Sasha Cherny - Circus. Sasha Cherny - Circus

A family of boys “take out your eyes”, Famous in Amsterdam, will give a performance now According to the teddy bear program. Boom Boom! entrance fee is five rubles, and from mom - two kopecks... Let's start now! orchestra, be brave! Gallop for the gallery. Here in front of you is a Bobblehead soloist in his mother’s shirt. He will bravely eat a huge sheet of Ink Blotter. The baby doll is not a magician, gentlemen, - Don’t be afraid! He, of course, will spit it back out without any difficulty. Hello! the famous Cookie Fox and the cat, Miss Carrot, will show us English boxing. This is terribly clever! The ferocious fox did not eat for five days, and the cat for two weeks. All the Foxes of the world were in front of her, Like rabbits they were timid! And here in front of you is the clown Peak, Grunt, Peak, a little... Now he will let out a hellish scream and kick his right leg. He can howl like a crocodile, And sing like Aunt Neta - The Dutch King gave Him a watch for this. I myself am a famous knight of Mu. Weight - seven pounds in armor, I can lift my cousin off the floor with my teeth. He is very thick and alive. I ask you to make sure - He can move his head, squeak and move. Attention! girl Toto will dance the bandit's waltz. She may be a girl, but she is terribly famous. Toto, don't be afraid, it's not a problem! That's what the program requires. After all, you always danced in a lion's cage in Amsterdam. Here is Uncle Grisha. Don't squeal! He is taller than a closet and loves to represent the Algerian Giraffe. Gop, Uncle Grisha, rear up! Hit your tail with your tail! He can tear dates on a palm tree with the tip of his lip... Hey, there, on the stage, everything is back - From the chair to the crib. Look! This is the acrobat "Take out your eyes, steel heels." He is as cold-blooded as ice! It is more flexible than a Swedish sword! He walks backwards in the wastepaper basket... The end! artists, come out - Carrots, Bobbleheads and Cookies. On Thursday we are going to the port of Ai-yai to show things there... Hit Uncle Grisha harder in the pelvis, Toto, don’t you dare pinch... A family of boys “take out your eyes” Goes to undress 1917 A family of boys “take out your eyes”, Famous in Amsterdam, Will give a performance now According to the teddy bear program. Boom Boom! The entrance fee is five rubles, and from mom - two kopecks... Now let's start! Orchestra, be brave! Gallop for the gallery. Here in front of you is a baby doll soloist wearing his mother’s shirt. He will bravely eat a huge sheet of Ink Blotter. The baby doll is not a magician, gentlemen, - Don’t be afraid! He, of course, will spit it back out without any difficulty. Hello! The famous Cookie Fox and the cat, Miss Carrot, will show us English boxing. This is terribly clever! The ferocious fox did not eat for five days, and the cat for two weeks. All the Foxes of the world were in front of her, Like rabbits they were timid! And here in front of you is the clown Peak, Grunt, Peak, a little... Now he will let out a hellish scream and kick his right leg. He can howl like a crocodile, And sing like Aunt Neta - The Dutch King gave Him a watch for this. I myself am a famous knight of Mu. Weight - seven pounds in armor, I can lift my cousin off the floor with my teeth. He is very thick and alive. I ask you to make sure - He can move his head, squeak and move. Attention! Girl Toto will dance the bandit's waltz. She may be a girl, but she is terribly famous. Toto, don't be afraid, it's not a problem! That's what the program requires. After all, you always danced in a lion's cage in Amsterdam. Here is Uncle Grisha. Don't squeal! He is taller than a closet and loves to represent the Algerian giraffe. Gop, Uncle Grisha, rear up! Hit your tail with your tail! He can tear dates on a palm tree with the tip of his lip... Hey, there, on the stage, everything is back - From the chair to the crib. Look! This is the acrobat "Take-Out-Eyes, Heels of Steel." He is as cold-blooded as ice! It is more flexible than a Swedish sword! He walks backwards in the wastepaper basket... The end! Artists, get out - Carrot, baby doll and Cookie. On Thursday we are going to the port of Ai-Yai to show things there... Hit, Uncle Grisha, harder in the pelvis, Toto, don’t you dare pinch... A family of boys “take out your eyes” Goes off to undress.


