Читать Russian as a foreign language. Non-adapted fairy tale for translation from English and retelling. Book 1 (levels A2–В1) - Tatiana Oliva Morales

Thia is a non-adapted fairy tale for translation from English. When translating, it is necessary to rely on knowledge of grammatical topics such as tenses, passive voice, gerund, participles etc. The book contains 1142 words and idioms. The fairy tale has the key – its Russian variant. It’s recommended for schoolchildren, as well as for a wide range of people studying Russian.

For «survival» in an environment without a translator – 120

For daily communication on general topics – 2000

For reading simple texts of general subjects – 4,000 – 5,000

Reading dificult texts – 10,000

Native Speaker Level – 10,000 – 20,000

Danya sat on the windowsill looking at the stars.

It was already late, high time to sleep, but he did not want. It happened practically every day. Mom and Dad were preoccupied with this issue.

They consulted the best doctors in the city, the men of medicine. They prescribed various pills and potions to the boy, but it didn’t work. Just at that time Danya’s grandmother came to visit them.

One late evening, when Danya, instead of going to bed, watched the stars, she quietly entered the room, sat down in a chair and asked: