by

MAMIN SIBERIAK

TRANSLATED BY RAY DAVIDSON

ILLUSTRATED BY BORIS M. ARTZYBASHEFF

E. P. DUTTON & CO., INC. PUBLISHERS NEW YORK

Copyright, 1922, By E. P. DUTTON & COMPANY

CONTENTS

HOW THEY HAPPENED

THE STORY OF A BOLD RABBIT WITH COCK EYES AND A SHORT TAIL

THE STORY OF LITTLE CACINELLA

I

II

III

THE STORY OF MOSQUITO LONG-NOSE AND FUZZY BEAR, MISHKA SHORT-TAIL

I

II

III

IV

VANKA'S BIRTHDAY

I

II

III

THE STORY OF MASTER SPARROW, MASTER STICKELBACK AND THE JOLLY CHIMNEY-SWEEP, YASHA

I

II

THE STORY OF THE LAST FLY

I

II

III

THE STORY OF A BLACK-HEADED CROW AND A LITTLE YELLOW CANARY

I

II

III

THE WISEST OF ALL

I

II

III

THE STORY OF LITTLE MILK, LITTLE CEREAL AND GRAY KITTEN, MOORKA

I

II

III

BED TIME

I

II

III

IV

V