Дети железной дороги
The End.
ButnowthatMotherhadnowritingandnohouseworktodo,shehadtimeforlessons.Andlessonsthechildrenhadtodo.Howevernicethepersonwhoisteachingyoumaybe,lessonsarelessonsalltheworldover,andattheirbestareworsefunthanpeelingpotatoesorlightingafire.
Ontheotherhand,ifMothernowhadtimeforlessons,shealsohadtimeforplay,andtomakeuplittlerhymesforthechildrenassheusedtodo.ShehadnothadmuchtimeforrhymessinceshecametoThreeChimneys.
Therewasoneveryoddthingabouttheselessons.Whateverthechildrenweredoing,theyalwayswantedtobedoingsomethingelse.WhenPeterwasdoinghisLatin,hethoughtitwouldbenicetobelearningHistorylikeBobbie.BobbiewouldhavepreferredArithmetic,whichwaswhatPhyllishappenedtobedoing,andPhyllisofcoursethoughtLatinmuchthemostinterestingkindoflesson.Andsoon.
So,oneday,whentheysatdowntolessons,eachofthemfoundalittlerhymeatitsplace.IputtherhymesintoshowyouthattheirMotherreallydidunderstandalittlehowchildrenfeelaboutthings,andalsothekindofwordstheyuse,whichisthecasewithveryfewgrown-uppeople.Isupposemostgrown-upshaveverybadmemories,andhaveforgottenhowtheyfeltwhentheywerelittle.Ofcourse,theversesaresupposedtobespokenbythechildren.
