The Hatched

The HatchedThe Hatched

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Mihail Mihail SadoveanuSadoveanu

MIHAIL SADOVEANUMIHAIL SADOVEANU

PORTRAIT PORTRAIT ACHIEVED BY ACHIEVED BY CORNELIU CORNELIU BABABABA

THE NOVEL HAS GOT THE NOVEL HAS GOT 16 CHAPTERS 16 CHAPTERS

AND IT WAS AND IT WAS PUBLISHED IN 1930. PUBLISHED IN 1930.

THE ACTION TAKES PLACE IN NEAMT THE ACTION TAKES PLACE IN NEAMT AND SUCEAVA COUNTIES. AND SUCEAVA COUNTIES.

THE CHARACTERS ARE SHEPHERDS THE CHARACTERS ARE SHEPHERDS FROM MAGURA TARCFROM MAGURA TARCĂĂULUI. ULUI.

NECHIFOR LIPAN LEFT IN ORDER TO NECHIFOR LIPAN LEFT IN ORDER TO BUY SHEEP FROM VATRA DORNEI AND BUY SHEEP FROM VATRA DORNEI AND HIS APPARITION IS LATE. HIS APPARITION IS LATE.

HIS WIFE VITORIA FEELS THAT HIS WIFE VITORIA FEELS THAT SOMETHING WRONG HAPPENED TO HIM SOMETHING WRONG HAPPENED TO HIM AND SHE LEAVES IN ORDER TO LOOK AND SHE LEAVES IN ORDER TO LOOK FOR HIM BECAUSE SHE DIDN’T TRUST IN FOR HIM BECAUSE SHE DIDN’T TRUST IN AUTHORITIES SHE HOWEVER AUTHORITIES SHE HOWEVER ANNOUNCE THEM ABOUT THAT. ANNOUNCE THEM ABOUT THAT.

Piatra Neamt –Picture taken Piatra Neamt –Picture taken high up on Cozia high up on Cozia

MountainMountain

Piatra NeamtPiatra NeamtThe Town HallThe Town Hall

THE TOWER CLOCKTHE TOWER CLOCKPiatra NeamtPiatra Neamt

Built by Stephen the GreatBuilt by Stephen the Great

VITORIA KEEPS VITORIA KEEPS SAINTLY ALL THE SAINTLY ALL THE TRADITIONS AND TRADITIONS AND SHE MENACES SHE MENACES HER DAUGHTER HER DAUGHTER MINODORA WITH MINODORA WITH THROWING HER THROWING HER IN TARCIN TARCĂĂU RIVER U RIVER IF SHE DON’T IF SHE DON’T OBEY THEM. OBEY THEM.

VITORIA TAKES MINODORA AND VITORIA TAKES MINODORA AND LEAVES HER AT VARATEC LEAVES HER AT VARATEC MONASTERY IN ORDER TO BE MONASTERY IN ORDER TO BE SAFETY DURING THE TIME SHE IS SAFETY DURING THE TIME SHE IS LOOKING FOR HER HUSBAND. LOOKING FOR HER HUSBAND.

VVĂĂRATEC MONASTERYRATEC MONASTERY

VITORIA KNOWS FROM VITORIA KNOWS FROM VATRA DORNEY COUNTY VATRA DORNEY COUNTY DEPARTMENT THAT HIS DEPARTMENT THAT HIS HUSBAND HAS BOUGHT HUSBAND HAS BOUGHT

300 SHEEP, SELLING 300 SHEEP, SELLING THEN 100 OF THEM TO THEN 100 OF THEM TO

SOME MOUNTAIN SOME MOUNTAIN INHABITANTS. INHABITANTS.

VITORIA COMES BACK FOLLOWING VITORIA COMES BACK FOLLOWING THE SAME ROUTE HER HUSBAND IS THE SAME ROUTE HER HUSBAND IS SUPPOSED TO PASSED, ASKING IN SUPPOSED TO PASSED, ASKING IN THE PUBS ABOUT “THE MAN WITH THE PUBS ABOUT “THE MAN WITH GREY CAP AND BLACK HORSE” GREY CAP AND BLACK HORSE”

AFTER SABASA VILLAGE, IN SUHA, AFTER SABASA VILLAGE, IN SUHA, SHE HAS LOST NECHIFOR’S TRACE. SHE HAS LOST NECHIFOR’S TRACE.

THE WAY TO SABASATHE WAY TO SABASA

THE WAY TO TALIENS THE WAY TO TALIENS CRUCE CRUCE

Taliens’ Cruce, the place Taliens’ Cruce, the place where Nichifor was killed where Nichifor was killed

HELPED BY THE DOG “LUPU”, HELPED BY THE DOG “LUPU”, THAT SHE FOUND IN SABASA, THAT SHE FOUND IN SABASA, VICTORIA DISCOVERED VICTORIA DISCOVERED NECHIFOR’S DEAD BODY IN A NECHIFOR’S DEAD BODY IN A DEEP HOLE NEAR TALIENS’ DEEP HOLE NEAR TALIENS’ CRUCE.CRUCE.

VITORIA RESPECTS ALL THE VITORIA RESPECTS ALL THE RITUALS OF BURIAL, ANNOUNCE RITUALS OF BURIAL, ANNOUNCE THE AUTHORITIES, INVITING AT THE AUTHORITIES, INVITING AT THE BURIAL CEREMONY THE THE BURIAL CEREMONY THE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE COUNTY DEPARTMENT AS WELL COUNTY DEPARTMENT AS WELL AS THE TWO KILLERS OF HER AS THE TWO KILLERS OF HER HUSBAND, CALISTRAT BOGZA HUSBAND, CALISTRAT BOGZA AND ILIE CUTUI. AND ILIE CUTUI.

THE BURIAL CEREMONY MEAL THE BURIAL CEREMONY MEAL WAS SERVED AT MR. TOMA’S WAS SERVED AT MR. TOMA’S HOUSE, WITH DISHES WITHOUT HOUSE, WITH DISHES WITHOUT MEAT. MEAT.

VITORIA SAYS WHO ARE THE TWO VITORIA SAYS WHO ARE THE TWO KILLERS AND THE JUSTICE IS KILLERS AND THE JUSTICE IS MADE BY BOGZA’S DEATH AND MADE BY BOGZA’S DEATH AND CUTUI’S ARRESTING. CUTUI’S ARRESTING.

Old things from SabasaOld things from Sabasa

Sadoveanu Memorial House Sadoveanu Memorial House Targu NeamtTargu Neamt