A Volkhovskii, F. (Feliks) 1846-1914 creator Malyshev, Mikhail Egorovich 1852-1912 text utu 2021 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "A China Cup and Other Stories for Children" by Felix Volkhovski is a collection of children's tales written in the late 19th century. The stories explore themes of transformation, identity, and the value of inner beauty, with a particular focus on characters who undergo significant changes in their lives. One central story features a piece of clay that becomes a beautiful china cup, exploring topics of suffering, vanity, and redemption. At the start of the book, the tale "A China Cup" introduces a lump of clay, poignantly personified, as it is extracted from the ground and experiences various ordeals in a china factory. The clay's journey takes it from being a worthless lump to being shaped into a fine cup, but not without trials that evoke feelings of pain and despair. As the cup navigates her world, she encounters themes of pride, envy, and ultimately, the realization of her worth, particularly through her interactions with other china pieces and the fateful moment when she is chosen by a young girl. This opening sets the stage for a larger narrative that imparts moral lessons to young readers while engaging their imagination through richly detailed storytelling. (This is an automatically generated summary.) A China cup -- How Scarlet-Comb the cock defended the right -- The tiny screw -- The dream -- Browny -- The old sword's mistake -- 'My own' -- The tale about how all these tales came to light. Release date is 2021-02-21 Carlos Colón, Harvard University and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) Original publication data not identified Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Children's stories Children -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction PZ Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/64606 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/64606 UtSlPG 260607 20260610134505.0 64606