Old Peter's Russian Tales

Old Peter's Russian Tales by Arthur Ransome is a collection of Russian folk tales retold by Arthur Ransome, published in Britain in 1916. The first chapter tells of Maroosia and Vanya who live in a hut of pine logs in the forest with their grandfather, the forester Old Peter. Their father and mother are both dead, and they can hardly remember them. Twenty stories told by Old Peter to the children follow, including The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship.