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"The Adventures of Cipollino" summary

Glava 1, in which Cipollone crushed Prince Lemon's leg.

Cipollino is an onion boy. He had a large family, consisting of his mother, father Cipollone and 7 brothers: Cipolletto, Cipollotto, Cipolloccia, Cipolluccia, etc. The onion family was poor, living in a house the size of a wooden seedling box on the very outskirts of the city. One day, the ruler of the country, Prince Lemon, decided to visit this place, unloved by the rich. The courtiers became worried because... on the outskirts of the city there was a strong smell of onions, i.e. the smell of poverty. And therefore, an urgent decision was made to spray the outskirts with cologne and even perfume. Lemon soldiers were armed with cylinders and sprayers. During their struggle with the unpleasant smell, Prince Lemon managed to arrive at the scene. The prince traveled everywhere with his retinue. Members of the retinue were required to wear caps with a silver bell. The prince himself also wore a cap, but with a golden bell. And the soldiers wore caps with bronze bells. Therefore, it became noisy on the outskirts. Residents decided that a traveling orchestra had arrived and poured out into the street. A heavy crush began. Cipollino and his father were in the forefront. The rear ones were pressing on them. Old Cipollone could not stand it and shouted to the back rows: “Get back!” Prince Lemon did not like this. When the assembled people became agitated with all their might, Cipollone was pushed by the crowd straight towards Prince Lemon, and the poor old man accidentally crushed the ruler’s thin crooked leg, which, to Cipollone’s horror and fear, had a callus. For this oversight, the old man was captured by lemon soldiers and thrown into prison. Cipollino got a meeting with his father and learned that it turns out that those in prison in the country are not criminals, as he had previously thought, but only decent and honest people. The father told Cipollino that the government of the country did not like precisely such people, he also advised Cipollino to go around the world and learn to be smart, special attention should be paid to all sorts of swindlers in power. After meeting with his father, Cipollino entrusted his mother and his brothers to his uncle, tied his things in a bundle and set off.

Chapter 2. How Cipollino made Cavalier Tomato cry for the first time.

In one of the villages, Cipollino came across old man Pumpkin, who was sitting in a brick box. Later it turned out that this was not a box, but a small house of Pumpkin’s godfather. The fact is that the old man dreamed of his own home all his life. He saved bricks, refused food, worked hard and lost weight because... didn't finish eating. Godfather Pumpkin had accumulated 118 bricks by the time he was old. He couldn't work anymore. Realizing that he would no longer be able to buy bricks, he decided to build a very small and very cramped house. Cipollino began asking godfather Pumpkin about his life, but the latter did not even have time to open his mouth when a cloud of dust appeared. The street quickly became empty, even cats and chickens began to hide. Residents rushed home, locked the doors and shutters on the windows. A carriage appeared from a dusty cloud, and Signor Tomato came out of the carriage. He told godfather Pumpkin that he had built his “palace” on the land of the landowners Countesses Vishen without their permission. Pumpkin objected that he had permission from the count himself. But Signor Tomato called on the village lawyer, Pea, to confirm the legality of his demands to vacate the house. Cipollino, who initially stood indifferently, intervened in the dispute. Signor Tomato did not immediately understand whose side the onion boy was on. He asked why Cipollino was not working. The boy replied that he was studying - he was studying scammers. Signor Tomato became interested, saying that the whole village of swindlers was here and if Cipollino had found a new one, then he would not mind looking at him. Then Cipollino took a mirror from his pocket and brought it to Signor Tomato. The latter realized that the boy was simply mocking him and became furious. He grabbed Cipollino by the hair and began to shake him. As a result, Signor Tomato's tears welled up. This was a new thing for such an important gentleman; he was very frightened, jumped into the carriage and hurried away. But before leaving, he threatened his godfather Pumpkin and reminded him that he should leave his own house.

Chapter 3, which talks about Professor Pear, Leek and Millipedes

After Cipollino made the gentleman Pomodoro himself cry, Master Vinogradinka invited the boy to work as an apprentice in his workshop. And I was right. People were now flocking to him from everywhere, just to look at the very brave boy. Cipollino was always cheerful and friendly with visitors. This is how he met Professor Pear, who played a violin made from a pear. The professor was always followed by a whole swarm of flies that adored the sweet pear aroma. Cipollino also met the gardener Luk Leek, who complained about his fate because of his long mustache. It turns out his wife dried clothes on them in sunny weather. Cipollino also met a family of centipedes. They also had enough worries - not only was it not easy to fix the shoes of restless children, but they also had to manage to wash their feet! While you are washing the hundreds of front legs, the back ones are already all dirty. And vice versa - while you are washing the rear ones, the clean front ones are already turning black.

Chapter 4about how Cipollino fooled the dog Mastino, who was very thirsty.

Meanwhile, Signor Tomato visited the village again. He was surrounded by a dozen lemon soldiers and the guard dog Mastino. They forced poor old Pumpkin out of his house. Signor Tomato placed a guard dog in the house and drove off in his carriage. The lemons followed suit. The sun was very hot that day. Cipollino saw everything, but could do nothing to help poor godfather Pumpkin. However, Cipollino noticed how hot the dog was. Then he waited until the very peak of the solstice. At that moment it became so hot outside that even the stones were sweating. Then Cipollino took out a bottle of water, threw into it the sleeping pills that the wife of the Vinogradinka master takes, and went out onto the porch. Mastino saw him and asked for a sip of water. Cipollino gave the dog the entire bottle. When the dog drained it to the very bottom, he immediately fell asleep. Cipollino put Mastino on his shoulders and carried him to Countess Cherry's park.

Chapter 5. Godfather Blueberry hangs a bell over the door for thieves.

When Cipollino returned to the village, he saw that the people were very worried. Indeed, Signor Tomato had been fooled twice, and now everyone was afraid of his revenge. After some deliberation, it was decided that Pumpkin’s house should be hidden. The house was carefully loaded onto a cart and transported into the forest. So that the house would not be left unattended, they asked godfather Blueberry to temporarily move into Pumpkin’s house. Godfather Chernika was worried about the safety of the house. So he hung a notice on the door calling out thieves. The note stated that the house was very poor and there was absolutely nothing to steal from it. If the lord thieves do not believe, then nothing prevents them from ringing the bell, after which the door will be immediately opened for them and they will be able to verify the veracity of the words about the poverty of the house. As a result of the hanging note from godfather, Blueberry was woken up every night by poor thieves.

Chapter 6, which tells how much trouble and trouble their relatives, Baron Orange and Duke Mandarin, caused the countesses.

On that day, when the villagers were hiding the house of godfather Pumpkin, two guests arrived at the estate of the countesses of Cherry - Baron Orange and Duke Mandarin. Baron Orange was a terrible glutton. He ate all the supplies of his peasants, then he ate all the trees of his gardens, then he began to sell his lands and buy food. When he had nothing left, he asked to visit one of the Countesses Vishen. Then another sister, Countess Cherry, decided to invite Duke Mandarin, who was the cousin of her late husband, to visit. As a result, there was terrible excitement in the house of the venerable Signora Cherries. Baron Orange had a very huge belly and could not move on his own. Therefore, they had to assign servants to him with a wheelbarrow on which Baron Orange’s belly was transported. The Duke of Mandarin also caused a lot of trouble. He was very greedy. So he acted out suicide scenes. To prevent such intentions, the Countesses Cherries had to give Signor Mandarin jewelry, silk shirts, etc. Due to the troubles that had arisen, the Countesses of Cherries were in a terrible mood. They took their displeasure out on their poor nephew, the boy Cherry. Only the maid Zemlyanichka felt sorry for Cherry and tried to calm him down. In the evenings, she treated the boy to something sweet. But Baron Orange ate everything this time. Even the Duke Mandarin's plans to commit suicide and giving him something tasty didn't help. At this time, a dispatch was urgently delivered to Signor Tomato with a message about the disappearance of Pumpkin's house. Then Signor Tomato asked Prince Lemon for two dozen soldiers to suppress the rebel riot in the village. The soldiers have arrived. As a result of their raid, almost all the village residents were arrested. Cipollino and the girl Radish were able to escape from the soldiers.

Chapter 7, in which Cherry does not pay attention to Signor Parsley's announcements.

The nephew of the countesses Vishenka, the boy Vishenka, lived extremely lonely among luxury. One day, through the fence, he saw village children joyfully running along the road with backpacks on their backs. He asked his aunts to send him to school. The aunts were horrified at the thought that the young count could sit at the same desk with some poor man! Instead of fulfilling the nephew’s request, they assigned him a teacher, Signor Petrushka. Unfortunately for the boy Cherry, his teacher turned out to be a terrible bore. He posted prohibition notices everywhere. Cherry was forbidden to trample the grass in the garden, laugh loudly, talk to the village children, and even draw. Signor Petrushka claimed that any violation of the rules he had invented for the nephew of Countess Cherry would lead the boy to prison. Such prospects frightened Cherry. But one day, on the very day of mass arrests in the village, Cherry went for a walk in the park. He heard someone calling him. Cherry saw two children behind the fence. They turned out to be Cipollino and Radish. Despite the announcement prohibiting talking to children, Cherry started talking. As a result, the children became friends. Moreover, Cherry, together with Cipollino and Radish, laughed loudly and heartily for the first time. Their laughter was heard by the countesses and Signor Tomato. He immediately went to see what was happening. The boy Cherry saw him and warned his new friends about the danger. They managed to escape. Then Cavalier Tomato shouted after the fugitives for a long time. And the young count fell to the ground and cried bitterly, deciding that he would never see his new friends again. Then Signor Tomato picked Cherry under his arm and carried him to the castle.

