A Day in the Country
Learning Outcomes:
• The learner will be able to read and comprehend the lesson.
• Understands the importance of protecting nature.
• Enjoys the beauty of nature and surroundings.
• The learners will be able to improve their vocabulary.
• The learner will be able to enhance their love towards literature.
Introduction:
'A Day in the Country’ is a realistic short story about the beauties of nature and true friendship penned and published by Russian short-story writer Anton Chekhov. Chekhov is one of the greatest Russian short-story writers and one of the best proponents of short fiction writing the world has ever known. In ‘A Day in the Country’, Chekhov draws the reader’s attention to the love shared by three poor individuals a cobbler and two beggar children. Other than their poverty and friendship, they share a genuine love for nature.
Summary:
The story starts with the arrival of a storm accompanied by rain, lightning, and thunder. Fyokla fears the storm but searches for the cobbler Terenty so that he could pull out her brother Danilka’s hand from the rent or hole in a lime tree. Terenty helps them to pull out his hand from the hole. This short story celebrates life in the country, the country folk’s and the beggars resilience, and how they take charge of their own lives.
