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小泻邪蟹泻邪 芯 褉褘斜邪泻械 懈 褉褘斜泻械
One day, a poor old fisherman catches an unusual, beautiful fish--a talking gold fish. The gold fish begs the old man to release him, which he does, refusing any payment for this act of kindness. The fisherman's greedy old wife, however, thinks differently. Full color.
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Alexander Pushkin
2,306听books3,310听followersWorks of Russian writer Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin include the verse novel
Eugene Onegin
(1831), the play
Boris Godunov
(1831), and many narrative and lyrical poems and short stories.
See also:
Russian: 袗谢械泻褋邪薪写褉 小械褉谐械械胁懈褔 袩褍褕泻懈薪
French: Alexandre Pouchkine
Norwegian: Aleksander Pusjkin
Spanish:Aleksandr Pushkin
People consider this author the greatest poet and the founder of modern literature. Pushkin pioneered the use of vernacular speech in his poems, creating a style of storytelling鈥攎ixing drama, romance, and satire鈥攁ssociated ever with greatly influential later literature.
Pushkin published his first poem at the age of 15 years in 1814, and the literary establishment widely recognized him before the time of his graduation from the imperial lyceum in Tsarskoe Selo. Social reform gradually committed Pushkin, who emerged as a spokesman for literary radicals and in the early 1820s clashed with the government, which sent him into exile in southern Russia. Under the strict surveillance of government censors and unable to travel or publish at will, he wrote his most famous drama but ably published it not until years later. People published his verse serially from 1825 to 1832.
Pushkin and his wife Natalya Goncharova, whom he married in 1831, later became regulars of court society. In 1837, while falling into ever greater debt amidst rumors that his wife started conducting a scandalous affair, Pushkin challenged her alleged lover, Georges d'Anth猫s, to a duel. Pushkin was mortally wounded and died two days later.
Because of his liberal political views and influence on generations of Russian rebels, Pushkin was portrayed by Bolsheviks as an opponent to bourgeois literature and culture and a predecessor of Soviet literature and poetry. Tsarskoe Selo was renamed after him.
See also:
Russian: 袗谢械泻褋邪薪写褉 小械褉谐械械胁懈褔 袩褍褕泻懈薪
French: Alexandre Pouchkine
Norwegian: Aleksander Pusjkin
Spanish:Aleksandr Pushkin
People consider this author the greatest poet and the founder of modern literature. Pushkin pioneered the use of vernacular speech in his poems, creating a style of storytelling鈥攎ixing drama, romance, and satire鈥攁ssociated ever with greatly influential later literature.
Pushkin published his first poem at the age of 15 years in 1814, and the literary establishment widely recognized him before the time of his graduation from the imperial lyceum in Tsarskoe Selo. Social reform gradually committed Pushkin, who emerged as a spokesman for literary radicals and in the early 1820s clashed with the government, which sent him into exile in southern Russia. Under the strict surveillance of government censors and unable to travel or publish at will, he wrote his most famous drama but ably published it not until years later. People published his verse serially from 1825 to 1832.
Pushkin and his wife Natalya Goncharova, whom he married in 1831, later became regulars of court society. In 1837, while falling into ever greater debt amidst rumors that his wife started conducting a scandalous affair, Pushkin challenged her alleged lover, Georges d'Anth猫s, to a duel. Pushkin was mortally wounded and died two days later.
Because of his liberal political views and influence on generations of Russian rebels, Pushkin was portrayed by Bolsheviks as an opponent to bourgeois literature and culture and a predecessor of Soviet literature and poetry. Tsarskoe Selo was renamed after him.
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February 8, 2017
芯褔械薪褜 泻褉邪褋懈胁邪褟 芯斜褉邪蟹芯胁邪褌械谢褜薪邪褟 褋泻邪蟹泻邪
Well I was raised by such stories and I'm thankful for that. That being said I'll move on with the story.
This story is about a fisherman who finds a fish, a fish that makes his wishes come true. His wife is very greedy and just ends up asking so many things from the fish. Well, the ending isn't the classic happy ending that tales have.
Obviously, this is a tale for kids (I just happened to read it in Russian 'cause my Russian is poor to read other great Russian authors & I've known this tale since I was a little kid) but it's more than just a tale. It's a very educational tale and Pushkin is great. This is the first time I read Pushkin and it certainly won't be the last.