Chapter 8. How Doctor Chestnut was driven out of the castle.

The boy Cherry was very upset, thinking that he had lost Cipollino and Radish in his life forever. He cried constantly. But few of the family sympathized with the boy. Almost everyone began to make fun of him and even mock him. Only the maid Zemlyanichka sincerely felt sorry for Cherry. She couldn't stand it and started crying too. But the countesses threatened her with dismissal. Soon Cherry developed a fever. He began repeating the names Cipollino and Radish. Then everyone decided that the child was delirious and invited many doctors. But nothing helped Cherry. Then Zemlyanichka invited Doctor Chestnut. He was a poor but truthful doctor. He stated that Cherry has melancholy and needs communication with other children. The gentlemen did not like these words and Doctor Kashtan was kicked out of the castle.

Chapter 9. The mouse commander-in-chief is forced to give the signal to retreat.

Meanwhile, friends in prison were attacked by mice. Their commander-in-chief, General Longtail Mouse, ordered the candle stub and Professor Pear's violin to be taken from the prisoners. The mice managed to take away the candle, but failed to destroy the violin, which made meowing sounds. But the professor still could no longer play the violin, because... the mice gnawed the bow. The mice retreated temporarily to gather their renewed strength. Master Grape figured out how to repel another attack of mice, greatly frightening the enemy by meowing loudly. After the mice retreated, the friends heard Strawberry Shortcake's voice. She spoke through Signor Tomato's secret listening device, which was in his room. Strawberry asked her friends not to give up under any circumstances and not to tell where Pumpkin’s godfather’s house was hidden. Cipollino asked me to tell you that he would soon figure out how to free everyone. The prisoners asked Zemlyanichka to give them matches and a candle. The girl fulfilled her friends' request. To Signor Tomato, Strawberry Girl said that she was wiping dust from a mousetrap (that’s what she called the secret listening device). Gentleman Tomato decided that the maid was stupid and calmed down. Later Signor Tomato was happy, because the dog Mastino saw Radish, Strawberry Shortcake and Cipollino near the fence and rushed at Cipollino. So the main enemy of Tomato, Cipollino, was captured.

Chapter 10. The journey of Cipollino and Mole from one prison to another.

Cipollino was thrown into the darkest and deepest cell found in the Countess Vishen prison. Suddenly Cipollino heard a knock. Then again and again. And a moment later a brick fell off the wall and Signor Mole appeared. More precisely, Cipollino guessed from the conversation that it was Mole, because... in fact, the cell was very dark and nothing could be seen. The mole ended up in Cipollino's cell by accident. He was simply digging a new tunnel. Cipollino followed Mole and persuaded him to dig a new underground corridor leading towards the dungeon where his friends were languishing. Mole agreed. Meanwhile, Signor Tomato dreamed of how Cipollino would humiliate himself before him, how he would give the boy hope of salvation, and how he would then announce his decision to hang Cipollino! He joyfully walked into the cell of the young prisoner. When Cavalier Tomato discovered that the cell was completely empty, he became furious. Signor Tomato sank onto the bench in great shock. And then a gust of wind slammed the cell door. The lock clicked and Cavalier Tomato was locked. The keys only opened the door from the outside. To let the unfortunate man out, they had to blow up the door. Signor Tomato was later pulled out of his cell and carried into a room. He lay in his bed, overwhelmed by misfortune. At this time, Cipollino and Mole reached their friends’ cell. The familiar voices and sighs of Pumpkin’s godfather could already be heard. The mole agreed to dig and bring his friends to the surface. But unfortunately, at the moment when the hole was dug into the chamber, Master Grape lit a match. The mole immediately backed away. He hated the light. Therefore, Signor Mole abandoned Cipollino and his friends, hiding in the darkness of the underground tunnels. Cipollino found himself among friends. At first everyone was happy about him. But when they realized that now there was nowhere to wait for help, everyone became despondent.

Chapter 11, from which it is clear that the gentleman Tomato has the habit of sleeping in stockings.

Signor Tomato hid from everyone about Cipollino's escape. He ordered the Lemon soldiers to keep quiet about the incident. Meanwhile, Strawberry Shorthair had been following Signor Tomato for a long time. She was very worried about the question of where Tomato hides the keys to the prison cells. But she could not solve this mystery. Then Zemlyanichka decided to consult with the young Count Cherry. He was still sick. But as soon as he found out that Cipollino had been arrested, he immediately jumped out of bed, his eyes sparkled, his tears dried up, and his cheeks turned pink. In a word, he immediately recovered and began to take decisive action. He found out from one jailer, Limonchik, that Cipollino had escaped. Cherry was pleased with this. But he decided to free Cipollino’s friends. After talking with one of the jailers, Cherry learned that Signor Tomato carries the keys to the dungeon in his stocking pocket. And since gentleman Tomato slept in stockings, Cherry asked Strawberry to bake a very tasty chocolate cake, into which sleeping pills would be added. The strawberry immediately got to work. Cavalier Tomato ate the cake with pleasure and began to snore. Cherry and Strawberry went into the gentleman's room, pulled off his stocking and took out the keys. Strawberry went around the corner of the house and began to call for help. And Cherry ran to the guard with the message that bandits had attacked the castle. The guards immediately rushed to Strawberry's cry. Meanwhile, she scratched her face and tore her apron. When the guards ran up to the girl, there were no bandits. When asked where the bandits had gone, Zemlyanichka, through her tears, pointed towards the village. The guards rushed to search. But only the village cat was arrested. Meanwhile, Cherry managed to release all the prisoners of the dungeon. He led them towards the forest. The guards returned to find an empty prison. Fearing the wrath of Signor Tomato, the jailers threw down their weapons and disappeared. Cherry closed the dungeon and returned the keys to the sleeping Signor Tomato. In the morning, Cavalier Tomato gave an urgent telegram to Prince Lemon with the message that riots had broken out in the castle of Countesses Cherry.

Chapter 12, in which Leek was rewarded and punished.

The next morning, Prince Lemon entered into the possession of Countess Cherry. On the way, his soldiers arrested Leek and Green Pea's lawyer. It was not possible to find anyone else in the village. Countesses Cherries and all the household members were very puzzled, because... Lemons and Lemons began to trample the grass and flowers in the garden, break stained glass windows and catch goldfish in the pond. But no one paid the slightest attention to the countesses' complaints. Moreover, Prince Lemon and his courtiers occupied the best rooms in the countesses' castle, and they themselves were pushed back. Prince Lemon, teacher Parsley and Signor Tomato invited Luke Leek for interrogation. Leek had a magnificent and very strong mustache. Therefore, as soon as he entered the room, Prince Lemon was delighted with his lush mustache and absentmindedly forgot why they brought Leek from prison. As a result, Leek was awarded the Order of the Silver Mustache. Then Signor Tomato reminded the prince that Leek was a scoundrel and needed to be interrogated. The prince asked if Leek knew where the prisoners fled and where the house of godfather Pumpkin was hidden. Leek answered in the negative. Then it was decided to invite the executioner and begin torture. Prince Lemon suggested pulling out Leek's mustache. But since Luke Leek's wife often washed and dried clothes on his magnificent mustache, they became stronger. The executioner could not pull out the mustache. Leek did not feel any pain. as a result, he was sent back to prison and forgotten about. Lawyer Green Pea was called in for questioning. At the beginning, the lawyer threw himself at the feet of the ruler and asked for mercy, because he was not guilty of anything. But when he became convinced that Signor Tomato was not even trying to save him, Pea was overcome with resentment and anger. When asked where Pumpkin's godfather's house was hidden, Green Peas boldly stated that he knew where, but he would never tell! Prince Lemon decided to hang the lawyer.

Chapter 13 about how Signor Pea saved the gentleman’s life, without meaning to.

Peas were placed in the gallows chamber. Some time later, the bound Signor Tomato was pushed into the same cell. It turns out that Prince Lemon was very disappointed that the culprit was never found. Then he decided to accuse Cavalier Tomato of the conspiracy. Sitting in the cell, those sentenced to death became friends. At dawn the prisoners are to be hanged. Signor Tomato suddenly became very kind and even shared half of the cake. Signora Pea was very surprised by this behavior of the gentleman Tomato and aroused confidence. Therefore, he eventually revealed his friends’ secret - the place where Pumpkin’s godfather’s house was hidden. Immediately after this, Signor Tomato banged on the door and demanded a meeting with Prince Lemon. The guards complied with Tomato's demands. Prince Lemon was pleased with the result.

Chapter 14, which tells how Signor Pea ascended the scaffold.

