Baboushka

Baboushka sweeping the floor
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Once upon a time, in a small village in Russia there lived a woman called Baboushka.

Baboushka was very house-proud. She had the tidiest house in the village and the most beautiful garden.

She was always cooking and cleaning, scrubbing and sweeping, polishing and painting.

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