Сказки Эдуарда Успенского (лингвистический и дидактичесий аспекты)

The article is devoted to fables of Edward Uspienski, who is popular not only in Russia, but also abroad. The author tries to answer the question what lays behind the popularity of literary works, which won the hearts of children and adults. Fable’s themes, composition qualities and figures of speech are taken into consideration in the article. Uspienski’s fables can be helpful in learning the Russian language.