Fables. Krylov I.A.

For centuries, they have been divided into quotes and aphorisms, many phrases from them have become proverbs and sayings, “a stigma in a fluff”, “But Vaska listens, but eats”, “and the casket just opened”. We have long been pronouncing “Elephant and Moska”, “Trishkin caftan” or “Demyanov’s ear”, without even thinking about the literary primary source of these winged expressions - and all of them were born thanks to the remarkable wit of Krylov - the greatest of the Russian fabulists.