At night, a boy was born into a wealthy family in the Southwest Territory. The child screamed very loudly, and his mother Anna Mikhailovna Popelskaya immediately felt that something was wrong. The grandmother's words that all the newborns were crying did little to reassure her.

A few weeks later, the premonition of trouble was confirmed. Anna Mikhailovna began to notice that her newborn did not react to the rays of light, he was looking for something all the time with his pens. When the doctor carefully examined the boy's eyes, he stated that the child was born blind.

The boy was named Petrik. His father was a kind landowner who spoke little and was busy all day long. Together with the Popelskys, his mother’s brother lived - Maxim Yatsenko, who from a young age was known as a “dangerous bully”. Uncle Maxim has seen a lot in his lifetime, at one time he even joined the Garibaldians. After his injuries, he lived out his years without his right leg and with a badly damaged left arm.

The uncle began to look more and more at his nephew, who was also disabled, only from birth. Maxim decided to take care of the baby, develop strong qualities in him, at least partially compensate for his blindness with willpower. He advised his sister not to take care of the child too much, but to give him the opportunity to develop freely, like all children.

Gradually, the boy got used to the surrounding sounds, and when he learned to speak, he began to eagerly ask his mother and uncle about all objects and animals. Petrik was very interested in how they look?

Uncle Maxim came to the conclusion that the boy's blindness is not a simple accident, it was given to the child to realize extraordinary abilities, which will soon be clear.

Chapter two

At the age of five, Petrik was already quite well-versed in his home. From the outside it was difficult even to assume that the child does not see anything. It could only seem that the boy is more focused than other children.

Once Petrik heard the sound of a pipe and was impressed by this melody for a long time. The groom Joachim played the folk instrument. After this incident, the boy began to often go to the stable to listen to new and such pleasant sounds.

Anna Mikhailovna became jealous of her son to the groom. She decided to buy a piano and played a piece for Petit. However, the boy did not accept the complex piece of music. This greatly upset the mother, but did not break. Every evening, when the boy sat with Jochim and enjoyed the sound of the pipe, Anna Mikhailovna sat down at the piano and played simple but beautiful melodies. They were heard by Joachim and Petrik, and more and more often they were carried away by the sound of the instrument.

Once Petya made his way into the room where this mysterious musical instrument stood and began to study it.

Chapter three

Uncle Maxim continued to seriously engage in the upbringing of Petya, which bore fruit. At the age of six, the boy could already clean his own room and even ride a horse. The groom, Joachim, assisted in this. However, Petrik had practically no peer friends, although the village guys came to visit him. It was fun for them to listen to the stories of the blind panych.

Soon the Yaskulsky couple settled in the estate, which was located next door. Their girl Evelina was almost the same age as Petya. She spent most of the time in solitude, behaving sanely and judiciously, like an adult woman.

Evelina's first acquaintance with Petrik by the river was unsuccessful. The boy did not like it when someone suddenly broke his loneliness, and drove Evelyn away. However, a few days later the children met again. This time they struck up a conversation. During the conversation, Petya began to feel Evelina's face with his hands. This frightened the girl. She realized that her new acquaintance did not see anything.

The next day, Evelina herself came to visit Petrik. Since then, the children have become friends and study together under the guidance of Uncle Maxim.

Chapter four

In the boy's family, the friendship between Petrus and Evelina was very happy. It was believed that this smart and moral girl could at least partially alleviate the difficult life of a disabled person.

Meanwhile, Petrik was growing up. Soon, changes began to appear in his worldview, which Uncle Maxim had not previously suspected. Now Yatsenko began to understand that he did not fully know his ward, especially his rich inner world. Maxim tried to somehow prevent the teenager's emotional quest and emotional impulses. He believed that it would be much easier for a disabled person to live in a convenient and understandable dimension. But Petya's mother realized that in her child the features of a blind person would be revealed more and more often, which the sighted did not even know about. And this cannot be prevented in any way.

