Mailing List Service Felist.Com -*-------------------------------------------------------------------------- +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Short stories | | Issue number 25 | |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| | |[http://englishhome.narod.ru/] http:| | 19.11.2001. | //englishhome.narod.ru | | | | +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | The contents: | |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Hello | |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| | The Little Humpbacked Horse | |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| | News, advertisements | +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Hello, my dear friends! | | | | I'm glad to meet you. | | | | In these issues you'll find jokes, amusing cases and short stories. | | | | Send your stories. | | | | The long story. | | | | The beginning of | | the story is in the previous issues or at the [http:// | | englishhome.narod.ru/shortstory.html] Short Stories | | | | ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... | | On they flew, as quick as thought- | | In a trice, the thieves were caught. | | | | Seeing him, his brothers stared, | | Scratched their heads, confused and scared | | Wrathfully, Ivan exclaimed: | | "Brothers, are you not ashamed! | | Though you're clev'rer than Ivan, | | Still, Ivan's an honest man. | | I did not rob you-not I!" | | Th'eldest, squirming, made reply: | | "We are both to blame, I fear, | | But, dear brother-listen here- | | And, consider if you please | | That we lead no life of ease; | | | | Though we sow a lot of wheat, | | We can hardly make ends meet. | | Quit-rent's always overdue, | | The police, they fleece us too. | | So, Gavrilo, here, and I | | All last night ne'er closed an eye | | Talking of our sorry plight | | And of how to put things right; | | | | So, to meet our many needs, | | We resolved to sell your steeds | | For a thousand at the fair- | | Not a ruble less, I swear; | | And, in gratitude to you, | | Bring you back a gift or two- | | High-heeled boots of finest leather, | | And a cap, with bells and feather. | | Then-the old man's frail and ailing- | | He can work no more-he's failing, | | Yet must dodder out his span- | | Come, you're not a fool, Ivan." | | "If that's so," Ivan said, "well, | | I suppose you'd better sell | | My two golden-crested horses- | | Take me with you-let's join forces.' | | If thoughts could, their thoughts wo | | But, perforce, they feigned goodwill | | | | Soon the sky grew overcast, | | Colder, colder blew the blast, | | So they called a bivouac | | So as not to lose the track, | | In a wood; the steeds were made | | ast beneath its leafy shade; | | There they made themselves at ease, | | Ate and drank beneath the trees, | | After which, in happy mood, | | Each made merry as he could. | | | | (to be continued) | | | | The blonde and the farmer | | | | There was a blonde that was so sick of blonde jokes she died her hair| | red. 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