Fables
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The collection includes 183 fables by the classic of world literature L. N. Tolstoy; 114 of them are based on Aesop's plots, 34 are based on Indian fairy tales and fables, 13 are adaptations of La Fontaine's fables, 8 are based on plots from various sources, and 14 were composed by the writer himself. At the end of the publication, there are extensive comments. The book is decorated with more than three hundred black-and-white and color illustrations by the contemporary artist Ksenia Alekseeva. Ksenia takes a creative approach to illustrating ancient fables, reworking some of the plots in her own way. In her drawings, the crocodile wears a bow tie, the doves wear top hats, and the monkey wears an ermine robe. The turtle is wearing an instantly recognizable ushanka hat, and a wristwatch can be seen on the lion's paw. Illustrating the fable "How the Summer Passed", Ksenia depicts a wasp with an abacus, although there is not a word about them in the text. This approach does not distort the meaning of the fables, but only brings it closer to modern life, because fables usually talk about the nature of people, and it remains unchanged at all times.
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