Uncle Fedya, His Dog, and His Cat (Russian: Дядя Фёдор, пёс и кот, lit. '"Uncle Fyodor, The Dog and The Cat"') is a children's novella written by Eduard Uspensky and first published in 1973. It is the first story in the series set in the fictional village of Milkville (Russian: Простоквашино, tr. Prostokvashino; IPA: [prəstɐˈkvaʂɨnə]; lit."soured milk") created by Uspensky. The series features a city boy named Fyodor, or Fedya for short, and his friends, the talking animals. The stories focus on their adventures in Prostokvashino and their relationships with its residents, including the irritable postman Pechkin.