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According to one version, the idea of ​​the story "Scarlet Sails" arose during Alexander Green's walk along the Nevskaya embankment of St. Petersburg. Passing one of the shops, the writer saw an incredibly beautiful girl. He looked at her for a long time, but did not dare to meet her. The beauty of the stranger excited the writer so much that after some time he began to create a story.

A closed gloomy man named Longren lives a secluded life with his daughter Assol. Longren manufactures sailboat models for sale. For a small family, this is the only way to make ends meet. Countrymen hate Longren because of one incident that happened in the distant past.

Longren was once a sailor and went sailing for a long time. Returning once again from the voyage, he learned that his wife was no longer alive. Having given birth to a child, Mary had to spend all the money on medicines for herself: the birth was very difficult, and the woman needed urgent treatment.

Mary did not know when her husband would return and, left without a livelihood, went to the innkeeper Menners to borrow money. The innkeeper made an obscene offer to Mary in exchange for help. The honest woman refused and went to town to lay the ring. On the way, the woman caught a cold and subsequently died of pneumonia.

Longren was forced to raise his daughter on his own and could no longer work on the ship. The former Sea knew who had ruined his family happiness.

Once he had an opportunity to take revenge. During the storm, Menners was carried away by boat into the sea. Longren was the only witness to the incident. The innkeeper cried out in vain for help. The former sailor stood calmly on the shore and smoked his pipe.

When Menners was already far enough from the coast, Longren reminded him of what he had done with Mary. A few days later the innkeeper was found. While dying, he managed to tell who was “guilty” of his death. Fellow villagers, many of whom were unaware of what Menners really was, denounced Longren for his inaction. The former sailor and his daughter have become outcasts.

When Assol was 8 years old, she accidentally met the collector of fairy tales Egle, who predicted to the girl that years later she would meet her love. Her lover will sail on a ship with scarlet sails. At home, the girl told her father about the strange prediction. A beggar overheard their conversation. He is a retelling of what Longren's fellow countrymen have heard. Since then, Assol has become the object of ridicule.

Notable youth lineage

Arthur Gray, unlike Assol, grew up not in a miserable hut, but in a castle and came from a wealthy and noble family. The boy's future was a foregone conclusion: he would live the same prim life as his parents. However, Gray has other plans. He dreams of being a brave sailor. The young man secretly left home and entered the schooner "Anselm", where he went through a very harsh school. Captain Hop, noticing good inclinations in the young man, decided to make him a real sailor. At the age of 20, Gray bought the Secret, a three-masted galiot, on which he became the captain.

After 4 years, Gray accidentally finds himself in the vicinity of Liss, a few kilometers from which was Kaperna, where Longren lived with his daughter. By chance, Gray meets Assol, sleeping in the thicket.

The beauty of the girl amazed him so much that he took off the old ring from his finger and put it on Assol. Then Gray goes to Caperna, where he tries to learn at least something about the unusual girl. The captain wandered into Menners' inn, where his son was now in charge. Hin Menners told Gray that Assol's father was a murderer, and that the girl herself was crazy. She dreams of a prince who will sail to her on a ship with scarlet sails. The captain doesn't trust Menners too much. His doubts were finally dispelled by a drunken coal miner, who said that Assol was indeed a very unusual girl, but not crazy. Gray decided to make someone else's dream come true.

Meanwhile, old Longren decides to return to his former occupation. While he is alive, his daughter will not work. Longren set sail for the first time in many years. Assol was left alone. One fine day she notices a ship with scarlet sails on the horizon and realizes that he sailed after her ...

Characteristics of the characters

Assol is the main character of the story. In early childhood, the girl is left alone because of the hatred of others for her father. But loneliness is familiar to Assol, it does not oppress or frighten her.

She lives in her own fictional world, where the cruelty and cynicism of the surrounding reality does not penetrate.

At the age of eight, a beautiful legend comes to the world of Assol, in which she believed with all her heart. The life of a little girl takes on new meaning. She starts to wait.

Years go by, but Assol remains the same. The young dreamer was not embittered by the ridicule, offensive nicknames and hatred of her fellow villagers for her family. Assol is still naive, open to the world and believes in prophecy.

The only son of noble parents grew up in luxury and prosperity. Arthur Gray is a hereditary aristocrat. However, aristocracy is completely alien to him.

