the_kings_breakfast.html
!DOCTYPE html> html> head lang=”en-US”> title>The King’s Breakfast by A. A. Milne/title> /div> h1 class=”pageTitle”>The King’s Breakfast/h1> div class=”entry-content clearfix”> h2 class=”author”>by A. A. Milne/h2> div id=”content”> p>The King’s Breakfastbr /> The King askedbr /> The Queen, andbr /> The Queen askedbr /> The Dairymaid:br /> “Could we have some butter forbr /> The Royal […]
the_dormouse_and_the_doctor.html
!DOCTYPE html> html> head lang=”en-US”> title>The Dormouse and the Doctor by A. A. Milne/title> /div> h1 class=”pageTitle”>The Dormouse and the Doctor/h1> div class=”entry-content clearfix”> h2 class=”author”>by A. A. Milne/h2> div id=”content”> p>There once was a Dormouse who lived in a bedbr /> Of delphiniums (blue) and geraniums (red),br /> And all the day long he’d […]
the_christening.html
!DOCTYPE html> html> head lang=”en-US”> title>The Christening by A. A. Milne/title> /div> h1 class=”pageTitle”>The Christening/h1> div class=”entry-content clearfix”> h2 class=”author”>by A. A. Milne/h2> div id=”content”> p>What shall I callbr /> My dear little dormouse?br /> His eyes are small,br /> But his tail is e-nor-mouse./p> p>I sometimes call him Terrible John,br /> ‘Cos his tail […]
rice_pudding.html
!DOCTYPE html> html> head lang=”en-US”> title>Rice Pudding by A. A. Milne/title> /div> h1 class=”pageTitle”>Rice Pudding/h1> div class=”entry-content clearfix”> h2 class=”author”>by A. A. Milne/h2> div id=”content”> p>What is the matter with Mary Jane?br /> She’s crying with all her might and main,br /> And she won’t eat her dinner; rice pudding again -br /> What is […]
politeness.html
!DOCTYPE html> html> head lang=”en-US”> title>Politeness by A. A. Milne/title> /div> h1 class=”pageTitle”>Politeness/h1> div class=”entry-content clearfix”> h2 class=”author”>by A. A. Milne/h2> div id=”content”> p>If people ask me,br /> I always tell them:br /> “Quite well, thank you, I’m very glad to say.”br /> If people ask me,br /> I always answer,br /> “Quite well, thank […]
missing.html
!DOCTYPE html> html> head lang=”en-US”> title>Missing by A. A. Milne/title> /div> h1 class=”pageTitle”>Missing/h1> div class=”entry-content clearfix”> h2 class=”author”>by A. A. Milne/h2> div id=”content”> p>Has anybody seen my mouse?/p> p>I opened his box for half a minute,br /> Just to make sure he was really in it,br /> And while I was looking, he jumped outside!br […]
market_square.html
!DOCTYPE html> html> head lang=”en-US”> title>Market Square by A. A. Milne/title> /div> h1 class=”pageTitle”>Market Square/h1> div class=”entry-content clearfix”> h2 class=”author”>by A. A. Milne/h2> div id=”content”> p>I had a penny,br /> A bright new penny,br /> I took my pennybr /> To the market square.br /> I wanted a rabbit,br /> A little brown rabbit,br /> […]
lines_and_squares.html
!DOCTYPE html> html> head lang=”en-US”> title>Lines and Squares by A. A. Milne/title> /div> h1 class=”pageTitle”>Lines and Squares/h1> div class=”entry-content clearfix”> h2 class=”author”>by A. A. Milne/h2> div id=”content”> p>Whenever I walk in a London street,br /> I’m ever so careful to watch my feet;br /> And I keep in the squares,br /> And the masses of […]
if_i_were_king.html
!DOCTYPE html> html> head lang=”en-US”> title>If I Were King by A. A. Milne/title> /div> h1 class=”pageTitle”>If I Were King/h1> div class=”entry-content clearfix”> h2 class=”author”>by A. A. Milne/h2> div id=”content”> p>I often wish I were a King,br /> And then I could do anything./p> p>If only I were King of Spain,br /> I’d take my hat […]
hoppity.html
!DOCTYPE html> html> head lang=”en-US”> title>Hoppity by A. A. Milne/title> /div> h1 class=”pageTitle”>Hoppity/h1> div class=”entry-content clearfix”> h2 class=”author”>by A. A. Milne/h2> div id=”content”> p>Christopher Robin goesbr /> Hoppity, hoppity,br /> Hoppity, hoppity, hop.br /> Whenever I tell himbr /> Politely to stop it, hebr /> Says he can’t possibly stop./p> p>If he stopped hopping,br /> […]
