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The Watchful Stork by Eno Raud

A picture story book for children.

Drawings by Ilmar Linnat
Translated from Estonian by evi Mannermaa

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Animal Tales In Hindi by डी. मामिन-सिबिर्याक (D. Mamin Sibiryak )

रूसी भाषा से अनूदित ‘पशु-प्रेम की कहानियाँ’ नामक यह पुस्तक किशोर पाठकों के लिए है। इन कहानियों के रचनाकार उन्नीसवीं शताब्दी के रूसी लेखक डी. मामिन-सिबिर्याक हैं। कहानियों का अनुवाद रूसी भाषा से किया गया है। प्रस्तुत संकलन में उनकी छह कहानियाँ सम्मिलित हैं। इन कहानियों के पात्र विभिन्न पशु-पक्षी हैं।

‘शिकारी येमेल्या’ कहानी में शिकारी का हृदय परिवर्तन दिखाया गया है। इसके मुख्य पात्र हैं—मृग-शावक, हिरनी और तीतर।
‘पोस्तोइको’ कहानी उन कुत्तों के बारे में है जिन्हें कमेटी वाले पकड़कर ले जाते हैं। इस कहानी में कुत्तों के आपसी व्यवहार को दिखाया गया है। कहानी से यह पता चलता है कि मानव-समाज में पाई जाने वाली असमानता और ईर्ष्या जैसे अवगुण पशुओं के जीवन में भी देखे जा सकते हैं।
‘प्रियौमिश’ नामक कहानी में बूढ़े शिकारी तरास का हंस के प्रति प्रेम प्रदर्शित किया गया है, जो एक शिकारी की गोली से बच निकला था, लेकिन उसकी हंसिनी मारी गई थी।
‘भूरी शेडका’ नामक कहानी में पंखकटी नीलसर चिड़िया के प्रति शिकारी के दया भाव को दिखाया गया है।
‘आक बोजात’ नामक कहानी के मुख्य पात्र घोड़ा और उसका मालिक हैं। इसमें मनुष्य और पशु के पारम्परिक प्रेम को दर्शाया गया है।
‘बूढ़ा गौरा’ नामक कहानी में यह पढ़ने को मिलता है कि पालतू पक्षियों जैसे गौरा और गौरैया में क्या अंतर होता है।

इन कहानियों को पढ़कर मनुष्य और पशुओं के बीच के संबंधों की समझ विकसित होती है। डी. मामिन-सिबिर्याक की ये रूसी कहानियाँ हमारे किशोर पाठकों को अवश्य पसंद आएँगी और पशु-पक्षियों के प्रति उनकी रुचि बढ़ाने में सहायक सिद्ध होंगी।

डी. मामिन-सिबिर्याक
इस पुस्तक के रचनाकार दमांत्री नारकीसेविच मामिन-सिबिर्याक (1852–1912) हैं। डी. मामिन-सिबिर्याक का जन्म 6 नवंबर, 1852 को रूस के पेर्म प्रांत के एक पुरोहित परिवार में हुआ था। चार वर्ष तक आपने पुरोहिती की शिक्षा प्राप्त की। इसके बाद सेंट पीटर्सबर्ग जाकर पहले पशु-चिकित्सा का और फिर कानून का अध्ययन किया, लेकिन कुछ कारणों से उनकी शिक्षा अधूरी रह गई। इसके बाद आप यूराल क्षेत्र में वापस आ गए।

उन्होंने यूराल की खानों और मजदूरों के जीवन के बारे में लिखना शुरू किया। इस विषय पर उन्होंने कई उपन्यास लिखे, जिनके कारण उन्हें ‘यूराल का गोर्की’ भी कहा जाता है, हालांकि वह गोर्की के पूर्ववर्ती थे। यही कारण है कि गोर्की ने उन्हें अपना शिक्षक और मित्र समान माना।

1891 तक यूराल में रहने के बाद डी. मामिन-सिबिर्याक सेंट पीटर्सबर्ग चले गए। वहीं 15 नवंबर, 1912 को उनका देहांत हुआ।

डी. मामिन-सिबिर्याक के लेखन में बाल साहित्य का विशिष्ट स्थान है। किशोरों के लिए लिखी गई उनकी कहानियाँ हमेशा से ही लोकप्रिय रही हैं। उनकी अधिकांश कहानियों में पशुओं के जीवन का सजीव चित्रण मिलता है, जो इस पुस्तक में भी देखने को मिलेगा।

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Wonder Tales by Kornei Chukovsky

A collection of children’s stories by Kornei Chukovsky.

