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Злая мачеха
The wicked stepmother
Russian
В далёкой стране жил король. У него было одиннадцать сыновей и одна дочь — Элиза. Принцы хорошо учились и писали алмазными карандашами на золотых дощечках. У маленькой Элизы был стеклянный стульчик и дорогая книга с картинками. Дети жили счастливо, пока их отец не женился снова.
English translation
In a faraway land there lived a king. He had eleven sons and one daughter, Elisa. The princes did well in their studies and wrote with diamond pencils on golden tablets. Little Elisa had a glass chair and an expensive picture book. The children lived happily until their father married again.
Russian
Новая королева стала их мачехой, но совсем их не любила. Дети поняли это уже в первый день после свадьбы. Во дворце был праздник, а они играли в гостей. Обычно им давали пирожные и яблоки, которые оставались после праздника. Но мачеха насыпала в чашку песок и велела представить, что это пирог.
English translation
The new queen became their stepmother, but she did not love them at all. The children understood this on the very first day after the wedding. There was a celebration at the palace, and they were playing at being guests. Usually they were given cakes and apples left over from the celebration. But their stepmother poured sand into a cup and told them to imagine it was a pie.
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