Summary of "The Adventures of Vasya Kurolesov" Koval is a small retelling of a children's story. In addition, the reader will learn a little about the author and the history of the creation of the work. A good story about courage and justice, capable of causing a smile, will certainly improve the mood of readers.
History of the work
The story of Yuri Koval “The Adventures of Vasya Kurolesov” was published in 1971. In its literary genre, the work can be attributed to humorous detectives. The story tells about the noble act of a very young boy who helped police catch one very dangerous gang of scammers, which causes a lot of problems for the residents of the city.
A summary of the Adventures of Vasya Kurolesov by Koval will be presented a little later. In the meantime, it should be said that the work is the first part of the trilogy. This series of books was very fond of the young readership for its simplicity and interesting plot. The second part of the cycle is the book “Five Abducted Monks”, and the third - “Miss of Citizen Loshakov”. After the release of the first part of the series, Yuri Koval gained success and fame. In 1981, according to the book “The Adventures of Vasya Kurolesov” by Koval, a brief summary of which you will find below, the cartoon of the same name was shot, on which more than one generation of children grew up. Its content is very close to the original version of the book.
I would also like to note that the work has been translated into several foreign languages. In addition, the story is included in the list of the best world literature of UNESCO.
The stories that formed the basis of the work
The plot of this work was based on stories that Yuri had heard from his father, a police officer, head of the criminal department, from childhood.
Some characters in the story are real people. This fact does not hide the author of the work.
Summary of "The Adventures of Vasya Kurolesov" Koval
The plot takes place in the Moscow region - in the suburbs. The main character - Vasya Kurolesov, lived in a small village with his mother. Once they are sent to the city in order to buy piglets. Upon arrival home, Vasya notices that in the bag where the pigs were supposed to be, there is an ordinary ginger dog. He decides to keep the dog for himself and calls him Sailor. Together with the dog, he again goes to the city to find a crook who slipped him the wrong beast in the bag.
In the city, Vasya meets a senior police sergeant and tells him his story. In addition, among the new acquaintances of Vasya, there appears a swindler Baton, who came under police arrest.
Vasya, along with his dog Sailor, join two responsible police officers who are looking for the leader of the whole gang, robbing a decent population, as well as delivering tremendous trouble to the defense authorities.
The main characters of "The Adventures of Vasi Kurolesov"
In the work you can find several characters around whom the plot unfolds. However, the main characters of "The Adventures of Vasya Kurolesov" can be called directly Vasya himself and his dog, nicknamed Sailor. In addition, police officers are no less important characters: captain Boldyrev, foreman Tarakanov and Private Frezer. The criminal group, consisting of Baton, Blackbeard and Rasp, is also of no small importance.
The moral of the story of Yuri Koval
What do the Adventures of Vasi Kurolesov teach? Well, the answer to this question is quite obvious. The main morality that the work bears in itself can be formulated as follows: "Everything secret becomes apparent." A story telling about justice, nobility, courage, which are manifested in character traits from a very young age, teaches every child to make the right decisions, find the right way out of any difficult situations. Despite the fact that the main character is the most ordinary boy who grew up in the village, he was not afraid to enter into a confrontation with an entire gangster group. This courage allowed Vasya to win such an unequal battle. Discovering morality on your own is the reader’s main task. That is why the work is recommended for reading at a young age.
Reviews about the children's story
Fazil Iskander, a no less famous person, spoke positively about the work of Yuri Koval. Fazil said that creating such a secret that would be mixed with satire and would be really interesting to the reader was not an easy task. However, Yuri Kovaly managed to do this. The feelings that the author described in his story show how voluminous the palette of all human emotions is at certain stages of life under any circumstances. According to Iskander, humor arises precisely when the whole storm of emotions can fit in one movement, one phrase, one word. In addition, as Fazil noted, this was again proved by Yuri Koval in his work “The Adventures of Vasya Kurolesov”.