happiness.html
!DOCTYPE html> html> head lang=”en-US”> title>Happiness by A. A. Milne/title> /div> h1 class=”pageTitle”>Happiness/h1> div class=”entry-content clearfix”> h2 class=”author”>by A. A. Milne/h2> div id=”content”> p>John hadbr /> Great Bigbr /> Waterproofbr /> Boots on;br /> John had abr /> Great Bigbr /> Waterproofbr /> Hat;br /> John had abr /> Great Bigbr /> Waterproofbr /> Mackintosh […]
come_out_with_me.html
!DOCTYPE html> html> head lang=”en-US”> title>Come Out with Me by A. A. Milne/title> /div> h1 class=”pageTitle”>Come Out with Me/h1> div class=”entry-content clearfix”> h2 class=”author”>by A. A. Milne/h2> div id=”content”> p>There’s sun on the river and sun on the hill . . .br /> You can hear the sea if you stand quite still!br /> There’s […]
buckingham_palace.html
!DOCTYPE html> html> head lang=”en-US”> title>Buckingham Palace by A. A. Milne/title> /div> h1 class=”pageTitle”>Buckingham Palace/h1> div class=”entry-content clearfix”> h2 class=”author”>by A. A. Milne/h2> div id=”content”> p>They’re changing guard at Buckingham Palace -br /> Christopher Robin went down with Alice.br /> Alice is marrying one of the guard.br /> “A soldier’s life is terrible hard,”br /> […]
brownie.html
!DOCTYPE html> html> head lang=”en-US”> title>Brownie by A. A. Milne/title> /div> h1 class=”pageTitle”>Brownie/h1> div class=”entry-content clearfix”> h2 class=”author”>by A. A. Milne/h2> div id=”content”> p>In a corner of the bedroom is a great big curtain,br /> Someone lives behind it, but I don’t know who;br /> I think it is a Brownie, but I’m not quite […]
at_the_zoo.html
!DOCTYPE html> html> head lang=”en-US”> title>At the Zoo by A. A. Milne/title> /div> h1 class=”pageTitle”>At the Zoo/h1> div class=”entry-content clearfix”> h2 class=”author”>by A. A. Milne/h2> div id=”content”> p>There are lions and roaring tigers,br /> and enormous camels and things,br /> There are biffalo-buffalo-bisons,br /> and a great big bear with wings.br /> There’s a sort […]
A Sure Sign by Georgi Ladonshchikov
Edited, unrhymed translation: © Fledermaus, Poetry Monster, 2021 The wind is chasing the clouds, The wind is moaning in downpipes The rain is slanting, spreading cold Knocking on the window glass. There are puddles on the roads And they, too, wince from the cold, Sad rooks. Are hiding under the canopy That’s a sure sign, […]
In Defense of Santa Claus
Not fully rhymed though edited translated by © Fledermaus, Евгений Сухарников, Poetry Monster, 2021 The Russian original, by Agnia Barto, is perfectly rhymed though… My brother (he outgrew me) Brings everyone to tears. He told me that Santa Claus Is not what he appears! He told me: -Don’t believe in him! — But then suddenly […]
Winter Apples by Tatiana Gusarova, translated by Fledermaus
Tatiana Gusarova, Winter Apples, Unrhymed edited translation, © Fledermaus, Poetry Monster, 2021 Sunny, fine It’s been a long day. The whole family on skis Got out into the woods. Suddenly a three-year-old Vovka 1 Says to his mother: “Look, oh miracle! An apple is hanging Over there on Christmas tree!” And I looked to the […]
May 19th – the Young Pioneers Day
May 19 is the Young Pioneers Day. There is no longer a Soviet empire, But, as before, our pioneers For children — a good example! Pioneer Land, don’t get bored, And get congratulations on your own day. I congratulate you, our pioneers. Good luck, success, health to you all, I wish you! Let the rallying […]
To A Little Girl That Has Told A Lie
AND has my darling told a lie? Did she forget that GOD was by? That GOD, who saw the things she did, From whom no action can be hid; Did she forget that GOD could see And hear, wherever she might be? He made your eyes, and can discern Whichever way you think to […]