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And later, steamed out, they were again seated at the table to have tea. At some point, I, tired of events, began to “peck” with my nose and I was sent to bed. Since the house was tiny: two rooms and a kitchen, and the table was set for us in the large room, in the small room on the sofa the bed had already been prepared for Marta, but I got a cot. As soon as I lay down, my eyelids closed, and I fell into a dream.

In the morning I woke up alone. The bed on the sofa was folded. Stretching, she went to look for the inhabitants. Grandmother Varvara showed up in the kitchen, wished good morning with a smile, showed where to wash.

She fed me breakfast and told me that Martha had gone to a neighboring village to improve the health of the locals. Mentioning her activity with an unkind word (again, I will have to wait for answers to my questions), I volunteered to help with the housework.

Marta returned after dinner and was seated at the table to eat homemade noodles in duck broth.

Grandmothe