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The Night Before Christmas - "Or The Night of Christmas Eve" - cover

The Night Before Christmas - "Or The Night of Christmas Eve"

Nikolai Gogol, Constance Garnett

Publisher: E-Kitap Projesi & Cheapest Books

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Summary

"The devil flew up to the moon, reached out and tried to grab it, but must have burned his fingers, for he hopped on one leg, sucking on his hand. He walked around it and tried again from the other side, and again jumped back. But the sly one didn't give up: he suddenly grabbed the moon with both hands and, juggling it like a hot pancake, stuffed it in his pocket, and flew off as though nothing had happened. In our village of Dikanka, no one noticed the theft. True, when the district scribe crawled out of the tavern on all fours he thought he saw the moon dancing in the sky, but who would believe him?"
And in the and of the story, good wins in the most unexpected way..

[N. G.]
Available since: 11/28/2023.
Print length: 100 pages.

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