Battle of the Clear River

BATTLE AT THE CLEAR RIVER

All the boys of 1st class "B" had pistols.
We agreed to always carry weapons. And each of us has
I always had a nice pistol in my pocket and a supply of piston tapes for it.
And we really liked it, but it didn’t last long. And all because of the movie...
One day Raisa Ivanovna said:
- Tomorrow, guys, is Sunday. And you and I will have a holiday. Tomorrow
our class, both the first "A" and the first "B", all three classes together, will go to
cinema "Artistic" watch the film "Scarlet Stars". This is very
an interesting picture about the struggle for our just cause... Bring it tomorrow with
ten kopecks each. Meeting near the school at ten o'clock!
I told my mother all this in the evening, and my mother put it in my left pocket
ten kopecks for a ticket and on the right a few coins for water with syrup. AND
she ironed my clean collar. I went to bed early to quickly
Tomorrow came, and when I woke up, my mother was still sleeping. Then I became
dress. Mom opened her eyes and said:
- Sleep, it's still night!
And what a night - as bright as day!
I said:
- How not to be late!
But mom whispered:
- Six o'clock. Don't wake up your father, please sleep!
I lay down again and lay there for a long, long time, the birds were already singing, and the wipers were
sweeping, and a car began to hum outside the window. Now it was definitely necessary
get up. And I started getting dressed again. Mom stirred and raised her head:
- Why are you, restless soul?
I said:
- We'll be late! What time is it now?
“It’s five minutes past six,” my mother said, “you go to sleep, don’t worry, I’ll help you.”
I'll wake you up when necessary.
And sure enough, she then woke me up, and I got dressed, washed, ate and went to
school. Misha and I became a couple, and soon everything with Raisa Ivanovna in front and with
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Behind Elena Stepanovna we went to the cinema.
There our class took the best seats in the first row, then the hall became
It got dark and the picture began. And we saw how in the wide steppe, not far from
forests, red soldiers sat as they sang songs and danced to the accordion.
One soldier was sleeping in the sun, and beautiful horses were grazing not far from him,
they plucked grass, daisies and bluebells with their soft lips. And it blew
a light breeze, and a clear river ran, and a bearded soldier near the little
The campfire was telling a fairy tale about the Firebird.
And at this time, out of nowhere, white officers appeared, there were
a lot, and they started shooting, and the Reds began to fall and defend themselves,
but there were many more of them...
And the red machine gunner began to fire back, but he saw that he had
very few cartridges, and gnashed his teeth and cried.
Here all our guys made a terrible noise, stomped and whistled, some at two
finger, and who just like that. And my heart just sank, I couldn’t stand it,
He pulled out his pistol and shouted as loud as he could:
- First class "B"! Fire!!!
And we started firing with all the pistols at once. We wanted anything
began to help the Reds. I kept shooting at one fat fascist, he kept
ran ahead, all in black crosses and various epaulets; I spent on
He probably had a hundred rounds of ammunition, but he didn’t even look in my direction.
And the gunfire all around was unbearable. Valka hit from the elbow, Andryushka
in short bursts, and Mishka was probably a sniper, because after
every shot he shouted:
- Ready!
But the whites still did not pay attention to us, and everyone climbed forward.
Then I looked around and shouted:
- For help! Help out your own!
And all the guys from “A” and “B” took out scarecrows with corks and let’s bang like that,
that the ceilings shook and there was a smell of smoke, gunpowder and sulfur.
And there was a terrible commotion going on in the hall. Raisa Ivanovna and Elena Stepanovna
ran through the rows, shouting:
- Stop acting up! Stop it!
And behind them ran gray-haired controls

V. Dragunsky

All the boys of 1st class "B" had pistols.

We agreed to always carry weapons. And each of us always had a nice pistol in our pocket and a supply of piston tapes to go with it. And we really liked it, but it didn’t last long. And all because of the movie...

One day Raisa Ivanovna said:

Tomorrow, guys, is Sunday. And you and I will have a holiday. Tomorrow our class, first “A” and first “B”, all three classes together, will go to the “Khudozhestvenny” cinema to watch the film “Scarlet Stars”. This is a very interesting picture about the struggle for our just cause... Bring ten kopecks with you tomorrow. Meeting near the school at ten o'clock!

