This story tells the story of a kind and naive onion boy, Cipollino. He travels, fighting evil and injustice, with those who oppress the people. Cipollino’s friends are also participating in the fight against injustice and tyranny. They oppose Senor Tomato, Baron Orange, Prince Lemon and other negative heroes. As a result, the friends win. A victory banner is hung on the castle tower, and its previous owners escape. The castle is provided for children with all the amenities for them.

The main idea of ​​this work is that together with friends you can achieve a lot, and that there are still many castles in the world occupied by such villains as Prince Lemon and Senor Tomato. However, they will have to give their possessions to their children and leave.

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Cipollino lived in a poor Luka family, in a small house that was the size of a box. The family consisted of Cipollino himself, his mother, father and seven brothers. Prince Lemon wanted to inspect the place where this family lived. The courtiers were worried about this visit, since on the outskirts of the city there was a strong smell of onions, that is, poverty. The retinue accompanying the prince wore caps with silver bells.

Because of the ringing they made, those living in the city decided that a traveling orchestra had come to them. The stampede began. Cipollino and his father stood in front of everyone, and the whole crowd pressed on them. Because of this, Father Cepollone was pushed out by the crowd and accidentally stepped on Prince Lemon's foot. For this he was captured and thrown into prison. Cipollino had a meeting with his father, where he told him that it was not criminals who were in this prison, but honest, respectable citizens. They are not pleasing to Prince Lemon and the country. The father gave advice to Cipollino to go travel and pay attention to scammers and criminals. Lukovka hit the road.

In one village, Chipollino found himself near the house of godfather Pumpkin. The house was so small that you would have thought it was a box. A carriage arrived with Senor Tomato, who stated that Pumpkin had built his house illegally on the land of the Countess Cherries without permission. Godfather Pumpkin objected that there was permission, and it was received from the count himself. Lawyer Pea was on Tomato's side. Cipollino intervened in this situation. He said that he was studying scammers and gave Senor Tomato a mirror. He was overcome with rage, and he attacked the onion, starting to shake it. Since he had never dealt with a bow before, tears welled up in his eyes. The tomato got scared and jumped into the carriage. When leaving, he did not forget to remind Pumpkin that he needed to vacate the house.

Having learned about how Cipollino made Tomato cry, the vineyard master invited him to work in his workshop. A lot of people came to the onion, everyone wanted to see the brave boy. Thus, he met Professor Pear, Leek and a family of centipedes.

Senor Tomato again came to the village with his entourage and the dog Mastino to evict godfather Pumpkin. He was thrown out of the house, and the dog was moved in there. It was hot, and Cipollino took water, to which he then added sleeping pills. The dog drank it and fell asleep. Cipollino took him to the estate of the Countesses Cherries.

They decided to hide the Pumpkin House. They took him to the forest, and so that someone would guard him, they moved Blueberry there.

Senor Tomato was reported about the disappearance of Pumpkin's house. To quell the rebellion, he gathered his soldiers, who arrested the villagers. Cipollino and Radish hid from the soldiers.

On this occasion, the Countess's nephew Cherry went for a walk around the village. He heard someone calling him. It was Cipollino and Radish. The children became friends, and little Cherry warned his new friends about the approach of Senor Tomato. They ran away from him again.

With his newfound friends, Cipollino fights the injustice and disorder caused by Senor Tomato, Prince Lemon and other negative characters who ruined the people. Prince Lemon's soldiers went over to the side of the people. Senor Tomato went to the village to investigate the situation. Peas, Parsley, Mandarin and Orange decided to follow him. So they watched each other all night. And at this time, that same night, Cipollino, together with Count Cherry, hung the banner of freedom on the castle.

Senor Tomato's fears about a riot in the country came true. He climbed onto the roof and out of anger tore out a bunch of Cipollino’s hair, but forgot that the bow made his eyes water. The tomato ran to his room and sobbed there from the onion and from his loss. Prince Lemon went to the dunghill, the countesses of Cherry left, and Pea also left the castle. The rest of the scammers also followed suit. The castle was handed over to the children, where they equipped rooms for games, drawing and other entertainment. Parsley became the guard of this castle, and godfather Pumpkin became the gardener. Señor Tomato taught him, but before that he served time in prison.

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Here we follow the life of Cipollino (Italian - onion) and his friends: godfather Pumpkin, Professor Pear, godfather Blueberry, Parsley, Strawberry and others who fight the tyrant Prince Lemon, the Countesses Cherries and the castle manager Signor Tomato.

Like many other fairy tales, this story is an allegory and talks about people. In reality, this tale is about the relationship between rich and poor, rulers and subordinates, about freedom and justice.

The tale is written in a humorous style, so that even the evil characters here seem funnier than they should be. This is a children's fairy tale in which the author tried to explain important life issues in a language that children can understand. With the help of “Cipollino” he wanted to talk about freedom and that it should be treasured, because it is so easy to lose.

The plot of this story takes place in a fairy tale world where each character is associated with a fruit or vegetable. The time when the events of the fairy tale take place also did not exist in reality, since castles, railways, bicycles, and carriages exist in one period.

Genre: fairy tale

Time: fictional

Place: fictional

Cipollino retelling

Prince Lemon was about to come to the city where a big parade was to take place. Old Cipollone was in the crowd that was awaiting the prince's arrival, but someone accidentally pushed him and he stepped on Prince Lemon's foot. Cipollone was arrested and sent to prison for the rest of his days.

His son Cipollino came to visit him. There he learned that the prison was designed in such a way that all the murderers and robbers who should have been locked up were now on parade, while the innocent and honest people were in prison.

Cipollino learned a lot from his father and therefore he decided to become a good boy. His father told him to go and live in this huge world, but beware of bad people, but added that you can learn something from everyone, even from a bad person.

And Cipollino decided to follow his father’s advice. In the nearest village he met godfather Pumpkin, who was insulted by Signor Tomato. Cipollino decided to protect him and told Signor Tomato everything he thought about him. Signor Tomato wanted to punish him for this and pulled Cipollino by the hair, tearing out some of it. The smell of onions began to spread around, which is why Signor Tomato's tears involuntarily flowed and he ran away. Godfather Pumpkin was so delighted with Cipollino that he decided to hire him.

Signor Tomato wanted revenge, so he returned with several guards and threw godfather Pumpkin out of his house. He also tied a dog to the house so that it would scare away children with its menacing appearance. When Signor Tomato left, Cipollino put the dog to sleep and took it to its owners in the castle. Before leaving the dog, he petted it and disappeared. Godfather Pumpkin was too excited to return home.

All the villagers were afraid of Signor Tomato, so they decided to move to the forest. They placed their houses there, and godfather Blueberry guarded them. He placed bells on doors and messages for thieves. Thieves came and went, and all meetings ended in friendship.

When Baron Orange ate all the money he had, he became poor. Baron Orange decided to contact his cousin, Senior Countess Cherry, who invited him to her castle. At the same time, the younger Countess Cherry received her cousin. Both cousins ​​angered the countesses, but they took their anger out on their innocent nephew. Only the maid Zemlyanichka consoled him.

Signor Tomato noticed that Pumpkin's godfather's house was missing. With the help of officers he borrowed from the prince, he arrested everyone. Only Leek and Cipollino were able to escape.

Cipollino, with the help of the girl Radish, decided to investigate the situation in the castle so that they could develop a plan and free the prisoners.

The next day, Cipollino and Radish went to the castle, where they befriended Cherry, the duchesses' nephew, despite the fact that he was forbidden to communicate with the villagers. Cherry was so happy to have new friends that for the first time in a long time, laughter could be heard in the castle.

The cheerful laughter was heard by Signor Tomato, who headed into the garden to find out what was happening. He saw three friends together and recognized Cipollino among them. Signor Tomato screamed, and Cipollino and Radish began to run away. Then Signor Tomato started yelling at Cherry, who was very sad. Not because Signor Tomato screamed, but because he was not as free as his friends.

Cherry got sick from sadness. Four doctors examined him, but none of them could tell what had happened to him. Then they decided to call Kashtan, the doctor who treated the poor. Chestnut concluded that Cherry suffered from sadness and loneliness, and the only cure was spending time with friends. No one in the castle believed such a diagnosis, so Kashtan was driven away.

When the villagers were arrested, they were thrown into a basement filled with mice. The mice attacked them and stole all the candles, leaving the prisoners in the dark. The mice were already ready to launch their next attack, but the villagers began to make cat-like sounds, which scared the mice away.

