Колыбельные мира. Украинская.

A friend from Belarus, an artist who is making paper cutout portraits of Chris and Meggie, came by today to show us some designs.  He's a marvelously eccentric guy, and hugely talented.  Like many artists (particularly Belarusian artists, I imagine) he lives on air, cigarettes, hope, friendship, black coffee and alcohol.  I always have a great time in his company.  Today he gave me, Ola and the children a wonderful gift.  He pointed us to these animations by a Russian animation team.  They are all folktales/lullabies, many with a bittersweet quality.  I don't understand the languages, and I can't read the Russian titles, but I recommend them nonetheless.  I have looked at five or six so far, and I guess that there are at least 20 altogether.  It would be a hard heart that wasn't touched by them.  Explore them, and be delighted by them, whatever your age.