Lefty

The Emperor of All Russia, Alexander I, traveled around Europe and saw many wonders. And from England he brought back a real flea—only an iron one. But it hopped just like a real one. Alexander’s successor, Nicholas I, when the toy fell into his hands, said that Russians, of course, can make better ones. Ataman Platov set off to find the master who was supposed to surpass the Englishman…