At the same time, the prisoners realized that the walls had ears. Their cell was connected by a secret listening device to Signor Tomato's room, so he could hear everything the villagers said.

Strawberry helped Cipollino contact the prisoners through this secret device. She conveyed Cipollino's message to them and gave them several candles and matches.

The mice attacked again, but the prisoners fought back. The leader of the mice decided to punish his subordinates for their failure by killing every tenth mouse soldier.

Cipollino was having a secret meeting with Strawberry Shortcake and Radish when they were attacked by a dog. She caught Cipollino and reported this to Signor Tomato. Signor Tomato locked Cipollino in a secret hole.

By chance, a Mole fell into Cipollino's pit. After a friendly conversation, the Mole continued digging underground tunnels. Cipollino followed him after Signor Tomato came to hang him.

The mole dug tunnels to other prisoners so that Cipollino could talk to them. The Mole agreed to dig another underground passage so that the prisoners could escape. But someone lit a match, which scared the Mole, and he ran away, leaving the prisoners in a dead end.

Strawberry told Cherry that Cipollino went to prison. Cherry was very saddened by this news, but still, he stopped crying and decided to help his friends. Together with Zemlyanichka they came up with a great plan. They sent Signor Tomato a pie that contained sleeping powder. Signor Tomato was so insatiable that he ate the whole pie and immediately fell asleep.

Strawberry took his keys to free the prisoners. But first, Strawberry Shorthair told the guards that the prisoners had escaped, sending them to hunt for non-existent fugitives while the real prisoners were actually escaping.

When Signor Tomato woke up and saw the empty prison, he decided to ask Prince Lemon and his guards for help. The next day, Prince Lemon and his guards arrived in the village and arrested Pea and Leek.

The guards went to the castle, where they began to destroy everything. They insulted all the inhabitants of the castle, but most of all Leek, since Prince Lemon wanted him to tell where the rest of his friends were and where they were hiding godfather Pumpkin's house.

Leek remained silent and was sent to prison. Then they decided to interrogate Goroshka’s lawyer. But he was as hard as the Leek. Soon Pea was joined by Signor Tomato, who was also sentenced to hang.

Pea was too friendly with Signor Tomato, and told him too much information about the location of Pumpkin's godfather's house. Signor Tomato wanted to use this to his advantage by telling Prince Lemon everything. He hoped it would save his life.

The gallows was installed in the main square, and everything was ready for the execution of Pea. They had already tightened the noose around his neck, and he fell into the hatch. But soon Goroshek heard that someone was telling Cipollino that he should cut the rope.

The backstory began with what Zemlyanichka told Radish, and she, in turn, told Cipollino about the execution of Pea. Cipollino found the Mole, and he dug an underground tunnel to the gallows.

Cipollino waited until Pea fell through the hatch, and then cut the rope around Pea's neck, thereby saving his life. Then they ran to the underground chamber where the others were hidden. Peas told about Signor Tomato's betrayal, and Cipollino hurried to godfather Blueberry to try to save godfather Pumpkin's house, but, unfortunately, he did not have time.

Prince Lemon and the rest of his group hired Mr. Markow to help capture the escaped prisoners. Mr. Markow imagined that he was looking for dangerous pirates, but in fact he was following a dead-end path, which Radish sent him to, thereby trying to protect his friends.

Eventually, Mr. Markow and his dog were caught in a trap and left hanging from a tree. At the same time, Cipollino became friends with Bear, whose parents were at the zoo. They decided to visit them, and when the sun set, the bear put Cipollino on his back and headed to the city where that zoo was located.

Upon arrival, they were helped by the Elephant, and there they also met many animals who spent their nights thinking about their native lands.

But when Bear's parents were released from the cage, they had problems. The seal heard them, and his hostility towards bears played a role. The guards heard him and locked all four in cages.

In the end, Cherry freed Cipollino, and together they hurried to the train. It was a train consisting of only one carriage, the seats in it only had windows, and there were also shelves for fat people. The driver of this locomotive was a strange man who stopped at every meadow to pick flowers. As they passed the forest, the woodcutter freed Mr. Markow and his dog after three days of captivity.

After that the game began. Everyone is looking for everyone. Mr. Markow continued the investigation, the guards were looking for him, Prince Lemon was looking for his guards, Mr. Grape and his friends were looking for Cipollino, Cipollino was looking for Grape, and Mole was looking for everyone.

Duke Mandarin and Baron Orange were in the castle with the servants. Duke Mandarin decided to find the hidden treasure in the cellar, and he took with him Baron Orange, who was a great lover of wine. They were both greedy and they both wanted the same bottle, which was actually the key that opened the secret door. When they pulled this bottle, the door opened, and Cipollino and his friends came out of the opened passage. They captured the castle, locked Duke Mandarin in his room, and left Baron Orange in the basement because he was too drunk.

Some of Cipollino's friends became scared because they had no weapons or strategy and they thought that these two were the key to victory. Everyone went to bed, and their enemies made themselves a tent in the forest and also decided to rest. Signor Tomato looked towards the castle and realized that someone from inside was signaling him. It was Duke Mandarin. Signor Tomato decided to find out what happened there. When he came closer, the dog by the fence told him everything. Signor Tomato told everything to Prince Lemon, and they decided to attack the castle early in the morning.

In the morning the battle began. Something huge and never seen before rolled down the hill from the castle and swept the army away. It was Baron Orange who managed to escape, but accidentally rolled down the hill. The remnants of the army attacked again. The problem was that Pea told Signor Tomato valuable information, and thus the army managed to enter the castle and arrest Cipollino. In prison, Cipollino met his father, who consoled him by saying that time spent in prison allows him to think about things he had never thought about before. In response, Cipollino promised that he would get his father out of prison.

With the help of the postman spider, Cipollino sketched the prison and sent three letters. One of them was for his father, one for the Mole and one for Cherry. But the mailman spider failed to deliver one of the letters, and Cipollino began to fall into despair.

The postman spider went through many adventures on his way to the castle. He met one of his cousins, who decided to accompany him to the castle. However, while crossing one of the paths, a large chicken swallowed the spider, but he was able to throw the mail to his brother, who delivered the last letter.

You could walk around in prison, but everyone had to walk only in circles. One of the prisoners, taking the chance, jumped into the hole made by the Mole and continued to escape through the underground tunnels. The guard who was supposed to keep an eye on them was not very good at mathematics, so he was unable to correctly count the number of prisoners. He didn't even realize that they were disappearing one after another. When everyone disappeared, the guard himself jumped up and ran away.

Prince Lemon decided to hold horse races, so he believed that people would be distracted from important issues. Suddenly, during the race, Cipollino and Mole appeared, who accidentally chose the wrong path. Cipollino took the chance, grabbed Prince Lemon's whip and hit him three times. Behind him, the rest of the former prisoners began to run out. Prince Lemon was so scared that he began to run away, but ended up in the trash.

Signor Tomato at the same time gathered the rest of the people and announced a law according to which the poor must pay a tax on snow, rain, fog and everything else. He tried to make them believe that with the help of taxes they could restore the financial position of the castle.

Prince Lemon still managed to get out of the garbage and headed to the castle. The storm stopped, but Prince Lemon was not happy with this, because he wanted a storm so strong that he would not have to deal with people.

Signor Tomato had already begun to fear a revolution that no one could believe in. Everyone was watching everyone, so they did not notice the flag that Cipollino hung in the castle.

Signor Tomato went to the castle to remove the flag, but was unable to get through the door because it was too thick. But then he again ran into Cipollino and again pulled out some of his hair and started crying again. He would have drowned in a sea of ​​his own tears if Cipollino had not saved him.

When Prince Lemon saw the flag, he tried to hide in the trash, hoping no one would find it. Besides him, Duke Mandarin and both countesses left the castle. A school and playroom for children were opened in the castle.

Characters: Cipollino, Strawberry, godfather Pumpkin, Grape, Prince Lemon, Signor Tomato, Peas, Countess Cherries, Baron Orange, Chestnut, Mr. Carrot, Spider, Mole….

