Zvezdanutye.
Zvezdanutye.
IVAN SHTRAUH.
Crisis has, of course, undermined well-being. But not all. As
Have shown a Christmas vacation. It appears, and without "them"
zhlobskih tranches our people have a rest in others, more successful
The countries.
Have come off, you understand, from a real life.
And we on it have tourist agencies which explain
To citizens: there is nothing to go abroad, when fatherland in danger.
At home it is necessary to sit - for own advantage.
Each girl of happiness would like. Here and former my wife Ljalja
Has found happiness with the serious widower with two innocent crumbs on
Hands. They have met on any party in firm, where
Works Ljalja. Quickly enough it has considered under the office
Palm tree of an impressive kind of the gentleman in expensive suit and
Magnificent tie with a champagne glass. The gentleman has responded on
Twitter of the curly tiny young woman - home it carried it on the
"volve".
Following days off they have spent together. And in a month already
Took out three children (Lyalin a daughter-teenager plus two boys:
One - the four-year-old angel, the second - the stervets-second-grader) in
Circus in Color parkway.
Ljalja has grown fat, has turned pink, has started to make Sunday dinners
And to bake pies and has ceased to call to me.
When I congratulated her by phone happy New Year, it was
It is absent-minded. Has told, that is going to after New year with George and
Children to go to Lapland, home Santa-Klausa, in village
Rovanijami: it is necessary, that their new joint life has begun with
Something magic. And as for them children - sense and
The pleasure of a life they also have solved, means, to go on a visit to Sante.
I did not begin to remind Ljale, that else recently it was not so
The patriarchal. Also has wished it pleasant rest.
For travel with children they have paid almost five thousand
Dollars to travel agency "Alexander-round". Ljalja described
The future travel to the most enthusiastic expressions. Their train,
Ornamented by horned deer and partridges, will meet in
Lapland fantastic heroes together in Santoj. (In general, at the nearest
Consideration this character is pleasant ever less. Is in
Its ruddy tenderness something pedofilskoe and sadistic.) ridiculous
Gnomes (ugly creatures, speaking our way) will play with children and will ship
Luggage on sledge. Magnificent hotel (in Finland four stars are
Super, such European comfort it is necessary to look still) with
Pool, saunas, massage offices. Ljalja was going to
To spend time in a sports way, the hotel promised to give the blessing
The fads, skis, sanki in unlimited quantity. And even
Sports overalls and the mountain-skiing equipment, if someone not
Has grasped with itself. Well for five thousand!
Ljalja chirped, chirped, while I have not heard a background the dense
Man's bass: "Well so we will have dinner or not?" - and amicable
Children's squeal.
- Children, - has told Ljalja tone of the respectable matron, - cease
To fight because of a duck. Give it Vase. vasja, cease to eat
Chocolate, we will have dinner now. Svetochka, take at Vasi
Chocolate. Serezha, cease to take away a chocolate at Svety...
I have lowered a tube on the lever. That here you will tell - simply
There were two loneliness.
... I have not learnt Ljalinogo a voice when she has called me 11
January. She squealed, as the secretary of a Communist Party committee in shop, not
Pursued the scheme. As the teacher on proof dvoechnika, which
Besides has broken a lesson. That is actually as the woman,
Deceived in the best expectations.
More shortly, the Christmas history about Santa-Klausa has appeared
Rough and shameless draw. "Alexander-round" has shown to them not
Native land Santy and where cancers winter.
The company intending with the help "Alexander-round"
To meet with Santa-Klausom, was going to big - about thirty
The person. Thus almost half was made by children: the parental
Sentimentality and hopes of children's romanticism are comparable
Only with the sums which are spent for lovely children.
The train was the first disappointment. It has appeared at all
Promised firm "Lev Tolstoi". Ljale with children and grumbling
George have offered a usual compartment in which it was madly hot
(kondishn, naturally, did not work). On small Vasenku places
Did not take. It was supposed, that boys will lay down on one shelf, but
Hopes of it were not justified: boys have fought and, laying in
Beds were burnt until Vasenka has not burst into tears.
