# The sea splashes, boys sit on the fence (a courtly, gentlemanly atmosphere)

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MMMDCXXVI. The sea splashes, boys sit on the fence (a courtly, gentlemanly atmosphere). A story. - March 5, 2025.

The sea splashes, boys sit on the fence (a courtly, gentlemanly atmosphere). A story.


Fedya was pleased to hear a song from the radio:


"The sea is splashing in the land of magnolias,

Boys are sitting on the fence...

Couples are dancing, are dancing..."


Fedya spent his childhood well in a seaside town.


The sea was clean, without fuel oil. There was always the smell of flowers in the town, especially in spring.


There was a dance floor attached to the local club of culture, and it was fenced off.


Fedya and his friends were sitting on the fence, watching the dancers. The older brothers and sisters of the guys sitting on the fence were coming to the dances.


The guys on the fence liked to watch the dancers, and the dancing couples looked with a smile at the younger brothers sitting on the fence.


The atmosphere was courtly, gentlemanly, friendly, and a bit homely. Some of the cavaliers even showed off their honor.


A new director of the club arrived in the town (after studying at the capital Institute of Culture).


The new chief reminded the visitors of the dance floor and the guys on the fence that entrance to the dance floor is paid.


Fedya and his friends did not resist and did not object: there was a good sea nearby, where they could have a great time.


Some of those who were visiting dances were able to find money to pay for the entrance tickets. The dancing on the dance floor continued for a while.


But the atmosphere has changed. Good-naturedness, courtliness, and gentlemanliness have disappeared.


The persons appeared among the visitors of dances who tried to "put themselves" above others. At first, the conflicts with swearing began. Then the fights were added to the bickering.


Next to the dance floor, "glades" appeared spit-covered and littered with cigarette butts. An unpleasant smell sometimes reached the dance floor from behind the fence.


Fedya and his friends were followed by their older brothers and sisters - all they moved to the seaside.


The dance floor has stopped functioning.


The new director of the club went back to the capital - he had acting skills, and he wanted to try his hand at the theater.


The previous director of the club returned to his position.


At this time, cassette recorders appeared. Some of the guys were taking a tape recorders to the seaside, and if someone really wanted to dance, then it could be done in a friendly circle without any problems.


The new-old director of the club has relaunched dancing on the dance floor.


Fedya and his friends wanted to come back - to sit on the fence and to watch the dancing people.


But the time has come to get secondary specialized education - Fedya has gone to a big city.


Fedya was listening to the song from the radio with pleasure:


"Couples are dancing to chords to chords

And you can speak freely freely

About life and about love..."


[Песня "В краю магнолий"

Музыка А. Морозов

Слова Ю. Марцинкевич

Song "In the Land of Magnolias"

Music by A. Morozov

Words by Y. Martsinkevich]


March 05, 2025, 10:49 (10:49 a.m.)


Translation from Russian into English: March 5, 2025 11:57

Владимир Владимирович Залесский ' Плещет море, сидят мальчишки на заборе (куртуазная, джентльменская атмосфера). Рассказ. '.


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MMMDCXXVI. The sea splashes, boys sit on the fence (a courtly, gentlemanly atmosphere). A story. - March 5, 2025.


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