The Tale of Balda was written in September 1830 in Boldino, when the first cholera epidemic swept through. Alexander Sergeevich did not assume that this would be a fairy tale for children. Rather, for adults who can appreciate it not superficially, but to see all the aspects inherent in it. There are many of them, except those that are in plain sight. With whom did Balda compete in Pushkin's fairy tale?
Acquaintance of the priest and the Baldy
Pop, this is clear from the first lines, did not differ in mind. His forehead was from oat flour (from flour made from barley). It is clear that a lot of mind cannot hide behind such a forehead. At the bazaar, he went just to ask the price and met Bulda. Greed leaped in him, and he hired himself an inexpensive worker - a handyman for the whole year for just three clicks on his stout forehead.
And whether this forehead will withstand retribution, the pop did not think. It is interesting that the proper name Balda (one of the meanings of this name: balamut) is capitalized, and pop, the creature is nameless and stupid, with a small one. It is no coincidence that, provoking the admiration of N. Gogol, the tale was not allowed to print. On top of that, the minister of worship was dealing with devils! It doesn't look like anything at all! At his instigation, who competed with Balda in the tale of A.S. Pushkin?
Service Baldy at the priest
Balda does not grieve: he sleeps on straw, eats for four, works for seven. He is unpretentious - he eats one spelled: the simplest and cheapest wheat porridge. Everything at him goes well and turns out smoothly. Fellows are delighted with such an employee, he only thinks about him, and a chick who did not receive affection from indifferent parents calls Balda aunts. I wonder how Pushkin’s fairy tale runs. It has practically no adjectives and is composed of nouns and verbs. This technique allows you to quickly deploy the action. For almost a year now he has run, and the pop is afraid of reckoning. He consulted with the horse, and she told him how to outwit a clever worker. With whom did Balda compete in Pushkin's fairy tale? First with a cunning hit. But where to her before him!
Task to the employee
Cheered pop and told Balda to collect a quitrent from the devils, an arrears in 3 years. He sent his worker, who had eaten spelled, to the seashore to receive a quitrent from the devils. Balda was not saddened for a minute. He doesn’t care with whom and where to bargain: in a market with dishonest sellers or on the seashore with devils.
He himself will outwit everyone, Balda is completely sure of this. In this vein, there is a bargain between the old Demon and the miserable imp, when Balda stirred up the sea.
First competition
An imp emerged from the sea. That's who Balda competed with in Pushkin's fairy tale. The little demon made a condition: whoever first runs around the sea will take a quitrent for himself. Balda just slyly grinned and ordered to wait for his younger brother. I went into the forest, quickly caught two birds with one stone and put them in a bag.
Instead of a priest worker, the bunny ran with an imp. Only the bunny quickly turned into the woods, and indeed it was. And the devil, exhausted, ran out without strength and sees Balda sitting and stroking his brother, whom he took out of the bag. With whom did Balda compete in Pushkin's fairy tale? With a small devil, stupid and reckless. But it’s like in the bazaar - who outwits whom.
Second attempt to outwit Balda
The tailed and horned grandson consulted with his grandfather and suggested that Balda throw a stick as far as possible. And now, who competed with Balda in the tale of A. Pushkin? Wise old demon. That was his idea. But Balda is not so easy to take. He scared the demon that he wanted to throw a stick on the cloud. Without any argument, the devil rushed to his grandfather and began to talk about an unconditional victory over them.
Bulda Condition
The little hasty, silly little devil again emerged from the sea and heard the condition that he had now set to hell with Bald: to carry the mare. The little devil took several steps, carrying the horse in his arms, and fell, and Balda said that he would carry it between her legs. I sat on it and galloped. His head went completely spinning at the reckless demon: he sees that here he lost the competition. And he brought a quitrent, if only the seas would not stir up and let him live in peace.
Pop and Balda
Balda brought a bag of rent. The priest hides behind the priest, but his worker only found him. The time has come for reckoning. Three clicks got pop and lost the remnants of the mind.
What and with whom did Balda compete in the tale of A. Pushkin? With greed, greed, avarice, greed and stupidity, mental limitation, inability to sound reasoning and inability of the priest to think over what could come out of his actions.