI<BORLY  
FA%ION4  

,& A ,GRIMALK9 LAID HIS PLANS TO DE/ROY ! EAGLETS  
& ! LITTLE SUCK+ PIGS4 ,HE W5T TO ! ,EAGLE1 &  
SAID 3  

0 ,EAGLE1 Y\ HAD BETT] NOT FLY V]Y F> AWAY4 ,BE-  
W>E ( ! ,S[ 2 %E IS PLANN+ AN EVIL DESIGN4 ,%E  
IS GO+ TO UND]M9E ! ROOTS ( ! TREE4 ,Y\ SEE  
%E IS ROOT+ ALL ! TIME40  

,!N ! ,GRIMALK9 W5T TO ! ,S[ & SAID 3  

0 ,S[1 Y\ HAVE NOT A GOOD NEI<BOR4 ,LA/ EV5+  
,I HE>D ! ,EAGLE SAY+ TO H] EAGLETS 3 ' ,MY DE> LITTLE  
EAGLETS1 ,I AM GO+ TO TREAT Y\ TO A NICE LITTLE PIG4  
,JU/ AS SOON AS ! ,S[ IS GONE1 ,I WILL BR+ Y\ A LITTLE  
Y\NG SUCK+ PIG4' '  

,FROM ?AT TIME ! ,EAGLE CEAS$ TO FLY \T AFT] PREY1  
& ! ,S[ DID NOT GO ANY MORE 9TO ! =E/4 ,!  
EAGLETS & ! Y\NG PIGS P]I%$ ( />VATION1 &  
,GRIMALK9 FEA/$ ON !M4 

,X,V,I4 ,! ,L,O,A,D 

,A,F,T,] ! ,FR5* HAD LEFT ,MOSC[1 TWO PEASANTS  
W5T \T TO SE>* = TREASURES4 ,ONE WAS WISE1 !  
O!R /UPID4  

,!Y W5T TOGE!R TO ! BURNT P>T ( ! CITY1 &  
F\ND SOME SCOR*$ WOOL4 4 ,!Y SAID1 0 ,?AT WILL BE  
USEFUL AT HOME40  

,!Y GA!R$ UP AS MU* AS !Y C\LD C>RY1 &  
/>T$ HOME ) IT4  

,ON ! WAY !Y SAW LY+ 9 ! /REET A LOT ( CLO?4  
,! WISE PEASANT ?REW D[N ! WOOL1 SEIZ$ AS MU*  
( ! CLO? AS HE C\LD C>RY1 & PUT IT ON HIS %\LD]S4  
,! /UPID ONE SAID 3  

0 ,:Y ?R[ AWAY ! WOOL 8 ,IT IS NICELY TI$ UP1 &  
NICELY FA/5$ ON40 ,& SO HE DID NOT TAKE ANY ( !  
CLO?4  

,!Y W5T F>!R1 & SAW LY+ 9 ! /REET SOME  
READY-MADE CLO!S ?AT HAD BE5 ?R[N AWAY4 ,!  
WISE PEASANT UNLOAD$ ! CLO?1 PICK$ UP ! CLO!S1  
& PUT !M ON HIS %\LD]S4 ,! /UPID ONE SAID 3  

0 ,:Y %\LD ,I ?R[ AWAY ! WOOL 8 ,IT IS NICELY TI$  
UP & SECURELY FA/5$ ON MY BACK40  

,!Y W5T ON !IR WAY1 & SAW SILV] PLATE SCATT]$  
AB\T4 ,! WISE PEASANT ?REW D[N ! CLO!S1 &  
GA!R$ UP AS MU* ( ! SILV] AS HE C\LD1 &  
/>T$ (F ) IT 2 BUT ! /UPID ONE DID NOT GIVE UP HIS  
WOOL1 BECAUSE IT WAS NICELY TI$ UP & SECURELY TI$ ON4  

,GO+ /ILL F>!R1 !Y SAW GOLD LY+ ON ! ROAD4  
,! WISE PEASANT ?REW D[N HIS SILV] & PICK$ UP  
! GOLD 2 BUT ! /UPID ONE SAID 3  