One day the boy ran into his mother's room and recounted a dream in which he clearly saw her and Uncle Maxim.

Chapter five

Several more years passed. Evelina and Peter had already become young people, they wanted some new impressions, but life in the estate was boring and monotonous. Uncle Maxim felt it too. In order to somehow allay the boredom, he invited his old friend Stavruchenko, who lived seventy miles from their estate, to visit. Stavruchenko came to visit with his student sons.

Young people vividly discussed various issues, paid a lot of attention to Evelina, but Peter did not seem to notice. This attitude hurt the blind youth's pride, but for a long time he tried not to show it. However, during one conversation, Peter became completely sad and lonely, he got up and went somewhere. Evelina found a friend at an abandoned mill. It was in this place that the fateful conversation of the young people took place. They confessed their love to each other, and Evelina was the first to offer Peter to get married.

After an unexpected engagement, the young people returned to the guests, where Peter sat down at the piano. The young man played so inspiringly and beautifully that he impressed everyone present with his skill. The eldest son Stavruchenko said that the young man needs a serious school, such a talent needs to be developed.

Chapter six

In the fall, the Popelskys paid a return visit to Stavruchenko. A few versts from their estate was the N-monastery, where they all decided to go together. There Peter met the blind novice-bell ringer Yegoriy, who outwardly looked remarkably similar to the protagonist. Egoriy was also born blind. He told the story of the novice Roman, who went blind at the age of seven. Peter was a little jealous of Roman, because he managed to find out what it means to be able to see.

In winter, the young man was tormented by constant questions about the meaning of life of blind people. It began to seem to him that everyone around him was only suffering, even though they were sorry. And so it went on until spring, when it was decided to bow to the miraculous icon. She was in a small town about sixty versts from the Popelskys' estate. At the entrance to the church, blind beggars sat and sang a mournful song. At first Peter was very frightened of them, but then he coped with a nervous shock and gave alms to the blind.

In the summer, Peter and Maxim went to Kiev in a chaise. There the young man was supposed to take lessons from a famous pianist. However, on the way, the travelers met two blind men who were on their way to Pochaev. Peter decided to go with these people, and Maxim went to Kiev alone and for a long time hid the act of his nephew from his relatives.

The road to Pochaev and communication with people who were also deprived of sight, enriched the young man with new pleasant impressions. He learned and often began to hum the song of the blind. Although the miracle did not happen in Pochaev, Peter's soul received its healing.

The young man returned home only in late autumn.

Chapter Seven

Evelina and Peter got married and were waiting for the addition to the family. When their son was born, the young father experienced extraordinary joy. True, the first days he was very excited. Peter was terribly afraid that his child would be born blind. This thought constantly tormented him, haunted him.

When the doctor carefully examined the baby and told Peter that his son was born sighted, our hero seemed to move into another reality for a while. He told his mother and Maxim that he saw them, as well as this world, so beautiful and unique.

Epilogue

Three years have passed. Peter made his debut at the "Contracts" fair in Kiev. He was accompanied by Evelina, and Uncle Maxim was among the spectators. In Peter's play, he clearly recognized the motive of the song of the blind and realized that he had not lived his life in vain. The uncle was very happy with the success of his nephew and constantly repeated that he had received his sight.

A blind boy was born into a wealthy landlord's family. The baby was named Peter. His mother, Anna Mikhailovna Popelskaya, and her brother Maxim, a former soldier of the Garibaldi army, an invalid without a leg, are engaged in his upbringing. He teaches Petrus, in particular, to read Braille. It is Maxim who first explains to his sister that it is pointless to protect a blind child from outside world and the problems that await him there. He encourages Anna to develop Petrus' natural inclinations. "Foolish solicitude, which removes the need for effort from him, kills all chances for a fuller life in him."

