Сказки матушки Гусыни. Рис. В. Челака

Matushka Gusyni͡a - udivitelʹnyĭ primer togo, kak prichudlivo perepletaetsi͡a folʹklor raznykh stran. Vo Frant͡sii ona izvestna svoimi skazkami, v Anglii i Amerike - pesenkami i poteshkami dli͡a samykh malenʹkikh. Imenno po motivam pesenok Matushki Gusyni Laĭmen Frėnk Baum, avtor "Udivitelʹnogo volshebnika iz strany Oz", napisal sbornik skazok. V nikh vsem izvestnye si͡uzhety angliĭskoĭ poėzii napolni͡ai͡utsi͡a novymi detali͡ami i podrobnosti͡ami: Khikori, Dikori i Dok stanovi͡atsi͡a myshatami, Shali͡aĭ-Vali͡aĭ znakomitsi͡a s print͡sessoĭ, Lunnyĭ chelovek spuskaetsi͡a na zemli͡u i tvori͡atsi͡a samye nastoi͡ashchie chudesa!S ėtimi i mnogimi drugimi geroi͡ami chitatelʹ poznakomitsi͡a blagodari͡a blesti͡ashchemu perevodu Mikhaila Virozuba. A illi͡ustrat͡sii k skazkam narisoval znamenityĭ khudozhnik Vadim Chelak. Oni podcherkivai͡ut ozornoĭ kharakterskazok, peredai͡ut ikh dobrotu i mudrostʹ.

Mother Goose is an amazing example of how the folklore of different countries is intricately intertwined. In France, she is known for her fairy tales, in England and America — songs and nursery rhymes for the youngest. It was based on the songs of Mother Goose that Lyman Frank Baum, the author of The Amazing Wizard of Oz, wrote a collection of fairy tales. In them, the well-known plots of English poetry are filled with new details and details: Hickory, Dickory and Doc become mice, Naughty-Go Ahead gets acquainted with the princess, Moon Man descends to earth and real miracles happen!The reader will get acquainted with these and many other characters thanks to the brilliant translation by Mikhail Virozub. And illustrations for fairy tales were drawn by the famous artist Vadim Chelak. They emphasize the mischievous nature of the tales, convey their kindness and wisdom.