A young boy named Matt is off to visit his grandfather in a faraway
village. He has been on the road all day, and when dusk falls, Matt
finds a place to sleep near a big rock. He hides the few pennies he has
for the next day's breakfast safely under a stone. A scoundrel in a red
shirt watches Matt settle in and sees him hide his money. When the boy
is fast asleep, the man tiptoes over, steals the few pennies and runs
away.
In the morning, the boy wakes to find his breakfast money
gone. He looks everywhere -- but no pennies. In his distress, he raises
such a ruckus that the people from a near-by village come running. The
constable takes charge and inquires what is wrong. Matt tells his sad
story. The village chief then orders the constable to carry the stone to
the village to stand trial for theft. The villagers trail along to see
what will happen
In the trial, the stone is accused of stealing
Matt's money. The rock remains silent, but the crowd giggles. They are
warned to keep quiet, as this is a serious matter. The rock refuses to
answer any further questions and is finally charged with contempt of
court. This causes the crowd to laugh out loud. As their laughter
continues and they further annoy the court, they all end up being
charged one penny for the disturbance. The chief awards the pennies to
the boy. And it is the man in the red shirt who is ordered to carry the
disobedient rock back where it belongs. With his new money, Matt buys
his breakfast and goes happily on his way.
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The short story falls under structuralism because the village chief signifies a kind person He helps Matt to find his lost money by a trial and the accused was the stone for it is the remaining thing nearby. Since the stone can't answer the crowd laugh so hard. As the crowd continues to laugh and disturbed the court they were charged to pay one penny and the chief give it to Matt.
#STRUCTURALISM
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