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“God Sees the Truth, But Waits” pp. 107-111

• The following version of this book was used to create this Lesson Plan: Tolstoy, Leo. “God Sees the Truth, but Waits.” Best Russian Short Stories, Carlton House.1925, pp. 107-117.

• The story opens with Ivan Dmitrich Aksionov who owns two shops and a home in the town of Vladimir.

• In the past, Vladimir drank excessively, but once he married he cut back considerably.

• The day Aksionov was to leave for the Nizhny Fair, his wife pleaded with him to say because she had had a bad dream about him.

• In her dream, Aksionov returned home from his trip with a head full of grey hair.

• Aksionov does not take his wife’s concerns seriously, he even tells her that her dream was a sign of good luck.

• Aksionov assures his wife that he will sell all of his goods while away...

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