The Piece of String

"The Piece of String" (French: La Ficelle) is an 1883 short story by Guy de Maupassant. It is included in the short story collection "Miss Harriet".[1]

Summary

In Goderville, there lived two former friends, Maitre Hauchecome and Maitre Malandain. One day, Maitre Hauchecome saw a string and thought that he could make use of this string in the future. But he noticed his former friend Maitre Malandain was watching, and he knew that he would be embarrassed if Maitre Malandain saw him picking up an itsy bitsy string. So, Maitre Hauchecome acted as if he were searching for something. But one day, news came out that someone lost his wallet. Quickly, Maitre Malandain accused Maitre Hauchecome of stealing the wallet, and the town believed that Maitre Hauchecome was rich, but Maitre Hauchecome was not. The town of Goderville still did not believe Maitre Hauchecome was innocent, even though someone already returned the wallet. Maitre Hauchecome died disgusted, accused and lonely.in 1886

References

  1. ↑ Guy de Maupassant, Miss Harriet, V. Havard, 1884, III-251 p. WorldCat


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