Belkin's stories are unique works. They have an unpredictable plot that captivates readers. The Literaguru team prepared a summary of one of them for the reader's diary, which will help students prepare their homework.
(378 words) Gavrila Gavrilovich lived at the Nenaradov estate. He had a beautiful seventeen-year-old daughter, Marya. The girl loved the poor army ensign. Love was mutual. However, the parents were against such a groom. The lovers reasoned that parental blessing could be dispensed with. Marya's beloved - Vladimir Nikolaevich suggested that the young lady get married secretly.
The future spouses agreed to escape. The girl, supposedly due to a headache, had to leave the dinner, go out through the back porch, sit in the sled and get to the church. Around her will be Vladimir. Masha wrote a letter to her friend and parents, in which she apologized. She dreamed terrible dreams, she turned pale, father and mother were very worried. Through a strong snowstorm, Marya ventured into an act that changed her whole life.
She was going to a wedding with Vladimir. Meanwhile, the beloved persuaded the priest to combine marriage in heaven. The groom went to the wedding. The road skidded heavily, the path was not visible. Time passed, but he was not near the temple. The young man tried to get into Zhadrino, but got lost. The old man helped him. By morning, the grandfather's son brought the man to the right place, but the ceremony took place without him.
In the morning, the parents asked the maid to report on the state of their daughter. She came to the table. The day went well, but after Marya raved. The girl became very sick. The maid knew the cause of the illness, but was silent. Letters were successfully burned. In delirium, the unfortunate woman confessed a secret.
From what was said it was possible to understand: Masha was very fond of Vladimir. Parents felt sorry for their girl. They agreed to a marriage. In a letter to the exhausted relatives, Vladimir said that his legs would not be in their house. Only death can save him. The girl stopped talking about her beloved. A few months later, his name was on the lists of seriously wounded near Borodin. Daughter fainted.
Soon Gavrila Gavrilovich died. Mom and Masha went to another estate so that the walls did not resemble a sad event. Grooms swirled around the beautiful Marya, but the girl chose the fate of a loner. Vladimir died in Moscow on the eve of the French entry. The girl remained faithful to the chosen one.
The soldiers returned home with victory. Colonel Burmin made the girl feel love again. In the garden, he confessed to her his feelings and that he had been married for a long time. But, unfortunately, does not even know on whom. The unfortunate one said that in 1812 he was in a hurry to Vilna. A blizzard rose. Coach drivers accidentally arrived at the church. In it, everything was ready for the wedding. The young were married, but the girl immediately the bride immediately left him.
Burmin and Marya found each other. Now they can live together.
