"And soon the New Year"

And soon the New Year. For two days in the house smells like tangerines. Mom bought them a whole big bag and hid on the balcony. Sometimes you can seamlessly drag out two things - confidence and sister - and eat them quickly, zapihnuv orange fleshy skin under the bed.

In a large room in the corner stands a tree. And then Dad turns off the light, and includes a garland in the socket.
Today in the morning my mother and father stick in the kitchen and cook something. You can hear the sound of knives on a cutting board and voice: "Check jelly on the balcony, maybe it's time to put in the fridge?", "Are you going to bake whole chicken or a pickle?" And "H, that's where you put it, eh? Mad? I'm on it I cut fruit, and he - herring! ". On the TV show "Irony of Fate" and the red-haired girl sings about three white horse.
Masha does not know how to skate, fell twice, pouted, and Dad took her to the bench, where he began to silently remove her skates, why Masha pouted even more, and then roared. Very quietly dark. So, soon the New Year.
The door opens us to Mom. She curlers on her head and made up one eye.
We Masha dress up in costumes. I like Little Red Riding Hood, and Masha - Snowflake in the crown. I also want the crown, but I had a red cap on his head. I figure out how to put on a top hat on the crown, that nothing had fallen. painted on both eyes mother in curlers runs through the apartment with the dishes. We Masha quietly carry with them the sausage.
Comes mother, looks at his watch and said: "We carry out the old year». And then started beating the chimes, and my mother said, "Rather, make a wish!»
Masha whispered in my ear: "Now there will be gifts," and we looked at Dad. Papa tugged at his tie, listened to something and suddenly grabbed my hand, "Ran! I hear on the stairs there is someone! This Santa Claus! "We ran. Masha crown dropped, and I fell cap, but I picked it up. On the stairs, there was nobody. We looked at my father, and he dragged us up the stairs. "He ran up, catch up!" We ran from the second floor to the ninth, but Santa Claus is not found. Masha roared, and I restrained. The elevator doors opened. This Pope has arrived for us. «What is missed Santa Claus? And he had already come to our home and gifts you leave. The fastest elevator in the » The snow has melted at the Palacio, and I remember what it tracks were.
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And soon the New Year. Soon it will be necessary to go to METRO and boxes buy champagne, vodka, sausage, canned food. I'll call Maschke, she told me always spawn a good husband gets through. And dad, I'll give this story. I'll give it to him on the phone at midnight.


An excerpt from the book Lydia Raevskaya "Adult Toys»
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