And books have destinies. This book was prepared for printing in the late eighties and early nineties by the Borey publishing house (now it no longer exists) and illustrated by two wonderful artists - at that time students of the Academy of Arts - Olya Shklyaruk and Albert Nizamutdinov. But its “release” ( professional term for printers, an inscription on the title of a book with the signature of the person responsible for publication) did not take place at that time. And then there was simply no money for it. As, however, not now. Therefore, the finished model of fairy tales for the theater lay on the table. Or rather, it was collecting dust on a shelf. And it is unknown how all this could have ended (it is possible that books, just like people, can die), if one day the fabulous Internet network had not appeared in the world, which was worth inventing at least just for to make it easier for books to come into being...