# An iron-shod flea. A modern fairy tale

Henry de Overwood

MMMDCXI. An iron-shod flea. A modern fairy tale. - February 2, 2025.

An iron-shod flea. A modern fairy tale.


Seryozha Levshin studied at a secondary school with an in-depth study of the English language.


He decided to take optional technical translation classes.


"Rockets", "missiles", "jet shells" ... - it's all very interesting.


Especially, in modern conditions.


Seryozha became interested in technical issues, he joined the Our Kulibins Club...


And soon a rocket, designed and launched by Seryozha Levshin, flew to a special training ground (allocated by a special solution for the Our Kulibins Club).


The rocket did not just arrive at the test site, it hit the center of a large plywood shield located at the test site.


Seryozha was proud of himself. "Now," thought Seryozha, "various influential people will come to me, they will admire me, they will glorify me!"


But there were many (dozens, hundreds) of plywood boards installed at the test site. Nobody approached Seryozha, no one was interested in his rocket, no one admired him.


Seryozha was even more persistent in technical translation courses. According to current regulations, a word in a paper dictionary must be opened in 3 seconds.


And Seryozha moved forward. He acquired the ability to find the right word in the dictionary in two seconds.


Two months have passed. Seryozha bought a plastic fly in a children's toy store.


He came to a special test site in order to place a plastic fly as a target for a new test of his improved rocket.


On the way to the training ground, Seryozha met Buka Rulov. Buka was preparing to launch his own version of the rocket at (towards) an inflatable elephant inflated with helium and placed at a special test site.


Seryozha found a free and level place, away from other targets, wiped the ground with the sole of his shoe, and put a plastic fly in this place. Ten meters from the plastic fly, Seryozha stuck a branch in so that it would be easier to find this fly after the rocket launch.


Seryozha returned to the position for launches. The man on duty at the training ground waved a red flag and fired a red rocket upward from a pistol (rocket launcher).


Those members of the Our Kulibins Club who came to a special test site launched their rockets.


Ten minutes later, the man on duty waved a blue flag and fired a blue rocket from the pistol (rocket launcher).


Seryozha rushed toward the plastic fly.


He saw a huge cavalcade of cars of different models and sizes passing him. Many cars had flashing lights on their roofs.


"At last!" thought Seryozha. "My technical talents will be appreciated!"


He ran to the place where he had placed the plastic fly. But there was only a small crater in this place. The rocket hit the fly exactly. Seryozha took out a magnifying glass from his pocket, which he had thoughtfully brought with himself.


With a magnifying glass in his hand, he prepared to search for the remains of the missile-struck fly.


Seryozha looked around. A cavalcade of cars of various models and sizes stopped not far from the deflated elephant.


A huge group of people of all sizes, in clothes of different colors and types, huddled around the deflated elephant and examined this product.


Seryozha began to search for the remains of a plastic fly. Five minutes later, he found a small wing of the plastic fly.


He straightened up.


At that time, he heard an announcement made over the loudspeaker. The sound came from a group of people gathered around a deflated elephant.


"An accurate hit! An accurate hit! Congratulations to Buka Rulov, a successful inventor and member of the Our Kulibins Club!"


Seryozha returned from a special training ground. On the way to school, he knocked on the door of the Anti-Plague Institute and asked for one flea to be allocated to him for very important (socially positive) purposes.


(Seryozha will hit a jumping flea with his rocket, and then influential people will talk about him, an outstanding inventor, and not about Buka Rulov!).


The deputy director of the Anti-Plague Institute came out to Seryozha, asked Seryozha where he studied, what he was doing, and promised to give Seryozha one flea in a glass tube in the afternoon.


Seryozha promised to come for the flea after school, - after another optional technical translation class, - later, in the evening.


February 02, 2025, 12:40


Translation from Russian into English: February 02, 2025 13:53

Владимир Владимирович Залесский ' Подкованная блоха. Современная сказка. '.


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