Bibigon’s dream is not to be big; it is to go up . His obsession with flying to the Moon (and Mars) mirrors the Soviet obsession with space. He is the "cosmonaut of the garden bed." In an era when space flight was the ultimate national pride, Bibigon made it accessible—showing that the explorer’s spirit is a matter of heart, not height.
To understand Bibigon, you must first understand his creator: . The beloved Soviet poet and storyteller (author of Moidodyr and The Cockroach ) wrote the original fairy tale The Adventures of Bibigon in 1945. It was a whimsical, almost avant-garde story about a tiny boy who rides a cockchafer beetle like a stallion and wages a one-war against a malevolent turkey named Indyuk. bibigon
: Like many of Chukovsky's works (such as The Monster Cockroach or The Fly's Wedding ), Bibigon features a rich cast of insects and domestic animals that serve as foils for the tiny hero. Bibigon’s dream is not to be big; it is to go up