To save time, each of us at least once in his life read a short retelling. "Prisoner of the Caucasus" is a story written by Sasha Cherny in the early twentieth century. This is a small work. To read the full version of the story is not difficult for anyone. A brief retelling of the "Prisoner of the Caucasus" of Black makes it even shorter.
History reference
Sasha Cherny is the pseudonym of the poet. In fact, his name was Alexander Mikhailovich Glikberg. He was born on October 25, 1880 in Odessa, which was then part of the Russian Empire. The family had five children, two were named Sasha. One Sasha was a blond, his name was “White”, and the second Sasha was a brunette, “Black” turned to him. So the pseudonym of the writer arose. His childhood was difficult and difficult. He escaped from the church gymnasium, wandered a lot and starved. They wrote about his wanderings in the newspapers, and one day, KK was sheltered by little K. Rocher, who had a great influence on little Alexander.
Poetic way
In 1905, Sasha Cherny moved to St. Petersburg, where he published his satirical poems in magazines. After that, fame and fame came to him.
In 1906, the young poet moved to Germany, where he lives and receives an education. Two years later, the northern capital returns, begins to write stories for children. During the First World War, Sasha Cherny serves in the infirmary, writes prose. Below you will read a brief retelling. "The Caucasian captive" Sasha Cherny wrote it during this period. The story was included in the collection "Children's Island".
In 1920 he emigrated. After 9 years, he acquired a plot of land in France, on which he built a house. The writer died of a heart attack on August 5, 1932, helping neighbors save the house from a fire.
Short retelling: “The Caucasian captive”
The story begins with a description of a fun and sunny spring day. The author notes with interest that the bird cherry blossomed, and on the birch - emerald foliage. This day is so wonderful that nobody wants to do business. Local dogs run along the fence. A black-and-chocolate dachshund frolics on one side of the fence, and the shaggy gray mongrel Tuzik with a funny tail runs on the other side of the fence.
There is a marina on Krestovsky Island. Water shimmered with brilliant scales, in which microscopic fish swam. The boats on it plopped and swayed.
Everyone was fine that day: sparrows, a dachshund and a mongrel frolic. Someone's old grandmother was relaxing peacefully and swaying in a rocking chair. Through the green foliage of the trees, the river shone in the sun. The red rooster paced importantly in the garden, and the cat lay flat on a warm log.
In the outbuilding, a small kitten played with strings of a bass mandolin. Books were in the closet, and on the wall were portraits of those who had painted them a long time ago: curly-haired Pushkin, bearded Turgenev and Tolstoy ... A terracotta dining room was visible behind the curtains. Flies nervously sought access to the garden, and on the table lay an open book. Children’s pens were painted in it. The glass door from the dining room to the garden was closed. Valya and Katya just took turns reading Tolstoy’s short story “Prisoner of the Caucasus”. The sisters were excited in earnest. The serious question of their children's minds was whether the soldiers in the Caucasus were tormented. If this is written in the book, then it’s true! This is not a fairy tale about Baba Yaga.
The girls began to discuss the ending of the story. The salvation of heroes is a real relief for them. Valya invited the Tatars to carve nettles with the words “Here you are! Get it! You will know how to torture a soldier! ” But then she suddenly changed her mind. Valya and Katya decided to teach Dina to read, give her the ABC and give her a St. George ribbon, and then marry Zhilin.
With a sigh of relief, Valya and Katya called Mishka to play the "Prisoner of the Caucasus." They shared roles. Each of the girls became a Tatar. Bear became Zhilin, and Tuzik became his friend. The game has begun. "Puff-puff-puff" girls shot at Mishka's imaginary horse - "Zilina". And he "jumped on" and said that they did not hit. The patience of the Highlanders burst, they jumped out, grabbed, knocked down and put the captives in the pit. Valia on behalf of the prisoner "Zhilina" scribbled a letter to the janitor Semyon. Having read it, he went to the pit and was surprised - the captives did not behave like captives! A brief retelling of “The Prisoner of the Caucasus” continues, as does the play of the guys.
But Valya decided to sell the captives. The bear agreed, but asked: “And how to play next?” ... The cook suddenly became alarmed, began to look for guys. “Aw!” she screamed. And those in response shout that they are sitting in a greenhouse. Mother ran to their voices. The guys are sitting four together with the Tuzik in the pit, their eyes shine with joy. As kittens snuggled up to mom and walk. They cannot understand why the “captive” so upset her. A funny joke turned out!
Conclusion
A brief retelling ("The Prisoner of the Caucasus" by Sasha Cherny was the subject of consideration today) is over. It is worth recalling that reading the full story is much more interesting, because the author used rhetorical questions, comparisons and metaphors, exclamations, humor, and various remarks in his work. A brief retelling loses the depth and completeness of the literary text. Do not be lazy and read the scripts!