of the child, appropriate direction and guidance in the exercise by the child of the rights recognized in the present Convention.
THE PARENTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CHILD
Russian Folk Tale. The Wolf and the Seven Kids
Once upon a time there was a goat and she had seven kids. They lived in a small house on the border of a forest. One day the goat went to the market and left the kids at home alone. She locked the door with a key and ordered them not to open the door to anybody.
But in the forest nearby a wicked grey wolf was hiding. The wolf recognized that the kids were at home alone and went to the goat's house. He crept to the house, scratched at the door and said in a fine voice: 'My dear kids, my children, unlock, open, your mother has come and brought you some milk! The kids were little and naive, they thought that it was their mother and they opened the door. The wolf rushed into the house, caught all the kids, put them in a sack and carried them to his house. But one of the kids had managed to hide behind the stove.
The goat came back home in the evening and saw that there was nobody there. She started to cry, to shout and to call to her children. The little kid came from behind the stove and told her what had happened. The goat went to the wolf to rescue her children. The goat had sharp horns and strong hoofs. She stabbed the wolf with her horns and cuffed him with her hoofs. The wolf was frightened and gave her kids back to her.
Since that time the goat never leaves her little kids at home alone.
Article 6. States Parties recognize that every child has the inherent right to life. States Parties shall ensure to the maximum extent possible the survival and development of the child.
EVERY CHILD HAS THE RIGHT TO LIFE
Russian Folk Tale. The Rolling Roll
Once there lived an old man and an old woman. They had no children. One day the old man said to the old woman: 'Why don’t you bake me a roll? The old woman baked a roll – ruddy and fine – and put it on the window still to cool. But the Rolling Roll was bored with sitting on the window still, he jumped down and rolled along the path.
The Roll rolled along the road and met the hare. When the hare saw the Roll he immediately wanted to eat him, but the Roll outwitted the hare. He sang him a song and rolled further. Then the Roll met the wolf. The wolf saw the ruddy Roll and wanted to eat him up. The Roll outwitted the wolf too. He sang his song to the wolf: 'I got away from Grandpa, I got away from Grandma I got away from the hare, and I'll get away from you!
The Roll rolled on and met the bear. The bear wanted to eat the Roll, but he didn't succeed either. The Roll sang his song and rolled away from the bear. The Roll rolled on and met the fox. The sly fox said: 'What a fine and smart Roll! Sing me a song, and I'll listen! The Roll liked these words and sang the song to the fox. And the Fox said: 'I am old and I can't hear anything properly. Sit down on my nose and sing to me again!
The Roll sat on the fox's nose and – snatch! – She ate him.
Article 8. States Parties undertake to respect the right of the child to preserve his or her identity, including nationality, name and family relations as recognized by law without unlawful interference. Where a child is illegally deprived of some or all of the elements of his or her identity, States Parties shall provide appropriate assistance and protection, with a view to re-establishing speedily his or her identity.
THE CHILD HAS THE RIGHT TO PRESERVE HIS OR HER IDENTITY
Hans Christian Andersen. The Little Mermaid
The king of the sea had six daughters. All of them were beautiful, especially the youngest one. She had blue eyes like a lake, a soft skin like rose-petals, but she had a fish-like tale instead of legs. The little mermaid was as dreamy as her sisters. She liked to watch the orange sun through the thickness of the water. She was waiting for her fifteenth birthday to go up to the surface and to see the world that she was interested in her desperately. Finally, that day had come. She went up to the surface, took a sit at a big rock and looked around at the human's world. Far away she saw a ship. She could hear music and singing from the deck. She swam closer and saw a very handsome young man and fell in love with him at once. Soon a storm began, the ship couldn't stand up to the heavy waves and crashed.
All the sailors drowned, but the little Mermaid managed to save her prince. She carried him carefully to the shore.
Having returned to her father's kingdom, into the deepness of the sea, the little Mermaid became even more sad and thoughtful. She was missing her prince. At last she decided to become his fiancée. The Sea Witch boiled a potion for the little mermaid. It would transform her fish-like tale into two little white legs. But in exchange for it the witch took her beautiful voice, and the little Mermaid, who was singing so nicely, became dumb.
The prince met her at the shore. The little mermaid desperately wanted him to love her. Every evening she danced on her new legs, which made her suffer very much. Meanwhile, the prince, who received her so kindly, confessed, that he loved another woman. Her prince was going to get married, and she would die from grief. The little mermaid's sisters were very sorry for her. They gave her a knife, so she could kill the prince and become a mermaid again. But she threw out the knife, plunged into the sea and felt her body flow like foam. And so she turned into sea foam. This is the destiny of all mermaids.
Article 9.
1. States Parties shall ensure that a child shall not be separated from his or her parents against their will, except when competent authorities subject to judicial review determine, in accordance with applicable law and procedures, that such separation is necessary for the best interests of the child. Such determination may be necessary in a particular case such as one involving abuse or neglect of the child by the parents, or one where the parents are living separately and a decision must be made as to the child's place of residence.
2. In any proceedings pursuant to paragraph 1 of the present article, all interested parties shall be given an opportunity to participate in the proceedings and make their views known.
3. States Parties shall respect the right of the child who is separated from one or both parents to maintain personal relations and direct contact with both parents on a regular basis, except if it is contrary to the child's best interests.
4. Where such separation results from any action initiated by a State Party, such as the detention, imprisonment, exile, deportation or death (including death arising from any cause while the person is in the custody of the State) of one or both parents or of the child, that State Party shall, upon request, provide the parents, the child or, if appropriate, another member of the family with the essential information concerning the whereabouts of the absent member(s) of the family unless the provision of the information would be detrimental to the well-being of the child. States Parties shall further ensure that the submission of such a request shall of itself entaile no adverse consequences for the person(s) concerned.
Article 21. States Parties that recognize and/or permit the system of adoption shall ensure that the best interests of the child shall be the paramount consideration and they shall:
(a) Ensure that the adoption of a child is authorized only by competent authorities who determine, in accordance with applicable law and procedures and on the basis of all pertinent and reliable information, that the adoption
