Russian
Ворона летит с куском сыра в клюве.
English translation
A crow flies with a piece of cheese in her beak.
Russian · Absolute Beginner
Лис и ворона
Adapted from The Fox and the Crow
A fox flatters a crow into dropping the food she is holding.
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Лис льстит вороне
The fox flatters the crow
Russian
Она садится на ветку дерева.
English translation
She lands on a tree branch.
Russian
Лис видит сыр.
English translation
A fox sees the cheese.
Russian
Он хочет взять этот сыр и подходит к дереву.
English translation
He wants to take the cheese and goes up to the tree.
Russian
Лис хвалит Ворону.
English translation
The fox praises the crow.
Russian
Он говорит, что она очень красивая.
English translation
He says she is very beautiful.
Russian
Ещё он говорит, что она очень хорошо поёт.
English translation
He also says she sings very well.
Russian
Потом Лис просит Ворону спеть.
English translation
Then the fox asks the crow to sing.
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