Character Analysis

Chipollino – the main character of the fairy tale. He is a little onion, and when his father was arrested for no apparent reason and sent to prison for life, Cipollino was greatly disappointed and decided to go wandering. His father gave him a lot of important advice. His appearance is not described in the fairy tale. He is funny, smart and always ready to help. He was brave when he had to argue with Signor Tomato. His goodwill gives him the strength to believe that every problem has a solution. He quickly makes friends and has many like-minded people who help him achieve justice. He is kind and behaves well with good people, but makes bad people cry.

Cherry, nephew of the duchesses - he lost his parents, and the duchesses took care of him, or should I say took their anger out on him. He studied a lot and everything else was forbidden to him, so he longed for friendship and freedom. When he met Cipollino and Radish, he was so impressed by the feeling of friendship that he always wanted to be with them. He is shown to be a very brave person because he always helps his friends in need.

Strawberry - Cherry's friend and maid in the castle. She is noble, loyal, witty and one of the leaders in the fight for justice.

Kum Pumpkin – an old man, when he was young, he wanted to build his own house. He built it all his life, and was forced to starve in order to have enough supplies to build the house. The house was small, but it was enough for him. He was not very ambitious, and was always happy with everything he had.

Grape - he was a shoemaker and loved mathematics. He admired Cipollino, who stood up to Signor Tomato.

Prince Lemon - the ruler of this country. He was yellow and wore a bell on the top of his hat. He was arrogant and always ready to fight. He believed that he was a great leader. He mistreats animals and beats them. Prince Lemon was always waiting for someone else to do his job. Everyone tried to please him, although his requests were sometimes ridiculous.

Signor Tomato – he was the manager of the castle where the countesses of Cherries lived. He was stingy and always shifted his problems onto those who were weaker than him. He had evil eyes and a round, red face. When he found himself in prison, he realized how noble Cipollino was, but this insight did not last long. He soon became selfish again and did everything he could to get out of prison.

Peas – advocate. He covered for Signor Tomato when needed. But when he realized that Signor Tomato was only using him, he turned his back on him. He always tries to be with those people with whom he is more profitable.

Countess Cherries – very rich, own many houses and almost the entire village. Both are widows and their cousins ​​often visit them. They are stingy and often take out their anger on others.

Baron Orange - owner of a huge belly, likes to drink and eat a lot. He became poor because he ate all his property. Even if he wished well to everyone, his true intentions did not surface as he was always thinking about food.

Duke Mandarin – Unlike Baron Orange, who loved to eat, the Duke loved various things and was very greedy. He even said that he would kill himself if he didn't get what he wanted.

Mole – doesn't like the light, but besides that he helped the prisoners.

Mister Carrot - detective who searches for escaped prisoners.

Spider - he was a prison postman. He always takes his work seriously, has some problems walking, but never quits his job.

Gianni Rodari biography

Gianni Rodari is an Italian writer, born in 1920 in a small town in northern Italy, in Omegna.

Although he is known as a children's writer, he began writing children's books by accident. Many people consider him the most important children's writer in Italy.

He started working as a teacher in an elementary school. But during the Second World War he began working as a journalist in the newspaper Unita. At this time he wrote his first children's work.

After 1950, he decided to continue writing children's books, which were translated into many foreign languages, but very few into English. His most famous works: “Cipollino”, “Book of Children’s Poems”, “Journey of the Blue Arrow”, “Jeep on TV”...

In 1953 he married Maria Teresa Ferretti, and in 1957 his only daughter, Paola Rodari, was born. That same year, he became a professional journalist after passing the exam.

In 1970 he received the Hans Christian Anderson Prize. This award in literature is the highest recognition for children's book authors.

His health deteriorated after a trip to Russia. He died in 1980 in Rome.

(Illustrations published by "Detgiz", 1960, artist E. Galeya)

History of creation

The Adventures of Cipollino was created by Gianni Rodari in 1951. The fairy tale became very popular among Soviet readers, who became acquainted with it in 1953, when the Russian translation of the work was published. They say that the work of the Italian communist writer gained fame in the USSR thanks to the efforts of Samuel Marshak, who patronized Gianni Rodari in every possible way. After all, it is he who owns the translations of Rodari’s poems. So in this case: “The Adventures of Cipollino” was published in Russian under the editorship of the same Marshak.

In the 50s of the 20th century in the USSR, the magazine “Funny Pictures” was popular among children and adults. Its main characters were Dunno, Pinocchio and other heroes of Soviet fairy tales known at that time. Soon Cipollino successfully “joined” their ranks. And five years later, a cartoon of the same name was released, which has not lost its relevance today. The images of the characters were successfully played out by director Boris Dezhkin.

In 1973, a screen version of the film “The Adventures of Cipollino” appeared. Gianni Rodari also found a role here: himself, a writer and storyteller. By the way, for many decades the fairy tale was included in the compulsory study program for schoolchildren.

Description of the work. Main characters

The direction of the work is a social fairy tale, which raises a number of problems. Consists of 29 chapters, an epilogue and “Songs” of the heroes.

Main plot

Cipollino, the key character of the work, angered the formidable Senor Tomato. The boy's father accidentally steps on Mr. Lemon's foot. And then he goes to prison. Cipollino faces a task: to help out his father. Friends come to his aid.

At the same time, new problems are brewing in the town: Senor Tomato decides to destroy Pumpkin’s house, which, as it turns out, was built on the master’s territory. Cipollino and his friends help the residents overcome the arrogant Countesses Cherries, the evil Mr. Lemon and the nasty Senor Tomato.

Psychological characteristics of the main characters, personality, character, their place in the work

The following characters are featured in “The Adventures of Cipollino”:

• Cipollino— onion boy. Brave, kind, charismatic.
• Cipollone- Father Cipollino. Arrested: he made an “attempt” on the ruler of the country, Prince Lemon, by stepping on his toes.
• Prince Lemon- the evil ruler of the “fruit and vegetable” country.
• Countesses Cherries- nasty aunties, mistresses of the village where Cipollino’s friends live.
• Senor Tomato- Cipollino's enemy. In the fairy tale, this is the countess's housekeeper, Cherry.
• Count Cherry- nephew of the Countess Cherry, who supports Cipollino.
• Strawberry- a servant in the house of countesses Vishenok, a friend of Cipollino.
• Pumpkin- an old man living in a tiny house. Cipollino's friend.

There are also many other heroes in the fairy tale: girlfriend Radish, lawyer Pea, violinist Professor Pear, gardener Onion Leek, rag picker Bean, glutton Baron Orange, blackmailer Duke Mandarin, zoo inhabitants and villagers.

Analysis of the work

“The Adventures of Cipollino” is an allegory tale in which the author tried to show social injustice. In the images of Countess Cherry, Senor Tomato, and Prince Lemon, the Italian large landowners are ridiculed, and under the images of Cipollino and his friends the common people are shown.

Cipollino himself is the embodiment of a leader whom others can follow. With the support of friends and like-minded people, it becomes possible to change the existing order, which does not suit the population. Even among the opposite camp, you can find friends who support the self-respect and interests of ordinary people. In the work, Cherry is depicted as such a hero - a representative of the rich who supports the common people.

“The Adventures of Cipollino” is a fairy tale not only for children. Most likely even for teenagers and adults. She teaches: you cannot tolerate injustice and believe fabulous promises. Even in modern society there is a division into social strata. But humanity, mutual assistance, justice, goodness, the ability to get out of any situation with dignity - exists outside of time.

Cipollino

Ballet in 3 acts based on the fairy tale “The Adventures of Cipollino” by Gianni Rodari
Music: Karen Khachaturyan
Libretto: Gennady Rykhlov, revised by Genrikh Mayorov
Choreography and production: State laureate. USSR Prize Genrikh Mayorov
Conductors: Honored Artist of Belarus Nikolai Kolyadko, Honored Artist of Belarus Lev Lyakh
Scenery and costumes: Honored Artist of Russia Valery Levental
Premiere: 1974, Ukrainian Academic Opera and Ballet Theater named after. T. Shevchenko, Kyiv
Premiere of the current production: 1978
Duration of the performance: 2 hours 5 minutes

Brief summary of the ballet “Cipollino”

Act one

Square of the fairy-tale city. It only seems that there are baskets for vegetables and boxes for fruits on it. In fact, these are large and small houses where vegetables and fruits live, which are so reminiscent of people.

The Radish family meets the Onion family in the square. Mom Cipolla and father Cipollone rein in the restless Cipollino, who is tired of babysitting his little sister Cipolleta. Master Vinogradinka repairs shoes here. Godfather Pumpkin is looking for bricks to build himself a house. Professor Grusha plays the violin, and all the inhabitants of this fabulous city dance.

