Day 159: Frogs in the New Pond
One morning in June at a dacha near Tula, a father and his twelve-year-old son talk about the small pond they dug the week before.
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Dialogue
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A
Пруду всего неделя, а там уже целый хор лягушек. Слышал, что они ночью устроили?
The pond is only a week old, and there's already a whole choir of frogs in it. Did you hear the racket they made last night?
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B
Слышал, это было здорово! Я насчитал штук двадцать, одна с мой кулак.
I did, it was great! I counted about twenty, one of them the size of my fist.
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A
Здорово ему... Я до трёх не спал. Соседи скоро жаловаться придут, вот увидишь.
Great, he says... I didn't sleep till three. The neighbors will be over to complain soon, you'll see.
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B
Пап, ну не выгонять же их! Они сами пришли, значит, им тут нравится.
Dad, we can't just kick them out! They came by themselves, so they must like it here.
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A
Выгонять не будем, но надо что-то придумать. Хотя погоди... Ты заметил, что комаров почти нет?
We won't kick them out, but we need to think of something. Although wait... Have you noticed there are hardly any mosquitoes?
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B
Точно! Раньше вечером на участке нас съедали, а вчера ни одного укуса. Это лягушки их едят!
That's right! Before, we got eaten alive outside in the evening, and yesterday not a single bite. The frogs are eating them!
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A
Ну, нет худа без добра. Пусть квакают, а я куплю себе беруши.
Well, every cloud has a silver lining. Let them croak, and I'll buy myself some earplugs.
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