I told my mother all this in the evening, and my mother put ten kopecks in my left pocket for a ticket and in my right pocket a few coins for water and syrup. And she ironed my clean collar. I went to bed early so that tomorrow would come quickly, and when I woke up, my mother was still sleeping. Then I started getting dressed. Mom opened her eyes and said:

Sleep, one more night!

And what a night - as bright as day!

I said:

How not to be late!

But mom whispered:

Six o'clock. Don't wake up your father, please sleep!

I lay down again and lay there for a long, long time, the birds were already singing, and the wipers began sweeping, and a car began to hum outside the window. Now I definitely had to get up. And I started getting dressed again. Mom stirred and raised her head:

Why are you, restless soul?

I said:

We'll be late! What time is it now?

“It’s five minutes past six,” my mother said, “go to sleep, don’t worry, I’ll wake you up when necessary.”

And sure enough, she then woke me up, and I got dressed, washed, ate and went to school. Misha and I became a couple, and soon everyone, with Raisa Ivanovna in front and Elena Stepanovna behind, went to the cinema.

There our class took the best seats in the first row, then the hall began to get dark and the picture began. And we saw how red soldiers were sitting in the wide steppe, not far from the forest, how they sang songs and danced to the accordion. One soldier was sleeping in the sun, and beautiful horses were grazing not far from him; they were nibbling grass, daisies and bells with their soft lips. And a light breeze blew, and a clear river ran, and a bearded soldier by a small fire told a fairy tale about the Firebird.

And at that time, out of nowhere, white officers appeared, there were a lot of them, and they began to shoot, and the Reds began to fall and defend themselves, but there were much more of them...

And the red machine gunner began to fire back, but he saw that he had very little ammunition, and he ground his teeth and began to cry.

Then all our guys made a terrible noise, stomped and whistled, some with two fingers, and some just like that. And my heart sank, I couldn’t stand it, I pulled out my pistol and shouted with all my might:

First class "B"! Fire!!!

And we started firing with all the pistols at once. We wanted to help the Reds at all costs. I kept firing at one fat fascist, he kept running ahead, all in black crosses and various epaulets; I probably spent a hundred rounds on him, but he didn’t even look in my direction.

And the gunfire all around was unbearable. Valka fired from the elbow, Andryushka fired in short bursts, and Mishka must have been a sniper, because after each shot he shouted:

But the whites still didn’t pay attention to us, but kept pushing forward. Then I looked around and shouted:

For help! Help out your own!

And all the guys from “A” and “B” took out guns with corks and started banging so hard that the ceilings shook and smelled of smoke, gunpowder and sulfur.

And there was a terrible commotion going on in the hall. Raisa Ivanovna and Elena Stepanovna ran through the rows, shouting:

Stop messing around! Stop it!

And the gray-haired female inspectors ran after them and stumbled all the time... And then Elena Stepanovna accidentally waved her hand and touched the elbow of a citizen who was sitting on a side chair. And the citizen had a popsicle in her hand. It took off like a propeller and landed on the bald head of one guy. He jumped up and shouted in a thin voice:

Calm down your madhouse!!!

But we continued to fire with all our might, because the red machine gunner had almost fallen silent, he was wounded, and red blood was flowing down his pale face... And we, too, almost ran out of percussion caps, and it is not known what would have happened next, but at this time from - the red cavalrymen jumped out from behind the forests, sabers sparkling in their hands, and they crashed into the very thick of the enemies!

And they ran wherever they looked, to distant lands, and the Reds shouted “Hurray!” And we, too, all as one, shouted “Hurray!”

And when the whites were no longer visible, I shouted:

Stop shooting!

And everyone stopped shooting, and music started playing on the screen, and one guy sat down at the table and began to eat buckwheat porridge.

And then I realized that I was very tired and also hungry.

Then the picture ended very well, and we went home.

And on Monday, when we came to school, all of us, all the boys who had been to the cinema, were gathered in the large hall.

There was a table there. Fyodor Nikolaevich, our director, was sitting at the table. He stood up and said:

Hand over your weapons!

And we all took turns coming to the table and handing over our weapons. On the table, in addition to the pistols, there were two slingshots and a tube for shooting peas. Fedor Nikolaevich said:

This morning we discussed what to do with you. There were different proposals... But I give you all a verbal reprimand for violating the rules of conduct in enclosed spaces of entertainment enterprises! In addition, you will likely have your behavior grades reduced. Now go and study well!