It soon becomes clear that the boy has a subtle feel for the music. In addition to the fact that by nature he has a heightened hearing, he is very susceptible to sounds of any nature. Petrus unmistakably singles out from the whole abundance of sounds pouring on him those that are produced by musical instruments. One evening he confesses to his mother that before going to bed he is under a "particularly enchanting impression." The reason for this is quickly revealed: in the twilight, the shepherd Joachim plays on a homemade pipe. He experienced unhappy love and, being rejected, tried to pour out his sadness in music. After trying several purchased pipes and not finding a suitable one, Joachim made a pipe himself. “The pipe came out wonderfully well. Having dried the willow, he burned her heart with a red-hot wire, burned six round holes, cut the seventh obliquely and tightly plugged one end with a wooden plug ... Then, she hung on a string for a whole week, and she was warmed by the sun and bathed in a resounding wind. " The melodies performed by Joachim harmonize very subtly with the surrounding nature. Apparently, Petrus intuitively feels it. Once having come to Joachim's stable to listen to him, the boy begins to sit at the musician's all evenings. Driven by jealousy, Anna asks her husband to write the piano out of the city. She previously studied music and even achieved excellent performance technique. However, the prim German teacher, with her endless quibbles and mechanistic approach to teaching, discouraged her student from any desire for studies and love for music as such. Anna, trying to regain complete control over the feelings of her son, begins to play with him a "highly technical" play, for which she was once awarded the praise of the teacher. However, there is no sincerity and sincerity in her performance. Petrus gets scared, gets upset and runs away. He does not like the "strange guest" - the piano, and still strives to listen to the "native" music of a simple shepherd's flute. Anna realizes that in order to regain her son's trust, she will have to learn to feel the music as subtly as Petrus and Joachim do. Anna overcomes resentment and snobbery. Her performance changes over time, she masters the ability to convey her emotions in music. Petrus listens to his mother more and more often, begins to learn from her himself. One day he asks her about the colors, because he feels their difference by touch. The boy strokes the stork's white neck and then touches the black feathers on the bird's wings. Anna conveys this difference with the help of the pitch of the sounds on the instrument (low tones correspond to dark, high tones - to light colors). Maxim teaches the boy about the history of the country through heroic folk songs, the images of which are close and understandable to Peter.

Petrus is quite free to move around the house and estate. Strangers do not immediately determine that he is blind - his movements are so confident. The boy loves to walk over the river. Once, while walking, he meets a girl named Evelina, about the same age as him. Evelina is the late daughter of very calm and loving parents - the Yaskulskys. Evelina is an unusually sensible and sensible girl. Outwardly, quite a child, she is capable of understanding, sacrifice and compassion, characteristic of an adult woman. “There are natures destined in advance for a quiet feat of love, combined with sorrow and care, - natures for whom these worries about someone else's grief constitute, as it were, an atmosphere, an organic need. Nature has endowed them with tranquility in advance, without which the everyday feat of life is inconceivable ... They are deaf to the passionate appeals of a sinful life and walk the sad path of duty as calmly as the path of the brightest personal happiness. " For many years, the world of Petrus has been composed of a circle of relatives and Evelina. The girl even begins to study with Maxim together with Petrus. Joint activities, common goals bring children closer together.

Adults try not to increase the suffering of a blind person, not to let him understand what he is deprived of, not to provoke "unnecessary" questions. However, Anna feels in her heart that her boy is still sad about something that does not exist and has never been in his life - about the light. From time to time Petrus confesses to her that he had a dream - but cannot remember faces. Maxim also understands this. In order to open the door to the nephew the world, he invites old comrade Stavruchenko with two young sons to the estate. During the conversation, young people are keenly interested in Evelina, but they forget about Peter. He imperceptibly leaves the room, repeating to himself that Evelina does not need him, that she did not even notice his absence, that he is a cripple, and has no right to deprive the girl of her “big” life. However, seventeen-year-old Evelina, politely and restrained (so that even young people are surprised and consider her answer worthy of a woman of much older age), explains to the guests that “every person has his own path in life, and in serious matters you need to think seriously”. She goes out into the garden after Peter and, on his assertions about his own uselessness, as a fait accompli, talks to him about their future marriage and the full tenderness of life together. Peter is dumbfounded and happy. Evelina calmly explains to him that she does not intend to look for another, "big" life, that they have loved each other for many years, that for each of them there is no friend, closer, and therefore there is no sense in looking for "good from good." Evelina is surprised that Peter had not thought about their wedding before, that he wanted to give it up for her own good. The girl calmly and deliberately paints Petra his own perspectives: he must study music and give concerts professionally. Everyone notes his extraordinary gift and outstanding abilities. Evelina will read her beloved a brilliant future. “You will also have your own job. If you saw, if you knew what you can do with all of us ... "

