Zhivotnye-geroi

by Seton-Tompson E.

Seton-Tompson E. - Zhivotnye-geroi. Mysl', Moscow, 1989 yr., 373 pp. ills. . Hardcover

Genres: Animals, Fiction, Short Stories, Childrens

Hardcover

Published January 1, 1989

Reviews

[валентина карпова]

Those were the stories of my childhood. I did not speak English then and read them translated into Russian. The story that accompanied me the whole of my life is The Slum Cat. It left a lasting impression with me then - i cried over the Cat when she was unhappy and told everybody about the cat"s transformations and adventures when she became a famous breed.

The time went by and once owing tho the Slum Cat I happened to get acquainted with a young man . We were on a Motor coach taking us from one place to another. We were both students - I studied the English lg at the Pedagogical Dept. and he studied French at the Interpreters Dept. At that very time he was reading The Slum Cat in French, and I was doing the same in English. We had a good topic for conversation. In a few years time we got married.

Now I am 72 and live in Ukraine. My husband passed away of an insult 14 years ago. Once on a cold rainy day I saved a dying little kitten perhaps a month old. As it appeared the little one couldn't even drink milk and I had to feed her on some fresh cream and egg yolks with the help of syringe. Marianna (it's her name) a once a stray kitten, has turned into a beautiful and well groomed lady cat that warms my heart every minute. When asked what breed she is I say: " a valuable breed rarely known in these places, which is "Analostanka Queen" ( as it was interpreted into Russian) Not many people remember the story " The Slum Cat" and believe it is true. I say it just for fun certainly and easily reveal the secret when necessary. Usually people don't mind.

[Judy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Yes, Seton writes well and these stories about various animals captured my attention :)

[Rebecca · Rating 2 out of 5]

I don't know. I mean, some of these were really interesting. And then I was traumatized by the story of the homing pigeon.

Spoiler: only half of the animals even survive to the end of their story. About. I didn't keep specific track, but a lot of them died. Sometimes gruesomely.

[Tayler · Rating 3 out of 5]

I said no more Seton. I lied. (I really wanted to know about Little Warhorse)

[Carolyn davis or Marilyn Nemeth]

horrible. cruel. made me sad.

[Twyla · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some of my favorite stories in this book were "The Slum Cat", "Snap", and "The Winnipeg Wolf". In "The Legend of the White Reindeer", I didn't quite understand parts of it, but I might have missed bits and pieces and that's why.

[Aygun Samadova · Rating 3 out of 5]

One of my favourite books is "A Street Troubadour" by Ernest Seton Thompson. The folloowing stories are collected in that book: The Winnipeg Wolf, The Slum Cat, The Boy and the Lynx, Snap, Little Warhorse - The History of a Jack-rabbit, Arnaux, A Street Troubadour, Tito, Chink
I created my own book-cover for that collection (used the original cover :)
Here it is:
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10...

[Erdene Lobo · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is Wild and best novel story etc and its my first book read in my life so i finally read the origin one on English language

[Stephanie A. · Rating 5 out of 5]

(A note for myself: I don't remember anything about this except that I loved it. Must find, read, and add a suitable edition with cover image.)

[Ivana]

People mistreat and kill animals. Animals suffer and die. More animals die.

Some animals are admirable. They die, too.