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Once upon a time, a boy named Jack got himself into the biggest, most humongous heap of trouble ever. It all started when Jack’s mama asked him to milk the old cow. But Jack decided he was tired of milking cows. “No way, no how. I’m not milking this brown cow now,” said Jack, and he decided to sell the old cow, so he’d never have to milk it again! Jack was on his way to market to sell the cow when he came across a peddler. “Hi, Mr. Peddler,” said Jack. “Where are you headed?” asked the peddler. “I’m going to sell my cow at the market,” Jack answered. “Why sell your cow?” asked the peddler. “Trade her for beans!” “Beans?” asked Jack. “Not just any kind of beans,” said the peddler, “magic beans.” “What do they do?” asked Jack. “They do magic!” said the peddler. “Magic? Sold!” said Jack, and he traded the cow for three magic beans. Jack got home and told his mama he had sold the cow so he wouldn’t have to milk her anymore. “Oh dear, you did what?” Jack’s mama asked. “I sold her for magic beans,” said Jack. “You sold a cow for magic beans?” Jack’s mama couldn’t believe what Jack was telling her. “There’s no such thing as magic beans,” she said as she threw the beans out the window. “Well, I did make them disappear, but that still doesn’t make them magic!” Suddenly, the ground rumbled and began to shake. A magic beanstalk grew up right before their eyes! Jack saw it and immediately began to climb the tall beanstalk. “Get back here this instant!” called Jack’s mama, but Jack wasn’t listening. Jack climbed up and up and up and up the beanstalk. At the top of the beanstalk, Jack found a giant castle. He walked up to the giant door, cracked it open, and went inside. Inside the castle, Jack saw the most amazing thing he had ever seen. It was a goose. But it wasn’t just any old ordinary goose. This goose laid eggs made of gold! “That is so cool,” thought Jack. “Think of all the things you could do with golden eggs!” And then, Jack got the worst idea he’d ever had—he was going to take the goose! Jack lifted the goose off of its perch. Just then, the biggest, most fearsome, and only giant Jack had ever seen came into the room. The giant saw that his goose wasn’t in its usual spot! “Fee fi fo funch, if you took my goose, I’ll eat you for lunch!” “Oh no,” thought Jack. “That giant’s going to eat me! I’ve got to get out of here without him seeing me!” Quietly and carefully, Jack took the goose and made his way toward the door. He was almost out of the room when—honk! The goose cried out and the giant spotted Jack! “Fee fi fo fummy, give that back or I’ll call my mummy!” roared the giant. “Ahhh!” screamed Jack. He ran toward the beanstalk. Jack ran as quickly as he could down the beanstalk, but the giant was following close behind. Just as Jack put his feet back on the ground, the giant picked up Jack in his enormous hands. “Fee fi fo fummy, I bet you taste yum yum yummy!” said the giant. Just as the giant was about to eat Jack, the ground began to shake, and there, standing right behind the giant, was an even bigger, taller, more humongous lady giant! “Two giants!” thought Jack. “They’ll eat me now for sure!” “Put that boy down, Willifred,” the giant mama told her son. The giant put Jack back down on the ground. “Now what have I told you?” she asked. “Don’t eat other kids,” said the giant sheepishly. “That’s right, we don’t eat other kids,” said the mama giant. “But he took my goose!” cried the giant. Just then, Jack’s mama came out of the farmhouse. “What on earth is going on here?” she asked. “Well,” Jack began, “there was this castle, and inside was the coolest goose ever—it lays golden eggs! As I was taking it, this giant kid came in and was all ‘fee fi fo fum’ and then I—” “You mean you took this boy’s goose?” Jack’s mama interrupted. “Yeah, but it lays golden eggs!” Jack paused and thought about it. “Huh. Now that you mention it, I guess that wasn’t very nice,” said Jack. Jack looked at the giant. “I’m sorry I took your goose. I know I shouldn’t take things that don’t belong to me.” “That’s OK. I suppose I should’ve asked you to give me back the goose without trying to eat you. I’m sorry too,” said the giant. “Hey, do you want to play baseball?” Jack and the giant became good friends, using the beanstalk to visit each other whenever they wanted. “You know,” Jack said, “if it weren’t for those three magic beans, I never would have learned how to play giant baseball.” “You’re right,” said the giant. “I’d say the whole adventure was a giant success!”

