The Affectionate Boy + 

Sasha loved sweets. + 

But his mother did not give him many sweets in order not to spoil his teeth. + 

He thought of a way of begging some from her⁠—he knew that she had some bonbons, and so he would begin to kiss her and coax her: + 

“You are my sweet little bonbon, my handsome little bonbon.” + 

His mother would laugh and give Sasha a bonbon. + 

Once his pockmarked uncle came and brought some honey-cakes. Sasha got up on his knees, and said coaxingly: + 

“You are my lovely little honey-cake, my handsome little honey-cake!” + 

But the pockmarked uncle replied: + 

“I don’t like little beggars.” + 

And he put the honey-cakes back into his pocket. + 