Even as a child, Gray was distinguished by courage, audacity and the desire for absolute independence. He knows that he can truly prove himself only in the fight against the elements.

Arthur is not attracted to high society. Social events and dinner parties are not for him. The picture hanging in the library decides the fate of the young man. He leaves home and, having passed severe tests, becomes the captain of the ship. Impudence and courage, reaching the point of recklessness, do not prevent the young captain from remaining a kind and sympathetic person.

Probably, among the girls of the society in which Gray was born, there would not be a single one capable of capturing his heart. He does not need prim ladies with refined manners and a brilliant education. Gray is not looking for love, she finds it herself. Assol is a very unusual girl with an unusual dream. Arthur sees before him a beautiful, bold and pure soul, similar to his own.

At the end of the story, the reader has a feeling of a come true miracle, a dream come true. Despite all the originality of what is happening, the plot of the story is not fantastic. In "Scarlet Sails" there are no wizards, no fairies, no elves. The reader is presented with a completely ordinary, unadorned reality: poor people forced to fight for their existence, injustice and meanness. Nevertheless, it is precisely because of its realism and lack of fantasy that this work is so attractive.

The author makes it clear that a person creates his own dreams, he believes in them and he himself embodies them in reality. It makes no sense to wait for the intervention of some otherworldly forces - fairies, wizards, etc. To understand that a dream belongs only to man and only man decides how to dispose of it, you need to trace the entire chain of creation and realization of a dream.

Old Egle created a beautiful legend, apparently to please the little girl. Assol believed in this legend and cannot even imagine that the prophecy will not come true. Gray, having fallen in love with a beautiful stranger, makes her dream come true. As a result, the absurd fantasy, divorced from life, becomes a part of reality. And this fantasy was embodied not by beings endowed with supernatural abilities, but by the most ordinary people.

Belief in miracles
A dream, according to the author, is the meaning of life. Only she is able to save a person from the everyday gray routine. But the dream can become a big disappointment for the one who is inactive and for the one who is waiting for the person who fulfills his fantasies from the outside, because help from “above” can never be expected.

Gray would never have become a captain by staying at his parent's castle. The dream should turn into a goal, and the goal, in turn, into energetic action. Assol did not have the opportunity to take any action to achieve his goal. But she had the most important thing, which, perhaps, is more important than action - faith.

According to one version, the idea of ​​the story "Scarlet Sails" arose during Alexander Green's walk along the Nevskaya embankment of St. Petersburg. Passing one of the shops, the writer saw an incredibly beautiful girl. He looked at her for a long time, but did not dare to meet her. The beauty of the stranger excited the writer so much that after some time he began to create a story.

A closed gloomy man named Longren lives a secluded life with his daughter Assol. Longren manufactures sailboat models for sale. For a small family, this is the only way to make ends meet. Countrymen hate Longren because of one incident that happened in the distant past.

Longren was once a sailor and went sailing for a long time. Returning once again from the voyage, he learned that his wife was no longer alive. Having given birth to a child, Mary had to spend all the money on medicines for herself: the birth was very difficult, and the woman needed urgent treatment.

Mary did not know when her husband would return and, left without a livelihood, went to the innkeeper Menners to borrow money. The innkeeper made an obscene offer to Mary in exchange for help. The honest woman refused and went to town to lay the ring. On the way, the woman caught a cold and subsequently died of pneumonia.

Longren was forced to raise his daughter on his own and could no longer work on the ship. The former Sea knew who had ruined his family happiness.

Once he had an opportunity to take revenge. During the storm, Menners was carried away by boat into the sea. Longren was the only witness to the incident. The innkeeper cried out in vain for help. The former sailor stood calmly on the shore and smoked his pipe.

When Menners was already far enough from the coast, Longren reminded him of what he had done with Mary. A few days later the innkeeper was found. While dying, he managed to tell who was “guilty” of his death. Fellow villagers, many of whom were unaware of what Menners really was, denounced Longren for his inaction. The former sailor and his daughter have become outcasts.

When Assol was 8 years old, she accidentally met the collector of fairy tales Egle, who predicted to the girl that years later she would meet her love. Her lover will sail on a ship with scarlet sails. At home, the girl told her father about the strange prediction. A beggar overheard their conversation. He is a retelling of what Longren's fellow countrymen have heard. Since then, Assol has become the object of ridicule.