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This is Goldilocks. She is called Goldilocks because of her sproingy locks of golden hair. Goldilocks is an expert at skipping. Usually Goldilocks likes to skip around the pond, but today she decided to skip through the forest. Along the path she noticed the cutest, coziest cottage she had ever seen. “I wonder who lives in such a cute, cozy cottage,” Goldilocks thought. Goldilocks skipped to the cottage for a closer look. She knocked on the door and was disappointed when no one answered. Then it hit her—the most wonderful smell she had ever smelled! “Porridge!” Goldilocks said dreamily as her stomach rumbled. “That smell is making me hungry! I don’t think anyone would mind if I went in for a quick taste.” She opened the door to the cottage. After all that skipping, Goldilocks was starving. Goldilocks went to the table, where she found three bowls of porridge. She tasted the first bowl. “Too sweet!” she said. Then she tasted the middle bowl. “Too cinnamony!” she said. Finally she tasted the last bowl. It was just right! “Wow! This is delicious porridge!” she said. After all that skipping and eating, Goldilocks wanted to sit down. Goldilocks looked around the cozy cottage and noticed three chairs. She sat in the first chair. “Too hard!” she said. Then she sat in the middle chair. “Too cushiony!” she said. Finally she sat in the last chair. It was just right! “This is the most comfortable chair ever!” she said. After all that skipping and eating and sitting, Goldilocks was feeling sleepy. She went into the next room and saw three beds. She flopped onto the first bed. “Too firm!” she said. Then she flopped onto the middle bed. “Too pillowy!” she said. Finally she flopped onto the last bed. It was just right! “Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz!” she said. Meanwhile, three bears came in the door. “That was a fine skip through the forest,” said the papa bear. “It’s good to be home,” said the mama bear. “I’m hungry!” said the little bear. The bears went over to the table, where they noticed something was different about their porridge. “Somebody’s been eating my porridge,” said the papa bear. “And somebody’s been eating my porridge,” said the mama bear. “Hey, my porridge is almost gone!” said the little bear. The bears ate what was left of their porridge and then went to sit down. They noticed something was different about their chairs. “Somebody’s been sitting in my chair,” said the papa bear. “And somebody’s been sitting in my chair,” said the mama bear. “Hey! My chair looks like a person!” said the little bear. After all that skipping and wondering about porridge and chairs, the bears were sleepy, and they headed to bed. They noticed something was different about their beds. “Somebody’s been flopping in my bed,” said the papa bear. “And somebody’s been flopping in my bed,” said the mama bear. “Hey! There’s a girl in my bed!” said the little bear. Goldilocks opened one eye, then the other. She saw three bears staring at her. “Hello,” said the little bear. “We’re the bears that live here.” “You are?” said Goldilocks, wide eyed. “Did you know that you have the best porridge, chair, and bed in the whole world?” “I think so too!” said the little bear. “You don’t mind that I tried them?” asked Goldilocks. “No, I don’t mind!” said the little bear. “Let’s play!” The little bear invited Goldilocks to stay, and they laughed and had pillow fights all morning long.

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Interesting and exciting stories for children of preschool and school age are collected in this section. Read the best stories of Russian and foreign writers. Funny dialogues, unusual plots and bright illustrations will surely appeal to girls and boys.

Here you will find works from the school curriculum and for additional reading. Each book is accompanied by illustrations, which increases the interest in reading. You can read any of the works online at any time at your request or on the instructions of the teacher for free. nine0003

• Chanterelle

  Altai fairy tale

  Once an old man and an old woman went for brushwood and met a chanterelle there. She tells them: “To the one who has no son, I will be a son, to the one who does not have a daughter, I will be a daughter.” They had no children and…

• Maka-Maatyr and six-eyed Karagys

  Altai fairy tale

  There was an old man Ak-Kaan, he had his own people, livestock, wife, but had no children. Once an old woman sent an old man to the shaman Dyelvis with seven tambourines to find out if there is a soul-kut of our child somewhere? The old man went to the shaman, ...

