The book of Joseph Dick, “In the wilds of the Kara-Bumba,” a brief summary of which we will consider today, talks about Soviet childhood. This is a true teenage story, largely instructive for the younger generation.
Cheat parents
Jura and Lesha are schoolchildren. During the summer holidays, their friends and classmates went to pioneer camps and cottages. But the boys had to abandon outdoor recreation and stay with their parents in Moscow. Upset teenagers already said goodbye to their favorite river, Oka, which flowed near their aunt Gruni's summer house near Moscow.
But then it occurred to Yurka to go to the river alone with Leshka and enjoy nature enough. At dinner, he told his mother, Natalya Petrovna, that they had let one of Leshka's friend go to his dacha, to Aunt Grune, and he wanted to go with him. Mom unexpectedly easily agreed. And having come to Tina Lvovna, he said that since his mother was not opposed, then Leshkina must agree! In the end, after much debate, Tina Lvovna’s resistance was broken.
Meeting with Vladimir Sergeevich
On the river, having quickly forgotten that they promised their mothers to stay away from the water, the guys enjoyed a lot of beach vacations. And in the evening on the river bank they saw a strange young man who wandered along the beach in one loincloth. Soon they met him.
Vladimir Sergeyevich was a geologist and worked in Siberia. He came to the Oka just a few days on vacation. The young man lived on the bank of the river and slept in a haystack.
After spending the rest of the day together, the boys decided that they did not want to part with Vladimir Sergeyevich. They went to the station and sent their parents a brief telegram with the word "Hurray!" This was to assure parents that everything was fine with them.
Zoya
Considering the summary "In the wilds of the Kara-Bumba", one cannot but mention the beautiful Zoya.
Soon, on a village party, Yura and Lesha met Zoyka. The girl was three years older and treated them sisterly warmly. But Yurka was even a little in love with his older neighbor. They introduced the girl to Vladimir Sergeyevich and agreed to go four in the morning in the woods.
Debry Kara Bumba ...
This chapter of the short story “In the wilds of Kara-Bumba” briefly describes how men decided to live in the forest.
The morning forest is beautiful. But the beginning of the storm forced the guys under the leadership of Vladimir to build a hut and wait it out. It was then that it was decided to settle here in the lap of nature. Vladimir called his camp the wilds of Kara-Bumba.
But for starters, it was necessary to stock up on provisions and other supplies. Vladimir Sergeyevich decided to go to Moscow and bring everything he needed.
Survival course
So began the "wild life" of the guys. Soon they decided to abandon supplies and used, as Vladimir said, only with their heads and hands. They picked berries, fished and even moonlighted in the village. The boys all listened to the clever mentor.
The summary “In the wilds of Kara-Bumba” does not allow us to fully realize how much the worldview of the children has changed. They strove to be useful to society and did not shy away from hard work. The principle and persistent Vladimir Sergeyevich taught them this. Yurka soon began to help the guys at the construction site. Leshka followed him.
And Vladimir Sergeyevich fell off with a sore throat for several days. The guys, led by Zoyka, the daughter of a doctor, took care of him and soon put him on his feet.
Ginseng root
So Vladimir and Zoyka began to spend more and more time together. Yurka, who noticed a growing sympathy between young people, decided to cede the girl to a geologist. He rightly reasoned that male friendship is more expensive.
Soon Vladimir Sergeyevich received a telegram from his colleagues with an invitation to participate in an expedition to the taiga. In the end, he left the guys "diplomas" that they had completed a survival course in Kara-Bumba. And Zoyka left his talisman - the root of ginseng. It was a sign that he left her his heart.