Twenty-three Tales/The Empty Drum
"The Empty Drum: A Russian Folk Tale Retold by Leo Tolstoy" ("Работник Емельян и пустой барабан") is a short story by Leo Tolstoy published in 1891. According to Aylmer Maude, famous Tolstoy translator, it was originally written in 1887, and is based on a folk story that reflects the Russian peasant's deep hatred of military service. It is based specifically on a folktale from the Volga region. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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