"Well, how about that? My poor people, a pair of broken bricks! "
Later, she began to curse Sasha's stepmother and told a story by the way: the clever Cain made an appointment with his stepmother when he was young and asked God to solve their lawsuit; Jonah's father is an Ugri, a fisherman on the White Lake-
I woke up in the morning with red spots and smallpox.
People tied me to the top floor, and I had many strange dreams. A nightmare almost killed me.
Only my grandmother came to feed me, like a child. She gave me many new fairy tales.
When I'm almost well, I won't be tied to the bed. I still have a bandage on my hand to prevent scratching my face.
One night, grandma came later than usual, which made me a little scared.
Suddenly, I found her lying on the steps, face up, neck bleeding, and a green-eyed cat was approaching her step by step.
I quickly opened the window and jumped down to lie on the snow. No one has found me for a long time.
I lost consciousness in my legs and stayed in bed for three months.
Countless snowy nights, melancholy winds blow chimneys, crows crow and wolves howl in the middle of the night. Accompanied by this music, my body and mind are growing.
Shy spring approached me cautiously from the window. The cat began to sing, the icicles broke, the snow melted into water and made a ticking sound. There are more bells ringing in carriages than in winter.
Grandma still comes often until the smell of wine is getting heavier and heavier, and then she always hides a big white pot under my bed.
"Honey, don't tell your grandpa that old guy!"
"You, why do you drink?"
"This you don't have to ask, you will understand when you grow up ..."
She took a sip of wine and said sweetly:
"Oh, my little baby, what were we going to talk about yesterday?"
"Where were we?"
So we started another day of conversation.
About my father, she volunteered. That day, she didn't drink, wearily said:
"I dreamed of your father, as if I saw him walking in the wilderness, with a walnut stick in his hand, whistling, followed by a flower dog ..."
"I don't know why I always dream about him, and his soul is still wandering around ..."
She told her father's story for several nights in a row.
My grandfather was an officer and was exiled to Siberia for abusing his subordinates.
My father was born in Siberia and lived a hard life since childhood. He often runs away from home. Grandpa catches him and often beats him ... "Do children always have to be beaten?"
I asked.
"Of course."
My grandmother died a long time ago, and my father died at the age of 9.
Personally, I started wandering from here, leading the way for the blind in the market, and arrived in Niger at the age of 16. Become an excellent carpenter at the age of 20.
The workshop where he works is in Kowalich, which is adjacent to grandpa's house.
"The fence is not high, and people are bold," grandma said with a smile. "Valeria and I were picking red flowers in the garden once, and your father jumped in from the wall. He didn't propose!
"I asked,' Young man, why did you jump over the wall?' "He knelt down and said,' Aculina Ivanovna, my body and soul are in front of you, and Valeria is here. Please help us. "In the name of God, we are getting married!" "I froze. Looking back, your mother is blushing, hiding behind the apple tree and gesturing to him!
"'Yes, you think well! Vavala, are you crazy? Young man, do you deserve to pick this flower? "At that time, your grandfather was still a rich man, and his sons were not separated, so he was famous and proud.
"Your father said,' I know that the rules of Huaxi Lizi won't marry Valeria to me so happily, so I'm going to marry her secretly, and now I ask you for help!' "I slapped him, but he didn't even flash, saying,' Even if you hit him with a stone, I will ask you for help! "
"This time, wawa walked past, put his hand on his arm, and said:
We got married as early as May, and now we are just preparing for the wedding. "My god, I almost fainted when I heard it!"
Grandma smiled, then sniffed the snuff, wiped her tears, sighed and went on to say:
"You don't know what marriage is and what a wedding is, but you know how terrible it is for a girl to have a child without a wedding!
"When you grow up, don't do this evil! You should be kind to women, pity them, love them sincerely, and don't just want to be happy for a while. This is my golden advice! "
She sat in a chair lost in thought, shocked, she spoke again:
"No way, I asked him:' Do you have money?' He said,' Yes, I bought a ring for Valia. I have 100 rubles! ""Your mother said,' I hid the ring under the floor. I can sell it!' "Alas, silly child! It was finally agreed that the wedding would be held in a week.
