Before you is a collection of amazing, original and magical tales of the Pomeranian writer Boris Shergin. Shergin's tales combine subtle, sparkling poetry and the extraordinary, captivating simplicity of the Russian people. Kind, funny, instructive stories told by a real master give joy not only to children, but also to adults. This is the best choice for family reading. The fairy tales were illustrated by the wonderful artist Anatoly Eliseev. More than one generation has grown up reading books with his pictures. Eliseev's bright, funny illustrations very accurately convey the wonderful atmosphere of Shergin's fairy tales.