In 1940, the famous fairy tale by V. Kataev “Flower-Semitsvetik” appeared, a summary of which we suggest reading for the reader’s diary. She is about how an ordinary girl Wife had to make a difficult choice: to wish for something for herself or to help another person.
Bad dog
Once, my mother sent Zhenya to the store for bagels. The girl came back with a purchase and kept staring around. She came to her senses only when she felt that the bagels had become too light. As it turned out, a strange dog was tied to Zhenya. Now she was eating the last bagel. The girl got angry and decided to catch up with the harmful animal. However, she ran for so long that she suddenly found herself among the small houses. The girl and the dog lost, and she got lost. So begins the tale "Flower-Seven-Flower."
Summary of conversation with an old woman
Eugene burst into tears of fear and frustration. Suddenly an old woman came up to her and began to calm her down. She took the girl to her garden and showed an amazing flower. It had seven transparent petals and all are different - notes Kataev. The flower is a seven-flower (the summary of its description resembles a rainbow), the old woman tore off and handed Zhenya with the words: “You are a good girl, you only like to yawn around. And this seven-flower will help you. ” And she explained that he is not simple, as he can fulfill any desire. And then she said to the girl the cherished words that need to be said, tearing off the petal.
First wish
Zhenya thanked the old woman and left the kindergarten. And then she remembered that she was lost. I wanted to ask the old woman to show her the way, but neither the kindergarten nor his mistress was gone. And the girl decided to check the seven-flower. The summary of what she did next is understandable. Zhenya tore off the first petal and ... immediately found herself at home with bagels. “It really is a wonderful flower,” the girl concluded.
Five petals as never happened
Eugene decided that her mother’s favorite vase would be suitable for such a flower. But when the girl took her from the top shelf, she was distracted again. And now the vase fell to the floor and broke into many fragments. Eugene heard her mother's voice from the next room and hastily tore off the second petal. A moment - and the vase was already in its usual place, and the girl went for a walk into the yard. Here she thoughtlessly used four more petals that adorned the wonderful seven-flower. The summary of her desires is as follows.
At first, Eugene wanted to play with the boys in the North Pole. But they refused her, and she, thanks to the flower, actually found herself next to the polar bears. Frightened and frozen, the girl hurried home. So two petals disappeared.
Then Zhenya ran to the girls, who had different beautiful toys. Envy and a desire to get them led to the fact that another flower petal-seven-flower decreased. Summary of what happened next: from all over the country, toys began to fly to Zhenya, stopping movement throughout the city. It was impossible to hide or get rid of them, so Wife had to use the penultimate petal. Suddenly Zhenya came up with the thought: "I spent six petals, and no pleasure." She decided that the last desire should be treated more closely. And I began to think that it would be so unusual to order (V. Kataev continues “Tsvetik-Semitsvetik”). The summary of thoughts that visited the heroine at this moment is as follows: sweets and other sweets, a bicycle, tickets to the circus or cinema, anklets. But nothing seemed really useful to her. Sweets will quickly end, the boys will take the bike away. Yes, and cinema with anklets is of little use.
Unexpected meeting
And at that moment Zhenya saw a boy on the bench with cheerful but quiet eyes. The girl invited him to play the game, but Vitya replied that he was lame. Indeed, the shoe on his leg was with a rather thick sole. “What a pity,” said the heroine. And the boy added that this is for life and nothing can be changed. “Oh, what nonsense!” - said Zhenya and took out her flower-seven-flower.
The summary of the tale ends with the heroine carefully tearing off the seventh petal, uttering the treasured words in a happy voice and adding: “Veli, so that Victor is healthy!” At the same moment, the children began to play fun in the game, and the boy ran so well that Zhenya, no matter how hard she tried, could not catch him.