Wings, Legs and Tails and Other Tales

The ostrich doesn’t fly. But what if the real reason is that it has never truly tried? One day, Gryf decides to get to the bottom of this oddity—and the idea turns out to have unexpected consequences!...

Two cats set out to seriously prepare their long-eared yard dog. They’re sure that at the Dog Competitions he will definitely win a medal. But there was no medal for winning. Instead, later he was still awarded a medal—only for something completely different!...

One boy accidentally learns that in their ordinary nine-story building there is a tenth floor—and on it hides a whole fairy-tale world!

These and other thrilling stories are collected in a book of fairy tales by the well-known writer Albert Ivanov.

Albert Ivanov is a popular children’s author. His fun, kind, and slightly magical fairy tales help you notice miracles where adults only see familiar things. The collection includes “Wings, Legs, and Tails,” “The Tale of the Tenth Floor,” “Residents of the Red Book,” and other works.

For primary school age.