A story from the collection “There are no robbers in the forest.” Publisher: Family and School magazine. Translation from Swedish by I. Novitskaya. Illustrations by Elon Wikland.

In all Lindgren's books there is a special atmosphere: fantasy, games, spiritual freedom and justice - an atmosphere especially desirable for children's minds and hearts. This amazing atmosphere - a kind of trademark of the writer - reigns and in the works collected in the book you hold in your hands. These are early and, as a rule, little-known or unknown works of Astrid Lindgren, also published in new and, we dare to hope, better translations. But these are not preparations for her future works of major genres, which she still had to write, but rather living buds of her future flower books.