THE FLY. You can be certain now! I've flown all over the world, I've seen everything. The world is none other then the big garbage dump where sometimes a useless flower grows.

THE POT. What an uninteresting, boring fact!

THE MOTH. Well, I'm off. They say the winter will come some day. It's high time to build a cocoon.

THE OLD BOOT. Oh yes, that's sure. First comes the summer, then the autumn and then the winter is sure to come. It's high time to lace myself up.

THE LITTLE CARP. I will hide myself in the slime.

THE KITTEN. And I'll go somewhere and do something!

THE FLY. That's correct. You must leave it!

EVERYBODY. And we'll surely leave it!

THE KITTEN. But I don't know how to leave anyone…

THE FLY. Oh, it's so easy! It's quite like saving yourself. To leave you must just turn your back. And never run, but just go away slowly, without glancing back.

THE KITTEN. Aha, now I can do that! Soon I'll grow up and begin leaving everybody!

THE DANDELION. Ah!..

THE LITTLE CARP. Have you heard? May be it doesn't want to be left?

THE OLD BOOT. As for me, I've heard nothing…

THE DANDELION. Where am I?

THE MOTH. It is saying something!

THE POT. Probably he is saying something, but we don't hear anything. Is it true, Boot?

THE LITTLE CARP. Who are you?

THE DANDELION. A Dandelion.

THE LITTLE CARP. You see, he named himself. He has the name!



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