Басни

by Sergei Mikhalkov, Сергей Михалков

190 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2006

About the author

Sergei Mikhalkov (Russian: Сергей Михалков) was a Russian author of children's books and satirical fables. Since the 1930s, he has rivaled Korney Chukovsky, Samuil Marshak and Agniya Barto as the most popular poet writing for Russophone children. His poems about enormously tall "Uncle Styopa" ("Дядя Стёпа") enjoyed particular popularity. Uncle Styopa is a friendly policeman always ready to rescue cats stuck up trees, and to perform other helpful deeds. In English, his name translates as Uncle Steeple.