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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,NA?AN ,HASKELL ,DOLE 

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,= LACK ( SPACE WE MU/ OMIT ! DESCRIPTION ( !  
TEA*+ ( LANGUAGE & O!R SUBJECTS & ! EXTRACTS  
FROM ! TEA*]S' DI>IES2 BUT H]E WE WILL CITE SPECIM5S ( ! COMPOSITIONS ( TWO ( ! PUPILS 9 ! FIR/  
CLASS1 MAK+ NO *ANGE 9 SPELL+ OR PUNCTUATION4 

,B1 A V]Y POOR S*OL>1 BUT A LAD ( KE5 & ORIG9AL M9D1 WROTE COMPOSITIONS AB\T ,TULA1 &  
AB\T HIS /UDIES4 ,! ONE AB\T HIS /UDIES HAD A  
GREAT SUCCESS AMONG ! S*OL>S4 ,B - WAS ELEV5  
YE>S OLD1 & HAD BE5 AT S*OOL AT ,YASNAYA ,POLYANA  
?REE W9T]S2 BUT HE HAD /UDI$ BE=E4 

0,AB\T ,TULA0 -- 

0,! O!R ,SUNDAY ,I W5T TO ,TULA AGA94 ,:5 WE  
GOT !RE ,VLADIMIR ,ALEKS&ROVIT* TOLD ME & ,VASKA  
,ZHDAN( TO GO TO ,SUNDAY-S*OOL4 ,WE W5T & WE  
W5T & WE W5T1 .<#b#g.> & AT LA/1 AFT] A GREAT DEAL (  
TR\BLE1 WE F\ND IT4 ,WE W5T 9 & F\ND ALL !  
S*OL>S SITT+ D[N2 & ,I SAW \R TEA*] 9 BOTANY4  
,& SO ,I SAID1 ' ,H[ DO Y\ DO SIR8 ' .<#b#h.> & HE SAID1  
',H[ DO Y\ DO4' ,!N ,I W5T 9TO ! CLASS1 /OOD  
NE> ! TABLE1 & ,I FELT SO CONFUS$ ?AT ,I TOOK &  
W5T \T 9TO ,TULA4 ,I W5T & ,I W5T & ,I SAW A  
WOMAN BAK+ CAKES4 .<#b#i.> ,I BEGAN TO TAKE MY MONEY \T  
( MY POCKET1 :5 ,I HAD GOT IT \T1 ,I B\<T ! CAKES4 

,AFT] ,I HAD B\<T !M ,I W5T ON4 ,& ,I SAW A  
MAN WALK+ UP & D[N ON A T[]1 & LOOK+ TO  
SEE IF !RE WAS A FIRE ANY:]E4 ,& ,I HAVE F9I%$  
AB\T ,TULA40 

0,COMPOSITION AB\T H[ ,I /UDI$ -- 

0,:5 ,I WAS EI<T YE>S OLD1 ,I WAS S5T TO ,GRUMA  
TO ! CATTLE WOMAN4 ,!RE ,I LE>N$ A GOOD DEAL4  
,BUT AFT]W>DS ,I GOT TIR$ ( IT1 & BEGAN TO CRY4 ,&  
! WOMAN TOOK A /ICK & BEGAN TO BEAT ME4 ,BUT ,I  
CRI$ L\D] ?AN EV]4 ,& AFT] A FEW DAYS ,I RAN  
(F HOME1 & TOLD !M ALL AB\T IT4 ,& !Y TOOK  
ME FROM !RE & S5T ME TO ,DUNKA'S MO!R4 ,&  
!RE ,I /UDI$ WELL1 & ,I WAS NEV] BEAT5 !RE1 &  
!RE ,I LE>N$ ! :OLE ALPHABET4 ,!N ,I WAS S5T  
TO ,FOKA ,DEMIDOVIT*4 ,HE US$ TO BEAT ME V]Y CRUELLY4  
,ONCE ,I RAN AWAY FROM HIM1 & HE ORD]$ !M TO  
F9D ME4 ,:5 !Y F\ND ME & C>RI$ ME TO HIM1  
HE TOOK ME & LAID ME OV] ! FOOT/OOL1 TOOK A BUNDLE ( RODS1 & BEGAN TO BEAT ME4 ,& ,I SCREAM$  
) ALL MY MI<T2 & :5 HE LIFT$ ME UP HE MADE  
ME READ4 ,& AS HE LI/5$ TO ME HE W\LD SAY1 ' ,Y\  
SON ( A DOG6 H[ ABOM9ABLY Y\ READ6 OH1 :AT A  
PIG Y\ >E6 ' ' 

,H]E >E TWO EXAMPLES ( ,F$KA'S COMPOSITION2 !  
ONE ON ! SUBJECT 0,CORN0 GIV5 TO HIM1 ! O!R *OS5  
BY HIMSELF1 AB\T A VISIT TO ,TULA4 ,?IS WAS ,F$KA'S  
?IRD W9T] AT S*OOL4 ,HE WAS T5 YE>S OLD4 

