Illustration for #4 2011 (33), paper 2

“The Fool and the Foolish Girl”, rhyme, 1890s

A boy and a girl are playing: “Chiki-chiki chikalochki, / The fool is riding a stick; / And the foolish girl is in the carriage / Cracking nuts.”

Watercolour, varnish, graphite pencil on paper. 31.2 x 22 cm. Russian Museum