The Cook's Wedding and Other Stories

Project Gutenberg's The Cook's Wedding and Other Stories, by Anton ChekhovThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it,give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online atwww.gutenberg.netTitle: The Cook's Wedding and Other StoriesAuthor: Anton ChekhovRelease Date: September 9, 2004 [EBook #13417]Language: English*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE COOK'S WEDDING AND OTHER ***Produced by James RuskTHE TALES OF CHEKHOVVOLUME 12THE COOK'S WEDDING AND OTHER STORIESBYANTON TCHEKHOVTranslated by CONSTANCE GARNETTCONTENTSTHE COOK'S WEDDING SLEEPY CHILDREN THE RUNAWAY GRISHA OYSTERS HOME A CLASSICALSTUDENT VANKA AN INCIDENT A DAY IN THE COUNTRY BOYS SHROVE TUESDAY THE OLD HOUSE INPASSION WEEK WHITEBROW KASHTANKA A CHAMELEON THE DEPENDENTS WHO WAS TO BLAME?THE BIRD MARKET AN ADVENTURE THE FISH ART THE SWEDISH MATCHTHE COOK'S WEDDINGGRISHA, a fat, solemn little person of seven, was standing by the kitchen door listening and peeping through the keyhole.In the kitchen something extraordinary, and in his opinion never seen before, was taking place. A big, thick-set, red-haired peasant, with a beard, and a drop of perspiration on his nose, wearing a cabman's full coat, was sitting at thekitchen table on which they chopped the meat and sliced the onions. He was balancing a saucer on the five fingers of hisright hand and ...