A car-planter. Эйваз Махмуд оглы Зейналов

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СКАЧАТЬ the evening when their father came home from work the boys came up to him. Elnur nudged his brother. He was afraid that his father would think he was so illiterate though he was in the third form and did not know which animal was stronger.

      But Elmir was not ashamed:

      – Daddy, is the elephant stronger or the ant?

      Father said:

      – My dear boys, of course, an elephant is the strongest animal in the world…

      – You see, I was right! – Elnur said to his brother joyfully…

      – But there is something else… – their father added smiling, – If an elephant weighing five tons can barely lift a load weighing a ton and a half load, an ant weighing fif ty milligrams can easily carry a dead worm weighing five hundred milligrams. This is ten times more than the ant’s weight. And this approach reveals that the ant is stronger than the elephant.

      EXPERIENCE OF LIFE

      Asker’s grandfather was more than eighty years old. He was said: “He had seen the whole world”! .. But he was aware of everything though he was illiterate man and could not read and write. Even the knowledgeable people of the village came to him for advice.

      Asgar did not need to go anywhere for advice. His grandfather was always near him. His grandfather always told him when they watered the trees in the garden: “My son, the soil has its own invisible veins. If you want to see the use of water for trees, you have to break the veins of the ground, spade the bottom of the trees and fill them with water. Othervise the water will evaporate quickly”.

      Sometimes Asgar slept under the walnut tree when it was getting dark. His grandfather shook and woke him at once:

      – Sonny, you must not sleep under the walnut tree when it is getting dark.

      – Why, granddad? – Asger asked him in surprise.

      – Because the walnut tree receives oxygen like a human and release carbon in the evening. Breathing becomes difficult for the man who sleeps under walnut tree.

      Asgar’s grandfather was such a wise man. He knew much more about nature. Sometimes looking at the hens and chickens under the attic and the sparrows rummaged in the dust, he said: “It is going to rain soon!..” And it really rained every time. Sometimes looking at the twittering birds around, he said: “The weather will be fine today!” And it really became fine…

      One day the teacher showed an interesting practical lesson on nature study. Asgar decided to examine his grandfather’s knowledge with it.

      He took a candle and burnt it. He put it on the floor near the open door. The trembling f lame of the candle tilted to the inside. Asger showed it his grandfather and said as his teacher did it:

      – Granddad, look and remember it very well.

      – I see, my son. – Grandfather smiled a little.

      Asger climbed up the chair. This time he rose the burning candle high.

      – Granddad, in which direction is the flame tilting?..

      Asgar thought that he was going to astonish his grandfather.

      – It is tilting to the outside.

      This time Asger asked as his teacher:

      – Can you explain the reason, granddad?

      – I can, my sonny, I can, – Grandfather stroked his mustache with his hand and smiled cunningly. – İt was all the matter of the air. The stream of the cold air from outside is heavy and it enters the room from below. That’s why it tilts the flame when the candle is on the floor. But the hot air inside the room is light and that’s why it goes out from above. When you rise the candle, the hot air tilts its flame to the outside. Am I right, my son?..

      – Wow! Yes, you are! – Asgar was surprised. – Granddad, but you said that you did not go to school!..

      – Of course, I never went to school!..

      – But how do you know all about it?

      – I have learnt all these things from life. The life itself is a school for people – for those who give much attention to it.

      TWO SOCKS

      Every day when I came home from work, I lied down on the sofa and called my little daughter to me.

      – Where are you, my girl?

      – I am coming, daddy. – She immediately ran to me wherever she was.

      I stretched my legs and she took off my socks with great effort in order to let my feet have a rest. Then she asked me:

      – Well, daddy, can your feet breath well now?

      – Yes, my dear, thank you very much! May your hands be healthy!

      – May your feet be healthy,too!

      My daughter finished her work, but did not go away. I knew what she wanted , but İ asked her just to make sure:

      – What are you waiting for, dear?

      – Don’t you give me my one manat, daddy? – She asked.

      – Your manat? – I asked as if İ did not understand her question.

      – I am waiting for that what you have to give me. Do you think I take off your socks free of charge?

      I jokingly agreed with her from the very beginning. She had to take off my socks every day after work and I had to give her one manat for it. She was going to buy a notebook for her with collected money.

      One day I gave my daughter money but she did not go away.

      – What are you waiting for now, my dear? – I asked her.

      – Daddy, don’t your feet feel cold with a pair of socks? It is very cold in winter.

      I thought how this little girl took care of me. I was touched with her words.

      – Sometimes they feel cold, my clever daughter.– I said and embraced her.

      – Daddy, why don’t you put on two socks together?

      – Do you think it will be better for my feet?

      – Of course, daddy. Your feet will not feel cold then. – My daughter was happy that I believed her words.

      I sleeked down her hair and said:

      – Then I will put on two socks tomorrow, my dear.

      – All right, daddy, you will. – She smiled cunningly. And don’t forget my two manats.

      – Two manats? Why? – I was surprised.

      – Since tomorrow I will take off two pair of your socks, daddy. That’s why you will have to give me two manats instead of one.

      I DO NOT WANT YOU TO GET OLD

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