Bain, R. Nisbet (Robert Nisbet), 1854-1909 · London : Lawrence and Bullen · leaf 234
old man was no longer ill-treated by hischildren, but lived among them like an emperor in hisown empire, but no sooner did he die than his childrenmade what haste they could to lay hands upon thecasket. All the people were called together and borewitness that they had treated their father well… … 220 COSSACK FAIRY TALES. They made a rich banquet of funeral meats that allmight know how much they mourned the old man ; itw^as a splendid funeral. When the priest got up fromthe table, the people all began to thank their hosts,and the eldest son begged the priest to say thesorolOUst^ in the…
Children · Conduct of life · Cossacks · Children's stories
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