The gallows was erected in the village square. Lawyer Green Pea was stalling for time as much as possible, relying on various articles of the law. He demanded to be given the opportunity to either wash his hair or shave, but in the end he still ended up on the scaffold. Only then did he fully realize the horror. The drums beat, the executioner threw a noose around Pea's neck and pressed the button. The pea immediately flew away and the hatch opened under him, feeling the noose around his neck being tightened. But a moment later he suddenly heard someone’s voice urging Cipollino to cut the rope as quickly as possible, and later to give the hanged man a wonderful medicine.

Chapter 15, explaining the previous chapter.

Strawberry, knowing what was going on in the castle, immediately ran into the forest and told about the death sentence to Radish. Radish told Cipollino and other friends. Then Cipollino decided to save Pea from death at all costs. He headed into the field and wandered around it for a long time between the hillocks of the dug up earth. In the end, he found Signor Mole and persuaded him to save the unfortunate Pea. The mole dug a tunnel and stopped right under the scaffold. Cipollino and Signor Mole began to wait for the execution to take place. And as soon as Peas flew down, Cipollino immediately cut the rope, and Mole gave him potato juice. So lawyer Goroshek was saved. The friends made their way through underground passages to the cave in which the fugitives were hiding, and there Pea said that Pumpkin’s house was in danger. Cipollino immediately rushed to his godfather Chernika. But he found himself under the roots of an oak tree and cried. Everything became clear - the house had already been found by the Lemonchik soldiers.

Chapter 16. The Adventures of Mr. Carrot and the Dog Hold and Grab.

Prince Lemon ordered the lemon soldiers to comb the forests and fields with rakes in search of fugitives. But everything was unsuccessful. Then it was decided to invite the famous foreign detective Mr. Carrot. He arrived with his dog Hold and Grab and a bunch of tools: binoculars, microscope, compasses, telescopes, etc. Young Count Cherry seemed to be passing by Mr. Carrot's room by chance. In fact, he was following the detective. At the beginning, Mr. Carrot suggested that the fugitives had dug an underground passage under the pool and suggested breaking the bottom of the pool. But Signor Tomato flatly refused this idea. Then Mr. Carrot had to come up with a new version. He left the gate, kindly shown to him by Count Cherry, and went into the forest. After some time, the detective noticed a movement in the bushes. He immediately headed towards these bushes. But coming closer, Mr. Carrot found nothing and no one, but he heard a whistle and noticed new movement ahead. After some time, the detective heard someone plaintively calling him for help. At first, he did not want to be distracted from the search, but then he decided to still help and moved toward the voice. So he and his dog went even deeper into the forest. Suddenly, something lifted the Hold-Grab dog up and pressed him tightly to the very top of the oak tree. A little later, the same thing happened to Mr. Carrot himself. Thus two enemies of our friends were eliminated. This trap was invented by Cherry. When Cherry, Radish and the others were sure that the enemy was firmly attached to the tree, they hurried to the cave. But they did not find any of their friends in the cave.

Chapter 17. Cipollino makes friends with the very cute Bear.

The events of this chapter took place two days before Detective Carrot fell into a trap. The fact is that wild animals roamed around the cave where the fugitives lived at night. They dreamed of eating someone. So the friends lit fires. This saved them from animal attacks. The Bear also began to come to the cave. One night Cipollino got into a conversation with Bear. It turned out that Bear's parents were caught by people and taken to the Ruler's zoological garden. They were kept in a cage, they were well fed, but they still dreamed of returning to freedom. Friend Chaffinch systematically informed Bear about this. Then Cipollino told Bear that his father was in captivity, and he, too, dreams of freedom. So Bear and Cipollino became friends. Cipollino invited the Bear into the cave. Professor Grusha gave a violin concert in honor of the guest. And the Bear even danced. Then Cipollino decided to see the Bear off. On the way, they decided to visit Bear’s parents that same night and immediately went to the city.

Chapter 18. A seal whose tongue was too long.

In the city, Cipollino and Bear entered the zoological garden. The watchman slept very soundly in the elephant enclosure. The elephant kindly opened the gate to the garden and even took the keys to the bear's cage from the pocket of the sleeping guard. The bears, seeing their son, immediately rushed to hug him. Cipollino had to hurry them up. But the bears did not want to run away from the zoo without saying goodbye. As a result, the entire zoo was awakened. The bears had not only friends, but also enemies. Among them is a seal. He started screaming loudly and woke up the watchman. The watchman called his assistants, and the bears were again driven into the cage. Only now three. And Cipollino was demanded to pay a fine. But Cipollino had no money. Then he was placed in a cage with a monkey. Only two days later Cipollino was able to give news to Cherry. Cherry freed Cipollino, and together they hurried to the train. On the way, Cherry told Cipollino that the cave with his friends was empty.

Chapter 19. Traveling on a fun train.

Cipollino and Cherry boarded a train consisting of only one carriage. This carriage only had seats with windows. The carriage was equipped for different passengers, both fat and thin. For fat people, there were special shelves in the carriage where a large belly could be placed. It was in this carriage that Baron Orange was trying to board at this time. The rag picker Bean, two porters and the station master tried in vain to push him. While pushing Orange into the carriage, the station master accidentally blew his whistle. So the train started moving. A strong push finally pushed Baron Orange into the carriage, where he immediately began to eat. He was so engrossed in the roast lamb that he did not notice Cipollino with Cherry. At the same time, in the forest familiar to the reader, a woodcutter went to work. He freed the detective and his dog tied to the oak tree. They immediately ran away, without even thanking their savior. And after some time, lemon soldiers approached the woodcutter’s place of work, looking for the missing detective. But the woodcutter was not used to trusting the lemon soldiers and therefore showed them the opposite side. As soon as the soldiers left, Master Grape and his friends immediately appeared in front of the woodcutter. They asked if the woodcutter had seen Cipollino. Having received a negative answer, Vinogradinka asked the woodcutter, if he met Cipollino, to tell the latter that his friends had been looking for the boy for 2 days. After that, the friends left. And an hour later, Cipollino and Cherry approached the woodcutter. That's when the mystery of the disappearance of friends from the cave was clarified. The woodcutter conveyed to the boys the words of Master Grape. Then Radish and his friends visited the woodcutter, asking if the woodcutter had seen Cipollino, then Signor Tomato and Signor Parsley (they were looking for Cherry), and towards evening Prince Lemon himself appeared. He was looking for a missing platoon of lemon soldiers. But the woodcutter, being wary of trouble, decided to tell Prince Lemon that he had not seen anything or anyone during the day, including the soldiers. Night fell, but the search still continued. Even the old blind Mole looked for everyone at once, but only underground.

Chapter 20. Duke Mandarin and the yellow bottle.

Duke Mandarin and Baron Orange discovered that there was no one left in the castle except them. Prince Lemon went into the forest in search, accompanied by Countesses Cherry, Signor Tomato and Signor Parsley went into the forest in search of Cherry. As a result, the two guests were left alone with each other. And then the Duke Mandarin came up with the idea of ​​going down into the castle cellar and looking for treasures there, allegedly left by Count Vishny as an inheritance to the countesses. But so as not to be suspected of something bad, he decided to take Baron Orange with him, so that if something happened, all the blame would be placed on him. The Duke told the Baron that he had heard that rare brands of wine were hidden in the basement. Therefore, the baron happily agreed to go down to the basement. While the baron drank bottle after bottle of all sorts of wines, the Duke Mandarin tried to open a secret door that he found in a narrow passage. But she didn't give in. Then Baron Orange noticed a bottle with a yellow sticker among a bunch of bottles with only red stickers. He decided that this was a rare Chinese wine, but... He couldn’t reach the bottle himself, so he asked the Duke for help. The Mandarin pulled the neck of the bottle and the secret door opened. However, outside the door the gentlemen saw Cherry and his friends. The fact is that the friends eventually found each other in the forest. Having learned that the castle was empty and all the gentlemen were busy searching in the forest, the friends decided to immediately occupy enemy territory. Boy Cherry, knowing about the secret passage, led everyone out of the forest straight to the secret door, which was opened by Duke Mandarin. Mandarin and Orange were captured. The Duke was locked in his room, and the Baron was left in the cellar.

Chapter 21. Mr. Carrot has been appointed as a foreign military advisor.

