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The peasant's wife, Ivanovna, was intelligent and industrious, while her
daughter-in-law was a simple, quiet soul, but a hard worker.
There was only one idle person in the household, and that was Ivan's
father, a very old man who for seven years had suffered from asthma, and
who spent the greater part of his time lying on the brick oven.
Ivan had plenty of everything--three horses, with one colt, a cow
with calf, and fifteen sheep. The women made the men's clothes, and in
addition to performing all the necessary household labor, also worked in
the field; while the men's industry was confined altogether to the farm. |