The publication includes selected stories, short stories, essays and fairy tales of the famous linguist, folklorist, ethnographer and writer Vladimir Ivanovich Dahl (1801-1872), written by him in 1832-1857 (Bedovik, Denshchik, etc.; fairy tales: "About Ivan the Young Sergeant...," "About the Shemyakin Court...," "About George the Brave...," etc.)