Notable youth lineage

Arthur Gray, unlike Assol, grew up not in a miserable hut, but in a castle and came from a wealthy and noble family. The boy's future was a foregone conclusion: he would live the same prim life as his parents. However, Gray has other plans. He dreams of being a brave sailor. The young man secretly left home and entered the schooner "Anselm", where he went through a very harsh school. Captain Hop, noticing good inclinations in the young man, decided to make him a real sailor. At the age of 20, Gray bought the Secret, a three-masted galiot, on which he became the captain.

After 4 years, Gray accidentally finds himself in the vicinity of Liss, a few kilometers from which was Kaperna, where Longren lived with his daughter. By chance, Gray meets Assol, sleeping in the thicket.

The beauty of the girl amazed him so much that he took off the old ring from his finger and put it on Assol. Then Gray goes to Caperna, where he tries to learn at least something about the unusual girl. The captain wandered into Menners' inn, where his son was now in charge. Hin Menners told Gray that Assol's father was a murderer, and that the girl herself was crazy. She dreams of a prince who will sail to her on a ship with scarlet sails. The captain doesn't trust Menners too much. His doubts were finally dispelled by a drunken coal miner, who said that Assol was indeed a very unusual girl, but not crazy. Gray decided to make someone else's dream come true.

Meanwhile, old Longren decides to return to his former occupation. While he is alive, his daughter will not work. Longren set sail for the first time in many years. Assol was left alone. One fine day she notices a ship with scarlet sails on the horizon and realizes that he sailed after her ...

Characteristics of the characters

Assol is the main character of the story. In early childhood, the girl is left alone because of the hatred of others for her father. But loneliness is familiar to Assol, it does not oppress or frighten her.

She lives in her own fictional world, where the cruelty and cynicism of the surrounding reality does not penetrate.

At the age of eight, a beautiful legend comes to the world of Assol, in which she believed with all her heart. The life of a little girl takes on new meaning. She starts to wait.

Years go by, but Assol remains the same. The young dreamer was not embittered by the ridicule, offensive nicknames and hatred of her fellow villagers for her family. Assol is still naive, open to the world and believes in prophecy.

The only son of noble parents grew up in luxury and prosperity. Arthur Gray is a hereditary aristocrat. However, aristocracy is completely alien to him.

Even as a child, Gray was distinguished by courage, audacity and the desire for absolute independence. He knows that he can truly prove himself only in the fight against the elements.

Arthur is not attracted to high society. Social events and dinner parties are not for him. The picture hanging in the library decides the fate of the young man. He leaves home and, having passed severe tests, becomes the captain of the ship. Impudence and courage, reaching the point of recklessness, do not prevent the young captain from remaining a kind and sympathetic person.

Probably, among the girls of the society in which Gray was born, there would not be a single one capable of capturing his heart. He does not need prim ladies with refined manners and a brilliant education. Gray is not looking for love, she finds it herself. Assol is a very unusual girl with an unusual dream. Arthur sees before him a beautiful, bold and pure soul, similar to his own.

At the end of the story, the reader has a feeling of a come true miracle, a dream come true. Despite all the originality of what is happening, the plot of the story is not fantastic. In "Scarlet Sails" there are no wizards, no fairies, no elves. The reader is presented with a completely ordinary, unadorned reality: poor people forced to fight for their existence, injustice and meanness. Nevertheless, it is precisely because of its realism and lack of fantasy that this work is so attractive.

The author makes it clear that a person creates his own dreams, he believes in them and he himself embodies them in reality. It makes no sense to wait for the intervention of some otherworldly forces - fairies, wizards, etc. To understand that a dream belongs only to man and only man decides how to dispose of it, you need to trace the entire chain of creation and realization of a dream.

Old Egle created a beautiful legend, apparently to please the little girl. Assol believed in this legend and cannot even imagine that the prophecy will not come true. Gray, having fallen in love with a beautiful stranger, makes her dream come true. As a result, the absurd fantasy, divorced from life, becomes a part of reality. And this fantasy was embodied not by beings endowed with supernatural abilities, but by the most ordinary people.

Belief in miracles
A dream, according to the author, is the meaning of life. Only she is able to save a person from the everyday gray routine. But the dream can become a big disappointment for the one who is inactive and for the one who is waiting for the person who fulfills his fantasies from the outside, because help from “above” can never be expected.

