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* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: In ''The Baggage'', the lady's baggage consists of a sofa, a suitcase, a carpet bag, a painting, a basket, a cardboard box and a little puppy.

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* ''Literature/ThePost''



* RealPersonFic: The recipient in ''The Post'' is Boris Zhitkov, a quite real writer, to whom the poem is also dedicated.
* {{Spoonerism}}: The eponymous character in ''What an Absent-Minded One'' can easily get confused about which letters go where.
* UnstoppableMailman: Downplayed in ''The Post''. It takes many mailmen to do it, but the letter journeys around the globe following its recipient, an enthusiastic traveler. It finally catches up with him when he's back home in Leningrad.

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* RealPersonFic: The recipient in ''The Post'' is Boris Zhitkov, a quite real writer, to whom the poem is also dedicated.
* {{Spoonerism}}: The eponymous character in ''What an Absent-Minded One'' can easily get confused about which letters go where.
* UnstoppableMailman: Downplayed in ''The Post''. It takes many mailmen to do it, but the letter journeys around the globe following its recipient, an enthusiastic traveler. It finally catches up with him when he's back home in Leningrad.
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* ForgetfulJones: UpToEleven in ''What an Absent-Minded One''. The character can easily forget anything, up to and including what clothes are his or even what clothing looks like (in a hurry, he once puts on a frying pan on his head instead of a cap).

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* ForgetfulJones: UpToEleven Up to eleven in ''What an Absent-Minded One''. The character can easily forget anything, up to and including what clothes are his or even what clothing looks like (in a hurry, he once puts on a frying pan on his head instead of a cap).
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* TheLastOfThemIsNotLikeTheOthers: In ''The Baggage'', the lady's baggage consists of a sofa, a suitcase, a carpet bag, a painting, a basket, a cardboard box and a little puppy.

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* TheLastOfThemIsNotLikeTheOthers: TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: In ''The Baggage'', the lady's baggage consists of a sofa, a suitcase, a carpet bag, a painting, a basket, a cardboard box and a little puppy.

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* IronicEcho: When her little nephews come begging at the door, the Cat coldly says that for starving kittens, the town has orphanages. When the Cat and Vasily [[HourglassPlot come begging at the kittens' door]], one of the kittens informs them that for wandering cats, the town has homeless shelters.

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* IronicEcho: When In ''The Cat's House'', when her little nephews come begging at the door, the Cat coldly says that for starving kittens, the town has orphanages. When the Cat and Vasily [[HourglassPlot come begging at the kittens' door]], one of the kittens informs them that for wandering cats, the town has homeless shelters.
* TheLastOfThemIsNotLikeTheOthers: In ''The Baggage'', the lady's baggage consists of a sofa, a suitcase, a carpet bag, a painting, a basket, a cardboard box and a little puppy.
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* HiredHelpAsFamily: Vasily in ''The Cat's House'' is de jure the Cat's employee, but even as her worst RichBitch self, she treats him more like family, and he doesn't desert her even after she loses all her belongings in a fire.

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* EvilAunt: The Cat in ''The Cat's House'' throws out her little orphaned nephews who come begging for some food and to be warmed up a little. LaserGuidedKarma doesn't take long to arrive when her house burns to ashes the same night and the two kittens are the only ones who agree to take her in.

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* EvilAunt: The Cat in ''The Cat's House'' throws out shuns her little orphaned nephews who come begging for some food and to be warmed up a little. LaserGuidedKarma doesn't take long to arrive when her house burns to ashes the same night and the two kittens are the only ones who agree to take her in.


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* IronicEcho: When her little nephews come begging at the door, the Cat coldly says that for starving kittens, the town has orphanages. When the Cat and Vasily [[HourglassPlot come begging at the kittens' door]], one of the kittens informs them that for wandering cats, the town has homeless shelters.
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* FairWeatherFriend: The Cat's wealthy friends in ''The Cat's House'' act incredibly nice at first, but the moment she loses her house and riches, they turn their backs on her.


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* RealPersonFic: The recipient in ''The Post'' is Boris Zhitkov, a quite real writer, to whom the poem is also dedicated.
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Works by Marshak with their own pages on this wiki:

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Samuil Marshak (1887–1964) was a highly prolific and acclaimed Soviet writer, translator and critic, best known for his children's books.

Works by Marshak with their own pages on this wiki:
* ''Theatre/TheTwelveMonths''

!! Tropes featured in Marshak's works:
* BreakTheHaughty: In ''The Cat's House'', the Cat is a RichBitch and her doorman/butler Vasily isn't much better, until their house burns down and all their high-class friends refuse to help them.
* EvilAunt: The Cat in ''The Cat's House'' throws out her little orphaned nephews who come begging for some food and to be warmed up a little. LaserGuidedKarma doesn't take long to arrive when her house burns to ashes the same night and the two kittens are the only ones who agree to take her in.
* ForgetfulJones: UpToEleven in ''What an Absent-Minded One''. The character can easily forget anything, up to and including what clothes are his or even what clothing looks like (in a hurry, he once puts on a frying pan on his head instead of a cap).
* InsaneTrollLogic: In ''The Baggage'', a rich lady's puppy runs off from the train before it even leaves. The baggage handlers notice it several stations later, and their solution is to grab a huge stray dog and shove it into the car. When the lady discovers it after arriving at her destination, they explain that ''the dog has simply grown up during the journey''.
* NurseryRhyme: Marshak has written many short, simple poems for children.
* {{Spoonerism}}: The eponymous character in ''What an Absent-Minded One'' can easily get confused about which letters go where.
* UnstoppableMailman: Downplayed in ''The Post''. It takes many mailmen to do it, but the letter journeys around the globe following its recipient, an enthusiastic traveler. It finally catches up with him when he's back home in Leningrad.

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