LITTLE GIRLS WISER THAN MEN

Count Leo Tolstoy has written a number of short stories. His stories show his emphasis on moral values. This is a story of two little girls. They both quarrel and soon forget it and become friends again.

Two little girls, Malasha and Akulya met after the Easter prayer in the church. Their mothers had dressed them in new frocks. There was a large puddle. On seeing the puddle, they decided to play in it.

From the beginning, Akulya warned Malasha not to splash the water. When they came near one another, Akulya became very conscious. Malasha plumped down her foot. The water splashed on akulya’s frock.

On seeing the stains on her frock, she was furiated, she chased malasha to strike her unfortunately akulya’s mother came, the stains made her angry. She scolded akulya for the stain but the little girl told that malasha did everything on purpose.

Akulya’s mother struck malashaa on the back of her neck. Suddenly malasha began to howl and her mother came out. An angry quarrel led them to fight. The men came out and a crowd collected in the street. Now and then akulya’s grandma tried to calm them. She told that it was a time for rejoicing. But it was useless.

While the women were abusing each other, akulya had wiped the mud from her frock and went to the puddle. All of a sudden malasha started to play; the two little girls couldn’t control their laugh at their play.they were highly delighted.

The old woman, seeing them, said to the men: ‘are you not ashamed of your selves?’. As grown-up people, they failed to pacify themselves. But the little girls forget their enmity and started to play. Pointing this to the elders, the old lady that little girls are wiser than men.