Gray would never have become a captain by staying at his parent's castle. The dream should turn into a goal, and the goal, in turn, into energetic action. Assol did not have the opportunity to take any action to achieve his goal. But she had the most important thing, which, perhaps, is more important than action - faith.

The story "Scarlet Sails" was first published in 1923. The author strove to show in his work the possibility of the victory of dreams over everyday life. Alexander Green's story "Scarlet Sails" tells about the girl Assol, about her loyalty to her dream and her aspiration to her. The main conflict in the novel "Scarlet Sails" is the confrontation between dreams and reality.

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main characters

Assol- a poor girl living with her father. Once the old collector of legends Aigle said that the prince would sail for her under scarlet sails. The girl believed with all her heart, and was waiting for her prince.

Arthur Gray- the only heir to a noble wealthy family, looking for himself and his place in the world. From the age of fifteen, he leaves his home and sets out on a voyage.

Other characters

Longren- an old sailor who lives with his daughter Assol. His wife is dead, he is raising his daughter and making a living by creating models of ships from wood.

Aigle- collector of fairy tales and legends. Once in the forest, he sees Assol with a toy yacht on crimson sails, and tells the girl that the same ship will one day sail after her.

Hin Menners- the son of the deceased owner of the inn Menners. He hates Assol's father and the girl herself, because Longren did not help his father when his boat was carried to the open sea.

Residents of Kaperna- down to earth, cynical people. They do not like Longren, and Assol is considered insane. The story of the scarlet sails for them will become another reason for ridicule of the girl.

Chapter 1. Prediction

Longren, a sailor who went to sea in the Orion brig, leaves service after ten years of sailing and returns home. He is forced to do this, because, once returning to the small village of Kaperna, he learned that he had an eight-month-old daughter, and his beloved wife Mary died of bilateral pneumonia.

The birth was difficult, almost all the savings that were in the house were spent on recovery. The poor woman had to go to town in cold weather to pawn her wedding ring - the only value - and buy bread. After a three-hour journey, Mary fell ill and soon died.

A widow-neighbor moved into the empty house. She raised little Assol. Longren also learned that his wife had asked to lend her money from the wealthy innkeeper Menners. He "agreed to give money, but demanded love for it."

After the death of his beloved wife, the sailor became even more unsociable, he lived raising a girl and earning a living with wooden toys in the form of ships and boats.

When Assol was five years old, "an event occurred, the shadow of which, which fell on the father, covered the daughter as well." In the terrible weather Longren stood at the pier and smoked when he saw Menners being carried away in his boat far out to sea. Menners asked to help him, but Longren just stood there and was silent, and when the boat was almost out of sight, he shouted: “She asked you the same way! Think about it while you are still alive ... ". Returning home by nightfall, he told the awakened Assol that he had "made a black toy."

Six days later, Menners was found, he was picked up by a steamer, but he was in a dying state. The inhabitants of Caperna learned from him about how Longren watched his impending death silently. After that, he completely became an outcast in the villages. Subsequently, Assol also lost her friends. The kids didn't want to play with her. She was feared and repulsed. At first, the girl tried to establish communication with them, but this ended in bruises and tears. She soon learned to play alone.

When the weather was fine, Longren would let the girl go into town. Once eight-year-old Assol saw in a basket a beautiful white yacht, and its sails were of scarlet silk. The girl could not resist the temptation to play with an unusual boat, and let her swim in a forest stream. But there was a strong current that quickly carried her down. Running for a toy. Assol found herself in the thicket of the forest and saw Egle - an old collector of songs and fairy tales.

“I don’t know how many years will pass, only in Kaperna a fairy tale will blossom, which will be remembered for a long time. One morning in the sea distance under the sun a scarlet sail will sparkle ... You will see a brave, handsome prince ... I have come to take you to my kingdom forever - he will say ... ".

The joyful girl returned to her father and told him this story. He, not wanting to disappoint his daughter, supported her. Nearby was a beggar who heard everything and told in the tavern. After this incident, the children began to tease Assol even more, calling her a princess and shouting that “her red sails” had come for her. The girl was considered insane.