Many of Cipollino's friends were worried that they would not be able to withstand the siege of the castle, because... The common people are completely unfamiliar with military strategy, unlike Prince Lemon's generals. But Cipollino was confident that his friends would cope and demand from the nobility the release of everyone present. Night has come. Cipollino suggested everyone go to bed, which the friends did. Only godfather Pumpkin and godfather Blueberry went to the park to spend the night in their house. At first, the dog Mastino tried to object to them, but the godfathers showed documents for the house. The dog respected the law and therefore went to sleep in his old kennel. Meanwhile, in the forest, Prince Lemon was entertaining Countess Cherry with fireworks. He tied two lemon soldiers and launched them into the air. So he almost transferred his entire army. But he stopped in time. The gentlemen decided to go to bed. And only Signor Tomato could not fall asleep. He climbed to the top of the tree and tried to see the light of the fugitives' fire. But instead, in the distance, he saw the lights of a castle. Then they went out. And only one window was illuminated. But it was lit in an unusual way. The light went out and came back on at certain intervals. It was very reminiscent of signals. Three long and three short. Signor Tomato climbed down from the tree and collided with one of the courtiers. They started talking and the courtier deciphered these signals as SOS, i.e. someone in the castle asked for help. Then Signor Tomato headed to the castle. There he met the dog Mastino, who told him that all the fugitives were in the castle. Cavalier Tomato rushed into the forest and reported everything to Prince Lemon. The prince decided that his army needed to be reinforced after the fireworks and begin the assault on the castle at dawn. And to intimidate, on the advice of Signor Petrushka, the prince personally smeared everyone with soot, even Countess Cherry.

Chapter 22.About how the baron killed twenty generals without meaning to.

When the lemon army approached the castle, the prince's strategic plan was destroyed. The fact is that at the military council of Prince Lemon it was decided to send Mr. Carrot's dog to the count's dog Mastino for negotiations. After this, Mastino had to open the castle gates. However, the gates were wide open without any negotiations. The same thing happened with the backyard gate. This seemed strange to Prince Lemon and his courtiers. They saw this as a trap. However, the prince was tired of thinking and waiting. So he ordered the soldiers to enter the gate and move towards the castle. The soldiers began to carry out the order. But having gone quite a bit forward, a huge shell flew at them. The lemons ran into retreat. But the shell caught up with them and crushed at least 20 generals, overturned the countesses' carriage and continued to move on. When he stopped, they recognized him as Baron Orange. It turns out that in order to escape from captivity, the baron gnawed through the wooden basement door. And then he accidentally rolled down the mountain. Prince Lemon was furious. But an hour later he sent the surviving soldiers to attack. However, Cipollino and his friends met soldiers with fire pumps in their hands. They connected barrels of wine to the pumps and doused the lemons with this strong drink. As a result, all the soldiers retreated. They returned to the prince drunk and immediately fell asleep.

Chapter 23. Cipollino meets the postman spider.

It seemed that victory was on the side of Cipollino and his friends. But an entire division of lemon soldiers, hastily discharged from the capital, arrived to help Prince Lemon. It was impossible to resist an entire division. You could either run away or give up. Cipollino tried to escape through a secret underground passage. However, Signor Goroshek, realizing that Cipollino had lost, went over to the enemy’s side and told Prince Lemon about the underground passage. Therefore, all escape routes were blocked. Cipollino was captured. Cherry was locked in a closet, and his friends were released, because... were very happy about the capture of Cipollino. Our hero was sent to the same prison as his father. Cipollino's cell was very dark and damp. Cipollino really dreamed of seeing his father or at least giving him a message. A week after his arrest, Cipollino was taken to the prison yard. The boy thought that they were going to hang him, but it turned out that the prisoners were taken out for a walk. They were lined up in a circle, and they walked one after another in striped clothes. In front of Cipollino was an old man who was very old and coughed all the time. When the old man began to cough completely, he was forced to leave the circle. Then Cipollino recognized him as his much aged father. They hugged, but were immediately forced back into line. Later, a spider-postman came to Cipollino and brought a note from his father. The spider told Cipollino about the secret correspondence of prisoners in prison.

Chapter 24. Cipollino loses all hope.

That same day, Cipollino tore off half of his shirt so that he would have something to write on. Then he waited until the stew was brought to make ink. So Cipollino prepared three letters: to his father, to Mole and to the young Count Cherry. In the morning the Lame Legs spider came and Cipollino asked him to help him draw a plan of the prison on a huge piece of shirt. Then he explained in detail to the postman who and where to deliver the letters. He explained how important these letters were - according to Cipollino’s idea, Cherry was supposed to deliver the letter to the Mole, and the mole was supposed to invite a hundred other moles to dig many underground passages and completely free the prison from prisoners. The spider was inspired by Cipollino’s idea and hastened to carry out the onion boy’s instructions. According to Cipollino's calculations, the postman was supposed to return in two days. But Lamefoot did not return for the fourth day. But what was even worse was that during the prisoners’ walk, Cipollino did not see his father. Then the boy was overcome with despair. He threw himself onto the cot in his cell.

Chapter 25. The Adventures of the Lamefoot Spider and the Seven and a Half Spider.

The Lame Leg Spider got out of prison and went out onto the road. But he was almost crushed by the cart. So he resolutely went down the drainpipe. In it he met his old friend and relative, the spider Seven and a Half. It so happened that Seven and a Half forced himself on Lamefoot as a traveling companion. Unfortunately, Seven and a Half was very talkative. This played a cruel joke, because when the spiders got out of the drainpipe, and with it from the city, Seven and a Half immediately got into an argument with an unfamiliar grasshopper. Half a day was spent on a useless argument, in which beetles, flies, caterpillars and a bunch of all kinds of rural insects had already taken part. The noise attracted the attention of Sparrow, a policeman. And if not for one of the midges, then Seven and a Half would have been caught. The spiders hid in the Grasshopper's hole and were forced to hide there. When the danger was over, the spiders set off. But Seven and a Half said that he was very tired and insisted on rest and sleep. At dawn, Lamefoot woke up Seven and a Half and they finally continued their journey to the count's castle. But on the way they met a chicken that pecked the unfortunate Lamefoot. Just before his death, the noble postman managed to throw his bag to a chatty fellow traveler with the words “Pass it on.” At the beginning, Seven and a Half wanted to throw the bag away, but curiosity got the better of him. He read Cipollino’s letters and decided to take them to the castle at all costs as a sign of memory of his deceased friend. He safely reached the castle, found an attic spider there, and together they handed over the letters to Count Cherry. There was no one to go to prison to report all the events, so Cipollino was in the dark.

Chapter 26, which tells about Lemonishka, who did not know arithmetic.

From one of the old guards, Cipollino learned about his father. It turns out Cipollone was very ill and could not go for a walk. Cipollino completely fell into despair. He went for a walk and noticed that all the prisoners this time were especially hunched over and sad. The postman has not come for 10 days. Cipollino walked in a circle, harboring heavy thoughts. But suddenly he heard the quiet voice of the Mole. He asked to stay at the same place for the next lap. Cipollino immediately perked up. To celebrate, he accidentally stepped on the foot of the person in front. The prisoner was indignant. Taking this opportunity, Cipollino immediately informed him that everything was ready for the prisoners to escape, so he asked that all the prisoners be informed about this in a circle. Drummer Limonishka noticed that the prisoners suddenly cheered up. When Cipollino found himself in his original place, having made a circle, Mole quietly informed him that the tunnels were ready, and the hole was one step away from him. You just need to jump harder to push through a thin layer of earth. Cipollino reported all this to the person in front. And as soon as he caught up with the hole in the next circle, and on the other side of the circle someone yelped loudly, Cipollino strongly pushed the person in front and he immediately fell through the ground. Lemonishka didn’t notice anything, because... got distracted by the sound. As a result, only four prisoners remained around Drummer Limonishka. Then Cipollino ordered them to run. The prisoners did not have to wait long. Cipollino wanted to stay in prison because of his father, but his friends immediately dragged him into the hole by his feet. And after Cipollino, Lemon rushed into the hole, begging him not to leave him to the judgment of Prince Lemon, because... there is no doubt that he will be executed for escaping prisoners. The prisoners took pity on the guard and agreed to escape with him. When the other jailers realized that all their prisoners had escaped, they too rushed through the passages dug by the moles to get out of the prison. The mole, having learned about Father Cipollino’s illness, and several moles dug an additional passage into Cipollone’s cell and the patient was taken out of prison. While Mole and Cipollino were saving the sick man, they did not know that the lemons had also decided to run away. Cipollino and Mole thought that the soldiers were chasing them. Therefore, the Mole dug an additional passage in which no one found them. Everyone else fled to the village. In the village, both prisoners and jailers changed into work clothes and turned into ordinary peasants. And the bells from the lemon caps were distributed to the children.

Chapter 27. Obstacle racing.

Cipollino escaped through a separate tunnel with several prisoners. And while they wandered underground, on earth Prince Lemon decided to entertain his subjects. To do this, he organized obstacle races. The horses were harnessed to chariots with very strong brakes. The lemons gave the command to their horses, but the latter could not budge. Then some used a whip and the horses were able to move a couple of centimeters. Seeing this, Prince Lemon immediately grabbed the whip himself and began to frantically whip the poor horses. Everyone felt sorry for the horses, but for the sake of pleasure they had to pretend to be satisfied spectators. The prince was happy with his idea. But suddenly a crack appeared in front of him, then it grew larger and Cipollino appeared from it. He was angry. He grabbed the whip from the prince's hands and hit Prince Lemon with it several times. The prince turned pale with pain. And then he started running. His lemon soldiers tried to escape with him. But you can't go very far on carts with brakes. Other prisoners also jumped out of the ground. The audience recognized them as husbands, sons, and brothers. People rushed to catch the lemons and tie their hands. Everyone was caught except Prince Lemon. He managed to jump into his horse-drawn carriage without brakes. The horses carried the carriage so fast that it overturned and the Prince fell into a pile of dung.