PS: No wonder he is considered the father of Russian Literature.
Well I was raised by such stories and I'm thankful for that. That being said I'll move on with the story.
This story is about a fisherman who finds a fish, a fish that makes his wishes come true. His wife is very greedy and just ends up asking so many things from the fish. Well, the ending isn't the classic happy ending that tales have.
Obviously, this is a tale for kids (I just happened to read it in Russian 'cause my Russian is poor to read other great Russian authors & I've known this tale since I was a little kid) but it's more than just a tale. It's a very educational tale and Pushkin is great. This is the first time I read Pushkin and it certainly won't be the last.
PS: No wonder he is considered the father of Russian Literature.
April 30, 2017
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February 20, 2020J盲lle sinise mere 盲盲rde
astus taat (meri lainetas kergelt).
Kuldkalakest hakkas ta h眉眉dma
ning kala ujus randa ja k眉sis:
鈥淢is vanake soovib? Ma kuulan.鈥�
Taat kummardus kala ees, kostis:
鈥淥le armuline, kuninglik kala,
eit mind kirub ja vannub kodus,
ei anna mulle raugale asu:
talle vaja on uut k眉na,
meie oma on t盲iesti l玫hki.鈥�
astus taat (meri lainetas kergelt).
Kuldkalakest hakkas ta h眉眉dma
ning kala ujus randa ja k眉sis:
鈥淢is vanake soovib? Ma kuulan.鈥�
Taat kummardus kala ees, kostis:
鈥淥le armuline, kuninglik kala,
eit mind kirub ja vannub kodus,
ei anna mulle raugale asu:
talle vaja on uut k眉na,
meie oma on t盲iesti l玫hki.鈥�
September 7, 2019
袨写薪邪 懈蟹 褋邪屑褘褏 锌芯褍褔懈褌械谢褜薪褘褏 褋泻邪蟹芯泻. 袧械谢褜蟹褟 斜褘褌褜 卸邪写薪褘屑, 薪械斜谢邪谐芯写邪褉薪褘屑, 懈 褋邪屑芯械 谐谢邪胁薪芯械, 薪械谢褜蟹褟 蟹谢芯褍锌芯褌褉械斜谢褟褌褜 写芯斜褉芯屑 懈 谢褞斜芯胁褜褞, 褌邪泻 泻邪泻 胁锌芯褋谢械写褋褌胁懈懈 芯褋褌邪胁褕懈褋褜 褍 褉邪蟹斜懈褌芯谐芯 泻芯褉褘褌邪, 褍锌褍褖械薪薪芯械 薪械 胁械褉薪褍褌褜.
April 17, 2021
Yet another story of woman presented as a bottomless void of unsatisfied want and being punished for it. What threat does she represent? What is so disturbing about her desire for power? Her final wish to be the most powerful being in the world was the only one judged to be unacceptable, but all the baubles and lesser positions up to that point were OK, so long as she was still under someone鈥檚 thumb. Whatever she represents, it would seem that the message is that its ultimate threat and end is to be an equalizer of men and women, portending the subversion of the existing social order. If you give a mouse a cookie鈥�
If you give a woman a taste of more, she鈥檒l end by leaving the clothes washing and merely pining for a new washtub to rule over you. No, best to keep her poor and ignorant of her ability to have more. I think the goldfish represents capitalism. Like avaricious women, people in capitalist society are never satisfied. Once they start acquiring, they want more, more, more, until everything goes topsy-turvy and we鈥檝e ushered evils into the world like women in charge, or even women thinking of this as a possibility. Capitalism seems innocent, only promising new, shiny progress, but it seduces society down bad paths. Let鈥檚 all ignore opportunities to have more and instead be satisfied with poverty, appreciating the fact that men are in charge, the way things should be, even if it means we all have to make do with less.
One of probably a thousand possible readings.
If you give a woman a taste of more, she鈥檒l end by leaving the clothes washing and merely pining for a new washtub to rule over you. No, best to keep her poor and ignorant of her ability to have more. I think the goldfish represents capitalism. Like avaricious women, people in capitalist society are never satisfied. Once they start acquiring, they want more, more, more, until everything goes topsy-turvy and we鈥檝e ushered evils into the world like women in charge, or even women thinking of this as a possibility. Capitalism seems innocent, only promising new, shiny progress, but it seduces society down bad paths. Let鈥檚 all ignore opportunities to have more and instead be satisfied with poverty, appreciating the fact that men are in charge, the way things should be, even if it means we all have to make do with less.
