Short Fiction · Chapter
III: New and Very Agreeable Acquaintances explained
Kashtanka wakes up in a strange room and explores, discovering a cat named Fyodor Timofeyitch and a gander named Ivan Ivanitch.
What happens
Kashtanka wakes up in a strange room and explores, discovering a cat named Fyodor Timofeyitch and a gander named Ivan Ivanitch. The stranger, her new master, introduces himself and names her 'Auntie', encouraging the animals to live in peace.
Characters to notice
- Kashtanka
Wakes up in the stranger's room, explores, meets the cat and gander, and is renamed 'Auntie'.
- The Stranger
Kashtanka's new master, who names her 'Auntie' and introduces her to the other animals.
Key passages
“When Kashtanka woke up it was already light, and a sound rose from the street, such as only comes in the daytime.”
Kashtanka awoke to daylight and the bustling noise of the street.
Describes the morning setting.
“She saw something surprising and terrible. A grey gander came straight towards her, hissing, with its neck bowed down to the floor and its wings outspread.”
Kashtanka was startled by a hissing gander approaching her with wings spread.
Kashtanka's first encounter with the gander.
“The cat obediently lay down on his mattress and closed his eyes. Judging from the expression of his face and whiskers, he was displeased with himself for having lost his temper and got into a fight.”
The cat, Fyodor Timofeyitch, lay down and seemed regretful for fighting.
The cat's reaction after the scuffle.
“The gander was not at all offended that the strange dog was eating his food, but, on the contrary, talked even more excitedly, and to show his confidence went to the trough and ate a few peas himself.”
The gander was unbothered by Kashtanka eating his food and even joined her.
The gander's friendly behavior toward Kashtanka.