Family of boys "take your eyes out"
Famous in Amsterdam
Will give a performance now
According to the bear's program.
Boom Boom! entrance fee is five rubles,
And from mom - two kopecks...
Let's start now! orchestra, be brave!
Gallop for the gallery.


Here in front of you is Bobblehead the soloist
In mom's shirt.
He will bravely eat a huge leaf
Ink blotter.
The bobblehead is not a magician, gentlemen, -
Do not be afraid! he, of course,
Her without any difficulty
It will spit it back out on its own.


Hello! famous Cookie Fox
And the cat, Miss Carrot,
They will show us English boxing.
This is terribly clever!
The ferocious fox has not eaten for five days,
And the cat – two weeks.
All the Foxes of the world are in front of her,
How timid the rabbits were!


And here is the clown Peak in front of you,
Grunt a little, Peak...
Now he will let out a hellish scream
And he kicks his right leg.
He can howl like a crocodile
And sing like Aunt Neta -
The Dutch king gave
He's got a watch for that.


I myself am a famous knight of Mu.
Weight - seven pounds in armor,
I'll pick you up from the floor with my teeth
Cousin.
He is very thick and alive.
Please make sure -
He can move his head
Squeak and move.


Attention! girl Toto
The bandit's waltz will dance.
At least she's a girl, but
Terribly famous.
Toto, don't be afraid, it's not a problem!
That's what the program requires.
After all, you are always in a lion's cage
I danced in Amsterdam.


Here is Uncle Grisha. Don't squeal!
He's taller than a closet
And he loves to imagine
Algerian
Giraffe.
Gop, Uncle Grisha, rear up!
Hit your tail with your tail!
He can use the tip of his lip
Picking dates on a palm tree...


Hey, there on stage, everyone is back -
From chair to crib.
Look! this is an acrobat
“Take out your eyes, steel heels.”
He is as cold-blooded as ice!
It is more flexible than a Swedish sword!
He walks backwards
In the paper basket...


End! artists, come out -
Carrots, Bobbleheads and Cookies.
On Thursday we are going to the port of Ai-Yai
Show things there...
Hit Uncle Grisha harder in the pelvis,
Toto, don’t you dare pinch...
Family of boys "take your eyes out"
Leaves to undress

**** 1917

About the girl

Which I found

Your teddy bear


Bear, bear, what a shame!
Get out from under the chest of drawers...
You don't love me, okay?
What kind of fashion is this...
How dare you run away without asking?
Who do you look like?
On the unfortunate watchdog,
The hedgehog was chasing...
All covered in specks of dust,
In cobwebs,
With a shell on your nose...
That's how they draw it in pictures
Only the devil in the forest.
I've been looking for you all day -
In the nursery, in the kitchen, in the pantry,
I wiped away my tears with my elbow.
And shook her head...
Flew in the corridor -
Here's a scratch on my lip...
Would you like some soup? I did not eat -
I left everything to you.
Teddy bear, shaggy bear,
My shaggy baby!
Once upon a time there was a cat and a mouse...
We weren't being naughty! Do you hear, mish?
Apologize, say: I won’t
Climb under dressers.
I'll buy you a camel
And a green bed.
My favorite bow
I'll tie it on your chest:
You'll be cute, you'll be a dandy, -
Just be obedient...
Why are you keeping silent? let's take a brush -
We need to remove all the specks.
So that you quickly, freak,
I could kiss you.

**** 1916

Bailiff


- Why does mommy
Are there two dimples on your cheeks?
- Why does the cat
Legs instead of arms?
- Why chocolates?
Don't grow on the crib?
- Why does the nanny
Hair in sour cream?
- Why do birds
No mittens?
– Why frogs
Sleeping without a pillow?...


- Because my son has
Mouth without a lock.

**** 1912

On skates


I rush like the wind on skates
Along the forest edge...
Mittens on hands
Hat on top...
One-two! So I slipped...
One and two! almost tumbled...
One-two! tighter on your toes!
The ice crunched and quacked,
The wind is blowing from the right.
Christmas wolves! full speed -
From pond to ditch...
One-two! down a slippery slope...
One and two! funny legs...
One-two! forward and forward...

