The Pipe
Author: Anton Chekhov
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Languages: RU, English, Italian
Genre: Essay, Historical, Short story
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The bailiff Meliton meets the shepherd Luka Bedny in the woods, where the old man’s lament over nature’s decline turns a chance conversation into an elegy.
Characters
- Meliton Shishkin — a bailiff: A weary traveler gradually drawn into the shepherd’s melancholy reflections.
- Luka the Poor — an old shepherd: An observant old man who hears in the loss of birds and animals a sign of general decline.
- Damka — Meliton’s dog: A thin pregnant mongrel that trails after her master through the wet wood.