Мэри Поппинс
Bad Tuesday
Whatwouldyoulike?"AmeliagrinnedatJaneandMichael,displayingasplendidarrayofteeth."There’scocklesandmusselsalive,alive-O.Andtheseaweedhereisexcellent."
"Thankyoukindly,I’msure,Amelia.Butwehavetobehomeinhalfaminute."MaryPoppinslaidafirmhandonthehandleoftheperambulator.
Ameliawasclearlydisappointed.
"Whateverkindofvisitisthat?Hulloandgood-byeinthesamebreath.Nexttimeyoumuststayfortea,andwe’llallsittogetheronarockandsingasongtothemoon.Eh,Froggie?"
Froggiesqueaked.
"Thatwillbelovely,"saidMaryPoppins,andJaneandMichaelechoedherwords.Theyhadneveryetsatonarockandsungasongtothemoon.
"Well,aurevoir,oneandall.Bytheway,Mary,mydear,wereyougoingtotakethatherringwithyou?"
Ameliagreedilyeyedthefish,which,fearingtheworstwasabouttohappen,madeitselfaslimpasitcouldinMaryPoppins’shand.
"No.Iamplanningtothrowitbacktothesea!"Theherringgaspedwithrelief.
"Averyproperdecision,Mary."Ameliatoothilysmiled."Wegetsofewofthemintheseparts,andtheymakeadeliciousmeal.Whydon’tweraceforit,Froggieandme?Whenyousay’Go!’,we’llstartswimmingandseewhogetsitfirst."
MaryPoppinsheldthefishaloft.
"Ready!Steady!Go!"shecried.
Andasifitwerebirdratherthanfish,theherringswoopedupandsplashedintothesea.
TheDolphinswereafteritinasecond,twodarkstrivingshapesripplingthroughthewater.
JaneandMichaelcouldhardlybreathe.