**** 1913

Animals


- “Shortness of breath and anemia...”
- "Indeed?
You should eat more!..."
- “Oink-oink! no appetite…
I barely finished the sixth trough:


A bucket of slops,
A sieve with husks,
A pound of boiled potatoes,
A bowl of okroshka,


Fifty rotten cucumbers
Remnants of scars
A pot of yesterday's porridge
And a jug of curdled milk.”


- “Poor thing!

**** 1921

What does anyone like?


“Hey, look - by the river
The little men took off their skin!” -
The young siskin shouted.
He flew up and sat on the tower, -
Looks: naked kids
They splash water with a squeal.


Chizhik is full of surprise:
“Oh, what a kid!
Legs are long, dangling legs,
There is neither fluff nor feather!”


A hare looks out from behind a willow
And he rocks like a Chinese
With a surprised head:
“This is hilarious! what fun!
There is no tail, no fur...
Twenty fingers! My God…"


And the crucian carp hears in the sedge,
His eyes bulged and he breathes:
“Stupid hare, stupid little siskin!...
Fur and fluff, please tell me...
The scales wouldn't hurt!
Without scales, brother, you’re being naughty!”

**** 1921

Two ducklings



Piece...


Flies.



Fi!”


To the garden.
They are flying.


Sophie…
Fi!”

**** 1921


Sparrow, my little sparrow!
Gray, nimble, like a mouse.
Paws - sideways, paws - askew...


You see, I crumbled the bread...
Who asked her here?


Jump closer, come on, come on,
The wind is throwing snow, you bastard,
Both on the back and on the chest.


Make friends with me, birdie,
Let's be together in live at home,
Let's sit side by side under the view,
Let's learn the alphabet...


Closer, well, a little more...
Furh! ran away... what an impudence!
And he didn’t say thank you.

**** 1921


The cat woke up before everyone else,
Raised his red tail like a pillar,
His back stuck out with a hump
And in the whole cat's mouth
What a yawn!


“Moore! It wouldn’t be a sin to wash...”
Instead of soap - a tongue,
The cat curled up on its side
And let's lick your fur!
Just laughter!


And after washing, he snuck into the kitchen;
Says “hello” to the broom
And he rummages around on the table:
Where is yesterday's fat whitefish?
I'd eat it in no time!


I looked at the yard -
Hissed at the turkey
Flew along the attic
And, the gap in the trash heap, -
On the fence!…


The house stood up. Cat to the window:
The tail is beating, the claws are out,
Our cat looks up into the air -
On a pine tree.


He ran away with his mouth open...
Only to go home in the evening,
The cat sharpens his claws for a long time
Oh chest of drawers...


There are no mice... the cat sat on the chair
And he yawns: “Where can I lie down?”
He quietly jumped onto the stove,
He tightened his purrs and sighed
And fell asleep.

**** 1913


The hedgehog climbed into the house from the forest!
In the morning we found him -
He sat in the corner behind the stove
And he sneezed in the thick dust.
We approached - he curled up.
Look like it's covered in needles.
Five minutes later I woke up
He stuck out his paws and his nose.
Why did you come to us -
We won't ask, you understand:
Did you fight with your own people?
Did you want to live with people...
Live... we have a good life.
Just an earlier agreement:
Will you be a thistle
To be called from now on!
And climb into our bed,
Because you are prickly
You can peel your skin...
You will receive per day
Three saucers of milk,
And on holidays - cheesecake
And four worms.
At night - catch mice,
If you get sick, tell mom
Lubricate with iodine up to the ears.
That's it, now think about it.
The whole day is ahead...
If you want, stay
If you don't want to, leave!

**** 1921

Foal


Ponytail,
Legs are matches,
He stuck his lip out...
All fluffy, golden,
With a white star on his forehead.
skirt, stick,
A wisp of washcloth -
Whatever he sees, he sucks.
Walks behind Aunt Nadya,
He teases the bug at the gate.


Will go out into the field -
What an expanse!
He looks into the distance for a long time and suddenly
The pig will squeal
Throws his back
And gallop to my mother’s meadow.

**** 1921

Monkey



Maybe you're sick?


- “I’m sad because

On a green spreading branch.


I lived in African forests,
In warm sunny countries;
All day long, like a spinning top,
I swung on flexible vines...


And my friends swayed -
While away the carefree days



Throwing sand at hippos
And the elephants were doused with water...



What did I do to them?
I am meek and sad.


Gave me fresh water, -
Pull back the bolt on the grille,
Let me go free..."


