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If you ask the average Russian about what works of William Sidney Portrer he read, then in 90% of cases you will receive in response only a puzzled look and an indefinite shrug. Yes, this writer is not popular with our readers. But if you ask about what the novelist O'Henry wrote, then the same 90% will happily recall the story "The Leader of the Redskins." Everyone is able to tell the summary of this novel, even if he was not lucky enough to hold the book itself in his hands. But he probably watched a wonderful Soviet film adaptation with Georgy Vitsin and Alexei Smirnov in the lead roles.
For those who have not yet read this wonderful novel and have not watched Gaidai's film "Business People", we will try to tell what exactly the story "Leader of the Redskins" is about. The summary is unlikely to be particularly brief, but … "Mukhtar will try." So let's get started.
O`Henry. "Leader of the Redskins": a summary of the novel
Naive Americanchildless bachelors - Sam and Bill - decided not to distribute Herbalife, but to kidnapping. They decided that if the only son of a local rich man was kidnapped, then he would give them at least a couple of thousand dollars for returning their offspring to their native land. Thus begins the short story "Leader of the Redskins." A summary of it follows below.
No sooner said than done, the boy is lured with a promise to show something very interesting and, despite resistance, they are taken far into the mountains. After waiting for some time, one of the bandits goes to investigate, he is very interested in what they say about this crime of the century in the town, and a letter to the inconsolable father with the terms of the ransom of the heir must be sent.
There is a joyful mood in the town. The entire population is literally ready to pray for unknown idiot kidnappers. The boy managed to annoy all the inhabitants without exception. It would seem that a reasonable person should think about the fact that it is unlikely that even 2 cents will be paid for the return of such a “treasure”, not to mention two thousand dollars. But our hero decides that the more intolerable the child, the stronger parental love for him. He sends his dad a letter with the terms of the ransom and returns to his partner in the most rosy mood.
And Bill's business, meanwhile, is not going so happily. The kidnapped tomboy decided to break away in full and proclaimed himself a real Indian, and the head of the tribe. Yes, you are absolutely rightremembered the name - "Leader of the Redskins." The summary is still not the story itself, and it is not able to convey all the bullying that Johnny (such a name was given to the boy by loving parents) subjected the unfortunate bandits. After three days of being in the company of a restless tomboy, they were ready to drop everything and run anywhere. But… no one has been able to run away from Johnny just like that.
So our summary of the story "The Leader of the Redskins" has come to an end. The ending of the novel is fitting. Our heroes also had to pay extra for dad to keep his son on a leash for at least half an hour, and during this time they will have time to rush to the Canadian border.
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