Russian · Beginner
Adapted from Rumpelstiltskin
A mysterious little man helps a miller’s daughter spin straw into gold, then demands a costly promise.
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Scene 1 · Beginner
Жил когда-то бедный мельник. У него была красивая дочь. Однажды он пришёл к королю. Мельник хотел показать, что он важный человек, и сказал: — Моя дочь умеет прясть из соломы золото.
Once there was a poor miller. He had a beautiful daughter. One day he went to the king. The miller wanted to show that he was an important man, so he said: “My daughter can spin straw into gold.”
Королю понравились эти слова. Он велел мельнику на следующий день привести дочь во дворец. Король хотел проверить, правда ли она это умеет.
The king liked what he heard. He ordered the miller to bring his daughter to the palace the next day. The king wanted to see whether she really could do it.
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