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俄罗斯童话故事 Still more Russian picture tales VALERY CARRICKTranslated BY NEIVILL FORBESThe Fox and the hareThe Kids and the WolfThe Sparrow and the blade of GrassThe Little Grey Goat The Fox and the CraneThe Peasant and the HareThe Fox, the Cock and the CraneTing-a-ling bome!The Fox and the LobsterThe Camel and the RamThe Quarrelsome goatThe Hare and the PeasantThe Fox and the PeasantThe Wolf that went FishingOld Acquantance is soon forgotThe Fox and the Woodcock The Fox and the Hare Once upon a time, in a certain forest, a hare built himself a hut of bark, and a fox built himself one of ice, close to one another. The two neighbours Got on very well together, and often paid each other visits. But when the spring came the fox’s hut melted away, while the hare’s stood as it was, and the fox said to the hare: “Mr. Hare, do let me come and get warm in your hut!” and the hare let him in, but no soonerhad he done so than the fox chased him out. So the hare went off, crying bitterly, when suddenly he met a wolf, and the wolf said to him: “What are you crying about, Mr. Hare?” “How can I help crying, Mr. Wolf!” answered the hare, “I had a hut of bark, and Mr. Fox had one of ice; his melted, and so he chased me out of mine, and settled in it!” “Well, don’t cry, Mr. hare,” said the wolf,“I’ll go and drive him out!” so he ran off to the hare’s hut and said to the fox: “Mr. Fox, come on out of it!” But the fox answered: “You’d better be careful what you’re about, for I’ll tear you in shreds if I do come out!” and that frightened the wolf so much that he ran away as hard as he could. And the hare went on further, still crying, when he met a bear, and the bear saidto him: “What are you crying about,Mr.hare?” “How can I help crying, Bruin!’ answered the hare, “I uilt myself a hut of bark, and the fox built himself one of ice; his melted , and so he chased me out of mine and settled himself in it.” “Well, don’t cry, Mr. hare,” said Bruin, “I’ll go and give him s slap, and drive him