There is wind and blizzard outside.
Without seeing the hot south...


I'll give you a ransom and we'll leave.
To the black neighbors.


In the meantime, stay warm

And the monkeys have cheerful faces..."

**** 1920


- Fool!
-Who painted your cap?
- Du-rrak!
- Ugh, what a weirdo you are!
- Du-rrrak!

Like a fang...
Clicked
Torn the piece of paper into shreds
And he hung upside down.
Look what he is!

**** 1921

Calf sucks


A cow came into the yard:
- Mu! I am healthy,
The sides are swollen -
Who wants milk? -
The calf came running.
Just a child:
Forehead forward
Face it in the stomach
Dancing with his legs
Wags his tail...
Sucks!
Either past it or into your mouth.
The cow is unhappy
Turned to him
And he looks sternly:
- Moo!
Where are you rushing?
Silly you?…

**** 1921


“Come on, children!
Who is the bravest in the world?
"A lion!"
If your paws are wider than a mop,
Mouse!
Yesterday I saw a miracle myself,
How the mouse got onto the dish
And at the nose of a sleeping cat
I ate all the crumbs slowly.
What!"

**** 1921


“Khavronya Petrovna, how is your health?”
- “Shortness of breath and anemia...”
- "Indeed?
You should eat more!..."
- “Oink-oink! no appetite…
I barely finished the sixth trough:


A bucket of slops,
A sieve with husks,
A pound of boiled potatoes,
A bowl of okroshka,


Fifty rotten cucumbers
Remnants of scars
A pot of yesterday's porridge
And a jug of curdled milk.”


- “Poor thing!
How hard it must be for you!!!
Contact Dr. Van Der Vleet,
May I prescribe drops for your appetite!”

**** 1921

What does anyone like?


“Hey, look - by the river
The little men took off their skin!” -
The young siskin shouted.
He flew up and sat on the tower, -
Looks: naked kids
They splash water with a squeal.


The siskin opened its beak in excitement,
Chizhik is full of surprise:
“Oh, what a kid!
Legs are long, dangling legs,
Instead of wings - two sticks,
There is neither fluff nor feather!”


A hare looks out from behind a willow
And he rocks like a Chinese
With a surprised head:
“This is hilarious! what fun!
There is no tail, no fur...
Twenty fingers! My God…"


And the crucian carp hears in the sedge,
His eyes bulged and he breathes:
“Stupid hare, stupid little siskin!...
Fur and fluff, please tell me...
The scales wouldn't hurt!
Without scales, brother, you’re being naughty!”

**** 1921

Two ducklings


Two ducklings picked up an earthworm
They stretched it like an elastic band - fuck! and it became two
Piece...


Yellow to the right, black to the left upside down
Flies.
And the crow looks from the branch and says to the crow:


“Impossible manners! look, Sophie...
Raised by a mother duck... wow, what greed!
Fi!”


Suddenly Aunt Dasha threw a crust out of the window
To the garden.
Two crows instantly grappled - only feathers
They are flying.


And the ducklings are terribly happy... “look,
Sophie…
Who raised you? Barboska? fi! and very much so
Fi!”

**** 1921


Sparrow, my little sparrow!
Gray, nimble, like a mouse.
Eyes - beads, paws - apart,
Paws - sideways, paws - askew...


Jump, jump, I won’t touch you -
You see, I crumbled the bread...
Push the crow with your beak,
Who asked her here?


Jump closer, come on, come on,
So, like this, a little more...
The wind is throwing snow, you bastard,
Both on the back and on the chest.


Make friends with me, birdie,
We'll live in a house together,
Let's sit side by side under the view,
Let's learn the alphabet...


Closer, well, a little more...
Furh! ran away... what an impudence!
Ate all the grains, ate all the crumbs
And he didn’t say thank you.

**** 1921


The cat woke up before everyone else,
Raised his red tail like a pillar,
His back stuck out with a hump
And in the whole cat's mouth
What a yawn!


“Moore! It wouldn’t be a sin to wash...”
Instead of soap - a tongue,
The cat curled up on its side
And let's lick your fur!
Just laughter!


And after washing, he snuck into the kitchen;
Says “hello” to the broom
And he rummages around on the table:
Where is yesterday's fat whitefish?
I'd eat it in no time!


