Russian
Заяц говорит другим животным: — Я бегаю быстрее всех!
English translation
The hare says to the other animals: “I run faster than everyone else!”
Russian · Absolute Beginner
Черепаха и заяц
Adapted from The Tortoise and the Hare
A hare boasts about his speed, then loses a race to a steady tortoise.
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Scene 1 · Absolute Beginner
Заяц вызывает черепаху на состязание
The Hare challenges the Tortoise
Russian
Кто хочет бежать со мной?
English translation
“Who wants to race me?”
Russian
Черепаха хочет бежать с зайцем.
English translation
The tortoise wants to race the hare.
Russian
Заяц думает, что это шутка.
English translation
The hare thinks it is a joke.
Russian
Для забега выбирают дорогу.
English translation
A road is chosen for the race.
Russian
Заяц и черепаха начинают забег.
English translation
The hare and the tortoise start the race.
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