Accordingly, Ljalja has put complaining Vasenku to itself. But
The shelf has appeared too narrow, and Ljalja has all night long stayed in
Platform with Gumilev's small volume - a gentle profile on snow-covered glass
Plus spirituality and sacrifice. This blockhead George was in
Next time is shaken by what treasure has got to it.
Clearly, that the shock has overtaken in its morning: while Ljalja suffered
With husband Anna Ahmatovoj, George slept, razmetavshis in the heated
Compartment, as that Olofern.
In eight mornings on January, 4th a train with our heroes and more 25
Unfortunate ("Why it is unfortunate?" - you ask. "And me
It is better to know ", - I will respond) has arrived to capital Chuhonii - a city
Helsinki. And here it was found out, that the second train - in this most
Rovanijami - arrives only in eight evenings.
Twelve hours of absolute freedom per another's country - from the sea
The cold wind blows, snowing slightly sweeps up streets, and children of a mansion ask
In a toilet ($1 for one person).
The girl Lena accompanying group from travel agency,
Has constructed sleepy public at station. Was veleno bystrenko to hand over
The luggage (besides $1 for a subject) and to be loaded in a left-luggage office in
The bus - will be excursion on a city.
In morning twilight when about the validity behind a window it is possible
Was to guess only, excursion from "Alexander-round" has moved
To study sights of a city. Who was in Helsinki though
Time, knows: a city small. Half an hour of the pedestrian excursion - and you
You learn it by heart. The bus courageously turned on it hour.
But who will venture after carload heat to substitute the child under
North also I snow slightly? More shortly, the Senatorial area, port and
Uspensky cathedral the people (it is natural, what has woken up)
Surveyed from the bus.
The half-tenth morning of all have unloaded at station. Thought on walk
Has seemed to nobody to the light: when you go with children on
Meeting with Santa-Klausom, any more before shopping and a city landscape.
The thought moves especially pragmatically: where a toilet where to feed,
Where to wash, where of trousers to change clothes and how not to wet boots. So
What is ten hours of dozen very well-founded adults and
Their spoilt, coddled children lived at station, as
Gipsy camp.
Dear companions, we is final, people not the local.
zazhralis, have forgotten, as the people live. Here also receive.
Justice - it, the infection, will always get the tenacious paw.
Sgrebet for shkirku and, floutingly-tenderly looking in eyes,
provorkuet so, that blood will freeze.
Train on Rovanijami met with tears on eyes. Unsuccessful
To rest all has been decided to forget and begin the overture with the pure
Sheet. The second day of travel came to an end.
But it is equal in eight small Vaska has seen in a window in the morning
Trains Santa-Klausa with gnomes on painted sledge. They met
Passengers! But, as it was found out, not group to which have got Ljalja,
George and children. Gnomes joyfully welcomed "" tourists,
They sufficed veshchichki and loaded on sledge, played snowballs with kids.
Vaska George, strong holding the son was torn to another's party, but
For a hand, grumbled something the low nasal voice. Ljalja
Tried to amuse Vasku that he has not suspected, that something
Not so. Svetka made eyes at the boy from group. And the second-grader
Serezha all kind showed, how despises Svetkino
Coquetry.
Having trampled on platform, all have gone to the bus.
Now - attention. Who will guess, than differs
Four-stars hotel with the Supereuropean service from
Sports base for teenagers?
Right answer: anything.
"Lux" which reserved Ljalja and George, has appeared two
Rooms with two king size beds (there and then three folding beds
For children) and two cases. Neither phone, nor the TV, a bar.
Naked walls caress a sight of Spartans, but not our tourist!
It was on closer examination found out, that this "lux" -
For invalids-koljasochnikov. It has given out the special equipment in
Toilet and a tube which was sticking out of a wall at height of a stomach, - instead of
Soul.
