Daniel Ivanovich Juwatschow Charms
Daniil Charms loved to fool the people by the nose. If he had no real desire to write, then he just went into the street, watched the people and wrote down what he saw.
It made him great pleasure to hoodwink people, that is the art. That was easy for Daniil Ivanovich, you know, because in those days was seen everything he wrote, as art.
And those notes were created for the Daniil Ivanovich become so famous, even if they report only on the normal everyday life in Russia - little stories like these:
Yakov Yakovlev was pleased. Just him the scissors grinder Vanya had honed his knife, and it was so sharp that it was able to split hairs.
- nonsense - said to Yakov Yakovlev - why split hairs? Because I know something better?
And Yakov Yakovlev began to look for people to whom he could cut his throat.
The Nevsky Prospect was almost empty. The dirty neck of the knife-grinder Vanya was not an option for its beautiful knife. The policeman on the corner? - No, - said to Yakov Yakovlev, - he is still in service and doing nothing but the obligation. The Petrovna walked by with her daughter Olga greeted and both him quite friendly. - Yeah, Olga, - thought Yakov Yakovlev - pretty she is not exactly, but at the least is something to it, front and rear, and only the dowry! Yakov Yakovlev had in fact been considering whether to ask for her hand. Well, then there would only Shishakov, but with whom he wanted to do anything. For Shishakov it had once called a bastard because he Yakov Yakovlev twelve rubles for one year and thirty kopecks owed.
- Oh, - said to Yakov Yakovlev, - I am as good as anyone else!
So saying he cut his throat, and Yakov Yakovlev dropped dead. The blood spurted the only way to the street, it was really a big mess. The scissors grinder Vanya was curious and looked at the mess.
- Vanya, you yokel, - gasped Yakov Yakovlev angry - well, wait, I get up yet!
(Note on authorship: this episode was written by me, in imitation of the style of Daniil Charms - it is not a forgery, but a respectful bow to his complete works, furthermore, one could for no local knowledge to add that the Nevsky Prospekt in St. Petersburg is not empty, never.)
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