Summary and tip: "A horse with a pink mane"

Write stories for children is not as easy as it seems at first glance. Victor Astafiev was able to write a truly interesting and instructive story, after reading that, the child will bring a lot of useful information. The story was called "A horse with a pink mane." Reviews about the work are positive, and in order to be sure, it is enough to read its brief content.

Start

The grandmother of the protagonist instructed him to go to the pile together with the neighboring children, to collect strawberries for sale. As a reward for this, she promised the boy to buy a carrot in the form of a horse with a mane covered with pink glaze, hoofs and a tail. The family of the hero's companions lived poorly. My father worked in logging and received a salary every two weeks. When this happened, they joyfully rolled up the feast, and the mother of the children distributed debts. However, the money came to an end quickly, and before receiving the next reward for the work they again occupied the neighbors. They lived in a dysfunctional situation: a pretty fence almost immediately left for firewood, and they ate at neighbors'. If you read any review of the "Horse with a pink mane," you can find out that readers are sorry about these children.

Berry picking

Together with his comrades, the hero goes for cherished berries to earn the desired carrot. He managed to collect not one glass of strawberries, when other children staged a fight: the eldest of them discovered that others do not pick berries, but simply eat them. During the scuffle, everything that they had time to collect was scattered on the ground, trampled down or eaten. The children were not upset and decided to go swimming. One of them noticed that the berries collected by the hero are intact. He beat him "weakly" to eat them, and all together the friends went to the river. Almost every person scolds him for this, making up his review. "A horse with a pink mane" does not end there. The protagonist remembers that he did not collect the required berries, only late in the evening. The comrades advised us to collect the herbs and stones, and sprinkle berries on top. So the boy returned home.

Disclosure of fraud

The grandmother long praised the boy, did not begin to pour the berries, having decided to take them as they are. All night he was tormented by his conscience, and in the morning the main character decided to confess to the crime he had committed. But he was late, my grandmother managed to leave for the city. The boy wanted to hide somewhere, but he could not find a secluded place, so he went fishing with a friend. A few hours later he saw a grandmother returning on a boat, she threatened the hero with her fist, making it clear that the deception was uncovered. Back home, he could only in the evening and immediately hid in the pantry, where he prepared a "temporary" bed. In the morning the grandfather came to the boy and asked to be forgiven for his act. Grumbling, my grandmother sat my grandson to have breakfast, while continuing to lament over the deception. What she did after, almost everyone praises what makes up the response. "A horse with a pink mane" ends with an unexpected gift for the hero. Grandma still brought him the coveted carrot.

Readers' opinion about the story, review

"A horse with a pink mane" causes delight in readers. The story is very instructive, it is useful not only for children, but also for adults. The work teaches the most important thing - any deception will always be revealed, and guilt of conscience is the worst punishment. Wise grandmother did not beat the guilty child, did not put her in a corner, only left alone with herself, allowing to fully understand the consequences of her deed. This is what practically every person who makes up his review notes. "A horse with a pink mane" is exactly the work that is worth reading to children.