Nikolai Nosov

hen nothing came of Dunno's efforts to become an artist, he decided to become a poet. He knew a poet who lived in Dandelion Street. The real name of this poet was Turnips, but since all poets like to have beautiful names, he chose another for himself. He called himself Posey. One day Dunno went...

D r unno never could do anything right. He never got beyond reading in syllables, and he could only write printed letters. Somé people said his head was empty, but that was not true, because he could not have thought at all if it had been empty. To be sure, he did not think much, but he put his...

^^lobs was a very good artist. He always wore a long shirt called a smock. He looked very splendid standing in front of his easel, palette in hand, in his smock, and with his long hair thrown back. Anyone could see he was a real artist. When the Mites refused to listen to Dunno's music, he decided...