Once upon a time there lived a Boot. The Boot was born in Irkutsk footwear factory.
The Boot was so proud of his origin and of being a genuine leather Boot! He was so self-opinionated that he didn’t notice hundreds of other boots on the shelf where he was placed.
A sun ray was playing on his toe! And our hero felt really happy!
One day the Boot was put in the box together with another one and he was said, “This is your brother!”
Then some people came and bought the Boot together with his brother. The Boot appeared to be too small!
And he was given to a little boy-daredevil!
First the Boot got into mud, then into water. He was kicking a ball, empty cans and stones all day long.
The Boot got upset, forgot about his pride and got unstuck. His sole was detached. “It’s the end,” he thought.
What a miracle! The Boot was taken by kind female hands and washed! Then those kind female hands took the Boot to the Shoemaker’s shop.
When the sole was stuck on by the Shoemaker, the Boot felt fine again. He was greased with shoe cream, and the Sun ray started playing on his toe!
Once again the Boot felt really happy!
Translated by Tatiana Maslennikova.
Автор иллюстрации Марина Попова.