War leaves a deep mark in the soul of every person. Often, and after many years, memories of her do not let her sleep and live in peace. Proof of this is the story of B. Yekimov “Night of Healing,” a summary of which is proposed below.
Forced loneliness
Baba Duni’s children have long settled in the city. And she lived in the village alone, because the arrival of her grandson seemed to inspire her. The old woman fussed, cooked, and even when Grisha was running away to the street, she felt that there was a living soul in the house. So begins his work Ekimov Boris.
The “Night of Healing" continues with a story about the circumstances that made Baboon Dunya pass the century alone. Of course, an economy that you can’t give up. However, there was a more important reason: the old woman could not sleep peacefully. At first she often visited the children, but each of her visits turned into a test for them. She screamed at night: the difficult war years and hunger affected her and did not allow her to sleep. Babu Dunya was taken to doctors, but nothing helped. And now she was in the city only during the day, and by evening she would certainly return home. Fortunately, the grown-up Grisha stayed with her both in winter and in spring.
Troubled night
The grandson returned from the street in the evening and, having supper, began to prepare gear for morning fishing. And the woman Dunya sat nearby and kept asking him about this and that. When they went to bed, she warned that if she made noise at night, she would wake him up. Grisha only waved it off: he was sleeping soundly, therefore he would not hear anything. However, soon he was awakened by the cry of Baba Duni. She talked about lost cards, about hungry children and asked for help, the author of the story “Night of Healing” notes.
A summary of what happened next can be conveyed as follows. The grandson tried to calm her grandmother, and she fell asleep again. But after a while the screams repeated. Now Baba Dunya was talking about acorns, which, as Grisha had woken her, recognized, in hunger years she milled and added to flour. The old woman felt very guilty in front of her grandson and probably did not sleep until morning. In any case, tired Grisha fell asleep in a sound sleep and did not hear anything else.
Problem Solution
The next day, the grandson went fishing, then on a ski trip. Worn out so that at night he slept like a dead man. And during the day, woman Dunya apologized for everything, to which Grisha reassured her and asked her not to worry. So time passed - says B. Yekimov in the story “The Night of Healing,” a summary of which you are reading.
Once a boy called from the post office to the city. Mom asked if he sleeps at night. Then she gave advice - if Baba Dunya starts screaming, you need to go up and shout: "Be quiet!" It helps. On the way home, Grisha was thinking about his grandmother. She seemed to him small and weak. I tormented the question of how to help her. For others, the sorrows have long ended, but they don’t let go of Baboon Dunya. All evening the boy had something ached and burned in his chest. And he thought: just not to fall asleep.
Healing Night: Episode Summary
When a murmur came from Baba Duni’s room, Grisha went to her bed and was ready to shout and even stamp his foot. But, having heard painful groans and interrupted talk about breadcards, he suddenly felt pity and pain, then knelt down. The grandson began to affectionately persuade: “Here is your blue handkerchief, grandmother. And there are cards in it. ” The old woman was silent for a while, then she began to thank and calmed down. And Grisha was struck by chills, and tears rolled down his face. They came from the very heart, filled with pity for Baba Duna. When she spoke again, the grandson went up to her and still affectionately continued to answer her and reassure her. The old woman turned and calmly fell asleep, now until morning.
Grisha went to bed and thought how he would tell his grandmother about everything in the morning. And suddenly it seemed to burn him: you can’t talk about it. Now the grandson knew that tomorrow, and then he would be next to Baba Dunya. And then the night of healing will come. Analysis of what happened made him take a fresh look at both the past and the present.