«Вперед, Котенок!» и другие... Сказки для театра [С иллюстрациями]
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THE KITTEN. Let's admire the Moon!
They admire the Moon.
Well, we have admired enough. Let's do something else.
THE DANDELION. Let's listen.
THE KITTEN. Well, let's listen.
They listen.
We've listened. What else? Well, let's smell.
THE DANDELION. But I can't.
THE KITTEN. Neither can I. We Cats have a poor nose. We'd rather look.
THE DANDELION. How clever you are.
They look.
THE KITTEN. Well, What did you see?
THE DANDELION. You.
THE KITTEN. And I saw you. It's Wonderful. Let's continue looking.
They look.
What else did you see?
THE DANDELION. The Moon.
THE KITTEN. Oh, so did I! Well, wait a minute. I've already seen it before. When we were admiring it. And you? THE DANDELION. I had seen it before too. Do you know, what we are doing now?
THE KITTEN. What?
THE DANDELION. It seems to me, that we are recalling. Let's recollect.
THE KITTEN. Let us.
They recall.
What are you recalling?
THE DANDELION. I think, I'm recalling you.
THE KITTEN. How nice it is! And what am I like?
THE DANDELION. You are young in my recollections.
THE KITTEN. And you know, I'm recalling you. And you are young too. How nice it is! Well, let's recall something else. It is not very interesting — you recall only me, you look at me… Try to recall something else.
THE DANDELION. What should I?
THE KITTEN. Try to recall, how we admired the Moon.
THE DANDELION. Oh, I recall it.
THE KITTEN. And that's all?
THE DANDELION. I think it is.
THE KITTEN. I know what we shall do. But it's difficult.
THE DANDELION. What?
THE KITTEN. We'll dream.
THE DANDELION. But how?
THE KITTEN. It means to speak about something, that will never happen.
THE DANDELION. But I can't.
THE KITTEN. Little Carp taught me to dream. Well… So, when I become The Goldfish…!
THE DANDELION. Do you want to become The Goldfish?
THE KITTEN. Of course, not. Little Carp does. And I only dream. Listen… When I become a Goldfish again… and I get golden fins!
THE DANDELION. Will you get golden fins?
THE KITTEN. Well, not. Little Carp will. Don't interrupt. When I get golden fins…!
THE DANDELION. Well?
THE KITTEN. That's all. Little Carp would tell nothing more. And now it's your turn.
THE DANDELION. Well, I'll try… So… When I become The Goldfish again…!
THE KITTEN. Well?
THE DANDELION. When I get golden fins!
THE KITTEN. Well? What else?
THE DANDELION. But you didn't teach me anything else!
THE KITTEN. Oh! How I wish I could learn what will happen to these fins. I think we aren't good at dreaming.
THE DANDELION. Let's peep into the future.
THE KITTEN. Let's, but what is the future?
THE DANDELION. That's something that will certainly happen.
THE KITTEN. Well, let's try…
They peep into the future.
Well?
THE DANDELION. Ooh, it is wonderful!
THE KITTEN. It's wonderful! Now, you'll try to learn what's in store for me, and I'll do it for you.
They peep into the future of each other.
Your future seems better than mine.
THE DANDELION. Do you like it? So I give it to you.
THE KITTEN. So do I! I give it to you.
THE DANDELION. What do you want to give me?
THE KITTEN. Everything!
THE DANDELION. I give you everything too!
THE KITTEN. Hurrah! You've given to me, and I give to you! I wish Little Carp could hear our words. He's fond of giving too. Let's give him something.
THE DANDELION. Well, what?
THE KITTEN. We'll give him everything too. Well… He doesn't need everything. He wants his fins. Let's give him the fins.
THE DANDELION. Well, let's.
THE KITTEN. Little Carp, we give you golden fins.
THE DANDELION. And we give Moth his wings.
THE KITTEN. Little Carp!
THE DANDELION. Moth!
THE KITTEN. I think, they can't hear our words. They're sleeping. Let's call them!
THE DANDELION and THE KITTEN. Moth! Little Carp!
The Moth and The Little Carp.
THE KITTEN. Moth and Little Carp! Listen, we give you your fins and wings.
THE LITTLE CARP. Thank you.
THE MOTH. I'm so happy.
THE LITTLE CARP. Well… You say… How could it be! I'll get my golden fins again!
THE MOTH. It seems to me… new wings?!
THE LITTLE CARP. Moth, wake up!
THE MOTH. Wake up, Little Carp!
THE LITTLE CARP. My fins!
THE MOTH. My wings!
THE KITTEN. So, we've made them a present! Let's give something to somebody else.