One of probably a thousand possible readings.
May 14, 2023
亘毓賰爻 丕賱賯氐丞貙 賱賲 賷毓噩亘賳賷 丕賱乇爻賲.
January 11, 2012
I have read many interpretations of the classic Brothers Grimm tale 鈥淭he Fisherman and his Wife,鈥� but this is the first time I have read the Russian version of this tale. 鈥淭he Magic Gold Fish鈥� is a Russian folktale retold by Demi and it is about how a poor fisherman wants to please his greedy wife when he finds a magic golden fish. 鈥淭he Magic Gold Fish鈥� is a great retelling of the ancient tale that children everywhere will love!
One day, a poor fisherman catches a gold fish and the gold fish promised to repay the kind fisherman in any kind of way. Unfortunately, the fisherman鈥檚 greedy wife wanted more from the fish, which includes a cottage, a mansion and a czarina!
Ever since I have been reading Demi鈥檚 works, I was always amazed at how detailed and beautiful her retellings of ancient folktales are! Demi鈥檚 writing is extremely dramatic and interesting at the same time as the fisherman is thrown into one crazy situation into another and I loved the Russian elements being put into this story such as 鈥渃zarina鈥� and 鈥渄istaff.鈥� Demi鈥檚 illustrations were simply gorgeous as she uses traditional Chinese inks to illustrate the drawings in this book. I especially loved the Russian landscapes in this book such as the picture of the royal palace looking red and having red flags waving in the air. I also loved the illustrations of the fisherman鈥檚 wife being dressed in gold and red royal clothing after she wishes to be a czarina and it really helped me see Russia in ancient times through a picture book.
The problem I had with this book is that the wife is a bit too cruel in this version as she goes from beating her husband up to making him live in the stables and pushing him away from her. Okay, well maybe she is more vain than cruel, but it was just so hard to even like her character in this version and I constantly feel sorry for the fisherman as he has to take his wife鈥檚 abuse throughout the book. So in a way, the ending was a bit satisfying for me because the fisherman鈥檚 wife gets what is coming to her for her greed, but at the same time, I felt that there should have been more added at the end, such as whether or not the fisherman鈥檚 wife learned her lesson or not.
All in all, 鈥淭he Magic Gold Fish鈥� was an interesting spin on the classic Brothers Grimm tale and children everywhere who love reading Russian folktales will definitely enjoy this classic tale! I would recommend this book to children ages five and up since the greedy wife might upset smaller children.
One day, a poor fisherman catches a gold fish and the gold fish promised to repay the kind fisherman in any kind of way. Unfortunately, the fisherman鈥檚 greedy wife wanted more from the fish, which includes a cottage, a mansion and a czarina!
Ever since I have been reading Demi鈥檚 works, I was always amazed at how detailed and beautiful her retellings of ancient folktales are! Demi鈥檚 writing is extremely dramatic and interesting at the same time as the fisherman is thrown into one crazy situation into another and I loved the Russian elements being put into this story such as 鈥渃zarina鈥� and 鈥渄istaff.鈥� Demi鈥檚 illustrations were simply gorgeous as she uses traditional Chinese inks to illustrate the drawings in this book. I especially loved the Russian landscapes in this book such as the picture of the royal palace looking red and having red flags waving in the air. I also loved the illustrations of the fisherman鈥檚 wife being dressed in gold and red royal clothing after she wishes to be a czarina and it really helped me see Russia in ancient times through a picture book.
The problem I had with this book is that the wife is a bit too cruel in this version as she goes from beating her husband up to making him live in the stables and pushing him away from her. Okay, well maybe she is more vain than cruel, but it was just so hard to even like her character in this version and I constantly feel sorry for the fisherman as he has to take his wife鈥檚 abuse throughout the book. So in a way, the ending was a bit satisfying for me because the fisherman鈥檚 wife gets what is coming to her for her greed, but at the same time, I felt that there should have been more added at the end, such as whether or not the fisherman鈥檚 wife learned her lesson or not.