Chapter 2. Gray

Arthur Gray was a descendant of a respected family and lived on a wealthy family estate. The boy was uncomfortable within the framework of family etiquette and a boring house.

Once a boy painted with paint the hands of the crucified Christ in a picture, explaining his act by his reluctance that "blood flows in his house." At the age of eight, he began exploring the nooks and crannies of the castle and entered the wine cellar where the wine was kept, with the ominous inscription "Gray will drink me when he is in Paradise." Young Arthur was indignant at the inconsistency of the inscription, and said that he would drink it someday.

Arthur grew up as an unusual child. There were no more children in the castle and he played alone, often in the backyards of the castle. In the thickets of weeds and old defense ditches.

When the boy was twelve, he wandered into the dusty library and saw a painting that depicted a ship in a storm, with the captain at the bow. The painting, and especially the figure of the captain, struck Gray. From that moment on, the sea became for him the meaning of life, a dream that he could so far only study from books.

At the age of fifteen, Arthur escaped from the estate and went to sea as a cabin boy on the schooner Anselm, "to which Captain Hop took him first out of interest and a desire to show the pampered boy the real sea and the life of sailors. But during the voyage, Arthur turned from a little prince into a real strong sailor, from his past life he saved only his free, soaring soul. The captain, seeing how the boy has changed, once told him "Victory is on your side, you cheat." From that moment on, Gop began to teach Gray everything he knew himself.

In Vancouver, Gray received a letter from his mother, she asked him to return home, but Arthur replied that she needed to understand him, he cannot imagine his life without the sea.

After five years of sailing, Gray came to visit the castle. Here he learned that his old father had died. A week later, with a large sum, he met with Captain Gop, who was informed that he would now be the captain of his own ship. At first, Gop pushed young Arthur away and wanted to leave, but he caught up and sincerely hugged him, after which he invited the captain and the crew to the nearest tavern, where they feasted all night.

Soon the Secret, Gray's enormous three-masted ship, was stationed in the port of Dubelt.

He sailed on it for about three years, doing merchant affairs, until, by the will of fate, he ended up in Fox.

Chapter 3. Dawn

On the twelfth day of his stay at the Fox, Gray became depressed and went to inspect the ship before leaving. He wanted to go fishing. With the sailor Letika, they sailed in a boat along the night coast. So slowly they reached Kaperna and stopped there.

Wandering through the night forest, he saw Assol sleeping on the grass. The girl slept in a sweet, serene sleep and seemed to Arthur the embodiment of beauty and tenderness. Without realizing why he was doing this, Gray put his birth ring on her little finger.

Then, in the Menners' tavern, the captain began to ask Hin Mennners about the girl he had seen. He said that this was apparently "Ship Assol", a crazy girl who was waiting for the prince under scarlet sails. The story of the sails was distorted and told in the key of ridicule and irony, but its innermost essence "remained untouched" and amazed Gray to the depths of his soul.

Hin also spoke about the girl's father, calling him the killer. The drunken coal miner who was sitting next to him suddenly sobered up and called Menners a liar. He said that he knew Assol, he gave her a lift to the city on his cart many times, and the girl was absolutely healthy and sweet. While they were talking, Assol went about her business past the tavern window. One glance at the girl's concentrated face and serious eyes, in which a sharp, lively mind was read, was enough for Gray to be convinced of Assol's mental health.

Chapter 4. The day before

Seven years have passed since the meeting between Assol and Egle. For the first time in years, the girl returned home very upset and with a basket full of unsold toys. She told Logren that the shopkeeper no longer wants to buy their crafts. They did not want to accept them in other stores, which the girl walked around, referring to the fact that modern mechanical toys are now more appreciated than Longren's "wooden trinkets". The old sailor decides to go to sea again to earn a living for himself and his daughter, although he does not want to leave his daughter alone.

Frustrated and pensive Assol went to wander the evening bank of Kaperna, and fell asleep in the forest, waking up already with Gray's ring on her finger. At first it seemed like a joke to her. Thinking well, the girl hid it and did not even tell her father about the strange find.

Chapter 5. Combat preparations

Back on the ship, Gray issued orders that surprised his assistant, and went to the city shops in search of the scarlet silk. Gray's assistant, Panten was so surprised by the captain's behavior that he thought that he decided to start transporting contraband.

Finally finding the right shade, Arthur bought two thousand meters of the fabric he needed, which surprised the owner, who called an exorbitant price for his product.

