Three Bears

Few people know that "The Three Bears" is an English fairy tale that became widely popular in Russian through the retelling by Leo Tolstoy. The popularity of "our bears" is so great that they are placed on par with "Kolobok" and "Turnip."

In the book, everything works according to the laws of a fairy tale: a little disobedient girl finds herself in the forest, discovers the house of three bears, and causes mischief – she tastes food from all the bowls, breaks a chair, and rolls around on all the beds. And, as expected, she has to flee from the enraged bears who suddenly return home.

Yuri Vasnetsov's wonderful illustrations are large yet feature captivating details: here Mishutka, so as not to get lost in the forest, clutches Nastasya Petrovna's apron strings; here Masha swings wildly on Mishenka's little chair, and mushrooms fall out of the basket. The bowls are painted, the spoons are carved, there's a small rug by each bed, and even slippers with pom-poms. And clusters of rowan berries with bundles of mushrooms are hung around the bear's house – apparently provisions for the cold weather.

The moral of the fairy tale is transparent, as it should be in books for very young children:

— one should not leave home without asking;

— it is dangerous to enter a stranger's house;

— it is impolite to use someone else's belongings without permission.

This book is not only enjoyable to read but also to examine the magical illustrations, and both can be done countless times. 

Number of pages: 16

Size: 280x215x3 mm