Suddenly, Signor Tomato bursts into the square and announces that Prince Lemon himself will soon appear, who wants to talk to his people. The prince issued a new law: everyone must pay for the fact that the sun shines, that it rains, that the wind blows.

The people are outraged. In the resulting crush, Cipollino steps on Limon's foot. The guards are indignant - after all, the prince has been insulted! The rebel must be punished. But he disappears. and the guards arrest old Cipollone.

It's not just the Onions family who are grieving. It's not easy for the pumpkin either - he can't build a house for himself. And the city residents, led by Cipollino, help him in this. As soon as the construction is completed, Signor Tomato appears again. He almost burst with anger when he saw the house: after all, it was built on the land of Countess Cherry. No one except them has the right to use it.

The Lemon Guard destroys Pumpkin's house. The poor old man is in despair. Cipollino decides to take revenge on the offenders.

Act two

Cipollino, together with his girlfriend Radishka, goes to the palace to find the dungeon in which Limon imprisoned Cipollone. On the way, they meet Cherry, who is sad and lonely living in the palace, and friendship arises between them. In search of the prisoner, the friends almost fall into the hands of Signor Tomato, but they manage to escape, and during the ball that the Countess Cherries give in honor of Prince Lemon, the friends free the old man Cipollone.

Act three

The Limonchikov Guard and the police are looking for fugitives everywhere. Cipollino hides his father, and then Radishka, but Cipollino himself is surrounded by guards and thrown into the dungeon.

The castle is quiet. Cherry and beautiful Magnolia are looking for Cipollino. Magnolia puts the guards to sleep with its intoxicating aroma, and Cherry, having tied them up, frees Cipollino.

Prince Lemon goes down into the dungeon to punish the worthless rebel and sees that the guards are tied up and the dungeon is empty. The enraged prince orders a cannon to be fired at the city. But Cipollino and his friends push Prince Lemon himself into the cannon.

The smoke from the shot cleared. There is no Lemon, no cannon, no guard.

From now on, everything in the fairy-tale city will be peaceful. A new city is growing under the warm sun and blue sky. City of friends!…

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"The Adventures of Cipollino" summary

Glava 1, in which Cipollone crushed Prince Lemon's leg.

Cipollino is an onion boy. He had a large family, consisting of his mother, father Cipollone and 7 brothers: Cipolletto, Cipollotto, Cipolloccia, Cipolluccia, etc. The onion family was poor, living in a house the size of a wooden seedling box on the very outskirts of the city. One day, the ruler of the country, Prince Lemon, decided to visit this place, unloved by the rich. The courtiers became worried because... on the outskirts of the city there was a strong smell of onions, i.e. the smell of poverty. And therefore, an urgent decision was made to spray the outskirts with cologne and even perfume. Lemon soldiers were armed with cylinders and sprayers. During their struggle with the unpleasant smell, Prince Lemon managed to arrive at the scene. The prince traveled everywhere with his retinue. Members of the retinue were required to wear caps with a silver bell. The prince himself also wore a cap, but with a golden bell. And the soldiers wore caps with bronze bells. Therefore, it became noisy on the outskirts. Residents decided that a traveling orchestra had arrived and poured out into the street. A heavy crush began. Cipollino and his father were in the forefront. The rear ones were pressing on them. Old Cipollone could not stand it and shouted to the back rows: “Get back!” Prince Lemon did not like this. When the assembled people became agitated with all their might, Cipollone was pushed by the crowd straight towards Prince Lemon, and the poor old man accidentally crushed the ruler’s thin crooked leg, which, to Cipollone’s horror and fear, had a callus. For this oversight, the old man was captured by lemon soldiers and thrown into prison. Cipollino got a meeting with his father and learned that it turns out that those in prison in the country are not criminals, as he had previously thought, but only decent and honest people. The father told Cipollino that the government of the country did not like precisely such people, he also advised Cipollino to go around the world and learn to be smart, special attention should be paid to all sorts of swindlers in power. After meeting with his father, Cipollino entrusted his mother and his brothers to his uncle, tied his things in a bundle and set off.

Chapter 2. How Cipollino made Cavalier Tomato cry for the first time.

In one of the villages, Cipollino came across old man Pumpkin, who was sitting in a brick box. Later it turned out that this was not a box, but a small house of Pumpkin’s godfather. The fact is that the old man dreamed of his own home all his life. He saved bricks, refused food, worked hard and lost weight because... didn't finish eating. Godfather Pumpkin had accumulated 118 bricks by the time he was old. He couldn't work anymore. Realizing that he would no longer be able to buy bricks, he decided to build a very small and very cramped house. Cipollino began asking godfather Pumpkin about his life, but the latter did not even have time to open his mouth when a cloud of dust appeared. The street quickly became empty, even cats and chickens began to hide. Residents rushed home, locked the doors and shutters on the windows. A carriage appeared from a dusty cloud, and Signor Tomato came out of the carriage. He told godfather Pumpkin that he had built his “palace” on the land of the landowners Countesses Vishen without their permission. Pumpkin objected that he had permission from the count himself. But Signor Tomato called on the village lawyer, Pea, to confirm the legality of his demands to vacate the house. Cipollino, who initially stood indifferently, intervened in the dispute. Signor Tomato did not immediately understand whose side the onion boy was on. He asked why Cipollino was not working. The boy replied that he was studying - he was studying scammers. Signor Tomato became interested, saying that the whole village of swindlers was here and if Cipollino had found a new one, then he would not mind looking at him. Then Cipollino took a mirror from his pocket and brought it to Signor Tomato. The latter realized that the boy was simply mocking him and became furious. He grabbed Cipollino by the hair and began to shake him. As a result, Signor Tomato's tears welled up. This was a new thing for such an important gentleman; he was very frightened, jumped into the carriage and hurried away. But before leaving, he threatened his godfather Pumpkin and reminded him that he should leave his own house.

Chapter 3, which talks about Professor Pear, Leek and Millipedes

After Cipollino made the gentleman Pomodoro himself cry, Master Vinogradinka invited the boy to work as an apprentice in his workshop. And I was right. People were now flocking to him from everywhere, just to look at the very brave boy. Cipollino was always cheerful and friendly with visitors. This is how he met Professor Pear, who played a violin made from a pear. The professor was always followed by a whole swarm of flies that adored the sweet pear aroma. Cipollino also met the gardener Luk Leek, who complained about his fate because of his long mustache. It turns out his wife dried clothes on them in sunny weather. Cipollino also met a family of centipedes. They also had enough worries - not only was it not easy to fix the shoes of restless children, but they also had to manage to wash their feet! While you are washing the hundreds of front legs, the back ones are already all dirty. And vice versa - while you are washing the rear ones, the clean front ones are already turning black.

Chapter 4about how Cipollino fooled the dog Mastino, who was very thirsty.

Meanwhile, Signor Tomato visited the village again. He was surrounded by a dozen lemon soldiers and the guard dog Mastino. They forced poor old Pumpkin out of his house. Signor Tomato placed a guard dog in the house and drove off in his carriage. The lemons followed suit. The sun was very hot that day. Cipollino saw everything, but could do nothing to help poor godfather Pumpkin. However, Cipollino noticed how hot the dog was. Then he waited until the very peak of the solstice. At that moment it became so hot outside that even the stones were sweating. Then Cipollino took out a bottle of water, threw into it the sleeping pills that the wife of the Vinogradinka master takes, and went out onto the porch. Mastino saw him and asked for a sip of water. Cipollino gave the dog the entire bottle. When the dog drained it to the very bottom, he immediately fell asleep. Cipollino put Mastino on his shoulders and carried him to Countess Cherry's park.

Chapter 5. Godfather Blueberry hangs a bell over the door for thieves.

When Cipollino returned to the village, he saw that the people were very worried. Indeed, Signor Tomato had been fooled twice, and now everyone was afraid of his revenge. After some deliberation, it was decided that Pumpkin’s house should be hidden. The house was carefully loaded onto a cart and transported into the forest. So that the house would not be left unattended, they asked godfather Blueberry to temporarily move into Pumpkin’s house. Godfather Chernika was worried about the safety of the house. So he hung a notice on the door calling out thieves. The note stated that the house was very poor and there was absolutely nothing to steal from it. If the lord thieves do not believe, then nothing prevents them from ringing the bell, after which the door will be immediately opened for them and they will be able to verify the veracity of the words about the poverty of the house. As a result of the hanging note from godfather, Blueberry was woken up every night by poor thieves.

