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Reprinted March, 1932
Printed in the United States of America
CONTENTS
| PAGE | |
| How They Happened | [1] |
| The Story of a Bold Rabbit with Cock Eyes and a Short Tail | [3] |
| The Story of Little Cacinella | [13] |
| The Story of Mosquito Long-Nose and Fuzzy Bear, Mishka Short-Tail | [25] |
| Vanka's Birthday | [40] |
| The Story of Master Sparrow, Master Stickelback and the Jolly Chimney-Sweep, Yasha | [62] |
| The Story of the Last Fly | [82] |
| The Story of a Black-Headed Crow and a Little Yellow Canary | [106] |
| The Wisest of All | [129] |
| The Story of Little Milk, Little Cereal and Gray Kitten, Moorka | [153] |
| Bed Time | [166] |
VEROTCHKA'S TALES
HOW THEY HAPPENED
LULLA-LULLABY. Verotchka's one little eye is sleeping, the other little eye is still open. Verotchka's one little ear is sleeping, the other little ear is still listening. Sleep, Verotchka, sleep, my pretty one, and father will tell you these stories. I think they are all here. The Siberian cat, Vasca; the shaggy village dog, Postoika; the gray mousie-gnawers; the cricket behind the stove; the iridescent starling in the cage; and the cock, the bully.