I looked at the yard -
Hissed at the turkey
Flew along the attic
And, the gap in the trash heap, -
On the fence!…


The house stood up. Cat to the window:
“Moore! there are six crows on a branch!”
The tail is beating, the claws are out,
Our cat looks up into the air -
On a pine tree.


He ran away with his mouth open...
Only to go home in the evening,
All scratched up, angry, lame.
The cat sharpens his claws for a long time
Oh chest of drawers...


There are no mice... the cat sat on the chair
And he yawns: “Where can I lie down?”
He quietly jumped onto the stove,
He tightened his purrs and sighed
And fell asleep.

**** 1913


The hedgehog climbed into the house from the forest!
In the morning we found him -
He sat in the corner behind the stove
And he sneezed in the thick dust.
We approached - he curled up.
Look like it's covered in needles.
Five minutes later I woke up
He stuck out his paws and his nose.
Why did you come to us -
We won't ask, you understand:
Did you fight with your own people?
Did you want to live with people...
Live... we have a good life.
Just an earlier agreement:
Will you be a thistle
To be called from now on!
You shouldn't fight a cat
And climb into our bed,
Because you are prickly
You can peel your skin...
You will receive per day
Three saucers of milk,
And on holidays - cheesecake
And four worms.
During the day you should play with us,
At night - catch mice,
If you get sick, tell mom
Lubricate with iodine up to the ears.
That's it, now think about it.
The whole day is ahead...
If you want, stay
If you don't want to, leave!

**** 1921

Foal


Ponytail,
Legs are matches,
He stuck his lip out...
All fluffy, golden,
With a white star on his forehead.
skirt, stick,
A wisp of washcloth -
Whatever he sees, he sucks.
Walks behind Aunt Nadya,
He teases the bug at the gate.


Will go out into the field -
What an expanse!
He looks into the distance for a long time and suddenly
The pig will squeal
Throws his back
And gallop to my mother’s meadow.

**** 1921

Monkey


“Why are you sad, monkey?
And pressed your head against the grille?
Maybe you're sick?
Do you want to eat a sweet carrot?”


- “I’m sad because
That I sit like a prisoner in a cage.
No friends, no relatives - no one
On a green spreading branch.


I lived in African forests,
In warm sunny countries;
All day long, like a spinning top,
I swung on flexible vines...


And my friends swayed -
Flocks of eternally cheerful monkeys -
While away the carefree days
Among the spreading palm towers.


Every stone there was familiar to me,
We walked in a crowd to the watering hole,
Throwing sand at hippos
And the elephants were doused with water...


People blow smoke into my nostrils
They poke with a stick, laugh impudently...
What did I do to them?
I am meek and sad.


You are kinder than them, you gave me carrots,
Gave me fresh water, -
Pull back the bolt on the grille,
Let me go free..."


- “My poor beast, where will you go?
There is wind and blizzard outside.
You'll fall asleep in a snowdrift in an alley,
Without seeing the hot south...


Just wait until spring, I myself
I'll give you a ransom and we'll leave.
To African cheerful forests,
To the black neighbors.


In the meantime, stay warm
And go to sleep. Let him even dream about it in a dream
The breadth of native corn fields
And the monkeys have cheerful faces..."

**** 1920


– Who did you order from, Popochka, tailcoat?
- Fool!
-Who painted your cap?
- Du-rrak!
- Ugh, what a weirdo you are!
- Du-rrrak!
Poppy is bored in a cage, a round gazebo.
He stuck out his plump black tongue,
Like a fang...
Clicked
Claws caught on the bars,
Torn the piece of paper into shreds
And he hung upside down.
Look what he is!

**** 1921

Calf sucks


A cow came into the yard:
- Mu! I am healthy,
The sides are swollen -
Who wants milk? -
The calf came running.
Just a child:
Forehead forward
Face it in the stomach
Dancing with his legs
Wags his tail...
Sucks!
Either past it or into your mouth.
The cow is unhappy
Turned to him
And he looks sternly:
- Moo!
Where are you rushing?
Silly you?…

**** 1921


“Come on, children!
Who is the bravest in the world?
I knew it - in response, everyone chanted in unison:
"A lion!"
- "A lion? haha... it's easy to be brave,
If your paws are wider than a mop,
No, neither a lion nor an elephant... the bravest of all is the baby -
Mouse!
Yesterday I saw a miracle myself,
How the mouse got onto the dish
And at the nose of a sleeping cat
I ate all the crumbs slowly.
What!"

