Аннотация: Senya and a rules of a game. The story.
Senya and a rules of a game. The story.
The supermarket, built by a partner next to a general small shop, was operating on an ever-increasing scale. And the joint store, where Senya invested so much means, gave more and more losses.
Senya decided to speak to the partner directly, clearly, openly:
- "How is that? We are partners, aren 't we? And your supermarket does not allow our store to work. I invested so much in it!"
Senya thought a second and added just in case:
- "And the kids are unhappy. They complain about lack of clothes and food!"
The partner carefully looked at Senya and chose a neutral option of answer:
- "Let 's address to the Local Self Government Council with this situation!"
At the Council meeting, its participants began to dig so deeply and to criticize Senya so sharply that Senya protested and left the meeting.
When the partner came out, Senya looked at him with rebuke, remembering how he, Senya, saw the partner in a broken car, how he helped to get out of the car, how he helped to pay for repairs...
The partner understood the Senya's look without words:
- "I have obligations! I can't live by a memories ...", - the partner said quite politely.
'It's a very complicated thing - the rules of the game ...', - Senya switched to the philosophical thoughts.
The partner waved his hand to someone.
More and more new cars with goods were driving up to the supermarket ...
- 'Join ... You may to join ...' - the partner suggested to Senya in a general form...
February 12, 2020 21:13
Translation from Russian into English: February 13, 2020 06:23.
Владимир Владимирович Залесский 'Сеня и правила игры. Рассказ'.