“The Mitten.” The magic egg and other tales from Ukraine, Barbara J. Suwyn, Englewood, Colo. : Libraries Unlimited, 1997, pp. 37-40.

Tale Summary

One snowy day, a little boy named Misha set out to gather firewood, and his mother reminded him to bring his red wool mittens. He did not notice when one fell from his pocket onto the snow while he was gathering sticks, but Maid Meadow Mouse did. She crawled into the mitten, ready for a winter nap, when Flippety Frog asked to join her. She begrudgingly agreed, and soon a rabbit named Hoppity Hare also asked to sleep in the mitten. The mouse agreed, and over the course of the night, Wide-Eyed Old Owl,  Briskly Burly Boar,  Sly Boots the Fox, Woeful Wolf,  and Big Bully Bear also climbed in to sleep. With each animal, the glove stretched, and every time a new visitor entered, it seemed impossible to fit anyone else. Misha realized that he had dropped his mitten, and in the morning went to find it. Just before dawn, Songster Sparrow  squeezed into the mitten, but tickled the Bear's nose, and all the animals were flung out of the mitten by his sneeze. Just then Misha arrived and saw the animals running off. His Mitten seemed warm when he picked it up, and bigger, too. He was glad to find his mitten, and walked home.