• Red dog

  Altai fairy tale

  There was an old man Yolengmir. He had three daughters. Once he went for firewood. He cut down a tree, and it turned out to be a hollow. A red dog jumped out of the hollow and began to bite the old man. And then the dog asks: “Will you pay for me…

• Kaichi-Mergen

  Altai fairy tale

  Once a hunter Kaichi-Mergen was looking for his horse and saw a strong fire in a hollow. While extinguishing, I suddenly saw a black snake in a burning bush. The man took a long bough and held it out, the snake immediately wrapped itself around. He, carefully ...

• Geese in the polynya

  Astafiev V.P.

  A story about how a goose and her goslings got into a polynya on the Yenisei. The hero of the story and his friends saved the geese from death, they risked themselves. "Geese in the polynya" read Freezing on the Yenisei comes gradually. First…

• The smell of hay

  Astafiev V.P.

  Two boys, cousins, are eager to help their grandfather and uncle bring hay from distant mowing. However, they are not taken with them, the road is hard, the work is difficult. But in the evening, when the hay is already in the yard, the guys are willing and ...

• Autumn sorrows and joys

  Astafiev V.P.

  Autumn is a hot time. It is necessary to collect and prepare the entire crop. A story about how a large amount of cabbage is salted for the winter in one of the Siberian villages. It is in some way a mystical and interesting ritual and process….

• Photo without me

  Astafiev V.P.

  A story about true friendship, sincere love for the native land and shows what a real teacher should be like. It is important to remember those who were with you as a child. These people can be an important part of your life. And together…

• Russian women

  Nekrasov N.A.

  I. Princess Trubetskaya (1826) Part one Calm, strong and light A wonderfully coordinated carriage; The count-father himself more than once, not twice, tried him first. Six horses were harnessed to it, a lantern was lit inside it. The count himself straightened the pillows, He laid the bear's cavity at his feet, While praying, hung up the icon ...

• Tam Glen

  Burns R.

  Ah, aunt, I ask for advice! I prefer Tam Glen. With such a young man, I don't need to be afraid of the fate of change.0003

• Lines about war and love

  Burns R.

  Robbery covered with laurels, Both land and sea Not worth praise. I'm ready to give my blood In that life-creating battle That we call love. I glorify the triumph of the world, Contentment and prosperity. It is more pleasant to create one Than to destroy a dozen!

• What's a girl to do

  Burns R.

  What's a girl to do? What shall I do, little girl? How shall I, little girl, live with my hubby? He is grouchy and sick, always dissatisfied. There is coldness in his chest, ice in his hands. He groans, ...

• 1 - Little Red Riding Hood

  Charles Perrault

  A short story about a trusting girl and a cunning gray wolf. Disobeying her mother, the girl turns off the road and talks to a stranger - a gray wolf . .. "Little Red Riding Hood" read Once upon a time there was a little girl. Her mother loved her without memory, and her grandmother…

• 2 - Three little pigs

  Mikhalkov S.

  A fairy tale about three pig brothers who built houses for themselves. One brother built a house out of straw, another out of twigs and twigs, and a third out of bricks. "Three Little Pigs" read Once upon a time there were three little pigs in the world. Three brothers. All…

• 3 - Kolobok

  Russian folk tale

  The tale about Kolobok is found in Russian and Ukrainian folklore, and also has analogues in fairy tales of many other nations. Our site presents a version of a folk tale in the processing of A.N. Tolstoy. "Gingerbread Man" read Once upon a time there was an old man with an old woman. Here ...