"I'm scared, for fear that your grandpa will know. The bad thing happened to one of your grandfather's enemies. He snooped and made everything clear.
"On the wedding day, this guy said,' Give me 50 rubles and everything will be fine!' I was so angry that I told him that I had no money, and he reported it to your grandfather as soon as he turned around! "
She closed her eyes and said with a smile:
"Your grandpa is a crazy beast! He once said that he would marry varvara to a noble and master!
"He called your two uncles out, picked up the muskets and rode behind them!
"At this critical juncture, the patron saint of varvara reminded me that I brought a knife to cut a hole in the belt of the shaft.
"On the road, turn over the car, almost killed them! When they arrived at the church, the wedding was over, and Valia and Ma Kexin were standing at the door of the church. Long live God!
"They are going to beat Ma Kexin, but Ma Kexin is too strong. He threw Mikhail out so far and broke his arm, so no one else dared to move.
"He said,' Throw away the guy in your hand. I am an honest man. Everything is given to me by God. No one is allowed to take it away, I want nothing but my share! ""When your grandfather left, he said,' varvara, farewell, you are not my daughter, and I never want to see you again!' " "After returning home, he kept hitting me, and I didn't say a word. Anyway, the uncooked rice is ready!
"In the end, he could do nothing. He told me not to recognize my daughter again. I thought to myself, resentment is ice, and it melts when it is hot! "
This is quite different from what grandpa said. He said that his mother's wedding was public, and he also attended.
I don't want to find out which is more true, but I think grandma speaks very well, which makes me like it better.
When he told the story, he staggered as if he were sitting on a boat. When it comes to sadness, she will stretch out a hand as if to block something in the air.
She has a kind of blindness and inclusiveness, which deeply touched me.
"I didn't know where they lived at first, but someone secretly sent me a message. I went to see them. They live in a big yard, like a pair of happy kittens!
"I brought them tea, sugar, miscellaneous grains, jam, flour, dried mushrooms and money, all stolen from your grandfather. As long as it's not for yourself, stealing is ok!
"At first they didn't want it, so I scolded them:' A pair of big fools, who am I? Mom, grandma! Mother suffered indignities on the ground, and the Virgin wept bitterly in the sky. ""This time they accepted. It was on Holy Day, the last Sunday of Lent.
"Your father stood opposite your grandfather, a head taller than him. For God's sake, Li Huashi Walsh Levich, don't think I'm here for your dowry. I'm here to pay tribute to my wife's father. " The old man was very happy and insisted that they move back. They didn't move to the cottage in the garden, where you were born!
"Well, I like your father very much, and he loves me. Sometimes he picks me up and walks around the room, saying,' You are my own mother, and I love you more than my father Vala!' Vavala doesn't give up, chasing frolicking ... "
"Your two uncles don't like him, and he doesn't like them. The way to retaliate against them is very special: it was a particularly cold winter, and the wolves in the wilderness came to the city and ate people's mouths, which made people panic!
"Your father goes out with a gun every night and brings back one or two healthy wolves every time. Skin the wolf and put on glass eyes, just like a live wolf!
"One day, Mikhail went to relieve himself. Suddenly, his hair ran straight back, his pants fell off, and he fell to the ground and whispered,' Wolf!' "Everyone rushed out and saw a wolf. A burst of chaos disrupted the shooting, but the wolf didn't hide or flash, and didn't care! Take a closer look, fake! At that time, your grandfather was very angry with Ma Kexin!
"Your two uncles have made a vicious revenge plan. It was just a winter day. They took Ma Kexin skating and knocked him down in one fell swoop ... "
"Why do uncles work so hard?"
"They are not cruel, but stupid! They pushed Ma Kexin into the ice cave, smashed and stamped it, but soon left. In time, your father will be finished.
