The Little Humpbacked Horse
Ershov, Pyotr
The Little Humpbacked Horse is a beloved Russian classic, written in the 1830s. It is the tale of a resourceful Russian peasant, Vanya, and his miracle-working horse, who together undergo various trials, exploits and adventures at the whim of a laughable tsar (indeed, this portrayal of the tsar got the book banned for 20 years in the nineteenth century).
It is a tale of love and bravery, fantasy and humor, and it is all told in beautiful,...