Summary of the book "The Frog Princess. A Russian folk tale adapted by A. N. Tolstoy":A Russian folk tale edited by Tolstoy Alexei Nikolaevich.It's time for the three royal sons to get married. They set out to seek their fate: they went out into an open field and fired their bows. The arrows of the elder brothers were picked up by the boyar and merchant's daughters, and fate brought the younger Ivan Tsarevich to the swamp: a frog picked up his arrow. There was nothing to do, I had to get married. But Tsarevich Ivan did not know that his wife was the enchanted Vasilisa the Wise... The drawings for the magical story of the frog princess belong to the brush of Tatiana Mavrina— one of the greatest Russian illustrators of the 20th century. Her works are imbued with a sincere love for Russian folklore and easily, recognizably and accurately convey the flavor of folk tales. Read more…