I read a story the title is A Day in the Country. It’s written by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov. He was a Russian playwright and short story writer, who is considered to be among the greatest writers of short fiction in history. This story is about two orphaned children. In the story there are three main characters. The little beggar girl Fyokla, Fyokla’s brother Danilka and their friend a cobbler Terenty. Fyokla and Danilka don’t have parents, foods and house. So they just stay in the street and Terenty caring and helping them.
This short story is mostly about nature but the main story is Danilka had an accident. But because of Terenty, they could solve the problems. And the Danilka’s life changed because Terenty taught many things to him.
Actually when I try to read this short story, I had a hard time to understand but through explain I could get of this story. It’s about two orphaned children, and I could see their life and I could learn about the world. Actually every day I could see street children like Fyokla and Danilka, but I didn’t think about them once. But while I read this story, I could think of street children’s life. This story is kind of weirdo but it makes me think deeply.
While I read this story, these sentences were most impressive to me. The sun appears from behind the clouds and floods the wood, the fields, and the three friends with it warm light. This short story is mostly about nature. This sentence is one of that. When I read like this sentences, I could feel beauty of nature and imagine of nature. This sentence also touched me. The children fall asleep thinking of the homeless cobbler, and, in the night, Terenty comes to them, makes the sign of the cross over them, and puts bread under their heads. And no one sees his love. It is seen only by the moon which floats in the sky and peeps caressingly through the holes in the wall of the deserted barn. These sentences are the last of this story. When I read this part, it makes me feel calm and I could see here Terenty’s love.