And they lived for a long time and (happily) boring

The book includes fairy tales, poems and illustrations by Anna Silononchik.
One evening in a dark gateway from around the corner at nothing unmisters Afanasy Stepanovich unexpectedly and suddenly attacked inspiration. Afanasy Stepanovich fought back as best he could. Only the forces were unequal, because the muse approached the aid of inspiration. The accomplices deftly twisted Athanasius Stepanovich and tormented the poor fellow for the whole night, forcing him to work without fingering and without closing their eyes. Afanasy Stepanovich fell asleep only in the morning. And when he woke up, he discovered that the hooligans and the trace was caught. But besides this, he discovered a beautiful opera in his trouser pocket, which he worked on all night. One trouble: the opera was not finished. Afanasy Stepanovich sighed and sat down to write, but not music, but a statement to the police. In the statement, he set out in detail what happened and did not forget to indicate the special signs of the attackers. Afanasy Stepanovich very much asked to help him in search of inspiration and muses, without which he simply could not complete his work.
After all, in fact, Afanasy Stepanovich was a simple conductor in a trolleybus and spinning did not know a single note ... "