The family, together with Stavruchenko and Evelina, goes on a long walk through historical sites - the burial of the ataman Karego and the blind bandura player Yurko, who accompanied the ataman on all his glorious campaigns. In the monastery of the company he examines the old church and climbs the bell tower. Both bell ringer are blind. One of them, Roman, went blind at the age of seven. He remembers his mother, understands what light is, loves children and is not offended by the whole world. The other, Yegor, is blind from birth. He is angry with people, he is very acutely experiencing his own "inferiority", accuses others of inattention, complains about his uselessness. Peter instinctively recognizes him as a fellow in misfortune. When everyone goes downstairs, Peter stops to talk to Yegor. Evelina hears their conversation. Egor is angry with Roman for letting the "devils" (ie children) into the bell tower, trying to catch them and beat them. Peter learns that Yegor, like himself, has a heightened hearing (the two of them, unlike everyone present, hear the ringing of bells from a church located fifteen miles away), that he also does not see dreams, or at least does not can then remember them that he, too, has a claim to the whole world. Upon returning home, Anna sends warm clothes to the bell ringer. Maxim talks with Evelina about the similarities between Peter and Yegor. Evelina believes that after this trip, Peter is sure that all those born blind are evil, and will not fight his egoism, but will only become embittered. "The hopeless sadness was replaced in the mood of the young man by irritable nervousness." He tries to quarrel with Evelyn so as not to be “guilty” of her “sacrifice”. Peter constantly torments himself and those around him by talking about his unhappiness. Maxim tries to act with affection and appeals to the images available to Peter (he explains the palette of colors with the help of tactile analogies, and Peter immediately conveys this with the help of sounds on the piano). However, when Peter's complaints, his accusations of unfair fate and self-pity become dominant in his attitude towards others, Maxim decides to have a serious heart-to-heart talk. The conversation that Maxim was preparing happens spontaneously. At the sight of the suffering of others (the blind beggars), Peter tries to turn away and leave, but Maxim stops him and makes him feel alms for the blind. “You are annoyed that you have no one to curse, like Yegor, and you yourself curse in the soul of your loved ones for taking away from you a happy share of these blind ... If you want to correct our mistake, if you throw all the advantages in the face of fate, with which life has surrounded you from the cradle and you want to experience the fate of these unfortunates. .. I promise you my respect, help and assistance. " After this incident, Peter lies in a fever for a long time. Maxim was already taking his words back and apologizing to his nephew, but the recovered Peter asks his uncle to help him. They announce to the family that the two of them are going to Kiev for a year so that Peter can take music lessons from the famous pianist there. Maxim regularly sends Anna reassuring letters, assuring that Peter's affairs are going well. A year later, it turns out that Peter all this time wandered along with two other blind (one of them, Fyodor Kandyba - kobzar) under the name of Yuri. They say that Peter went to Pochaev on a vow to pray to the Mother of God for healing. Peter returns to his home on foot in beggarly clothes. “His eyes were still clear and still blind. Ho the soul is undoubtedly healed. "

In the fall, they play the wedding of Evelina and Peter. He will soon find out that he will be a father. The expectation of childbirth is painful for Peter. It seems to him that the child will certainly be born blind. From time to time all his previous hysterical doubts return to Peter, he insists that the child should not be born. However, the doctor who delivered the baby and was armed with an ophthalmoscope in advance, states that the baby sees. Peter is shocked. For a few moments it seems to him that he is getting his sight. He sees mother, Maxim, wife, heaven and earth. "It seemed to everyone that the man who stood in the middle of the room was not the one they knew so well ... that old one disappeared, surrounded by a mystery that suddenly descended on him." Peter cannot remember his vision, but he is calm. "I gave all this to him ... to the child ..." - says Peter and loses consciousness.

