How Much Land Does Man Need?
After earning some good money he became
more greedy and interested in the land which is very cheap and as good as dirt
near Volga. He came across the fact that he would get 30000 acars in thousand
rubles. Land is belong to the Bashkirs. They were king hearted people who would give him as much land
as he wants and all were expected good gifts in return. Pakhom decides
to go there with family. He go there with his family and meet with Bashkirs
with the gifts for them. They are very happy for gifts. They decides to give
land to Pakhom but only he has to pointing the figures, he has to walking by
the dawn and as much as he covers by
coming back to the hillock good.
Pakhom can’t believe and tells them
to sign a deed because if it is not done. Ecstatic Pakhom decides to start
walking but his greed and ambition overpower his thoughtfulness and physical
energy. As soon as he come back he lost his consciousness and causes his own
demise.
Thus, the story tells us that one should
not be ambitious and dissatisfied with whatever have. Containment is what required to be happy. The story is in a way
didactic in nature and shows that excessive desire may lead to one’s own
downfall.
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