My idol by Fazil Iskander. Short summary

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As a child, the author had an idol — a strong and agile classmate Yura. But one day Jura committed a meanness, and the author did not want to cover for him. That was the end of their friendship.

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At school, the author had an idol — classmate Yura Stavrakidi. He was a strong, precocious boy. They lived on the same street. Yura was the son of a house painter and often helped his father in his work.

Yura succeeded in everything from the first time. He easily rode a bicycle, very quickly learned to swim. Yura was not only the strongest and most agile, he was also the bravest. He bravely ran up the highest bar of the wall bars. The author, looking at his idol, also decided to walk on the bar, but he could not conquer his fear.

One day Yura suggested that the author rob the school cafeteria — on that day sausages were delivered there. The boys waited until evening and snuck up to the cherished door. But they did not have time to pick the lock — the thieves were frightened away by the watchman.

Yura liked to fight. One day he bullied a skinny boy outside a movie theater. Other Greeks stood up for the boy and shamed him. He tried to justify himself and called the author as a witness. But the narrator could not lie, even for his comrade. Since then, their friendship was over.