All in all, 鈥淭he Magic Gold Fish鈥� was an interesting spin on the classic Brothers Grimm tale and children everywhere who love reading Russian folktales will definitely enjoy this classic tale! I would recommend this book to children ages five and up since the greedy wife might upset smaller children.
October 29, 2023
Full of truth about humans, their acquisitiveness, and their relation to nature. Is Pushkin chiding imperial pretensions?
March 6, 2025
匕賰乇鬲賳賷 丕賱乇爻賵賲丕鬲 亘鬲氐賲賷賲丕鬲 丕賱夭噩丕噩 丕賱賲毓卮賯...賵 兀賳丕 賲賳 賲丨亘賷賴
兀賱賵丕賳 丕賱賱賵丨丕鬲 噩賲賷賱丞
丕賱賯氐丞 賱胤賷賮丞...賱賰賳 賴賱 睾囟亘 丕賱爻賲賰丞 丕賱匕賴亘賷丞 丨氐賱 賱賲丕 胤賱亘鬲 丕賱毓噩賵夭 兀賳 鬲賰賵賳 爻賷丿丞 丕賱亘丨丕乇 賵 爻賷丿鬲賴丕...賱賰賳 賱賲 鬲睾囟亘 毓賳丿賲丕 丕爻鬲卮乇賶 噩卮毓賴丕 賮賷 胤賱亘丕鬲賴丕 責 賴賱 賴賵 鬲囟丕乇亘 賲氐丕賱丨 廿匕賳 責 馃榾
兀賱賵丕賳 丕賱賱賵丨丕鬲 噩賲賷賱丞
丕賱賯氐丞 賱胤賷賮丞...賱賰賳 賴賱 睾囟亘 丕賱爻賲賰丞 丕賱匕賴亘賷丞 丨氐賱 賱賲丕 胤賱亘鬲 丕賱毓噩賵夭 兀賳 鬲賰賵賳 爻賷丿丞 丕賱亘丨丕乇 賵 爻賷丿鬲賴丕...賱賰賳 賱賲 鬲睾囟亘 毓賳丿賲丕 丕爻鬲卮乇賶 噩卮毓賴丕 賮賷 胤賱亘丕鬲賴丕 責 賴賱 賴賵 鬲囟丕乇亘 賲氐丕賱丨 廿匕賳 責 馃榾
December 9, 2024
賯氐丞 賱胤賷賮丞 乇睾賲 賰賵賳賴丕 賲鬲賵賯毓丞貙 賱賲 兀賯乇兀賴丕 賲賳 賯亘賱. 賱賰賳賷 賰毓丕丿丞 賲毓馗賲 丕賱賯氐氐 賮賷 賴匕賴 丕賱爻賱爻賱丞貙 賱賲 兀丨亘 丕賱乇爻賲 賰孬賷乇丕.
April 8, 2024
Sje膰am se bajke od malena i jedna stvar se u 10+ godina nije promijenila. Ne razumijem kraj. Tj., razumijem i ne. (Schrodingerov kraj?)
Jasno mi je da je "babuskara" ka啪njena zbog pohlepe ali ja se sje膰am druga膷ije. O膷ito krivo. Na kraju se nije dedica vratil njoj u oronulu zemunicu nego je ribica njoj ostvarila 啪elju da "vlada morem" tako da ju je utopila, a dedica je onda ostao sam i sretan jer mu je ribica omogu膰ila da ima neko blago.
Tldr; Starac i more on shrooms.
Jasno mi je da je "babuskara" ka啪njena zbog pohlepe ali ja se sje膰am druga膷ije. O膷ito krivo. Na kraju se nije dedica vratil njoj u oronulu zemunicu nego je ribica njoj ostvarila 啪elju da "vlada morem" tako da ju je utopila, a dedica je onda ostao sam i sretan jer mu je ribica omogu膰ila da ima neko blago.
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November 24, 2016
唳涏Α唳监 唳Ζ唳� 唳栢唳唳距Α唳监, 唳椸Σ唰嵿Κ 唳Ζ唳� 唳灌Ο唳� 唳む唳侧唰嬥Σ 唳む 唳曕 唳侧唳� 唳曕唳涏 唳侧唳栢?