Chapter 28. Signor Tomato sets a tax on the weather.

Chapter 29. A thunderstorm that just can't end.

While Cipollino was explaining his idea to his friends, the author decided to tell about Prince Lemon. He lay all day in the dung heap, because... this was in his opinion the safest place. He decided that in a day his lemon soldiers would restore order. But the prince did not know that the soldiers had gone over to the side of the people and therefore a new order had long been established in his capital, and the country had already been proclaimed a republic. The prince might have continued to lie in the dung heap, but cold rain began to fall. Then the prince got out of the heap and looked around. It turned out that he was two steps away from the castle of the Countesses of Cherries. And quite happy villagers walked past him, despite the pouring rain. The prince knocked on the castle door. Strawberry Girl did not recognize the dirty prince as the dirty one and tried to drive him away. But fortunately for the prince, Signor Petrushka passed by. Thanks to him, Prince Lemon was allowed into the castle. It should be noted that by that time the rain had stopped and the bright sun came out. However, when the countesses kindly offered the prince their carriage so that he could return to the capital, the prince categorically stated that he would not go anywhere in such a downpour. Those around had to pretend that there was a thunderstorm and severe bad weather outside. They even closed all the shutters for this purpose. The prince was so tired that he fell asleep sitting on a chair. Meanwhile, Signor Tomato decided to investigate the situation and went to the village. Signor Pea decided to follow him, Signor Parsley went to spy on Pea, Mandarin followed Parsley, and Orange followed Mandarin. So they watched each other in circles all night, learning absolutely nothing. And during this time, at night, Cipollino and Count Cherry hung the Banner of Freedom over the roof of the castle. In other words, all Signor Tomato’s fears regarding a possible revolution in the country came true.

Epilogue, in which Tomato cries for the second time.

As soon as Signor Tomato saw the Banner of Freedom, he immediately rushed to the roof. He became so angry and red that he became twice his size. Therefore, when he got there, he could not fit through the door. But he saw the young count and Cipollino. He immediately grabbed his hated enemy by the hair and tore out a whole bunch. He had completely forgotten that onions cause tears. They sprayed out of his eyes the size of large nuts. But Signor Tomato cried not only because of the onion, but also from powerlessness. He rushed to his room and cried there to his heart's content. Then events began to develop very quickly. Prince Lemon, seeing the Banner of Freedom, went to the once abandoned dunghill. Countesses Cherries immediately left somewhere. Signor Pea also left the country. Beans stopped serving Baron Orange, pushing the wheelbarrow with his belly. And without Beans, the baron could not leave his place. Therefore, Orange soon lost weight. As soon as he was able to move, he tried to beg. But he was immediately shamed and advised to work as a loader at the station. Now he is slim. Duke Mandarin did not work, but settled down with Orange and began to live at his expense. Good Orange could not refuse him. Signor Petrushka became the castle's guard. Godfather Pumpkin got a job as a gardener in this castle. And his student was Signor Tomato. although before that, Pomodoro had to serve several years in prison. Master Vinogradinka was elected chairman of the village. The castle was handed over to the children. It housed a school, a creativity room, playrooms and other rooms for children.

A cheerful and brave bulb from sunny Italy named Cipollino in the 1950s became a symbol of the victory of the oppressed people over the powers that be. With a children's book that is distinguished by its vivid artistic originality, the Italian raised absolutely non-childish questions. Life values, justice, friendship - there was a place for everything on the pages of the work about the adventures of revived vegetables and fruits.

History of creation

The Italian writer Gianni Rodari was a supporter of communism. A defender of the poor and a supporter of social justice, in 1950 he took over the post of editor of the children's magazine Pioneer and personally began to create for children. To begin with, he published a collection of funny poems, and a year after he became head of the publication, he gave the kids a fairy tale story, “The Adventures of Cipollino.”

The book glorified the Italian communist, especially in the Soviet Union, which is quite understandable - the author put in an allegorical form the large landowners and Sicilian barons, whom he contrasted with the poor people.

The work came to Russia in 1953 on the initiative of Rodari, who sympathized with him and patronized him in every way. The Russian poet-storyteller himself took on the task of editing the Italian story translated by Zlata Potapova. The heroes immediately won the hearts of children after appearing on the shelves of Soviet bookstores. Since then, the book with colorful pictures has been published in millions of copies and has even been included in the school curriculum.

The story, which has not lost its relevance to this day, is far from magical works, devoid of fairies, miraculous transformations and phenomena, therefore it is classified as everyday social fairy tales. The characters rely only on their intelligence, ingenuity, courage and correct calculation. The main idea is to show the injustice of oppression of vulnerable sections of society. However, in the fairy tale there was a whole scattering of problems. The story turned out to be fascinating and kind; it consists of 29 chapters, which are crowned by a collection of songs of the heroes.

Biography and plot

The restless boy Cipollino lives in the Lemon Kingdom on the very outskirts of the city. A large onion family lives in squalor in a wooden shack the size of a seedling box. One day, the head of the family, Papa Cipollone, accidentally stepped on the foot with a callus of Prince Lemon, who decided to visit this part of the state. The angry ruler of the country ordered the clumsy onion father to be imprisoned for many years. Thus began the exciting adventures of Cipollino and his comrades.

After a meeting with an imprisoned relative, the boy realized that only innocent people were in prison, and also received instructions from his father to “walk around the world,” gain experience, and see how people live. During the trip, Cipollone told his son to pay special attention to the scammers in power.

Lukovka went on a hike across the endless country, seeing along the way the poverty and lawlessness of his compatriots. Poor godfather Pumpkin

onit Senor Tomato from a small house, which occupied a piece of the master's land, godfather Blueberry makes ends meet, having only halves of scissors, thread and a needle from everything he has acquired, the peasants are starving, sending carts of food to the palace of the countesses of Vishen, and they also pay for air and are trying to learn to breathe less. Cherries are going to establish another tax - on precipitation.

But Cipollino, having enlisted the support of friends, including Besolinka, Professor Grusha, Master Vinogradinka and others, decides to help the people. A struggle against injustice ensues, which ends in complete victory: the flag of Freedom proudly flutters on the castle tower, and the building itself has turned into a palace for children, equipped with a cinema hall, rooms for games and drawing, and a puppet theater.

The tale of class struggle has a dynamic plot and a whole range of wonderful images. Positive and negative characters from the plant world show the relationships between people of different classes. Rodari managed to convey complex things in simple language, giving the work a unique artistic style.

Screen adaptations and productions

In Russia, Cipollino managed to go beyond the paper publication. Lukovka (the meaning of the name translated from Italian) went to television - in 1961, based on the work, a cartoon was released under the direction of Boris Dezhkin, where the main character was voiced by.

The book's gallery of characters is richer than the cast of a Soviet cartoon. Thus, in the story of the Italian communist there live heroes who do not belong to the plant world, for example, Mole, Bear, Spider. The animators kept only characters from the wild, and even then not all of them. I had to say goodbye to Orange, Parsley, and Peas to shorten the film's time.

After another 12 years, Tamara Lisitsian delighted young viewers with the fairy tale film “Cipollino”. In the musical comedy, the character was embodied by Alexander Elistratov. The film starred such Soviet cinema stars as (Countess Cherry), (Prince Lemon), (lawyer Goroshek).

Even Gianni Rodari himself was included in the cast - the writer was given the role of storyteller. Tamara Lisitsian was the wife of one of the leaders of the Italian Communist Party, so she was personally acquainted with Rodari. That's why the author suddenly appeared in her picture.

In 2014, connoisseurs of literature and theater were outraged by the production of a children's play based on the work of Rodari, directed by Ekaterina Koroleva. The plot where the heroes organize a revolution has disappeared from the script of the musical fairy tale. Prince Lemon simply listens to the people, inspiration descends on him, thanks to which the ruler repeals unjust laws and remains in power. The author of the play explained the decision to reshape the idea of ​​the Italian writer:

“We left a social edge in the play, but since I am terribly afraid of any revolutions, a revolution will take place in the minds of the heroes.”

Ban in Russia

Five years ago, Russian society was vigorously discussing the topic of restrictions that the government had imposed on some books, films and cartoons. The fairy tale “The Adventures of Cipollino” by Gianni Rodari is included in the list of harmful literature that is not recommended in Russia for reading by children under 12 years of age.

The ban is imposed in accordance with the Federal Law of the Russian Federation “On the Protection of Children from Information Harmful to Their Health and Development,” which came into force on Knowledge Day in 2012. In the story of the adventures of the Italian onion, legislators saw episodic depictions of violence.

• Since the late 50s, the hero of the Italian story joined the ranks of the “Merry Men Club”, which lived on the pages of the magazine “Funny Pictures”. The children were entertained by a company from Chipollino, Dunno, Buratino, and later they were joined by Karandash and Samodelkin.

• The talented musician Karen Khachaturyan was invited to write music for the cartoon about the brave Cipollino. Then no one even suspected that the work would result in another new work. The composer admitted: the fairy tale captivated him so much that he couldn’t get it out of his head. Karen Khachaturyan recalled:

“For some reason, every hero now appeared to me in a dance.”

