The Godson
By Leo Tolstoy
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Leo Tolstoy
Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910) is the author of War and Peace, Anna Karenina, The Death of Ivan Ilyich, Family Happiness, and other classics of Russian literature.
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The Godson - Leo Tolstoy
Leo Tolstoy
Leo Tolstoy
The Godson
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Contents
THE GODSON
CHAPTER I
CHAPTER II
CHAPTER III
CHAPTER IV
CHAPTER V
CHAPTER VI
CHAPTER VII
CHAPTER VIII
CHAPTER IX
CHAPTER X
CHAPTER XI
CHAPTER XII
CHAPTER XIII
THE GODSON
CHAPTER I
A son was born to a poor peasant. He rejoiced and went to a neighbour to ask him to stand as godfather to the boy. The neighbour refused. He did not want to be godfather to a poor man’s son. So the peasant went to another neighbour and he, too, refused. He walked from house to house, but could find no one who would be godfather to his son, so he set out to another village. On his way he met a stranger, who stopped him and said, Good day, peasant; where are you going to?
God has given me a child,
the peasant said, to gladden my sight in my youth, to comfort me in my old age and to pray for my soul when I die. No one in our village will be godfather to him, so I am going to seek one elsewhere.
Let me be his godfather,
the stranger said.
The peasant rejoiced. He thanked the stranger and said, But whom shall I ask to be his godmother?
Go into the town,
the stranger said; "in the square you will see