Аннотация: MMMCDXXXI. Mauritius blue at an online auction. A story for children about Seryozha. January 16, 2024.
Mauritius blue at an online auction. A story for children about Seryozha.
Seryozha did not like the fact that the goal had not been achieved, that Mauritius blue had not become the property of the Philatelic Club (or of one the Club members).
Once, in the Pool, Seryozha asked the badminton master of sports:
- How can I get a Mauritius blue?
The badminton player was surprised:
- Have you contacted the professor of Oriental Studies? He visits this Pool!
- Can he give advice about the Mauritius blue?
- He read Korean fairy tales collected by Garin-Mikhailovsky, and met with Zhou Enlai himself!
It sounded convincing. Seryozha had no choice but to answer:
- Yes, I will consult with him.
The professor of Oriental Studies advised Seryozha to submit an application for the Mauritius blue on the website of the philatelic Online auction.
Seryozha did so.
Half an hour later, he received information that he could submit a requests and place bets on a Mauritius blue.
Seryozha immediately gathered his friends and explained to them the importance of acquiring a Mauritius blue.
If the Club or the Club member will posess a Mauritius blue, all local philatelists will become world-famous personalities, and thousands of kids with valuable stamps will come to the Seryozha's city to see Mauritius blue and to listen to lectures on philately.
Friends brought money - as much as they could.
However, it was wery hard to win the fight for Mauritius blue at the Online auction.
Seryozha had to fight again and again, make new bets. The rules are very complicated. It seems that victory is close, that Mauritius blue has been acquired (already). But success is inexplicably slipping away. Seryozha had to fight anew.
More and more sums of money were needed to continue the struggle.
Friends brought money less and less willingly.
Finally, two sad friends came after Seryozha's next invitation, and the third did a phone call. In the phone receiver was heard that he was also very unhappy.
- Why are you both so sad? Seryozha asked his friends who had arrived.
- I gave a lot of money to purchase a Mauritius blue, including those means that were prepared for the purchase of winter tires, - said one of friends. - My dad was in a car accident on summer tires.
- And we wanted to change the faucet, there is no money, water is flowing from the old faucet, I got a reprimand from my parents for giving all the money to purchase Mauritius blue, - another friend reported.
- Why you so not cheerful? Seryozha asked a friend who called on the phone.
- I spent the money intended for medicine for the dog. To purchase Mauritius blue. Now I sit at home with the dog and visiting the veterinary clinic with the dog. The dog doesn't want to recover, - a third friend clarified the situation.
- But we can't refuse to purchase the Mauritius blue, can we?! Seryozha was surprised.
- There is a backup option, - said one of the friends who came. - To distribute (so far), to return back all the money collected to the project participants. Later we can look at the situation. Maybe later the situation will change and it will be possible to purchase a Mauritius blue.
- Uh, - Seryozha was amazed, - what should I give away? What should I return? Do you think that participating in the auction is a free event?! Each participant makes a pre-payment to prove the seriousness of his intentions. There is almost nothing to give and to return. The only way out is to win the auction, at last.
The friends were sadly silent.
January 16, 2024 14:07
Translation from Russian into English: January 17, 2024 02:55
Владимир Владимирович Залесский ' Голубой Маврикий на интернет-аукционе. Рассказ для детей о Серёже '.
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MMMCDXXXI. Mauritius blue at an online auction. A story for children about Seryozha. January 16, 2024.
Vladimir Zalessky Internet-bibliotheca. Интернет-библиотека Владимира Залесского. }