In this article we will talk about the story “A horse with a pink mane.” Astafiev Viktor Petrovich, the author of the work, has long been included in the school curriculum. The writer often addressed a village theme. These stories include considered by us. In the article we will take a closer look at the images of the main characters of the work and its summary.
The structure and brief description of the story
The narrative in the work is in the first person. With the help of colloquial speech, he reproduces the unique Siberian dialect Astafiev. "A horse with a pink mane", the main characters of which are distinguished by an original speech full of dialectisms, is also rich in figurative descriptions of nature: the habits of animals and birds, the rustle and sounds of the forest, river landscapes.
Now let's talk about the structure of the work:
- Outset - a storyteller with other children follows strawberries into the forest.
- The climax - the protagonist steals the kalachi and deceives the grandmother.
- The denouement - the storyteller is forgiven and awarded with a gingerbread "horse".
Astafiev, “Horse with a pink mane”: summary
Grandmother sends a storyteller with neighboring children for wild strawberries to the ridge. If the hero picks up a hollow tuezok, then she will buy him a reward - “a gingerbread horse”. This gingerbread, made in the form of a horse with a tail, mane and hooves in pink glaze, was a cherished dream of all village boys and promised them honor and respect.
The narrator goes for strawberries along with the children of Levontius, their neighbor, who worked as a logger. Depicts Astafiev village villagers of different standards of living and affluence (“A horse with a pink mane”). The main characters and his family are very different from Leontief. So, every 15 days, when Levontius received his salary, in their family, where usually there was nothing, a real feast began. And Vasena, the wife of Levontius, ran distributing debts. At such a time, the narrator tried to get into the neighbor's house at all costs. There he was spared as an orphan and treated to goodies. But the grandmother did not let her grandson in; she does not want him to communicate with the Leontief. However, the money quickly ran out, and after a couple of days Vasena again ran around the village, already borrowing.
The Leontief family lived poorly, they didn’t even have a bath. And the tyn, built every spring, in the fall was sorted out by kindling.
In the meantime, the main characters set out on a berry. Astafyev (“A horse with a pink mane” in this respect is a very revealing piece) depicts not only social differences between families, but also moral ones. When the narrator had already picked up an almost full basket of wild strawberries, the Leontievsky started a quarrel because younger children ate the berry instead of picking it. The fight began, and all the strawberries were poured out of the dishes, and then they ate. After that, the guys went to the Fokinskaya river. And then it turned out that our hero had the whole berry left. Then Sanka, the eldest Leontief boy, knocked out the storyteller to eat it, taking it “weakly”.
Only in the evening did the narrator remember that his tuesok was empty. He was afraid to return home empty-handed. Then Sanka "suggested" what to do - put herbs in a bowl and sprinkle it with a berry.
Cheating revealed
So, now we can answer the question of what are the main characters of the story. V.P. Astafyev, as it is not difficult to notice, focuses attention not only on the narrator. Therefore, we can rank Sanka and grandmother as the main characters.
But back to the story. Grandmother praised her grandson for the rich booty and decided not to sprinkle strawberries - and sell them. On the street the narrator was waiting for Sanka, who demanded a fee for his silence - Kalachi. The narrator had to steal them from the pantry, while the neighbor boy was full. At night, conscience did not allow the hero to sleep, and he decided in the morning to tell everything to his grandmother.
But the grandmother left before the protagonist of the story “A horse with a pink mane” woke up. Vitya went fishing with Sanka. There, they saw from the shore a boat on which grandmother sailed, threatening her grandson with her fist.
The narrator returned home late in the evening and went to bed in the pantry. The next morning, my grandfather returned from the house and ordered to ask forgiveness from his grandmother. Scolding the hero, Katerina Petrovna sat him down for breakfast. And she brought him a carrot, the same one - a “horse”, the memory of which remained with the hero for many years.
The protagonist of the story "Horse with a pink mane"
The main character of the work is Vitya. This boy lost his mother and now lives in a Siberian village with his grandparents. Despite the difficult times for the family, he was always shod, dressed, well-fed and well-groomed, because both his grandparents took care of him. Vitya was friends with the Leontief children, which Katerina Petrovna did not like, since the latter were poorly educated and hooligan.
All the main characters turned out to be very expressive. Astafyev (“A horse with a pink mane”) depicted them with his unique features. Therefore, the reader immediately sees how different Victor is from the Leontief children. Unlike them, he thinks not only about himself, he knows what responsibility and conscience are. Vitya is well aware that he is doing badly, and this torments him. While Sanka just takes advantage of the situation to fill his stomach.
Therefore, the gingerbread case shocked the boy so much that he was remembered for his whole life.
Grandma's image
So, what are the main characters of the story? V.P. Astafyev, of course, attaches great importance to the image of Katerina Petrovna, the grandmother of Viti. She is a representative of the past generation, very sociable and talkative, thorough and sensible, thrifty. When Vasena tries to give more money than she borrowed, then her grandmother reprimands her and says that money should not be handled like this.
Katerina Petrovna loves her grandson very much, however she brings up in severity, is often demanding, scolds Vitya. But all this is because she is worried and worried about his fate.
The grandmother is the head of the house, she always commands everything, so her remarks usually sound like orders. However, Katerina Petrovna can be delicate, which is manifested in her conversation with the buyer of strawberries.
Sanka
Leontief children are also the main characters in the story. Astafyev (“Horse with a pink mane”) distinguishes among them the eldest - Sanka. This is a reckless, greedy, angry and unprincipled boy. It is Sanka who forces Vitya to first eat the berry, then lie to his grandmother, and to top it, and steal the kalachi from the house. He lives by the principle "if everything is bad with me, then everyone should have the same way." It does not have the respect for elders that Viti has.
Uncle Levontius
Little is said about Uncle Levontia, he is described only at the beginning of the work. This is a good-natured man, a former sailor who has preserved a love of freedom and the sea. He is very kind to Vita, pitying him - "he is an orphan." But Levontius has one negative trait that prevents him from living well - drunkenness. There is no wealth in their family, because there is no master. Everything is left to chance Levontius.
These are the main characters in the story. Astafyev (“A Horse with a Pink Mane” - an autobiographical story) put a lot into the characters and the story from his childhood. Perhaps that is why all the characters turned out so vibrant and distinctive.