May 17, 2024
Christmas-time short story
Recently, I read a Russian book titled "Мальчик у Христа на ёлке(The Beggar Boy at Christ's Christmas Tree)". This is a Christmas-time short story written by Fyodor Dostoevsky in 1876. The story is as follows.
On Christmas eve, the boy, "six years old or younger," awakens in a dark frigid cellar, reaches for his mother, and finds she is "as cold as the wall." Without noticing her death, he makes his way outside in the shivering cold weather. Apparently, he has just arrived from a remote village and he is starving to death. This is the first time he has ever experienced the bustling streets of a vibrant and festive city. At the window of a big house, he stops to view a party, which mesmerizes him. Then he moves on to witness another grand party with even more children and with many people going in. He boldly walks in himself, but the people inside "shouted at him and waved him back". A woman puts a kopek in his hand and hustles him out the door. His fingers are too cold to hold on to the coin, and he immediately drops it.
Next, he stops to watch some astonishing puppets behind yet another window. The show delights him, but after a few moments an older child comes up from behind, hits him on the head, trips him υp, and steals his hat. The boy gets up, runs into someone's courtyard and sits next to a wood stack. Suddenly, he feels warm and comfortable. He hears his mother singing, and a "small voice" invites him to come see a Christmas tree. And then he is at a great party where his mother is there, and other children who suffered similar fates, and their mothers too. He learns that this is "Christ's Christmas tree." The children run up to their weeping mothers and tell them not to cry, because everything is all right. The next morning, the frozen bodies of both the child and his mother are found, and they are said to have met before the Lord God in Heaven. At the end of the story, the author says he felt it was important to tell this story because he is convinced it must have really happened.
I think that the difference between poverty and wealth is brutally depicted in this story. Dostoyevsky awakens the reader to the plight of extreme poverty during this festive time. At the same time, the author tries to say that the boy’s soul continues to live in the light of Christ, experiencing warmth, brightness, and joy for the first time in his life. Probably, this may be God's salvation.
最近、「Мальчик у Христа на ёлке（キリストのヨルカに召された少年）」というロシア語の本を読んだ。 1876 年にフョードル・ドストエフスキーによって書かれたクリスマスの時期の短編小説だ。以下は、物語の要約である。
クリスマスイブに「6歳ぐらいの」の少年が暗くて寒い地下室で目覚め、母親の方に手を伸ばすと、母は「壁のように冷たく」なっていた。 彼女の死に気づかず、彼は震える寒さの中、外へ出た。 どうやら彼は遠い村から来たばかりで、餓死しそうなようだ。 彼は、活気に満ちたお祭り気分の街のにぎやかな通りを経験するのはこれが初めだった。 大きな家の窓際で彼は立ち止まってパーティーを眺め、その光景に魅了される。 それから、多くの子供たちや人々が出入りする別の盛大なパーティーを目の当たりにし、大胆にも中に入ると、人々が「彼に向かって叫び、出て行けと手で合図した」 ある女性が彼の手にコペイカを置き、彼をドアから追い出した。 彼の指は冷たすぎてコインを握ることができず、すぐにコインを落としてまった。
また、別の窓の奥には、驚くべき人形を見つける。 仕掛け人形のショーに彼は喜んだが、年長らしき子供が後ろからやって来て、頭を殴られ転ばされた上、帽子を盗まれてしまう。 少年は立ち上がって、ある家の中庭に逃げ込み、薪の山の隣に座り込む。 すると突然、彼は暖かさと快適さを感じる。 母親の歌が聞こえ、「小さな声」が彼をクリスマスツリーを見に来るよう誘う。 彼は盛大なパーティーの中にいて、そこには彼の母親と、同じような運命に苦しんだ他の子供たちとその母親もいた。 彼はこれが「キリストのクリスマスツリー」であることを知るのだ。 子どもたちは泣いている母親に駆け寄り、大丈夫だから泣かないでと言う。 翌朝、子供と母親の凍え死んだからだが発見され、二人は天国で主なる神の前で会えたのだろうと人々は言った。 物語の最後で著者は、この物語は本当に起こったに違いないと確信しているので、この話を語ることが重要だと感じたと述べている。
この物語には貧しさと裕福さの違いが残酷に描かれていると思う。 ドストエフスキーは読者にクリスマスに見られる貧困さの窮状に目を向けさせる。 と同時に、少年の魂はキリストの光の中で生き続け、人生で初めて暖かさ、明るさ、喜びを経験すると言いたいのだろう。 これが神の救いなのかもしれない。
Christmas-time sShort sStory
Recently, I read a Russian book titcalled "Мальчик у Христа на ёлке (The Beggar Boy at Christ's Christmas Tree)"."
