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Stranger, we advise you to read the fairy tale “Gena the Crocodile and His Friends” by Eduard Uspensky for yourself and your children, this wonderful work created by our ancestors. A person’s worldview is formed gradually, and this kind of work is extremely important and edifying for our young readers. Everyday issues are an incredibly successful way, with the help of simple, ordinary examples, to convey to the reader the most valuable centuries-old experience. The story takes place in distant times or “A long time ago” as people say, but those difficulties, those obstacles and difficulties are close to our contemporaries. Often in children's works, the central focus is personal qualities the hero, his resistance to evil, constantly trying to lead the good fellow astray from the right path. All images are simple, ordinary and do not cause youthful misunderstanding, because we encounter them every day in our everyday life. How charmingly and soulfully the description of nature was conveyed, mythical creatures and life of the people from generation to generation. The fairy tale “Crocodile Gena and His Friends” by Eduard Uspensky is certainly necessary to read for free online not by children alone, but in the presence or under the guidance of their parents.

INTO THE STEP THAT YOU MAY NOT READ

Probably each of you guys has your own favorite toy. Or maybe even two or five.

For example, when I was little, I had three favorite toys: a huge rubber crocodile named Gena, a small plastic doll Galya and a clumsy plush animal with a strange name - Cheburashka.

Cheburashka was made at a toy factory, but it was made so poorly that it was impossible to say who he was: a hare, a dog, a cat, or even an Australian kangaroo? His eyes were large and yellow, like those of an eagle owl, his head was round, hare-shaped, and his tail was short and fluffy, such as is usually the case with small bear cubs.

My parents claimed that Cheburashka is an animal unknown to science that lives in hot tropical forests.

At first I was very afraid of this Cheburashka, unknown to science, and did not even want to stay in the same room with him. But gradually I got used to his strange appearance, became friends with him and began to love him no less than the rubber crocodile Gena and the plastic doll Galya.

A lot of time has passed since then, but I still remember my little friends and I wrote a whole book about them.

Of course, in the book they will be alive, not toys.

CHAPTER FIRST

In one dense tropical forest there lived a very funny animal. His name was Cheburashka. Or rather, at first they didn’t call him anything while he lived in his tropical forest. And they called him Cheburashka later, when he left the forest and met people. After all, it’s people who give names to animals. It was they who told the elephant that he was an elephant, the giraffe that he was a giraffe, and the hare that he was a hare.

But the elephant, if it had thought, could have guessed that it was an elephant. After all, he has a very simple name! And what is it like for an animal with such complex name like a hippopotamus? Go ahead and guess that you are not a hip-pot, not a pot-pot, but a hip-po-pot.

So here is our little animal; he never thought about his name, but simply lived for himself and lived in a distant tropical forest.

One day he woke up early in the morning, put his paws behind his back and went for a little walk and get some fresh air.

He was walking and walking and suddenly near a big orchard I saw several boxes of oranges. Without hesitation, Cheburashka climbed into one of them and began to have breakfast. He ate two whole oranges and was so full that it became difficult for him to move. So he went straight to the fruit and went to bed.

Cheburashka was sleeping soundly, he, of course, did not hear the workers approaching and boarding up all the boxes.

After that, the oranges, along with Cheburashka, were loaded onto a ship and sent on a long journey.

The boxes floated across the seas and oceans for a long time and eventually ended up in a fruit store very big city. When they were opened, there were almost no oranges in one, and there was only a fat, very fat Cheburashka.

The sellers pulled Cheburashka out of his cabin and put him on the table. But Cheburashka could not sit on the table: he spent too much time in the box, and his paws became numb. He sat and sat and looked around, and then suddenly fell off the table and onto the chair. But he couldn’t sit on the chair for long - he fell over again. On the floor.

Wow, what a Cheburashka! - the store director said about him. - He can’t sit still at all!

This is how our little animal learned that its name is Cheburashka.

But what should I do with you? - asked the director. - Shouldn’t we sell you instead of oranges?

“I don’t know,” Cheburashka answered. - Do as you wish.

The director had to take Cheburashka under his arm and take him to the main city zoo.

But Cheburashka was not accepted into the zoo. First of all, the zoo was crowded. And secondly, Cheburashka turned out to be a completely unknown animal to science. No one knew where to place him: either with the hares, or with the tigers, or even with the sea turtles.

Then the director again took Cheburashka under his arm and went to his distant relative, also the director of the store. This store sold discounted goods.

Well,” said director number two, “I like this beast.” He looks like a defective toy! I'll take him to work with me. Will you come to me?

“I’ll go,” Cheburashka answered. - What should I do?

It will be necessary to stand in the window and attract the attention of passers-by. It's clear?

“I see,” said the animal. - Where will I live?

To live?.. Yes, at least here! - The director showed Cheburashka an old telephone booth that stood at the entrance to the store. - This will be your home!

So Cheburashka stayed to work in this big store and live in this small house. Of course, this house was not the best in the city. But Cheburashka always had a pay phone at hand, and he could call anyone he wanted, right from the comfort of his own home.

True, for now he had no one to call, but this did not upset him at all.

CHAPTER TWO

In the city where Cheburashka ended up, there lived a crocodile named Gena. Every morning he woke up in his small apartment, washed his face, had breakfast and went to work at the zoo. And he worked at the zoo... as a crocodile.

Arriving at the place, he undressed, hung his suit, hat and cane on a nail and lay down in the sun by the pool. There was a sign on his cage that read:

African crocodile Gena.

Age fifty years.

Feeding and petting are allowed.

When the working day ended, Gena carefully dressed and walked home to his small apartment. At home he read newspapers, smoked a pipe and played tic-tac-toe with himself all evening.

One day, when he lost forty games in a row to himself, he became very, very sad.

“Why am I alone all the time? - he thought. “I definitely need to make friends.”

And, taking a pencil, he wrote the following announcement:

YOUNG CRACODILE, FIFTY YEARS OLD

WANTS TO MAKE HIS FRIENDS ENVY.

FOR SUGGESTIONS PLEASE CONTACT:

BOLSHHAYA PIROZHNAYA STREET, BUILDING 15, BUILDING S.

CALL THREE AND A HALF TIMES.

That same evening he posted notices around the city and waited.

CHAPTER THREE

The next day, late in the evening, someone rang his doorbell. A small, very serious girl stood on the threshold.

“There are three mistakes in your ad,” she said.

Can't be! - Gena exclaimed: he thought there were at least eighteen of them. - Which ones?

Firstly, the word “crocodile” is spelled with an “o”, and secondly, how young are you if you are fifty years old?

And crocodiles live for three hundred years, so I’m still very young,” Gena objected.

All the same, you need to write correctly. Let's get acquainted. My name is Galya. I work in children's theater.

And my name is Gena. I work at a zoo. Crocodile.

What are we going to do now?

Nothing. Let's just talk.

But at this time the doorbell rang again.

Who's there? - asked the crocodile.

It's me, Cheburashka! - And some unknown beast appeared in the room. He was brown, with large, bulging eyes and a short bushy tail.

Who are you? - Galya turned to him.

“I don’t know,” the guest answered.

Don't know at all? - asked the girl.

Quite quite…

Are you, by any chance, a bear cub?

“I don’t know,” said Cheburashka. - Maybe I'm a bear cub.

No,” the crocodile intervened, “he’s not even a bit like a bear cub.” Bears have small eyes, but his eyes are so healthy!

So maybe he's a puppy! - Galya thought.

Maybe,” the guest agreed. - Do puppies climb trees?

No, they don’t climb,” answered Gena. - They bark more.

Like this: aw-aw! - the crocodile barked.

No, I can’t do that,” Cheburashka was upset. - So I'm not a puppy!

“And I know who you are,” Galya said again. - You must be a leopard.

Probably,” Cheburashka agreed. He didn't care. - I must be a leopard!

No one saw the leopards, so everyone moved away. Just in case.

Let’s look it up in the dictionary,” Galya suggested. - All words are explained there, beginning with any letter.

(If you guys don't know what a dictionary is, I'll tell you. It's a special book. It contains all the words in the world and tells you what each word means.)

Let’s look it up in the dictionary,” Cheburashka agreed. - Which letter are we going to look at?

With the letter “RR-RR-RRRY,” said Galya, “because leopards RR-RR-ROAR.”

Of course, Galya and Gena were both wrong, because the leopard should have been looked at not at the letter “RR-RR-RRRY” and not at the letter “K”, but at the letter “L”.

After all, he is a LEOPARD, and not RR-RR-RRYOPARD and especially not K...OPARD.

