The children ran away from home, hungry and crying, and spent the night in Sultan’s kennel, under the warm side of this shaggy giant, who became for them a kind caretaker-mother…

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Under the warm side of this shaggy giant, who became a kind caretaker for them… It so happened that Nikolai Sergeyevich lived alone in a large house on the outskirts of the district center with two small children in his arms. All household responsibilities fell on his shoulders. Nikolai worked as the chief engineer at … Read more

For two days, Polinka sat in an unheated house. There was no warmth, but she knew: this was her home, her refuge. Her mother left on Wednesday afternoon and told her daughter not to go outside.

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The mother left on Wednesday afternoon and told her daughter not to go outside. When Polinka went to bed, the stove was still warm, but by morning the house had cooled down. There was no sign of her mother, so the girl climbed out from under the blanket, slipped her feet into her felt boots, … Read more

I’ve decided to give you a second chance,» said the husband business-like, after he himself had recently kicked his wife out of the house.

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The day passed as usual. Christina was about to finish work when her phone rang — it was her worried husband: Where are you? How much longer? Come on, hurry up, I’m waiting for you. Without giving any explanations, Nikita hung up. Christina began to worry and called a taxi to get home faster. At … Read more

Oleg met his ex-wife and nearly turned green with wild envy.

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Oleg slammed the refrigerator door so hard that the contents on the shelves inside trembled. One of the magnets decorating its surface fell to the floor with a dull thud. Lena stood opposite him, pale, with tightly clenched fists. «Well, do you feel better now?» she exhaled sharply, tilting her chin up. «You just drive … Read more