Russian · Beginner
Adapted from The Fox and the Crow
A fox flatters a crow into dropping the food she is holding.
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Scene 1 · Beginner
Однажды Лис увидел Ворону с куском сыра в клюве. Она улетела и села на ветку дерева. Лис захотел забрать сыр и подошёл к дереву.
One day, the Fox saw the Crow with a piece of cheese in her beak. She flew away and landed on a tree branch. The Fox wanted to take the cheese and approached the tree.
— Добрый день, госпожа Ворона! Как вы красивы! — сказал он.
“Good day, Madam Crow! How beautiful you are!” he said.
Он похвалил её блестящие перья. Потом сказал, что у такой красивой птицы наверняка прекрасный голос.
He praised her shiny feathers. Then he said that such a beautiful bird must surely have a wonderful voice.
— Спойте мне одну песню, — попросил Лис. — Тогда я смогу назвать вас Королевой птиц.
“Sing me a song,” the Fox asked. “Then I can call you the Queen of Birds.”
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