Three years later, Peter is already very successfully giving concerts in Kiev. Evelina accompanies her famous husband everywhere. Maxim notes that Peter's subtle, sensitive, suffering game has changed. "These are no longer just groans of personal grief, not just blind suffering ... he carries a feeling of life in his soul, he feels both human grief and human joy, he has received his sight and will be able to remind the happy about the unfortunate." Maxim considers his mission on earth fulfilled. "He did not live in the world for nothing, he was told about this by the powerful sounds of power that stood in the hall, reigning over the crowd."

The scene takes place in the southwestern part of Ukraine, in a wealthy landowner village family, an absolutely blind child is born. After his birth, of course, no one noticed such a feature in the boy Petya, but soon his mother began to notice this, and as a result, visiting doctors were able to confirm this.

Petya had a father, he was good-natured, but did not participate at all in anything except the economic part. The boy also had an uncle, Maxim, who had a rather fighting and strong-willed character. In his youth, Uncle Peter was a bully and a bully, and when he grew up, he left for Garibaldi in a detachment that was in Italy. There, the uncle's leg was amputated and he soon found himself at home in a very helpless state. After the birth of Petya, it was the uncle who decided to take up his upbringing. Maxim Yatsenko believed that excessive care of the mother could greatly harm the child, and his uncle wanted to raise a new fighter out of the boy.

Spring came. The boy really liked the awakening of nature. Yatsenko and his mother took little Peter to the river bank. The boy became very agitated and fainted from too much experience. They decided to gradually help the boy feel the world without sight. The boy really liked the play of the groom Joachim on the pipe. Joachim made his own instrument with his own hands.

Joachim played his pipe every evening and one day the blind boy Petrusia came in and decided to learn how to play. Mother decides to bring a piano. Mother Anna began to play the piece. Peter again felt bad, as this music was too rough. And soon my mother noticed more gentle and smooth sounds in playing the pipe. Anna Mikhailovna also decides to start learning to play the pipe. Soon the boy becomes interested in playing the piano and quickly masters it. Joachim plays folk songs for him at the behest of his uncle.

Little Petrusi has absolutely no friends, as the yard children are afraid of him and do not want to approach him. After some time, Evelina met Peter. She lives in a neighboring estate with the Yaskulsky family. This sweet girl from the first minutes does not see at all that the boy is not at all sighted, but when he wants to look at her face with his hands, she is a little frightened, but soon she becomes very sorry for him. They become best friends. Children grow up, but their friendship does not collapse.

After some time, Uncle Petrusia brings his friend Stavruchenko to their home, with whom his sons-students came together. The sons are very fond of the people and are engaged in collecting folklore. Together with this whole company, a cadet comes. This whole group revives everyone in this estate.

Maxim loves his nephew very much and wants him to know that life is wonderful and exciting. After some time, the girl Evelina begins to understand that she wants to marry Peter and informs him of this. Peter begins to play a beautiful melody on the piano for everyone who came. The guests are delighted and say that he will soon become famous. Finally, the young man Peter begins to realize that he can become an excellent musician.

The Popelskys come to the Stavruchenkov estate and all visit the monastery. On the way, they stumble upon a tombstone, it says that Ignat Karyi, the Cossack-ataman, lies there, Yurko-bandurist is buried there, he accompanies the ataman on all campaigns. The Stavruchenkovs and Popelskys inhale. Uncle explains that despite the struggle takes place in different forms, it still continues at all times.

