Bogdanov-Belsky was fascinated by the activities of children. Here, the group of four read aloud and listen to the new fairy tale from a crisp, clean book. This group must gather often to read again and again from the books that they own. The torn covers and ragged edges of their books tell of their passion for reading. (http://books0977.tumblr.com/post/143197219967/new-fairy-tale-1891-nikolay-bogdanov-belsky)