Chapter 6, which tells how much trouble and trouble their relatives, Baron Orange and Duke Mandarin, caused the countesses.

On that day, when the villagers were hiding the house of godfather Pumpkin, two guests arrived at the estate of the countesses of Cherry - Baron Orange and Duke Mandarin. Baron Orange was a terrible glutton. He ate all the supplies of his peasants, then he ate all the trees of his gardens, then he began to sell his lands and buy food. When he had nothing left, he asked to visit one of the Countesses Vishen. Then another sister, Countess Cherry, decided to invite Duke Mandarin, who was the cousin of her late husband, to visit. As a result, there was terrible excitement in the house of the venerable Signora Cherries. Baron Orange had a very huge belly and could not move on his own. Therefore, they had to assign servants to him with a wheelbarrow on which Baron Orange’s belly was transported. The Duke of Mandarin also caused a lot of trouble. He was very greedy. So he acted out suicide scenes. To prevent such intentions, the Countesses Cherries had to give Signor Mandarin jewelry, silk shirts, etc. Due to the troubles that had arisen, the Countesses of Cherries were in a terrible mood. They took their displeasure out on their poor nephew, the boy Cherry. Only the maid Zemlyanichka felt sorry for Cherry and tried to calm him down. In the evenings, she treated the boy to something sweet. But Baron Orange ate everything this time. Even the Duke Mandarin’s plans to commit suicide and giving him something tasty didn’t help. At this time, a dispatch was urgently delivered to Signor Tomato with a message about the disappearance of Pumpkin's house. Then Signor Tomato asked Prince Lemon for two dozen soldiers to suppress the rebel riot in the village. The soldiers have arrived. As a result of their raid, almost all the village residents were arrested. Cipollino and the girl Radish were able to escape from the soldiers.

Chapter 7, in which Cherry does not pay attention to Signor Parsley's announcements.

The nephew of the countesses Vishenka, the boy Vishenka, lived extremely lonely among luxury. One day, through the fence, he saw village children joyfully running along the road with backpacks on their backs. He asked his aunts to send him to school. The aunts were horrified at the thought that the young count could sit at the same desk with some poor man! Instead of fulfilling the nephew’s request, they assigned him a teacher, Signor Petrushka. Unfortunately for the boy Cherry, his teacher turned out to be a terrible bore. He posted prohibition notices everywhere. Cherry was forbidden to trample the grass in the garden, laugh loudly, talk to the village children, and even draw. Signor Petrushka claimed that any violation of the rules he had invented for the nephew of Countess Cherry would lead the boy to prison. Such prospects frightened Cherry. But one day, on the very day of mass arrests in the village, Cherry went for a walk in the park. He heard someone calling him. Cherry saw two children behind the fence. They turned out to be Cipollino and Radish. Despite the announcement prohibiting talking to children, Cherry started talking. As a result, the children became friends. Moreover, Cherry, together with Cipollino and Radish, laughed loudly and heartily for the first time. Their laughter was heard by the countesses and Signor Tomato. He immediately went to see what was happening. The boy Cherry saw him and warned his new friends about the danger. They managed to escape. Then Cavalier Tomato shouted after the fugitives for a long time. And the young count fell to the ground and cried bitterly, deciding that he would never see his new friends again. Then Signor Tomato picked Cherry under his arm and carried him to the castle.

Chapter 8. How Doctor Chestnut was driven out of the castle.

The boy Cherry was very upset, thinking that he had lost Cipollino and Radish in his life forever. He cried constantly. But few of the family sympathized with the boy. Almost everyone began to make fun of him and even mock him. Only the maid Zemlyanichka sincerely felt sorry for Cherry. She couldn't stand it and started crying too. But the countesses threatened her with dismissal. Soon Cherry developed a fever. He began repeating the names Cipollino and Radish. Then everyone decided that the child was delirious and invited many doctors. But nothing helped Cherry. Then Zemlyanichka invited Doctor Chestnut. He was a poor but truthful doctor. He stated that Cherry has melancholy and needs communication with other children. The gentlemen did not like these words and Doctor Kashtan was kicked out of the castle.

Chapter 9. The mouse commander-in-chief is forced to give the signal to retreat.

Meanwhile, friends in prison were attacked by mice. Their commander-in-chief, General Longtail Mouse, ordered the candle stub and Professor Pear's violin to be taken from the prisoners. The mice managed to take away the candle, but failed to destroy the violin, which made meowing sounds. But the professor still could no longer play the violin, because... the mice gnawed the bow. The mice retreated temporarily to gather their renewed strength. Master Grape figured out how to repel another attack of mice, greatly frightening the enemy by meowing loudly. After the mice retreated, the friends heard Strawberry Shortcake's voice. She spoke through Signor Tomato's secret listening device, which was in his room. Strawberry asked her friends not to give up under any circumstances and not to tell where Pumpkin’s godfather’s house was hidden. Cipollino asked me to tell you that he would soon figure out how to free everyone. The prisoners asked Zemlyanichka to give them matches and a candle. The girl fulfilled her friends' request. To Signor Tomato, Strawberry Girl said that she was wiping dust from a mousetrap (that’s what she called the secret listening device). Gentleman Tomato decided that the maid was stupid and calmed down. Later Signor Tomato was happy, because the dog Mastino saw Radish, Strawberry Shortcake and Cipollino near the fence and rushed at Cipollino. So the main enemy of Tomato, Cipollino, was captured.

Chapter 10. The journey of Cipollino and Mole from one prison to another.

Cipollino was thrown into the darkest and deepest cell found in the Countess Vishen prison. Suddenly Cipollino heard a knock. Then again and again. And a moment later a brick fell off the wall and Signor Mole appeared. More precisely, Cipollino guessed from the conversation that it was Mole, because... in fact, the cell was very dark and nothing could be seen. The mole ended up in Cipollino's cell by accident. He was simply digging a new tunnel. Cipollino followed Mole and persuaded him to dig a new underground corridor leading towards the dungeon where his friends were languishing. Mole agreed. Meanwhile, Signor Tomato dreamed of how Cipollino would humiliate himself in front of him, how he would give the boy hope of salvation, and how he would then announce his decision to hang Cipollino! He joyfully walked into the cell of the young prisoner. When Cavalier Tomato discovered that the cell was completely empty, he became furious. Signor Tomato sank onto the bench in great shock. And then a gust of wind slammed the cell door. The lock clicked and Cavalier Tomato was locked. The keys only opened the door from the outside. To let the unfortunate man out, they had to blow up the door. Signor Tomato was later pulled out of his cell and carried into a room. He lay in his bed, overwhelmed by misfortune. At this time, Cipollino and Mole reached their friends’ cell. The familiar voices and sighs of Pumpkin’s godfather could already be heard. The mole agreed to dig and bring his friends to the surface. But unfortunately, at the moment when the hole was dug into the chamber, Master Grape lit a match. The mole immediately backed away. He hated the light. Therefore, Signor Mole abandoned Cipollino and his friends, hiding in the darkness of the underground tunnels. Cipollino found himself among friends. At first everyone was happy about him. But when they realized that now there was nowhere to wait for help, everyone became despondent.

Chapter 11, from which it is clear that the gentleman Tomato has the habit of sleeping in stockings.

