After the Great Party of Count Deberts, hard times came in Dovbaivka.
Everyone had money.
And this, as you know, is the most dangerous state for a dumbass.
***
- Now we will clean up and sit at home, - someone said.
- That's right.
- The book must be published.
- At least on the shelf.
- This will be a victory.
At this point, everyone thought.
Because none of those present had yet finished reading any of the books he was buying.
***
A local philosopher was sitting in the corner.
His name was Cleanup Day.
No one knew why.
Maybe because he had been going to clean up for ten years.
- Do you already want to kick us out? - someone asked.
- Not that I want to, - answered Cleanup Day.
- But you are not going.
This thought seemed so profound to everyone that it was written down in the Dovbaivka collection of folk wisdom.
***
At that moment Lady from the Square walked in.
Chief financial expert of the district.
- At the moment it costs nine hundred and fifty.
- And what?
- But she made a discount.
- How much?
- Eight hundred.
A collective exhalation was heard in the hall.
- Wow...
- Wow...
- You have to take it.
No one knew exactly what.
But it was definitely necessary to take it.
***
- Let's throw a bar now.
- A bar?
- In cash.
- And then we will settle.
- Between themselves.
- As always.
At this point, the accountant lost consciousness.
***
The first participant threw a ten.
The second threw a twenty.
A third said:
- I am bankrupt.
And did not throw anything.
He was immediately elected Minister of Finance.
***
- Who takes the first step?
- I took the first one.
- I placed a bet.
- The bet did not run.
- I need to drink.
- I passed.
The elders nodded their heads.
Everyone understood that there was no logic here.
But traditions must be respected.
***
An hour later, the money was on the table.
No one remembered who put how much.
And the main thing is why.
But the atmosphere was great.
***
The wind picked up outside.
- Let's give ten euros each.
- Why?
- So that it doesn't wear out.
It was one of the few economic theories that everyone accepted without controversy.
***
And just then old Shepherd said quietly:
- Be careful.
- What?
- Gypsies stand on the district.
Everyone was on guard.
- Are they catching?
- They catch
- Who?
Shepherd thought.
- But who will they find?
After that, Dovbaivka was declared on high alert.
And still, no one counted the money.