Collection of some of Tolstoy's original stories for children, stories about his own childhood, and adaptations of fables from Aesop and the Hindu tradition.
General Note
Chiefly selections from Tolstoy's Azbuka and Novaia azbuka; based on translations of Leo Wiener and Nathan Haskell Dole.
Content Note
Stories -- Aesop's Fables -- Adaptations and imitations of Hindu fables -- Fables from Tolstoy's New ABC book (Novy [sic] azbuka) -- A fairy tale : Ivan the Fool and his two brothers.