And we went to study. But I sat and studied poorly. I kept thinking that a reprimand was very bad and that mom would probably be angry...

But during recess Mishka Slonov said:

Still, it’s good that we helped the Reds hold out until our own people arrived!

And I said:

Certainly!!! Even though it’s a movie, maybe they wouldn’t have lasted without us!

All the boys of 1st class "B" had pistols.

We agreed to always carry weapons. And each of us always had a nice pistol in our pocket and a supply of piston tapes to go with it. And we really liked it, but it didn’t last long. And all because of the movie...

One day Raisa Ivanovna said:

- Tomorrow, guys, is Sunday. And you and I will have a holiday. Tomorrow our class, first “A” and first “B”, all three classes together, will go to the “Khudozhestvenny” cinema to watch the film “Scarlet Stars”. This is a very interesting picture about the struggle for our just cause... Bring ten kopecks with you tomorrow. Meeting near the school at ten o'clock!

I told my mother all this in the evening, and my mother put ten kopecks in my left pocket for a ticket and in my right pocket a few coins for water and syrup. And she ironed my clean collar. I went to bed early so that tomorrow would come quickly, and when I woke up, my mother was still sleeping. Then I started getting dressed. Mom opened her eyes and said:

- Sleep, it’s still night!

And what a night - as bright as day!

I said:

- How not to be late!

But mom whispered:

- Six o'clock. Don't wake up your father, please sleep!

I lay down again and lay there for a long, long time, the birds were already singing, and the wipers began to sweep, and a car began to hum outside the window. Now I definitely had to get up. And I started getting dressed again. Mom stirred and raised her head:

- Why are you, restless soul?

I said:

- We'll be late! What time is it now?

“It’s five minutes past six,” my mother said, “you go to sleep, don’t worry, I’ll wake you up when necessary.”

And sure enough, she then woke me up, and I got dressed, washed, ate and went to school. Misha and I became a couple, and soon everyone, with Raisa Ivanovna in front and Elena Stepanovna behind, went to the cinema.

There our class took the best seats in the first row, then the hall began to get dark and the picture began. And we saw how red soldiers were sitting in the wide steppe, not far from the forest, how they sang songs and danced to the accordion. One soldier was sleeping in the sun, and beautiful horses were grazing not far from him; they were nibbling grass, daisies and bells with their soft lips. And a light breeze blew, and a clear river ran, and a bearded soldier by a small fire told a fairy tale about the Firebird.

The Battle of the Clean Dragunsky River And at that time, out of nowhere, white officers appeared, there were a lot of them, and they began to shoot, and the Reds began to fall and defend themselves, but there were much more of them...

And the red machine gunner began to fire back, but he saw that he had very little ammunition, and he ground his teeth and began to cry.

Then all our guys made a terrible noise, stomped and whistled, some with two fingers, and some just like that. And my heart sank, I couldn’t stand it, I pulled out my pistol and shouted with all my might:

– First class “B”! Fire!!!

And we started firing with all the pistols at once. We wanted to help the Reds at all costs. I kept firing at one fat fascist, he kept running ahead, all in black crosses and various epaulets; I probably spent a hundred rounds on him, but he didn’t even look in my direction.

And the gunfire all around was unbearable. Valka fired from the elbow, Andryushka fired in short bursts, and Mishka must have been a sniper, because after each shot he shouted:

But the whites still did not pay attention to us, and everyone climbed forward. Then I looked around and shouted:

- For help! Help out your own!

And all the guys from “A” and “B” took out guns with corks and started banging so hard that the ceilings shook and smelled of smoke, gunpowder and sulfur.

And there was a terrible commotion going on in the hall. Raisa Ivanovna and Elena Stepanovna ran through the rows, shouting:

- Stop acting up! Stop it!

And the gray-haired controllers ran after them and kept stumbling... And then Elena Stepanovna accidentally waved her hand and touched the elbow of a citizen who was sitting on a side chair. And the citizen had a popsicle in her hand. It took off like a propeller and landed on the bald head of one guy. He jumped up and shouted in a thin voice:

– Calm down your madhouse!!!

