The Amur taiga hides many wonders. The iron bird Kori flies over it, the Creaky Old Lady hides in its bowl, and the keeper of the hearth, Dulen, looks after the people living among the forests. In difficult times, the mapa bear comes to the aid of brave souls. amba-tiger or queen fish of Kaluga, and a cunning fox can easily look into the nearest hut, like a neighbor. Heroic tales about brave hunters, instructive stories about hard-working beauties and funny stories about the inhabitants of the taiga have been carefully recorded for years. processed by folklorists and antique lovers. Khabarovsk artist Gennady Pavlishin breathed new life into the legends of the small peoples of the Amur region. His illustrations are decorative, woven from precise ethnographic details. — created a unique and harmonious world of fairy tales from the Amur taiga. For children of primary school age.