by Samuil Yakovlevich Marschak (1887 - 1964)

Skazka o starushke
Language: Russian (Русский) 
Starushka poshla prodavat` moloko.
Derevnya ot ry'nka by'la daleko.
Ustala starushka, i, konchiv dela,
U samoj dorogi vzdremnut prilegla.
K starushke vesyoly'j shhenok podoshyol.
Za yubku sxvatil i porval ej podol,
Pogoda by'la v e`to vremya svezha.
Starushka prosnulas`, ot stuzhi drozha.
Prosnulas` starushka i stala iskat`
Domashnie tufli, svechu i kravat.
No, porvannoj yubki oshhupav kraya, skazala:
,,Ax, batyushki, e`to ne ya!
Pojdu-ko domoj. Esli ya - e`to ya,
Menya ne ukusit sobaka moya.
Ona menya vstretit, vizha, u varot.
I, esli ne ya - na kuski razarvyot!``
V okno postuchala starushka chut` svet,
Zalayala gromko sobaka v otvet.
Starushka prisela, sama ne svoya,
I tixo skazala, ,,Nu, znachit, ne ya.``

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