Basically, philosophically arguing, all of us, of course, invalids -
Love, open-cast mines, own ambitions. Our citizenship is already possible
Automatically to consider as physical inability of III group. But not as
It is literally!
Pieces of paper on the foreign languages, laying on a table, explained,
That Ljalja and George have got on sports base of district, where
Sent on rest of the best pupils - and it is free. As
This base is under the protection of education department.
Accordingly, to smoke, drink and rustle after 22 hours
Categorically it is forbidden. And our heroes as you remember, have arrived
Here for holidays.
Similar, not that education department, not those heads of base
Have decided to cut down money and have handed over to its certain company "artik service",
Which together with "Alexander-round" also has arranged for a fantastic sum
Voyage of Russian tourists on a visit to Santa-Klausu.
By the way, the company "artik service" was represented besides by ours
Compatriot Natalia.
All the same anybody so will not play a dirty trick on another, as our person to ours
To the person. As has shown the future, Natalia has appeared the lady
The freezed. It conducted excursions so: "It is the house, it of yellow colour,
As autumn. And it is a supermarket. Temperature behind a bus board
Minus of seven degrees ".
... But we will return to our Spartans. George, having surveyed number for
Invalids, the beginnings silently to use foul language. "And what such" shchukiny sons "? -
Has asked Vaska, just read with Ljalej Russian national
Fairy tale "On pike velenju". Here even George has sniffed and has rushed off
To make scandal on retseptsiju.
Retseptsija reminded disturbed osinoe a hollow: unfortunate from
Ljalinoj groups pressed employees of hotel, those is languid
Waved away. And here there was a girl Lena from "Alexander-round".
Following old tactics "the best protection is an attack", it is rigid
Has declared: we already too long take places. And at us it is planned
Excursion on a visit to Santa-Klausu. From one and a half hours which have been released
On excursion, we already half an hour probazarili. So will suffice here
The rights to swing. If want though something to see - bystrenko in
The bus.
Having seized three hungry children in an armful, Ljalja with George
Have rushed off to the bus - if excursion to Sante to pass, so
Then what for in general went?
On road to small house Santy, Lena has once again cleared to ours
To tourists a situation. It was found out, that the most part of money, which
Have been paid for a trip, have gone on payment of Russian guide, which
In CHuhonii passion as roads (hurrah, at last we have found out where ours
Experts worth its weight in gold!). But as we on excursion
Were late - it was necessary to take places faster, dear, - that we
Let's go to Sante as the general turn and without the guide.
You remember, how all began? As you were young, poor also
To itself it is opposite? When any trickster could "put" on you with ease?
More shortly, unforgettable feelings have visited heart Ljali, though earlier
It seemed, that they it is far in the past.
To Sante really stood in a queue. dostojavshis, on
lomannom English have explained to the old man-bodrjachku, what for have arrived.
Santa was surprised: this group he did not wait. But, the humanist, has stroked
Children on a head also has wished their of good luck.
After that have returned to hotel. And in vain.
Because the dining room schedule was found out. It was such: with 6
Till 7 mornings - a breakfast. A dinner - with 11 to 12. A supper with 16 to 17.
Ljalja which has got used to rise during week-end not earlier
Eleven, has started to sniff. But has soon thought: as
It is camp for juvenile sportsmen, the mode is constructed so that
Those rose earlier, laid down and not deboshirili in the evenings earlier.
Now tell: whether there are among your acquaintances citizens, which
Do not eat after five evenings? If they, certainly, not Uljana
Lopatkin and not Klaudia SHiffer? And if it is the man in most
Blossoming of forces, clever, well-fad? It, excuse, to guzzle in the evening
Wants.
And the restaurant, that is a dining room, is closed. Most touching,
That close there is no point of public catering. Because
The base is providently located highly in mountains - that
chuhonskie honours pupils, strengthening health, did not run in the city
Pubs and on discos.
Now about the menu, as about the most tragical. Besides greetings from
Student's youth. Sandwiches from coffee for a breakfast. Salad from
Cucumbers and tomatoes with macaroni for a dinner. Salad with macaroni with
tushenkoj for a supper.