• 12 years later, amazing, sincere music for the ballet in three acts “Cipollino” was born. And so began the brilliant fate of Genrikh Mayorov’s production, which has successfully traveled across the theater stage since 1974. The composer became famous throughout the world, and the ballet became one of the best in contemporary art aimed at children.
• Gianni Rodari first found success in Russia and only then, in 1967, in his homeland. For his “fairytale” works, the writer received a prestigious award - the Hans Christian Andersen Medal.

Quotes

“In this world it is quite possible to live in peace. There is a place on earth for everyone – both bears and onions.”

“Don’t be angry, don’t be angry, Signor Tomato! They say vitamins disappear from anger!”

“And, in my opinion, today is a very good day. We have a new friend, and that’s already a lot!”

“Here you go, you can lick this piece of paper. It’s sweet, a year ago it was wrapped in caramel with rum.”

Rodari J., fairy tale "The Adventures of Cipollino"

Genre: literary fairy tale

The main characters of the fairy tale "The Adventures of Cipollino" and their characteristics

1. Cipollino, a cheerful and resourceful fellow, never loses heart, can find a way out of any situation
2. Pumpkin, poor and kind
3. Grape, shoemaker
4. Professor Grusha, talented musician
5. Godfather Blueberry, kind and a little timid.
6. Tomato, sir, evil, insidious, cunning, greedy.
7. Countesses Cherries, prim and important.
8. Cherry's nephew, a smart, kind, cheerful boy, resourceful and brave.
9. Maid Strawberry, kind and sympathetic
10. Baron Orange, very fat, a real glutton
11. Duke Mandarin, very greedy, loves jewelry
12. Prince Lemon, absent-minded, stupid, clueless
13. Radish, cheerful, mischievous girl
14. Mole, a good comrade who does not like sunlight.
15. Bear, became friends with Cipollino.
16. Lawyer Pea, two-faced.
17. Teacher Petrushka, harmful and cruel.

The shortest summary of the fairy tale "The Adventures of Cipollino" for a reader's diary in 6 sentences

1. Cipollino's father is sent to prison, and the boy decides to free him at any cost.
2. Cipollino saves Pumpkin's house and the house is hidden in the forest.
3. Cipollino frees the captives of Signor Tomato, and he is looking for Cipollino everywhere
4. Cipollino captures the castle, but he is captured and meets his father in prison
5. With the help of the Mole, all the prisoners escape and Cipollino whips Prince Lemon.
6. There is a revolution in the country, all the parasites run away, and a park for children and a school are set up in Cherry Castle.

The main idea of ​​the fairy tale "The Adventures of Cipollino"
A social system based on oppression cannot be fair. Rich people are evil.

What does the fairy tale “The Adventures of Cipollino” teach?
This fairy tale teaches friendship and mutual assistance. Teaches you to enjoy life and never be discouraged. Teaches that evil will definitely be punished and good will triumph. teaches you to be brave, cheerful, sympathetic, kind. Teaches resourcefulness and cunning. Teaches you not to see obstacles.

Review of the fairy tale "The Adventures of Cipollino"
I didn’t really like this fairy tale, although its plot is quite dynamic, the heroes have to overcome a long path to victory and they face various trials. But the most important thing in this book is the friendship of the heroes, so different, but connected by a common goal. What I like most about this fairy tale is Cherry’s nephew, smart and well-read, an intellectual. But at the same time he is very brave and a true friend.

Proverbs for the fairy tale "The Adventures of Cipollino"
Don’t open your mouth to someone else’s loaf.
Friend is known in trouble.
Rich is crooked, poor is straight.
Fun is better than wealth
The court is crooked if the judge is deceitful.

Read the summary, a brief retelling of the fairy tale “The Adventures of Cipollino” chapter by chapter:
Chapter 1.
Cipollino was the son of Cipollone and he had seven more brothers. This was an honest onion family. They lived on the outskirts of the city and one day Prince Lemon himself came there.
Prince Lemon did not like the onion smell and ordered everyone to be sprayed with perfume. This made Cipollino sneeze violently. And a crowd had already gathered around, and Cipollone even began shouting for the people to push back. This cry did not please Lemon, who decided that the old man was a dangerous rebel. And the prince ordered the good citizens to push and push harder.
As a result, Cipollone was pushed out and he stepped on Limon’s foot. And then the old man was immediately handcuffed and sentenced to serve in prison until and after his death.
Cipollino got a meeting with his father and he told him that there were many honest people in prison. His father told Cipollino to study.
But Cipollino tied a knot and left home aimlessly, looking for the right path in life. And then he reached the neighboring town and saw a small kennel where an old man with a red beard was sitting.
Chapter 2.
Old Man Pumpkin said that his house is certainly small, but comfortable. Pumpkin built this house literally the day before. Every year he bought one, then three or even four bricks. In the end, Pumpkin had 118 bricks and he built a very small house out of them.
It was possible to live in the house only while sitting, but Pumpkin did not lose heart. He even made friends with the neighborhood boys.
Then an elegant carriage arrived, in which sat Signor Tomato, the steward of Countess Cherry. Signor Tomato began to shake the house and swear. He shouted that Pumpkin built his house on the land of the countesses of Cherry. Pumpkin said that he had permission from the old count. But Tomato said that the count died thirty years ago. Tomato began to demand that Pumpkin get out of Cherry's land and asked Pea's lawyer to explain this to Pumpkin.
Cipollino said that the Tomato would soon burst. Tomato asked Cipollino what he was doing, and the boy replied that he was studying scammers. Tomato asked to show him the scammer and Cipollino turned the mirror towards him.
Tomato got angry and grabbed Cipollino by the hair. But immediately tears flowed from his eyes and Tomato got scared. He hurried to leave, and Master Grape praised Cipollino, saying that he had finally found someone who could make Signor Tomato cry.
Chapter 3.
Cipollino began working for the master Vinogradinka and made many acquaintances. Among them were the music teacher Pear, the gardener Onion Leek, the restless Millipedes, who always lacked shoes, and Master Grape repaired their shoes as best he could.
Chapter 4.
Signor Tomato finally kicked Pumpkin out of his house and put the dog Mastino in it. The dog Mastino was sitting in the sun and was very thirsty. Cipollino felt sorry for the dog, but he did not like his work. That's why he didn't give Mastino any water. Finally, the dog almost went crazy from thirst, and Cipollino came out with a bottle of water into which he had mixed sleeping pills. He pretended to drink and Mastino asked for a sip.
Cipollino gave him a bottle to drink and the dog immediately fell asleep. Cipollino took Mastino to the courtyard of the countesses Cherry and left him there.
Chapter 5.
People gathered near Pumpkin's house and discussed what to do now. After all, Tomato will undoubtedly want revenge. Then Cipollino suggested hiding the house. After much debate, they decided to load the house onto a cart and take it to the forest, to godfather Chernika.
The house was brought to godfather Chernika and he became excited. He was afraid that such a large and luxurious house would be visited by thieves. So he hung a bell above the door and a note for the thieves to ring the bell.
On the very first night, the thieves came twice, but after making sure that there was nothing in the house, they left. And kind Blueberry also gave them an old razor to shave or a needle to sew on buttons.
Chapter 6.
Relatives came to visit the Countesses Cherries - Baron Orange and Duke Mandarin. Baron Orange ate around the clock and soon ate everything around him. He became so fat that he hired a special servant to carry his belly.
The Duke of Mandarin was also a restless guest. He loved to dress up so much and loved jewelry so much that soon the countesses had no jewelry left - they all migrated to the Mandarin.
And the sisters took out their anger on their nephew - poor Cherry. They forced him to study lessons and constantly gave him beatings. Only the maid Zemlyanichka felt sorry for Cherry.
When Tomato learned about the disappearance of Pumpkin's house, he called the Lemonchikov soldiers and ordered the arrest of all the village residents. Only Pea and Leek were not arrested. And of course, Cipollino remained free, sitting on the fence with his girlfriend Radish and laughing at the soldiers.
He decided to free the prisoners at all costs.
Chapter 7.
Cherry walked through the garden and everywhere he came across prohibitory signs that his teacher Petrushka had hung up especially for him. Parsley was strict and stern, he forbade Cherry to do everything, he could only study.
At that moment, the village children called out to Cherry. These were Radish and Cipollino. Cherry approached them and started talking. They quickly switched to you. The children laughed merrily.
Signor Tomato heard this laughter and went to check the park. He saw Cherry and Cipollino and was horrified. He shouted sternly and Cipollino and Radish ran away. And Cherry sobbed bitterly.
Chapter 8.
Cherry cried a lot and even got sick. A variety of doctors were called in to calm him down, but they all gave very stupid advice. Strawberry secretly invited Dr. Chestnut, who treated the poor.
Doctor Kashtan examined Cherry and came to the conclusion that the child had melancholy, melancholy, and that he needed to play more with his peers.
The countesses got angry and kicked the doctor out, and Tomato even decided to sue him.
Chapter 9
Meanwhile, the arrested were in prison and Grusha was scaring away mice by playing the violin. But everyone was so tired of his music that he was asked to stop playing. And the mice immediately went on the attack. They managed to extinguish the candle and the prisoners were left in complete darkness.
Pumpkin was worried that everyone went to prison because of him. He even wanted to tell Tomato where his house was hidden.
But then the mice attacked again and the captives had to meow to scare and drive away the mice.
And then Strawberry Shorthair spoke to them on a secret phone. She told the prisoners to hold on and that Cipollino asked them to rely on him. Strawberry threw a new candle to the prisoners.
The mice tried to repeat the attack, but this time they could not chew the candle.
And at this time the dog Mastino found Cipollino and knocked him over. He barked until Tomato came and arrested Cipollino.
Chapter 10.
Cipollino was sitting in the dungeon when he heard some noise. Soon the earth gave in and Mole found himself in the cell, who recognized Cipollino and complained that the poor boy was languishing in such a bright prison. Cipollino agreed to crawl into Krot’s gallery and suggested that he dig to the right, thinking of getting to the prison where all the prisoners were kept.
The Mole began to dig, and Cipollino sealed the hole and climbed after the Mole.
At this time, Tomato came into the cell and was surprised at Cipollino’s disappearance. He began to examine the cell and then a gust of wind closed the door. The tomato himself ended up in prison. After all, he had the key, but the door could not be opened from the inside. To let Tomato out, the door had to be blown up and Tomato received a large abrasion.
Finally, Cipollino found himself in the cell of his friends, and the Mole, blinded by the candle, hastily ran away.