• 4 - Turnip

  Russian folk tale

  Turnip is a well-known fairy tale for the smallest with a large number of repetitions. The child quickly remembers the sequence of presentation and a simple plot. "Turnip" read Grandfather planted a turnip and says: - Grow a turnip, sweet, sweet! Grow big, big! A turnip has grown, sweet and big, big…. nine0003

• 5 - A wolf and seven kids

  Russian folk tale

  The story tells about an evil wolf who changed his voice, sneaked into a goat's house and ate little kids. But the mother goat will be able to save her children and get rid of the wolf. "The Wolf and the Seven Kids" read Once upon a time there was a goat with kids ....

• 6 - The Tale of Tsar Saltan

  Pushkin A.S.

  The tale of Tsar Saltan, of his son, the glorious and mighty hero Prince Gvidon Saltanovich, and of the beautiful Swan Princess was created on the basis of the folk tale "Wonderful Sons". Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin enriched the folk work with new plot twists, ...

• 7 - Bremen town musicians

  Entin Yu. S. and Livanov V.B.

  The story of the animals and the young Troubadour who went to the city of Bremen to become street musicians. In the city they stopped in front of the royal castle. The king and the princess came out onto the balcony of the palace, the townspeople came running to the square and it began… icy heart! "The Snow Queen" read The first story, which tells about the mirror and its ...

• 9 - Seven-flower flower

  Kataev V.P.

  A fairy tale about a girl Zhenya, who was presented with a magic seven-flower flower. It had seven petals and could grant any seven wishes. Zhenya spent the first six wishes, but did not get any pleasure and only made her last wish...

• 10 - Three Bears

  Russian folk tale

  Three Bears is a fairy tale about a girl who got lost in the forest and ended up in the bears' house. There she behaved very rudely: without permission, she ate from every cup, sat on every chair, lay down in every bed, . ..

• 11 - The Wizard of the Emerald City

  Volkov A.M.

  "The Wizard of the Emerald City" - a fairy tale story by Alexander Volkov written in 1939 based on the fairy tale "The Wise Man of Oz" by American writer Frank Baum with some changes. In 1959, a new edition of the book was published, significantly revised ...

• 12 - Geese-swans

  Russian folk tale

  Geese-swans - a fairy tale about how a boy was carried away by geese-swans and his sister went to look for him. The stove, apple tree and river helped the girl save her brother. Read the fairy tale in the processing of A.N. Tolstoy. "Geese-swans" read There lived a man and a woman. At…

• 13 - Winnie the Pooh and all-all-all

  Alan Milne

  A cheerful and beloved fairy tale about Winnie the Pooh does not obey the laws of the fairy tale genre. The tale is devoid of negative characters, the struggle between good and evil forces. The main characters of the fairy tale are the toys of the boy Christopher, with whom funny situations happen in a magical ...

• 14 - The frog princess

  Russian folk tale fate. Ivan had no idea that his wife was Vasilisa the Wise, turned by Koshchei into a frog. Ivan hurried, burned the frog skin and had to ...

• 15 - The Fox and the Crane

  Russian folk tale

  The Fox and the Crane is a fairy tale about friendship between a cunning fox and a clever crane. The crane could not eat the semolina porridge, which the Fox smeared on a plate. He invited her to his place and treated her to some tasty okroshka, which he put down...

• 16 - Masha and the Bear

  Russian folk tale

  Masha and the Bear is a fairy tale about a girl who got lost in the forest and ended up in a bear's hut. The bear did not let Mashenka go home, however, the girl came up with a way to return to her grandparents. Masha and…

• 17 - The Tale of the Fisherman and the Fish

  Pushkin A.S.

  The tale of a poor fisherman who caught a golden fish in his net. The old man took pity on the fish, released it into the sea. For this, the fish promised to fulfill his every wish. The old man did not ask for anything, but when he returned home, he told about…

• 18 - Hen Ryaba

  Russian folk tale

  Hen Ryaba is the first fairy tale-parable that mothers read to their babies. Children quickly grasp a simple plot and remember it by heart. Hen Ryaba read Once upon a time there was a grandfather and a woman. And they had a Ryaba Hen. The chicken laid an egg, yes ...

