Konstantin Georgievich Paustovsky wrote for children many works about animals, including the story "Disheveled Sparrow", a summary of which you can read right now.
Masha, dad, mom and Petrovna
The story begins with an introduction to the main characters of the story. Girl Masha lived with her mom, nanny and dad, but her father was rarely at home, as he was a sailor.
The story "Disheveled Sparrow" the author begins with a description of people. So, we learn that Mashin’s father fought in the Great Patriotic War, he was wounded, but survived. At this time, it is very far away, in Kamchatka, it was supposed to return only in the spring, and the action of the story "Disheveled Sparrow", a brief summary of which you read, takes place in winter.
Masha’s mother was a ballerina, she danced in the theater. Soon she was to play Cinderella for the first time. During this performance, she certainly wanted to put on her husband's present. It was a bunch of flowers made of thin glass. The woman was very dear to the gift of a loved one. Around this bouquet will unfold the main events, but closer to the end of the action, but for now you need to talk about the main character. This is Masha.
The girl was submissive. When mother put a glass bouquet on her table and forbade the girl to touch him, she obeyed. This evening, Masha looked out the window, and her nanny Petrovna slept on the couch. It was eight o’clock, the child tried to be very quiet so as not to wake the nanny, otherwise she would certainly tell her to go to bed.
Crow and sparrow
But Paustovsky speaks not only about people in his work “Disheveled Sparrow”. While Masha looked out the window, on the other side of the room a raven was looking into the room. She waited for the nanny to take the girl to wash her hands and open the window to ventilate for the night. It turns out that this bird often climbed through the window into the room and stole either sugar, then sausage, or cookies.
The raven carried its prey to an abandoned stall in which she lived. The bird was very afraid that someone would enter her home and take the prey. She even dreamed of it. Once it happened. A sparrow named Pashka climbed up to her. But hunger brought him there. After all, before, when people rode horses, it was always possible to profit from oats near these animals. This was especially appreciated in the winter, when it was difficult for birds to get food. But over time, people began to drive cars, and they were not fed oats.
Raven was not sorry for the hungry sparrow, she pushed him out of the stall. He fell unconscious in the snow.
Policeman and Masha save a bird
Sparrow was very lucky that at that time a policeman was on duty nearby. He felt sorry for Pashka, put it in a warm mittens and put it in his pocket. A disheveled sparrow warmed there. The summary proceeds to the next episode.
At this time Petrovna and Masha went for a walk. The policeman invited the girl to take a sparrow, she agreed with pleasure. She brought him home right in the mittens, stroked feathers, fed the crumbs, took care of the bird. Pashka flied freely around the room. So he lived in the girl’s house for a day. I even saw how a crow flew into the window and stole a fish's head.
Pashkin thanks
What further does K.G. Paustovsky? Disheveled sparrow decided to thank the caring girl, but did not know how to do it. Once he brought her a caterpillar, which he found on a tree, but Petrovna threw out an insect. Then Pashka decided to restore justice, and began to drag all sorts of objects from the raven's house into the Machine House. But besides her things, there were strangers. After all, a crow stole from many people. Here is the plot invented by K.G. Paustovsky.
A disheveled sparrow brought objects taken from the raven into the house. To do this, he flew into the window and threw them directly to the floor, and then flew away on his own business.
Crow steals a bunch
Once Masha wanted to see how a crow flies to them. The girl opened the window and began to watch. She saw how a bird flew into the room, sat on her mother's table, then grabbed a glass bouquet, and then flew out the window. When my mother came from the theater, she was so upset by the loss that she cried for a long time. Together with her, her daughter cried. Petrovna began to reassure them, saying that a glass bouquet could still be found.
In the morning, a sparrow flew into the window and heard what had happened the day before. Mom went to the theater for a rehearsal, and Pashka followed her. This was necessary in order to find out where she works. The fairy tale "Disheveled Sparrow" does not end yet. The finale of her promises to be positive.
After returning home from a rehearsal, my mother put on a white festive apron on Masha, Petrovna dressed up, putting on a satin shawl, and everyone went to the theater.
Desperate Daredevils
Not a disheveled sparrow went to the theater. Almost at the beginning of the story, Paustovsky introduces the reader not only to Pasha, but also to his wise grandfather Chichkin. He ordered all the sparrows to pack up and take away from the raven a glass bouquet, which was so dear to the family.
First, the sparrows sat next to the raven's shelter and teased her to fly out. But she realized that it would be easier for opponents to attack her on the street, since there was a lot of space. Then the little birds had to penetrate one after another into a cramped tent in order to find and recapture from the thief what they flew for. How does Paustovsky end his story? Disheveled sparrow can help or not defeat a strong crow? The reader will find out soon.
Meanwhile, a show has already begun in the theater. Masha was delighted with how her mother looks and dances, but the woman’s eyes were sad, because she really wanted to pin on her dress a precious gift from her husband, who was stolen by a crow. To correct the situation, at this time in a stall a disheveled sparrow tried with might and main. Summary goes to the final part.
Pasha saves the situation
The audience was delighted with the performance. Even the theater workers came to see the action. In such an atmosphere of general happiness, the audience was perplexed why Cinderella's eyes were sad and full of tears. But at this time a small disheveled sparrow flew into the theater, which recently participated in a fight. Viewers saw something shining in his paws. It was a glass bunch. Pasha circled the stage, unclenched his prey, and Cinderella caught a precious bouquet. She pinned him to her dress and became the happiest.
This concludes the story. Disheveled sparrow repaid for good, because good will certainly come back.