唳呧Θ唰佮Μ唳距Ζ 唳Ζ唳� 唳ㄠΔ唰佮Θ 唳唳粪唳 唳澿Π唳澿Π唰� 唳ㄠ 唳灌Ο唳� 唳む 唳膏 唳呧Θ唰佮Μ唳距Ζ 唳唳ム啷�
唳Α唳监 唳Θ唰� 唳灌Ο唳监唳涏 唳多唳о 唳曕唳� 唳侧唳囙Θ 唳Α唳监唳涏,
唳唳熰 唳Ζ唳� 唳唳ㄠ唳� 唳灌Δ, 唳むΜ唰� 唳Θ唰� 唳灌Δ, 唳班唰嵿Δ-唳唳傕Ω 唳涏唳∴唳� 唳曕唳夃唰� 唳唳ㄠ唳� 唳Σ唰� 唳оΠ唰� 唳Ω唰囙唳苦イ
唳呧Θ唰佮Μ唳距Ζ 唳Ζ唳� 唳ㄠΔ唰佮Θ 唳唳粪唳 唳澿Π唳澿Π唰� 唳ㄠ 唳灌Ο唳� 唳む 唳膏 唳呧Θ唰佮Μ唳距Ζ 唳唳ム啷�
唳Α唳监 唳Θ唰� 唳灌Ο唳监唳涏 唳多唳о 唳曕唳� 唳侧唳囙Θ 唳Α唳监唳涏,
唳唳熰 唳Ζ唳� 唳唳ㄠ唳� 唳灌Δ, 唳むΜ唰� 唳Θ唰� 唳灌Δ, 唳班唰嵿Δ-唳唳傕Ω 唳涏唳∴唳� 唳曕唳夃唰� 唳唳ㄠ唳� 唳Σ唰� 唳оΠ唰� 唳Ω唰囙唳苦イ
November 6, 2017
This may well have been written as a veiled criticism of Catherine The Great in her greed of imperialism but the truth in this does not alter because of time. It may also be considered as a mere fairy story but to me, at least, it is as relevant now as it ever was.
February 17, 2017
A well-known and loved fairytale.
May 11, 2025
A poor old fisherman captures a magical golden fish in this picture book retelling of a Russian folktale. Offered a reward, he humbly return the creature to the sea, only to be scolded by his bitter and greedy wife. Returning to the shore, the fisherman asks for a new washing tub, but when he returns home and the wish has been granted, his wife isn't satisfied. She sends him back to the fish again and again with more and more grand wishes, until finally that piscine creature's patience is exhausted, and she is returned to her original state...
The story in The Magic Gold Fish: A Russian Folktale was adapted by American author/illustrator Demi from the work of Alexander Pushkin, using the translation of Louis Zelikoff. That being said, it cannot have been original to Pushkin, but must have come from the oral tradition originally, as there are variants in other cultures, including the Brothers Grimm fairy-tale of . In any case, the telling here is enjoyable, with Demi's accompanying ink and paint illustrations adding to the reading pleasure. Recommended to young folklore enthusiasts, to those interested in Russian lore, and to fans of the artist.
The story in The Magic Gold Fish: A Russian Folktale was adapted by American author/illustrator Demi from the work of Alexander Pushkin, using the translation of Louis Zelikoff. That being said, it cannot have been original to Pushkin, but must have come from the oral tradition originally, as there are variants in other cultures, including the Brothers Grimm fairy-tale of . In any case, the telling here is enjoyable, with Demi's accompanying ink and paint illustrations adding to the reading pleasure. Recommended to young folklore enthusiasts, to those interested in Russian lore, and to fans of the artist.
June 9, 2024
小褞卸械褌 褋泻邪蟹泻懈 蟹邪懈屑褋褌胁芯胁邪薪 懈蟹 褋泻邪蟹芯泻 斜褉邪褌褜械胁 袚褉懈屑屑, 泻褉芯屑械 褌芯谐芯 褋芯 褋褏芯写薪褘屑 褋褞卸械褌芯屑 械褋褌褜 屑薪芯谐芯 写褉褍谐懈褏 褋泻邪蟹芯泻, 锌芯褝褌芯屑褍 谐芯胁芯褉懈褌褜 芯 褔械屑-褌芯 薪芯胁芯屑 薪械 锌褉懈褏芯写懈褌褋褟. 袟邪褌芯 袗谢械泻褋邪薪写褉 小械褉谐械械胁懈褔 芯斜谢械泻 褋泻邪蟹泻褍 胁 褉褍褋褋泻懈泄 泻芯谢芯褉懈褌 懈 锌褉懈写邪谢 械泄 褏芯褉芯褕褍褞 谢懈褌械褉邪褌褍褉薪褍褞 褎芯褉屑褍.