This is a Christmas-time short story written by Fyodor Dostoevsky in 1876.
The story is as follows.:
On Christmas eEve, the boy, "six years old or younger," awakens in a dark, frigid cellar, reaches for his mother, and finds she is "as cold as the wall."
Without noticing her death, he makes his way outside in the shivering cold weatherbitter cold.
Apparently, he has just arrived from a remote village and he is starving to death.
This is the first time he has ever experienced the bustling streets of a vibrant and festive city.
At the window of a big house, he stops to view a party, which mesmerizes him.
Then he moves on to witness another grand party with even more children and with many people going in.
He boldly walks in himself, but the people inside "shouted at him and waved him back"."
A woman puts a kopek in his hand and hustles him out the door.
His fingers are too cold to hold on to the coin, and he immediately drops it.
Next, he stops to watch some astonishing puppets behind (yet) another window.
The show delights him, but after a few moments, an older child comes up from behind, hits him on the head, tripknocks him υpover, and steals his hat.
The boy gets up, runs into someone else's courtyard and sits next to a wood stack.
Suddenly, he feels warm and comfortable.
He hears his mother singing, and a "small voice" invites him to come see athe Christmas tree.
And then he is at a greaSuddenly, he finds himself at a magnificent party where his mother is there, andlong with other children who suffered similar fates, and their mothers too.
He learns that this is "Christ's Christmas tree."
The children run up to their weeping mothers and tell them not to cry, because everything is all right.
The next morning, the frozen bodies of both the child and his mother are found, and they are said to have met before the Lord God in Heaven.
At the end of the story, the author saysid he felt it was important to tell this story because he iwas convinced it must havehad really happened.
Because you're not talking about the story anymore, and because the author has passed, it's okay to use the past tense.
I think that the difference between poverty and wealth is brutally depicted in this story.
Dostoyevsky awakens the reader to the plight of extreme poverty during this festive time.
At the same time, the author tries to say that the boy’s soul continues to live in the light of Christ, experiencing warmth, brightness, and joy for the first time in his life.
Probably, tThis may be God's salvation.
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Very well written! Dostoevsky's shorter stories are often overlooked.
May 18, 2024
添削してくださって、ありがとうございます。
Christmas-time short story
Recently, I read a Russian book titled "Мальчик у Христа на ёлке(The Beggar Boy at Christ's Christmas Tree)".
This is a Christmas-time short story written by Fyodor Dostoevsky in 1876.
The story is as follows.
On Christmas eEve, the boy, "six years old or younger," awakens in a dark frigid cellar, reaches for his mother, and finds she is "as cold as the wall."
Without noticing herthat she was deathd, he makes his way outside in the shivering cold weather.
"Without noticing her death" sounds a bit like it means "Without witnessing her death".
Apparently, he has just arrived from a remote village and he is starving to death.
This is the first time he has ever experienced the bustling streets of a vibrant and festive city.
At the window of a big house, he stops to view a party, which mesmerizes him.
Then he moves on to witness another grand party with even more children and with many people going in.
He boldly walks in himself, but the people inside "shouted at him and waved him back"."
for consistency with the "six years old or younger," order
A woman puts a kopek in his hand and hustles him out the door.
His fingers are too cold to hold on to the coin, and he immediately drops it.
Next, he stops to watch some astonishing puppets behind yet another window.
The show delights him, but after a few moments an older child comes up from behind, hits him on the head, trips him υp, and steals his hat.
The boy gets up, runs into someone's courtyard and sits next to a wood stack.
Suddenly, he feels warm and comfortable.
He hears his mother singing, and a "small voice" invites him to come see a Christmas tree.
And then he is at a great party where his mother is there, and other children who suffered similar fates, and their mothers too.
He learns that this is "Christ's Christmas tree."
The children run up to their weeping mothers and tell them not to cry, because everything is all right.
The next morning, the frozen bodies of both the child and his mother are found, and they are said to have met before the Lord God in Heaven.
At the end of the story, the author says he felt it was important to tell this story because he is convinced it must have really happened.
I think that the difference between poverty and wealth is brutally depicted in this story.
Dostoyevsky awakens the reader to the plight of extreme poverty during this festive time.
At the same time, the author tries to saconvey that the boy’s soul continues to live in the light of Christ, experiencing warmth, brightness, and joy for the first time in his life.
Probably, this may beis God's salvation.
