Illustrations for the Festival of Book Illustration Berrywater (“Морс”) competition. 

Text by Arthur Givargizov, translation by me.

Henry, the dancer

In the biography of the great dancer Henry it is written that he had one foot shorter than the other. For almost twelve centimeters. And, they say, he did not know how to dance at all.

"Why are you called the great dancer?" asked Henry the court lady once. "You stepped on my foot eight times. And all the time you dive like a float".

"But who is better?" asked Henry with simpleness.

The lady looked at the gentlemen. There were fifteen cavaliers standing along the wall. Firstly, all gentlemen were also lame, secondly, they coughed, and, thirdly, they were only up to her waist.

And Henry was up to her shoulder.

"Yes," agreed the court lady, "you are the best."

"As I said," Henry smiled.