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And the Tsar-Bell rang:
boom-boom-boom!
And the Tsar-Cannon saluted:
bang-bang-bang!
And everyone shouted “Hurrah”
until their throats were parched,
and Grandma said:
“Why, you’ve got a fever”
and covered me up with the feather comforter.
And when I went to the hall for a drink,
the white enamel cup hit me
in the mouth –
ding! –
and I understood that the mouse forgave me.
And, happy, I wanted to run to Vovka,
but, appearing on the threshold, Grandma said:
“Don’t go there,