Cycle “Stories of a Paramedic”> Cycle 1 Contents Sacarias Topelius. The Royal Ring (story, translation by L. Braude) Sacarias Topelius. The Sword and the Plow (story, translation by L. Braude) Sacarias Topelius. Fire and Water ( story, translation by N. Belyakova) The Royal Ring The action takes place during the time of King Gustav II Adolf. The story tells about the main events of Bertila's grandson, the son of his daughter Mary - Gustav Bertelskiold. The Sword and the PlowIlluminates the irreconcilable struggle between the noble and peasant classes in the person of Gustav Bertelskiold, who received the noble title, and his grandfather Aron Bertelskiold, who is considered the father Gustav. Fire and Water The story glorifies the union and interaction of the noble and peasant classes. Source: