Translated from the Russian by Raisa Bobrova©Progress Publishers Moscow 1981
Introduction CHAPTER ONE in which the reader is introduced to the hero and which contains nothing out of the ordinary CHAPTER TWO in which Captain Wrungel tells about his first mate Lom CHAPTER THREE about technology and resourcefulness making up for lack of courage and about putting a bad tooth to a good use CHAPTER FOUR about the ways of Scandinavian peoples, the city of Hamburg and the use of squirrels for propulsion purposes CHAPTER FIVE about herrings and nimble hands CHAPTER SIX which begins with a misunderstanding and ends with an unexpected ducking CHAPTER SEVEN about astronomical reckonings, stratagems and pharaohs CHAPTER EIGHT in which Fooks gets his deserts, then counts crocodiles and ends by demonstrating outstanding agricultural ability CHAPTER NINE about old customs and icebergs CHAPTER TEN in which the reader makes the acquaintance of Admiral Kusaki and the crew of the Rage is threatened with starvation CHAPTER ELEVEN in which Wrungel is separated from his boat and his first mate CHAPTER TWELVE in which Wrungel and Fooks give a small concert and then hurry on to Brazil CHAPTER THIRTEEN in which Wrungel makes short shrift of an anaconda and is once again decently attired CHAPTER FOURTEEN at the beginning of which Wrungel finds himself in deadly peril and in the end is reunited with the Rage CHAPTER FIFTEEN in which Lom leaves the ship again CHAPTER SIXTEEN the saddest, because in it the Rage is lost beyond recall CHAPTER SEVENTEEN in which Lom makes a sudden appearance and sings a song to himself CHAPTER EIGHTEEN in which Fooks and Lom make unfortunate purchases and Wrungel has a chance to verify some algebraic rules CHAPTER NINETEEN the last, in which Admiral Kusaki himself helps Wrungel out of an awkward situation The Author's Afterword. Captain Wrungel, the Fabulous Fibber