"Your father climbed out, was found by the police and sent home. Your father said he was drunk and fell in. People don't believe me, saying that your father has no wine!
"Well, the policeman is a good gentleman, warning us to pay attention to Mikhail and Yakov and went away.
"When we were three girls, Ma Kexin cried and I cried, and your mother sat there staring blankly ..."
"Your father was ill for more than two months, and finally they left for astrakhan. Your father built the Arc de Triomphe to prepare for the emperor.
"They got on the boat, and I seemed to say goodbye to my soul ..."
"Well, I'm finished ..."
She took a sip of wine and looked thoughtfully at the gray-blue sky:
"Your father was not born to me, but our hearts are interlinked!"
While she was telling a story, grandpa came in, sniffed around, looked in all directions and said:
"Nonsense, that's nonsense ..."
Then staring at me, suddenly asked:
"Alexei, did she drink just now?"
"No."
"Nonsense, you are lying!"
He hesitated to leave, and grandma winked at me and smiled.
On one occasion, his ya in the middle of the room, suddenly opened the mouth:
"Old woman?"
"Ah?"
"How did this happen?"
"Who knows."
"What do you think?"
"This is fate."
"yes."
Grandpa is gone.
"What's the matter? What are you talking about? "
I asked.
"Oh, you elf, you ask everything when you are young, but you don't have to ask when you are old ..."
She burst out laughing:
"Your grandfather wants to get rich, but in the eyes of God, he is just a grain of dust. Now he is bankrupt, and so is the old man who borrowed money! "
She smiled thoughtfully.
"What are you thinking?"
"I want to tell you a story. Can I tell you something about yevgeny? "
There is a clerk named Yefus Signer. He thinks he is the smartest person in the world, but he is not a priest or a nobleman. Even the oldest dog can't compare with it!
Hold your head high and look up at the world!
Teach his neighbors a lesson and dig at everyone he meets.
Look at the church, it's too short!
Look at this street, it's so narrow!
Apple is not red!
The sun is not high!
When you ask him for instructions, he always says, I have known about it for a long time, but I just don't have time to tell you.
A group of children came to him:
Shop assistant: Shop assistant, come to hell with us. Living there is very comfortable!
Before the clever shop assistant could put on his hat, the child picked him up, tickled him as he walked, and then pushed him into the fire of hell!
How's it going? Is the fire flourishing?
His hands rested on her hips, looked around, pie pie:
The gas in your hell smells too strong!
She finished the story, paused and said:
"This Eugene Signer, like the old man in our family, is stuck in a rut ..."
There is always a doubt in my heart, a premonition of what will happen, which greatly reduces my interest in grandma's stories and fairy tales, and I am always absent-minded
"Why is the father's soul restless?"
"This is God's business, and mortals have no way of knowing."
This answer doesn't satisfy me.
Looking up at the sky at night, there are many sad stories that make me cry. The protagonists in the story are all fathers. He walked alone on crutches, followed by a long-haired dog. ...
or
Grandma came in, looked at us and said:
"Well, how about that? My poor people, a pair of broken bricks! "
Later, she began to curse Sasha's stepmother and told a story by the way: the clever Cain made an appointment with his stepmother when he was young and asked God to solve their lawsuit; Jonah's father is an Ugri, a fisherman on the White Lake-
The wife tried to kill her husband,
Drink and take medicine.
Sleepy husband,
Thrown into an oak boat,
Looks like he's in the coffin.
The wife picked up the paddle,
Row to the middle of the lake.
In the dark abyss,
She wants to do something unnatural.
Press the ship's rail hard,
The boat capsized.
The husband sank into the water,
She swam back to the shore in a hurry.
Lying on the ground tired,
She cries, she cries,
Pretend to be sad beyond measure.
Good people believe in her,
Sad with her:
"Oh, poor widow!
Misfortune befalls you;
Fate is god's arrangement,
Death is also doomed and cannot be changed. "
Only the stepson Jonushko,
Don't believe in tears.
