story is written in the form of a man's confession to the little boy.Once the author has caused a serious rift with his nephew Eugene.In this work he refers directly to him, trying to explain to the boy and himself, why he behaved at that time.
Ivan Bunin "Numbers".Summary of Chapter 1-2
author calls mischievous boy who tirelessly from morning to night screaming and running in all the rooms.But the more touching him an adult, seems those moments when the child calmed down, pressed against him, or when he impulsively kisses him after the reconciliation.By evening, the boy apologized and asked his uncle did show him the numbers.In the morning the baby had a great desire to buy his pencil, colored pencils, written children's magazine.But his uncle was in no mood to go into town to buy it all.He said that today, the king's day, everything is closed.Then the boy asked for at least the numbers show.
Maybe the kid will remember when he grows up, once I came out of the dining room with a very sad little face after an argument with his uncle.
Bunin "Numbers".Summary of Chapter 3
evening irrepressible Jack invented his new game: jump up and scream it loud to the beat.My mother and grandmother tried to stop him, but he did not react.And boldly replied to a comment uncle.He barely restrained so as not to fly off the handle.But after a jump and scream uncle jumped up, he shouted at the boy, grabbed him by the arm, slapped and pushed out of the room.
Summary "Numbers" Bunin IA .: 4 chapter
pain and Jack began yelling insults at the door.First, with pauses, and then incessantly with tears.Then he has become easy to play on feelings call.Uncle said that nothing would happen to him, my mother tried to be cold-blooded.Only my grandmother's lips trembled, she turned away from everyone, but was attached to the aid did not go.Jack realized that adults, too, decided to stand his ground.He could not cry, his voice hoarse, but still continued to cry.Already uncle wanted to open the door to the nursery and stop the suffering of a hot word.But this is not consistent with the rules of conduct by an adult.Finally, the boy calmed down.
Summary "Numbers" Bunin IA .: 5 chapter
uncle broke down and looked into the room, pretending to be looking for a cigarette case.Zhenya playing on the floor with empty matchboxes.He looked up and said to my uncle, that she would never love him.My mother and grandmother, too, went to him and taught that the wrong way to behave, it is necessary to ask for the forgiveness of his uncle, and he would go to Moscow.But my wife did not care.Adults again began to ignore him.
Summary "Numbers" Bunin IA .: 6 chapter
The child has been gloomy.Jack continued to shift boxes on the floor.Grandmother began to whisper to him that he is shameless that his uncle he was not only not buy goodies, and most importantly - the numbers do not tell.This stir Zhenyu.His eyes were sparks.He asked for an early start.But Uncle again in a hurry.
Summary "Numbers" Bunin IA .: 7 head
Eugene finally apologized to his uncle, said that just loves it, and he relented and ordered to bear the table pencils, paper.The boy's eyes shone with joy, but there was fear in them: and suddenly change his mind.With pleasure under the supervision of his uncle Jack deduced on paper their first digit.