But I don’t growl or bite,” said Cheburashka, “that means I’m not a leopard!”

After that, he turned to the crocodile again:

Tell me, if you never find out who I am, will you not become friends with me?

Why? - answered Gena. - Everything depends on you. If you turn out to be a good friend, we will be happy to make friends with you. Right? - he asked the girl.

Certainly! - Galya agreed. - We will be very happy!

Hooray! - Cheburashka shouted. - Hooray! - and jumped almost to the ceiling.

CHAPTER FOUR

What are we going to do now? - Cheburashka asked after everyone became acquainted.

Let’s play tic-tac-toe,” said Gena.

No,” said Galya, “let’s better organize the “Skillful Hands” circle.

But I have no hands! - Cheburashka objected.

“Me too,” the crocodile supported him. - I only have legs.

Maybe we should organize a “Skillful Feet” club? - Cheburashka suggested.

But, unfortunately, I don’t have a tail,” said Galya.

And everyone fell silent.

At this time, Cheburashka looked at the small alarm clock standing on the table.

And you know, it's already late. It's time for us to leave. - He didn’t want his new friends to find him intrusive.

Yes,” agreed the crocodile. - It’s really time for us to leave!

In fact, he had nowhere to go, but he really wanted to sleep.

That night Gena, as always, slept peacefully.

As for Cheburashka, he slept poorly. He still couldn’t believe that he had such friends.

Cheburashka tossed and turned in bed for a long time, often jumped up and walked thoughtfully from corner to corner in his small telephone booth.

CHAPTER FIVE

Now Gena, Galya and Cheburashka spent almost every evening together. After work, they gathered at the crocodile’s house, talked peacefully, drank coffee and played tic-tac-toe. And yet Cheburashka could not believe that he finally had real friends.

“I wonder,” he thought one day, “if I myself invited a crocodile to visit, would he come to me or not? Of course, I would come,” Cheburashka reassured himself. - After all, we are friends! And if not?"

In order not to think for a long time, Cheburashka took off telephone handset and called the crocodile.

Hello, Gena, hello! - he began. - What are you doing?

“Nothing,” answered the crocodile.

You know? Come to visit me.

On a visit? - Gena was surprised. - For what?

“Drink coffee,” said Cheburashka. This was the first thing that came to his mind.

Well,” said the crocodile, “I’ll be happy to come.”

"Hooray!" - Cheburashka almost shouted. But then I thought that there was nothing special here. One friend comes to visit another. And we should not shout “hurray”, but first of all take care of how best to meet him.

So he said to the crocodile:

Just please take some cups with you, otherwise I don’t have any dishes!

Well, I'll grab it. - And Gena began to get ready.

But Cheburashka called again:

You know, it turns out I don’t even have a coffee pot. Please take yours. I saw it in your kitchen.

Fine. I'll take it.

And one more small request. Run on the way to the store, otherwise I'm out of coffee.

Soon Cheburashka called again and asked Gena to bring a small bucket.

Small bucket? And for what?

You see, you will go past the pump and get some water so that I won’t have to leave the house.

Well,” Gena agreed, “I’ll bring everything you asked for.”

Soon he appeared at Cheburashka, loaded down like a porter at a station.

“I’m very glad that you came,” the owner greeted him. - Only, it turns out, I don’t know how to make coffee at all. I just never tried it. Maybe you'll take it upon yourself to cook it?

Gena got to work. He collected firewood, lit a small fire near the booth and put the coffee pot on the fire. Half an hour later the coffee boiled. Cheburashka was very pleased.

How? Did I treat you well? - he asked the crocodile, walking him home.

The coffee turned out excellent,” Gena answered. - I just want to ask you one favor. If you want to treat me again, don’t be shy, come to my house. And tell me what you want to treat me with: tea, coffee or just lunch. I have everything at home. And it will be much more convenient for me. Agreed?

“We agreed,” said Cheburashka. He, of course, was a little upset because Gena reprimanded him. But I was still very pleased. After all, today the crocodile himself came to visit him.

CHAPTER SIX

The next evening, Cheburashka was the first to come to the crocodile. Gene was reading at the time. He loved to read accurate and serious books: reference books, textbooks or train schedules.

Listen, - asked Cheburashka, - where is Galya?

“She promised to come by today,” Gena answered. - But for some reason she’s not there.

Let’s visit her,” said Cheburashka, “after all, friends should visit each other.”

“Come on,” the crocodile agreed.

They found Galya at home. She lay in bed and cried.

“I’m sick,” she told her friends. - I have a temperature. Therefore, today the performance in the children's theater will be disrupted. The guys will come, but there will be no performance.

There will be a performance! - the crocodile said proudly. - I'll replace you. (Once in his youth he was involved in a theater group.)

Is it true? It would be great! “Little Red Riding Hood” is on today, and I play the granddaughter. Do you remember this fairy tale?

Of course I remember!

Well, that's great! If you play well, no one will notice the substitution. Talent does wonders!

And she handed the crocodile her red beret.

When the guys came to the theater, they saw a very strange performance. Gena appeared on the stage in a red cap. He walked and sang:

I walked the streets

Big crocodile...

The Gray Wolf came out to meet him.

“Hello, Little Red Riding Hood,” he said in a memorized voice and was dumbfounded.

“Hello,” answered the crocodile.

Where are you going?

It's that simple. I'm walking.

Maybe you are going to your grandmother?

Yes, of course,” the crocodile realized. - I'm going to see her.

Where does your grandmother live?

Grandmother? In Africa, on the banks of the Nile.

And I was sure that your grandmother lived over there at the edge of the forest.

Absolutely right! My grandmother also lives there. Cousin. I was just planning to visit her on the way.

Well, - said the Wolf and ran away.

At that time Gena was sitting behind the stage and rereading a forgotten fairy tale. Finally he also appeared near the house.

Hello,” he knocked on the door. - Who will my grandmother be here?

“Hello,” answered the Wolf. - I'm your grandmother.

Why do you have such big ears, grandma? - asked the crocodile, this time correctly.

To hear you better.

Why are you so shaggy, grandma? - Gena forgot his words again.

There’s still no time to shave, granddaughter, I’ve been running around... - the wolf got angry and jumped out of bed. - And now I’ll eat you!

Well, we'll see about that later! - said the crocodile and rushed at Gray Wolf. He was so carried away by events that he completely forgot where he was and what he was supposed to do.

The Gray Wolf ran away in fear. The children were delighted. They had never seen such an interesting "Little Red Riding Hood". They clapped for a long time and asked to repeat it all over again. But for some reason the crocodile refused. And for some reason he spent a long time trying to persuade Cheburashka not to tell Gala how the performance went.

CHAPTER SEVEN

Galya had been sick with the flu for a long time, and doctors forbade anyone to visit her so that her friends would not get infected. That's why Gena and Cheburashka were left alone.

One evening, after work, Cheburashka decided to go to the zoo to visit the crocodile.

He was walking down the street and suddenly saw a dirty dog ​​sitting on the pavement and whining quietly.

“Why are you crying,” Cheburashka asked.

“I’m not crying,” the dog answered. - I'm crying.

Why are you crying?

But the dog didn’t say anything and cried more and more pitifully.

Cheburashka sat down next to her, waited until she finally cried, and then ordered:

Well, tell me, what happened to you?

I was kicked out of the house.

Who kicked you out?

Mistress! - The dog began to sob again.

For what? - asked Cheburashka.

For no reason. I don’t know what.

What is your name?

And the dog, having calmed down a little, told Cheburashka his short and sad story. Here she is:

A SHORT AND SAD STORY OF THE LITTLE DOG TOBIK

Tobik was a tiny dog, a very, very tiny puppy, when he was brought into the house of his future owner.

“Oh, how lovely! - the hostess said, showing it to the guests. “Isn’t he very nice?”

And all the guests thought that he was very nice and that he was a delight.

Everyone played with the puppy and treated him to candy.

Time passed and the puppy grew. He was no longer as cute and clumsy as before. Now the hostess, showing it to the guests, did not say: “Oh, how lovely!” - but, on the contrary, she said: “My dog ​​is terribly ugly! But I can’t kick her out! After all, I have this kind heart! It will break from grief in five minutes!”

But one day someone brought a new puppy into the house. He was as cute and clumsy as Tobik was before.

Then the hostess, without hesitation, kicked Tobik out the door. She couldn't keep two animals at once. And her heart did not break from pity in five minutes. It didn’t break in six minutes or even ninety-eight. It will probably never break at all.

“What should I do with this dog?” - thought Cheburashka.