0,AB\T ,CORN -- 

0,CORN GR[S 9 ! GR\ND4 ,AT FIR/ IT IS G5]ALLY  
GRE54 ,BUT :5 IT IS FULL GR[N !N ! E>S ( CORN  
GR[ \T ( IT & ! WOM5 REAP IT4 ,!RE IS ANO!R  
K9D ( CORN JU/ LIKE GRASS1 & ! CATTLE EAT IT WELL40 

,?AT WAS ALL !RE WAS ( IT4 ,HE WAS CONSCI\S ?AT  
IT WAS NOT GOOD1 & WAS SORRY = IT4 ,AB\T ,TULA HE  
WROTE AS FOLL[S )\T CORRECTION3 

0,AB\T ,TULA -- 

0,:5 ,I WAS A V]Y LITTLE BOY ,I WAS FIVE YE>S OLD  
& SOMETIMES ,I HE>D ( PEOPLE GO+ TO A PLACE CALL$  
,TULA & ,I DID NOT KN[ :AT ,TULA WAS4 ,& SO ,I  
ASK$ MY PAPA3 .<#c.> 

0' ,PA6 :AT SORT ( A PLACE IS ?IS ,TULA :]E Y\ GO8  
,IS IT GOOD8' 

0,PAPA SAID1 ',YES4' 

0,!N ,I SAID3 ' ,PA6 TAKE ME ) Y\1 ,I WANT TO SEE  
,TULA4' 

0,PAPA SAID3 ',ALL RI<T :5 ,SUNDAY COMES ,I WILL TAKE  
Y\ ) ME4' 

0,I WAS GLAD & BEGAN TO RUN & JUMP ON ! B5*4 

0,AFT] !SE DAYS CAME ,SUNDAY4 ,I GOT UP V]Y E>LY  
9 ! MORN+ BUT PAPA WAS ALREADY H>NESS+ !  
HORSES 9 ! Y>D4 ,I GOT ON MY %OES & /OCK+S  
& DRESS$ ME AS QUICK AS ,I C\LD4 

0,BY ! TIME ,I WAS DRESS$ & RAN D[N 9TO !  
Y>D FA!R HAD ! HORSES ALL H>NESS$4 ,I GOT 9TO !  
SL$GE & />T$4 ,WE RODE & WE RODE & WE W5T  
AB\T F\RTE5 V]/S4 .<#c#a.> ,I SAW A TALL *UR* & ,I %\T$  
' ,FA!R SEE :AT A TALL *UR*6 ' 

0,FA!R SAID3 ' !RE IS A *UR* NOT SO HI< & PRETTI]1' & ,I BEGAN TO ASK HIM3 ' ,FA!R LET US GO 9TO IT3  
,I WANT TO SAY MY PRAY]S4' 

0,FA!R TOOK ME 94 ,JU/ AS WE W]E GO+ 91 !Y  
SUDD5LY P\ND$ ON ! BELL2 ,I WAS FRI<T5$ & ,I  
ASK$ FA!R :AT ?AT WAS3 ' ,IS IT A DRUM !Y >E PLAY+ ON8 ' 

0,FA!R SAID3 ' ,NO ?AT IS ! BEG9N+ ( MASS4' 

0,!N WE W5T 9TO ! *UR* & SAID \R PRAY]S4  
,:5 WE HAD SAID \R PRAY]S WE W5T TO M>KET4 ,&  
H]E ,I AM GO+ ALONG & GO+ ALONG & ,I KEEP  
/UMBL+ ALL ! TIME BUT ,I KEEP LOOK+ >\ND ON ALL  
SIDES4 

0,& !N WE CAME TO ! BAZA>2 & ,I SAW SOME  
ONE SELL+ CAKES #a & ,I WANT$ TO TAKE SOME )\T  
PAY+ = !M4 ,& FA!R SAYS TO ME3 'DON'T TAKE  
!M1 ELSE !Y WILL TAKE Y\R CAP6 ' 

0,I ASK3 .<#c#b.> ,:Y %\LD !Y TAKE MY CAP8 ' & FA!R  
SAYS3 ' DON'T TAKE !M )\T MONEY1' & ,I SAY3 ' ,!N  
GIVE ME A GRIVNA .<#c#c.> & ,I WILL BUY MYSELF SOME LITTLE  
CAKES6 ' 

0,PAPA GAVE ME ONE & ,I B\<T ?REE CAKES & ,I  
ATE !M UP & ,I SAID3 'FA!R H[ GOOD !SE CAKES  
>E6 ' 

0,:5 WE HAD DONE \R %OPP+1 WE W5T BACK TO  
! HORSES & WAT]$ !M & GAVE !M !IR HAY  
& :5 !Y W]E F$ WE H>NESS$ !M & W5T  
HOME & ,I W5T 9TO ! COTTAGE & UNDRESS$ & BEGAN TO TELL EV]YBODY H[ ,I HAD BE5 TO ,TULA & H[  
FA!R & ,I HAD BE5 TO *UR* & SAID \R PRAY]S4  
,& !N ,I W5T TO SLEEP & DREAM$ ?AT ,I SAW ,FA!R  
/>T+ = ,TULA AGA94 ,I IMM$IATELY WOKE UP &  
SAW ?AT EV]YBODY WAS ASLEEP & SO ,I TOOK & W5T  
TO SLEEP AGA9 MYSELF40 

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