The Wise Pisko. Stories and Tales

The collection of stories and tales by Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin includes his famous works "The Tale of How One Peasant Fed Two Generals", "The Wild Landlord", "The Wise Pisko", "The Idealist Carp", "The Patron Eagle", and others, which were included in the collection "Tales for Children of Proper Age". Saltykov-Shchedrin's satire remains relevant even today.
The stories and tale are wonderfully illustrated by the artist Alexander Fomin.
For readers aged 12–13 years (grades 6–70).
The series "Books for Extracurricular Reading" comprises a wide range of classic works of Russian and foreign literature included in the school curriculum for primary and secondary education. The series contains independent works without abridgment, collections of stories and poems, readers, and collections for extracurricular reading.