Energy #05 29 мая 1997

Stories - Stories of Daniil Kharms: The Blue Notebook n10, Now What sold in stores, beginning a very good summer day Sleep.

                STORIES



               Daniil Kharms


                 Stories
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            Blue notebook N10

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   There was a red-haired man, who did not
had eyes and ears. He had no hair, and,
so red it was called conditionally.

   He could not speak because he did not
it was his mouth. His nose was not there either.

   He did not even have arms and legs. And stomach
He was not, and back he was not, and
ridge he did not have, and no viscera he was not. There was 
nothing! So it's not clear who they are.


   It would be better of him, we will not say any more.



                   Sleep

                  ----

   Kalugin slept and dreamed that he
sitting in the bushes and past the bushes is a policeman.

   Kalugin woke up, rubbed his mouth again
asleep, and again had a dream that he is
past the bushes and hid in the bushes and sits
policeman.

   Kalugin woke up, put under his head
newspaper, not to wet saliva pillow, and
fell asleep again, and again had a dream that he
sitting in the bushes and past the bushes is a policeman.

   Kalugin woke up, changed the newspaper
lay down and slept. Fell asleep and again saw
a dream that he goes past the bushes and the bushes
sits policeman.

   Here Kalugin woke up and decided not to
sleep, but instantly fell asleep and dreamed,
if he sits at the policeman, and past
pass the bushes.

   Kalugin, screamed and rushed about in bed
but could not wake up.

   Kalugin slept for four days and four nights
row, and on the fifth day woke up in such a
skinny, that the boots had to tie up to
feet of rope that they are not dumped.

   In the bakery, where Kalugin always bought
wheat bread, did not recognize him, and slipped
polurzhanoy him.

   A sanitary commission, going from door to door and seeing 
Kalugin, found it unsanitary and not fit anywhere, and ordered 
to throw Kalugin, together with the litter. 

   Kalugin was folded in half and thrown.



      That are now selling in stores

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   Koratygin came to Tikakeevu and did not find him at home.

   A Tikakeev at this time was in the store and
buy it sugar, meat and pickles.

   Koratygin knock at the door Tikakeeva and was about to write 
a note, suddenly looks are very Tikakeev and is in the hands of

oilcloth purse.

   Koratygin Tikakeeva saw him and shouted:

   - And I'll have an hour wait!

   - It is not true - says Tikakeev - I
only twenty five minutes from both houses.

   - Well, really I do not know - said Koratygin - but I'm here 
for an hour. 

   - Do not tell lies! - Tikakeev said. - Shame
lie.

   - Dear Sir, - Koratygin said. - Kindly select expression.

   - I think ... - Began Tikakeev, but
interrupted him Koratygin:

   - If you think ... - He said. But
here Koratygina interrupted Tikakeev and said:

   - Sam something you're good!

   These words so enraged Koratygina that
He squeezed his finger one nostril and the other
nostrils smorknulsya in Tikakeeva.

   Then Tikakeev purse snatched from the biggest cucumber and 
struck Koratygina on the head.


   Koratygin clutched his hands behind his head,
fell and died.

   That's what big cucumber sell now
in stores!



    Beginning of a very good summer day

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   As soon as cock crowed, Timothy
jumped out the window onto the roof and scared
all those who passed at this time on the street.
Peasant Chariton stopped, picked up a stone and threw it in 
Timothy. Timothy had disappeared. "That's clever!" - Shouted 
the human flock, and someone ran up and Teeth from all the 
fluff went head against the wall. Walked past the Fetelyushin 
and chuckled. To him Komarov came and said: "Hey, you fat!" and

Fetelyushina hit in the stomach. Fetelyushin
leaned against the wall and started to hiccup. Romachkin 
spitting from the top of the window, trying to get into 
Fetelyushina. Immediately nearby nosed woman beat her baby tub. 
A young, plump mother scrubbed pretty girl face a brick wall.

Small dog, breaking its thin
leg, lay on the panel. Small
boy ate from the spittoon some muck. a grocery store was a long 
queue for sugar. The women swore loudly and shoved each other's 
shopping-bags. Peasant Chariton, drunk, standing in front of

broads with unbuttoned pants and uttering bad words.

   Thus began a good summer
day.


               Contributed FLYER / LGN