Trinadtsatyi podvig Gerakla - Iskander Fazil' Abdulovich

Fazil Abdulovich Iskander (1929 - 2016) - master of prose, poet, essayist, author of witty aphorisms.
"Childhood forms a person, and many impressions of childhood become then the basis of the adult character. In this sense, childhood is the basis of the future of adulthood," the writer said. That's why Fazil Iskander wrote a lot about children.
The book includes the story "The Thirteenth Feat of Hercules" and a series of stories about Chick.
The fifth-grader - the hero of the story "The Thirteenth feat of Hercules" - did not solve the difficult problem in mathematics, which was set at home. To avoid the teacher's ridicule, he ventured to cheat. The teacher called the feat of cowardice the act of his pupil.
The hero of "Tales of Chick" - mischievous, kind, interested in everything in the world 11-year-old boy Chichiko. He goes to school, plays football, loves to read Pushkin, helps his aunt and grandmother, protects the weak, reflects on life and her first lessons.
Chick - started in the company. Comes up with various incredible adventures and comes out of them hero, without hesitation, rushes to the rescue and rushes to do good. He enters into a desperate battle with a terrible dog and saves all stray dogs from imminent death.
The stories are written so authentically and trustingly that every young reader can easily identify with Chick and follow his adventures with great interest.