For a Single Word. The Story of an Old Peasant in Quest of a Coin. Leo Tolstoy.

Intriguing story drawn from Leo Tolstoy's own life about an old peasant seeking a small coin for food, but who has been derailed by a "single" word he used and which derailed his life with the authorities in Russia.

[@maggiepatterson7949]

i had no idea of the huge number of short stories Tolstoy wrote!

[@Riklott1111]

Me either This one was strange , it had no meaning

[@CharlieKellyEsq]

Almost as high as your body count

[@cabilgibbs]

Thx for all of these!!

[@elvareyvindsson5111]

I just discovered Leo Tolstoy. Thanks for bringing him to me

[@Riklott1111]

Me too Harsh peasant life is brutal

[@Xorcist777]

Thanks.

[@JaefarSABNW]

Incarceration is not an excuse to neglect and abuse. It is important to adapt to be honorable in whatever life or the losing of life does to you.

[@AtticusDraco]

This author has a knack of attracting the downtrodden His characters walk out of their hut, & WHAM, they immediately get engulfed by them

[@teresamoore5204]

Could someone explain how one can LAY DOWN on the oven to sleep? This is mentioned often in these stories .

[@jamesl9371]

In China they sort of did this. It was made of bricks

[@jamesl9371]

The oven was brick and a few feet high and large and people could lie on it. Actually a very good design and dual purpose for cooking and sleeping in cold climates

[@Justchillin145]

I wish they didn’t use the word daddy so much haha

[@vincentpryce3066]

The shaman brought me here.