bear story

[Edward M Dumanis]

I do not know the ballet but its name is somewhat associated with "Tri
medvedja" (Three Bears") which is written by Count Leo Tolstoy, and, I
might guess, is based on a folk tale.

Edward Dumanis <dumanis at acsu.buffalo.edu>


On Mon, 10 May 1999, Karen Ryan wrote:

> Dear Colleagues,
>
> I have a question about a Russian children's story.  Apparently there is a
> ballet by Constant Lambert based on a Russian story called (in English
> translation) "Mr Bear Squash-You-All-Flat."  Any information about the
> original story?  Title?
>
> Please reply to my email address.
>
> Many thanks,
> Karen Ryan
>
> Chair
> Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures
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