Help Yourself

Sasha Stograd-Stetsky is a spoiled, capricious boy. He looks down on simple people, spends his time in luxury and idleness, and knows how to do nothing. Uncle Sasha gives the boy a chance to correct himself and sends him to a distant place, to a remote village. There, among the working people, Sasha is to grow up, become a personality, and not a mere waster of life. This fascinating and instructive adventure tale retains the charm of Russian antiquity and precise folk language.
Vasily Ivanovich Nemirovich-Danchenko (1845-1936) was a Russian writer, traveler, and the elder brother of the famous theatrical figure Vladimir Ivanovich Nemirovich-Danchenko. He authored many remarkable suspenseful stories for children.