Chapter 11.
Meanwhile, Strawberry Shorthair told Cherry about her imprisoned friends, and he decided to free everyone. He persuaded Strawberry Shortcake to bake a cake for Tomato and poured sleeping powder into it. And when Tomato fell asleep, he took the keys to the prison from his stockings.
Then Zemlyanichka distracted the attention of the guards by shouting that she was attacked by robbers.
Cherry unlocked the prison and was delighted to see Cipollino there. All the prisoners escaped, and Cherry took the keys back to Tomato.
The guards were looking for robbers and arrested the Cat, who was put in a cell, and they themselves escaped.
When Tomato came to prison in the morning, he found only the Cat, who had eaten so much mice that he complained of indigestion.
Tomato asked Prince Lemon to send a battalion of Lemons to quell the riots.
Chapter 12.
Prince Lemon himself arrived in the village and his Lemons immediately arrested Leek and the lawyer Pea. The prince settled in the best rooms, driving out the countesses, while his soldiers trampled the garden and caught goldfish.
The prince summoned Leek for questioning, but first admiring his mustache, he awarded Leek the Order of the Silver Mustache. Then Lemon ordered the executioner's mustache to be pulled out, but the executioner did not have enough strength and Leek was thrown into prison.
Then the prince interrogated Pea's lawyer, and he did not say where Pumpkin's house was hidden, although he knew it. Pea was offended by Tomato's betrayal. He lost consciousness when the prince ordered him to be hanged.
Chapter 13.
Lawyer Goroshek came to his senses in prison. And then a tied up Tomato was brought into the cell, whom the disgruntled Prince Lemon accused of organizing a conspiracy. The tomato was sad and promised that it would never harm poor people, and called Cipollino a good fellow.
And Pea told Tomato where Pumpkin’s house was hidden. Tomato immediately began knocking on the cell door and told Prince Lemon everything. He was released.
Chapter 14.
The next morning, lawyer Goroshka was brought to the scaffold. Pea asked to make a last toilet, washed himself and brushed his teeth, and then they threw a noose over his head and he fell.
The noose tightened, but Cipollino immediately cut it.
Chapter 15.
It turns out Zemlyanichka told Cipollino about the fate of the lawyer, and he persuaded the Mole to dig an underground passage right under the scaffold. Therefore, when Goroshek fell through the hatch, Cipollino was already waiting for him. Together with Pea, he reached the rest of his comrades underground, and then Pea told him that Tomato knew where the house was hidden.
Cipollino rushed to his godfather Chernika, but was too late. The Lemonchiks had already been there and carried away the house.
Chapter 16.
To find Cipollino, they invited the famous detective Mr. Carrot and his dog Hold-Grab. They immediately got down to business with zeal, but cooled down a little when they learned that the fugitives had no tails to pour salt under their tails. And in general, you need to catch them first.
Then Carrot lay down on the floor in front of the compass and began to look for his bed. He broke a mirror, which cut off half of Hold-Grab's tail, and knocked over a basin of water on himself. Then Carrot got up and found his bed.
In the morning, he took out a bag of lotto barrels and began to use them to determine how many steps and in which direction he should take. He almost drowned in the pool, but Cherry finally showed the detective the gate and whistled in warning.
The detective and Hold-Grab found themselves in the forest. And then Carrot heard a woman’s voice calling for help. He followed the voice, not knowing that he was following two children. And then Hold-Grab suddenly found himself lifted up a tree by a rope.
Carrot was surprised and angry at the dog's behavior. He even wanted to fire Hold-Grab, but he, in turn, was lifted up a tree with a rope.
Then the guys showed up and laughed merrily at the captive detective. This trick was invented by Cherry himself, who read about it in books.
Chapter 17.
Meanwhile, godfather Pumpkin and godfather Blueberry became very good friends and dreamed of returning their house as soon as possible. They even argued about who loved this house more.
The fugitives hid in a cave, to which wolves came at night and therefore a large fire was always burning near the cave.
Then the Bear came to the cave and at first just wanted to eat everyone. But then the bear started talking and became friends with Cipollino, because his parents were in the same cage as Cipollino’s father.
The bear turned out to be polite and kind, and when Cipollino went to see him off, he invited the Bear to go into the city and look at the bear’s parents.
Chapter 18.
Cipollino and the Bear entered the menagerie and the kind Elephant pulled out the key to the cage with the bears from the guard.
The animals called out to them, but Cipollino and the Bear were looking only for the bears' cage. But then they found the right cage and the old bears heartily hugged their son.
They hurried to leave the zoo, but then the seal made such a noise that the watchman woke up. And the bears, and with them Cipollino, hid in the seal’s cage. But the seal called the guards and they fished out three bears and a creature of an unknown breed. The watchman put Cipollino in a cage with a monkey and the boy sat there for two days until Cherry paid a fine for him.
Returning to the cave, Cipollino saw that his friends had disappeared.
Chapter 19.
Detective Carrot and his dog were found and captured by a woodcutter. The detective ran into the forest. Soon the Lemonchiks appeared, looking for their detective. The woodcutter directed them in the other direction. Then Pumpkin, Blueberry and others appeared, looking for Cipollino. Next came Cipollino and Cherry, who were looking for friends. Then Signor Tomato appeared, looking for Cherry, and then Radish ran past the woodcutter, looking for Cipollino.
Finally, before sunset, Prince Lemon himself appeared, looking for his soldiers.
Chapter 20.
At this time, Orange and Mandarin discovered that they were alone in the castle. They decided to explore the wine cellar. There, Orange became interested in bottles of wine, and Mandarin found a secret door, which he tried unsuccessfully to open for some time. Finally, he accidentally pulled the bottle with the yellow label and the door opened.
And from there came Cherry and his friends. They all found each other in the forest and Cherry offered to take over the empty castle.
Fat Orange was left in the basement, and Mandarin was locked in his room.

