Fables

From a very young age, little children hear and remember individual expressions from Krylov's fables, which have firmly entered our language over almost three centuries and have become sharp proverbs and sayings. As they grow up, they become familiar with the works of the great fabulist himself, without which Russian literature is unimaginable. These include "The Grasshopper and the Ant," "The Crow and the Fox," "The Monkey and the Glasses," "The Elephant and the Pug," "The Quartet," and others. Written with ease and humor, they are understandable to both adults and children and instill in them honesty, integrity, diligence, and kindness. This is why the great Gogol called Krylov's fables "the book of wisdom of the people itself."
The collection includes the very best fables: some that are well-known from childhood, and others that you may read for the first time.