Zoshchenko "Elka", a short summary. Country of Childhood

Mikhail Zoshchenko is a wonderful Russian writer,a sad man and a great humorist. Oddly enough, this is the case. He wrote works for adults, which were read out when they came out of print, and stories for children. The most famous cycle is "Lelya and Minka" (there are eight short works in it), created between 1937 and 1945. He opens it at Zoshchenko's "Christmas tree". The summary will be presented below.

On the eve of the holiday

This is a story-recollection of what was happeningabout thirty-five years ago, when the narrator was five years old. His first Christmas tree, when he was three years old, he does not remember. Apparently, my mother brought him to the dressed tree, and he looked at him with black eyes. But at five, he already knew and understood what was behind the word tree, and always eagerly awaited a joyful holiday. And even, slightly opening the door, secretly watched the actions of my mother.

What did Lely suggest?

Lelya was older than Minky for two years. So, she was already seven years old, and she could come up with something tempting and also forbidden, to which Minke himself would not have thought of.

Lelka offered to go into the room with a Christmas tree, while mom is busy in the kitchen.

Room with a Christmas tree

Come in and see - it's very smart and beautifultree. Under her lie gifts, and on the tree itself hang toys and all sorts of goodies. Such an alluring beauty is described by Zoshchenko. "Elka", a short story, continues to be considered. Lelka says: "We will not give gifts, but rather we will try the pastille". Quickly approaches the tree and makes "am" - and there is not one pastille. Minka does not lag behind, but reaches out only to the apple and bites off a piece from it. Lelka continues. She grabs the second candy and eats it and takes a candy. Thus began the ruin of the Christmas tree, as described by Zoshchenko. Elka, a brief summary of this says, gradually began to lose its beauty. Minka was small and Lelka was a lanky little girl, so the boy could reach only one apple, and Lelka could get everything she wanted. With a tragic sense of humor continues the description of Zoshchenko. Elka, a brief summary of this reports, has turned from a beautiful woman with brand-new toys to a horror story with eaten lozenges, a bitten apple and a broken doll. And Lelka maliciously tells the brother that he will be punished for such matters. And they hid in another room.

Guests have arrived

Mom called everyone who came to the party for a Christmas tree,and their favorite prudent children and began to give gifts. Children with their parents gathered a lot and everyone was happy before the upcoming gifts. Mama Lely and Minky took them off the tree and handed them to everyone.

Here she came to the bitten apple and brokenpupae. And then a scandal broke out. Because the girl did not want to get a broken toy. And who likes to get the scraps from the apple? Mom was very angry and promised to put Lelka into a corner, and Minke would not give the train prepared for him. But the guests continued to be outraged and even said that they would never come to this house again. Then dad appeared, when everyone went their separate ways, and was outraged that his children were ugly brought up and they would have a hard time in life. So ends the story of M. Zoshchenko "Christmas Tree", a summary of which is presented here.

The author is very serious about funny things that have a moral that children can understand.