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Kalif Hasid, the lord of Baghdad, accidentally buys a magical powder from a vagabond merchant, with which a person can turn into any beast or bird. Together with the vizier, they decide to turn around stages in order to eavesdrop on bird conversations. But woe to the one who forgets the right spell! After all, he will lose human appearance forever ... The fairy tale of the famous German storyteller Wilhelm Gauf with the magnificent illustrations of the artist Anton Lomaev immerses the reader into the enchanting world of the medieval East, full of miracles, sudden transformations and unexpected salvations. For work on this book, artist Anton Lomaev was awarded the Prize of the All -Russian Book Illustration Competition “The image of the book” in the nomination “Best Illustrations for works for children and adolescents”