But we continued to fire with all our might, because the red machine gunner had almost fallen silent, he was wounded, and red blood was flowing down his pale face... And we, too, had almost run out of percussion caps, and it is unknown what would have happened next, but at this time, because Red cavalrymen jumped out of the forest, sabers sparkling in their hands, and they crashed into the very thick of the enemies!

And they ran wherever they looked, to distant lands, and the Reds shouted “Hurray!” And we, too, all as one, shouted “Hurray!”

And when the whites were no longer visible, I shouted:

-Stop shooting!

And everyone stopped shooting, and music started playing on the screen, and one guy sat down at the table and began to eat buckwheat porridge.

And then I realized that I was very tired and also hungry.

Then the picture ended very well, and we went home.

And on Monday, when we came to school, all of us, all the boys who had been to the cinema, were gathered in the large hall.

There was a table there. Fyodor Nikolaevich, our director, was sitting at the table. He stood up and said:

- Hand over your weapons!

And we all took turns coming to the table and handing over our weapons. On the table, in addition to the pistols, there were two slingshots and a tube for shooting peas.

Fedor Nikolaevich said:

“We discussed this morning what to do with you.” There were different proposals... But I give you all a verbal reprimand for violating the rules of conduct in enclosed spaces of entertainment enterprises! In addition, you will likely have your behavior grades reduced. Now go and study well!

And we went to study. But I sat and studied poorly. I kept thinking that a reprimand was very bad and that mom would probably be angry...

But during recess Mishka Slonov said:

“Still, it’s good that we helped the Reds hold out until our own people arrived!”

And I said:

- Certainly!!! Even though it’s a movie, maybe they wouldn’t have lasted without us!

- Who knows…

Dragunsky V. Yu.

The Battle of a Clean River is a story by Victor Dragunsky that all children will enjoy. In it, boys of one class agreed to always walk with toy pistols. On Sunday they were planning to go to the cinema and took the best seats in the cinema hall. The film on a military theme interested the children so much that they even helped our soldiers in battle and shot at enemies with toy pistols. Read with your children how the battle ended. The story teaches courage, masculinity, love for the Fatherland.

All the boys of 1st class "B" had pistols.

We agreed to always carry weapons. And each of us always had a nice pistol in our pocket and a supply of piston tapes to go with it. And we really liked it, but it didn’t last long. And all because of the movie...

One day Raisa Ivanovna said:

Tomorrow, guys, is Sunday. And you and I will have a holiday. Tomorrow our class, first “A” and first “B”, all three classes together, will go to the “Khudozhestvenny” cinema to watch the film “Scarlet Stars”. This is a very interesting picture about the struggle for our just cause... Bring ten kopecks with you tomorrow. Meeting near the school at ten o'clock!

I told my mother all this in the evening, and my mother put ten kopecks in my left pocket for a ticket and in my right pocket a few coins for water and syrup. And she ironed my clean collar. I went to bed early so that tomorrow would come quickly, and when I woke up, my mother was still sleeping. Then I started getting dressed. Mom opened her eyes and said:

Sleep, another night!

And what a night - as bright as day!

I said:

How not to be late!

But mom whispered:

Six o'clock. Don't wake up your father, please sleep!

I lay down again and lay there for a long, long time, the birds were already singing, and the wipers began to sweep, and a car began to hum outside the window. Now I definitely had to get up. And I started getting dressed again. Mom stirred and raised her head:

Why are you, restless soul?

I said:

We'll be late! What time is it now?

“It’s five minutes past six,” my mother said, “go to sleep, don’t worry, I’ll wake you up when necessary.”

And sure enough, she then woke me up, and I got dressed, washed, ate and went to school. Misha and I became a couple, and soon everyone, with Raisa Ivanovna in front and Elena Stepanovna behind, went to the cinema.

There our class took the best seats in the first row, then the hall began to get dark and the picture began. And we saw how red soldiers were sitting in the wide steppe, not far from the forest, how they sang songs and danced to the accordion. One soldier was sleeping in the sun, and beautiful horses were grazing not far from him; they were nibbling grass, daisies and bells with their soft lips. And a light breeze blew, and a clear river ran, and a bearded soldier by a small fire told a fairy tale about the Firebird.

And at that time, out of nowhere, white officers appeared, there were a lot of them, and they began to shoot, and the Reds began to fall and defend themselves, but there were much more of them...

