Frritt Flacc

Frritt - FLACC (also: Frritt - FLACC or the storm! ) Is a short story by the French writer Jules Verne. It was the first time from 1884 to 1885 under the French title: published Frritt - FLACC in Le Figaro illustré in Paris and again in 1886 in the Magasin d' Éducation et de Récréation. As a book, it was on November 4, 1886 as the notes to the novel A lottery ticket ( Un Billet de loterie ) also titled Frritt - Pierre -Jules Hetzel at FLACC in Paris published.

Action

The story begins with " Frritt! ", Which stands for the raging storm and with " FLACC! " for the rain that flows like a torrent. The wealthy physician, Dr. Trifulgas lives in a fantasy seaside region. He closes his house the poor and opens only to the rich. His manipulations and medical aids have fixed fee rates. On a stormy night a soggy from the rain girl knocks on the door of Dr. Trifulgas. Her father, who is a poor fisherman, is dying. Because the girl has no money, it keeps Dr. Trifulgas not necessary to leave his house and goes back to his bed. Shortly thereafter, there was a knock at his back door. He curses, but is still on the door. This time it is the woman of wrestling with the death of a fisherman. She has some money there. The doctor, however, it is not enough to help and that's why he goes back to his bed without her.

The storm is stronger. Again, someone knocks on the door of Dr. Trifulgas. This time the mother of the fisherman stands on his doorstep. The fisherman has suffered a stroke. His mother brought the last money. You have to sell their house to pay for further treatment. For the hard-hearted doctor decides to start the way to the fishermen. He reached the house in which the terminally ill is. The doctor opens with trembling hands the curtains of the bed. There lies the dying man, whose face is uncovered and does not move. Dr. Trifulgas leans over him and lets out a horrified scream. He realizes that he himself is struggling with death in the bed. He then tried to save everything around. Dr. Trifulgas then dies but with his own hands.