The Literaguru team wrote for you a brief retelling of the famous story "Tosca", which is deservedly included in the treasury of Russian literature. In it, the author spoke about the loneliness of a small man in a big city. The main events in the book are devoted to his search for an interlocutor.
(211 words) On a cold evening in the street, a cab driver Iona Potapov stands waiting for initiative. He has been standing here for a very long time, but no one is coming, and he has to wait.
Suddenly a soldier shouts at him in his overcoat, asks to be taken to Vyborg. Jonah pulls the reins in agreement, and the horse hesitantly moves. From all sides they are scolding a cabman, but he does not understand where he is and why he is here.
Jonah wants to say something, but the words do not succumb to him. Soon he tells the military man that his son died of a fever this week. The conversation does not go on, the driver landed a soldier on Vyborgskaya and waits for the next rider.
Three young people approach the sleigh, talk for a long time on the road and scold. Jonah, after waiting for a short pause in their conversation, inserts his news about the deceased son, but young people are not interested in talking with him. They leave at their destination, and the cab waits for the next fellow travelers.
Jonah is sad and sad. He is lonely, and the longing that has subsided for a while in his heart comes forward with renewed vigor. Unable to cope with the pain, Jonah turns to the yard.
Sitting by the dirty stove, Jonah looks at the people sleeping around. He is looking for someone who could listen to him. Not finding a single person interested in his grief, Jonah goes to his horse and tells her all his pains and lawsuits.
