They also have a game
much like our seesaw. A girl stands on each end of a board. Then one
girl jumps up and comes down on the board. This sends the other girl
up, and in her turn she comes down on the board and sends the first
girl up. And so they play on, going up and down. This is not an easy
game to play. It is some time before the girls can do it well. Some
girls are so skillful at this game that they can keep jumping a long
time without falling.
Some people in Russia have very queer cradles for their babies. One
kind of cradle is a basket which hangs by ropes from the ceiling.
Another kind of cradle is made of cloth sewed to a wooden frame. This
cradle also hangs from the ceiling.
In some places in Russia the nurses who take care of the babies wear
dresses to show whether the baby is a girl or a boy. If it is a boy
the nurse wears a blue dress. If it is a girl the nurse wears a pink
dress.
There are not schools in all parts of Russia, but in some places there
are good schools, and the children learn to read and write.
I must not forget to tell you of the great bell in Russia. It is the
largest bell in the world. It is in Moscow, a very old city of Russia,
and it is called the great bell of Moscow.
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