Verotchka’s Tales

Verotchka has one eye asleep and one still listening as the full moon shines in—and a boastful rabbit tells the forest he fears no wolf. The wolf is close enough to hear.

D. N. Mamin-Siberyak’s playful animal tales begin at bedtime, with Verotchka’s father summoning a whole menagerie to the window: a cat, a dog, a starling, a bear, and more. In the woods, C**k-Eye’s grand claims are about to meet a very real predator; elsewhere, little Cacinella discovers that the sunny world she thinks is hers is claimed by others, too. With bright dialogue, comic reversals, and dangers just beyond the grass, these stories follow small creatures learning how large the world can feel. Can C**k-Eye live up to his own boasts—and what will Cacinella find when she ventures on?

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