Russian Fable
Krylov and his fables
Russian Literature – Children Books – Russian Poetry – Ivan. A. Krylov – Contents
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The Inquisitive Man
” GOOD day, dear friend ; where do you come from ?”
” From the Museum, where I have spent three hours. I saw everything they have there, and examined it carefully. So much have I seen to astonish me, that, if you will believe me, I am neither strong enough nor clever enough to give you a full description of it. Upon my word it is a palace of wonders. How rich Nature is in invention ! What birds and beasts haven’t I seen there ! What flies, butterflies, cockroaches, little bits of beetles! — some like emeralds, others like coral. And what tiny cochineal insects ! Why, really, some of them are smaller than a pin’s head.”
” But did you see the elephant ? What did you think it looked like ? I’ll be bound you felt as if you were looking at a mountain.”
” Are you quite sure it ‘s there ? ”
” Quite sure.”
“Well, brother, you mustn’t be too hard upon me; but, to tell the -truth, I didn’t remark the elephant.”
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Russian Literature – Children Books – Russian Poetry – Ivan. A. Krylov – Contents
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