Забытое сокровище, огненная птица Феникс, грабитель, волшебный ковер и сто девяносто девять персидских кошек! Это и многое другое ждет вас во второй книге трилогии английской писательницы Эдит Несбит («Пятеро детей и оно», «Феникс и ковер», «История с амулетом»). Чудеса продолжаются!
“Five Children and It” is the enduringly popular children’s tale by English author Edith Nesbit, also well-known for her classic story “The Railway Children”. First published in 1902 in “Strand Magazine”, “Five Children and It” is a magical story that cleverly illustrates the wisdom of the saying “be careful what you wish for”. The novel begins when five siblings, who have recently moved from London to a house in the country, discover Psammead, a sand fairy, in a gravel pit where they are...
"The Railway Children" are Roberta, Peter and Phyllis, three young children who move to a house near a railway when their father is wrongly accused and falsely imprisoned for selling government secrets to the Russians. The children pass the time by watching the railcars go by and waving to the passengers riding the train. Eventually they meet Perks, the station porter and an old gentleman that may be able to help get their father out of prison.
