Нищий
The Beggar
B1 · Intermediate · fiction · 8 scenes · Premium story
A well-dressed beggar tells a lawyer an elaborate story about being a poor student. When the lie is exposed, Skvortsov gives him something better than a coin: work. Months later a stranger comes to say thank you.
Characters
- Skvortsov (Скворцов) — Lawyer
- Lushkov (Лушков) — The beggar
- The cook (Кухарка) — Household
Vocabulary from this story
- оборвыш — ragamuffin
- работа — work
- мочь — be able
- дрова — firewood
- человек — person
- делать — make
- сделать — make
- сказать — say
- учитель — teacher
- двор — courtyard
- взять — take
- сарай — shed