You could, of course, take it with you. But Cheburashka did not know how his friends would look at this. What if they don't like dogs? You could leave the dog outside. But she was very sorry. What if she catches a cold?

You know? - Cheburashka finally said. - Here's the key. Go sit in my house for now, dry off, warm up. And then we'll come up with something.

CHAPTER EIGHT

At the very entrance to the zoo, he unexpectedly met Galya.

Hooray! - Cheburashka shouted. - So you have already recovered?

“I’ve recovered,” Galya answered. - I was already allowed to leave the house.

“And you’ve lost a little weight,” said Cheburashka.

Yes,” the girl agreed. - Is this very noticeable?

No! - Cheburashka exclaimed. - Almost unnoticed. You've lost quite a bit of weight. So little, so little, that I even gained a little weight!

Galya immediately cheered up, and they entered the zoo together.

Gena, as always, lay in the sun and read a book.

Look,” Galya said to Cheburashka, “I didn’t even think he was so fat!”

Yes,” Cheburashka agreed. - He's just terribly fat! He looks like a sausage with legs!.. Hello, Gena! - Cheburashka shouted to the crocodile.

“I’m not Gena,” the crocodile, who looked like a sausage with legs, said offendedly. - I'm Valera. I work the second shift. And your Gena went to get dressed. He'll come now.

The fat crocodile turned away angrily.

Just at this time Gena came up in his smart coat and beautiful hat.

“Hello,” he said, smiling. - Come visit me!

Went! - Galya and Cheburashka agreed. They really enjoyed visiting the crocodile.

At Gena's, friends drank coffee, talked and played various board games.

Cheburashka tried every minute to tell about his dog, but the opportunity never presented itself.

But then someone rang the doorbell.

Come in,” Gena said.

A big, big lion wearing pince-nez and a hat entered the room.

Lev Chandra,” he introduced himself.

Tell me, please, - asked the guest, - does a crocodile live here who needs friends?

Here,” Gena answered. - He lives here. Only he doesn't need friends anymore. He has them.

It's a pity! - The lion sighed and headed towards the exit. - Goodbye.

Wait,” Cheburashka stopped him. -What kind of friend do you need?

“I don’t know,” answered the lion. - Just a friend, that's all.

Then, it seems to me, I can help you,” said Cheburashka. Sit with us for a few minutes, while I run home. OK?

After some time, Cheburashka returned; he led the dry Tobik on a leash.

That’s who I had in mind,” he said. - It seems to me that you will suit each other!

But this is a very small dog,” the lion objected, “and I’m so big!”

It doesn’t matter,” said Cheburashka, “that means you will protect her!”

And it’s true,” Chandra agreed. - What can you do? - he asked Tobik.

“Nothing,” Tobik answered.

In my opinion, this is not scary either,” Galya told the lion. - You can teach him anything you want!

“Perhaps they are right,” Chandra decided.

Well,” he said to Tobik, “I will be glad to make friends with you.” And you?

And I! - Tobik wagged his tail. - I will try to be a very good friend!

The new acquaintances thanked everyone who was in the room and said goodbye.

Well done! - Galya praised Cheburashka when they left. - You did the right thing!

Nonsense! - Cheburashka was shy. - Don't talk about it!

Do you know,” Galya suddenly said, “how many such lonely Chandras and Tobiks are there in our city?”

How many? - asked Cheburashka.

“A lot,” the girl answered. - They have no friends at all. Nobody comes to their birthday party. And no one will feel sorry for them when they are sad!

Gena listened to all this, very sad. A huge transparent tear slowly rolled out of his eyes. Looking at him, Cheburashka also tried to cry. But only a tiny, tiny tear rolled out of his eyes. Such that it was even embarrassing to show it.

So what should we do? - cried the crocodile. - I want to help them!

And I want to help! - Cheburashka supported him. - Why do I feel sorry, or what? But how?

It’s very simple,” said Galya. - We need to make them all friends with each other.

How can you make friends with them? - asked Cheburashka.

“I don’t know,” Galya answered.

I already have an idea! - said Gena. - We need to take it and write advertisements so that they come to us. And when they come, we will introduce them to each other!

Everyone liked this idea, and the friends decided to do so. They will post notices around the city. They will try to find a comrade for everyone who comes to them. And it was decided to turn the house in which the crocodile lives into a House of Friendship.

So, - said Gena, - starting tomorrow, let’s get to work.

CHAPTER NINE

The next evening work began to boil. Gena was sitting at the table and how Chief Specialist according to the advertisements he wrote:

THE HOUSE OF FRIENDSHIP IS OPENING.

EVERYONE WHO WANTS TO HAVE A FRIEND,

LET HIM COME TO US.

Cheburashka took these advertisements and ran out into the street. He pasted them everywhere he could and where he couldn’t. On the walls of houses, on fences and even on horses passing by.

Galya was cleaning the house at this time. Having finished cleaning, she placed a chair in the middle of the room and attached a sign to it:

FOR VISITORS

After that, the friends sat down on the sofa to relax a little.

Suddenly the front door creaked quietly, and a small, nimble old woman slipped into the room. She was leading a large gray rat on a string.

Galya screamed and climbed up onto the sofa with her feet up. Gena jumped out of his seat, ran into the closet and slammed the door behind him. Only Cheburashka was sitting calmly on the sofa. He had never seen rats and therefore did not know that he was supposed to be afraid of them.

Lariska! Get into place! - the old lady commanded.

And the rat quickly climbed into a small purse hanging on the owner’s hand. Now only a sly little face with a long mustache and black beady eyes was sticking out of the bag.

Gradually everyone calmed down. Galya sat down on the sofa again, and Gena crawled out of the closet. He was wearing a new tie, and Gena pretended that he only went into the closet to get the tie.

Meanwhile, the old woman sat down on a chair with a sign “For visitors” and asked:

Which one of you will be the crocodile?

“I,” answered Gena, straightening his tie.

“That’s good,” the old woman said and thought.

What well? - asked Gena.

It's good that you're green and flat.

Why is it good that I’m green and flat?

Because if you lie down on the lawn, you won’t be visible.

Why should I lie on the lawn? - the crocodile asked again.

You will learn about this later.

“Who are you,” Galya finally intervened, “and what do you do?”

“My name is Shapoklyak,” answered the old woman. - I collect evil.

“Not evil, but evil deeds,” Galya corrected her. - But why?

What do you mean why? I want to become famous.

So isn't it better to do good deeds? - Gena the crocodile intervened.

No,” answered the old woman, “ good deeds you won't become famous. I make five evils a day. I need helpers.

And what are you doing?

“A lot of things,” said the old woman. - I shoot pigeons with a slingshot. I pour water on passers-by from the window. And I always, always cross the street in the wrong place.

All this is good! - exclaimed the crocodile. - But why should I lie on the lawn?

It’s very simple,” Shapoklyak explained. - You lie down on the lawn, and since you are green, no one sees you. We tie the wallet to a string and throw it on the pavement. When a passerby bends down to pick it up, you yank your wallet out from under your nose! Did I have a great idea?

No,” Gena said offended. - I don’t like this at all! In addition, you can catch a cold on the lawn.

I’m afraid that you and I are not on the same path,” Galya addressed the visitor. - On the contrary, we want to do good deeds. We're even going to set up a House of Friendship!

What! - the old woman shouted. - House of Friendship! Well then I declare war on you! Hello!

Wait,” the crocodile detained her. -You don’t care who you declare war on?

Perhaps it doesn't matter.

Then announce it not to us, but to someone else. We're too busy.

“I can do it for someone else,” said the old woman. - I do not mind! Lariska, go ahead! - she commanded the rat.

And they both disappeared behind the door.

CHAPTER TEN

The next evening, Galya received visitors at the House of Friendship, while Gena and Cheburashka sat on the sidelines and played lotto.

The doorbell rang sharply, and a boy appeared on the threshold. He would have been completely ordinary, this boy, if he had not been unusually disheveled and grimy.

Do they make friends here? - he asked without saying hello.

They don’t give, they pick up,” Galya corrected.

It does not matter. The main thing is, here or not here?

Here, here,” the girl reassured him.

What kind of friend do you need? - the crocodile intervened.

I need, I need... - the boy said, and his eyes sparkled. - I need... a poor student!

What kind of loser?

Round.

Why do you need a complete bad student?

What do you mean why? So my mother will say to me: “Again you have six twos on your report card!”, and I will answer: “Just think, six! But one of my friends has eight!” It's clear?

“I see,” said the crocodile. - And it would be nice if he was also a fighter?!

Why? - asked the boy.

What do you mean why? You will come home, and your mother will say: “You have a bump on your forehead again!”, and you will answer: “Just think, a bump! One of my friends has four bumps!”

