Senya was walking around the yard when he saw crying kids and one of friends standing next to them.
It turned out that this friend extorted sweets and pocket money from the kids.
- "My most wonderful memory of youth is Scarlet Sails". - Senya informed. - "Scarlet sails - this is a new adult life, this is independence, this is the prospect - when your life depends on your efforts!"
After that, a friend, who was extorting sweets and pocket money, went to the nearest cafe to celebrate the "Scarlet Sails". And the kids stopped crying.
Senya continued the walk. But the behavior of the children alerted him. There was some insolence in the fact that they cried loudly in the middle of the yard. It required a reaction.
Senya turned to the boy who, for some reason, ran up from a neighboring yard.
- "I see that you are a very smart boy!"
The boy was pleasantly struck by unexpected praise.
- 'And since you are so smart, you are worthy to get a lot of chocolate. I appoint you an assistant to the head of the "Soyuz-Rocket" department!'
The boy expected to be given a box of chocolate, but Senya continued his walk.
The boy, amazed at the appointment to the new post and the prospects of receiving a huge amount of chocolate, followed Senya.
The historical dude presented his developments to Senya. After working in the archives, the historical dude compiled a document "A description of transferring to units of the hetman Mazepa the armament (weapon) from the Swedish intelligence'.
Senya glanced at "A description" and suddenly grabbed the boy from the neighboring yard, who was appointed assistant to the head of the "Soyuz-Rocket" department, by the boy's ear.
- "Invite the kids!" - Senya instructed friends.
Soon the kids stood next to Senya. Senya held with one hand the ear of the assistant to the head of the "Soyuz-Rocket" department. In his other hand, Senya held the "A description of transferring to units of the hetman Mazepa the armament (weapon) from the Swedish intelligence."
- "This is an assistant to the head of the "Soyuz-Rocket" department! - Senya announced to the kids. - And this is proof of the cooperation of hetman Mazepa and Swedish intelligence!"
The kids looked with alarm at the boy, Senya and "A description".
- "In our yard, supporters of Swedish intelligence and hetman Mazepa will always receive the most severe punishment!"
Senya ordered his friends:
- "Give him a slap in the neck and escort him out of our yard!"
The assistant to the head of the "Soyuz-Rocket" department, who received the position but never received the promised chocolate, was taken away, with a slap in the neck. He was returned to a neighboring yard, threatening him with words and gestures.
Senya was pleased to see that the whole story with the hetman Mazepa and the Swedish intelligence made a strong impression on the children.
- 'You'll come later. We'll talk about financing military-historical activities, ' - Senya graciously said to the historical dude and returned "A description" to him.
If the events choose such a course, then it was necessary to tighten discipline among friends.
Senya was worried by one of his ambitious friends, who was trying to rise higher and higher in the internal hierarchy. Senya a long time watched him, but this dude behaved like everyone else: pedaled on a velosimulator, used a means against cockroaches, accompanied Senya while walkings around the yard.
But at that moment, the ambitious dude missed. He slammed a mosquito, who landed on cheek of this ambitious dude.
Senya instantly grabbed the dude's hand:
- "Take a look! There is blood on his hands!"
It was difficult to see something, but Senya confidently held the initiative in his hands. He turned to the dude:
- "Give me the answer, how did you improve the work of theaters?"
Dude was silent bewildered. He pedaled, used a means against cockroaches, accompanied Senya while walking... How did he improve the work of theaters?
- 'You ruined the great actor of a theatre - Emperor Nero - with your inaction! You destroyed him (and Rome) in the literal and figurative sense!'
Friends were silent and they were amazed.
- "Throw him in disgrace away from the sports ground!" - Senya instructed friends.
Dude was shamefully pushed out of the sports ground.
Senya looked at his friends. The scene of the punishment of the perpetrator of the death of Nero and Rome made a deep impression on them.
- 'You can continue,' - Senya allowed graciously.
Friends continued to rotate pedals on velosimulators.
Senya walked around the sports ground in a good mood, graciously looking at friends.
The kids stopped crying in the middle of the yard. Friends worked with even more zeal than before. And even hetman Mazepa and Emperor Nero helped to Senya. A great historical perspectives! ...
July 10, 2020 19:15
Translation from Russian into English: July 11, 2020 01:46.
Владимир Владимирович Залесский 'Сеня, Мазепа и Нерон. Рассказ'.