**** 1921

Lullaby

(for little brother)


Bye-bye! Vasik-bye!
Don't bark, little dog!
You little bull, don't moo!
You're a bear, don't growl!
Wolf, dear, don’t howl,
Cockerel, my friend, don't sing!
Everyone must now be silent:
Vasik wants to sleep...


Bye-bye! Vasik-bye!
Don't talk your legs,
Don't blink your eyes
No need to laugh
Okay, okay!
Sleep, my fat naked man...
Flies, shoo! flies, shoo!
Don't dare bite him -
Vasik wants to sleep...


Bye-bye! Vasik-bye!
There lived a parrot in the menagerie,
Green and smooth
On a yellow lining.
He screamed and shouted,
He did not sleep and did not sleep.
Suddenly a cat came running,
Jumped on his tummy
Bye-bye-bye -
And he ate a parrot...


One two three four five!
No bubbles!
Sleep!…
Otherwise I'll spank you!

**** 1921

House of cards


Construction begins!
Don't laugh, don't breathe!
Doors - twos, canopy - threes...
Stop! fell, so stand again.
In the corner there is a porter on a bed -
He will sleep on seven.


Housewarming! bang and bang!…
The house is ready. Still on the roof
We need two higher pipes.
Don't tremble, my dear home!
Don't swing, for God's sake...
No, no, no! a bit more…
Oh!
Staggered on the corners
Bent over, staggered
And onto the tablecloth head over heels, -
This is how the house is...

**** 1921

When no one is home


The red moon looks into the glass,
Everyone left - and I was alone.
And great! and wonderful!
Very clear:
I am braver than all men.


With the cat Moore, looking at the month,
We climbed onto the bed:
The month is our brother, the wind is our uncle,
That's it uncle!
The stars are sisters, the sky is mother...
I will sing loudly, loudly! The green oak is sleeping.
Two green gnomes
We sat down between the pipes.


And, plucking a green leaf,
The younger dwarf whispers:
“See? red-haired schoolboy
Walks under the window.


Why isn't it green?
It’s May now... May!”
The older gnome yawns sleepily:
“Tsiz! don’t pester.”

**** 1921


Oh, how many children there are in the world!
Like stars on the heavenly brow...
Throughout the vast land
Swirling like flocks of siskins...


Japanese,
Chinese,
The English and the French
Narrow-eyed Tungusians,
Italians and Spaniards,
Little blacks, little blacks,
Portuguese, -
We touched all our fingers,
Still on my feet,
It’s not worth it - you can’t count them all.




Two hundred versts
The round dance would stretch out...


I would spin around, spin around,
Everyone stop immediately
Everyone catch their breath for a moment -
And raise a cheerful cry.


The sun would tremble above,
The ants would run into the cracks,
The wind would hide in the moss.

**** 1921

Lullaby

(for little brother)


Bye-bye! Vasik-bye!
Don't bark, little dog!
You little bull, don't moo!
You're a bear, don't growl!
Wolf, dear, don’t howl,
Cockerel, my friend, don't sing!
Everyone must now be silent:
Vasik wants to sleep...


Bye-bye! Vasik-bye!
Don't talk your legs,
Don't blink your eyes
No need to laugh
Okay, okay!
Sleep, my fat naked man...
Flies, shoo! flies, shoo!
Don't dare bite him -
Vasik wants to sleep...


Bye-bye! Vasik-bye!
There lived a parrot in the menagerie,
Green and smooth
On a yellow lining.
He screamed and shouted,
He did not sleep and did not sleep.
Suddenly a cat came running,
Jumped on his tummy
Bye-bye-bye -
And he ate a parrot...


One two three four five!
No bubbles!
Sleep!…
Otherwise I'll spank you!

**** 1921

House of Cards I will sing loudly, loudly! The green oak is sleeping.
Two green gnomes
We sat down between the pipes.


And, plucking a green leaf,
The younger dwarf whispers:
“See? red-haired schoolboy
Walks under the window.


Why isn't it green?
It’s May now... May!”
The older gnome yawns sleepily:
“Tsiz! don’t pester.”

