Darling, it’s a good thing you have a big apartment! My parents will take one room, since they’re tired of living in the countryside!» the groom said nonchalantly.

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Nina sat with her legs drawn up beneath her amidst scattered magazines and glossy catalogs of wedding dresses. Outside the window, a gloomy October played with the last leaves, yet inside Nina felt light and joyful. There were only two months left until the wedding! Nina flipped through the pages, stopping now on one style, … Read more

The blind old lady’s son, who had disappeared 11 years ago, has returned. Yet she began to suspect that he might not be her real son.

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Nadezhda, who had just turned 72, had lived her entire life in the village. For many years, she worked in the poultry house, where the grueling physical labor and endless household chores gradually wore down her health. In her old age, the woman had completely lost her sight, unable even to distinguish the silhouettes or … Read more

Having betrayed his wife and children for the sake of a fleeting passion, he never suspected the lesson fate would soon teach him.

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When Vladimir learned that he was about to become the father of twins, a strange feeling of disorientation overwhelmed him. Before Svetlana’s pregnancy, he had truly dreamed of having children; together they made plans for the future and prepared for a new phase of life. But as soon as his wife went to the maternity … Read more

The brat from a drinking family kept the rich man’s daughter away from the dogs. The father wanted to find him and thank him.

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Ivan Viktorovich anxiously paced around the room, his voice trembling with tension: — How do you understand this? She’s nowhere to be found? She just disappeared? The nanny, feeling guilty, tried to explain:   — I don’t know how it happened. I was distracted for just a second… Then that dog, people started running away. … Read more

The terminally ill son of wealthy parents married a naive girl, and she took him off to a remote area. Six months later, his parents could hardly recognize their son.

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– Gena, are you sure you’ve thought everything through? – Mom… – I know what I’m talking about. She’s with you only for the money, isn’t she? Gennady sighed heavily.   – Mom, I understand your concerns, but they are completely unfounded. Arguing with you is pointless; you won’t change your mind anyway. Think what … Read more

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