Аннотация: MMMDCCXXVIII. The Indian princess, her older sister and the people standing nearby. A story. - December 7, 2025.
The Indian princess, her older sister and the people standing nearby. A story.
It was the time when passengers were transported in Rostov - except for the usual full-size buses - by minibuses (with a capacity of 12-13 passengers). It was usually crowded in the minibus.
Andrei was traveling by minibus to the combined market, where people sold both industrial and food products. It was possible to get to this market by bike, but such a trip was extremely uncomfortable: person had to drive along roads loaded with traffic and saturated with exhaust fumes. There were no alternative ways. Visiting by car had its own difficulties: there were problems with parking.
In the minibus, directly in front of Andrei, one meter away from him, sat a beautiful young girl, whose wonderful black hair was braided in a special way and stylishly styled. It was like an Indian princess was sitting opposite Andrei. The princess looked at him politely and with interest. Maybe he had a morning wellness run, felt himself great, and didn't look bad.
They got out of the minibus together, closer to the market. The Indian princess has disappeared.
At that period, Andrei periodically visited this market.
On one of his visits, he saw an Indian princess in the company of her older sister. Andrei walked through the market, made the planned purchases, bought a chocolate bar and, while returning from the market, presented a chocolate bar to an Indian princess.
She looked at Andrei with less interest. Maybe because both the princess and her older sister looked very decent and behaved very well. They never had wedding rings or men with them. Seems, they didn't have any rings at all, and they weren't selling a profitable goods.
Every time Andrei visited this market, he saw the princess, smiled at her and gave her a chocolate bar. The princess directed her look aside more and more often, she took the chocolate bar, but there was no further (developing) contact.
Why? Did the older sister say something? Or, may be, one of the merchants standing nearby?
One day, Andrei presented the princess another chocolate bar, exchanged polite phrases with her (her hairstyle was becoming less noticeable: more and more simple), and walked further through the market. A saleswoman addressed him with a few phrases. Among the words spoken by the saleswoman was the word "gypsies." Andrei remained indifferent to this message. He took it into consideration, but did not attach importance. And he, himself, without the market saleswomen, had a some knowledge.
His attempts had a perspective. Once, Andrei had a dream concerning his acquaintance with the Indian princess: the dream was contradictory, but mostly positive.
The relationship has moved into the stage of periodic brief polite conversations (with the gifting of chocolate bars). Gradually, Andrei stopped visiting this market.
The trajectories of his movements in this area of city have changed. There were clothing markets at some loaded street intersections.
Andrei saw a princess at one of these markets. He often visited this intersection and often saw the princess, who was selling the same goods. She also noticed him. Her appearance became more and more rumpled, wrinkled. And one day Andrei saw her smoking a cigarette. He didn't like it at all.
Andrei tried to ride a bike more often (to give for the body a physical activity, to breathe a relatively fresh air).
Three or four years later (after the first meeting with the princess), he once again rode a bicycle for some reason.
At the loaded intersection, he stopped and began to look at what people were selling at the market.
Turning around, he saw an Indian princess standing not far from him. But this time, a tired, rumpled woman (with a smoking cigarette in her hand) was standing next him. Her older sister was not with her. Why was she standing next to him? What are the reasons that motivate people to do something?
It was obvious, that the princess did not apply for one-time charitable assistance from Andrei. A fatigue and a wrinkness, even a wilting - all this could be corrected through a proper, healthy lifestyle.
There was a smoking cigarette in the princess' hand.
(All this, - if be separately, - can be considered insignificant, but it is undesirable to combine all this in one place and at one time.)
The trajectories that Andrei was moving through the city have changed again. Later he never saw the market or the princess.
But Andrei is still pleased to remember a young Indian princess (with her attractive, interested look). Everything beautiful is eternal.
There are many beautiful places in India. And which architectural monument is among the most beautiful? The monument dedicated to female attractiveness and beauty is - the "Indian pearl" - the Taj Mahal.
December 07, 2025 04:05
Translation from Russian into English: December 7, 2025, 11:01
Владимир Владимирович Залесский ' Индийская принцесса, её старшая сестра и стоящие рядом люди. '
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