The Fatal Eggs

"Fatal Eggs” is a fantastic, ironic novella. Professor Persikov discovers a unique red beam capable of massively accelerating the development of living organisms. This discovery is wanted for quickly restoring a population of chickens that are dying out from an unknown disease. But fate has its way: in the collective farm, eggs of snakes and crocodiles end up instead of chicken eggs… “What will happen now—I can’t possibly imagine,” Vladimir Ipatovich, look—he shouted aloud, reading the first thing he found on the crumpled page… “Snakes are going in flocks toward Mozhaysk, laying an incredible number of eggs. Eggs were spotted in the Dukhovsk region… Crocodiles and ostriches appeared. Special-purpose units and state administration detachments put an end to the panic in Vyazma after they set fire to the suburban forest, which stopped the creatures’ movement…”