The fascist has flown by, more shortly.
After heavy, wearisome fights of the menu has replenished with three
Dishes: a potato fried, a potato boiled, mashed potatoes.
Ljalja declared, that will grow thin, and ate only crude vegetables.
Spoilt children refused flatly food. But
George has found out unexpected unpretentiousness and has swept away all, that
Remains on plates after Ljali and children.
As in any sport camp respecting, ware behind itself was
veleno to clean. It was watched by a spiteful baba-yaga, which to that
Insisted, that tourists cleaned off the food rests in standing here
Tank. Any attempt to take with itself a roll was stopped, as
shpargalka at examination, as a dream in summer night, as desertion with
porosshih a potato of fields of the native land - remember, how all of us went "on
Potato "?
That remains to the citizens lodged in number for invalids,
Which from a paunch feed with a potato and macaroni? It has been decided to give
All time and forces to leisure.
At thoughtful research of territory the pool was found out.
However, not in hotel, and in a building through road. The pool worked
Two hours per day. And after scandal all the same it was authorised to go
There it is free. However, the pleasure has turned out doubtful: in
To locker room there was no even a hair dryer, and children with wet hair
Ran on a frost through road to number.
As to the sports stock promised many, and
The truth for the third day of rest Ljale at last have given out skis, and to children -
ledjanki. They went for a drive on these ledjankah one and a half day - on the fourth
Day was time to leave. And thanks God, all has bothered to death.
When from affinity spasenja the head, not that was already turned with
Heavens, not that is closer, prophetic words were distributed:
"Places are not present".
Words belonged to the girl to Lena, the representative nice
Companies "Alexanders-rounds". It was found out, that on a night train, in
Which it is possible to sleep, tickets all are already redeemed. That is why group
It is possible to send in Helsinki only in the sedentary car. Road,
I remind, 12 hours last. And at all small children.
- I will complain, - have peeped paralysed by impudence
George.
Ljalja has picked up Vasku and has begun to yell, sticking with the wondering kid
To Lena in the person:
- Here it I should carry it 12 hours per the sedentary car?
Here all tourists have shouted. To George at last has returned it
The majestic bass, and it has rung out:
- Scoff at defenceless tourists? Yes I in Moscow from
You...
After an hour per number "lux" have knocked. On a threshold there was Lena with
Envelope in hands.
- Only I ask you, anybody words, - was whispered by it. - Here
Five tickets for a night sleeping train. Everything, that it was possible to get.
You can leave tonight.
With shout "hurrah" Ljalja has rushed to collect suitcases.
- Likely, it is dishonourable in relation to collective, - is silent
George has told, observing for its feverish gathering.
- Dishonourably, - has cheerfully agreed Ljalja. - But for the sake of children we
Let's go on it.
In the evening the five of tourists has secretly left a camp site.
And only in the morning, having appeared in Helsinki, they have found out, that
The train to Moscow leaves for some reason not Helsinki (certainly,
In half-day), and from tiny small town Riihi-Mjakki, to which
From Helsinki still it is necessary to go. The train costs there three minutes, so
It is necessary to hurry to jump in it with luggage and three
Children.
- And here at last I at home, - have finished Ljalja the story and
Has begun to sob.
- To court will submit?
- For what? For the spoilt holiday and a vacation? That from
Eight days we four have spent in a train? For chilled Vasku:
With a wet head from pool in number ran? I after arrival by the first
Business has looked their contract. It appears, in him there is a point about
Volume as firm "Alexander-round" will compensate non-observance
zvezdnosti. They to us will pay ten dollars! Thus that on us
One they thousand two dollars have earned.
- Ljalja, - I have told, - tell to me the truth: you marry for
It zhloba George?
- Well what for you so speak - zhloba?
- And who bought permits in "Alexander-round"?
- George. There took money in dollars, without recalculation on
To course.
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