In the yard, a rumor spread that Senya would treat the kids with a gingerbread.
The kids were looking forward to the gingerbread, and when Senya appeared in the yard, all eyes were on Senya.
Indeed, there was clearly some large object in Senya's pocket.
"It's a big, very big gingerbread!" - the thought flashed among the kids. - "A kind gingerbread!"
However, Senya was in no hurry.
For half an hour he walked around the yard, discussing problems with friends.
Finally, it came to the gingerbread.
When Senya took a mysterious object out of his pocket, the kids held their breath.
However, it turned out to be not a gingerbread.
A devil on a spring jumped out of the box.
It turned out that Senya bought a box at the auction. The box was used as a movie prop in the movie "The Diamond Arm" (1969). If you remember the popularity of the film, the box was bought for almost nothing. A much less than a million dollars was spent.
The kids were discouraged.
Senya reminded them about the film. He sang a few lines: "There is an island of bad luck in the ocean ..." "There live unfortunate people-savages ...".
The kids remembered the plot of the film and smiled.
'You will have a bath too! You will have a cocoa too!"
Senya knows how to remind kids about funny films.
"Chef, it's all gone!"
"Our people don't fly by plane to the bread shop!"
May 27, 2021 13:39
Translation from Russian into English: May 27, 2021 14:04.
Владимир Владимирович Залесский 'Сеня и пряник. Рассказ'.