Three fair maidens, late one night, Sat and spun by candlelight. "Were our tsar to marry me," Said the eldest of the three, "I would cook and I would bake -Oh, what royal feasts I'd make." Said the second of the three: "Were our tsar to marry me, I would weave a cloth of gold Fair and wondrous to behold."

With age, he grew less keen to fight, Desiring his deserved peace: Struggle should stop; war's clamour cease. His down-trod neighbours saw their chance, And armed with dagger, sword and lance, Attacked his frontiers at will, Making the old Tsar maintain still An army of twelve thousand men, With horses, weaponry, and then Appoint highly-paid generals To guard the kingdom's threatened walls.

1. Five little bears Dancing on the bed, One fell off and bumped his head. Mother called a doctor, And the doctor said: "No more little bears dancing on the bed".

1. Hickory, dickory, dock, The mouse ran up the clock. The clock struck one, The mouse ran down, Hickory, dickory,dock

If bees stay at home, Rain will soon come; If they fly away, Fine will be the day.

Three little kittens They lost their mittens, And they began to cry,

Baa, baa, black sheep, Have you any wool? Yes ,sir, yes sir,

What are little boys made of, made of? What are little boys

The fox made friends with the crane. The fox once had a notion to treat the crane to dinner and went to invite him to her house. "Come godfather! Come dear! How I'll entertain you!"

Grandpa planted a turnip. The turnip grew bigger and bigger. Grandpa came to pick the turnip, pulled and pulled but couldn't pull it up! Grandpa called Grandma. Grandma pulled Grandpa, Grandpa pulled the turnip.