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The folk tale about the Little Humpbacked Horse is well-known and has a few variations, but each one has the same storyline. The best known version was written in the first half of the 19th century by poet Yershov, who adopted this Siberian folk tale and transformed it into a charming poem. The poem became very popular and had been published seven times during Yershov's life. Nowadays it still remains one of the most beloved fairy tales. It tells us about an unusual friendship between Ivan, the youngest son of a farmer, and a fantastic creature -- a Little Humpbacked Hourse with long ears and enourmous stregth. Being a wonderful friend the Little Humpbacked Horse helps Ivan with all his problems. Ivan wanted to get just a feather of a Firebird that would bring him good luck. Instead he got the Firebird itself and a beautiful bride.

The village of Kholui, began painting lacquer miniatures in the 1930's. Kholui artists are less bound to tradition or one particular style, unlike the other villages, and seem to take a bolder approach to their works. Backgrounds for Kholui works are occasionally one solid color (similar to Palekh), but more often than not the artist fills this area with swirls of tone and shade. Partly for this reason, Kholui works appear brighter than Palekh boxes and seem to fill up more of the available space.