**** 1921


Oh, how many children there are in the world!
Like stars on the heavenly brow...
Throughout the vast land
Swirling like flocks of siskins...


Japanese,
Chinese,
The English and the French
Narrow-eyed Tungusians,
Italians and Spaniards,
Little blacks, little blacks,
Portuguese, -
We touched all our fingers,
Still on my feet,
It’s not worth it - you can’t count them all.


Everyone loves sweets, games and fairy tales,
Everyone is sculpting and building - think about it, my friend.
Each one has clear, childish eyes.
And everyone laughs and blows a whistle.


Oh, if only I could bring everyone together,
Two hundred versts
The round dance would stretch out...


I would spin around, spin around,
Everyone stop immediately
Everyone catch their breath for a moment -
And raise a cheerful cry.


The birds would all fly off the branches,
The sun would tremble above,
The ants would run into the cracks,
The wind would hide in the moss.

**** 1921

Various poems


The hyena is so disgusting.
Her muzzle is cheeky
The fur on the back of the neck is erect,
The back is like a knot,
rusty spots,
The belly is dirty and bald,
The eyes are like Baba Yaga's.


And I feel sorry for her...
Isn't she offended?
Even a moth, even a jackdaw
Cute and pretty.
Aunt Aglaya:
“Why is she angry?
Because she's ugly."

**** 1928

sick doll


Poor doll has the flu:
There is a creaking in the right shoulder,
The letters have come unglued -
What should I give my doll?
Daisies
From mom's cup?
Doesn't drink...
Everything flows back.
Dog wax
In a spoon of Madeira?
It pours out again.
I'll pour it through the hole into your temple
Dry powder:
Quinine –
Aspirin –
Anti-doll...
And I'll shut it up with cotton wool.
What if she has a fever?
Where is our thermometer?
Locked in the cupboard.
I'll set up a barometer...
Close your eyelashes.
“Once upon a time there was a grandfather and a cow”...
Sleep, flu bird!
Tomorrow you will be healthy.

**** 1931


On a farm near an old pine tree,
Is a rooster crowing from the wall?


Hairy, serious baby, her muzzle is cheeky,
The fur on the back of the neck is erect,
The back is like a knot,
On the sides (for what purpose is unclear)
rusty spots,
The belly is dirty and bald,
It pokes into the bars - the tail is at the leg,
The eyes are like Baba Yaga's.


And I feel sorry for her...
Isn't she offended?
Even a moth, even a jackdaw
Cute and pretty.
Uncle Volodin's fiancee explained to me,
Aunt Aglaya:
“Why is she angry?
Because she's ugly."

**** 1928

sick doll


Poor doll has the flu:
There is a creaking in the right shoulder,
The letters have come unglued -
What should I give my doll?
Daisies
From mom's cup?
Doesn't drink...
Everything flows back.
Dog wax
In a spoon of Madeira?
It pours out again.
My heart is just breaking!
I'll pour it through the hole into your temple
Dry powder:
Quinine –
Aspirin –
Anti-doll...
And I'll shut it up with cotton wool.
What if she has a fever?
Where is our thermometer?
Locked in the cupboard.
I'll set up a barometer...
Close your eyelashes.
“Once upon a time there was a grandfather and a cow”...
Sleep, flu bird!
Tomorrow you will be healthy.

**** 1931


Have you seen, my boy, the foal?
On a farm near an old pine tree,
Where it's floody in the morning - loud
Is a rooster crowing from the wall?


He stands with his hooves spread,
Furry, serious baby,
And, throwing up his ears, he looks askance
On the dull hissing reeds.


Will a wasp hover over its muzzle?
Thick eyelashes will blink
And the tail, elastic and hard,
He will snap excitedly like a twig.


Girl, a little longer than a thimble,
His mouth will open enthusiastically, -
Stroke the fluffy fur,
Rubs his cheek on his stomach...


And even the yellow-toothed watchdog,
Making your way to the trash heap,
Licks him on his soft lips, -
By God, you can’t help but lick it!


The sunny forest entertains with play,
The shadow curls over the ledges of the slabs...
Chu! fractional lynx under the mountain -
The mother hurries to the farm with brushwood.


The furry gaiters are dancing,
The sides swelled wide:
So delicious from a warm mother
Thick milk pull!