• 19 - Thumbelina

  Hans Christian Andersen

  The fairy tale about Thumbelina is loved by children all over the world. A tiny girl born from a flower goes through many trials on the way to her happiness. Fate rewards Thumbelina for her kind heart. The swallow she rescued earlier, endures…

• 20 - The Little Mermaid

  Hans Christian Andersen

  A touching tale about the Little Mermaid's strong love for the prince. The little mermaid is ready to give up everything that is dear to her for the sake of the human soul and the love of the prince ... The fairy tale formed the basis of the plots of many films, cartoons and musicals. Little Mermaid read In the open…

• 21 - Puss in Boots

  Charles Perrault

  The tale of an unusual cat that was inherited by a younger brother from a miller's father. The young man was not very happy at first with his share of the inheritance, but a cunning and smart cat made him the richest man and son-in-law of the king ... The cat in ...

• 22 - Sleeping Beauty

  Charles Perrault

  the honor of your birth. The old fairy predicted the girl's death from a spindle prick, but the good fairy was able to commute the sentence. The girl did not die, but fell asleep on ...

• 23 - Ax porridge

  Russian folk tale

  Ax porridge is a short fairy tale about a witty soldier. The greedy old woman did not want to feed the soldier, but he outwitted her and got porridge with butter ... Read porridge from an ax The old soldier went on a visit. Tired of…

• 24 - The Ugly Duckling

  Hans Christian Andersen

  A fairy tale about the miraculous transformation of an ugly duckling into a beautiful swan. The duckling was born unlike his brothers, the inhabitants of the poultry yard disliked him for his dissimilarity to the others. The duckling had to leave the house and go through many trials before he…

• 25 - The Princess and the Pea

  Hans Christian Andersen

  A short story about how a prince wants to marry a real princess. One day, a girl knocked on the gate, who was soaked to the skin, but assured that she was a real princess. They let her in for the night, and the old queen arranged for her to be tested ......

• 26 - Sister Alyonushka and brother Ivanushka

  Russian folk tale

  Sister Alyonushka and brother Ivanushka is a fairy tale about how the younger brother disobeyed his sister, got drunk turning into a goat... Sister Alyonushka and brother Ivanushka read Once upon a time there was an old man and an old woman, they had...

• 27 - Crocodile Gena and his friends

  Uspensky E.N.

  Tale about a lonely crocodile Gena. Coming home from work from the zoo, he was left alone and bored. Crocodile Gena decided to make friends with someone. He wrote an announcement that he was looking for friends, hung them around the city and…

• 28 - Bean seed

  Russian folk tale

  The cockerel and the bean seed is a Russian folk tale about a rooster who was always in a hurry when he was pecking at the seeds. The hen warned him all the time and asked him to peck more slowly. One day he choked on a bean seed and fell down. But the chicken ...

• 29 - Fear's eyes are big

  Russian folk tale

  Fear's eyes are big - a short fairy tale about the fact that from fear you can see what was not really ... (from M.M. Serova's collection) Fear has big eyes read Once upon a time, there was an old grandmother, a laughing granddaughter, a chicken-klokhtushka and a little mouse. Every…

• 30 - Teremok

  Russian folk audio fairy tale

  Teremok is a short fairy tale for kids about a house that sheltered many animals. However, the tower could not accommodate a huge bear and broke. nine0003

• 31 - Sivka Burka

  Russian folk tale

  Sivka-Burka is a fairy tale about the adventures of Ivan the Fool and his gallant horse. Sivka Burka read The old man had three sons: two smart ones, and the third Ivanushka the Fool; day and night the fool is lying on the stove. The old man sowed wheat, and it grew…

• 32 - Twelve months

  Samuil Marshak

  Do you know how many months there are in a year? - Twelve. And what are their names? — January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December. As soon as one month ends, another immediately begins. And…

• 33 - Baba Yaga

  Russian folk tale

  A fairy tale about a girl who was able to get out of the clutches of Baba Yaga, thanks to the advice of her own aunt and a kind cat ... Baba Yaga read Once upon a time there was a husband and wife, and she was their daughter. The wife fell ill and died. Grieved, grieved…

• 34 - The tale of the priest and his worker Balda

  Pushkin A.S.

