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U meni͡a byla zavetnai͡a mechta - uvidetʹ sebi͡a malenʹkoĭ.<br>Naprimer, pi͡atiletneĭ. Shchekastoĭ, karapuzoĭ, s vygorevshimi na i͡uzhnom solnt͡se volosami t͡sveta solomy. I͡A li͡ubila razgovarivatʹ s gusenit͡sami. Zadavala im voprosy i terpelivo zhdala otvetov. Gusenit͡sy svorachivalisʹ kalachikom ili upolzali prochʹ. Molchali.<br>Mne khotelosʹ uvidetʹ sebi͡a desi͡atiletneĭ. Smeshnoĭ, uglovatoĭ, robkoĭ. S dlin­nymi tonkimi kosichkami po plecham. Papa kupil proigryvatelʹ, i my dni na­prolet slushali skazki. Stavili vinilovui͡u plastinku na podstavku, nazhimali na spet͡sialʹnui͡u knopku; zataiv dykhanie, akkuratnym dvizheniem opuskali mem­branu. I slushali, slushali, slushali.<br>Mne tak khotelosʹ uvidetʹ sebi͡a malenʹkoĭ, chto i͡a odnazhdy vzi͡ala i napisala kni­gu o moem detstve. O moeĭ semʹe i nashikh druzʹi͡akh. O rodnykh i blizkikh. O gorode, gde i͡a rodilasʹ. O li͡udi͡akh, kotorye tam zhivut.<br>"Mani͡uni͡a" - to svetloe, chto i͡a khrani͡u v svoem serdt͡se. To prekrasnoe, kotorym i͡a s radostʹi͡u podelilasʹ s vami.<br>U meni͡a byla zavetnai͡a mechta - uvidetʹ sebi͡a malenʹkoĭ.<br>Poluchaetsi͡a, chto moi͡a mechta sbylasʹ.<br>Teperʹ i͡a tochno znai͡u - mechty sbyvai͡utsi͡a.<br>Obi͡azatelʹno sbyvai͡utsi͡a.<br>Nuzhno prosto ochenʹ ėtogo khotetʹ.

I had a dream — to see yourself small.
For example, a five year old. Chubby, karapoti, faded in the southern sun hair the color of straw. I loved to talk to caterpillars. Asked them questions and waited patiently for answers. Caterpillars curl up or crawled away. Silent.
I would like to see yourself ten years. Funny, awkward, timid. With long thin braids over her shoulders. Dad bought the player, and we have all day listened to the tale. Put vinyl on a stand, pushed a special button; with bated breath, neat movement lowered the membrane. And listened, listened, listened.
I so wanted to see myself a little that I took and wrote a book about my childhood. About my family and our friends. About relatives. About the city where I was born. About the people who live there.
"Tiny" light that I keep in my heart. The beautiful, which I gladly shared with you.
I had a dream — to see yourself small.
It turns out that my dream has come true.
Now I know dreams come true.
Be sure to come true.
You just need to really want it.