Fables

The fables of Ivan Andreevich Krylov (1769–1844) have been familiar to everyone since childhood. Wise and poetic, they have long been recognized as the classics of Russian literature and have so organically entered our lives and our language that have become an integral part of our culture.
Thanks to their aphoristic, the well -aimed expressions of the great fabulist are used in speech along with proverbs and sayings: “And now there”, “Swind, Svetik, do not be ashamed”, “But Vaska is listening, but he eats”, “And the casket is simply Opened ...
In this book, the Krylov fables are illustrated by the famous French artist Francois Roye, who very witty modernized the classic stories, adding them a light French charm