Signor Tomato hid from everyone about Cipollino's escape. He ordered the Lemon soldiers to keep quiet about the incident. Meanwhile, Strawberry Shorthair had been following Signor Tomato for a long time. She was very worried about the question of where Tomato hides the keys to the prison cells. But she could not solve this mystery. Then Zemlyanichka decided to consult with the young Count Cherry. He was still sick. But as soon as he found out that Cipollino had been arrested, he immediately jumped out of bed, his eyes sparkled, his tears dried up, and his cheeks turned pink. In a word, he immediately recovered and began to take decisive action. He found out from one jailer, Limonchik, that Cipollino had escaped. Cherry was pleased with this. But he decided to free Cipollino’s friends. After talking with one of the jailers, Cherry learned that Signor Tomato carries the keys to the dungeon in his stocking pocket. And since gentleman Tomato slept in stockings, Cherry asked Strawberry to bake a very tasty chocolate cake, into which sleeping pills would be added. The strawberry immediately got to work. Cavalier Tomato ate the cake with pleasure and began to snore. Cherry and Strawberry went into the gentleman's room, pulled off his stocking and took out the keys. Strawberry went around the corner of the house and began to call for help. And Cherry ran to the guard with the message that bandits had attacked the castle. The guards immediately rushed to Strawberry's cry. Meanwhile, she scratched her face and tore her apron. When the guards ran up to the girl, there were no bandits. When asked where the bandits had gone, Zemlyanichka, through her tears, pointed towards the village. The guards rushed to search. But only the village cat was arrested. Meanwhile, Cherry managed to release all the prisoners of the dungeon. He led them towards the forest. The guards returned to find an empty prison. Fearing the wrath of Signor Tomato, the jailers threw down their weapons and disappeared. Cherry closed the dungeon and returned the keys to the sleeping Signor Tomato. In the morning, Cavalier Tomato gave an urgent telegram to Prince Lemon with the message that riots had broken out in the castle of Countesses Cherry.

Chapter 12, in which Leek was rewarded and punished.

The next morning, Prince Lemon entered into the possession of Countess Cherry. On the way, his soldiers arrested Leek and Green Pea's lawyer. It was not possible to find anyone else in the village. Countesses Cherries and all the household members were very puzzled, because... Lemons and Lemons began to trample the grass and flowers in the garden, break stained glass windows and catch goldfish in the pond. But no one paid the slightest attention to the countesses' complaints. Moreover, Prince Lemon and his courtiers occupied the best rooms in the countesses' castle, and they themselves were pushed back. Prince Lemon, teacher Parsley and Signor Tomato invited Luke Leek for interrogation. Leek had a magnificent and very strong mustache. Therefore, as soon as he entered the room, Prince Lemon was delighted with his lush mustache and absentmindedly forgot why they brought Leek from prison. As a result, Leek was awarded the Order of the Silver Mustache. Then Signor Tomato reminded the prince that Leek was a scoundrel and needed to be interrogated. The prince asked if Leek knew where the prisoners fled and where the house of godfather Pumpkin was hidden. Leek answered in the negative. Then it was decided to invite the executioner and begin torture. Prince Lemon suggested pulling out Leek's mustache. But since Luke Leek's wife often washed and dried clothes on his magnificent mustache, they became stronger. The executioner could not pull out the mustache. Leek did not feel any pain. as a result, he was sent back to prison and forgotten about. Lawyer Green Pea was called in for questioning. At the beginning, the lawyer threw himself at the feet of the ruler and asked for mercy, because he was not guilty of anything. But when he became convinced that Signor Tomato was not even trying to save him, Pea was overcome with resentment and anger. When asked where Pumpkin's godfather's house was hidden, Green Peas boldly stated that he knew where, but he would never tell! Prince Lemon decided to hang the lawyer.

Chapter 13 about how Signor Pea saved the gentleman’s life, without meaning to.

Peas were placed in the gallows chamber. Some time later, the bound Signor Tomato was pushed into the same cell. It turns out that Prince Lemon was very disappointed that the culprit was never found. Then he decided to accuse Cavalier Tomato of the conspiracy. Sitting in the cell, those sentenced to death became friends. At dawn the prisoners are to be hanged. Signor Tomato suddenly became very kind and even shared half of the cake. Signora Pea was very surprised by this behavior of the gentleman Tomato and aroused confidence. Therefore, he eventually revealed his friends’ secret - the place where Pumpkin’s godfather’s house was hidden. Immediately after this, Signor Tomato banged on the door and demanded a meeting with Prince Lemon. The guards complied with Tomato's demands. Prince Lemon was pleased with the result.

Chapter 14, which tells how Signor Pea ascended the scaffold.

The gallows was erected in the village square. Lawyer Green Pea was stalling for time as much as possible, relying on various articles of the law. He demanded to be given the opportunity to either wash his hair or shave, but in the end he still ended up on the scaffold. Only then did he fully realize the horror. The drums beat, the executioner threw a noose around Pea's neck and pressed the button. The pea immediately flew away and the hatch opened under him, feeling the noose around his neck being tightened. But a moment later he suddenly heard someone’s voice urging Cipollino to cut the rope as quickly as possible, and later to give the hanged man a wonderful medicine.

Chapter 15, explaining the previous chapter.

Strawberry, knowing what was going on in the castle, immediately ran into the forest and told about the death sentence to Radish. Radish told Cipollino and other friends. Then Cipollino decided to save Pea from death at all costs. He headed into the field and wandered around it for a long time between the hillocks of the dug up earth. In the end, he found Signor Mole and persuaded him to save the unfortunate Pea. The mole dug a tunnel and stopped right under the scaffold. Cipollino and Signor Mole began to wait for the execution to take place. And as soon as Peas flew down, Cipollino immediately cut the rope, and Mole gave him potato juice. So lawyer Goroshek was saved. The friends made their way through underground passages to the cave in which the fugitives were hiding, and there Pea said that Pumpkin’s house was in danger. Cipollino immediately rushed to his godfather Chernika. But he found himself under the roots of an oak tree and cried. Everything became clear - the house had already been found by the Lemonchik soldiers.

Chapter 16. The Adventures of Mr. Carrot and the Dog Hold and Grab.

Prince Lemon ordered the lemon soldiers to comb the forests and fields with rakes in search of fugitives. But everything was unsuccessful. Then it was decided to invite the famous foreign detective Mr. Carrot. He arrived with his dog Hold and Grab and a bunch of tools: binoculars, microscope, compasses, telescopes, etc. Young Count Cherry seemed to be passing by Mr. Carrot's room by chance. In fact, he was following the detective. At the beginning, Mr. Carrot suggested that the fugitives had dug an underground passage under the pool and suggested breaking the bottom of the pool. But Signor Tomato flatly refused this idea. Then Mr. Carrot had to come up with a new version. He left the gate, kindly shown to him by Count Cherry, and went into the forest. After some time, the detective noticed a movement in the bushes. He immediately headed towards these bushes. But coming closer, Mr. Carrot found nothing and no one, but he heard a whistle and noticed new movement ahead. After some time, the detective heard someone plaintively calling him for help. At first, he did not want to be distracted from the search, but then he decided to still help and moved toward the voice. So he and his dog went even deeper into the forest. Suddenly, something lifted the Hold-Grab dog up and pressed him tightly to the very top of the oak tree. A little later, the same thing happened to Mr. Carrot himself. Thus two enemies of our friends were eliminated. This trap was invented by Cherry. When Cherry, Radish and the others were sure that the enemy was firmly attached to the tree, they hurried to the cave. But they did not find any of their friends in the cave.

Chapter 17. Cipollino makes friends with the very cute Bear.

The events of this chapter took place two days before Detective Carrot fell into a trap. The fact is that wild animals roamed around the cave where the fugitives lived at night. They dreamed of eating someone. So the friends lit fires. This saved them from animal attacks. The Bear also began to come to the cave. One night Cipollino got into a conversation with Bear. It turned out that Bear's parents were caught by people and taken to the Ruler's zoological garden. They were kept in a cage, they were well fed, but they still dreamed of returning to freedom. Friend Chaffinch systematically informed Bear about this. Then Cipollino told Bear that his father was in captivity, and he, too, dreams of freedom. So Bear and Cipollino became friends. Cipollino invited the Bear into the cave. Professor Grusha gave a violin concert in honor of the guest. And the Bear even danced. Then Cipollino decided to see the Bear off. On the way, they decided to visit Bear’s parents that same night and immediately went to the city.

Chapter 18. A seal whose tongue was too long.

In the city, Cipollino and Bear entered the zoological garden. The watchman slept very soundly in the elephant enclosure. The elephant kindly opened the gate to the garden and even took the keys to the bear's cage from the pocket of the sleeping guard. The bears, seeing their son, immediately rushed to hug him. Cipollino had to hurry them up. But the bears did not want to run away from the zoo without saying goodbye. As a result, the entire zoo was awakened. The bears had not only friends, but also enemies. Among them is a seal. He started screaming loudly and woke up the watchman. The watchman called his assistants, and the bears were again driven into the cage. Only now three. And Cipollino was demanded to pay a fine. But Cipollino had no money. Then he was placed in a cage with a monkey. Only two days later Cipollino was able to give news to Cherry. Cherry freed Cipollino, and together they hurried to the train. On the way, Cherry told Cipollino that the cave with his friends was empty.

