Tales of Russian Writers

The book includes well-known tales by Russian writers of the 19th century: the magical story The Black Hen, or The Underground Dwellers by Anton Pogorelsky 1787-1836; The Scarlet Flower by Sergei Timofeyevich Aksakov 1791-1859; The Snow Maiden, The Tale of... the Toothsome Mouse and the Rich Sparrow, The Slippery Fox by Vladimir Ivanovich Dal 1801-1872; A Little Town in a Snuffbox and Frost Ivanovich by Vladimir Fyodorovich Odoyevsky 1804-1869; The Nightingale the Herbalist by Petr Pavlovich Yershov 1815-1869; The Worker Emelyan and the Empty Drum, The Righteous Judge by Leo Nikolaevich Tolstoy 1828-1910; The Traveling Frog and The Tale of the Toad and the Rose by Vsevolod Mikhailovich Garshin 1855-1888. All the tales are filled with deep meaning and possess timeless value. They teach children to be honest and hardworking, to believe in themselves, and never to give up.