Right! - the boy shouted cheerfully, looking at the crocodile with respect. - And he also needs to be a good slingshot shooter. They will say to me: “Have you broken someone else’s window again?”, and I will say: “Just think, a window! My friend broke two windows!” Am I right?

That’s right,” Gena supported him.

Then it is also necessary that he be well brought up.

For what? - asked Galya.

What do you mean why? My mom doesn't allow me to be friends with bad guys.

Well, - said Galya, - if I understood you correctly, you need a well-mannered loser and an ugly one.

That’s it,” the boy confirmed.

Then you'll have to come back tomorrow. We'll try to find something for you.

After this, the grimy visitor left with dignity. Of course, without saying goodbye.

What should we do? - asked Galya. - It seems to me that we should not find him an ugly person, but, on the contrary, good boy. To fix it.

No,” Gena objected. - We must find him what he asks for. Otherwise it will be cheating. But I was not brought up that way.

“Exactly right,” said Cheburashka. - We need to find him what he wants. So that the child does not cry!

Okay,” Galya agreed. - Which of you will take on this matter?

I'll take it! - said Cheburashka. He always tried to take on difficult cases.

And I will! - said the crocodile. He just really wanted to help Cheburashka.

CHAPTER ELEVEN

Our heroes walked slowly down the street. They were very pleased to walk and talk.

But suddenly there was a sound: b-b-boom! - and something hit the crocodile on the head very painfully.

That's not you? - Gena asked Cheburashka.

What - not you?

Wasn't it you who hit me?

No, - answered Cheburashka. - I didn't hit anyone!

At this time it was heard again: b-b-boom! - and something hit Cheburashka himself very painfully.

“You see,” he said. - And they hit me!

What could it be? Cheburashka began to look around.

And suddenly, on a fence post, he noticed a very familiar gray rat.

Look,” he said to the crocodile, “this is the old woman’s rat Shapoklyak.” Now I know who is throwing himself at us!

Cheburashka turned out to be right. It was really old woman Shapoklyak.

She was walking down the street with her pet Lariska and quite by chance met Gena and Cheburashka. Her friends looked so pleased that she immediately wanted to annoy them with something. Therefore, taking her rat under her arm, the old woman overtook them and lay in ambush at the fence.

When her friends approached, she pulled out a paper ball with an elastic band from her pocket and began hitting her friends on the head with it. The ball flew out from behind the fence, hit Gena and Cheburashka and flew back.

And the rat Lariska was sitting upstairs at that time and directing the fire.

But as soon as the ball flew out again, Gena quickly turned and grabbed it with his teeth. Then they, together with Cheburashka, slowly began to cross to the other side of the street.

The rubber band was getting tighter and tighter. And when Shapoklyak leaned out of her hiding place to see where her ball had gone, Cheburashka commanded: “Fire!”, and Gena unclenched his teeth.

The ball whizzed across the street and landed squarely on its owner. The old woman was blown off the fence like the wind.

Finally she poked her head out again, ten times more belligerent than before.

“Ugly people! Bandits! Unfortunate bunglers!” - that's what she wanted to say with all her heart. But she couldn’t because her mouth was stuffed with a paper ball.

The angry Shapoklyak tried to spit out the ball, but for some reason it did not spit out. What could she do?

I had to run to the clinic to see the famous doctor Ivanov.

Fur coat, fur coat, she told him.

Fur coat, what fur coat? - the doctor asked.

Fur coat, fur coat!

No, he answered. - I don’t sew fur coats.

Yes, not a fur coat, a fur coat,” the old woman mumbled again, “but a piece of meat!”

You must be a foreigner! - the doctor guessed.

Yes! Yes! - Shapoklyak nodded her head joyfully.

She was very pleased that she was mistaken for a foreigner.

“I don’t serve foreigners,” Ivanov said and kicked Shapoklyak out the door.

So until the evening she just mumbled and didn’t say a word. During this time, so many swear words had accumulated in her mouth that when the ball finally got soft and she spat out the last sawdust, this is what came out of her mouth:

Ugly hooligans, I'll show you where the crayfish spend the winter, the unfortunate green crocodiles, so you'll be empty!!!

And that was not all, since she swallowed some of the swear words along with the gum.

CHAPTER TWELVE

Gena and Cheburashka ran around different schools and asked the guards if they had any bad students or brawlers in mind. The watchmen were sedate people. They liked to talk more about excellent students and well-mannered boys than about losers and ugly people. The big picture, drawn by them, was this: all the boys who came to school studied wonderfully, were polite, always said hello, washed their hands every day, and some even washed their necks.

There were, of course, some ugly people. But what kind of outrageous people they were! One broken window a week and only two D's on the report card.

Finally the crocodile got lucky. He found out that a simply excellent boy was studying at one school. Firstly, he’s a complete idiot, secondly, he’s a terrible fighter, and thirdly, six deuces a month! This was exactly what we needed. Gena wrote down his name and address on a separate piece of paper. After that, he went home, satisfied.

Cheburashka was less fortunate.

He also found the boy he needed. Not a boy, but a treasure. Repeater. Bully. Truant. From a great family and eight twos a month. But this boy flatly refused to hang out with anyone who had less than ten twos. And there was nothing to think about finding such a thing. Therefore, Cheburashka went home upset and immediately went to bed.

CHAPTER THIRTEEN

The next day, the grimy kid, for whom they were selecting poor students, appeared again.

Well, did you find it? - he asked Galya, as always forgetting to say hello.

Found it,” Galya answered. - Seems like the right guy!

“First of all, he’s a real truant,” said the crocodile.

This is good!

Secondly, he is a terrible fighter.

Wonderful!

Thirdly, six deuces a month and, moreover, a terrible dirty fellow.

“Twos are not enough,” the visitor summed up. - The rest is fine. Where does he study?

At the fifth school,” Gena answered.

In the fifth? - the baby drawled in surprise. - What is his name?

His name is Dima,” said the crocodile, looking at the piece of paper. - Complete idiot! Just what you need!

- “What you need! Just what you need! - the baby was upset. - Not at all what we need. It's me!

His mood immediately soured.

Didn't you find anything? - he asked Cheburashka.

“I found it,” he answered, “with eight deuces.” Only he doesn’t want to be friends with you, since you have six. Give him a ten-two student! If you got ten, you'd get along.

No, said the kid. - Ten is too much. It's easier to get four. - He slowly walked towards the exit.

Look in,” the crocodile shouted after him, “maybe we’ll pick up something!”

OK! - the boy said and disappeared behind the door.

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

An hour has passed. Then another half hour. There were no visitors. But suddenly the window opened, and some strange head with short horns and long moving ears poked its head into the room.

Hello! - said the head. - It seems I was not mistaken!

Hello! - our friends answered.

They immediately realized who had come to them. Such a long neck could belong to only one animal - a giraffe.

“My name is Anyuta,” said the guest. - I would like to make friends!

She smelled the flowers standing on the window and continued:

You are all probably very interested in the question: why does such a cute and cute giraffe like me have no friends at all? Is not it?

Gene, Gala and Cheburashka had to agree that this was indeed the case.

Then I'll explain it to you. The thing is that I'm very tall. To talk to me, you must lift your head up. - The giraffe stretched and looked carefully at herself in the mirror. - And when you walk down the street with your head up, you will certainly fall into some hole or ditch!.. So all my friends got lost in different streets, and I don’t know where to look for them now! Isn't it a sad story?

Gene, Gala and Cheburashka again had to agree that this story is very sad.

The giraffe spoke for a long time. For yourself and for everyone else. But, despite the fact that she spoke for a very long time, she did not say anything sensible. This feature is extremely rare these days. At least among giraffes.

Finally, after long conversations, Gene still managed to send the guest away. And when she left, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Well,” said Galya, “it’s time to go home.” You need to rest at least a little.

CHAPTER FIFTEEN

But the crocodile never managed to rest. As soon as he went to bed, there was a soft knock on the door.

Gena opened it, and a small monkey in a lilac cap and a red tracksuit appeared on the threshold.

“Hello,” the crocodile told her. - Come on in.

The monkey walked silently and sat down on the visitors' chair.

Perhaps you need friends? - Gena turned to her. - Is not it?

“Yes, yes,” the guest nodded, without opening her mouth. It seemed as if her entire mouth was filled with porridge or tennis balls. She didn’t say a word and only nodded her head occasionally in agreement.

Gena thought for a second, and then asked directly:

You probably don't know how to talk?

