Stories about animals. • Contents: - Fierce gray by Mukhtar Auezov - A man needs a dog by Regīna Ezera - Arcturus, the hound by Yuri Kazakov - Bura by Oralkhan Bokeev - Alice by Yulia Drunina - Bzou by Dzhuma Akhuba - A labour of love by Nora Argunova - Trust By Musa Murataliyev - Giddy-up girl by Yanka Bryl - Keekeek by Vladimir Sangi - The nutcracker and the bear by Vladimir Sangi - The seal and the flounder by Vladimir Sangi - The bitter sting of truth by Bakhrom Firuz - How we went hunting for Elk by Rimantas Budris - The beautiful horse by Yuri Nagibin - My friend the bear by Anatoly Sevastyanov - Homecoming by Jüri Tuulik