This book is part of a series of illustrated textbooks "We read together," addressed to children of primary school age. The Russian folk tale is retold in English especially for Russian children, using the simplest grammar and the most commonly used English words. Reading this book, the child learns about 100 new English words, learns to use verbs in the form of the third person singular Present Simple, and also learn the Past Simple form of the verb to run. The book is completed with fun tasks to the text and a dictionary, where all the new words with transcription are collected in alphabetical order.