In this post, we will see the book The Little Clay Hut – Russian Folk Tales.

About the book

Collected in this book are Russian folk tales about animals. They are quaint and intriguing, and though meant for the tiny tots, will endear themselves to all. The birds and animals in them speak like human beings and they think and act like human beings. Some of them are good and others bad, some are brave and others cowardly, some are foolish and others clever.

Different sections of the book were translated from Russian by  Irina Zheleznova, George Hanna, and Bernard Isaacs. The Telugu translation is attributed to RVR. The splendid drawings of Yevgeny Rachev whose brush takes us into a world of magic are a joy in themselves. The book was published  by Raduga Publishers in 1987 reprint, the Telugu version is from 1982.

Do let us know if there are any other translations that you are aware of.

All credits to Guptaji.

You can get the English version of the book here.

Telugu Version here (cleaned) and here.

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Contents

THE TURNIP  8
Translated by Irina Zheleznova

THE LITTLE CLAY HUT  12
Translated by Irina Zheleznova

THE WOLF AND THE LITTLE WHITE KIDS  24
Translated by Irina Zheleznova

THE FOX AND THE THRUSH    32
Translated by George Hanna

THE MUZHIK AND THE BEAR   42
Translated by Bernard Isaacs

THE FOX AND THE CRANE     46
Translated by Bernard Isaacs

RABBIT TALK BIG  50
Translated by Irina Zheleznova

THE BEAR AND THE FOX  54
Translated by George Hanna

THE GOAT, THE RAM AND THE CAT  60
Translated by Irina Zheleznova

LITTLE GIRL AND THE SWAN-GEESE  68
Translated by Bernard Isaacs