May 18, 2024
添削してくださって、ありがとうございます。
Christmas-tTime sShort sStory
Capitalize words for the title.
Recently, I read a Russian book titled "Мальчик у Христа на ёлке(The Beggar Boy at Christ's Christmas Tree)".
This iIt's a Christmas-time short story written by Fyodor Dostoyevsky in 1876.
This feels more natural, but yours isn't incorrect.
The story is as follows.
On Christmas eEve, the boy, "six years old or younger," awakens in a dark frigid cellar, reaches for his mother, and finds she is "as cold as the wall."
Without noticing her death, he makes his way outside in the shivering colfrigid weather.
The original works, but this reads easier.
Apparently, he has just arrived from a remote village and he is starving to death.
This is the first time he has ever experienced the bustling streets of a vibrant and festive city.
Then he moves on to witness another grand party with even more children and with many people going inpeople inside.
He boldly walks in himself, but the people inside "shouted at him and waved him back".
A woman puts a kopek in his hand and hustles him out the door.
His fingers are too cold to hold on to the coin, and he immediately drops it.
Next, he stops to watch somean astonishing puppets show behind yet another window.
This sets up the next sentence well.
The show delights him, but after a few moments an older child comes up from behind, hits him on the head, trips him υp, and steals his hat.
"Trip up" means to confuse. If that's what you were going for, you can keep the original.
The boy gets up, runs into someone's courtyard and sits next to a wood stack.
Suddenly, he feels warm and comfortable.
He hears his mother singing, and a "small voice" invites him to come see a Christmas tree.
And then he is at a great party whereith his mother is there, and other children who suffered similar fates, and their mothers too.
He learns that this is "Christ's Christmas tree."
The children run up to their weeping mothers and tell them not to cry, because everything is all right.
The next morning, the frozen bodies of both the child and his mother are found, and they are said to have met before the Lord God in Heaven.
At the end of the story, the author says he felt it was important to tell this story because he is convinced it must have really happened.
I think that the difference between poverty and wealth is brutally depicted in this story.
Dostoyevsky awakens the reader to the plight of extreme poverty during this festive time.
At the same time, the author tries to say that the boy’s soul continues to live in the light of Christ, experiencing warmth, brightness, and joy for the first time in his life.
Probably, tThis may be God's salvation.
"Probably" is redundant here.
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Great job! That was interesting to read and think about.
May 18, 2024
添削いただき、誠にありがとうございました。
Christmas-time short story
Recently, I read a Russian book entitled "Мальчик у Христа на ёлке(The Beggar Boy at Christ's Christmas Tree)".
This is a Christmas-time short story written by Fyodor Dostoevsky in 1876.
The story is as follows.
On Christmas eve, the boy, "six years old or younger," awakens in a dark frigid cellar, reaches for his mother, and finds she is "as cold as the wall."
Without noticing her death, he makes his way outside in the shivering cold weather.
Apparently, he has just arrived from a remote village and he is starving to death.
This is the first time he has ever experienced the bustling streets of a vibrant and festive city.
At the window of a big house, he stops to view a party, which mesmerizes him.
Then he moves on to witness another grand party with even more children and with many people going in.
He boldly walks in himself, but the people inside "shouted at him and waved him backaway".
"waved him back" suggests they wanted him to come back to them.
A woman puts a kopek in his hand and hustles him out the door.
His fingers are too cold to hold on to the coin, and he immediately drops it.
Next, he stops to watch some astonishing puppets behind yet another window.
The show delights him, but after a few moments an older child comes up from behind, hits him on the head, trips him υp, and steals his hat.
The boy gets up, runs into someone's courtyard and sits next to a wood stack of wood.
Suddenly, he feels warm and comfortable.
He hears his mother singing, and a "small voice" invites him to come see a Christmas tree.
And then he is at a great party where his mother is there, and other children who suffered similar fates, and their mothers too.
He learns that this is "Christ's Christmas tree."
The children run up to their weeping mothers and tell them not to cry, because everything is all right.
The next morning, the frozen bodies of both the child and his mother are found, and they are said to have metappeared before the Lord God in Heaven.
At the end of the story, the author says he felt it was important to tell this story because he is convinced it must have really happened.
I think that the difference between poverty and wealth is brutally depicted in this story.
Dostoyevsky awakens the reader to the plight of extreme poverty during this festive time.
At the same time, the author tries to say that the boy’s soul continues to live in the light of Christ, experiencing warmth, brightness, and joy for the first time in his life.
Probably, tThis may be God's salvation.
If you use "may" you don't need probably.
May 18, 2024
Thank you for the corrections.
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