On the street, Gray saw Zimmer, a traveling musician he knew before, and asked him to gather fellow musicians to serve with Gray. Zimmer happily agreed and after a while came to the port with a crowd of street musicians.

Chapter 6. Assol is left alone

After spending the night in his boat at sea, Londgren returned home and told Assol that he was going on a long voyage. He left his daughter with a gun for protection. Longren did not want to leave and was afraid to leave his daughter for a long time, but he had no choice.

Assol was disturbed by strange forebodings. Everything in her close and dear home began to seem like a stranger. Having met the coal miner Philip, the girl said goodbye to him, saying that she would soon leave, but where she did not know yet.

Chapter 7. The Scarlet "Secret"

The Secret was sailing under the scarlet sails along the riverbed. Arthur reassured his assistant Paten by revealing to him the reason for this unusual behavior. He told him that in the image of Assol he saw a miracle, and now he must become a real miracle for the girl. That's why he needs scarlet sails.

Assol was at home alone. She was reading an interesting book, and an annoying bug crawled along the pages and lines, which she kept brushing down. Once again, the insect climbed onto the book and stopped at the word "Look." The girl, sighing, raised her head, and suddenly in the opening between the roofs of the houses she saw the sea, and on it - a ship under scarlet sails. Not believing her eyes, she ran to the pier, where all Kaperna had already gathered, perplexed and noisy. On the faces of the men was a mute question, on the faces of the women there was undisguised anger. “Never before has a large ship approached this shore; the ship had the very sails whose name sounded like a mockery. "

When Assol was on the shore, there was already a huge crowd, shouting, asking, hissing with anger and surprise. Assol ran into the thick of it, and the people moved away from her, as if in fear.
A boat with strong rowers separated from the ship, among whom was "the one ... whom she knew, vaguely remembered from childhood." Assol threw herself into the water, where Gray took her into his boat.
“Assol closed her eyes; then, quickly opening her eyes, she boldly smiled at his beaming face and, out of breath, said: Absolutely like that.

Once on the ship, the girl asked if Gray would take old Longren. He answered "Yes" and kissed the happy Assol. The holiday was celebrated with the same wine from Gray's cellars.

Conclusion

The story is multifaceted and reveals many important problems, therefore, after reading a short retelling of "Scarlet Sails", we recommend that you read the full version of the story.

In the foreground is the problem of confronting the dream of everyday life. Kaperna and its inhabitants are the antipodes of Assol and Gray. Assol is waiting for the fulfillment of a fairy-tale dream, and Gray makes the dream come true, decorating his ship with sails from scarlet silk.

The color of the sail is symbolic. Scarlet is a symbol of victory, jubilation. The village of Kaperna is depicted in gray tones; against the background of its dirty roofs, the "Secret" under scarlet sails seems like a miracle. This color is completely alien here, like Assol and Gray, so they float away from here at the end of the story.

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Years of writing: 1916-1922

Genre: fairy tale

Main characters: young dreamer Assol, father Assol sailor Longren, ship captain Arthur Gray.

Plot:

The action takes place in the fictional small town of Kaperne. From the very first lines, we see how the writer shows the image of one of the main characters of Longren, a sullen, taciturn man who lives in complete seclusion with his daughter. This gloomy man is engaged in the manufacture of various models of sailboats, which he then sells. Such work helps him to somehow live. The townspeople do not like him because of an incident that happened many years ago.

Longren once sailed at sea, and his wife always patiently waited for him from a long voyage. And one day, returning home, he learns that his wife has died. The woman, having spent all the savings on her treatment due to the difficult birth, was forced to turn to the innkeeper for help. But Menners, instead of helping the unfortunate petitioner, made her an indecent proposal. Denying the shameless man, Mary went to the city to sell her last jewel.

Chilling on the road, she gets pneumonia. The poor woman quickly faded away, since she had no money at all. Longren had to raise his daughter alone, in his soul he burned hatred for the innkeeper. And now an opportunity turned up to take revenge on him. Once a strong storm arose, and suddenly a huge wave swept over Menners and began to carry him out to sea. But Longren, in spite of pleas for help, stood silently, and did not even try to pull him out of the water. A few days later, the villagers rescued the innkeeper, and before his death he told about this episode.