HE TELEPHONE
Drawings by V. Konashevich
Translated by D. Rottenberg
DOCTOR POWDERPILL
Drawings by V. Suteyev
Translated by D. Rottenberg
WASH ’EM CLEAN
Drawings by A. Kanevsky
Translated by E. Felgenhauer
THE STOLEN SUN
Drawings by Y. Vasnetsov
Translated by D. Rottenberg

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Little Chicken And Her Friends (Chinese Fairy Tales) by Zhan Tong

A Chinese picture story book for children.

A Fairy-tale of Miao Nationality.

Little Chicken and Her Friends, is one of the Chinese Fairy
Tales series of six picture books, is adapted from animal stories
popular among Chinese people, who often give birds and
animals human attributes and dress them in colourful national
costumes.

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Book Review: The Magic Finger by Roald Dahl

Hi everyone! I hope you’re all well. Today is Friday, and it’s time for another review. Today, I’m sharing my review of Roald Dahl’s The Magic Finger.

The Magic Finger was initially published in 1966 by George Allen and Unwin in the UK and is 64 pages long.

The Plot
The Magic Finger is a quirky and imaginative tale narrated by an unnamed girl who possesses a mysterious power: when she gets angry, her “magic finger” activates, and strange, transformative things happen to the people who upset her.

Characters
The Narrator
The young girl telling the story is confident, outspoken, and deeply sensitive to injustice. She doesn’t see her magic finger as a gift and wishes she could control it. Her moral compass is strong, and while she causes the story’s central upheaval, she never acts out of cruelty—only outrage at the cruelty she sees in others.

Mr Gregg
Mr Gregg is the patriarch of the Gregg family. He’s proud of his hunting skill and initially very dismissive of the girl’sobjections. He embodies the casual, unthinking cruelty of hunting purely for sport: he shoots deer and ducks because he enjoys it, not because he needs the meat. When he experiences fear and helplessness as a “duck-person,” he finally understands the suffering he’s caused and vows to stop hunting.

Mrs Gregg
Mrs Gregg is supportive of her husband and sons’ hobby at first, but she becomes the most panicked once they’retransformed. She’s protective of her boys, pleading with the ducks to spare them. Her fear helps underline the moral reversal: she’s suddenly forced into the role that grieving animal parents normally occupy.

Philip and William Gregg
Philip and William are the Greggs’ sons, who initially tease the narrator and enjoy going out with their father to shoot animals. They start as typical cheeky boys, but after their ordeal of sleeping in a tree and the threat of being shot themselves, they become more empathetic and ashamed of their past behaviour. By the end of the story, they’re feeding ducks instead of killing them.

The Ducks (especially Mother Duck)
The Greggs used to hunt the Duck family, but in the magical role-reversal, four of them grow human arms and hands and take over the Gregg house—guns included. The most striking figure is the mother duck, who refuses to handle a gun herself and instead forces the Greggs to confront what they’ve done to her children.

The Cooper Family
The Coopers are another hunting family, only mentioned at the end. We never meet them properly; they exist as a looming“next chapter” for the Magic Finger. Their inclusion makes the story feel larger than one episode: there will always be another person who needs a lesson.

Writing Style
Roald Dahl’s writing in The Magic Finger is spare, fast-moving, and perfectly tuned to younger readers. The sentences are short and direct, but loaded with implication, and he trusts children to understand moral complexity without spelling it out.

The tone balances humour and menace. For example, the transformation of the Gregg family is unsettling, but never terrifying; the comedy softens the darkness just enough to keep the story playful, while still meaningful.

Dahl’s trademark child-centred perspective is fully intact—adults are flawed, children see more clearly, and power dynamics are joyfully inverted.

Importantly, the book avoids over-moralising. Dahl doesn’t explain why hunting is wrong in concrete terms; instead, he lets empathy do the work. By forcing characters to live the consequences of their actions, the lesson becomes experiential rather than instructional.

