Each reader’s diary needs a very brief summary, because you can’t remember all the main events without missing something very important and basic. Especially in a nervous environment, it is difficult to remember all the details, names, plot twists. The retelling from Literaguru will help you with this, where everything is briefly and clearly stated.
(357 words) The elderly city man Anton Skvoznik-Dmukhanovsky gathered the city gentlemen and informed them of the imminent and secret appearance of the auditor. It was assumed that he could be sent because of some kind of denunciation, so some letters now had to be opened. Shpekin, chief of post, admitted that he had done this earlier out of interest. All officials were scared, because they have a mess everywhere. People wondered who could be this auditor.
At first, the suspicions of the local landowners Bobchinsky and Dobchinsky fell on a man who stayed at a hotel and behaved suspiciously. For example, looked in plates. This guest was the gambler Ivan Khlestakov, who was present in the city passing through and without means of subsistence. He owed a large sum to the owner of the hotel, and he refused to continue to feed him “for thanks”. Ivan was hungry, and he was already considering selling his pants. The mayor took Khlestakov for the auditor, so he tried not to get angry. He even gave him a decent amount of money, thinking that he wants a bribe. Ivan was surprised, but accepted. The official invited the imaginary examiner home, where his wife and daughter set the table. The hero decided to lie about his rich life in St. Petersburg, a big house, about the fact that he is familiar with the famous writer and himself composed many famous works. At the same time, everyone wanted to give Ivan a bribe in order to appease. He himself willingly took care of the wife and daughter of the mayor. Residents were not allowed to come to him so that they would not bring complaints. Khlestakov was surprised at the behavior of the city leadership and decided to report his success to a journalist friend Tryapichkin, so that he wrote about it in the newspaper. A servant of Ivan, Osip insisted on a speedy departure, until the fraud was revealed, and they began to gather. Before departure Khlestakov sent a letter to that friend. Residents broke through to the "auditor" with their claims, and the guest promised to help, taking money from them, and then he turned to the daughter of the mayor. The whole city congratulated them. The mayor has already dreamed about climbing the career ladder, and his wife about the house in St. Petersburg. However, the chief of the post, Shpekin, opened the letter to Khlestakov Tryapichkin and told everyone about the fraud.
Anton Antonovich was furious and desperate. Officials argued who was to blame for such a mistake, complained that they had given the money to the wrong person. At this moment, the mayor was informed that the real auditor persistently invited him to his place. The comedy ends with a mute scene where everyone froze in different poses: some in amazement and others in mockery.
