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Russian · Beginner

Мальчик, который кричал «Волк!»

Adapted from The Boy Who Cried Wolf

By Aesop

A shepherd boy repeatedly tricks nearby villagers with a false wolf alarm, then cannot get help when danger is real.

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Illustration for the scene “The lonely shepherd boy”

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The lonely shepherd boy

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Мальчик пас своих овец у горы, недалеко от тёмного леса. Он проводил там целые дни, и ему было одиноко. Поэтому он придумал, как позвать к себе людей и немного повеселиться.

English translation

A boy was tending his sheep by a mountain, not far from a dark forest. He spent whole days there, and he was lonely. So he thought of a way to call people over and have a little fun.

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