No matter how the monkey answered now, the same thing would come out. If she, for example, nodded her head: “Yes,” it would turn out: “Yes, I don’t know how to talk.” And if she shook her head negatively: “No,” it would still come out like this: “No, I don’t know how to talk.”

Therefore, she had to open her mouth and put out everything that prevented her from speaking: nuts, screws, shoe polish boxes, keys, buttons, erasers and other necessary and interesting objects.

“I can talk,” she finally declared and began to put things behind her cheek again.

Just a minute,” the crocodile stopped her, “tell me at the same time: what’s your name and where do you work?”

“Maria Frantsevna,” the monkey said. - I perform in the circus with a learned trainer.

After that, she quickly stuffed all her valuables back. Apparently, she was very worried that they were lying on someone else’s, completely unfamiliar table.

Well, what kind of friend do you need? - Gena continued his questions.

The monkey thought for a while and again reached out to pull out everything that was preventing her from speaking.

Wait,” Gena stopped her. - You probably need a friend with whom you don’t have to talk at all? Right?

“That’s right,” the visitor nodded her head. strange name- Maria Frantsevna. - Right, right, right!”

Well,” the crocodile finished, “then come see us in a week.”

After the monkey left, Gena followed her out and wrote on a piece of paper at the entrance:

HOUSE OF FRIENDSHIP IS CLOSED FOR DINNER

AND UNTIL THE MORNING.

However, new surprises awaited Gena. When the monkey was putting all his valuables in his cheek, he accidentally stuffed a small crocodile alarm clock into it. Therefore, in the morning, Gena the crocodile overslept for work and had a big conversation with the director because of this.

And when the monkey left the crocodile, something was ticking in his ears all the time. And this bothered her greatly. And early in the morning, at six o’clock, her head started ringing so loudly that the poor monkey ran straight out of bed to Dr. Ivanov’s office.

Doctor Ivanov listened to her carefully through the ear tube, and then said:

One of two things: either you have a nervous tic, or an illness unknown to science! In both cases, castor oil helps well. (He was very old-fashioned, this doctor, and did not recognize any new drugs.) Tell me,” he asked the monkey again, “this is probably not the first time this has happened to you?”

No matter how the monkey nodded in response: “yes” or “no,” it would still turn out that it was not the first time. Therefore, she had no choice but to pour out all her treasures from behind her cheeks. Then everything became clear to the doctor.

Next time, he said, if the music starts in you, check first, maybe you have stuffed a radio receiver or the main city clock behind your cheek.

At this point they parted.

CHAPTER SIXTEEN

A few days later, in the evening, Gena arranged a small meeting.

Maybe it’s not entirely tactful what I want to say,” he began, “but I’ll say it anyway.” I really like what we are doing. We just came up with a great idea! But since we came up with all this great, I have lost all peace! Even at night, when all normal crocodiles are sleeping, I have to get up and receive visitors. This cannot go on! We definitely need to find a way out.

“But it seems to me that I have already found it,” said Cheburashka. - Only I’m afraid that you won’t like it!

We need to build new house. That's all!

That’s right,” Gena was delighted. - And we will close the old one!

“We’ll close it for now,” Galya corrected him. - And then we’ll open it again in a new house!

So where do we start? - asked Gena.

First of all, we need to choose a site,” Galya answered. - And then we need to decide what we will build from.

The area is simple,” said the crocodile. - Behind my house there is kindergarten, and next to it there is a small platform. We will build there.

And from what?

Of course, made of bricks!

Where can I get them?

Don't know.

And I don’t know,” said Galya.

“And I don’t know either,” said Cheburashka.

Listen,” Galya suddenly suggested, “let’s call the information desk!”

“Come on,” the crocodile agreed and immediately picked up the phone. - Hello, information! - he said. -Can you tell us where we can get bricks? We want to build a small house.

Wait a minute! - the information desk answered. - Let me see. - And then he said: - Ivan Ivanovich is dealing with the issue of bricks in our city. So go see him.

Where does he live? - asked Gena.

“He doesn’t live,” the information desk answered, “he works.” IN big building on the square. Goodbye.

Well,” said Gena, “let’s go to Ivan Ivanovich!” - And he pulled out his most elegant suit from the closet.

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN

Ivan Ivanovich sat in a large, bright office at a desk and worked.

He took one from a large pile of papers on the table and wrote on it: “Allow. Ivan Ivanovich” - and put it to the left.

Then he took the next piece of paper and wrote on it: “Not allowed. Ivan Ivanovich” - and put it to the right.

“Allow. Ivan Ivanovich".

“Not allowed. Ivan Ivanovich".

“Hello,” our friends greeted politely as they entered the room.

“Hello,” Ivan Ivanovich answered, without looking up from his work.

Gena took off his new hat and put it on the corner of the table. Immediately Ivan Ivanovich wrote on it: “Allow. Ivan Ivanovich,” because before that he wrote on some piece of paper: “Not allowed. Ivan Ivanovich".

You know, we need bricks!.. - Galya began the conversation.

How many? - Ivan Ivanovich asked, continuing to write.

“A lot,” Cheburashka hastily inserted. - So many.

No,” answered Ivan Ivanovich, “I can’t give much.” I can only give half.

And why?

“I have a rule,” the boss explained, “to do everything halfway.”

“Why do you have such a rule,” Cheburashka asked.

“Very simple,” said Ivan Ivanovich. - If I do everything to the end and allow everyone everything, then they will say about me that I am too kind and everyone does what they want with me. And if I don’t do anything and don’t allow anyone to do anything, then they will say that I’m a slacker and that I’m just disturbing everyone. And no one will say anything bad about me. It's clear?

It’s clear,” the visitors agreed.

So how many bricks do you need?

“We wanted to build two small houses,” the crocodile cheated.

Well,” said Ivan Ivanovich, “I’ll give you bricks for one small house.” It will be just a thousand pieces. Is it coming?

“He’s coming,” Galya nodded her head. - Only we still need a car to bring bricks.

Well, no,” drawled Ivan Ivanovich, “I can’t give you a car.” I can only give you half a car.

But half the car won’t be able to drive! - Cheburashka objected.

Indeed,” the boss agreed, “he can’t.” Well then we'll do this. I'll give you a whole car, but I'll only bring bricks for half the road.

It will be right next to the kindergarten,” Gena cheated again.

So, we agreed,” said Ivan Ivanovich.

And he went about his business again important work- He took out a piece of paper from the pile and wrote on it: “Allow. Ivan Ivanovich” - and reached for the next one.

CHAPTER EIGHTEEN

The next day, a large truck drove up to the kindergarten, and two workers unloaded a thousand bricks.

“We definitely need to surround our site with a fence,” said Galya, “so that no one bothers us to build.”

That’s right,” Gena agreed. - Let's start with this!

They obtained several dozen planks, dug pillars in the corners of the site and erected a low wooden fence. After this the work began.

Cheburashka and Galya brought clay, and the crocodile put on a canvas apron and became a mason.

There was only one thing that confused Gena.

You see,” he said to Cheburashka, “my friends will see me and say: “Hey, Gena the crocodile, he’s doing such frivolous work!” It will be inconvenient!

“And you put on a mask,” Cheburashka suggested. - Nobody will recognize you!

That’s right,” the crocodile hit himself on the forehead. - How come I didn’t think of this myself!

Since then, he came to the construction site of the house only wearing a mask. And no one recognized the crocodile in the mask. Only one day, the crocodile Valera, Genin’s shift worker, passing by the fence, shouted:

Wow, what do I see! Crocodile Gena works at a construction site!.. How are you doing?

“Things are good,” Gena answered in an unfamiliar voice. - Only I’m not Gena - this time. And secondly, I’m not a crocodile at all!

With this he immediately put Valera in her place.

CHAPTER NINETEEN

One evening, Gena the crocodile was the first to arrive at the construction site. And suddenly he saw the following inscription stretching along the fence:

BE AWARE OF DOGS!

“Here you go! - thought Gena. -Who brought her? Maybe Cheburashka? He has a lot of strange acquaintances!”

The crocodile sat down to wait for Cheburashka to appear.

Half an hour later, Cheburashka came humming a song.

“You don’t know,” the crocodile turned to him, “where the evil dog came from here?”

Cheburashka's eyes widened.

I don’t know,” he said. - She wasn’t there yesterday. Maybe Galya brought her?

But when Galya arrived, it turned out that she had not brought any evil dog.

This means that the dog came on its own,” Cheburashka assumed.

Herself? - the crocodile was surprised. -Who wrote the inscription?

I wrote it myself. So that she is not disturbed over trifles!

