Funny Children's Stories. Bilingual Edition

На прошлой неделе один из наших ребят после школы переоделся. Он надел физкультурную форму. То есть то, в чём мы занимаемся на уроках физкультуры. И после того, как он целый день в отмерного поиграл, вся его физкультурная форма порвалась так, что ей была нужна уже капита

льная починка.

А на следующий день был урок физкультуры. И тот, который форму свою физкультурную порвал, сказал нашему физкультурнику, что он в зал идти не может, потому что у него формы нет. Вернее, он зачем-то немножко соврал и сказал, что форму дома забыл.

И физкультурник заставил его

раздеться. А у нас буквально за один день резко похолодало. И ему пришлось весь урок заниматься в кальсонах. И надо сказать, что никто из ребят над ним не смеялся. А девчонки даже на него не смотрели.

И я тоже не смеялся. Я только думал, а вдруг со мной такое когда-нибудь случится, что я фо

рму дома забуду. И от этой мысли мне стало настолько страшно, что мне было не до смеха.

Дома я сказал маме, что перед уроком физкультуры буду теперь с вечера вешать на дверь мешочек с формой, чтобы ни в коем случае не забыть взять его с собой у

тром в школу. И я подумал, что у меня, наверное, образовалась благоговейная неприязнь к этому мешочку с формой.

А маме понравилось то, что я предложил вешать на дверь мешочек с формой. И я слышал, как она сказала папе, что у ребёнка стало наконец появляться чувство ответственности.

To America

– for Gold

Our most exciting game is Leap Over. And I am probably not yet old enough to really play this game. Well, to play like the older boys do. Once, when my Mom saw how the older boys jumped, she was horrified. She said that she did not understand how all of them managed not to break their spines. She also said that these boys did not have any sense of responsibility.

My mom often says that if she sees someone doing something wrong. Once I asked her whether I had a sense of responsibility. And Mom replied that I did my homework with a sense of responsibility. But I had very little of it for anything else.

Well, I still do not really understand much about the sense of responsibility. But it seems to me that it is very unlikely that you may break your spine while playing Leap Over. It would be much easier to break it while playing Elephant. Because when you play Elephant, everyone is trying to jump on top of the weakest guy. While two boys are already hanging on to his neck and on top of his shoulders, two others are trying to jump on top of his back.

And as for Leap Over, it only looks as though it is possible to break your spine. Everyone leaps over the same way as in Leapfrog. But in Leapfrog, you can take as many steps as you want. You cannot do it in Leap Over.

For example, someone “leaps over with a two.” He starts to run, takes two huge steps, then one last push, and flies in the air for a few meters. Then he pushes off with his hands on the back of the boy who is “it” and leaps over him. Then it is considered that he “got it”.

No harm done to the boy who is “it.” And all you can do is breathe a sigh of envy for the one who jumped. Of course, I cannot do it the same way that the older boys do it. So, I just stand on the side, admire their jumps, and dream that one day I too will be able to jump like them.

But honestly, from time to time, bad things do happen. For example, when the one who leaps over makes a mistake. It is good if he understands that he will not be able to make it. Then he can stop himself in time.

But if he does not know what he is doing, or if it is his last attempt, when it does not matter whether he knows what he is doing or not and he just must leap over – in this case, he might badly injure both himself and the boy who is “it.” Especially, of course, the boy who is “it”. Because in such cases, the one who is “it” will be propelled forward a few meters and will nosedive into the asphalt.

And then bloody knees, hands, and face are inevitable. But even in such cases, your spine should be safe.

When older boys are not there, then we, I mean those who are a little younger, also play Leap Over. But there is never a lot of blood. Scraped knees, hands, and torn clothing – there is enough of that. But a lot of blood is a rare sight.

And when we want to relax a bit, we play Donkey. Then boys of all ages play together. And here, if you are “it,” you do not have to worry about nosediving into asphalt. Because Donkey is a quiet game.