The Case of Yevseyka by Maxim Gorky. Short summary

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A boy Evseika catches a fish and falls into the water. He gets to the bottom and talks to the inhabitants of the sea. The boy persuades the big fish to bring him to the surface. He dives out and wakes up.

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The boy Evseika sits on a rock and catches a fish. But it does not want to bite, the little fisherman was bored. It was a hot day, Evseik got soaked from boredom, he fell asleep and fell into the water. The boy wasn’t frightened, swam, and then dove to the bottom.

He sat down on a rock and looked around. Here cheerful fish were playing, a turtle was crawling, and sea crustaceans were minding their own business. Different fish swim up to the boy and talk to him.

Then Evseika notices a huge fish. He gets acquainted with it. The curious fish asks the boy about life on land.

Evseika wonders how he can get up there. He persuades a large fish to swim to the surface. The boy clings to it and dives out.

When he wakes up, he finds himself on the same rock and realizes he was dreaming.