The book is preceded by the “Foreword of the Owl”, which gives a double interpretation of the name “Ulenspiegel”. According to one version it means “I am your mirror”, on the other – “an owl and a mirror”. The action of the legend takes place in Flanders in the 16th century. In the city of … Read more
When I was very young and could not read, my mother read to me. I learned about the good Dr. Aibolit, the Little Red Riding Hood and three pigs, about Uncle Styopa and the Basseyna scattered from the street, about the friendship of the lion and the dog. My mother read to me poems, tales, … Read more
Once Baron Munchausen walked through the forest. He kept a bag of cherries, which he bought in a village shop. However, the deer prevented him from enjoying it. He suddenly appeared from the forest thicket, stood still, looking at the baron. And the baron, as you know, is an avid hunter. But this time he … Read more
Alexandre Dumas Viscount de Bragelonne, or Ten Years Later … May 1660th. The beginning of the independent rule of the young Louis XIV. The heir to the English throne, Charles II, who lives in exile incognito, meets with his cousin, the king of France, and asks for his support in the restoration of the throne. … Read more
A lot has been written and said about friendship and you do not know what else you can add. But how many people there are, there are so many notions of friendship. Everyone understands and perceives it in their own way. Is there any real friendship? About this almost everyone thinks about it. We often … Read more
(1881-1925) Russian writer-humorist, playwright, theater critic Born March 15 (27 N. p.) In Sevastopol in the family of a merchant. I got home education, because because of poor vision and poor health I could not study at the gymnasium. I read a lot and indiscriminately. At the age of fifteen, he joined the transport office … Read more
Usually during the summer holidays we go with parents to the sea or to the forest – on a hike. But this year I spent almost a month with my grandmother visiting – in the beautiful village of Vishnevoe. Grandmother’s village is small, neat. The houses of the villagers are clean, freshly white. Roofs and … Read more
On the northern islands lived the Tribes of the Goddess Danu, who comprehended magic, charms and secret knowledge. They possessed four greatest treasures: Lug’s spear, Nuad’s sword, Dagda’s cauldron, and the stone of Lia Fall, who screamed under everyone who was destined to rule Ireland. The tribes of the Goddess sailed on a multitude of … Read more
Epilogue Part one Chapter I The author’s reflections on the driving forces of history in connection with the role of Alexander I and Napoleon. The author says that it can not be said whether the activities of both are harmful or useful, since it can not be said why it was useful or harmful. Chapter … Read more
(1919-1975) Vorobiev Konstantin Dmitrievich (1919 – 1975), the prose writer. He was born on September 24 in the village of Nizhny Reutets, Kursk region. He lived a difficult childhood, having experienced the famine of the early 1930s. At the age of 14, in order to save the family from starvation, he went to work in … Read more