: The narrator returns from hunting and sees a young sparrow fall from its nest. His dog approaches the bird to attack it, but an adult sparrow throws itself aggressively in front of the dog's massive jaws to protect its offspring.
: Provides free English translations and collections of Turgenev's shorter works for global readers.
" The Sparrow " is a brief masterpiece from Turgenev's collection Poems in Prose ( Стихотворения в прозе ).
: The narrator returns from hunting and sees a young sparrow fall from its nest. His dog approaches the bird to attack it, but an adult sparrow throws itself aggressively in front of the dog's massive jaws to protect its offspring.
: Provides free English translations and collections of Turgenev's shorter works for global readers.
" The Sparrow " is a brief masterpiece from Turgenev's collection Poems in Prose ( Стихотворения в прозе ).
