A chilly fall morning on Volga, boat in fog. Marusja in the boat is rowing so hard her braids are sweating. In the bow of the boat Ivan Vasiljevic comfortable laying down, smoking papirosa.
Another boat coming down the river, Kuzma Trofimyc rowing.
Asks Kuzma:" Where are you headed, Ivan Vasiljevic, this early in the morning?"
Ivan Vasiljevic blows out smoke: "The wife is in labor, I am taking her to the hospital."
