,BOOK #b1 ,*APT] #d 

#ahhiahhi 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,B5JAM9 ,R4 ,TUCK] 

,TEXT 3 

,! SMALL DEVIL F9I%$ ) ,SIMEON ?AT NI<T1 & ACCORD+ TO AGREEM5T W5T TO ! ASSI/ANCE ( HIS COMRADE :O HAD *>GE ( ,IVAN1 ?AT HE MI<T HELP TO CONQU] ! ,FOOL4 ,HE W5T TO ! FIELD & SE>*$ EV]Y:]E1 BUT C\LD F9D NO?+ BUT ! HOLE ?R\< :I* ! SMALL DEVIL HAD DISAPPE>$4 

0,WELL1 ?IS IS /RANGE10 HE SAID2 0SOME?+ MU/ HAVE HAPP5$ TO MY COMPANION1 & ,I WILL HAVE TO TAKE HIS PLACE & CONT9UE ! WORK HE BEGAN4 ,! ,FOOL IS ?R\< ) HIS PL[+1 SO ,I MU/ LOOK AB\T ME = SOME O!R MEANS ( COMPASS+ HIS DE/RUCTION4 ,I MU/ OV]FL[ HIS MEAD[ & PREV5T HIM FROM CUTT+ ! GRASS40 

,! LITTLE DEVIL ACCORD+LY OV]FL[$ ! MEAD[ ) MUDDY WAT]1 &1 :5 ,IVAN W5T AT DAWN NEXT MORN+ ) HIS SCY! SET & %>P5$ & TRI$ TO M[ ! GRASS1 HE F\ND ?AT IT RESI/$ ALL HIS EF=TS & W\LD NOT YIELD TO ! IMPLEM5T AS USUAL4 

,MANY TIMES ,IVAN TRI$ TO CUT ! GRASS1 BUT ALWAYS )\T SUCCESS4 ,AT LA/1 BECOM+ WE>Y ( ! EF=T1 HE DECID$ TO RETURN HOME & HAVE HIS SCY! AGA9 %>P5$1 & ALSO TO PROCURE A QUANTITY ( BREAD1 SAY+3 0,I WILL COME BACK H]E & WILL NOT LEAVE UNTIL ,I HAVE M[N ALL ! MEAD[1 EV5 IF IT %\LD TAKE A :OLE WEEK40 

,HE>+ ?IS1 ! LITTLE DEVIL BECAME ?\<TFUL1 SAY+3 0,?AT ,IVAN IS A KOOLAK .<H>D CASE.>1 & ,I MU/ ?9K ( SOME O!R WAY ( CONQU]+ HIM40 

,IVAN SOON RETURN$ ) HIS %>P5$ SCY! & />T$ TO M[4 

,! SMALL DEVIL HID HIMSELF 9 ! GRASS1 & AS ! PO9T ( ! SCY! CAME D[N HE BURI$ IT 9 ! E>? & MADE IT ALMO/ IMPOSSIBLE = ,IVAN TO MOVE ! IMPLEM5T4 ,HE1 H[EV]1 SUCCE$$ 9 M[+ ALL BUT ONE SMALL SPOT 9 ! SWAMP1 :]E AGA9 ! SMALL DEVIL HID HIMSELF1 SAY+3 0,EV5 IF HE %\LD CUT MY H&S ,I WILL PREV5T HIM FROM ACCOMPLI%+ HIS WORK40 

,:5 ,IVAN CAME TO ! SWAMP HE F\ND ?AT ! GRASS WAS NOT V]Y ?ICK4 ,/ILL1 ! SCY! W\LD NOT WORK1 :I* MADE HIM SO ANGRY ?AT HE WORK$ ) ALL HIS MI<T1 & ONE BL[ MORE P[]FUL ?AN ! O!RS CUT (F A PORTION ( ! SMALL DEVIL'S TAIL1 :O HAD HIDD5 HIMSELF !RE4 

,DESPITE ! LITTLE DEVIL'S EF=TS HE SUCCE$$ 9 F9I%+ HIS WORK1 :5 HE RETURN$ HOME & ORD]$ HIS SI/] TO GA!R UP ! GRASS :ILE HE W5T TO ANO!R FIELD TO CUT RYE4 ,BUT ! DEVIL PREC$$ HIM !RE1 & FIX$ ! RYE 9 SU* A MANN] ?AT IT WAS ALMO/ IMPOSSIBLE = ,IVAN TO CUT IT2 H[EV]1 AFT] CONT9U\S H>D LABOR HE SUCCE$$1 & :5 HE WAS ?R\< ) ! RYE HE SAID TO HIMSELF3 0,N[ ,I WILL />T TO M[ OATS40 

,ON HE>+ ?IS1 ! LITTLE DEVIL ?\<T TO HIMSELF3 0,I C\LD NOT PREV5T HIM FROM M[+ ! RYE1 BUT ,I WILL SURELY /OP HIM FROM M[+ ! OATS :5 ! MORN+ COMES40 

,E>LY NEXT DAY1 :5 ! DEVIL CAME TO ! FIELD1 HE F\ND ?AT ! OATS HAD BE5 ALREADY M[$4 ,IVAN DID IT DUR+ ! NI<T1 SO AS TO AVOID ! LOSS ?AT MI<T HAVE RESULT$ FROM ! GRA9 BE+ TOO RIPE & DRY4 ,SEE+ ?AT ,IVAN AGA9 HAD ESCAP$ HIM1 ! LITTLE DEVIL BECAME GREATLY 5RAG$1 SAY+3 

0,HE CUT ME ALL OV] & MADE ME TIR$1 ?AT FOOL4 ,I DID NOT MEET SU* MIS=TUNE EV5 ON ! BATTLEFIELD4 ,HE DOES NOT EV5 SLEEP20 & ! DEVIL BEGAN TO SWE>4 0,I CANNOT FOLL[ HIM10 HE CONT9U$4 0,I WILL GO N[ TO ! HEAPS & MAKE EV]Y?+ ROTT540 