He put his hand on her heart,
Unhurriedly said:
"Ah, my star of disaster,
My stepmother,
Bitch bird at night,
Tears can't fool me;
Your heart is pounding with joy!
Ask god,
Ask the gods,
Who takes out the steel knife,
Throw it into the sacred sky,
If the truth belongs to me, I will kill you,
The truth belongs to you, and the steel knife falls on me. "
Stepmother glared at each other,
Give off a vicious light,
She stood up and scolded Lang Lang's voice:
"You beast,
You are a half-moon monster,
How can you have such a fantastic idea? "
Listen, everybody, listen,
I feel there must be an article.
Everyone thought to themselves,
Talk to each other.
Finally, an old fisherman came out of the crowd.
Take a bow,
Announce everyone's decision:
"Please put the steel knife,
Put it in my right hand,
I threw a knife into the sky,
It will fall on someone! "
He had a knife in his hand,
Throw it into the sky!
Left and right,
The knife didn't fall.
Everyone was silent,
Take off your hat and look at the air.
The morning glow is bright and red,
Still no knife light!
Stepmother smiled coldly,
At this time, nine shadows fell straight into the dust.
Pierced her heart!
Good people kneel together,
Pray for the efficacy of God:
"Great Lord, thank you for upholding justice!"
The old fisherman took Jonushko's hand,
Took him away.
The monastery in the distance is on the Krencha River.
Next to the invisible city of chiecha. ...
I woke up in the morning with red spots and smallpox.
People tied me to the top floor, and I had many strange dreams. A nightmare almost killed me.
Only my grandmother came to feed me, like a child. She gave me many new fairy tales.
When I'm almost well, I won't be tied to the bed. I still have a bandage on my hand to prevent scratching my face.
One night, grandma came later than usual, which made me a little scared.
Suddenly, I found her lying on the steps, face up, neck bleeding, and a green-eyed cat was approaching her step by step.
I quickly opened the window and jumped down to lie on the snow. No one has found me for a long time.
I lost consciousness in my legs and stayed in bed for three months.
Countless snowy nights, melancholy winds blow chimneys, crows crow and wolves howl in the middle of the night. Accompanied by this music, my body and mind are growing.
Shy spring approached me cautiously from the window. The cat began to sing, the icicles broke, the snow melted into water and made a ticking sound. There are more bells ringing in carriages than in winter.
Grandma still comes often until the smell of wine is getting heavier and heavier, and then she always hides a big white pot under my bed.
"Honey, don't tell your grandpa that old guy!"
"You, why do you drink?"
"This you don't have to ask, you will understand when you grow up ..."
She took a sip of wine and said sweetly:
"Oh, my little baby, what were we going to talk about yesterday?"
"Where were we?"
So we started another day of conversation.
About my father, she volunteered. That day, she didn't drink, wearily said:
"I dreamed of your father, as if I saw him walking in the wilderness, with a walnut stick in his hand, whistling, followed by a flower dog ..."
"I don't know why I always dream about him, and his soul is still wandering around ..."
She told her father's story for several nights in a row.
My grandfather was an officer and was exiled to Siberia for abusing his subordinates.
My father was born in Siberia and lived a hard life since childhood. He often runs away from home. Grandpa catches him and often beats him ... "Do children always have to be beaten?"
I asked.
"Of course."
My grandmother died a long time ago, and my father died at the age of 9.
Personally, I started wandering from here, leading the way for the blind in the market, and arrived in Niger at the age of 16. Become an excellent carpenter at the age of 20.
The workshop where he works is in Kowalich, which is adjacent to grandpa's house.
"The fence is not high, and people are bold," grandma said with a smile. "Valeria and I were picking red flowers in the garden once, and your father jumped in from the wall. He didn't propose!
"I asked,' Young man, why did you jump over the wall?' "He knelt down and said,' Aculina Ivanovna, my body and soul are in front of you, and Valeria is here. Please help us. "In the name of God, we are getting married!" "I froze. Looking back, your mother is blushing, hiding behind the apple tree and gesturing to him!
