This selection contains fairy tales of the following indigenous peoples of Siberia and the Russian Far North: Russian, Tuvinian, Evenk, Selkup, Dolgan, Yakut, Tofalarian, Ket, Buryat, Mansi, Nenets, Khakass, Nanai, Nganassan, and Shorian; as well as proverbs, signs, sayings and a short glossary of little known words and expressions in Russian and in English - see Kirkus Review below