Summary: "The Night Before Christmas", Gogol N. V

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“The Night Before Christmas” Gogol N. V. included in the cycle “Evenings on a Farm near Dikanka”. The events in the work take place during the reign of Catherine II, just at the time when, after the work of the Commission involved in the abolition of the Zaporozhian Sich, the Cossacks came to her.

"The night before Christmas". Gogol N. V. Vakula's Promise

The last pre-Christmas day has come to an end. It was a clear frosty night. No one sees how a couple flies in the sky: the witch collects the stars in her sleeve, and the devil steals the moon. The Cossacks Sverbyguz, Chub, Golova and some others are going to visit the clerk. He will celebrate Christmas. Oksana, Chub's 17-year-old daughter, whose beauty was talked about throughout Dikanka, was left alone at home. She was just dressing up when the blacksmith Vakula, who was in love with the girl, entered the hut. Oksana treated him harshly. At this time, cheerful, noisy girls burst into the hut. Oksana began to complain to them that she had no one to even give little slippers. Vakula promised to get them to her,and such, which not every pannochka has. Oksana, in front of everyone, gave her word to marry Vakula if he would bring her such slippers as those of the queen herself. The despondent blacksmith went home.

"The Night Before Christmas", Gogol N. V. Guests at Solokha

At this time, the Head came to his mother. He said that he did not go to the deacon because of the snowstorm. There was a knock on the door. The head did not want to be found at Solokha and hid in a coal sack. The deacon knocked. It turns out that no one came to him at all, and he also decided to spend time in Solokha's house. There was another knock at the door. This time the Cossack Chub came. Solokha hid the deacon in a sack. But before Chub had time to tell about the purpose of his arrival, someone knocked again. This returned home Vakula. Not wanting to run into him, Chub climbed into the same sack into which the clerk had climbed before him. Before Solokha had time to close the door behind her son, Sverbyguz came up to the house. Since there was nowhere to hide him, she went out to talk to him in the garden. The blacksmith couldn't get Oksana out of his head. But nevertheless, he noticed the bags in the hut and decided to remove them before the holiday. At that time, fun was in full swing on the street: songs and carols were heard. Among the laughter and conversation of the girls, the blacksmith also heard the voice of his beloved. He ran out into the street, resolutely approached Oksana, said goodbye to her and said that in this world she would never see him again.

"The Night Before Christmas", Gogol N. V. Help the devil

Runningseveral houses, Vakula cooled down and decided to turn to Patsyuk, a former Cossack who was reputed to be strange and lazy, for help. In his hut, the blacksmith saw that the owner was sitting with his mouth open, and dumplings themselves were dipped in sour cream and sent to his mouth. Vakula told Patsyuk about his misfortune, said that in such despair he was ready to turn even to hell. At these words, an unclean man appeared in the hut and promised to help. They ran out into the street. Vakula caught the devil by the tail and ordered him to be carried to the queen in Petersburg. At this time, Oksana, saddened by the words of the blacksmith, regretted that she was too harsh with the guy. Finally, everyone noticed the bags that Vakula had already taken out into the street a long time ago. The girls decided that there is a lot of good. But when they untied them, they found the Cossack Chub, the Head and the deacon. Laughed and joked about this incident all evening.

N. V. Gogol, "The Night Before Christmas". Content: at the Queen's reception

Vakula flies in the starry sky on the line. At first he was afraid, but then he became so brave that he even made fun of the demon. Soon they arrived in St. Petersburg, and then to the palace. There, at the reception of the queen, there were just Cossacks. Vakula joined them. The blacksmith expressed his request to the queen, and she told him to bring out the most expensive gold-embroidered shoes.

Retelling. Gogol, "The Night Before Christmas": the return of Vakula

In Dikanka they began to say that the blacksmith either drowned himself or accidentally drowned. Oksana did not believe these rumors, but nevertheless she was upset and scolded herself. She realized that she fell in love with this guy. The next morning they served matins, then mass, and only after it appearedVakula with the promised slippers. He asked Oksana's father for permission to send matchmakers, and then showed the girl the slippers. But she said that she didn’t need them, because she didn’t need them anymore … Oksana didn’t finish speaking and blushed.