Konstantin Georgievich - a great Russian writer. He loved to travel, reflected his impressions of what he saw, people in his stories and stories. His works on nature, animals teach people kindness, compassion, sympathy, love for their native land. You will meet one of his works by reading a brief summary. "Hare legs" Paustovsky wrote in 1937. But so far this story cannot leave the reader indifferent.
Short biography: becoming a writer
To understand why K. G. Paustovsky wrote “Hare Paws”, you need to at least learn a little about the author himself.
He was born in Moscow, in 1892, on May 31. Konstantin's father from the Zaporizhzhya Cossack family , worked as a railroad extras. According to the writer himself, her mother was a harsh and domineering woman. Talking about his family, Konstantin Georgievich said that they loved to engage in various arts - they played a lot on the piano and visited theaters.
Due to the fact that the family broke up, Konstantin from the sixth grade was forced to work on an equal footing with adults in order to earn a living and teaching. The boy became a tutor. And he wrote his first story in 1911, it was published in the magazine "Lights".
As a child, Kostya dreamed of traveling. Over time, he realized his dream, having visited many countries. Impressions from these trips, meetings with different people formed the basis of many of his essays. But, as the writer himself later admitted, there are no better places than Central Russia.
Paustovsky said that he was increasingly willing to write about simple, unknown people - shepherds, ferrymen, artisans, forest riders, "watchmen and village children - his bosom friends." That is why K. G. Paustovsky created “Hare Paws” - a story in which a boy and an old man try to save a hare. But not everything is so simple in this work ...
The beginning of the story
The time has come to reveal the summary. “Rabbit's paws” Paustovsky wrote in order to clearly demonstrate that there is no need to do evil, since then you will have to regret it. This work shows the nobility of ordinary people, one of whom stumbled, but then corrected.
Paustovsky’s work “Hare Paws” begins with an acquaintance. Before the reader appears a boy living in a village on Urzhensky lake. The name of the child is Vanya Malyavin.
The child brought to the vet a small hare wrapped in a boy’s cotton jacket. From the very first lines there is pity for this little creature, the author writes that the hare was crying, his eyes were red with tears. But the veterinarian did not even ask what happened, he shouted at the boy, saying that he would soon drag mice to him. The child could not stand it and answered that there was no need to swear, this hare was special, his grandfather sent him to cure him.
When asked by the veterinarian what happened, the boy replied that his paws were burned. Instead of helping the animal, the veterinarian pushed the child in the back and shouted after him that he did not know how to treat them and advised him to fry the hare. The boy did not answer such cruel words. So begins his story Konstantin Paustovsky. Hare legs were damaged due to a forest fire. The reader will learn about this incident later.
Compassion of Ivan
After leaving the veterinarian, the boy also began to cry. He was seen by Anisya's grandmother. The child shared his sadness with her, to which the old woman advised him to turn to Dr. Karl Petrovich, who lives in the city. Vanya quickly went to his grandfather to tell about everything.
On the way, the child picked grass for the pet, asked him to eat. Ivan thought that the bunny was thirsty, ran with him to the lake to quench his thirst. We continue with a brief summary. Paustovsky also created “Hare Paws” so that children from a young age learn compassion. After all, the boy Vanya was sorry for his long-eared friend, so he tried to cure him, feed him and give him a drink.
The search for a doctor
At home, the child told everything to his grandfather Larion, and the next morning they hit the road. Arriving in the city, the old man and grandson began to ask passers-by where Karl Petrovich lives, but no one knew this.
Then they went to the pharmacy, the pharmacist gave the address of the doctor, but afflicted the travelers with the fact that he had not received patients for three years. Larion and Vanya tracked down the doctor, but he told them that he was not a veterinarian, but a specialist in childhood diseases. To which the elderly man replied, they say, what difference does it make whom to treat, a child or a hare.
Meeting with a doctor, recovery
The doctor began to treat a hare. Vanya stayed with Karl Petrovich to look after the ward, and Larion left for the lake in the morning. Soon the whole street found out about this incident, after 2 days the whole city. On the third day, a newspaper employee came to the doctor and asked for an interview about the hare.
When the eared one finally recovered, Vanya brought it home. This story was quickly forgotten, only a professor from Moscow really wanted his grandfather to sell him a four-legged celebrity. But Larion refused.
What happened then in the forest?
Next, a summary is passed to the main events. Paustovsky wrote “Hare Paws” in such a way that the reader learns about the cause of eared burns closer to the end. From this moment it becomes clear that the narration is conducted on behalf of Konstantin Georgievich himself. He says that in the fall he was with his grandfather Larion, spent the night in his house on the lake. The old man could not sleep, and he told about the incident.
It was back in August. Once, my grandfather went hunting, saw a hare and shot. But Providence was pleased that he missed, and the hare ran away. The old man went on, but soon he smelled of burning, saw smoke and realized that it was a forest fire. Hurricane winds contributed to the rapid spread of fire. The old man ran, but began to stumble and fall. The fire overtook him.
Will an elderly person be saved?
Larion felt that the fire was already grabbing his shoulders, but then he saw a hare jumping out from under his feet. He ran slowly, it was evident that his hind legs were damaged, as he dragged them. The old man rejoiced at the beast, as a native. He knew that animals have a special instinct, they feel where to run to escape from the fire.
Of the last forces, an elderly man was cowing for a hare, asking him not to run fast. So the eared led Larion out of the fire. Once on the shore of the lake, both fell exhausted. Then the time came for the old man to take care of his savior. He took a little friend in his arms and carried him home. When the eared one was cured, the old man left it with him.
The ending of the story is predictable for someone, unexpected for someone. Larion repented that he was to blame for the animal. After all, it was that same hare with a torn ear, which he almost shot.
Here is an interesting story written by K. G. Paustovsky.
"Hare paws": the main characters
The work begins with an introduction to Vanya Malyavin. Then the author very briefly talks about his grandfather. These are the two main characters of the story. Undoubtedly, the third is the hare, who behaved heroically and nobly - saved Larion, despite the fact that he almost killed him at the beginning of their meeting. But good begets good. And in a difficult moment for the animal, the old man did not leave his savior, he overcame various obstacles - people's indifference, a long way to help the beast.
There are secondary heroes here. Some of them, like Anisya's grandmother, Karl Petrovich, are positive, since they did not remain indifferent to the misfortune of others. Against the background of the nobility of these people, the murderous indifference of the veterinarian who almost killed the animal, since he did not even examine it, is especially clearly visible.
Analysis: “Hare Paws”, Paustovsky
In his work, the writer raises important issues, talking about the indifference of some people and the kindness of others, about the close relationship between nature and man. Analyzing the internal form of the story, it can be argued that at the very beginning the narrative is impersonal. Toward the end of the work, it becomes clear that it is being conducted on behalf of the author.
Analyzing the main characters, we can say that the author told a little about their appearance, but gave the reader the opportunity to see the internal state of these noble people. The writer said that the old man walked in onuchi, with a stick. He was a kind person, with a high sense of responsibility. Vanya is also a good and caring boy, he sincerely worries about the hare, which speaks of the responsiveness of the child and his kind heart.
If we analyze the natural landscapes, we see that the author presented them in two guises. The first is the heat, a hurricane, because of which a strong fire started. The second is a cold autumn, October night, when it’s so good to sit over a cup of tea in the house and talk, as Konstantin Georgievich and Larion did. Natural descriptions help the reader to completely immerse themselves in the story, to be with the characters at the scene. This concludes the brief retelling.
Paustovsky “Hare feet” wrote for readers of all age categories. Both adults and children will find it useful to familiarize themselves with this interesting and instructive story.