In this story by Leo Tolstoy, God punishes a disobedient angel by casting him out of Heaven to live as a man. The only way he can get his job back is to learn the answers these questions: What dwells in man? What is not given to man? and What (do) men live by? He learns the answers from the family of a poor but compassionate shoemaker, an imperious rich man, and a kind, charitable woman who has adopted the two orphaned children of a dead neighbor. Themes: humanity, compassion, kindness, arrogance, duty, death.
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I suspect you mean that we don’t get many comments, as the traffic numbers on these stories are quite good. Thanks anyway for sharing the thought, and I hope you enjoyed them!
u dont get much traffic. am i the only one whos read um all?