One tiny nitpick is that the story leaves off with room for more, which is a little frustrating when you’re reading to a little’un and they ask what happens to the Cooper family! This used to happen a lot when the kids in our family were small enough to read to.

Illustrations
Like the majority of Dah’s books, this one is illustrated by Quentin Blake, in his familiar line-drawn technique. As is his usual style, he avoids over-illustrating, especially where the magic itself is concerned.

The transformation of the Gregg family is clearly depicted, but not in a grotesque way. Wings replace arms, bodies look awkward, yet the drawings never tip into scary territory. This restraint keeps the story accessible while allowing the emotional weight of the role reversal to settle in.

Final Thoughts
Overall, The Magic Finger is a delightful and thought-provoking short read. With its strong message about compassion and personal responsibility, the story is a perfect introduction to themes of ethics and transformation for younger readers.

It’s a small book with a big bite, and one that stays in the mind far longer than its page count suggests.

I’m giving The Magic Finger 8/10.

Have you read this one? What did you think?

As ever, thank you for stopping by to read my review!

Until next time,

George

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Zoo Babies by Vera Chaplina

A captivating account of caring of baby animals by Vera Chaplina in the Moscow zoo. We hear stories of baby lioness Kinuli, and many others..

Translated from The Russian By Ivy Litvinov
Designed By Y. Korpylov
Illustrated By D. Gorlov
Photos by A. Anzhanov, P. Vorobyov and L. Zyuzin

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Contents

OUR ZOO (By Way of a Preface) 7
KINULI 17
THE WOLF’S NURSLING 85
BABY 99
FOMKA THE POLAR BEAR 108
NAYA THE OTTER 121
KUTSI 134
AN ORDINARY PUSSY 142
NURKA 148
CHUZHOI 158
LOSKA 165
ARGO 176
A BROWNIE IN THE ZOO 186
SHANGO 192

இயற்கை விஞ்ஞானியின் கதைகள் – பி. மன்தேய்ஃபெல் (Tales Of A Naturalist In Tamil by P. Manteufel)

A collection of short stories of various types of animals by the author.

எழுத்தாளரால் எழுதப்பட்ட பல்வேறு வகை விலங்குகளைப் பற்றிய சிறுகதைகளின் தொகுப்பு.

மொழிபெயர்ப்பாளர்: |பூ. சோமசுந்தரம்

திருந்தியவடிவமைப்பாளர்: நா. முகம்மது செரீபு தயாரிப்பாளர்: கி. நிக்கோல்ஸ்கி

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Animals with personality capture young hearts and teach kindness, courage, and self-worth. Discover stories kids will love and remember.
Read here: https://www.dannasouthwellauthor.com/stories-about-animals-with-personality-kids-love/

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Writing My Life’s Purpose
Animals have always played an important role in my life. Growing up, I felt as if my pets understood me far better than any people. Animals were my safe harbor in a very turbulent upbringing, and even before I realized I was neurodivergent and what that entailed, my connection with animals help me to
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The eerie history of black dogs, and why they deserve better.
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A fun short article about how humans discovered that dogs make life better.
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A curated magazine with tons of great dog and animal news stories you may have missed, but will love reading.
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Have you fallen for these black dog myths?
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A fun and funny dog advent calendar ebook to kick off your holiday season.
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Have you fallen for these black dog myths?
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This is CogDogBlogged: "Crookers The Cat: A Year in the Box"

While the dog theme is deeply engraved here at CogDogBlog we are inclusive to… cats. This is a story of Crookshanks the Cat, who showed up on our acreage and crawled into our hearts. And… survivde a year outside in the -30ºC Saskatchewan winter.

But First, The Oscar Story and His Condo

First of all, we live on a 16 acre rural property 20 km outside of Moose Jaw. It was maybe 3 years ago, […]

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The Tortoise and The Hare | Animated Story for Kids | Slow and Steady Wins the Race

Video: https://youtu.be/2yK-k4fL-s4

The tortoise and the hare — one of the most loved animated stories for kids that teaches a timeless lesson.