After the incident, everyone in the city began to bypass this family. So they lived quietly and unnoticed by everyone. Assol was considered a crazy girl, because as a child, a storyteller told her that she would meet her lover in the form of a captain, who would appear in front of her on a ship with scarlet sails. Everyone laughed at her, but the prophecy came true. And one day a handsome young man named Gray comes to their city. Despite the evil slander against the girl and her father, he falls in love with her and decides to make Assol's dream come true.

With his work, the author wanted to convey to us that boundless love and faith in good people that lived in the heart of Assol. Green, in the image of a sweet girl, showed faith in the realization of an unfulfilled dream. After all, when you believe very strongly, then all your desires will definitely come true.

Chapter 1. "Prediction"

Reading the first pages of the story, we get to know the sailor Longren, where we learn sad moments from the narration of life. For a long time, sailing the seas, the man did not suspect how hard it was for his wife. Barely recovering from childbirth, she falls ill. No one can help the unfortunate woman, and Mary goes to the innkeeper. But Menners, taking advantage of her position, invites her to enter into an intimate relationship with him. But a decent woman refuses. She has to go to the city to sell her dear ring thing. On the way, having caught a cold, she catches a cold and gets pneumonia. Without drugs, in need, Longren's wife dies, leaving him to raise a little daughter.

Since then, he began every day to think about how to take revenge on the innkeeper. And then, one day, a storm carried the boat with Menners into the open sea. The embittered sailor did not help him, despite requests for help. Six days later, the boat with the dying innkeeper is pulled ashore and the residents learn of Longren's indifference. Then the fellow villagers stopped communicating with Assol and her father.

One of the beautiful days, the girl launched toy boats along the stream, and saw a storyteller, who predicted her in the future a meeting with a beautiful young man who sailed on a yacht with scarlet sails. Having overheard the conversation, the tramp told about this to the townspeople of Capern. And the girl began to be considered just crazy, naively believing in fairy tales.

Chapter 2. "Gray"

Following further events, we get to know another hero of the story - Gray. Smart, not for the weather, a boy who grew up in a wealthy family, from childhood, he wanted to become a captain. A merry man by nature and just a very kind child was brought up without much parenting. After all, his mother and father, being aristocrats, devoted their entire lives to collecting portraits of their ancestors. They raised their son in the same way. Arthur learned life from the conversations of servants and literature. At the age of twelve, he was shocked by a painting depicting a ship proudly rising on the crest of sea waves. And the boy realized that he would devote his further life to the sea. His passion for distant countries captivated him so much that at the age of 15 he escaped from home. The persistent young man had to endure many trials before he became a captain. At that time, his father was no longer alive, his mother, who had grown very old, who did not at all expect that Gray would go on long voyages, was proud of him.

Chapter 3. "Dawn"

Further we find ourselves off the coast of Kaperna, where the ship stopped to unload the goods. Anxious expectation forces the young man to go fishing with one of the sailors. Early in the morning, Gray discovers a sleeping girl who has struck him with her beauty. Some incomprehensible feeling seized the young captain, and he decides to leave her a beautiful ring.

The desire to find out about her does not leave the young man, and he, together with Letikos, goes to Capern, where he finds the tavern of the deceased Menners. His son, according to the description, begins to tell Gray all sorts of nonsense about the girl. He poured a lot of dirt on the late Longren. And perhaps he would have believed this gossip, if not the pure and bright look of the girl, which so touched Gray's heart. And then Arthur decided to find out the whole truth about this beauty.

Chapter 4. "On the Eve"

The narration of the next chapter introduces the events that happened to Assol before meeting his future lover. It says that toy boats have ceased to be sold, as other interesting things have appeared, and Longren has to go on a long voyage again. But he was afraid to leave his daughter alone, because with her beauty she could captivate anyone. Any dress looked like a princess on her. The girl's father forbade her to work, but she, trying to help, was engaged in sewing. Walking through the forest, admiring nature, she unexpectedly lay down on the grass and fell asleep. Finding a little later on her hand a ring, Assol did not say anything about the unusual find.

Chapter 5. Combat preparations

Wanting to make the girl's beautiful dream come true, the young captain goes to the city and buys two thousand meters of red silk. He returns to his ship and decides to sew scarlet sails from the purchased material. On the way, he meets a wandering musician and invites him to go to his ship with his orchestra.