And the red machine gunner began to fire back, but he saw that he had very little ammunition, and he ground his teeth and began to cry.

Then all our guys made a terrible noise, stomped and whistled, some with two fingers, and some just like that. And my heart sank, I couldn’t stand it, I pulled out my pistol and shouted with all my might:

First class "B"! Fire!!!

And we started firing with all the pistols at once. We wanted to help the Reds at all costs. I kept firing at one fat fascist, he kept running ahead, all in black crosses and various epaulets; I probably spent a hundred rounds on him, but he didn’t even look in my direction.

And the gunfire all around was unbearable. Valka fired from the elbow, Andryushka fired in short bursts, and Mishka must have been a sniper, because after each shot he shouted:

But the whites still did not pay attention to us, and everyone climbed forward. Then I looked around and shouted:

For help! Help out your own!

And all the guys from “A” and “B” took out guns with corks and started banging so hard that the ceilings shook and smelled of smoke, gunpowder and sulfur.

And there was a terrible commotion going on in the hall. Raisa Ivanovna and Elena Stepanovna ran through the rows, shouting:

Stop messing around! Stop it!

And the gray-haired controllers ran after them and kept stumbling... And then Elena Stepanovna accidentally waved her hand and touched the elbow of a citizen who was sitting on a side chair. And the citizen had a popsicle in her hand. It took off like a propeller and landed on the bald head of one guy. He jumped up and shouted in a thin voice:

Calm down your madhouse!!!

But we continued to fire with all our might, because the red machine gunner had almost fallen silent, he was wounded, and red blood was flowing down his pale face... And we, too, had almost run out of percussion caps, and it is unknown what would have happened next, but at this time, because Red cavalrymen jumped out of the forest, sabers sparkling in their hands, and they crashed into the very thick of the enemies!

And they ran wherever they looked, to distant lands, and the Reds shouted “Hurray!” And we, too, all as one, shouted “Hurray!”

And when the whites were no longer visible, I shouted:

Stop shooting!

And everyone stopped shooting, and music started playing on the screen, and one guy sat down at the table and began to eat buckwheat porridge.

And then I realized that I was very tired and also hungry.

Then the picture ended very well, and we went home.

And on Monday, when we came to school, all of us, all the boys who had been to the cinema, were gathered in the large hall.

There was a table there. Fyodor Nikolaevich, our director, was sitting at the table. He stood up and said:

Hand over your weapons!

And we all took turns coming to the table and handing over our weapons. On the table, in addition to the pistols, there were two slingshots and a tube for shooting peas.

Fedor Nikolaevich said:

This morning we discussed what to do with you. There were different proposals... But I give you all a verbal reprimand for violating the rules of conduct in enclosed spaces of entertainment enterprises! In addition, you will likely have your behavior grades reduced. Now go and study well!

And we went to study. But I sat and studied poorly. I kept thinking that a reprimand was very bad and that mom would probably be angry...

But during recess Mishka Slonov said:

Still, it’s good that we helped the Reds hold out until our own people arrived!

And I said:

Certainly!!! Even though it’s a movie, maybe they wouldn’t have lasted without us!