,ACCORD+LY HE W5T TO A HEAP ( ! NEW-M[N GRA9 & BEGAN HIS FI5DI% WORK4 ,AFT] WETT+ IT HE BUILT A FIRE & W>M$ HIMSELF1 & SOON WAS FA/ ASLEEP4 

,IVAN H>NESS$ HIS HORSE1 &1 ) HIS SI/]1 W5T TO BR+ ! RYE HOME FROM ! FIELD4 

,AFT] LIFT+ A C\PLE ( %EAVES FROM ! FIR/ HEAP HIS PIT*=K CAME 9TO CONTACT ) ! LITTLE DEVIL'S BACK1 :I* CAUS$ ! LATT] TO H[L ) PA9 & TO JUMP >\ND 9 EV]Y DIRECTION4 ,IVAN EXCLAIM$3 

0,SEE H]E6 ,:AT NA/9ESS6 ,Y\ AGA9 H]E80 

0,I AM ANO!R ONE60 SAID ! LITTLE DEVIL4 0,?AT WAS MY BRO!R4 ,I AM ! ONE :O WAS S5T TO Y\R BRO!R ,SIMEON40 

0,WELL10 SAID ,IVAN1 0IT MATT]S NOT :O Y\ >E4 ,I WILL FIX Y\ ALL ! SAME40 

,AS ,IVAN WAS AB\T TO /RIKE ! FIR/ BL[ ! DEVIL PLEAD$3 0,LET ME GO & ,I WILL DO Y\ NO MORE H>M4 ,I WILL DO :ATEV] Y\ WI%40 

0,:AT CAN Y\ DO = ME80 ASK$ ,IVAN4 

0,I CAN MAKE SOLDI]S FROM ALMO/ ANY?+40 

0,& :AT WILL !Y BE GOOD =80 

0,OH1 !Y WILL DO EV]Y?+ = Y\60 

0,CAN !Y S+80 

0,!Y CAN40 

0,WELL1 MAKE !M40 

0,TAKE A BUN* ( /RAW & SCATT] IT ON ! GR\ND1 & SEE IF EA* /RAW WILL NOT TURN 9TO A SOLDI]40 

,IVAN %OOK ! /RAWS ON ! GR\ND1 &1 AS HE EXPECT$1 EA* /RAW TURN$ 9TO A SOLDI]1 & !Y BEGAN M>*+ ) A B& AT !IR HEAD4 

0,I%TY .<LOOK Y\.>1 ?AT WAS WELL DONE6 ,H[ IT WILL DELI<T ! VILLAGE MAID5S60 HE EXCLAIM$4 

,! SMALL DEVIL N[ SAID3 0,LET ME GO2 Y\ DO NOT NE$ ME ANY LONG]40 

,BUT ,IVAN SAID3 0,NO1 ,I WILL NOT LET Y\ GO JU/ YET4 ,Y\ HAVE CONV]T$ ! /RAW 9TO SOLDI]S1 & N[ ,I WANT Y\ TO TURN !M AGA9 9TO /RAW1 AS ,I CANNOT AF=D TO LOSE IT1 BUT ,I WANT IT ) ! GRA9 ON40 

,! DEVIL REPLI$3 0,SAY3 ',SO MANY SOLDI]S1 SO MU* /RAW4'0 

,IVAN DID AS DIRECT$1 & GOT BACK HIS RYE ) ! /RAW4 

,! SMALL DEVIL AGA9 BEGG$ = HIS RELEASE4 

,IVAN1 TAK+ HIM FROM ! PIT*=K1 SAID3 0,) ,GOD'S BLESS+ Y\ MAY DEP>T02 &1 AS BE=E AT ! M5TION ( ,GOD'S NAME1 ! LITTLE DEVIL WAS HURL$ 9TO ! E>? LIKE A FLA%1 & NO?+ WAS LEFT BUT ! HOLE TO %[ :]E HE HAD GONE4 

,SOON AFT]W>DS ,IVAN RETURN$ HOME1 TO F9D HIS BRO!R ,T>RAS & HIS WIFE !RE4 ,T>RAS-,BRIUKHAN C\LD NOT PAY HIS DEBTS1 & WAS =C$ TO FLEE FROM HIS CR$ITORS & SEEK REFUGE UND] HIS FA!R'S RO(4 ,SEE+ ,IVAN1 HE SAID3 0,WELL1 ,IVAN1 MAY WE REMA9 H]E UNTIL ,I />T 9 SOME NEW BUS9ESS80 

,IVAN REPLI$ AS HE HAD BE=E TO ,SIMEON3 0,YES1 Y\ >E P]FECTLY WELCOME TO REMA9 H]E AS LONG AS IT SUITS Y\40 

,) ?AT ANN\NCEM5T HE REMOV$ HIS COAT & SEAT$ HIMSELF AT ! SUPP]-TABLE ) ! O!RS4 ,BUT ,T>RAS-,BRIUKHAN'S WIFE OBJECT$ TO ! SMELL ( HIS CLO!S1 SAY+3 0,I CANNOT EAT ) A FOOL2 NEI!R CAN ,I /& ! SMELL40 

,!N ,T>RAS-,BRIUKHAN SAID3 0,IVAN1 FROM Y\R CLO!S !RE COMES A BAD SMELL2 GO & EAT BY Y\RSELF 9 ! POR*40 

0,V]Y WELL10 SAID ,IVAN2 & HE TOOK SOME BREAD & W5T \T AS ORD]$1 SAY+1 0,IT IS TIME = ME TO FE$ MY M>E40 

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