– Quiet. Bazothi bazojola – sizodansa. – Uhlwitheke umakhelwane osemncane, emi ngakwesokudla. – Ngakho-ke bekezela futhi ungahlukani nokulalela inganekwane kaGalupiya.
– Lapha, isikhathi sokugcina.. – kungezwe omunye umakhelwane ngakwesobunxele. – wagxuma ephakeme kakhulu cishe usuku.
– Kungani? – kubuza omncane.
– Kwakungekho okusho, ngakho bacabanga ukuthi umhlangano akufanele ube yize…
– Futhi ukuze icabange kangcono, iNhloko yayala ukugxuma…
– Futhi ngiyathanda ukulala futhi anginendaba ukuthi kanjani.. – kusho owesithathu esuka kwesobunxele walala.
– Ukulala? Ngakho-ke ungezwa lutho? – kubuza omncane.
– Cha, Cherevich osemncane, uma ulala kangcono uyakuqonda akushoyo. Ima kancane…
– Uthule kuwe!! ihlwithe enye yamaCherevich amadala.
– … Futhi intsha yethu ingene empini elinganayo nesidalwa esingaphili esingaziwa esingaphili, okuthi, ukwephula uphahla, kwasivulela izwe elisha. Ngakho-ke kunezinto ezifanayo ezinyakazayo kithi ukuthi, ukuze sihambe, sondle into efanayo njengoba senza…
– Noma mhlawumbe, Nkosi, ingabe lokhu kuhlasela? – umuntu ophazanyisiwe.
– Musa ukuphazamisa,.. Bengifuna ukuthini? – USemisrak wababaza.
– … ziyefana njengoba thina … – kulungiswe uCasulia Zack.
– Yebo… Ngakho… ziyefana nathi… Kusukela sihamba ngenxa yokudla. I—Vootoot.. Futhi ngifuna ukunikela, nina bakithi abangalungile, ukukhetha futhi ukuqoqa iqembu noma iqembu lezigelekeqe bese nizithumela kusuka lapho ukuhlasela bekukhona, okungukuthi, ngaphakathi kweGalupia yethu. Ngabe ngikhuluma ngokusobala?
– Ehe!! – wonke umuntu waphendula.
– … Futhi thumela ekukhanyisweni usesha uMhlaba oMusha. – Uqhubeke uSemisrak. – Akukho phuzu ekubambezeleni isikhathi kimi. I-Galupia isivele yancipha kaningana. Shards bayafa futhi ikakhulukazi ebusheni babo. Futhi ngokuthumela iqembu, iqembu noma iqembu, kuzoba nethemba elincane. – Futhi uSemisrak wagwinya…
Ukuthula kuphulwe ukukhala kwelungu lomkhandlu.
– O, Lord Generalisyphilis. Abenzanga ukubulawa, kodwa benze inkulumo. – uphazamise uCherevich Chmoriko, omunye wabeluleki abaseduze neNkosi.
– Shut up, schmuck, angiqedi ukukhuluma kwami!!! – UVladyka wathukuthela wathukuthela amathambo akhe ebheke kuChmoriko. – Ngakho… Uh… Ngakho-ke, akunangqondo ukudonsa. Kepha ukuthumela iqembu, kuzoba okungenani okungenani nohlobo okungenani lwethemba elincane… M-yeah.. Sengivele ngikubona lokhu kunikezwa ndawo ndawo?! – Uzihlole kuzo zonke izinhlangothi, washintsha ubuso bakhe, wema ngezimpondo zakhe, wagxuma, wabe esemi emathanjeni omlenze wakhe, wakhahlelwa, ekhanda futhi ekhala. – Zaek, yini ingulube eza nale nkulumo ekhanda lami ngemisho ephindaphindwayo??
– III. Mina. – athuke uZack.
– Ingabe ngingumuntu ophindaphindaphinda into efanayo? Chitha amandla akho kokuphindaphinda. Awazi ukuthi uLimi luthatha amandla amaningi kunoku… cabanga?!
– Kuphi?
– EKaraganda!! Uzohamba ngenxa yalokhu okungihlazo kimi, i-Generalisiphilis uqobo, iNkosi ye-Gal Galia yonke, i-Uma yobumbushiqela boGalupic. Hawu Uzoba yisisebenzi sokuzithandela sokuqala ukucinga iqembu. Futhi uzoba yiqhawe lokuqala emlandweni we-shobla yethu noma iqembu lezigilamkhuba.
– O Lord, yiba nomusa!! Ahahaaa!!! – Zack osindisiwe – Angifuni ukuba yiqhawe. Ahhhhh!!
– Futhi iphuzu!!! (inkunzi) – INkosi imanzi. «Yini onayo, Mfundisi Chmor Iko?.. Futhi wena, Zeka, lungisa.»
– Ngiyabonga, O Lord, bengifuna ukubuza, Futhi ubani omunye ozohamba ngaphandle kwami? – UCherevich Chmor Iko ubuziwe.
– Wena!
– Mina?
– Wena, uzoba sekhanda lohambo. Ufuna ukuba yiqhawe laseGalupia, njengami? – ubuze uSemisrak Chmor Iko. Lokho bekungambula konke ngokumangala uma bekunjalo.