  The tale of the stingy priest and resourceful worker Balda. Somehow Balda was hired for the service for three clicks on the forehead of the priest. When the time of reckoning was approaching, the priest decided to give Balda an impossible task in order to get rid of him. But Balda…

• 35 - Little Humpbacked Horse

  Ershov P.

  There was an old man in a village who had three sons. They grew wheat and sold it in the market. But then someone got into the habit of trampling wheat in the field at night ... Part one. The fairy tale begins to tell... For...

• 36 - Alice in Wonderland

  Carroll L.

  A fascinating story about a girl Alice who met a talking White Rabbit and ended up in amazing worlds where she met very unusual characters... Chapter 1. Down the rabbit path Nora Alice got bored of sitting idle on the beach with her sister...

• 37 - The Little Prince

  Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

  A fairy tale about how a pilot, who remained a child at heart, met the Little Prince in the desert, who arrived from another planet. Dedication I ask the children to forgive me for dedicating this book to an adult. I’ll justify it: this one…

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Tell me a fairy tale,” Karolinochka asked, holding her mother’s hand. nine0003

- Daughter, I'd love to, but it's too late. Let me tell you tomorrow. And now to sleep.

- Please, Mommy, just one. About a girl who flew to a fairy-tale land.

- I told you about it today.

– I still want to listen. I promise, this is the last time for today,” the little girl asked, folding her raised palms together.

- If dad enters the room, sees that you are not sleeping, he will be upset.

Don't worry, mommy. As soon as I hear my father's steps, I will pretend to be asleep. He won't notice anything. nine0003

- Oh, you are my fox. OK then. Only this is certainly the last fairy tale for today. And then go to sleep. You agree.

Caroline nodded her head. Her pigtails seemed to nod along with her. His eyes shone with joy, like stars in the sky. And the mouth smiled cheerfully.

Mom began her story. The little girl listened very carefully. Then her eyes began to slowly close. She fell asleep. Mom gently straightened the blanket and went to the window. The night was cold and starry. The snow glittered under the silvery rays of the moon and lanterns. Winter this year was cold and snowy. nine0003

Caroline slept in a warm bed, opening up from time to time. Her lips whispered something in her sleep.

“Probably she’s dreaming of her favorite fairy tale,” mother thought, once again covering her daughter.

The night passed quickly. Saturday morning came. Karolinochka loved this day, as the whole family was at home. Nobody was in a hurry to get to work. You could have fun with your parents.

“What is the plan in us today,” the little girl asked her father’s favorite question, going to the kitchen window. nine0003

“A whole day of fun,” dad replied. - Choose for yourself what we will ride on: sledding, skiing or skating.

The girl did not have time to answer. Her eyes fell on a small bird. She beat her wings at the window opposite the house.

- Look, look. Why is the bird behaving like this? It looks like a sparrow.

Mom and dad came closer. Indeed, a bird tried to fly into one of the windows of a multi-storey building.

- Maybe there are bread crumbs or grain on the windowsill. The sparrow is hungry. He does not understand that the glass is in his way. So it beats on the window, - suggested mom. nine0003

“Maybe, maybe,” Dad added.

Caroline thought. Her good heart clenched in pain. Tears glistened in my eyes. The face became worried.

“Don’t worry, my angel,” mother consoled her daughter. We will go for a walk and feed the birds.

- How will we feed them? There are heaps of snow there. Also, Murchik always sits near the entrance. He will definitely scare them. The birds will be hungry.

The little girl is even more sad. From her emerald eyes, tears are about to run. What are you, daughter? There is a way out of every situation,” dad added. nine0003

He sat down next to the baby. He grabbed her by the shoulders and looked straight into her eyes.

– Why feeders?

The girl's expression instantly changed. She saw a way out of this situation in this decision.

– Why didn’t I think of it myself? Let's quickly make room on the table, we will make a feeder.

