Russian Stories 1.1

Front 1

Kogda mne ispolnilos’ tri goda

Back 1

(when I turned three years old)

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roditeli na den’ roždenija

Back 2

(my parents on my birthday gave me)

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podarili mne krasnyj trehkolësnyj velosiped

Back 3

(a red three-wheeled bicycle)

Front 4

Ja, konečno, byla očen’ rada

Back 4

(I, naturally, was very happy)

Front 5

Ja srazu sela na velosiped

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(I immediately got on it)

Front 6

i poehala po komnate

Back 6

(and started riding it in the room)

Front 7

èto bylo sovsem ne trudno

Back 7

(which was not at all difficult)

Front 8

No, doehav do konca komnaty

Back 8

(but, having reached the end of the room)

Front 9

ne smogla razvernut’sja

Back 9

(I couldn't turn around)

Front 10

Prišlos’ slezat’ s velosipeda

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(I had to get off the bicycle)

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i razvoračivat’ ego rukami

Back 11

(and turn it around with my hands)

Front 12

Pomnju, čto papa očen’ smejalsja

Back 12

(I remember my father laughing hard)

Front 13

nabljudaja moi dejstvija

Back 13

(watching my actions)

Front 14

S teh por ja často hodila guljat’ vo dvor s velosipedom

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(Since then, often I went for a walk in the yard with the bike)

Front 15

èto bylo tak zdorovo — ehat’

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(it was so cool - to go)

Front 16

a ne idti peškom

Back 16

(not to walk)

Front 17

Papa obmotal mne velosiped belymi šnurkami

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(my father wrapped the bicycle with white laces)

Front 18

i velosiped stal sovsem krasivym

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(and the bicycle became completely beautiful)

Front 19

takogo bol’še ni-u-kogo-ne bylo

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(a more-so no one had)

Front 20

Ja katalas’ na nëm neskol’ko let

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(I rode it for several years)

Front 21

poka ne vyrosla

Back 21

(until I grew up [while not grown])

Front 22

A potom na ètom velosipede katalsja moj mladšij brat

Back 22

(and then on this bike rides my younger brother)