The Kingdom of Crooked Mirrors

Olya is an ordinary girl, only she is terrifyingly disobedient, distracted, and lazy. Waking up early for school or putting things in their place is not for her. Olya did not notice her shortcomings until she met her reflection named Yalo. Externally, Yalo is an exact copy of Olya, but in every other way, she is her complete opposite: brave, diligent, and attentive. By a magical turn of events, the girls find themselves in the Kingdom of Crooked Mirrors, where a crumb of bread seems like a whole loaf, fools are called wise men, and ugliness is considered true beauty — in short, everything is reversed there. To return home, Olya, along with Yalo, must endure many dangerous adventures, rescue the mirror maker Gurd from prison, and defeat the ignorant King Topseda and his cruel minister Nushrok, who have long been oppressing the common people. This collection also includes other equally fascinating stories by Vitaly Gubarev about friendship that knows no bounds, incredible space travels, and magic that can happen to anyone.