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Коли доньці виповнився місяць, до нас прилетіла прабабуся, щоб побачити правнучку
…Коли дочці виповнився місяць, до нас прилетіла – за три тисячі кілометрів – моя бабуся, щоб подивитися на правнучку. І одного разу вдень мала сильно заплакала, годували-гойдали – нічого не допомагало. І саме тоді на сцену вийшов справжній майстер. Бабуся взяла малечу міцненько і почала гойдати, вгору-вниз, енергійно, та співати пісню, ту саму, яку я з дитинства пам’ятаю, власного її написання, а може, ще й її мами: «Ти моя ріднесенька, ти моя лапочка, а бай-бай, а бай-бай, мою дитининоньку качай» – і так багато разів з варіаціями. Кожен звук, кожну інтонацію пам’ятаю й досі. Ми тоді вже, звичайно, були втомлені від нічних прокидань і всієї звичної метушні з новонародженою, спати хотілося постійно. І ось дочка почала затихати – думаю, дай і я приляжу, хоч трохи подрімаю. А бабуся все співає. Через п’ять хвилин прийшов чоловік, теж ліг поруч і миттєво заснув. Потім з’явився син, йому було майже десять, і взагалі вдень він ніколи не спав. Але тут він рішуче ліг між нами – і затих. Опиратися було неможливо цьому «а бай-бай, а бай-бай…» Всі спали до самого вечора, виспалися досхочу. Це одне із найщасливіших спогадів у моєму житті, як ми спимо всі, покотом, а над нами бабусин голос, якому так солодко віддатися у владу, довіритися повністю і кожною клітинкою відчути спокій та захищеність…
Winter had blanketed Andrew’s garden with soft snow, but his loyal dog Duke, a massive German Shepherd, was acting strangely. Instead of curling up in the large kennel Andrew had lovingly built for him last summer, Duke stubbornly insisted on sleeping outside, right in the snow. Watching from his window, Andrew felt a pang of worry—Duke had never behaved like this before. Each morning, as he stepped outside, Andrew noticed Duke watching him tensely. Whenever he approached the kennel, Duke positioned himself between Andrew and the entrance, growling softly and looking at him pleadingly, as if to say: “Please, don’t go in there.” This odd behaviour was so out of character for their years of friendship, it made Andrew uneasy—what was his best friend hiding? Determined to get to the bottom of it, Andrew came up with a plan—he lured Duke into the kitchen with a tempting piece of steak. While the dog, locked inside, barked desperately at the window, Andrew crept towards the kennel and crouched down to peer inside. His heart skipped a beat as his eyes adjusted to the darkness and he saw something that froze him on the spot… …There, curled up in a blanket, was a tiny kitten—dirty, freezing, and barely breathing. Its eyes barely opened, and its frail body shivered with cold. Duke had found it somewhere, and instead of chasing it away or leaving it to its fate, he had sheltered it. He had slept outside to avoid scaring it and guarded the entrance as if there was treasure inside. Andrew held his breath. He reached out, gently lifted the tiny creature and pressed it to his chest. In that moment, Duke raced over and nestled beside his shoulder—not growling, but gently, eager to help. “You’re a good dog, Duke…” Andrew whispered, clutching the kitten. “Better than most people.” From that day on, there were no longer just two friends living in the garden, but three. And the lovingly built kennel found its purpose again—as a little home for souls in need of saving.
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