"'Yes, you think well! Vavala, are you crazy? Young man, do you deserve to pick this flower? "At that time, your grandfather was still a rich man, and his sons were not separated, so he was famous and proud.
"Your father said,' I know that the rules of Huaxi Lizi won't marry Valeria to me so happily, so I'm going to marry her secretly, and now I ask you for help!' "I slapped him, but he didn't even flash, saying,' Even if you hit him with a stone, I will ask you for help! "
"This time, wawa walked past, put his hand on his arm, and said:
We got married as early as May, and now we are just preparing for the wedding. "My god, I almost fainted when I heard it!"
Grandma smiled, then sniffed the snuff, wiped her tears, sighed and went on to say:
"You don't know what marriage is and what a wedding is, but you know how terrible it is for a girl to have a child without a wedding!
"When you grow up, don't do this evil! You should be kind to women, pity them, love them sincerely, and don't just want to be happy for a while. This is my golden advice! "
She sat in a chair lost in thought, shocked, she spoke again:
"No way, I asked him:' Do you have money?' He said,' Yes, I bought a ring for Valia. I have 100 rubles! ""Your mother said,' I hid the ring under the floor. I can sell it!' "Alas, silly child! It was finally agreed that the wedding would be held in a week.
"I'm scared, for fear that your grandpa will know. The bad thing happened to one of your grandfather's enemies. He snooped and made everything clear.
"On the wedding day, this guy said,' Give me 50 rubles and everything will be fine!' I was so angry that I told him that I had no money, and he reported it to your grandfather as soon as he turned around! "
She closed her eyes and said with a smile:
"Your grandpa is a crazy beast! He once said that he would marry varvara to a noble and master!
"He called your two uncles out, picked up the muskets and rode behind them!
"At this critical juncture, the patron saint of varvara reminded me that I brought a knife to cut a hole in the belt of the shaft.
"On the road, turn over the car, almost killed them! When they arrived at the church, the wedding was over, and Valia and Ma Kexin were standing at the door of the church. Long live God!
"They are going to beat Ma Kexin, but Ma Kexin is too strong. He threw Mikhail out so far and broke his arm, so no one else dared to move.
"He said,' Throw away the guy in your hand. I am an honest man. Everything is given to me by God. No one is allowed to take it away, I want nothing but my share! ""When your grandfather left, he said,' varvara, farewell, you are not my daughter, and I never want to see you again!' " "After returning home, he kept hitting me, and I didn't say a word. Anyway, the uncooked rice is ready!
"In the end, he could do nothing. He told me not to recognize my daughter again. I thought to myself, resentment is ice, and it melts when it is hot! "
This is quite different from what grandpa said. He said that his mother's wedding was public, and he also attended.
I don't want to find out which is more true, but I think grandma speaks very well, which makes me like it better.
When he told the story, he staggered as if he were sitting on a boat. When it comes to sadness, she will stretch out a hand as if to block something in the air.
She has a kind of blindness and inclusiveness, which deeply touched me.
"I didn't know where they lived at first, but someone secretly sent me a message. I went to see them. They live in a big yard, like a pair of happy kittens!
"I brought them tea, sugar, miscellaneous grains, jam, flour, dried mushrooms and money, all stolen from your grandfather. As long as it's not for yourself, stealing is ok!
"At first they didn't want it, so I scolded them:' A pair of big fools, who am I? Mom, grandma! Mother suffered indignities on the ground, and the Virgin wept bitterly in the sky. ""This time they accepted. It was on Holy Day, the last Sunday of Lent.
"Your father stood opposite your grandfather, a head taller than him. For God's sake, Li Huashi Walsh Levich, don't think I'm here for your dowry. I'm here to pay tribute to my wife's father. " The old man was very happy and insisted that they move back. They didn't move to the cottage in the garden, where you were born!