Chapter 19. Traveling on a fun train.

Cipollino and Cherry boarded a train consisting of only one carriage. This carriage only had seats with windows. The carriage was equipped for different passengers, both fat and thin. For fat people, there were special shelves in the carriage where a large belly could be placed. It was in this carriage that Baron Orange was trying to board at this time. The rag picker Bean, two porters and the station master tried in vain to push him. While pushing Orange into the carriage, the station master accidentally blew his whistle. So the train started moving. A strong push finally pushed Baron Orange into the carriage, where he immediately began to eat. He was so engrossed in the roast lamb that he did not notice Cipollino with Cherry. At the same time, in the forest familiar to the reader, a woodcutter went to work. He freed the detective and his dog tied to the oak tree. They immediately ran away, without even thanking their savior. And after some time, lemon soldiers approached the woodcutter’s place of work, looking for the missing detective. But the woodcutter was not used to trusting the lemon soldiers and therefore showed them the opposite side. As soon as the soldiers left, Master Grape and his friends immediately appeared in front of the woodcutter. They asked if the woodcutter had seen Cipollino. Having received a negative answer, Vinogradinka asked the woodcutter, if he met Cipollino, to tell the latter that his friends had been looking for the boy for 2 days. After that, the friends left. And an hour later, Cipollino and Cherry approached the woodcutter. That's when the mystery of the disappearance of friends from the cave was clarified. The woodcutter conveyed to the boys the words of Master Grape. Then Radish and his friends visited the woodcutter, asking if the woodcutter had seen Cipollino, then Signor Tomato and Signor Parsley (they were looking for Cherry), and towards evening Prince Lemon himself appeared. He was looking for a missing platoon of lemon soldiers. But the woodcutter, being wary of trouble, decided to tell Prince Lemon that he had not seen anything or anyone during the day, including the soldiers. Night fell, but the search still continued. Even the old blind Mole looked for everyone at once, but only underground.

Chapter 20. Duke Mandarin and the yellow bottle.

Duke Mandarin and Baron Orange discovered that there was no one left in the castle except them. Prince Lemon went into the forest in search, accompanied by Countesses Cherry, Signor Tomato and Signor Parsley went into the forest in search of Cherry. As a result, the two guests were left alone with each other. And then the Duke Mandarin came up with the idea of ​​going down into the castle cellar and looking for treasures there, allegedly left by Count Vishny as an inheritance to the countesses. But so as not to be suspected of something bad, he decided to take Baron Orange with him, so that if something happened, all the blame would be placed on him. The Duke told the Baron that he had heard that rare brands of wine were hidden in the basement. Therefore, the baron happily agreed to go down to the basement. While the baron drank bottle after bottle of all sorts of wines, the Duke Mandarin tried to open a secret door that he found in a narrow passage. But she didn't give in. Then Baron Orange noticed a bottle with a yellow sticker among a bunch of bottles with only red stickers. He decided that this was a rare Chinese wine, but... He couldn’t reach the bottle himself, so he asked the Duke for help. The Mandarin pulled the neck of the bottle and the secret door opened. However, outside the door the gentlemen saw Cherry and his friends. The fact is that the friends eventually found each other in the forest. Having learned that the castle was empty and all the gentlemen were busy searching in the forest, the friends decided to immediately occupy enemy territory. Boy Cherry, knowing about the secret passage, led everyone out of the forest straight to the secret door, which was opened by Duke Mandarin. Mandarin and Orange were captured. The Duke was locked in his room, and the Baron was left in the cellar.

Chapter 21. Mr. Carrot has been appointed as a foreign military advisor.

Many of Cipollino's friends were worried that they would not be able to withstand the siege of the castle, because... The common people are completely unfamiliar with military strategy, unlike Prince Lemon's generals. But Cipollino was confident that his friends would cope and demand from the nobility the release of everyone present. Night has come. Cipollino suggested everyone go to bed, which the friends did. Only godfather Pumpkin and godfather Blueberry went to the park to spend the night in their house. At first, the dog Mastino tried to object to them, but the godfathers showed documents for the house. The dog respected the law and therefore went to sleep in his old kennel. Meanwhile, in the forest, Prince Lemon was entertaining Countess Cherry with fireworks. He tied two lemon soldiers and launched them into the air. So he almost transferred his entire army. But he stopped in time. The gentlemen decided to go to bed. And only Signor Tomato could not fall asleep. He climbed to the top of the tree and tried to see the light of the fugitives' fire. But instead, in the distance, he saw the lights of a castle. Then they went out. And only one window was illuminated. But it was lit in an unusual way. The light went out and came back on at certain intervals. It was very reminiscent of signals. Three long and three short. Signor Tomato climbed down from the tree and collided with one of the courtiers. They started talking and the courtier deciphered these signals as SOS, i.e. someone in the castle asked for help. Then Signor Tomato headed to the castle. There he met the dog Mastino, who told him that all the fugitives were in the castle. Cavalier Tomato rushed into the forest and reported everything to Prince Lemon. The prince decided that his army needed to be reinforced after the fireworks and begin the assault on the castle at dawn. And to intimidate, on the advice of Signor Petrushka, the prince personally smeared everyone with soot, even Countess Cherry.

Chapter 22.About how the baron killed twenty generals without meaning to.

When the lemon army approached the castle, the prince's strategic plan was destroyed. The fact is that at the military council of Prince Lemon it was decided to send Mr. Carrot's dog to the count's dog Mastino for negotiations. After this, Mastino had to open the castle gates. However, the gates were wide open without any negotiations. The same thing happened with the backyard gate. This seemed strange to Prince Lemon and his courtiers. They saw this as a trap. However, the prince was tired of thinking and waiting. So he ordered the soldiers to enter the gate and move towards the castle. The soldiers began to carry out the order. But having gone quite a bit forward, a huge shell flew at them. The lemons ran into retreat. But the shell caught up with them and crushed at least 20 generals, overturned the countesses' carriage and continued to move on. When he stopped, they recognized him as Baron Orange. It turns out that in order to escape from captivity, the baron gnawed through the wooden basement door. And then he accidentally rolled down the mountain. Prince Lemon was furious. But an hour later he sent the surviving soldiers to attack. However, Cipollino and his friends met soldiers with fire pumps in their hands. They connected barrels of wine to the pumps and doused the lemons with this strong drink. As a result, all the soldiers retreated. They returned to the prince drunk and immediately fell asleep.

Chapter 23. Cipollino meets the postman spider.

It seemed that victory was on the side of Cipollino and his friends. But an entire division of lemon soldiers, hastily discharged from the capital, arrived to help Prince Lemon. It was impossible to resist an entire division. You could either run away or give up. Cipollino tried to escape through a secret underground passage. However, Signor Goroshek, realizing that Cipollino had lost, went over to the enemy’s side and told Prince Lemon about the underground passage. Therefore, all escape routes were blocked. Cipollino was captured. Cherry was locked in a closet, and his friends were released, because... were very happy about the capture of Cipollino. Our hero was sent to the same prison as his father. Cipollino's cell was very dark and damp. Cipollino really dreamed of seeing his father or at least giving him a message. A week after his arrest, Cipollino was taken to the prison yard. The boy thought that they were going to hang him, but it turned out that the prisoners were taken out for a walk. They were lined up in a circle, and they walked one after another in striped clothes. In front of Cipollino was an old man who was very old and coughed all the time. When the old man began to cough completely, he was forced to leave the circle. Then Cipollino recognized him as his much aged father. They hugged, but were immediately forced back into line. Later, a spider-postman came to Cipollino and brought a note from his father. The spider told Cipollino about the secret correspondence of prisoners in prison.

Chapter 24. Cipollino loses all hope.

That same day, Cipollino tore off half of his shirt so that he would have something to write on. Then he waited until the stew was brought to make ink. So Cipollino prepared three letters: to his father, to Mole and to the young Count Cherry. In the morning the Lame Legs spider came and Cipollino asked him to help him draw a plan of the prison on a huge piece of shirt. Then he explained in detail to the postman who and where to deliver the letters. He explained how important these letters were - according to Cipollino’s idea, Cherry was supposed to deliver the letter to the Mole, and the mole was supposed to invite a hundred other moles to dig many underground passages and completely free the prison from prisoners. The spider was inspired by Cipollino’s idea and hastened to carry out the onion boy’s instructions. According to Cipollino's calculations, the postman was supposed to return in two days. But Lamefoot did not return for the fourth day. But what was even worse was that during the prisoners’ walk, Cipollino did not see his father. Then the boy was overcome with despair. He threw himself onto the cot in his cell.

