| Mr. Kotsky | |
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 Illustration of the Ukrainian fairy tale, Mr Kotsky, featured on a 2002 stamp of the Ukrainian postal service, Ukrposhta | |
| Folk tale | |
| Name | Mr. Kotsky |
| Also known as | Pan Kotsky, Sir Cat-o-Puss, Sir Puss O'Cat |
| Region | Ukraine |
Mr. Kotsky (Ukrainian: Пан Коцький) is an 1891 children's opera, based on the traditional Ukrainian fairy tale. The Ukrainian fairy tale is also called "The Story of Mr Kotsky",[1] Sir Cat-o-Puss,[2] Pan Kotsky, or Sir Puss O'Cat.[3] The 1891 children's opera, Mr Kotsky, is by the Ukrainian composer Mykola Lysenko, with a libretto by Dniprova Chayka.[4]
- ^ Oparenko, Christina (1996). Oxford Myths and Legends: Ukrainian Folk-tales. Oxford: Oxford University Press. pp. 21–23. ISBN 0192741683.
- ^ Zheleznova, Irina (1985). Ukrainian Folk Tales. Kyiv: Dnipro Publishers. pp. 31–32.
- ^ Suwyn, Barbara J., ed. (1997). The magic egg and other tales from Ukraine. World folklore series. Englewood, Colo: Libr. Unlimited. ISBN 978-1-56308-425-6.
- ^ Spencer 2001.