Such an Absent-Minded Person
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There lived an absent-minded person
in Basseenaya Street.
In the morning he sat on the bed,
and began putting on his shirt,
put the arms into the sleeves -
they turned out to be trousers.
When he wanted to put on a coat
they told him: "Not that one!"
When he wanted to squeeze into gaiters
they told him: "These are not yours!"
Instead of a cap, while walking,
he put a skillet on his head.
Instead of felt boots he squeezed on gloves
over the heels.
Such an absent-minded person
from the Basseenaya Street.
One day on the streetcar
he went to the station
and said, as he opened the doors,
to the driver:
"My most dearest
wagondrivearest!
Wagondearest
most drivearest!
So for what else should I
have gotten off for?
Isn't it possible to stop the
train at the street car station?"
The driver was wondering -
and the street car stopped.
Such an absent-minded person
from Basseenaya Street.
He went to a bar
to buy a himself a ticket.
And then he ran to the cash-point
to buy a bottle of kvass.
Such an absent-minded person
from Basseenaya Street.
He ran on the track
and climbed onto a detached wagon,
brought his bags and suitcases inside,
crammed them under the seats,
sat down in a corner in front of the window
and had a quiet sleep...
"What stop is this?"
he called early in the morning.
And from the tracks he was told:
"This is the city of Leningrad."
He slept a bit again
and again looked out of the window,
saw a big station,
was wondering, and said:
"What stop is this -
Bologoe or Pokovka?"
And from the tracks he was told:
"This is the city of Leningrad."
He slept a bit again
and again looked out of the window,
saw a big station,
was wondering and said:
"What station is this -
Dibuny or Yamskaya?"
And from the tracks he was told:
"This is the city of Leningrad."
He shouted: "What kind of joke is this!
I have travelled for two days already
and have come back here,
back to Leningrad!"
Such an absent-minded person
from Basseenaya Street.
There lived an absent-minded person
in Basseenaya Street.
In the morning he sat on the bed,
and began putting on his shirt,
put the arms into the sleeves -
they turned out to be trousers.
When he wanted to put on a coat
they told him: "Not that one!"
When he wanted to squeeze into gaiters
they told him: "These are not yours!"
Instead of a cap, while walking,
he put a skillet on his head.
Instead of felt boots he squeezed on gloves
over the heels.
Such an absent-minded person
from the Bassejnoj Street.
One day on the streetcar
he went to the station
and said, as he opened the doors,
to the driver:
"My most dearest
wagondrivearest!
Wagondearest
most drivearest!
So for what else should I
have gotten off for?
Isn't it possible to stop the
train at the street car station?"
The driver was wondering -
and the street car stopped.
Such an absent-minded person
from Bassejnoj Street.
He went to a bar
to buy a himself a ticket.
And then he ran to the cash-point
to buy a bottle of kvass.
Such an absent-minded person
from Bassejnoj Street.
He ran on the track
and climbed onto a detached wagon,
brought his bags and suitcases inside,
crammed them under the seats,
sat down in a corner in front of the window
and had a quiet sleep...
"What stop is this?"
he called early in the morning.
And from the tracks he was told:
"This is the city of Leningrad."
He slept a bit again
and again looked out of the window,
saw a big station,
was wondering, and said:
"What stop is this -
Bologoe or Pokovka?"
And from the tracks he was told:
"This is the city of Leningrad."
He slept a bit again
and again looked out of the window,
saw a big station,
was wondering and said:
"What station is this -
Dibuny or Yamskaya?"
And from the tracks he was told:
"This is the city of Leningrad."
He shouted: "What kind of joke is this!
I have travelled for two days already
and have come back here,
back to Leningrad!"
Such an absent-minded person
from Bassejnoj Street.