Dad went to the balcony. He brought tools and boards.

- To make a feeder, you need to draw a plan.

– What is a plan? the little girl asked. nine0003

“A plan is a schematic drawing,” Mom explained. I will help you with this. All we need is a pencil, a ruler and a piece of paper.

- Now, mommy!

The little girl ran to her room. A minute later, she was already standing in the kitchen with things in her hands.

- Here! I've got everything ready.

- Well done, - mother praised her daughter. Tell us which feeder would you like to see?

The girl thought. Although she was only five years old, she reasoned correctly.

- I want the feeder to be large, so that the grain does not spill out, so that it must be with a roof, otherwise it will be covered with snow. How will the birds eat then?

“You are right, daughter,” the father added, fingering his instrument.

The mother looked at her child. She was glad that Caroline was so worried about the birds.

- Sit closer to me, honey. Let's draw a work plan.

The baby quickly put her chair next to her mother. She watched as she drew up a plan and did not really understand it. When the mother finished work, the daughter looked and said:

- How so? A feeder without flowers is no good.

The girl painted daisies and cornflowers throughout the plan.

- Let them remind the birds of summer.

Dad looked at the plan smiling.

- So what? Let's get down to business. I will saw the boards, and you two hold them.

Work was in full swing in my father's hands. Mom and daughter helped him in everything. Here is the finished feeder. It remains only to decorate it. Karolinochka painstakingly applied the drawing.

- Are you happy now? Mom asked.

The little girl nodded her head in agreement.

- Oh, Mommy, I've thought of something else. Let's put some boxes in the feeder. Fill them with various grains and seeds. Let's set up my little table, from the toy kitchen set. And it will not be just a feeder, but a cafe for birds.

- So the table will fall. His birds are upside down.

Mom looked at her little girl and thought, “What a little girl you are, my dear.” Karolinochka made more and more new proposals. nine0003

- And we'll glue it. You have superglue in you, don't you?

- Of course there is.

Mom and dad exchanged glances. In general, they also liked the idea of ​​\u200b\u200ba daughter.

“What, my dear, a cafe is even better than just a feeder,” said dad, looking his wife straight in the eyes.

“Only it must be signed so that the birds know about it,” the little girl continued.

The girl took her paints and gave them to her mother.

- Please write.

- What exactly to write? What will you name your cafe?

Caroline thought. Ideas swirled in her little head. But most of all she liked one.

- I'll call it the Sparrow Cafe, - the little girl smiled.

– Why Sparrows? Dad asked.

- I don't know. I just love it.

A few hours later, the feeder showed off under the window, on a tall tree. The inscription was clearly visible on it: the cafe "Sparrows".

The little housewife was standing next to her, together with her father and mother. She carefully observed the feathered visitors. nine0003

- Qin - qin, chirp - chirp - came from the feeder.

- Fly to us every day. We will be waiting for you,” little Karolinochka answered the birds.

Our Butterfly

The elevator was noisy. Door suddenly opened.

- You, grandfather, come in first, and I after you, - said Tema. He knew these rules well. Even though he was only four years old. Grandfather obediently followed the instructions of his grandson.

- I'll press the button myself. nine0003

- Do you know which button to press? There are many of them here.

- Of course I do. There she is.

The kid pointed up at a whole string of different buttons.

- The number eight is written on it. They drew two rings - they called them the number eight. Just lift me up, please.

Tema looked at his grandfather in such a way that his request could not be ignored. The grandfather raised the child. The kid confidently pressed the button and the elevator went. When the door opened, Subject continued his conversation. nine0003

- Now I go out first, and you follow me.

Grandfather smiled furtively, hiding his smile in the edges of his mustache.

Here is the apartment. The kid happily ran into the room.

- Mom, dad! Look! This is what my grandfather and I bought!

Tema was holding an inflatable circle – a butterfly, with holes on the wings. This butterfly looked like a small boat. Put your feet in the holes and gurgle them in the water.

