![Мишка Косолапый
Last week I went to my regular Russian conversation Meetup and had a great time. One of our members had just gotten back from Russia and was kind enough to bring us back some Русские Конфеты (Russian candy)!! Not only was it a tasty (and sentimental) treat, it also lead to a mini Russian Lesson. The name of the candy is “Мишка Косолапый”.
I was told by one of our native Russians that the candy is named after a children’s nursery rhyme, and it goes like this:
Мишка косолапый по лесу идёт,Шишки собирает, песенку поёт.Шишка отлетела — прямо Мишке в лоб!Мишка рассердился и ногою — топ!
Here’s my loose translation:Clumsy Mishka walks around in the forest,Collecting pine cones and singing little songs.A pine cone falls and hits Mishka right in the head!Mishka gets mad and stamps his foot!
[Мишка is a прозвище (nickname) that means bear in nursery rhymes.]
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Мишка Косолапый
Last week I went to my regular Russian conversation Meetup and had a great time. One of our members had just gotten back from Russia and was kind enough to bring us back some Русские Конфеты (Russian candy)!! Not only was it a tasty (and sentimental) treat, it also lead to a mini Russian Lesson. The name of the candy is “Мишка Косолапый”.
I was told by one of our native Russians that the candy is named after a children’s nursery rhyme, and it goes like this:
Мишка косолапый по лесу идёт,
Шишки собирает, песенку поёт.
Шишка отлетела — прямо Мишке в лоб!
Мишка рассердился и ногою — топ!
Here’s my loose translation:
Clumsy Mishka walks around in the forest,
Collecting pine cones and singing little songs.
A pine cone falls and hits Mishka right in the head!
Mishka gets mad and stamps his foot!
[Мишка is a прозвище (nickname) that means bear in nursery rhymes.]
Are there any Russian candies that bring back memories from your travels?
