November 7, 1879

Karlis Skalbe (November 7, 1879 to April 14, 1945) was a Latvian writer, and patriot. He succeeded in making a name for himself as a writer after a childhood of dreadful poverty. He also participated in revolutionary activities and fled Latvia when the Russians began to take over in 1944. His stories are still treasured by his countrymen, who made his house into a museum in 1987.

This, I think, is one of his stories, titled Kitty's Water Mill. It is a story said to be about
"A homeless cat [who] is adopted by a royal cook and manages to cheer up a sad king."




And this certainly is one of his fairytales, which are said to be really written for grownups.



















his memoir Mans Ziemassvētku brauciens (My Christmas Ride, 1933).[