- What is it? You do not know? Mom asked, looking seriously into her husband's eyes. nine0003

– What is it? he asked.

- This is a circle for swimming on the water. My grandfather and I agreed to test it today. It's very hot outside. And this means that we will go to the lake to swim, - Tema reasoned. - Will you come with us? The boy didn't calm down.

- Unfortunately, dad and I won't be able to go. We have a lot to do. And you go. Only one condition: eat well and obey grandfather.

- I agree.

- Then wash your hands and have a quick lunch. nine0003

A few minutes later, Tema was sitting in his favorite seat.

– Where is my borsch?

Mom set the table. She happily pushed the plate closer to her son. Dad was surprised at the speed with which his son ate borscht.

Don't hurry, don't hurry. You can still buy.

Now the plate is empty. Tema thanked his mother for a delicious dinner and ran up to his grandfather.

- I'm ready. We can go.

Grandfather packed the necessary things for the holiday into a package.

- Well, let's go. I'm ready too. Just promise to be obedient. nine0003

- Of course, grandfather.

The summer sun shone brightly on my face. The subject and grandfather walked along the hot sand to the lake. Both wore the same caps on their heads. Sunglasses covered her eyes.

“You and I are so fashionable,” said the kid, looking at his grandfather.

He smiled, stroking his grandson's back with his hand. A beautiful landscape opened up before their eyes. The blue lake looked like a small sea. Near him the grass was green, willows grew. A wide path wound around the lake. Adults and children walked along it. There were beautiful benches along the path. It seemed that they were inviting: tired, sit down, rest. nine0003

Topic came first. He held his grandfather by the hand and pulled him forward.

“Faster, faster grandfather,” the little one did not calm down.

Here is the beach. Grandpa slowly began to undress. The theme turned out to be smarter than grandfather. In a moment, he was ready. I even managed to put on my circle - a butterfly. He couldn't wait to get into the water.

- May I? - Tema asked grandfather.

- Of course you can. Only near the coast.

Theme ran towards the water. He happily jumped and splashed. nine0003

- So what? How is the vodka? Grandpa asked. - Not cold?

- Warm! Warm! Come quickly to me.

The water was indeed not cold, but not that warm. Grandfather slowly entered the lake and became further than his grandson. Both were happy. Grandfather rejoiced at the good mood of the child, and Tema rejoiced at swimming with a circle - a butterfly.

The boy jumped out of the water several times. He lay down on the hot sand. Then he ran back into the water.

“Let's take a short break,” suggested the grandfather. Let's go sit down for a bit. nine0003

“Good,” agreed Tema.

He would not go, but he remembered that he promised to obey.

- Grandpa, go to this bench. It is closest to the lake.

Grandfather followed his grandson. Here is the bench. They sat down to rest. Only the baby did not sit. Five minutes later he was already under the bench, watching his grandfather carefully through the boards. Suddenly, Tema noticed a thin cobweb on which something hung. It looked like a dry willow leaf. The kid is focused. The leaf did not move. He wanted to knock him down with a stick, but there was no stick nearby. Then Theme turned to his grandfather. nine0003

- Look what I found.

The grandfather leaned towards his grandson. Looked carefully. Under the bench hung a caterpillar chrysalis. She suddenly stirred. The kid wanted to touch her with his finger.

- Don't touch. Say it opens up.

- Who, she?

- Pupa.

Subject held his breath.

– What is a chrysalis? he asked.

Grandpa himself watched with great interest.

– A chrysalis is a case where a caterpillar turns into a beautiful butterfly. This phenomenon is very rare for anyone to be lucky enough to observe. You and I will be the first to see the birth of this butterfly. nine0003

Subject forgot about the lake. He looked at the doll, not taking his eyes off for a minute.

“Look carefully,” grandfather said.

The chrysalis moved again. In its upper part, some black hairs began to appear.

– What is this, grandfather?

- This is a mustache.

The chrysalis continued to move.

- And here is the head.

The kid was sitting like a mouse. He looked first at the doll, then at his grandfather.

“Now there are paws,” continued grandfather.

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