Summary of Victor Astafyev's story "Vasyutkino Lake"

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The story "Vasyutkino Lake" was written by Viktor Astafiev in 1956. The idea of creating a story about a boy who got lost in the taiga came to the author when he himself was still at school. Then his essay on a free theme was recognized as the best and published in the school newspaper. Many years later, Astafiev remembered his creation and published a story for children.

Summary of the story "Vasyutkino Lake"

Vasyutka, a thirteen-year-old teenager, during the summer holidays often went fishing with the crew led by his father. While the adults were repairing boats and nets, the boy went to the taiga to collect pine cones. Once, on such a walk, he decided to shoot a capercaillie. In pursuit of a wounded bird, the boy lost his way and got lost. At first, panic seized him, but then, remembering everything that his relatives had taught him, he began to think about how to return home. He prepared firewood for the night, roasted the capercaillie, and set off in the morning.

Vasyutkino Lake

Towards evening, the boy accidentally came across the lake. Here he shot a couple of ducks. Only in the morning he decided to get his prey out of the water. And here a discovery awaited him. There were fish in the lake, apparently-invisibly. And a river flowed into the lake, which stretched along the forest. He hoped that she would lead him to the Yenisei. However, Vasyutka was not lucky, as the weather turned bad and it began to rain. The boy hid under the fir branches, ate a piece of bread, taken from the house, and fell asleep, clinging to the tree. In the morning, the teenager built a fire to keep warm.

Salvation

Unexpectedly, Vasyutka heard a quiet sound, reminiscent of the squeak of a ship. He realized that it was the sound of a steamer. The boy got up and went to this sound. His strength left, but he did not forget to take care of food. He roasted two geese and went on. Soon Vasyutka came to an unfamiliar shore. While he was thinking about where to go next, smoke from the ship appeared in the distance. After waiting for the ship to sail closer, the boy began to wave his hands in the hope that the passengers would see him. One person waved back. However, the boy realized that people, most likely, did not attach any importance to this greeting, because on the journey, passengers had already seen those who waved their hands on the shore more than once. Vasyutka was seized with despair. He began to prepare for the night, but suddenly he saw a fishing boat and began to shout loudly. Finally, he was noticed, taken on board.

Return Home

The boy was fed on the boat and taken home. Everyone was happy to have him back.after all, they no longer hoped to find him alive. The boy told his father about a wonderful lake where there are many fish. In the morning, the whole brigade went to the place indicated by the teenager. They decided to call this place “Vasyutkino Lake”. There were really a lot of fish there. I had to call another team to bring the whole catch. Today, Vasyutkino Lake can even be found on maps.

Conclusion

At school, children read a lot of good literature. These are the creations of such authors as Korolenko, Solzhenitsyn, Afanasiev. "Vasyutkino Lake" is one of any works of teenagers. After all, it tells about the courage and bravery of an ordinary boy who finds himself in difficult life circumstances.