The Miser

Name: The Miser
Brand: Findaway Voices
Availability: InStock
Author: Alexander Afanasyev
ISBN: 9781987196726

Author: Alexander Afanasyev

Series: Russian Folk Tales

Narrator: Madeleine Mayfair

Unabridged: 6 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Rainbow Crush

Published: 08/08/2018

Categories: Fiction, Fairy Tales & Legends

Synopsis

Marko the Rich owes money to a peasant. Rather than paying it back, he fakes his own death! Who will have the last laugh? Find out in The Miser, Russian folklore told in English.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Alex

I almost gave this story 4 stars because of the good narration. It is the story of a miser who borrows a kopek to give charity to a beggar but then avoids repaying the loan by faking his own death. As usual for a Russian folktale, the moral of the story is a bit twisted. Apparently, it pays to be a......more