Saint Anthony
Author: Guy de Maupassant
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Languages: French, English, RU
Genre: Historical, Satire, Short story
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A Normandy peasant makes a joke of the Prussian billeted on him, until the joke ends in killing.
Characters
- Toine — peasant nicknamed Saint Anthony: A glutton and a joker, he adopts his Prussian the way one adopts a pig.
- the Prussian — billeted soldier: The billeted soldier, butt of a joke that ends badly.