Виктор Драгунский - Он живой и светится
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"He is alive and glows ..."


One evening I sat in the yard, near the sand, and waited for my mother. She,
probably lingered at the institute, or in the store, or maybe a long time
She stood at a bus stop. Don't know. Only all the parents of our yard
Already arrived, and all the guys went home with them and probably already drank tea with
Babliks and Brynza, but my mother was still not ...
And now the lights began to light up in the windows, and the radio began to play music, and
Dark clouds were pushed in the sky - they looked like bearded
old people ...
And I wanted to eat, but my mother was not there, and I thought that if I were
He knew that my mother wants to eat and was waiting for me somewhere on the edge of the world, I would
instantly ran to her, and would not be late and would not force her to sit on
Sand and miss.
And at this time Mishka went out into the yard. He said:
- Great!
And I said:
- Great!
Bear sat with me and picked up a dump truck.
- Wow! - said Mishka. - Where did you get it? Does he gain sand himself? Not yourself? A
Does it dump yourself? Yes? And the pen? What is it for? Can I turn it out? Yes? A? Wow!
Give me home?
I said:
- No I will not give. Present. Dad gave before leaving.
The bear pouted and moved away from me. The yard became even darker.
I looked at the gate so as not to miss when my mother came. But she is all
I did not go. Apparently, I met aunt Rose, and they stand and talk and not even
Think about me. I lay down on the sand.
Then Mishka says:
- Can't you give a dump truck?
- Get out, Bear.
Then the bear says:
“I can give you one Guatemala and two Barbados for him!”
I speak:
- compared Barbados with a dump truck ...
And Mishka:
- Well, do you want me to give you a swimming circle?
I speak:
“He's bursting with you.”
And Mishka:
- You will seal him!
I was even angry:
- And where to swim? In the bathroom? On Tuesdays?
And the bear pouted again. And then he says:
- Well, it was not! Know my kindness! On the!
And he handed me a box from matches. I took her in my hands.
“You open it,” said Mishka, “then you will see!”
I opened the box and first saw nothing, and then I saw a small
light green light, as if somewhere far, far from me burned
A tiny star, and at the same time I myself held it in my hands now.
“What is it, Bear,” I said in a whisper, “what is it?”
“This is a firefly,” said Mishka. - What, good? He is alive, don't think.
“Bear,” I said, “take my dump truck, do you want?” Take it forever
for good! And give me this asterisk, I'll take it home ...
And the bear grabbed my dump truck and ran home. And I stayed with my
Firefly, looked at him, looked and could not look at in any way: what he was
Green, as if in a fairy tale, and, although it is close, in the palm of his hand, but shines,
as if from afar ... and I could not breathe evenly, and I heard my knocking
The heart, and a little bit in the nose, as if I wanted to cry.
And I sat so for a long time, for a very long time. And there was no one around. And I forgot
About everyone in the world.
But then my mother came, and I was very happy, and we went home. And when
They began to drink tea with bagels and Brynza, my mother asked:
- Well, how is your dump truck?
And I said:
- I, mom, exchanged him.
Mom said:
- Interesting! And for what?
I answered:
- On the firefly! Here he is, lives in a box. Get out the light!
And my mother went out the light, and it became dark in the room, and we became together
Look at a pale green star.
Then mom lit the light.
“Yes,” she said, “this is magic!” But still, how did you decide
Give such a valuable thing as a dump truck, for this worm?
“I have been waiting for you for so long,” I said, “and I was so boring, and this one
Firefly, he turned out to be better than any dump truck in the world.
Mom looked at me intently and asked:
- But what exactly is he better?
I said:
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