Summary of the story of Viktor Astafiev "Vasyutkino Lake"

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

Summary of the story "Vasyutkino Lake"

Vasyutka, a thirteen-year-old teenager, often fished along with the brigade led by his father during the summer holidays . While the adults were repairing boats and nets, the boy went to the taiga to collect cedar cones. Once on such a walk, he decided to shoot the capercaillie. In pursuit of a wounded bird, the boy lost his way and lost his way. At first, panic seized him, but then, remembering everything his family taught him, he began to ponder how to return home. He cooked firewood for the night, roasted the capercaillie, and in the morning he set out on his journey.

Vasyutkino Lake

By 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 he was waiting for the opening. In the lake there were fish apparently invisible. And a river ran 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 deteriorated, and it began to rain. The boy hid under the branches of fir, ate the edge of bread, taken from the house, and fell asleep, pressing himself against a tree. In the morning the teenager lit a fire to keep warm.

The rescue

Suddenly Vasyutka heard a soft sound resembling a squeak of a ship. He realized that the ship was buzzing. The boy gathered 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 went to an unfamiliar shore. While he was thinking about where to go next, a smoke from the ship appeared in the distance. Waiting for the ship to swim closer, the boy began to wave his hands in the hope that passengers would see it. One man waved back. However, the boy realized that people, most likely, did not attach any importance to this greeting, because in the journey the passengers had already seen on the shore those who waved their hands. Vasyutkoy seized with despair. He began to prepare for a night's lodging, but suddenly he saw a fishing boat and began to shout loudly. Finally, they noticed him, took him aboard.

Homecoming

On the boat, the boy was fed and taken home. Everyone was happy about his return, because he was not even hoping to find him alive. The boy told his father about the wonderful lake, where many fish are found. In the morning the whole brigade went to the place the teenager had indicated. This place was decided to be called "Vasyutka lake". There was a lot of fish there. I had to call another brigade to bring the whole catch. Today Vasyutkino Lake can be found even on maps.

Conclusion

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