The action takes place in the German city of Harz in the Middle Ages. Blond Eckbert, a knight of forty, lives with his wife Bertha. They love each other, but they have no children. They live in seclusion, their guests are rare, except for a friend of the family Philip Walter. One day after dinner, … Read more
About Burenka, the priest’s cow One day a villan went by – a peasant, speaking in Russian, – with his wife on Sunday for mass. Pop preaching reads, they say, the Lord will reward a hundredfold for every gift from a pure heart. A peasant with a woman is coming home, and he says that, … Read more
In the evening, Stets played cards. Among those present was Thomas Garvey, a young man who was stranded in Lisse because of a serious illness. During the game, Harvey heard a woman’s voice, clearly pronounced: “Running on the waves.” And the rest of the players did not hear anything. The day before, Harvey watched from … Read more
Voltaire Micromegas Heroes of the story “Micromegas” – the natives of the planets of Sirius and Saturn, Micromegas, a young man, the inhabitant of the star Sirius, by 450 years – on the threshold of adolescence – engaged in anatomical research and wrote a book. The mufti of his country, a loafer and an ignoramus, … Read more
The works of MM Prishvin are taught to observe and love nature. The writer notices the slightest changes occurring around him, knows how to tell about them so that we can clearly imagine everything to ourselves. From this story you can see that even in the simplest, unsightly, at first glance, nothing noticeable flower is … Read more
Our carols are neither small nor large; She does not climb into the door And sends us to the window: Do not break, do not ruin. – Give the whole cake. Great Russian chastushka The acquaintance with oral folk art begins [usually with calendar-ritual lyrics, from those poetic forms [which were associated with the most … Read more
The story takes place at the steel plant in the late XIX – early XX centuries. A rainy August morning. The factory whistle is caught by the engineer Andrei Ilyich Bobrov, a short, thin man with a pale appearance and a pleasant smile, at the tea. Recently, Andrei Ilyich suffers from insomnia due to a … Read more
On the dusty road among the maize fields of Oklahoma is a man of about thirty. This is Tom Jowd. After serving time in prison for an accidental murder, he returns home to the farm. He leaves the prison ahead of schedule and therefore has no right to leave the state. On the farm, he … Read more
For some time now, a rumor began spreading around the town that the Sea Devil had started in the sea. He caused a lot of troubles – he cut the nets, threw fish out of the boats. But he saved someone from the shark, there were such rumors. The “Sea Devil” wrote newspapers, a scientific … Read more
Bhavabhuti Malati and Malkhava Piece in verse and prose Bhurivasu, the minister of Padmavati, the king of the city, and Devarata, the minister of the country of Vidarbha, as soon as Bhurivas was given birth to Malati’s daughter, and Devarata’s son Madhava, conspired to betrothed them. But King Padmavati firmly decided to marry Malati for … Read more