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A day In a Country by Anton Chekhov

1. A DAY IN A COUNTRY BY ANTON CHEKOV GRADE 10 ENGLISH BIANCA FAY B. BURGOS SUBJECT TEACHER

2. INTRODUCTION A classic story about two orphans named Fyokla and Danilka and their straightforward yet meaningful journey across rural Russia. The narrative combines striking imagery with Chekhov's deft use of detail to create a picture of a bygone period.

3. CHARACTERS Fyokla : An orphaned girl Danilka : Fyokla's younger brother. Terenty : A kind and generous cobbler who lives in the countryside.

4. THE STORY OPENS WITH A BREWING STORM, CASTING A DARK AND OMINOUS MOOD.

5. FYOKLA AND DANILKA, TWO YOUNG ORPHANS, ARE PLAYING OUTSIDE WHEN DANILKA GETS HIS HAND STUCK IN A HOLLOW TREE.

6. THEY SEEK HELP FROM TERENTY, A KIND OLD COBBLER, WHO FREES DANILKA'S HAND.

7. AS THE STORM RAGES ON, TERENTY TAKES THE CHILDREN TO HIS HUMBLE HOME, OFFERING THEM SHELTER AND WARMTH.

8. DESPITE THEIR POVERTY, TERENTY SHARES HIS MEAGER FOOD WITH THE CHILDREN, SHOWING THEM COMPASSION AND GENEROSITY.

9. THE STORM EVENTUALLY PASSES, AND THE SUN SHINES THROUGH, CASTING A WARM GLOW ON THE COUNTRYSIDE.

10. TERENTY TAKES THE CHILDREN ON A WALK THROUGH THE FIELDS, POINTING OUT THE BEAUTY OF NATURE.

11. THEY ENCOUNTER A RICH LANDOWNER, WHO THROWS THEM A COIN, BUT TERENTY REFUSES IT, SAYING THAT TRUE WEALTH LIES IN KINDNESS AND GENEROSITY.

12. AS THE DAY COMES TO AN END, TERENTY BIDS FAREWELL TO THE CHILDREN, LEAVING THEM WITH A NEWFOUND APPRECIATION FOR THE SIMPLE THINGS IN LIFE.

13. THEME/LESSON 1. Kindness and Generosity 2. The Beauty of Nature 3. Resilience and Adaptability 4. Class and Inequality 5. Importance of Connection

14. CONFLICT External Conflicts The approaching storm Danilka's hand getting stuck The social and economic disparity