Be that as it may, the girl decided, we need to lure her out of there! Let's tie a piece of sausage on a string and throw it onto the site. And when the dog grabs it with his teeth, we will pull him out through the gate.

So they did. They took a piece of sausage from Cheburashka’s dinner, tied it to a string and threw it over the fence.

But no one pulled the rope.

Or maybe she doesn't like sausage? - said Cheburashka. - Maybe she likes canned fish? Or, for example, cheese sandwiches?

If it weren’t for the new pants,” Gena exploded, “I would have shown her!”

It is unknown how all this would have ended if a cat had not suddenly jumped out from behind the fence. She held the same sausage on a string in her teeth.

The cat looked at her friends and quickly ran away. So quickly that Cheburashka didn’t even have time to pull the twine and pull out his dinner.

What is it? - he said disappointedly. - They write one thing, but in reality it’s another! - He went behind the gate. - There is no dog!

And it wasn’t! - Galya guessed. - Someone just decided to stop us! That's all!

And I know who! - Gena shouted. - This is old woman Shapoklyak! There is no one else! Because of her, we didn't work the whole evening! And tomorrow she will come up with something else. You'll see!

She won't come up with anything tomorrow! - Cheburashka stated firmly. He erased the first inscription and wrote on the fence:

CAUTION: EVIL CHEBURASHKA!

Then he chose a long and strong pole and leaned it against the gate from the inside. If someone were to open the gate now and stick his curious nose in, the pole would certainly hit him on the head.

After this, Galya, Gena and Cheburashka calmly went about their business.

CHAPTER TWENTY

Every time, late in the evening, the old woman Shapoklyak left the house for a night robbery. She painted a mustache on posters and billboards, shook trash out of trash cans, and occasionally fired a gun to scare passers-by at night.

And that evening she also left the house and headed into the city along with her pet rat Lariska.

First of all, she decided to go to the construction site of a new house in order to create another mess there.

When the old woman approached the fence, she saw the following inscription on it:

CAUTION: EVIL CHEBURASHKA!

“I wonder,” thought the old woman, “who is this evil Cheburashka? We must see!

She wanted to open the gate and look inside. But as soon as she did this, the stick placed from the inside immediately fell and hit her painfully on the nose.

Ugly people! - the old woman shouted. - Tomboys! I'll ask you now! You'll see! - And, putting her pet rat under her arm, she ran towards the zoo.

A formidable plan of revenge has already matured in the head of the old woman Shapoklyak. She knew that a very angry and stupid rhinoceros named Chick lived in the zoo. The old woman fed him bagels on Sundays, trying to tame him to her. The rhinoceros ate as many as five bagels, and Shapoklyak believed that he was completely tame. She wanted to order him to run to the construction site, punish this “evil Cheburashka” and break everything he could there.

The gates of the zoo were closed. Without hesitation, the old woman jumped over the fence and headed towards the cage with the rhinoceros.

The rhinoceros, of course, was sleeping. In his sleep, of course, he snored. And he snored so loudly that it was completely incomprehensible how he managed to sleep with such noise.

Hey you, get up! - the old woman told him. - There is a case!

But Little Bird didn’t hear anything.

Then she began to push him in the side through the bars with her fist. This also did not give any result.

The old woman had to find a long stick and beat the rhinoceros on the back with the stick.

Finally the Little Bird woke up. He was terribly angry because he was woken up. And of course, he no longer remembered any bagels he had eaten.

And Shapoklyak opened the door and shouted “Forward! Hurry!” ran to the exit of the zoo.

The rhinoceros rushed after her, and not at all because he wanted to “quickly” and “forward.” He just really wanted to butt this harmful old woman.

Right before the gate, Shapoklyak stopped.

Stop! - she said. - We need to open the gate.

However, the rhinoceros did not stop. Right off the bat, he ran up to the old woman and kicked her so hard that she flew over the fence in the blink of an eye.

Bandit! Ugly! - the old woman shouted, rubbing her bruised places. - Now I'll show you!

But she was unable to show her anything: the rhinoceros broke through the gate and again rushed after her.

Unlucky idiot! - Shapoklyak shouted as she walked. - Now I’ll run to the police, they’ll ask you questions there! They'll teach you a lesson there!

But she couldn’t run to the police: there, most likely, they would teach her a lesson, and not the rhinoceros.

“Okay,” she said, making herself more comfortable on the branches. - He can’t fit in here! Cuckoo!

The rhinoceros trampled, stomped around below, and then went to bed, finding a suitable ditch to the side.

CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE

Meanwhile, Cheburashka, having spent the entire evening with the crocodile, finally decided to go home. On the way, he decided to stop by the construction site of a new house to see if everything was in order there. In modern times this was unnecessary.

Cheburashka walked slowly along the dark street. Everyone in the city had been asleep for a long time and there was not a soul around. But suddenly, right above Cheburashka, on a high tree, some rustling was heard.

Who's there? - he asked.

And Cheburashka saw his old friend in the branches.

What are you doing there?

“I’m hanging,” answered the old woman. - It's two o'clock already.

“I see,” said Cheburashka and went on.

He was not at all surprised by the old woman's answer. One could expect anything from her. And if she hangs on a tree for two hours, then she knows what she is doing. However, in last minute Cheburashka is back.

I wonder how long it took you to climb there? Probably at least an hour?

“Why,” said the old woman, “I’m not such a pushover.” I got here in ten seconds!

In ten seconds? So fast? And why?

Because a rhinoceros was chasing me. That's why!

Wow! - Cheburashka drawled. - Who released him from the zoo? And for what?

But the old woman didn’t want to explain anything more.

You will know a lot, you will soon grow old! - that’s all she said.

Cheburashka thought about it. He had heard many times about this evil and stupid rhinoceros and understood perfectly well: something had to be done. Otherwise, soon not only Shapoklyak, but also all the other residents of the city will end up on the trees, like Christmas tree decorations.

“I’ll run to look for him!” our hero decided.

A few seconds later he came across a rhinoceros. He roared and rushed after the brave man. They rushed down the street at breakneck speed. Finally, Cheburashka turned the corner, and the rhinoceros flew on.

Now Cheburashka was running after the rhinoceros, trying to keep up. At the opportunity, he was going to call the zoo and call the attendants for help.

“I wonder how I will be rewarded for detaining him?” Cheburashka thought as he walked.

He knew that there were three medals: “For saving drowning people,” “For bravery,” and “For labor.” “For saving drowning people” clearly did not fit here.

“They’ll probably give it ‘For Bravery,’” he thought as he pursued the Chick.

“No, they probably won’t give me a “For Bravery” award,” flashed through his head when he again had to run away from the angry rhinoceros.

And when he ran around the city for fifteen kilometers, he was finally convinced that he would be awarded the medal “For Labor.”

But then Cheburashka saw a lonely small house standing to the side. He immediately headed towards him. The rhinoceros did not lag behind. They ran around the house five or six times.

Now it has become completely unclear: who is chasing whom? Either the rhinoceros is after Cheburashka, or Cheburashka is after the rhinoceros, or each of them is running on his own!

To sort out this confusion, Cheburashka jumped to the side. And while the rhinoceros was running around alone, Cheburashka was calmly sitting on a bench and thinking.

Suddenly a wonderful thought occurred to him.

Hey buddy! - he shouted to the rhinoceros. - Come follow me! - And he rushed towards the long, gradually narrowing street.

The chick rushed after him.

The street became increasingly narrow. Finally it narrowed so much that the rhinoceros could not run any further. He's stuck between the houses like a cork in a bottle!

In the morning, servants from the zoo came for him. They thanked Cheburashka for a long time and even promised to give him a live elephant when they had an extra one!

And on that day the old woman Shapoklyak was removed from the tree by a whole fire brigade.

CHAPTER TWENTY TWO

Now no one interfered with the construction.

But things still moved very slowly.

Right! - Cheburashka supported him. - And I even know where to get them.

I'll tell you now. For whom are we building our house?

For those who want to make friends!

So let them help us! Right?

Right! - Galya and the crocodile shouted. - You came up with a great idea! You should definitely call them!

And helpers began to appear at the construction site. The giraffe Anyuta came, the monkey Maria Frantsevna and, of course, the poor student Dima. In addition, a very modest and well-mannered girl, Marusya, an excellent student, joined the builders.

She also had no friends, because she was too quiet and inconspicuous. No one even noticed how she appeared at the house and began to help. They learned about its existence only on the fourth or fifth day.

The builders worked until late in the evening. And when it got dark, the giraffe would take a lantern in its teeth and illuminate the construction site. Just don’t tell her “thank you” for this, because she would definitely say “please” and the lantern would immediately fall on your head.