Chapter 21.
Those who captured the castle began to think about how to hold it, without weapons and a defense plan. But Cipollino calmed everyone down.
At this time, in the forest, Prince Lemon was having fun with fireworks, shooting his Lemons from a cannon. The tomato had difficulty persuading the prince to stop so as not to destroy the entire army.
An angry Tomato was walking through the forest and suddenly saw that the windows of the castle were lit. He became even more angry, thinking that it was Orange and Mandarin who were walking. Then all the windows went out, except for the Mandarin’s, and Tomato saw that he began to give some signals, turning the lights on and off. The Tomato read the SOS signal and went to the castle.
He met Mastino, who complained that he had to guard Pumpkin's house, in which Pumpkin and Blueberry were sleeping, that Orange locked himself in the wine cellar, and Mandarin in his room, and there were a lot of people in the castle.
Tomato returned to Lemon and he scheduled the storming of the castle for seven in the morning, and appointed Carrot as a military adviser.
Chapter 22.
Lemon's army approached the castle and found its gates open. This alarmed them; Tomato suspected a trap. But Lemon personally led forty generals through the gate and directed them to the castle.
The generals began to climb the hill and suddenly some round shell rushed from the castle and crushed twenty generals. It turned out to be Baron Orange, who broke out of the basement and mistook the generals for blacks, because they smeared their faces with soot, on the advice of Carrot.
The prince became furious and sent ten more lemons to attack.
But Cipollino directed a stream of wine from the pump at them and the dead drunk Lemonchiks retreated and went to bed.
The castle was rejoicing.
Chapter 23.
But the Limonchikov division was sent to help the prince and the castle fell. Lawyer Goroshek turned out to be a traitor and discovered the secret of the underground passage. Cipollino ended up in prison again.
A week later, Cipollino was taken for a walk and he ran into his father. The father told Cipollino not to lose heart and wait for a letter from him.
And indeed, on the same day Cipollino received a letter delivered by Spider. The boy learned how to write letters.
Chapter 24.
Cipollino writes three letters. One thing for the father, asking him not to lose hope. Second Mole with a request to collect all the moles and help them escape from prison. And the third one asks Cherry to hold on and give the letter to Mole.
Then Cipollino draws a plan of the prison on his shirt and puts a cross on it.
The spider takes the letters and goes to the castle, and the prisoners do not understand why they stopped delivering the letters. Cippolino waits for an answer, but four days pass and the Spider does not return and the boy loses hope.
Chapter 25.
The Lamefoot Spider went to the Castle, but on the way he met his relative, the Seven and a Half Spider, who followed him and delayed him greatly. From this spider, Lamefoot lost a whole day hiding from sparrows in the field. And then Lamefoot was eaten by a chicken and he only managed to throw his bag to Seven and a half.
Seven and a half read the letters and cried. He decided that Lamefoot died through his fault. Therefore, he took the letters to the castle and Cherry safely received a message from Cipollino.
Chapter 26.
Cipollino learned that his father was very ill and therefore went out for a walk sad. He walked deep in thought and suddenly heard a voice from underground. Cipollino realized that it was the Mole. He was delighted and ordered it to be conveyed down the chain that soon everyone would be free. On the next lap, Cipollino learned that the underground passage was ready. After a circle, one prisoner jumped to the side and fell into the ground. So in each circle one prisoner began to jump into the underground passage.
Limonishka, could not understand what was happening, the number of prisoners gradually decreased. And now there are only five of them left. Lemonishka jumped up and started screaming, and the last four prisoners jumped into the underground passage. Cipollino did not want to run away, but he was grabbed by the legs and pulled into an underground passage.
And then Limonishka, who was afraid of punishment from the prince, unexpectedly jumped.
Cipollino persuaded Mole to dig a passage to Father Cipollino’s cell, and they freed the old man. And the Lemonchiks, who discovered the missing prisoners, also ran away from the prince and changed into work clothes.
Chapter 27.
Prince Lemon decided to organize chariot obstacle races, for which he equipped the chariots with very strong brakes. Therefore, even though the riders did not whip the horses, they could not move the chariots from their place.
Lemon himself went out into the field and cheerfully beat the horses with a whip. The people were furious. And then the ground under Lemon’s feet opened up and Cipollino crawled out. Seeing what was happening, he grabbed the whip from Lemon and began to beat the prince himself with it.
All the prisoners crawled out from under the ground and the people, recognizing their friends and relatives, broke through the cordon. Prince Lemon ran into the field in fear in his carriage and overturned into a dung heap.
Chapter 28.
At this time, Signor Tomato gathered the villagers and announced a court session. The court considered the request of the countesses of Vishen to collect rent for rain, thunder and lightning, hail, frost and other precipitation.
Of course, the court decided to grant the pardon and, as luck would have it, a thunderstorm with hail immediately began. Poor residents took to the streets and counted their losses.
Then a train appeared, in the last carriage of which three bears were traveling. The bears came out and showed their tickets to the controller. And then Cipollino jumped out.
He warmly greeted all his friends, hugged Grape and announced that he had a wonderful plan.
Chapter 29.
Prince Lemon lay in a dung heap for a long time and did not know that a free republic had already been proclaimed in the country.
Finally he got out and saw that he was two steps away from Cherry Castle. He knocked, but Strawberry Shorthair did not want to let him in, mistaking him for a beggar. But then Petrushka appeared and of course recognized the prince.
The countesses joyfully received Lemon and offered to give him horses. But Limon refused to return to the city, citing a terrible thunderstorm. And everyone agreed with him, saying that the thunderstorm was really strong, although the sun had been shining outside the window for a long time.
Lemon's behavior seemed suspicious to Tomato and he sneakily went to the village, fearing that a revolution had happened. Pea was sneaking behind him in the same way. The tomato noticed Pea and hid in the bushes. Following Pea was Parsley, followed by Mandarin, and after Mandarin was Orange. They sneaked after each other all night, and in the morning they returned to the castle. And the banner of freedom was already flying above the castle.
Epilogue.
Signor Tomato climbed the tower, but could not tear down the banner. He didn't go through the door. But he managed to grab Cipollino by the hair and even pulled out a fart, which made him sob again and run downstairs.
The prince and countesses left their possessions, and Orange lost weight and began to beg. He even went to work as a porter at the station. Duke Mandarin lives at the expense of Baron Orange and does nothing.
But Tomato served time in prison and became Pumpkin’s assistant. He plants cabbage and cuts the grass.
And in the castle they set up a school and Cipollino and Cherry study in it. And children are playing in the park. And this will happen wherever there are still parasites. The people will drive them out, and children will play in the parks.

Drawings and illustrations for the fairy tale "The Adventures of Cipollino"

Act I

Square of the fairy-tale city. It only seems that there are baskets for vegetables and boxes for fruits on it. In fact, these are large and small houses where vegetables and fruits live, which are so reminiscent of people...

The Radish family meets the Onion family in the square. Mom Cipolla and father Cipollone rein in the restless Cipollino, who is tired of babysitting his sister Cipolletta. Master Vinogradinka repairs shoes here. Godfather Pumpkin is looking for bricks to build himself a house. Professor Grusha plays the violin, and all the inhabitants of this fabulous city dance. Suddenly, Signor Tomato bursts into the square and announces that Prince Lemon himself will soon arrive, who wants to talk to his people. The prince issued a new law: everyone must pay for the fact that the sun shines, that it rains, that the wind blows.

The people are outraged. In the resulting crush, Cipollino steps on Limon's foot. The guards are indignant - after all, the prince has been insulted! The “rebel” must be punished. But he disappears, and the guards arrest old Cipollone.

It's not just the Onions family who are grieving. It's not easy for the pumpkin either - he can't build a house for himself. And the city residents, led by Cipollino, help him in this. As soon as construction ends, Signor Tomato appears again. He almost bursts with anger when he sees the house: after all, it was built on the land of Countess Cherry. No one except them has the right to use it.

Prince Lemon's guard destroys Pumpkin's house. The poor old man is in despair. Cipollino decides to take revenge on the offenders.

Act II

Cipollino, together with his girlfriend Radishka, goes to the palace to find the dungeon where Limon imprisoned old Cipollone. On the way, they meet Cherry, who is sad and lonely living in the palace, and friendship arises between them. Trying to find the prisoner, the friends almost fall into the hands of Signor Tomato, but they manage to escape. While the ball is being given by Countess Cherries in honor of Prince Lemon, friends free old Cipollone.

Act III

The Limonchikov Guard and the police are looking for fugitives everywhere. Cipollino hides his father, and then Radishka, but Cipollino himself is surrounded by guards and thrown into the dungeon.

The castle is quiet. Cherry and beautiful Magnolia are looking for Cipollino. Magnolia lulls the guards to sleep with its intoxicating scent, and Cherry, tying them up, frees Cipollino.

Prince Lemon goes down into the dungeon to punish the worthless rebel and sees that the guards are tied up and the dungeon is empty. The enraged prince orders a cannon to be fired at the city. But Cipollino and his friends push Prince Lemon himself into the cannon.

The smoke from the shot cleared. There is no Lemon, no cannon, no guard. From now on, everyone in the fairy-tale city will live peacefully. A new city will grow under the warm sun and blue sky. City of friends!

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A smart and nimble boy. Onion fairy tale by J. Rodari.

All the characters in the work are vegetables or fruits: godfather Pumpkin, shoemaker Grape, lawyer Pea, girl Radish and boy Cherry, music professor Pear, old Chipolla - i.e. Onion - with numerous onion children, etc.

In this fabulous country, as in life, social inequalities operate. Modest, honest poor people like godfather Pumpkin and old Cipolla are oppressed by the evil and greedy Signor Tomato, the arrogant Prince Lemon with his army of Lemonchiks and the arrogant hypocrites of Countess Cherry.

Rodari invested his sympathy for ordinary working people and faith in their ability to transform an unfairly organized society, derived from the experience of the Resistance, into the image of a cheerful and courageous person. Left alone in the world (Father Cipolla and the entire poor gardening brethren were put in prison by the villain Tomato on the orders of Prince Lemon), the cheerful onion boy sets off to wander to “learn wisdom” and “study swindlers and rogues.”

He annoys Signor Tomato, finds loyal friends (the clever girl Radish, the kind and smart boy Cherry) and with their help frees his father and other prisoners from prison. Shouting “Down with Prince Lemon!” the entire vegetable village drives its tormentors and parasites Tomato, Lemon and Cherry into prison, and the castle of the evil countesses turns into a cheerful Children's Palace, where the garden kids, led by them, go to play and study.

Why did I like the fairy tale and what does it teach?

The main character and his friends fight against the oppression of the poor by the rich.

The work teaches mutual assistance, strong friendship, not giving up, and standing up for your rights.