How many Roubles did the leather cost for the Nobleman
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Answer:
Explanation:
"What Men Live By" is a short story written by Russian author Leo Tolstoy in 1885. It is one of the short stories included in his collection What Men Live By, and Other Tales, published in 1885. The compilation also included the written pieces "The Three Questions", "The Coffee-House of Surat", and "How Much Land Does a Man Need?".
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn refers to the story in Cancer Ward.
Contents
1 Characters
2 Plot
3 See also
4 External links
Characters
Simon – A humble shoemaker who is very poor
Matryona – Wife of Simon
Michael – Angel punished by God and is turned into a mortal
Plot
The following morning Simon addresses the stranger and asks his name. The stranger answers that his name is simply Michael. Simon explains to Michael that he can stay in his household as long as he can earn his keep by working as an assistant for Simon in his shoemaking business. Michael agrees to these terms and for a few years he remains a very faithful assistant.