To the question of the soul of plush toys. I have them, but they were not.

A rabbit and a monkey. The story is very unhappy, who wants to have fun,

I can go into the woods, I will not be offended.



I bought a monkey in second grade, I wanted to give it to a friend for a wedding. but

carelessly leaned to a burning lamp, synthetic wool on the pulse

flooded, it became impossible to give a toy, and had to leave it at home.

The chimpanzee got the name Jimmy, three years he canteed with me in the institute

A year later, in the factory, when I left for distribution.

In the evenings, I cooked an unchanged egg with potatoes, poured into two cups.

He drank beer and had a long conversation with Jimmy, which was reduced to one.

No one loves us, brother chimpanzees, no one loves us.

are needed.



The following summer I came to Moscow, again, for a wedding with someone of my family.

My friends, and I met Lenka purely by chance. She studied on course.

When I was younger, we had a short novel at the very end of my studies, and I was

I broke the relationship with the ugly thought of "find a better." And now all

It broke out again, and it became clear that there was nothing better and could not be.

And a month later we submitted the application, and I carried a suitcase of books to her.

and Jimmy.



However, I could not move to Lenka myself: as a young specialist, I must

Three years of distribution. To free me from this.

The appointment required the signature of the Minister.



There was a lengthy separation, painted by my rare visits. “When you

No, I’m sleeping with Jimmy,” Lenka wrote to me. I embrace him as if he were.

I am no longer so sad and lonely. He is like you, the same.

soft and warm.” “Oh,” I replied, “and just as thick and hairy. A is

The difference is that he has a tail and I have something else.”



My train arrived in Moscow early in the morning. I entered the room silently.

dressed, carefully pulled the chimpanzees out of Lenkin’s arms and

put in his place. Lenka, not waking up, clung to me.

In fact, those morning moments were difficult to grasp.

It is a substance that people inventively call happiness.



Half a year later, the minister finally put the necessary fence in the right place.

I was able to move to Moscow and finally displaced Jimmy from Lenkin.

The bed. He returned to his duties only for my time.

of missions. And Lenka, the great housewife, did not leave us anywhere.

In the past eight years, she has only spent two nights without me and Jimmy.

She gave birth to the first daughter, then the second.



Years went by, and somehow it turned out that Lenka was getting more and more, not waiting.

I slept with Jimmy. People who didn’t sit alone all night.

Preference who has never been interested in computer games and beautiful

Girls, throw a stone at me. And whoever is not without sin,

He may believe that I was not the worst father and husband.



And then... then Lenka was shot down by a drunk driver on the crossing. at the funeral

Jimmy disappeared without a trace. No one has seen or touched him.

We got back a little bit and started putting order in the apartment, Jimmy.

It was nowhere. He seemed to have gone after the hostess.



I have been raising my daughters for 15 years, trying to make money, working hard.

Necessary and unnecessary things. And somewhere there my lenka embraces.

Jimmy and can’t wait until I finally get out of her hands this stupid one.

the monkey and take my rightful place. Don’t be sad, baby, time on earth

It flows quickly. The Minister has already picked up a pencil for signature.