All the boys of 1st class "B" had pistols.
We agreed to always carry weapons. And each of us always had a nice pistol in our pocket and a supply of piston tapes to go with it. And we really liked it, but it didn’t last long. And all because of the movie...
One day Raisa Ivanovna said:
- Tomorrow, guys, is Sunday. And you and I will have a holiday. Tomorrow our class, first “A” and first “B”, all three classes together, will go to the “Khudozhestvenny” cinema to watch the film “Scarlet Stars”. This is a very interesting picture about the struggle for our just cause... Bring ten kopecks with you tomorrow. Meeting near the school at ten o'clock!
I told my mother all this in the evening, and my mother put ten kopecks in my left pocket for a ticket and in my right pocket a few coins for water and syrup. And she ironed my clean collar. I went to bed early so that tomorrow would come quickly, and when I woke up, my mother was still sleeping. Then I started getting dressed. Mom opened her eyes and said:
- Sleep, it's still night!
And what a night - as bright as day!
I said:
- How not to be late!
But mom whispered:
- Six o'clock. Don't wake up your father, please sleep!
I lay down again and lay there for a long, long time, the birds were already singing, and the wipers began to sweep, and a car began to hum outside the window. Now I definitely had to get up. And I started getting dressed again. Mom stirred and raised her head:
- Why are you, restless soul?
I said:
- We'll be late! What time is it now?
“It’s five minutes past six,” my mother said, “you go to sleep, don’t worry, I’ll wake you up when necessary.”
And sure enough, she then woke me up, and I got dressed, washed, ate and went to school. Misha and I became a couple, and soon everyone, with Raisa Ivanovna in front and Elena Stepanovna behind, went to the cinema.
There our class took the best seats in the first row, then the hall began to get dark and the picture began. And we saw how red soldiers were sitting in the wide steppe, not far from the forest, how they sang songs and danced to the accordion. One soldier was sleeping in the sun, and beautiful horses were grazing not far from him; they were nibbling grass, daisies and bells with their soft lips. And a light breeze blew, and a clear river ran, and a bearded soldier by a small fire told a fairy tale about the Firebird.
And at that time, out of nowhere, white officers appeared, there were a lot of them, and they began to shoot, and the Reds began to fall and defend themselves, but there were much more of them...
And the red machine gunner began to fire back, but he saw that he had very little ammunition, and he ground his teeth and began to cry.
Then all our guys made a terrible noise, stomped and whistled, some with two fingers, and some just like that. And my heart sank, I couldn’t stand it, I pulled out my pistol and shouted with all my might:
- First class "B"! Fire!!!
And we started firing with all the pistols at once. We wanted to help the Reds at all costs. I kept firing at one fat fascist, he kept running ahead, all in black crosses and various epaulets; I probably spent a hundred rounds on him, but he didn’t even look in my direction.
And the gunfire all around was unbearable. Valka fired from the elbow, Andryushka fired in short bursts, and Mishka must have been a sniper, because after each shot he shouted:
- Ready!
But the whites still did not pay attention to us, and everyone climbed forward. Then I looked around and shouted:
- For help! Help out your own!
And all the guys from “A” and “B” took out guns with corks and started banging so hard that the ceilings shook and smelled of smoke, gunpowder and sulfur.
And there was a terrible commotion going on in the hall. Raisa Ivanovna and Elena Stepanovna ran through the rows, shouting:
- Stop acting up! Stop it!
And the gray-haired controllers ran after them and kept stumbling... And then Elena Stepanovna accidentally waved her hand and touched the elbow of a citizen who was sitting on a side chair. And the citizen had a popsicle in her hand. It took off like a propeller and landed on the bald head of one guy. He jumped up and shouted in a thin voice:
- Calm down your madhouse!!!
But we continued to fire with all our might, because the red machine gunner had almost fallen silent, he was wounded, and red blood was flowing down his pale face... And we, too, had almost run out of percussion caps, and it is unknown what would have happened next, but at this time, because Red cavalrymen jumped out of the forest, sabers sparkling in their hands, and they crashed into the very thick of the enemies!
And they ran wherever they looked, to distant lands, and the Reds shouted “Hurray!” And we, too, all as one, shouted “Hurray!”
And when the whites were no longer visible, I shouted:
-Stop shooting!

And everyone stopped shooting, and music started playing on the screen, and one guy sat down at the table and began to eat buckwheat porridge.
And then I realized that I was very tired and also hungry.
Then the picture ended very well, and we went home.
And on Monday, when we came to school, all of us, all the boys who had been to the cinema, were gathered in the large hall.
There was a table there. Fyodor Nikolaevich, our director, was sitting at the table. He stood up and said:
- Hand over your weapons!
And we all took turns coming to the table and handing over our weapons. On the table, in addition to the pistols, there were two slingshots and a tube for shooting peas.
Fedor Nikolaevich said:
- We discussed this morning what to do with you. There were different proposals... But I give you all a verbal reprimand for violating the rules of conduct in enclosed spaces of entertainment enterprises! In addition, you will likely have your behavior grades reduced. Now go and study well!
And we went to study. But I sat and studied poorly. I kept thinking that a reprimand was very bad and that mom would probably be angry...
But during recess Mishka Slonov said:
- Still, it’s good that we helped the Reds hold out until our own people arrived!
And I said:
- Certainly!!! Even though it’s a movie, maybe they wouldn’t have lasted without us!
- Who knows…