The Collected Tales Of Nikolai Gogol - Plot & Excerpts
What buildings it has! And with thatch, or rush, or even wooden roofs; a street to the right, a street to the left, excellent wattle fences everywhere; hops twine over them, pots hang on them, from behind them the sunflower shows it sunlike head, poppies redden, fat pumpkins flash … Magnificent! A wattle fence is always adorned with objects that make it still more picturesque: a hanging apron, or a shift, or balloon trousers. In Mirgorod there is neither thievery nor crookery, and therefore everybody hangs up whatever he likes. When you get to the square, you’re sure to stop for a while and admire the view: there is a puddle in it, an astonishing puddle! the only one like it you’ll ever chance to see! It takes up almost the whole square. A beautiful puddle! The houses, big and small, which from afar might be taken for haystacks, stand around marveling at its beauty.But to my mind there’s no house better than the local courthouse. Whether it’s made of oak or birch is not my affair; but it has eight windows, my dear sirs!
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