Chapter 25. The Adventures of the Lamefoot Spider and the Seven and a Half Spider.

The Lame Leg Spider got out of prison and went out onto the road. But he was almost crushed by the cart. So he resolutely went down the drainpipe. In it he met his old friend and relative, the spider Seven and a Half. It so happened that Seven and a Half forced himself on Lamefoot as a traveling companion. Unfortunately, Seven and a Half was very talkative. This played a cruel joke, because when the spiders got out of the drainpipe, and with it from the city, Seven and a Half immediately got into an argument with an unfamiliar grasshopper. Half a day was spent on a useless argument, in which beetles, flies, caterpillars and a bunch of all kinds of rural insects had already taken part. The noise attracted the attention of Sparrow, a policeman. And if not for one of the midges, then Seven and a Half would have been caught. The spiders hid in the Grasshopper's hole and were forced to hide there. When the danger was over, the spiders set off. But Seven and a Half said that he was very tired and insisted on rest and sleep. At dawn, Lamefoot woke up Seven and a Half and they finally continued their journey to the count's castle. But on the way they met a chicken that pecked the unfortunate Lamefoot. Just before his death, the noble postman managed to throw his bag to a chatty fellow traveler with the words “Pass it on.” At the beginning, Seven and a Half wanted to throw the bag away, but curiosity got the better of him. He read Cipollino’s letters and decided to take them to the castle at all costs as a sign of memory of his deceased friend. He safely reached the castle, found an attic spider there, and together they handed over the letters to Count Cherry. There was no one to go to prison to report all the events, so Cipollino was in the dark.

Chapter 26, which tells about Lemonishka, who did not know arithmetic.

From one of the old guards, Cipollino learned about his father. It turns out Cipollone was very ill and could not go for a walk. Cipollino completely fell into despair. He went for a walk and noticed that all the prisoners this time were especially hunched over and sad. The postman has not come for 10 days. Cipollino walked in a circle, harboring heavy thoughts. But suddenly he heard the quiet voice of the Mole. He asked to stay at the same place for the next lap. Cipollino immediately perked up. To celebrate, he accidentally stepped on the foot of the person in front. The prisoner was indignant. Taking this opportunity, Cipollino immediately informed him that everything was ready for the prisoners to escape, so he asked that all the prisoners be informed about this in a circle. Drummer Limonishka noticed that the prisoners suddenly cheered up. When Cipollino found himself in his original place, having made a circle, Mole quietly informed him that the tunnels were ready, and the hole was one step away from him. You just need to jump harder to push through a thin layer of earth. Cipollino reported all this to the person in front. And as soon as he caught up with the hole in the next circle, and on the other side of the circle someone yelped loudly, Cipollino strongly pushed the person in front and he immediately fell through the ground. Lemonishka didn’t notice anything, because... got distracted by the sound. As a result, only four prisoners remained around Drummer Limonishka. Then Cipollino ordered them to run. The prisoners did not have to wait long. Cipollino wanted to stay in prison because of his father, but his friends immediately dragged him into the hole by his feet. And after Cipollino, Lemon rushed into the hole, begging him not to leave him to the judgment of Prince Lemon, because... there is no doubt that he will be executed for escaping prisoners. The prisoners took pity on the guard and agreed to escape with him. When the other jailers realized that all their prisoners had escaped, they too rushed through the passages dug by the moles to get out of the prison. The mole, having learned about Father Cipollino’s illness, and several moles dug an additional passage into Cipollone’s cell and the patient was taken out of prison. While Mole and Cipollino were saving the sick man, they did not know that the lemons had also decided to run away. Cipollino and Mole thought that the soldiers were chasing them. Therefore, the Mole dug an additional passage in which no one found them. Everyone else fled to the village. In the village, both prisoners and jailers changed into work clothes and turned into ordinary peasants. And the bells from the lemon caps were distributed to the children.

Chapter 27. Obstacle racing.

Cipollino escaped through a separate tunnel with several prisoners. And while they wandered underground, on earth Prince Lemon decided to entertain his subjects. To do this, he organized obstacle races. The horses were harnessed to chariots with very strong brakes. The lemons gave the command to their horses, but the latter could not budge. Then some used a whip and the horses were able to move a couple of centimeters. Seeing this, Prince Lemon immediately grabbed the whip himself and began to frantically whip the poor horses. Everyone felt sorry for the horses, but for the sake of pleasure they had to pretend to be satisfied spectators. The prince was happy with his idea. But suddenly a crack appeared in front of him, then it grew larger and Cipollino appeared from it. He was angry. He grabbed the whip from the prince's hands and hit Prince Lemon with it several times. The prince turned pale with pain. And then he started running. His lemon soldiers tried to escape with him. But you can't go very far on carts with brakes. Other prisoners also jumped out of the ground. The audience recognized them as husbands, sons, and brothers. People rushed to catch the lemons and tie their hands. Everyone was caught except Prince Lemon. He managed to jump into his horse-drawn carriage without brakes. The horses carried the carriage so fast that it overturned and the Prince fell into a pile of dung.

Chapter 28. Signor Tomato sets a tax on the weather.

Chapter 29. A thunderstorm that just can't end.

While Cipollino was explaining his idea to his friends, the author decided to tell about Prince Lemon. He lay all day in the dung heap, because... this was in his opinion the safest place. He decided that in a day his lemon soldiers would restore order. But the prince did not know that the soldiers had gone over to the side of the people and therefore a new order had long been established in his capital, and the country had already been proclaimed a republic. The prince might have continued to lie in the dung heap, but cold rain began to fall. Then the prince got out of the heap and looked around. It turned out that he was two steps away from the castle of the Countesses of Cherries. And quite happy villagers walked past him, despite the pouring rain. The prince knocked on the castle door. Strawberry Girl did not recognize the dirty prince as the dirty one and tried to drive him away. But fortunately for the prince, Signor Petrushka passed by. Thanks to him, Prince Lemon was allowed into the castle. It should be noted that by that time the rain had stopped and the bright sun came out. However, when the countesses kindly offered the prince their carriage so that he could return to the capital, the prince categorically stated that he would not go anywhere in such a downpour. Those around had to pretend that there was a thunderstorm and severe bad weather outside. They even closed all the shutters for this purpose. The prince was so tired that he fell asleep sitting on a chair. Meanwhile, Signor Tomato decided to investigate the situation and went to the village. Signor Pea decided to follow him, Signor Parsley went to spy on Pea, Mandarin followed Parsley, and Orange followed Mandarin. So they watched each other in circles all night, learning absolutely nothing. And during this time, at night, Cipollino and Count Cherry hung the Banner of Freedom over the roof of the castle. In other words, all Signor Tomato’s fears regarding a possible revolution in the country came true.

Epilogue, in which Tomato cries for the second time.

As soon as Signor Tomato saw the Banner of Freedom, he immediately rushed to the roof. He became so angry and red that he became twice his size. Therefore, when he got there, he could not fit through the door. But he saw the young count and Cipollino. He immediately grabbed his hated enemy by the hair and tore out a whole bunch. He had completely forgotten that onions cause tears. They sprayed out of his eyes the size of large nuts. But Signor Tomato cried not only because of the onion, but also from powerlessness. He rushed to his room and cried there to his heart's content. Then events began to develop very quickly. Prince Lemon, seeing the Banner of Freedom, went to the once abandoned dunghill. Countesses Cherries immediately left somewhere. Signor Pea also left the country. Beans stopped serving Baron Orange, pushing the wheelbarrow with his belly. And without Beans, the baron could not leave his place. Therefore, Orange soon lost weight. As soon as he was able to move, he tried to beg. But he was immediately shamed and advised to work as a loader at the station. Now he is slim. Duke Mandarin did not work, but settled down with Orange and began to live at his expense. Good Orange could not refuse him. Signor Petrushka became the castle's guard. Godfather Pumpkin got a job as a gardener in this castle. And his student was Signor Tomato. although before that, Pomodoro had to serve several years in prison. Master Vinogradinka was elected chairman of the village. The castle was handed over to the children. It housed a school, a creativity room, playrooms and other rooms for children.