One evening, a tall, red-haired citizen came into the light with a notepad in his hands.

Hello! - he said. - I'm from the newspaper. Please explain what you are doing here?

“We are building a house,” Gena answered.

Which house? For what? - the correspondent began to ask. - I'm interested in numbers.

“We will have a small house,” the crocodile explained to him. - Five steps wide and five steps long.

How many floors?

One floor.

Let’s write it down,” the correspondent said and scribbled something in his notebook. (The giraffe was shining a lantern at him at that time.) - Continue!

We will have four windows and one door,” Gena continued. - The house will be low, only two meters. Everyone who wants to will come here to us and will pick up a friend. Here, near the window, we will place a table for work. And here, by the door, is a sofa for visitors.

Who works at a construction site?

All of us,” Gena showed. - Me, Cheburashka, giraffe, poor student Dima and others.

Well, everything is clear! - said the correspondent. - Only your numbers are kind of uninteresting. You'll have to correct something. - And he headed towards the exit. - Goodbye! Read tomorrow's newspapers!

In tomorrow's newspapers our friends were surprised to read the following note:

A wonderful house is being built in our city - the House of Friendship.

Its height is ten floors.

The width is fifty steps.

Length too.

Ten crocodiles, ten giraffes, ten monkeys and ten excellent students work at a construction site.

The House of Friendship will be built on time.

Yes,” said the “ten crocodiles” after reading the note, “we need to correct it like that!”

He's a liar! - “ten excellent students” simply stated, sniffling. - We met such people!

And all the builders unanimously decided not to let the long citizen near their house anymore. Even for ten cannon shots.

CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE

The house grew by leaps and bounds. At first he was knee-deep to the crocodile. Then along the neck. And then he completely closed it with handles. Everyone was very pleased. Only Cheburashka became sadder and sadder every day.

What happened to you? - a crocodile asked him one day. -Are you in trouble?

Yes,” Cheburashka answered, “I’m in trouble.” Our store is about to close. Nobody buys discounted goods!

Why were you silent before? - Gena asked again.

I didn't want to bother you over trifles. You have enough worries of your own!

Wow nothing! - cried the crocodile. - Well, okay, we will help you somehow.

Invented! - he shouted five minutes later. - What time does your store open?

At eleven.

OK then! Everything will be OK!

The next day, the first thing the crocodile did was ask for time off from work. Instead of him, his replacement Valera was on duty at the zoo.

And Gena himself and all the other friends who were free that morning gathered at the entrance to the Cheburashkin store two hours before the opening.

Gena, Galya, Dima, the long-legged giraffe and Cheburashka himself stomped around the doors, looked into the windows and exclaimed impatiently:

When will it be opened? When will it be opened?

The store director and salespeople approached.

They also began to look into the windows of their store and exclaim:

When will it be opened? When will it finally open?

The old woman Shapoklyak walked past with her trained Lariska. I thought and thought and stood in line.

A little old man with a big bag came up and asked her what they would sell. Shapoklyak said nothing and just shrugged her shoulders meaningfully.

“Probably something interesting,” the old man decided and also began to look into the windows.

In short, by the time the store opened, the queue had reached catastrophic proportions.

At eleven the doors opened and people rushed into the store.

They bought everything they could get their hands on. It was a shame to stand in line for two hours and not buy anything. Only no one needed kerosene lamps. Everyone had electricity.

Then the store director took out paints and wrote:

THERE ARE KEROSENE LAMPS!!

SALE IN THE YARD.

VACATION OF TWO ITEMS IN ONE HANDS!

Immediately all the customers rushed into the yard and began to snatch up the lamps. Those who bought them were very pleased with themselves, and those who did not have enough lamps were very upset and scolded the store management.

As for the old woman Shapoklyak, she bought two whole pairs - for herself and for her Lariska. So they, these lamps, are still kept by her. As they say, for a rainy day.

CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR

One Sunday, Gena addressed all the builders.

The walls of the house are almost ready,” he said. - And we need to decide: what to make the roof out of?

How - from what! - exclaimed the giraffe. - But it’s very simple! “She bent down, straightened the brick that was lying incorrectly on the wall, and continued: “The roof is usually made of something that does not allow water to pass through!” However, you don’t have to do the roof at all!

Thank you,” the crocodile thanked Anyuta. - Everything has become much clearer to us! What will our dear monkey say?

Maria Frantsevna thought for a minute, then pulled out a clean handkerchief from her pocket, laid out all her treasures in it and said:

After that, she carefully placed all her jewelry back into her mouth. By the way, for Lately The monkey's cheeks became noticeably thicker. Because her new acquaintances began to give her various small items for safekeeping.

If, for example, you accidentally found the key to a suitcase on the street, but have not yet found the suitcase itself, you could easily give your key to the monkey. By the time you finally get your hands on the suitcase, she will have the key safe and sound.

Well,” Gena continued meanwhile, “can’t anyone really advise anything?”

Can you tell me? - asked the quiet girl Marusya. - It seems to me that I was invented. Here we have a fence around our house. And now we don’t need him! You can make a roof out of it!

Hooray! - the builders shouted. - She came up with the right idea!

I agree,” said Gena. - But then I need nails. - He figured it out in his mind. - About forty pieces of nails! Where can I get them?

Everyone looked at Cheburashka.

It is necessary - that means it is necessary! - he said modestly. - I'll get the nails!

He thought for a moment and ran to the outskirts of the city. There, where the main city construction warehouse was located.

At the gate of the warehouse, the chief storekeeper was sitting on a bench in felt boots.

Cheburashka decided to start a conversation from afar.

The sun is shining, the grass is green! - he said. - And we really need nails! Can you give me a little?

“It’s not the grass that turns green,” the storekeeper answered. - They spilled paint. But there are no nails. Every box is accounted for.

But the birds are singing,” Cheburashka continued. - You will listen! Or maybe you can find some extra ones? We need a little!

If only the birds were singing... - the storekeeper sighed. - The same gate creaks. And I won’t look! There is nothing superfluous!

It’s a pity,” said Cheburashka, “that it’s not the birds that are creaking!” And we are building a House of Friendship!

House of Friendship? - the storekeeper became interested. - Well, then that’s another matter! Then I'll give you nails. So be it, take it! Only I will give you bent nails. Is it coming?

It's coming! - Cheburashka was delighted. - Thank you very much. Just give me a bent hammer at the same time!

Bent hammer? - the storekeeper was surprised. - What for?

What do you mean why? Hammer bent nails!

Here even the seasoned storekeeper in felt boots couldn’t help but burst out laughing.

Well, okay, so be it. I'll give you straight nails! And I’ll straighten the bent ones myself! Here you go.

And the delighted Cheburashka ran to the construction site.

CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE

And now the house is almost ready. There is very little left. You just need to paint it inside and out. And then the friends had disagreements.

Crocodile Gena himself was green, and he believed that the house should be Green colour. Because this color is the most pleasing to the eye. The brown monkey Maria Frantsevna believed that the most pleasing to the eye is Brown color. And lanky Anyuta kept repeating that the best color is giraffe. And if you make a house like this, then all the giraffes in the city will be very grateful to the builders.

Finally, Cheburashka invited everyone to choose one wall for themselves and paint it the way they wanted.

The house turned out great. All his walls turned out different: one was green, the other was brown, the third was yellow with black spots. And the fourth wall shone with all the colors of the rainbow. It was painted by poor student Dima. He didn't have a favorite paint, so he dipped his brush into each bucket in turn.

You know,” Galya said to Cheburashka, “Gena and I decided that you should give a welcoming speech at the opening of the house.

But I’m afraid I won’t succeed,” Cheburashka answered. - I never made speeches!

It’s okay, it will work out,” Galya reassured him. - You just need to practice a little. I’ll tell you one short poem now, and you go and repeat it all the time. If you repeat it without hesitation, then you will be able to give any speech.

And she told him one little tongue twister that she remembered from childhood:

The mouse dried the dryers,

The mouse invited the mice.

The mice began to eat drying food -

The teeth were immediately broken.

“This is a very easy poem,” Cheburashka decided. - I’ll repeat it right away. And he recited:

The toe shusek shusek,

Toe toe invited.

Toes bitches biting shtali -

My teeth were immediately broken.

“No,” he thought, “I’m saying something wrong. Why “toes” and why “bite”? After all, it’s correct to say “mice” and “eat.” Well, let’s try first!”

The mouse dried the dryers, -

he started correctly.

The mouse invited my capes, -

The mice are biting the shtals -

They broke my teeth.

Why is this so crazy? - Cheburashka got angry. - I can’t even knit two stitches! This means that we need to reap as much as possible!