**** 1931 The family of boys “Take Out the Eyes”, Famous in Amsterdam, will give a performance now According to Mishka’s program. Boom Boom! The entrance fee is five rubles, and from mom - two kopecks... Let's start now! Orchestra, be brave! Gallop - for the gallery. Here in front of you is the Bobblehead soloist in his mother’s shirt. He will bravely eat a huge sheet of Ink Blotter. There is no magic here, gentlemen, - Don't be afraid! The baby doll, of course, will spit it back out without any harm. Hello! The famous Cookie Fox and the cat, Miss Carrot, will show you English boxing. This is terribly clever! The ferocious fox did not eat for five days, and the cat for two weeks. All the Foxes of the world in front of her, Like rabbits, were timid! And here is the clown Peak in front of you. Grunt, Peak, a little... Now he will let out a hellish scream and kick his right leg. He can howl like a crocodile, And sing like Aunt Neta, The Dutch King gave Him a watch for this. I myself, the famous knight Mu, Weight - seven pounds in armor, I will lift my cousin from the floor with my teeth. He is very fat and alive: Please make sure - He can move his head, Squeak and move. Attention! Girl Toto will dance the bandit's waltz. She may be a girl, but she is terribly famous. Toto, don't be afraid, it's not a problem! That’s how it should be according to the program... After all, you always danced in a lion’s cage in Amsterdam! Here is Uncle Grisha. Don't scream! He is taller than a closet and loves to represent the Algerian giraffe. Gop, Uncle Grisha, rear up! Hit your tail with your tail! He can tear dates on a palm tree with the tip of his lip... Hey, there on the stage, everything is back - From the chair to the crib. Look! This is the acrobat "Take Out the Eyes - Steel Heels". He is as cold-blooded as ice! It is more flexible than a Swedish sword! He walks backwards in the wastepaper basket... The end! Artists, get out - Carrots, Bobbleheads and Cookies. On Thursday we are going to the port of Ai-Yai, to show things there... Hit, Uncle Grisha, harder in the basin! Toto, don’t you dare pinch... The “Take-Out-Eye” family of boys leaves to undress. 1917

"Circus"

Family of boys "take your eyes out"
Famous in Amsterdam
Will give a performance now
According to the bear's program.
Boom Boom! Five rubles for entry
And from mom - two kopecks...
Let's start now! Orchestra, be brave!
Gallop for the gallery.

Here is the baby doll soloist in front of you
In mom's shirt.
He will bravely eat a huge leaf
Ink blotter.
The bobblehead is not a magician, gentlemen, -
Do not be afraid! He, of course,
Her without any difficulty
It will spit it back out on its own.

Hello! Famous Cookie Fox
And the cat, Miss Carrot,
They will show us English boxing.
This is terribly clever!
The ferocious fox has not eaten for five days,
And the cat - two weeks.
All the Foxes of the world are in front of her,
How timid the rabbits were!

And here is the clown Peak in front of you,
Grunt a little, Pieck...
Now he will let out a hellish scream
And he kicks his right leg.
He can howl like a crocodile
And sing like Aunt Neta -
The Dutch king gave
He's got a watch for that.

I myself am a famous knight of Mu.
Weight - seven pounds in armor,
I'll pick you up from the floor with my teeth
Cousin.
He is very thick and alive.
Please make sure -
He can move his head
Squeak and move.

Attention! Toto girl
The bandit's waltz will dance.
At least she's a girl, but
Terribly famous.
Toto, don't be afraid, it's not a problem!
That's what the program requires.
After all, you are always in a lion's cage
Danced in Amsterdam.

Here is Uncle Grisha. Don't squeal!
He's taller than a closet
And he loves to imagine
Algerian giraffe.
Gop, Uncle Grisha, rear up!
Hit your tail with your tail!
He can use the tip of his lip
Picking dates on a palm tree...

Hey, there on stage, everyone is back -
From chair to crib.
Look! This is an acrobat
"Take your eyes out, steel heels."
He is as cold-blooded as ice!
It is more flexible than a Swedish sword!
He walks backwards
In the paper basket...

End! Artists, get out -
Carrots, dolls and cookies.
On Thursday we are going to the port of Ai-Yai
Show things there...
Hit the pelvis harder, Uncle Grisha,
Toto, don't you dare pinch...
Family of boys "Take-Out-Eye"
He leaves to undress.