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A Day in the Country

Anton Pavlovich Chekhov


A day in the country' is written by
Chekhov. It pays homage to an unsung
hero, a homeless cobbler whose name is
Terenty. In the beginning of the story a
beggar girl named Fyokla, who is 6 years
old comes running through a village. The
village is preparing for an approaching
storm. She addresses everyone as “uncle”.
A day in the country is a story What is
the story about? about two orphans,
Fyokla and Danilka and it happens in a
village between eight and nine o'clock
in the morning. Rising Action: A
threatening storm is appearing forcing
the residents to take refuge.
A Day in the Country is a story of two
orphaned children at play when a threatening
storm is looming forcing inhabitants to take
refuge. Danilka manages to have his hand
trapped requiring assistance. Luckily
Danilka's sister Fyokla enlists the town
cobbler Terenty's assistance and he rescues
Danilka.
The conflict of the story " A day in the
Country" is when a threatening storm is
appearing urging the residents to leave and
evacuate. The two orphans, Fyokla and
Danilka was playing amidst the storm when,
while playing, Danilka managed to have his
hand trapped in the small hole.
Fyokla called the town cobbler,
Terenty to help his brother pull his
hand out of the tree and when they
found Danilka, they successfully
released the hand of Danilka from
the tree.
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The storm passed and the rest of the
afternoon, the three enjoys the
splendours of the country and two
orphans ask question to their uncle.
Resolution: The children fall asleep at
night with Danilka still awed by nature
and its beauty

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