Gutta -perch boy. Grigorovich D.

“Gutta -percha boy” - the tragic story of the talented Russian writer Dmitry Vasilyevich Grigorovich (1822 - 1900). The story of the "gutta -percha boy" is sad. The little Petya, who was orphaned at the age of four, was determined in training for the acrobat Becker, a cruel and soulless person. Becker teaches him acrobatic tricks, not paying attention to the fall and injuries of the child, and the only one who spares Petya is the clown Edwards. Once the clown was presented by Petya Puppy, but the boy’s joy was short -lived...