A-Musing: Parable Fairy-Tales for Kids and Grown-Ups

By Lyudmila Kiseleva

Usually, the book is either for children or for adults. The book A-Musing is a game changer. The serious contents there present themselves in a form that is interesting for both grown-ups and children. Discovering something for themselves, a mother, a father, a grandmother, or a grandfather can share it with a child while the meaning, which has opened itself to them, is still raw and ready to pour out of their heart.

For this purpose, the book has not only tales-parables, but also pictures and simple dialogues explaining the parables. The book A-Musing would be a nice, joyful, and good present for Christmas, Saints day, Easter, or any other occasion for you and your children.

A-Musing by L. A. Kiseleva talks about the most intimate and profound questions of life, world, and God, explaining them with simple examples. Most people want to think and talk about these things, but they are too shy or dont have a person to talk to or fail to find answers to those questions when reading thick and serious books.

Speaking of big and important things, A-Musing forms a connection between a child and a grown-up, turning you and your sons and daughters into good friends and the most understanding people to talk to.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Balboa Press
• Release date: Aug 17, 2018
• ISBN: 9781982210236

Lyudmila Kiseleva

I believe that we should talk to children about eternal things; about God, and World, and human Soul. I can do it - I can make those conversations simple and interesting.

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Copyright © 2018 Lyudmila Kiseleva.

Translated by Natalia Zaytseva

Interior Graphics/Art Credit

Galina Matveeva

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ISBN: 978-1-9822-1022-9 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-9822-1023-6 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2018909615

Balboa Press rev. date: 08/17/2018

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CONTENTS

A foreword for grown-ups

A foreword for children

A story about bricks

A story about an apple seed

A story about a magnet

A story about a dress

A story about matryoshka dolls

A story about dew

A story about a hare

A story about a washing machine

A story about river sand

A story about a lathe

A story. In turn or all together

A story about caterpillars

A story about a robot

A story about a beautiful park

A story about a teapot

The mysteries of books

A story about a mole

A story about an ant

A foreword for grown-ups

(not fairy-tale-ish)

You should talk, and talk, and talk to your children.

A foreword for children

(fairy-tale-ish)

Once upon a time there lived a book. No, actually it hasn’t always lived, hasn’t always existed. First the book was made up, written and an artist painted some nice pictures for it. And the book was just about to be published when the author realized the book had no name!

— What would you call me? — the book asked its author.

The author thought hard.

— It’s not so easy, to come up with a name for you, because a name should tell who you are written for and what you will live for…

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— Oh, that’s easy, I know that, — the book said joyfully. — I am meant to be read. But who would want me: children or grown-ups?

— You are lucky for you are a very special book; you are for grown-ups and children at the same time. And your role, the purpose of your life is not only to be read. You will help grown-ups and children to talk to each other.

— And how will that happen?

— Oh, just like this: a mother will take you and read your tale to her Kid. The tale will be short, but everyone will understand that there is some meaning, hidden in it, and this meaning is to be discovered. What is locked in that simple story?

— Let’s try musing over it, — Mom will tell her Kid. — It’s amusing.

— So, what shall we do with my name? It hasn’t been made up yet, has it?

— Why, it has, just now. You are called A-musing!

And so the book was published. There appeared a great number of books, similar to each other. All of them were spread around the world. You got one. A Mom and her Kid are reading the other one. You will learn what they are musing over. And you yourself can think together with them, and with your relatives. With anyone you want or like.

A story about bricks

In a box on a shelf there lived some toy bricks. And they wanted desperately to become a tower.

— Well, tomorrow morning we’ll already be a tower, — thought the bricks every single evening. But tomorrow, and the day after