Little Bear and Other Stories / Маленький медвежонок и другие рассказы. 3-4 классы
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“Help!” shouted the little mouse, and he ran to his mother.
“There is a big cat in the sky!” cried the little mouse. “I am scared!”
Mother looked at the sky. “Do not be scared,” she said. “See, the cat is a cloud again.”
The little mouse saw that this was true, and he felt better.
He helped his mother pick flowers, but he did not look at the sky the whole day.
Very Tall Mouse and Very Short Mouse
Once there was a very tall mouse and a very short mouse who were good friends.
When they met, Very Tall Mouse said, “Hello, Very Short Mouse.” And Very Short Mouse said, “Hello, Very Tall Mouse.”
The two friends went for a walk together.
When they walked, Very Tall Mouse said, “Hello, birds!”
And Very Short Mouse said, “Hello, bugs!”
When they passed by a garden, Very Tall Mouse said, “Hello, flowers.”
And Very Short Mouse said, “Hello, roots.”
When they passed by a house, Very Tall Mouse said, “Hello, roof.”
And Very Short Mouse said, “Hello, cellar.”
One day the two mice were caught in a rain.
Very Tall Mouse said, “Hello, raindrops.”
And Very Short Mouse said, “Hello, puddles.”
They ran home to get dry.
“Hello, ceiling,” said Very Tall Mouse.
“Hello, floor,” said Very Short Mouse.
Soon the rain was over. The two friends ran to the window.
Very Tall Mouse held Very Short Mouse up to see.
“Hello, rainbow,” they both said together.
The Mouse and the Winds
A mouse went sailing in his boat, but there was no wind.
The boat did not move.
“Wind!” shouted the mouse. “Come here and blow my boat across the lake!”
“Here I am,” said the west wind.
The west wind blew and blew. The mouse and the boat went up in the air and landed on the roof of a house.
“Wind!” shouted the mouse. “Come here and blow my boat off this house!”
“Here I am,” said the east wind.
The east wind blew and blew. The mouse and the boat and the house went up in the air and landed on the top of a tree.
“Wind!” shouted the mouse. “Come here and blow my boat off this house and off this tree!”
“Here I am,” said the south wind.
The south wind blew and blew. The mouse and the boat and the house and the tree went up in the air and landed on the top of a mountain.
“Wind!” shouted the mouse. “Come here and blow my boat off this house and off this tree and off this mountain!”
“Here I am,” said the north wind.
The north wind blew and blew. The mouse and the boat and the house and the tree and the mountain went up in the air and fell into the lake.
The mountain became an island.
The tree landed on the island and started to bloom.
The house landed next to the tree.
A lady looked out of a window of the house and said, “What a nice place to live!”
And the mouse just sailed away.
The Journey
There was a mouse who wanted to visit his mother.
So he bought a car and drove to his mother’s house.
He drove and drove and drove until the car broke.
But at the side of the road there was a person who was selling roller skates.
So the mouse bought two roller skates and put them on.
He rolled and rolled and rolled until the wheels broke.
But at the side of the road there was a person who was selling boots.
So the mouse bought two boots and put them on.
He marched and marched and marched until there were big holes in the boots.
But at the side of the road there was a person who was selling sneakers.
So the mouse bought two sneakers and put them on.
He ran and ran and ran until the sneakers tore.
So he took the sneakers off and walked and walked and walked until his feet hurt.
But at the side of the road there was a person who was selling feet.
So the mouse took off his old feet and put on the new feet.
He ran all the way to his mother’s house.
When he got there, his mother was glad to see him.
She hugged him and kissed him, and she said, “Hello, my son. You look fine, and what nice new feet you have!”
The Old Mouse
There was an old mouse who went for a walk every day.
The old mouse did not like children. When he saw them on the street, he shouted, “Go away, horrible things!”
One day the old mouse was walking on the street.
Suddenly, his belt broke, and his pants fell down.
Some ladies passed by.
“Help! Help!” cried the old mouse.
But the ladies shouted, “Your pants have fallen down!”