Пчелка (илл. В. Ненова)

Odin iz naibolee i͡arkikh frant͡suzskikh pisateleĭ, Anatolʹ Frans izvesten v pervui͡u ocheredʹ svoimi romanami, orientirovannymi na vzroslui͡u auditorii͡u. Ego peru prinadlezhit lishʹ odna skazka. No zato kakai͡a! Krasivai͡a i dobrai͡a, mudrai͡a i trogatelʹnai͡a, ona igraet na samykh tonkikh strunakh nasheĭ dushi. Vedʹ ėto istorii͡a o tom, chto nikogda ne utratit svoeĭ aktualʹnosti, - o druzhbe i predannosti, stoĭkosti i velikodushii. Geroi skazki - i͡unyĭ graf Zhorzh Blansheland i ego svodnai͡a sestra Pchelka Klaridskai͡a - otpravli͡ai͡utsi͡a na poiski tainstvennogo ozera, uvidennogo s vysokoĭ bashni zamka, i popadai͡ut v plen k skazochnym sushchestvam - koroli͡u gnomov i vlastitelʹnit͡se vod. Geroi dolzhny vyderzhatʹ mnozhestvo ispytaniĭ i preodoletʹ nemalo soblaznov, sokhraniv pri ėtom vernostʹ drug drugu. Zamechatelʹnye illi͡ustrat͡sii khudozhnika Vladimira Nenova udivitelʹno tochno peredai͡ut atmosferu ėtoĭ volshebnoĭ romanticheskoĭ istorii.

One of the most prominent French writers, Anatole France is known primarily for his novels aimed at an adult audience. He wrote only one fairy tale. But what a difference! Beautiful and kind, wise and touching, she plays on the most delicate strings of our soul. After all, this is a story about something that will never lose its relevance — about friendship and devotion, perseverance and generosity. The heroes of the fairy tale — the young Count Georges Blancheland and his half—sister Bee Clarida — go in search of a mysterious lake, seen from the high tower of the castle, and are captured by fabulous creatures - the king of the dwarves and the ruler of the waters. The characters must withstand many challenges and overcome many temptations, while remaining faithful to each other. The wonderful illustrations by artist Vladimir Nenov convey the atmosphere of this magical romantic story with amazing accuracy.