A.S. Pushkin is known to us not only for his poems, but also for prose. “The Young Lady-Peasant” (a brief summary is given in this article) is one of the stories included in the series “Tales of the late Ivan Petrovich Belkin”. The work is based on the love secrets of two young people: Lisa and Alexei. At the end of the story, all secrets are revealed, and this makes happy not only the lovers, but also their fathers.
A. S. Pushkin, “The Young Peasant Woman”: a summary. Introduction
In one of the provinces, in the village of Tugilovo, lives Ivan Petrovich Berestov - a retired guardsman. He was widowed for a long time, his wife died in childbirth. Son Alexey grew up and now lives in the city, often visiting his father. In the district everyone considers Ivan Petrovich to be proud, but at the same time they treat him well. Only his closest neighbor Grigory Ivanovich of Murom, who conducts his economy in an English manner, does not get along with him. Berestov, who does not tolerate any innovations, despises him for this.
So, with a description of the main characters A.S. Pushkin began his story. “Young Lady Peasant” (read the summary below) is a light, humorous story that leaves a pleasant impression on my soul after reading it. His heroes are cute and sentimental. The denouement of the love story will also please the reader. It's time to move on to the main plot.
A. S. Pushkin, “The Young Peasant Woman”: a summary. Development of events
The son of Ivan Petrovich, Alexei, often comes to Tugilovo to his father. Local young women are interested in him. But he remains cold and does not respond to signs of attention. Girls explain this by his secret love. The daughter of Grigory Ivanovich of Murom, Lisa, also became interested in a pretty young neighbor. Therefore, when her serf girl Nastya goes to relatives in Tugilovo, the young lady asks her to get to know Alexei better. Upon returning, the peasant woman told Elizabeth that the young man was handsome, and that when he played games with the girls, he kissed each of them. The young lady has a desire to see a neighbor. But how to do this? In her head, a plan matured to dress up as a peasant and meet in this form with Alexei. She began its implementation the very next day. Having put on a peasant outfit and noting that he suits her, she goes to a grove near Tugilov, where the young master liked to hunt. There a dog flies at her with a bark. Soon Alexey himself appears. Young people get to know each other. Lisa seems to him Akulina, the daughter of a local blacksmith. Having agreed to meet the next day, they disperse. Alexey notices for himself that he begins to fall in love with a beautiful peasant woman.
The climax. Alex with his father goes to Murom
The next day in the same place their second meeting took place. The young master was waiting for her impatiently. But Lisa, regretting her deception, is trying to convince him that they should no longer meet. And soon one incident happens. On the hunt for Grigory Ivanovich Muromsky, the horse that was carrying it was thrown off, and he, falling, hit hard. At this time, Berestov is nearby, who invites him to his house. So Grigory Ivanovich is visiting a previously unloved neighbor. The fathers of the families parted in mutual sympathy and agreed to meet in the house of Murom. Ivan Petrovich promised to come with his son. When Lisa found out about this, she became confused. A new plan has ripened in the girl’s head. When the guests arrived at their house at the appointed time, she went out to them with a beaded and densely whitened, extravagantly dressed and strangely combed hair. It was impossible to recognize her. Muromsky’s daughter makes Alexei an unpleasant impression.
A. S. Pushkin, “The Young Peasant Woman”: a summary. Denouement
The acquaintance of the fathers soon grew into a pleasant friendship. They decide to marry their children and announce it to them. Disagreeing with this, Alexei goes to the Muromsky house without warning to say about his refusal. Entering the house, he sees Lisa in a light summer dress. A young man takes her for Akulina. It is only strange for him that she is not in a peasant sundress. Lisa wanted to run away. But he stopped her. A struggle ensued between them. Grigory Ivanovich, who came to them, sees that the young people are already together.
In the autumn of 1830, in the village of Boldino, Pushkin created his work, briefly retold here. The story "The Young Lady-Peasant" is a light sentimental creation. It is easy to read. We advise you to familiarize yourself with the work in the original.