Old Man Hottabych (ill. by V. Kanivets)

Who among us has not dreamed of the miraculous fulfillment of the most incredible desires! How great it would be to get A's without opening textbooks, eat ice cream to your heart's content, fly on a magic carpet. In a word, it would be very nice to have a real wizard as a friend. True, no one thinks about what it would be like for a wizard in the modern world... The fascinating tale by L. Lagin about the incredible adventures of a real Arabian genie Hassan Abdurrahman ibn Hottab (or simply Hottabych) in industrial Moscow immediately won the love of many thousands of readers. It turns out that even genies can fall behind life. And who wouldn't fall behind, having sat in a sealed jug for 3,000 years? But during this time, science and technology have rushed so far ahead that the kindest old man has a very hard time in the new world. And all his attempts to sincerely thank his savior in accordance with the most ancient fairy-tale etiquette bring more harm than good. Funny and detailed illustrations by Vladimir Kanivets help to create a complete picture of all the incidents and adventures that fell on the head of Moscow schoolboy Volka Kostylkov together with the genie released from the bottle. The text of the book "Old Man Hottabych" is given in an abridged form.