– Mina? Angilungile Angi… Futhi luyini «uhambo lwebhizinisi»?
– Uhambo lwebhizinisi iqembu, futhi iqembu luhambo lwebhizinisi. Ngokuvamile, uCasulia Zack uzochaza, uyazi, lokhu ngekhono lakhe. – UVladyka wasukuma emlenzeni-ethangeni noma kubantu abavamile – mosl.
– Angilungile. Vumela omunye umuntu – uthuli luwele eCherevich.
– Akunothuli futhi akukho okusafana, njengoCasulia. Iphutha lami. umakhelwane wahlebeza wahleka usulu.
– Ngathi, hambani, bese nihamba futhi yilokho. – USemisraq waphakamisa ithambo lakhe lomlenze wesokunene futhi waphulula ugebhezi lwekhanda lakhe phakathi kwezimpondo zezinyamazane. – I-crochet ithe, umjondolo wenziwe futhi wagcina. Angidingi ukugoqa uvolo wekotini. Qapha! thatha uCherevich Chmor Iko noKazuliya Zeku, uye endaweni yokuhlaselwa. -abagibeli bagijime babamba ngokungakhathali uZeku noChmor Iko.
– Kuphela uqaphele ukuhudula ukukhahlela. Bangamaqhawe vele?! Kuya endaweni yokuhlaselwa. Futhi okunye, ngibopha umhlangano, ngaphandle kwe-bazaar.
Futhi ngiyakuthethelela ngokungimema kumjondolo wamajele amathathu, ugebhezi lweZasratovich.
– Ngivele ngikhona, iHhovisi likaMongameli wakho – - kwabe sekuvela isigaxa esinezindonga ezintathu zemilenze egobile futhi inengxenye yophahla ecijile.
Esikhathini eside esedlule bekukhona ukubuthana eGreat Hole (manje: Galupii) futhi isikhashana umthetho uthathwe yiCherevich Chmor Iko, lapho-ke owayephumelela umjondolo osemncane. Kepha ukuthathwa kukaGeneral Zasratich emzabalazweni ongalingani kwathatha ubukhosi kuBotva Cherevich kwabuyisela ubukhosi, kwabeka uVladyka ofanele endaweni yakhe. Empini, walahlekelwa amandla okusebenza kwethambo lesine, selishayile ingxenye yengwegwe. Wavele wakhubeka futhi waphula ingxenye yakhe. Kepha ngenxa yalokhu wesaba kakhulu futhi wayesaba, ikakhulukazi uSemisrak, kungani embize kuye. Kepha abalwa naye bamkhonza.
– Ohhh, wenze kahle, Zasratich!!! Ngiyabonga futhi ngiyamdumisa ngesivinini sokulwa nokuthembekile kwezigwegwe. Ngakho-ke: thatha ezinye izimpi eziyishumi kanye nawe, okubi kakhulu bese uhola uhambo lwebhizinisi.
– Kodwa kuthiwani ngoCherevich Chmoriko? Ubeke wena oyinduna?
– Ahhh.. kimi.. – UVladyka wazindela. – Futhi-ke angikukhethanga njengamanje.. Futhi-ke, awuyincane, kufanele unqume ukuthi ngubani ozohola uhambo lwebhizinisi… Hmmm.. Ngaphezu kwalokho, uzoba lapho wedwa, ngaphandle kwami neGalupia. Ngabe ufuna ukuthatha indawo yakhe futhi ube ngumlingiswa oyinhloko?
– Yebo, Nkosi yami!!
– Ngakho-ke qhubeka, futhi uma ungazitholi izitha eziyishumi ezisebenza ngokuzithandela, ngizokuyalela wonke amanye uwoyela wakho ukuthi akungqongqoze ekhanda lakho bese ukhipha ibhola kuye. Futhi amahlandla amahlanu kamuva, uma bengingakuboni, umoya wakho ubungeke ube lapho. Isikhathi sadlula: kanye, kanye, kanye, kanye … – kwathi jikelele washa futhi ngokushesha wabaleka, futhi ngemuva kwakhe amasosha akhe ayishumi asinda ngemuva kwempi.
UVladyka ambuke ehamba.
– Mdaaaa, uze ukhale, ngeke bakwenze… Abakholelwa ngokuphelele. – wehla ehholo wamemeza.
– Letha uKazulia Vasya kimi, uVladyka ufuna ukudla!!!
Emhlanganweni omkhulu weGeneralisyphilis, abantu bavele baxosha izisebenzi zokuzithandela phakathi: abashayeli bamasosha abayishumi abaholwa nguGeneral Zasrat Zasratich, uCherevich Chmor Iko Top Wow noKazuliya Zeka Lee. Ukubona uhambo kuhambisane nezwi lomculo we-choral, elifana «nokuvalelisa kweSlav».
Noma ngubani obeka le ngoma emculweni: AbakwaGalups noma amaSlavs, akwaziwa, kodwa bakubiza ngokuthi «ukubabazana noKazuli» futhi balingisa izingxenye zezinsimbi zomculo we-orchestra nguGalupsky odumile, no-capell, umdanso wendawo we-State State Tap kanye nomculo wokudansa we-tap, ngaphansi