# Grunya — Short Fiction character guide

> Grunya in Short Fiction by Vladimir Korolenko.

**Role:** minor

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

## Who they are

A female character.

## In the story

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_54_se/chapters/ii)

The old widow, Galya's mother, who pleads with the miller for patience and laments her daughter's stubbornness and their poverty.

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_54_se/chapters/i)

Dmitry's daughter, wearing a dark dress and Scythian kerchief, her gaze dreamy and seeking.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_54_se/chapters/iii)

Dmitry's daughter, who listens silently and shows sympathy for the ignorant crowd, causing her father distress.

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_54_se/chapters/iv)

A pale girl who asks whether God will hear the Tatar's prayer, sparking a moment of collective reflection.

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