"Karl-Prussian, five years old, a Teuton with exemplary military bearing, takes a step in front of the house. He is endowed by nature with a delightful and entertaining culture of speech, as if he, a baby, knows the self-esteem of a mortal man during a conversation, and he does not dare to abuse this gift, only occasionally opening his mouth - only to utter three or four words exclusively to the point and at the right time. He lives in the house opposite and is considered the pride of his grandfather, a portly man of about fifty with an impeccable German mustache, whose photograph is several years old. ago appeared in the newspaper in connection with some political campaign. He began to teach Carl to walk as soon as the baby could stand on his legs and was seen with a blond boy in a blue overalls, walking half a block back and forth, holding the child by the arms and showing, how you need to clearly and slightly proudly place your foot - in the spirit of the Kaiser’s Germany: don’t bend your knees, every step is like a frozen kick..." Translation: Aram Ohanyan