# Little Vassya — Short Fiction character guide

> Little Vassya in Short Fiction by Leonid Andreyev.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Vassya, little Vassya, Vassya that other Vassya

**First appearance:** 0001-short-fiction

## Who they are

A young boy in a story of childhood.

## In the story

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/i)

The drowned son of Father Vassily, whose death triggers the family's descent into sorrow.

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/ii)

The deceased son of Father Vassily and the Popadya, whose loss drives the Popadya's desperate desire to resurrect him through a new child.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/iii)

Newborn son, later revealed to be an idiot, with a large head, thin legs, and vacant stare.

### [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/viii)

Mentioned as one of the children; present at the Popadya's deathbed.

### [X](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/x)

The idiot son, pasting boxes, mumbling 'Pa-pa,' and laughing with senseless, ominous laughter; his movements are described as brutish and lifeless.

## Links

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