The setting in this story is a country-life setting. Pahom
and his wife live in the village where they are surrounded by another woman's land. They
live the life of a peasant:
readability="8">Though a peasant's life is not a fat one, it is a
long one.
We shall never grow rich, but we shall always have enough to
eat."Pahom and wife own
pigs, cows, horses, etc. They farm the land that belongs to someone
else.Eventually, Pahom buys some neighboring land that is
out in the country.readability="7">Pahom chose out a farm of forty acres, some of
it
wooded, and went to the lady to bargain for
it.However, this land is not
enough for Pahom. Ultimately, Pahom hears about and visits the Bashkirs' land. This land
is rich, lush, and plentiful.readability="6">"The land lies near a river, and the whole
prairie is virgin
soil."Pahom can own all of
the land he can walk around in one day. Sadly enough, Pahom begins his day's walk,
including more and more of the fertile land. By the day's end, Pahom is running out of
time. The sun is about to set. He begins rushing toward the hill, his starting and
ending point. Pahom drops dead on the site. The only land he needs now is six feet,
enough to be buried in.
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