"Well, I like your father very much, and he loves me. Sometimes he picks me up and walks around the room, saying,' You are my own mother, and I love you more than my father Vala!' Vavala doesn't give up, chasing frolicking ... "
"Your two uncles don't like him, and he doesn't like them. The way to retaliate against them is very special: it was a particularly cold winter, and the wolves in the wilderness came to the city and ate people's mouths, which made people panic!
"Your father goes out with a gun every night and brings back one or two healthy wolves every time. Skin the wolf and put on glass eyes, just like a live wolf!
"One day, Mikhail went to relieve himself. Suddenly, his hair ran straight back, his pants fell off, and he fell to the ground and whispered,' Wolf!' "Everyone rushed out and saw a wolf. A burst of chaos disrupted the shooting, but the wolf didn't hide or flash, and didn't care! Take a closer look, fake! At that time, your grandfather was very angry with Ma Kexin!
"Your two uncles have made a vicious revenge plan. It was just a winter day. They took Ma Kexin skating and knocked him down in one fell swoop ... "
"Why do uncles work so hard?"
"They are not cruel, but stupid! They pushed Ma Kexin into the ice cave, smashed and stamped it, but soon left. In time, your father will be finished.
"Your father climbed out, was found by the police and sent home. Your father said he was drunk and fell in. People don't believe me, saying that your father has no wine!
"Well, the policeman is a good gentleman, warning us to pay attention to Mikhail and Yakov and went away.
"When we were three girls, Ma Kexin cried and I cried, and your mother sat there staring blankly ..."
"Your father was ill for more than two months, and finally they left for astrakhan. Your father built the Arc de Triomphe to prepare for the emperor.
"They got on the boat, and I seemed to say goodbye to my soul ..."
"Well, I'm finished ..."
She took a sip of wine and looked thoughtfully at the gray-blue sky:
"Your father was not born to me, but our hearts are interlinked!"
While she was telling a story, grandpa came in, sniffed around, looked in all directions and said:
"Nonsense, that's nonsense ..."
Then staring at me, suddenly asked:
"Alexei, did she drink just now?"
"No."
"Nonsense, you are lying!"
He hesitated to leave, and grandma winked at me and smiled.
On one occasion, his ya in the middle of the room, suddenly opened the mouth:
"Old woman?"
"Ah?"
"How did this happen?"
"Who knows."
"What do you think?"
"This is fate."
"yes."
Grandpa is gone.
"What's the matter? What are you talking about? "
I asked.
"Oh, you elf, you ask everything when you are young, but you don't have to ask when you are old ..."
She burst out laughing:
"Your grandfather wants to get rich, but in the eyes of God, he is just a grain of dust. Now he is bankrupt, and so is the old man who borrowed money! "
She smiled thoughtfully.
"What are you thinking?"
"I want to tell you a story. Can I tell you something about yevgeny? "
There is a clerk named Yefus Signer. He thinks he is the smartest person in the world, but he is not a priest or a nobleman. Even the oldest dog can't compare with it!
Hold your head high and look up at the world!
Teach his neighbors a lesson and dig at everyone he meets.
Look at the church, it's too short!
Look at this street, it's so narrow!
Apple is not red!
The sun is not high!
When you ask him for instructions, he always says, I have known about it for a long time, but I just don't have time to tell you.
A group of children came to him:
Shop assistant: Shop assistant, come to hell with us. Living there is very comfortable!
Before the clever shop assistant could put on his hat, the child picked him up, tickled him as he walked, and then pushed him into the fire of hell!
How's it going? Is the fire flourishing?
His hands rested on her hips, looked around, pie pie:
The gas in your hell smells too strong!
She finished the story, paused and said:
"This Eugene Signer, like the old man in our family, is stuck in a rut ..."
There is always a doubt in my heart, a premonition of what will happen, which greatly reduces my interest in grandma's stories and fairy tales, and I am always absent-minded
"Why is the father's soul restless?"
"This is God's business, and mortals have no way of knowing."
This answer doesn't satisfy me.
Looking up at the sky at night, there are many sad stories that make me cry. The protagonists in the story are all fathers. He walked alone on crutches, followed by a long-haired dog. ...