Ivan Bunin is the author of wonderful stories that are not as simple as they seem. It seems that a person caught the main events, remembered the plot, but it is difficult for him to write a very short content for the reader’s diary. We, the Literaguru team, strive to help students and compose retelling, focusing on modern requirements for them.
(281 words) A little boy of ten years old, Sasha does not know his mother. A woman named Varya, who has been raising a baby since childhood, calls him his “snowdrop”. Indeed, the appearance of the hero is somewhat reminiscent of this plant. Blue eyes, openness, sincerity, children's naive outlook on life. He lived away from home in a strange family that kept him while studying at the gymnasium. The student felt lonely. Joy came when his father took him to another estate for the weekend.
Sasha's father was not an old man, but gray hair on his curly hair was already there. He did not have a strong difference from others: high growth, strong physique, inconspicuous clothes. He worked in another city and took his son to spend several days off together. His name was Nikolai Nikolaevich.
The writer describes the meeting of father and son. The great holiday Maslenitsa has arrived. A little boy hardly wakes up in a smoked room, but for him this is all unimportant, because in front of him is his dad. The hero happily talks about his life in the gymnasium. It is important for him to be heard by his own father, who knows so little, and wants to know about all the events. Joyful child thanks the parent.
Their day off is spent in a tavern where people are going to get drunk, and father is glad of this, in such a company he feels his own, at ease. Such a situation is unusual for a schoolboy, it scares him. Despite this, the boy is happy on such a weekend, the main thing is that he is next to his father, who is having fun with his friends and looks happy in the boy’s eyes.
The author completes the story, talking about the end of the holidays. Father is about to leave, and a touching farewell takes place. The phrases are filled with regret: they spent so little time together. Dad leaves, the boy sadly looks at the wagon. For little Sasha, a weekend with a loved one is real happiness. But for him, long ordinary everyday life begins.
