1. TOO DEAR By:- LEO TOLSTOY(RUSSIA) (1828-1910) EDUCATOR- AMIT BOORA
Chapter-13
TOO DEAR
By:- LEO TOLSTOY(RUSSIA)
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EDUCATOR- AMIT BOORA

2. TOO DEAR
PUBLISHED IN 1897
KINGDOM OF MONACO- NEAR BORDERS OF FRANCE AND ITALY.
SHORE OF MEDITERRANEAN SEA
7000 INHABITANTS
ARMY OF 60 MEN
TOY KINGDOM – REAL KINGLET
PALACE, COURTIERS, MINISTERS, COUNCIL, LAWS, JUDGES, BISHOPS AND GENERALS.

3. Location of Monaco on world map

4. TOO DEAR PEACEFUL PEOPLE IN THE KINGDOM
PROBLEM – YOUNG MAN COMMITS MURDER
SERIES OF DISCUSSIONS
CRIMINAL WAS TRIED ACCORDING TO THE LAWS
DECISION 1:-
HIS HEAD CUT OFF AS LAW
HITCH (PROBLEM) IN FOLLOWING
NON AVAILABILITY OF GUILLOTINE AND EXECUTIONER
REQUEST MADE FROM FRENCH GOVERNMENT AND ITALIAN GOVERNMENT.
UNAFFORDABLE( FRENCH – FRANCS, ITALIAN FRANCS)
MILITARY MEN DO NOT ACCEPT PROPOSAL(NOT TRAINED)

5. PHOTOGRAPH OF GUILLOTINE

6. TOO DEAR DECISION 2:- DEATH SENTENCE CHANGED TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT.
HITCH(PROBLEM)
NO PERMANENT JAIL
GUARD
FOOD
NEW EXPENDITURE
EXPENSES ABOVE 600 FRANCS A YEAR.

7. TOO DEAR DECISION 3:- DISMISS GUARD AND OFFER SAFE ESCAPE
CRIMINAL IS OFFERED 600 FRANCS PENSION FOR LIFETIME TO LEAVE THE KING’S DOMAIN.
GIVEN 1/3 OF ANNUITY IN ADVANCE
CRIMINAL SETTLES ACROSS THE FRONTIER AND BUYS LANDS AND STARTS MARKET GARDENING.

8. CHARACTERS Kinglet: King of a small toy kingdom
King of Italy: The government that agreed on lending the toy kingdom a machine to cut off the criminal’s head for francs including travelling expense.
French Government: The government that agreed on lending the toy kingdom a machine to cut off the criminal’s head for francs.
The minister: The minsters of the Kinglet’s court.
The guard: The guard that kept a watch on the criminal.
Minister of Justice: The minister that decides what to do with the criminal.
The prisoner: the main character of the story

9. BRIEF SUMMARY
TOO DEER, Too dear was a short story written by Leo Tolstoy. The narrator begins the location of Monaco. It was located near the, borders of France and Italy on the shore of Mediterranean sea. It was a tiny Kingdom about, 7,000 people. There was a real king. He had a palace,courtiers ,ministers, Bishop ,general and, an army of 60 men. People of Monaco were peaceable. Once a murder was committed. Such a thing had not happened before. The criminal was awarded death sentence. So the court ordered to cut off the head of the criminal. But Monaco had neither a guillotine nor an executioner. The committee inquired French Government and Italian government to supply both. They both, agree to supply French demanded France and Italy demanded Francs. The, king of Monaco thought it over, it was too dear. He did not want to spend much money on the, criminal. Even his soldiers refused to cut a man's head off. They said that we didn't know how to, do it. In order to reduce the cost, the death sentence was changed into life imprisonment., The kinglet put the criminal in a small lock up as they had no strong prison. The guard was, appointed to watch over the criminal and fetched the criminal's food from the palace kitchen., After a year the king noticed a new item of expenditure that's keeping of the criminal and 600 Francs were spent. The matter was serious since the criminal was young and healthy he might live for another 50 years. So the committee suggested to dismiss the guard, which would, provoke him to run away. But he refused to go away. Instead of going away, he himself do, guard's duty. He said that he had nowhere to go. He could not do anything as they had ruined, his character. The people would turn their backs on him. They had treated me badly. At last he was offered a pension., The sum was fixed that 600 Francs annuity. He receive one third of his annuity and left Monaco. He emigrated and settled just across the Frontier. He purchased a bit of land and started market gardening. He lived comfortably and well. He would always go to draw his pension on time---END---