Putois (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Jacques-Anatole-Françoi Thibault
- First Published: 1904
- Type of Plot: Fantasy
- Time of Work: About 1900
- Setting: Paris and Saint-Omer, France
- Principal Characters: Putois, Monsieur Lucien Bergeret, Mademoiselle Zoé Bergeret, Pauline Bergeret, Monsieur, Madame Cornouiller, Monsieur Marteau, Monsieur Goubin
- Genres: Short fiction, Fantasy
- Subjects: Family or family life, Mythology or myths, France or French people, Twentieth century, Brothers and sisters, Paris, Human behavior, Gardens or gardening
- Locales: Paris, France, Saint-Omer, France
The Story
As Zoé and Lucien Bergeret reminisce about their childhood in Saint-Omer, Zoé asks her brother if he remembers Putois. His enthusiastically affirmative reply leads to a recital, by sister and brother speaking alternately, of a complete physical description of Putois. Lucien's teenage daughter, Pauline, listens to this recital in amazement and asks why they have memorized this curious piece of prose and why they recite it with such pious solemnity. Amused by Pauline's question, Lucien and Zoé explain that the description of Putois is a revered text in the Bergeret...
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