Question

summary of the beggar

Answer 1

Sergei focuses on the beggar and catches his lie. Sergei had met this beggar earlier and that time the beggar posed himself as a student. When confronted, the beggar confesses to his lie and says that people wouldn’t believe him that he was a singer in Russian Choir but expelled from there for drunkenness. Sergei offers him work in his wood shed. The beggar out of shame and fake pride takes up the work. Because of drunkenness, he is staggering and reluctant for work. Olga, the cook, takes him to the wood shed and handles him a billet of wood for chopping. After the work, the beggar is rewarded with half a rouble.
After this, on the first day of the month the beggar makes his appearance and earns half a rouble by chopping wood. In fact whenever he appears there, he gets some or other work. He also cleaned and shoveled snow from the way. When Sergei is changing home, the beggar is called out to shift the luggage and furniture. But there he couldn’t work instead got sneered by carters. Seeing this, Sergei comes to him and offers a rouble for his pain and says that he is happy that his words changed his life. Sergei asks his name and the beggar says that his name is Lushkoff.
Next, Sergei sees that Lushkoff has changed since that day and thus offers him a letter of recommendation and asks him if can work as a writer/typewriter.
After two years Sergei happens to meet him again at a ticket counter of a theatre. This time Lushkoff looks like a man of value and well-dressed. Upon confronting Lushkoff says that now he is a notary and receives thirty five roubles per month. Sergei says that he is happy to hear that his words changed someone’s life. Lushkoff corrects him by saying that it was his cook Olga who changed him. Further, he narrates that he never chopped any wood but it was that lady and that lady’s concern and tears that changed him. After clearing the air, Lushkoff moves ahead to the gallery.
The story takes place in Russia and probably it was first written in Russian and then translated into other languages. It is a classic example of irony in literature.

Answer 2

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This is a story about a beggar, Lushkoff who used to beg as a school teacher ora student. He met an advocate named Sergei who offered him a job at his house. Sergei asked Lushkoff to chop woods for him. He asked his servant, Olga, to look after him. Lushkoff was very weak. He could not do any work. Olga found him incapable of chopping the wood. She rebuked him but she was very sympathetic to him. She wept for him. Olga decided to help him. She worked in his place and informed Sergei that he had done his work. She made him get half a rouble. Sergei asked Lushkoff to come to work on the first of every month. Lushkoff was always rebuked by Olga for his inefficiency. But it was Olga only who helped him in his work. Once Sergei asked Lushkoff to help in the shifting of the house, he looked weak and unhealthy. Sergei thought that he should not put him to hard work and decided to send him to his friends for an easier job. Lushkoff got a more respectable job. After two years, Sergei met Lushkoff in a theatre. He was well-dressed and look healthier. He had become a notary and was earning thirty-five roubles a month. Sergei felt good. Lushkoff thanked Sergei for his kind words and deed. He disclosed that it was Olga who helped and set him right. He would never forget her. Olga’s words and actions had brought a change in him. She made him quit drinking. Lushkoff expressed his gratitude towards Sergei and Olga. He bade him goodbye and departed for work.

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