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चलें देखने चिड़ियाघर नन्हे-मुन्ने जानवर (Babies Of The Zoo In Hindi ) by स. मार्कशाक (Samuil Markshak)

चिड़ियाघर में विभिन्न जानवरों के बच्चों और उनके रहने के तरीकों को दिखाने वाली एक छोटी सी किताब । शानदार पेंटिंग।
A little book showing various animal babies in the zoo and their ways of living. Fantastic paintings.

चित्रकार येवगेनी चारुशिन
अनुवादक मदन लाल मधु

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Little Chick by Kornei Chukovsky

A little picture story book about a little chick and her adventures for children.

Illustrated by Tamara Shevaryova

Translated from the Russian by Sheena Wakefield

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A fun and funny ebook that lets you involve your fur kid and includes a free companion activities book.
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Family of ducks crossing Perth’s Kwinana Freeway cause six-car peak-hour pile up

A family of ducks crossing a busy Perth freeway is believed to have caused a six car pile-up…
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लाल कलगीवाला मुर्गा (The Cock With Crimson Comb In Hindi )

करेलियाई लोककथा वीक्तोर बज्दायेव द्वारा लिपिबद्ध

अनुवादक -योगेन्द्र नागपाल

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The Loyal Mongoose – A Heart Touching Moral Story || Speeches N Stories

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Panchatantra Story The Dog who went Abroad

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The Loyal Mongoose – A Heart Touching Moral Story || Speeches N Stories

#moralstory #loyalmongoose #thinkbeforeyouact #emotionalstory #animalstories #shortstories #speechesnstories #panchatantra #loyalty #mongoose #snake #animation #kidsstories

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Panchatantra Story The Dog who went Abroad

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The Loyal Mongoose – A Heart Touching Moral Story || Speeches N Stories

#moralstory #loyalmongoose #thinkbeforeyouact #emotionalstory #animalstories #shortstories #speechesnstories #panchatantra #loyalty #mongoose #snake #animation #kidsstories

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Panchatantra Story The Dog who went Abroad

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Meeting

#Animalstories

A #leopard stands next to a young #gazelle or deer, not hunting, not attacking. When #hyenas approach, it does the unthinkable: grabs the fawn by the neck and climbs a tree, protecting it.

This isn’t fiction. Rare moments like this have been observed in the wild. Sometimes, big cats show what looks like compassion, or confusion. A lost maternal instinct? Curiosity? Or something deeper?

#Nature isn’t always predictable. Predators don’t always kill. Even in the wild, the lines between #instinct, #emotion, and choice can blur in ways we still don’t fully understand.

A reminder: the animal world is full of mystery, and not everything wild is cruel.

#Wildlife #Nature #AnimalBehavior #BigCats #Leopard #AnimalStories #UnexpectedNature #Coexistence #AnimalsOfMastodon #Zoology

Book Review: Charlotte’s Web by E. B. White
#ReaderCommunity #ReadingCommunity #BookCommunity #Reading #Books #BookReview #Review #CharlottesWeb #Animals #Classics #pig #spider #AnimalStories

http://georgelthomas.com/2025/05/02/book-review-charlottes-web-by-e-b-white/

#AnimalStories (1998-2002)
A humorous look at the lives, loves and concerns of the animal kingdom, viewed from a child's perspective.
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#Caturday #CatsOfMastodon
This is Kamala the Manx, she is 8 1/2 months old. One night
in the wee hrs, I was woken by Kamala zooming around the bed. Then i felt something small and furry, scurry over me. I leaped out of bed. Kamala had caught a mouse, and let it go on the bed, where it took refuge under the covers with me.
Tell me, what annoying, naughty, rascally, or worst thing your cat, or or other animal in your life has gotten up to.
#AnimalStories

#AnimalStories #Fiction #Art #Wolves #Dogs

A WILD WOLF, A HALF-WILD HUSKY, A WILY OLD TRAPPER!

"I just read WOLFBLOOD again. One for any wolf lover. Enjoyed it!" Gina C
@ginachron

"WOW! This is a TRUE LOVE STORY — with wolves. LOVE it! Happy ending too!" MiA
@MiAKittyGirl

"My Most Popular Animal Story." Brian Alan Burhoe

FREE STORY IN JACK LONDON TRADITION ==>> http://www.CivilizedBears.com/WOLFBLOOD-Northwestern-Jack-London-Tradition/