Chapter 6. "Loneliness of Assol"

The girl, returning home from a walk, meets an old coal miner and two of his comrades on the way. Radiant and inspired, she tells everyone that she will soon set off on a long journey. But, considering Assol a little strange, they simply did not pay attention to her phrase.

Chapter 7. "Scarlet Sails"

And in the final lines of the story, we see how the ship, led by Captain Arthur Gray, rushes to Capern in all its red sails. The young man eagerly wants to see the girl as soon as possible and reveal his feelings to her. When the ship approached the shore, Assol was keen on reading. All residents, seeing such beauty, were amazed. Assol, having come running along with everyone, was impatiently awaiting the approach of the yacht.

A handsome young man, having sailed on a boat, asked her if the girl remembered Gray. And having received an affirmative answer, the young man's heart was inflamed with even greater love for this beauty. Music played all around. In honor of such an event, the sailors drank wine. And only the old sailor played his instrument and indulged in reflections on happiness.

The story-tale "Scarlet Sails" was written by Alexander Grin. The main idea of ​​the work is the opposition of dreams and reality, as well as the victory of the first over the second. The power of faith in a dream wins, because the main thing is to believe with all your heart. The shortest retelling of "Scarlet Prusa" for the reader's diary is presented on our website.

A very brief retelling of "Scarlet Sails"

Main characters: Assol is a poor girl who lives with her dad. She learns that soon the prince will sail for her behind the ship. Arthur Gray is the same prince and heiresses to the king. Since the age of fifteen, he has been swimming in the water.
Pope Assol of the Sea. He learns that his wife died, and his daughter remained at home. Assol lives very poorly, because all the money was spent on the treatment of his mother. The sailor returned home, but became very uncommunicative. He had to make a living making toy wooden boats. But after a while, the villagers turned their backs on the sailor. This happened after his revenge on the wealthy owner of the restaurant. He once did not help Assol's mother, so the sailor saw a boat carried by the waves into the sea along with his wife's abuser. He showed passivity and only shouted gloating parting words to the wealthy innkeeper.
A short retelling of "Scarlet Sails" by Green cannot but be overwhelmed with sadness, as well as the full version of the work. Because of her father, Assol also loses her friends, who has to play with wooden toys all alone. Everyone turns away from her little family.

Once Assol meets a woman who promises the girl to meet the prince on scarlet sails. Assol was incredibly happy, and everyone began to consider the baby crazy.
In the second chapter of "Scarlet Sails" we learn about Gray - a boy who grew up in the royal palace. He was lonely and whiled away the time with books, from which he learned about the sea and fell in love with it. Then he escaped from the palace and went to work as a cabin boy on a ship. Five years later, Gray learned about the death of his father, came to the castle, and after that he told his captain that from now on they would sail on the royal ship. After three years of swimming, they were brought to Lis - the village of Assol.
In the third chapter, Gray saw Assol, but she was asleep. The guy immediately fell in love with the beauty of a gentle girl and put his family ring on her little finger. In the tavern, Gray was told many tales about the girl, trying to defame her mind and honor. But the prince did not believe these stories.

A short retelling of "Scarlet Sails" by chapters: 4-6 parts of the story

In the fourth chapter, we learn that Assol was very sad - no one wanted to buy her wooden toys anymore. Then she fell asleep in the forest and woke up with a ring on her little finger.
In the fifth chapter, Gray's romantic preparations take place, he is looking for pink silk in the city to make scarlet sails, and gives a lot of money for it. Also gathers street musicians at the pier.
In the sixth chapter, the father says goodbye to Assol, because he needs to go to earn a living. He decides to go to sea again. The girl is very sad and scared.
In the final seventh chapter, Gray sails under scarlet sails to Assol. The girl reads the book, at this time the beetle crawls over the words and stops at "Look." Assol look out the window and sees a ship with scarlet sails, she runs to him. The crowd parted in front of the girl, letting her in to Gray. They take their love to the ship.
"Scarlet Sails", a brief retelling for the reader's diary of which we presented above, has many meanings. It is important to believe in your dream, not to give up under the pressure of society, to defend justice. At the same time, many critics note that the image of Assol does not add romance to modern women, making them passive. After all, you need not only to wait for your prince, but also to create your own life.

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