Russian Fable
Krylov and his fables
Russian Literature – Children Books – Russian Poetry – Ivan. A. Krylov – Contents
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The Peasant And The Axe
AMOUJIK, who was building a hut, got vexed with his Axe. The Axe became disagreeable to him ; the Moujik waxed wroth. The fact was-, he himself hewed abominably ; but he lay all the blame on the Axe. Whatever happened, the Moujik found an excuse for scolding it.
“Good-for-nothing creature!” he cries, one day, “from this time forward I will never use you for anything but squaring stakes. Know that, with my cleverness and industry, and my dexterity to boot, I shall get on very well without you, and will cut with a common knife what another wouldn’t be able to hew with an axe.”
” It is my lot to work at whatever you lay before me,”
quietly replied the Axe to the angry rebuke, ” and so your will, master, is sacred for me. I am ready to serve you in whatever way you please. Only reflect now, that you may not have to repent by-and-bye. You may blunt me on useless labour, if you will ; but you will certainly never be able to build huts with a knife.”
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Russian Literature – Children Books – Russian Poetry – Ivan. A. Krylov – Contents
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