About the book: 1980 / The fairy tale "The Magician's Apprentice" tells about the amazing adventures of two boastful friends - the boy Vasya and the cat Vaska, about how unexpected and even the most harmless boasting at first glance can lead to dangerous consequences. The fairy tale also tells about various, sometimes the most unusual professions, about the fact that any business is interesting and exciting if you treat it with soul. The book also includes the fairy tale “Patchwork and the Cloud ", full of fantasy and poetic invention. Drawings by G. Kalinovsky.