In the monastery, the visitors meet the novice Yegoriy, he escorts them to the bell tower. Egoriy is young and somewhat similar to the already matured Peter, but he is very angry with the whole world. Yegory swears at the guys who want to climb the bell tower. Peter wants to talk to Igor. During their conversation, Peter learns that Igor was also born blind and explains that there is another bell ringer in their monastery, whose name is Roman, he is blind not from birth, but from the age of 7. Egoriy is very jealous of Roman, because once he could see everything around him and knows how wonderful it is. The novel turns out to be more good-natured and he is happy to communicate with children.

Peter understands that he would also like to see the world at least for a moment, and from this he is very sad. Peter changes, he also becomes angry. Peter wants to know what colors are, and begins to envy the blind beggars greatly, because they have no time to reflect on their illness. Maxim and his nephew notice the beggars and Maxim forces his nephew to give them money.

Peter starts to get sick. After an illness, he wants to go with his uncle to Kiev to learn to play from professionally playing people.

Uncle leaves alone, and Peter begins to make friends with the beggars and leaves for Pochaev.

Upon his return, he changes a lot and marries his longtime girlfriend Evelina. They have a sighted son. Peter is happy.

After three years, Peter becomes a professional musician. He gives a concert where his uncle is happy that he was able to live his life and achieve something, at least in raising his nephew.

Year: 1886 Genre: story

Main characters: blind boy Peter, Maxim - Peter's uncle, daughter of Evelina's neighbors

Plot. Petrus was born blind to a wealthy family. He becomes a talented musician. The ability to understand others, to sympathize with them helps him to live fully. He marries and has a son who gives him even more joy.

the main idea

Despite a physical ailment, anyone can have a fulfilling life if they can understand themselves and learn to empathize with other people.

Summary of Korolenko Blind musician read

The Popelski family lived in the South-West of Ukraine. One day a boy is born in their family who turns out to be blind. At first, the mother of the child suspects this. Doctors confirm the diagnosis, which is terrible for the family. The boy's name was Peter. His father is a kind man, but he was not interested in or worried about anything in life, except for housekeeping. Uncle Peter - Maxim Yatsenko had a more lively disposition. His character was clearly manifested from childhood. He even went to Italy, joined the detachment of the Garibaldians there. A difficult fate awaited him. During the battle with the Austrians, the poor man lost his leg, received numerous wounds. As a result of all this, he was forced to return home and lived out his days in quiet resignation to his position.

The upbringing of the boy was voluntarily taken over by his uncle. He had his own principles and believed that excessive tenderness and caring would harm the child. He often met obstacles from his sister, Petrus' mother. Maxim wants to make the boy a fighter for the cause of life.

In the spring, while walking on the shore of the lake, the poor boy loses consciousness from the abundance of sounds and impressions. It becomes the task of the mother and uncle to help the child comprehend all sounds and impressions.

Hearing once how the groom Joachim plays the pipe, the boy wants to learn himself. His mother teaches him to play the piano. The boy learns to play both instruments. The uncle asks the groom to teach the boy to sing folk songs.

Petrusia has no friends. One day he meets the daughter of the Yaskulskys, who live in a neighboring estate. Ying friendship grows stronger every year. Evelina is confident in her decision to marry Peter. She informs him of her decision.
One day Petrusya plays for the assembled guests. All promise the guy fame.

One day Peter realizes how unhappy he is, which he cannot imagine reality. Acquaintance with a man like him born blind makes him evil and despotic. He begins to torment his family.

One day, secretly from his family, he goes on a journey with the beggars, learns the world, empathizes with someone else's misfortune. Having become corrupted by a completely different person, Peter and Evelina are united in the bonds of marriage. They have a son. The sighted son gives him wings. He does not forget all this time friends from the trip. Peter becomes a famous musician. Blind beggars join the performance. The uncle understands that he has brought up a true person. He is proud of Peter.

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