0 ,:AT IS ! GOOD ( TAK+ (F ! WOOL 8 ,IT IS NICELY  
TI$ UP & SECURELY FA/5$ TO MY BACK40  

,& !Y W5T HOME4 ,ON ! WAY A RA9 SET 91 &  
! WOOL BECAME WAT]-SOAK$1 SO ?AT ! /UPID MAN HAD  
TO ?R[ IT AWAY1 & ?US REA*$ HOME EMPTY-H&$ 2  
BUT ! WISE PEASANT KEPT HIS GOLD & BECAME RI*4  

,X,V,I,I4 ,! ,B,I,G ,O,V,5 

,O,N,C,E UPON A TIME A MAN HAD A BIG H\SE1 & 9 !  
H\SE !RE WAS A BIG OV5 2 BUT ?IS MAN'S FAMILY WAS  
SMALL ONLY HIMSELF & HIS WIFE4  

,:5 W9T] CAME1 ! MAN TRI$ TO KEEP HIS OV5  
GO+ 2 & 9 ONE MON? HE BURNT UP ALL HIS FIREWOOD4  
,HE HAD NO?+ TO FE$ ! FIRE1 & IT WAS COLD4  

,!N ! MAN BEGAN TO BREAK UP HIS F5CES1 & USE  
! BO>DS = FUEL4 ,:5 HE HAD BURNT UP ALL ( HIS  
F5CES1 ! H\SE1 N[ )\T ANY PROTECTION AGA9/  
! W9D1 WAS COLD] ?AN EV]1 & /ILL !Y HAD NO  
FIREWOOD4  

,!N ! MAN BEGAN TO TE> D[N ! CEIL+ ( HIS  
H\SE1 & BURN ?AT 9 ! OV54  

,A NEI<BOR NOTIC$ ?AT HE WAS TE>+ D[N HIS  
CEIL+1 & SAID TO HIM 3  

0 ,:Y1 NEI<BOR1 HAVE Y\ LO/ Y\R M9D 8 PULL+  
D[N Y\R CEIL+ 9 W9T]4 ,Y\ & Y\R WIFE WILL  
FREEZE TO DEA?60  

,BUT ! MAN SAID 3  

0 ,NO1 BRO!R 2 Y\ SEE ,I AM PULL+ D[N MY CEIL+  
SO AS TO HAVE SOME?+ TO HEAT MY OV5 )4 ,WE  
HAVE SU* A CURI\S ONE 2 ! MORE ,I HEAT IT UP1 !  
COLD] WE >E 6 0  

,! NEI<BOR LAU<$1 & SAID 3  

0,WELL1 !N1 AFT] Y\ HAVE BURNT UP Y\R CEIL+1  
!N Y\ WILL BE TE>+ D[N Y\R H\SE4 ,Y\ WON'T  
HAVE ANY:]E TO LIVE 2 ONLY ! OV5 WILL BE LEFT1 &  
EV5 ?AT WILL BE COLD 6 0  

0,WELL1 ?AT IS MY MIS=TUNE10 SAID ! MAN4 0,ALL  
MY NEI<BORS HAVE FIREWOOD 5\< = ALL W9T] 2 BUT  
,I HAVE ALREADY BURNT UP MY F5CES & ! CEIL+ (  
MY H\SE1 & HAVE NO?+ LEFT40  

,! NEI<BOR REPLI$ 3  

0 ,ALL Y\ NE$ IS TO HAVE Y\R OV5 REBUILT0  

,BUT ! MAN SAID 3  

0 ,I KN[ WELL ?AT Y\ >E JEAL\S ( MY H\SE &  
MY OV5 BECAUSE !Y >E L>G] ?AN Y\RS1 & SO  
Y\ ADVISE ME TO REBUILD IT40  

,& HE TURN$ A DEAF E> TO HIS NEI<BOR'S ADVICE1  
& BURNT UP HIS CEIL+1 & BURNT UP HIS :OLE H\SE1  
& HAD TO GO & LIVE ) /RANG]S4 

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