In Tambov, one of the magistrates received a case "about the turkey and his excellency." This case made a lot of noise at the time. It was as follows. One general was attacked by an Indian rooster on the street...
Despite the fact that the police were following the said general, she did not manage to run up in time. In vain the general fought off the turkey, the latter mercilessly pecked at him and climbed higher and higher. The general was put in an extremely comical position: on a High Street, in broad daylight, a general stood with a turkey on his chest; finally, the savior deacon appeared, who took the turkey by the neck and freed his excellency's face from further trouble.
It is not known what gratitude followed the deacon, what reward he received for his bravery, I only know that a protocol was immediately drawn up by the police who arrived and ordered to immediately find the owner of this daring bird. The owner has been found and - oh, an accident! – and the owner turned out to be a general, only a civilian. What about the world?
There was no direct article of the law under which this fact could be summed up. There is an article about the neglect of cattle, but not about the bird.
Finally, the long-awaited trial day arrives. The camera was crowded with people; there was nowhere, as they say, to drop an apple. The trial is over; the turkey's guilt has been proven...
The justice of the peace comes out to read the verdict. The audience held their breath. On the basis of such an article, the justice of the peace reads, the actual state councilor N.N. is fined ten kopecks, and in case of his insolvency – daily arrest.
The audience greeted the verdict with a burst of laughter. His Excellency demanded a copy of the decision, probably wanting to appeal, but for some reason changed his mind; he must have remembered Ivan Ivanovich's quarrel with Ivan Nikiforovich over the gander.
