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Emelian And The Empty Drum - cover

Emelian And The Empty Drum

Leo Tolstoy

Publisher: Sovereign

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Summary

Emelian was a labourer and worked for a master. He was walking through a field one day on his way to work, when a frog hopped in front of him and he just missed crushing it by stepping across. Suddenly some one called to him from behind. He turned, and there stood a beautiful maiden, who said to him, 'Why don’t you marry, Emelian?'
Available since: 04/15/2016.

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