The riddle of the STARE FORET. Butzati Dino

Colonel retired Sebastyano ProKolo - a person who never smiles - inherits the house and area of ​​the forest in the mountains, but most of the possessions are inherited by the nephew of the colonel - the twelve -year -old Benvenuto, an orphan living in the boarding house. The old forest is a magical place: spirits live in the trunks of centuries -old fir trees that can take the appearance of a person or beast. And therefore, no one ever dared to cut down those trees. But the colonel does not believe in stupid legends and decides to put his own orders in the old forest, having sorted out at the same time with his nephew...

the bizarre and elegant “riddle of the old forest”, with its light and sad intonation, at first glance, applies For the genre of a literary fairy tale for adults, however, behind the unpretentious imitation of the folk legend, a deep parable about the destructiveness of the confrontation of man and nature is hidden.