And he teased and teased all night!

CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX

The holiday turned out to be a success. All the builders showed up very joyful and dressed up.

Crocodile Gena put on the best suit and the best straw hat.

Galya was wearing her favorite red cap.

And the giraffe Anyuta and the monkey Maria Frantsevna looked as if they had come here straight from the dry cleaners.

Galya, Gena and Cheburashka, the three of them, went out onto the porch.

Dear citizens, Galya started first.

“Dear citizens,” the crocodile continued.

And dear citizens,” Cheburashka said last, in order to also say something.

Now Cheburashka will give you a speech! - Galya finished.

“Speak,” the crocodile nudged Cheburashka. - Are you ready?

“Of course,” he replied. - I was groping all over!

And Cheburashka made a speech. Here it is, Cheburashka’s speech:

Well, what can I say? We are all happy about autumn! We built and built and finally built it! Long live we! Hooray!

Hooray! - the builders shouted.

Well, a hundred? - asked Cheburashka. - Am I having a hard time?

Zdorovo! - Gena praised him. - Young fellow!

After this, the crocodile solemnly gnawed the ribbon tied above the threshold, and Cheburashka opened the door to general applause. front door.

But as soon as Cheburashka opened the front door, a large red brick suddenly fell on his head! Cheburashka's head was all mixed up. He no longer understood where the sky was, where the earth was, where the house was and where he himself, Cheburashka, was.

But despite this, Cheburashka immediately realized who put the brick on the door.

Well, just wait! - he said. - Well, just wait, unfortunate Shapoklyak! I'll get even with you!

And the unfortunate Shapoklyak stood at that time on the balcony of her house and looked through a telescope as a huge lump grew on Cheburashka’s head.

She also let her trained Lariska look into the pipe. Both were happier than ever.

CHAPTER TWENTY SEVEN

“Now it’s time to get to work,” said Galya. - Now we will write down in the book everyone who needs friends. Tell me please, who is first?

But then there was a pause. Oddly enough, there was no first.

Who's first? - asked Gena. - Is there really no one?

Everyone was silent. Then Galya turned to the long-legged giraffe:

Tell me, don’t you need friends?

“We don’t need it,” Anyuta answered. - I already have a friend.

Who is this? - asked Cheburashka.

Like who? Monkey! We've been friends for a long time!

How do you go for a walk with her? - Cheburashka asked the question again. - After all, she can fall into a hole!

No, he can’t, said the giraffe. She leaned over and took a bite straw hat crocodile and continued: “When we walk, she sits on my neck like a collar.” And it’s very convenient for us to talk.

Wow! - Cheburashka was amazed. - I would never have thought of this!

Well, what about you, Dima? - asked Galya. -Have you made yourself a friend?

Started it,” Dima answered. - I just started it!

Who is this, if it’s not a secret? Show us.

That's who. - Dima pointed his finger at Marusya.

But she doesn’t have any bad marks at all! - Gena was surprised.

This, of course, is bad,” the boy agreed. - But deuces are not the main thing. Just because a person doesn’t have two grades doesn’t mean he’s no good! But I can copy from her and she helps me do my homework! Here!

Well, - Galya announced, - be healthy friends! We will be only too glad. Am I right?

That’s right,” Gena and Cheburashka agreed. - But who will we become friends with if everyone has already become friends?

The question was fair. There were no more people willing to make friends.

What does this mean? - Cheburashka said sadly. - They built and built, and all in vain.

And it’s not in vain,” Galya objected. - Firstly, we made friends with a giraffe and a monkey. Right?

Right! - everyone shouted.

Secondly, we made friends with Dima and Marusya. Right?

Right! - everyone shouted.

And thirdly, we now have a new house, and we can give it to someone. For example, Cheburashka, because he lives in a telephone booth. Right?

Right! - everyone shouted for the third time.

No, that’s wrong,” Cheburashka suddenly said. “This house should be given not to me, but to all of us together.” We'll set up a club here and come here in the evenings to play and see each other!

What about you? - asked the crocodile. -Are you still going to live in a phone booth?

“Nothing,” Cheburashka answered. - I'll get by somehow. But if they took me to kindergarten to work as a toy, that would be just great! During the day I would play with the guys, and at night I would sleep in this garden and at the same time guard it. But no one will take me to kindergarten, because nobody knows who I am.

How is this possible, no one knows who?! - cried the crocodile. - It’s very well known! I wish I could be someone like that!

“We will ask everything for you,” the animals told Cheburashka. - Any kindergarten will hire you and thank you!

Well,” said Cheburashka, “then I’m very happy!”

That's what our heroes did. A club was set up in the house, and Cheburashka was sent to kindergarten as a toy. Everyone was very pleased.

So I decided to pick up a pencil and write one short word:

But as soon as I picked up a pencil and wrote the word “end,” Cheburashka came running to me.

How is this the end? - he exclaimed. - You can’t write “the end”! I have not yet settled with this evil Shapoklyak! First we will get even with her, and then we can write: “The end.”

“Well, get even,” I said. - I wonder how you can do it?

“Very simple,” Cheburashka answered. - You'll see!

Everything turned out to be really very simple.

The next morning, Gena, Galya and Cheburashka all showed up together in the courtyard of the old woman Shapoklyak. In their hands they held large multi-colored beautiful balloons.

Shapoklyak was sitting on a bench at that time and thinking about plans for the next tricky business.

Shall I give you a balloon? - Cheburashka turned to the old woman.

For nothing?

Of course, for free!

“Come on,” said the old woman and grabbed all of Cheburashka’s brightly colored balls. - He takes it in his hands and doesn’t give it back! - she immediately declared.

Do you need more? - asked Galya.

Now she already had two bundles of balls in her hands, and they literally tore the old woman off the ground.

How about more? - Gena entered the conversation, holding out his balls.

Certainly! - And Genya’s balls also ended up in the hands of the greedy Shapoklyak.

Now not two, but three bundles of balls lifted the old woman up. Slowly, slowly, she lifted herself off the ground and floated towards the clouds.

But I don't want to go to heaven! - the old woman shouted.

However, it was already too late. The wind picked her up and carried her further and further.

Robbers! - she shouted. - I'll be back! I'll show you more! You all won't live!

Maybe she really will come back? - Galya asked Cheburashka. “Then we really won’t live.”

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During a music lesson, Glafira Petrovna said sternly:

- Children! Today I will dictate to you new song. And you write everything down very carefully, without missing a single word! So, let's start! “Chick, chick, my chickens...”

Meanwhile, Petka Redkin decided to tickle Vladik Gusev. Vladik squealed and jumped. And Petka giggled.

- How are you behaving? Ugly people! – Glafira Petrovna got angry. - You will wait for me! - And she continued: - Chick, chick, my killer whales, you are fluffy lumps...

And at this time, Vladik Gusev decided to give change to Petka Redkin and also tickled him. And now Petka squealed and jumped. Glafira Petrovna became even more angry and shouted:

- They're completely insolent! Bloomed! If you don’t improve, then nothing good will come of you! Only hooligans and bandits! Urgently think about your behavior!

And Petka Redkin thought and thought about his behavior and decided to correct it. That is, he stopped tickling Vladik and simply pulled the notebook out from under his nose. They each began to pull the unfortunate notebook towards themselves, and it eventually tore. And Petka and Vladik fell from their chairs with a roar.

Here Glafira Petrovna’s patience ran out.

- Go away! Scoundrels! – she screamed in a terrible voice. - And so that they bring their parents tomorrow!

Petka and Vladik departed decorously. Nobody bothered Glafira Petrovna anymore. But she could no longer calm down and kept repeating:

- I'll punish you! Wow, I'll punish the scoundrels! They will remember it for a long time!

Finally we finished the song, and Glafira Petrovna said:

– Ruchkin is behaving well today. And I probably wrote down all the words.

- “Chick, chick, my chickens, I’ll punish you, you’ll wait for me!” Chick, chick, my killer whales! You bastards, how are you behaving? You fluffballs are completely insolent! My future quotes! People like you make bandits and hooligans! Come and get drunk and think about your behavior! I’ll give you some grains and water, and let them bring your parents tomorrow! Wow, I'll punish these scoundrels! They will remember it for a long time!”

...The class choked and sobbed with laughter.

But Glafira Petrovna did not smile.

“Yes, Ruchkin,” she said in a metallic voice. - You get a bad mark for the lesson. And so that you don’t come to school without your parents.

...Well, why, you might ask, a deuce? Why do parents go to school? I wrote down everything, as Glafira Petrovna asked! Didn't miss a word!