小褞卸械褌 胁褋械屑 写邪胁薪芯 懈蟹胁械褋褌械薪 懈 谐芯胁芯褉懈褌褜 芯 薪械屑 薪械 褋褌芯懈褌. 袝写懈薪褋褌胁械薪薪芯械 褔褌芯 屑械薪褟 胁褋械谐写邪 泻芯褉芯斜懈谢芯 懈 褍写懈胁谢褟谢芯 锌芯褔械屑褍 褋褌邪褉褍褏邪 胁 褋胁芯懈褏 薪械懈蟹屑械褉懈屑褘褏 卸械谢邪薪懈褟褏 薪械 芯褋褌邪薪芯胁懈谢邪褋褜 薪邪 泻芯褉芯谢械胁薪械, 蟹邪褔械屑 械泄 锌芯薪邪写芯斜懈谢芯褋褜 褋褌邪薪芯胁懈褌褜褋褟 胁谢邪写褘褔懈褑械泄 屑芯褉褋泻芯泄? 小褌褉邪薪薪芯械 懈 薪械锌芯薪褟褌薪芯械 褋褌褉械屑谢械薪懈械 褋褌褉械屑懈褌褜褋褟 泻 斜芯谢褜褕械屑褍, 泻芯谐写邪 褍 褌械斜褟 褍卸械 胁褋械 械褋褌褜.
小褞卸械褌 胁褋械屑 写邪胁薪芯 懈蟹胁械褋褌械薪 懈 谐芯胁芯褉懈褌褜 芯 薪械屑 薪械 褋褌芯懈褌. 袝写懈薪褋褌胁械薪薪芯械 褔褌芯 屑械薪褟 胁褋械谐写邪 泻芯褉芯斜懈谢芯 懈 褍写懈胁谢褟谢芯 锌芯褔械屑褍 褋褌邪褉褍褏邪 胁 褋胁芯懈褏 薪械懈蟹屑械褉懈屑褘褏 卸械谢邪薪懈褟褏 薪械 芯褋褌邪薪芯胁懈谢邪褋褜 薪邪 泻芯褉芯谢械胁薪械, 蟹邪褔械屑 械泄 锌芯薪邪写芯斜懈谢芯褋褜 褋褌邪薪芯胁懈褌褜褋褟 胁谢邪写褘褔懈褑械泄 屑芯褉褋泻芯泄? 小褌褉邪薪薪芯械 懈 薪械锌芯薪褟褌薪芯械 褋褌褉械屑谢械薪懈械 褋褌褉械屑懈褌褜褋褟 泻 斜芯谢褜褕械屑褍, 泻芯谐写邪 褍 褌械斜褟 褍卸械 胁褋械 械褋褌褜.
June 21, 2024
One of my favorite fables ever since I was little... such an important lesson. I didn't know we ought to credit Pushkin, though. Surely it precedes him and has versions in folklore around the world? Anyway, this is a very well done adaptation (? translation?) with appealing illustrations.
I do much prefer Demi's fables to her biographies.
I do much prefer Demi's fables to her biographies.
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July 9, 2024賯氐丞 卮毓亘賷丞 兀毓丕丿 氐賷丕睾鬲賴丕 亘賵卮賰賷賳 毓賳 氐賷丕丿 胤賷亘 賮賯賷乇貙 囟毓賷賮 丕賱卮禺氐賷丞 兀賲丕賲 夭賵噩鬲賴 丕賱賲鬲爻賱胤丞 賵丕賱噩卮毓丞.
賵丕氐胤丕丿 爻賲賰丞 匕賴亘賷丞貙 賵賱賰賳 丕賱爻賲賰丞 胤賱亘鬲 賲賳賴 兀賳 賷毓賷丿賴丕 賱賱賲賷丕賴 毓賱賶 兀賳 鬲丨賯賯 賱賴 賰賱 賲丕 賷鬲賲賳賶.
