One of the most popular books for young people of recent years.These amusing writings caricature the know-all, autocratic behaviour of adults. The humoresques present realistic human relationships and teach the reader patience and self-irony.
How to train our playmates, summer guests, Granny, our uncle, parents, our new dad, friends' mothers, younger siblings, geraniums, the dog, the dachshund into a bloodhound, germs, the cat, our talking parrot, cockroaches, the domestic fly, our classmates, our tummy rumblings, our muscles, our sense of beauty and our sister. How to train ourselves to make better use of our time, to be self-disciplined, to quit the habit of watching TV, swearing, being greedy and picking our nose. How to train Granddad, the people giving us presents, ghosts, UFOs, our neighbours, the phone, our breath, our current affairs, the mums of our loves and our loves if they leave us. How to train ourselves to be honest, modest, sympathetic, punctual and how to train ourselves for life. How to stop being afraid, behaving aggressively, gambling or having sweaty palms. And so on.
The illustrations are by Ferenc Cakó.