Town in a Snuffbox: Russian Literary Fairy Tale

The most famous tales of Russian writers of the XIX century are assembled in this book: "Black chicken, or underground residents" Anthony Pogorelsky, "town in Tabakcoque" Vladimir Fedorovich Odoevsky, "Konk-Gorboon" Peter Pavlovich Ershova, "Ashik-Kerib" Mikhail Yurevich Lermontova, "Along Flower"s" Sergey Timofeevich Aksakov and "Frog-traveler" of Vsevolod Mikhailovich Garshin. Taking its beginning in folk creativity, these stories - in the best traditions of the domestic classics - fascinating, witty and instructive, often in allegorical form, tell children about the most important and complex phenomena of the surrounding life, teach good and courage, the ability to be honest and keep the word, Friend and wonder the miracle. Each of the fairy tales is distinguished by the original syllable and manner, the atmosphere of magic and secrets, a special flavor - in a word, no longer one decade is fascinating and the little readers, and their parents