賵賱賲丕 毓賱賲鬲 丕賱夭賵噩丞 亘賴匕丕 丕賱兀賲乇貙 乇丕丨鬲 鬲睾丕賱賷 賮賷 胤賱亘丕鬲賴丕貙 賵鬲胤賲毓 賮賷 丕賱賲夭賷丿 賵丕賱賲夭賷丿貙 丨鬲賶 賯丕賲鬲 丕賱爻賲賰丞 亘廿賱睾丕亍 賰賱 賲丕 爻亘賯 兀賳 丨賯賯鬲賴 賱賴賲丕 賲賳 兀賲賳賷丕鬲貙 賱鬲毓賵丿 丨丕賱鬲賴賲丕 廿賱賶 賲丕 賰丕賳鬲 毓賱賷賴 賯亘賱 丕氐胤賷丕丿 丕賱爻賲賰丞.
賵丕氐胤丕丿 爻賲賰丞 匕賴亘賷丞貙 賵賱賰賳 丕賱爻賲賰丞 胤賱亘鬲 賲賳賴 兀賳 賷毓賷丿賴丕 賱賱賲賷丕賴 毓賱賶 兀賳 鬲丨賯賯 賱賴 賰賱 賲丕 賷鬲賲賳賶.
賵賱賲丕 毓賱賲鬲 丕賱夭賵噩丞 亘賴匕丕 丕賱兀賲乇貙 乇丕丨鬲 鬲睾丕賱賷 賮賷 胤賱亘丕鬲賴丕貙 賵鬲胤賲毓 賮賷 丕賱賲夭賷丿 賵丕賱賲夭賷丿貙 丨鬲賶 賯丕賲鬲 丕賱爻賲賰丞 亘廿賱睾丕亍 賰賱 賲丕 爻亘賯 兀賳 丨賯賯鬲賴 賱賴賲丕 賲賳 兀賲賳賷丕鬲貙 賱鬲毓賵丿 丨丕賱鬲賴賲丕 廿賱賶 賲丕 賰丕賳鬲 毓賱賷賴 賯亘賱 丕氐胤賷丕丿 丕賱爻賲賰丞.
January 4, 2020
My grandma used to tell me this skaska when i was younger. I never realized it was a fairy tale written by Pushkin! This is a great tale of how the only way to satisfy greed is by loosing everything, rather than gaining it.
4.1/5
4.1/5
May 13, 2024
Awesome lesson!
Flowing recursively and powerfully, like the mighty breath of divine spirits! The translation is good, and I am sure that the original version in Russian is a true masterpiece! Once read鈥攏ever forgotten!
Enjoy! 鉂わ笍
Flowing recursively and powerfully, like the mighty breath of divine spirits! The translation is good, and I am sure that the original version in Russian is a true masterpiece! Once read鈥攏ever forgotten!
Enjoy! 鉂わ笍
August 4, 2019
!丕賳賴丕 毓亘乇丞 賱賰賱 丕賳爻丕賳 賮賷 賰賱 夭賲丕賳
April 15, 2021
Excellent folk tale!
July 31, 2021
Wonderful tale
August 23, 2021
Pure classic of Russian poetry.
December 15, 2021
Lugu, mis m玫istuloona annab v玫tme m玫ista erinevaid probleeme ja mida tasub ikka aeg-ajalt 眉le lugeda. Kas panid t盲hele, et taat esitas v玫玫raid soove enda omade p盲he? Mida oleks taat vajanud?
February 23, 2022
Interesting ending to this folktale. Enjoyed the message of contentment.
December 17, 2022
Go easy with the kind hospitality of a magic goldfish. Like all of us she too has a limit. Heard of this one through an annual history/physics lecture on goldfishes.
February 13, 2023
chciwo艣膰 nie pop艂aca, nie warto igra膰 z losem i prosi膰 o wi臋cej ni偶 naprawd臋 potrzebujemy.
read for russian class @ school
read for russian class @ school
December 6, 2023
Wybitna bajka z bardzo dobrym mora艂em. Warto, aby ka偶de dziecko j膮 zna艂o i rozumia艂o. Dodatkowo bardzo przypad艂a mi do gustu poetycka wersja Puszkina. :)
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