Summary

Vasya the bricklayer does not drink alcohol. Even after work, he refuses an invitation to drink. He goes to the bookstore, then to college. And on his birthday, Vasya refuses to drink, although his friends persuade him. It was only when Vasya fell ill that he was persuaded to drink… And now Vasya is drinking with friends in a restaurant, then he accosts a woman on the street, smashes a shop window. Drunk Vasya lays bricks, but the wall collapses. The bandaged Vasya is taken away by an ambulance.