Explanatory dictionaries of the Russian language explain the meaning of the word tale almost identically: a short fairy tale, fable, i.e. an allegorical moralizing poem, a story containing fiction, fiction. And although there is some truth in every fairy tale, and these tales are based on facts that took place, nevertheless, I ask that any coincidence in time, place, names and surnames be considered a pure coincidence. The stories collected here were partly written by me, partly were heard in conversations or read in some publications. In relation to the latter, most often, I cannot indicate a specific author, so if someone recognizes my plot, do not consider it some kind of plagiarism. The good thing about stories, like jokes, is that they can be told in any company and in any place. Read, have fun and remember that there is always a place in life... for humor