Wisdom Snake tongue Once upon a time there lived a shepherd who spent all his life as a shepherd. One day, while tending a flock, he fell into a snake hole and found himself in a dungeon. There in the dungeon lay a snake... Fairy Tales Mari Fairy Tales
Wisdom Soldier's tricks A priest lived by the main road. At noon, passing soldiers came to the priest for lunch. For lunch, the soldiers gave the priest five gold rubles, and they went further along the high road. When the p... Fairy Tales Mari Fairy Tales
Wisdom Nonchyk-Patyr Once upon a time there lived an old man and an old woman in the same village, but they had no children. The old man and the old woman grieved greatly. One day an old man says: “Come on, old woman, let... Fairy Tales Mari Fairy Tales
Wisdom Bee Keeper Once upon a time my father had an apiary. My father gave all his bees names: he called one Anna, another Myra, and the third Tyra. He gave everyone a name. One day my father sent me to guard the bees.... Fairy Tales Mari Fairy Tales
Wisdom Fox and squirrel Mariets dug a hole in the clearing to catch birds and camouflaged it. A squirrel ran across a clearing and fell into a hole. A fox was chasing a squirrel and it also fell into a hole. The squirrel kep... Fairy Tales Mari Fairy Tales
Wisdom Boy-hero Once upon a time there lived an old man and an old woman. They didn't have children for a long time. They grieved and thought that they would die childless. And suddenly their son was born. He lived f... Fairy Tales Mari Fairy Tales
Wisdom Nimble hedgehog In the fall, a hedgehog was walking among the thick grass. Sensing the approach of winter, he began to collect leaves that had fallen from the trees to build himself a warm home. The hedgehog dragged ... Fairy Tales Mari Fairy Tales
Wisdom Wonderful checker Once upon a time there lived a soldier. He served for twenty-five years. When his twenty-five-year service ended, he stopped saluting the officers. One day, when he did not salute an officer while pas... Fairy Tales Mari Fairy Tales
Wisdom Fox and titmouse Once upon a time the fox and the titmouse were good friends. One day the fox really wanted to eat. She searched and searched for food, but could not find it. Early in the morning the fox went to the t... Fairy Tales Mari Fairy Tales
Wisdom How a Mari citizen got into the ranks Easter was approaching. The Mari didn’t even have firewood to light the stove. The Mari wife got up in the morning and woke up her husband: - Hey, hubby, the pancake dough has risen, and you don’t eve... Fairy Tales Mari Fairy Tales
Wisdom Girl and Woover-kuva One day three sisters went into the forest to buy strawberries. While picking strawberries, they got lost. They walked and walked and came to one house. And there lived the witch Wuver-kuva. The girls... Fairy Tales Mari Fairy Tales
Wisdom Hare's house The hare built himself a house. Although small, it is good: with a roof, with windows, with a door and even with a table and benches. The hare built a house and ran away to visit, but did not lock the... Fairy Tales Mari Fairy Tales
