Vechir, spovnenyy chudes

Nablyzhayet′sya Svyatvechir, prote odynadtsyatyrichnyy Martsel′ ne chekaye vid svyat nichoho nadzvychaynoho. Ranishe, koly mama bula z nymy, a z tatovoho oblychchya ne znykala usmishka, use bulo inakshe! A teper tato postiyno sumuye y zovsim ne hotuyet′sya do svyat. Prote mala Irenka chekaye na podarunky y na rizdvyani dyva. Ot til′ky yak zrobyty, aby sestrychka mala spravzhnye Rizdvo y otrymala podarunky? I chy vdast′sya samomu Martselevi ne vtratyty viry v mahiyu Rizdva? Nespodivana zustrich zi svyatym Mykolayem — chy uvi sni, a chy y naspravdi — pidkazhe chlopchykovi, yak slid uchynyty, a dopomoha pryyde, zvidky vin azh niyak ne spodivavsya. Bo Rizdvo – tse chas chudes, yaki neodminno stayut′sya, yakscho ty ts′oho prahnesh!