A car-planter. Эйваз Махмуд оглы Зейналов

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      – It is my fault. I had to tell you know beforehand about it. You had to bring water from the river.

      Zaur was surprised:

      – What is the difference? Water is water everywhere …

      – There is a great difference, sonny. The water of the lake is salty. It is impossible to drink it.

      Zaur did not believe his father. He tasted the water. It was really, salty. He was interested and asked his father:

      – Why is the water of the lake salty, dad?

      – Because, the lake water evaporates for centuries but the salt in the composition of water remains. It makes the water of the lake salty.

      – Are all the lakes salty, dad?

      – No, my son. There are many lakes with drinkable water. But they have flowing water. It means that the rivers, which flow into the lake, bring salt with them. But the rivers, springing from lake, carry the salt with them. This lake does not have flow.

      – And what about seas and oceans?

      – There is much salt in the water of seas and oceans.

      Father poured the water out of the bucket. When he wanted to walk down for bringing water, Zaur prevented:

      – Let me bring water, dad.

      He took the buckets and ran to the river.

      CONFESSION

      I had just returned from work. I was lying on the sofa and having rest after dinner. My little daughter carefully approached and began walking around me. I grasped that she wanted to say me something.

      – Can I massage your knees, dad? –She started to massage my knee without waiting my answer. I sometimes massaged my knees because of pain in them.

      I knew that she used trickery. She was going to ask me something.

      – Dad, why do they make such bad pens?..

      Now everything was clear to me.

      – Which pens, my girl?.. – I asked.

      – The pens which you write with.

      – I wonder how do they make them?

      – So-so… – She drew her voice.

      – But how?..

      As she saw that my patience gave out, she said:

      – They break down while touching them.

      I understood that she did something bad. That was why she was going to give advance notice me.

      – Which pen is it? Which part of the pen have you broken?

      – The back of it.

      – Bring it me.

      I was not mistaken. That was my pen. She had taken it from my writing-table.

      – Do you see, dad? How badly it was made!

      The little girl was trying to deny her guilt.

      – Why did you yake it without permission, daughter?..

      – So what? Must it break?

      I was about to lose my temper.İ could restrain my anger in time. What did it mean? It had already happened. And nobody was guilty in it. Neither those who made this pen nor my little daughter. I was so engaged in my work and I could not notice that my daughter had already grown up. She was already interested in paper and pen. What is wrong here? It meant that I would not forbid her taking pens without permission. I had to teach her using pen and paper correctly.

      – You are right, my girl, – I said. This pen was not made very well. I’ll give you the new one. It will never break.

      – Really?..– My daughter was glad to hear it.

      – Of course!..

      – Do you know, dad, I did not want it to break off.

      My little daughter repented very much. That was a kind of confession in her mind.

      – I believe you. – I said. – You will be more careful after this.

      – All right, dad! – She jumped and embraced me. – You are the best father!..

      I was deeply moved by her action. I did not absolutely feel sorry for broken pen.

      AN ELEPHANT OR AN ANT?

      Elnur was going back home with his little brother Elmir from the Zoo. His brother asked him on the way:

      – Elnur, I wonder, the elephant is stronger or the ant?

      – Even babies know this!.. – Elnur laughed ironically.

      – Then tell me, which of them is stronger, tell me! – Elmir insisted.

      – Of course, an elephant! Didn’t you see, how huge is it?! – Elnur said with assurance.

      – No, you are not right!.. – Elmir objected to him.

      Elnur stopped:

      – What? Do you think that the ant is striong?..

      – Of course, the ant is!.. – Elmir said.– Don’t you know it?

      Elnur got angry and gave a slap on his brother’s head.

      – Are you out of your mind? How can you compare such a huge animal with the little ant? Do you know how the elephant is strong? It can uproot even big trees in the forests with its trunk. But the ant cannot carry even the little grain.

      – I say that the ant is stronger than elephant!-Elmir insisted on his mind.

      Elnur flew into a rage:

      – But the ant is not even the size of an elephant’s claw!

      – So what? The case is not in size!..

      – Well, in what is the case then?..

      – I don’t know. – Elmir could not explain him the reason. – But dad always says so.

      – What does dad say?..

      – He says that the ant is stronger than the elephant.

      – Do you believe him? He thinks that you are naive.

      – No, he was serious.

      – What makes you think so?

      – Don’t you believe me? Ask Gulnar… – Gulnar was their elder sister. – She heard when daddy said it.

      Elnur faltered for a while. He knew that his father was always right. If his father СКАЧАТЬ