Young businessmen (8+)
The boys in the yard where Seryozhalivedwere friendly. Every day they went out into the yard to play football or the game of war. The only thing that upset Seryozha was that he constantly had to beg his mother for money. He decided to go into business. He didn't think long. He went out for a walk with a monocle and began to praise it:
- My monocle magnifies everything 40 times.
- Let me look, - the boys asked Seryozha trying to outdo each other.
- 20 rubles and you can look, - Seryozha blurted out.
- What - what?! - the boys were indignant.
- If you don't want to, then so be it, - Seryozha retorted.
- We want to, but why do we have to pay for it? - the boys continued to be indignant.
- It’s because I'm a businessman now. Look, I decided to make money. Whoever wants to look through the monocle will find the money no matter what. I’m being honest with you - Seryozha explained.
The boys ran home. Obviously, to ask their parents for money.
And then everyone took turns in looking through the monocle:
- Wow! I see a pigeon on the roof. It seems like I'll reach out and catch it.
- And I can see the license plates, and they are huge!
- Oh! I can see the plane. It's so big! And I can even see the illuminators where people are looking at us. How beautifully it flies! If there's an accident on the plane and it catches fire, I'll be able to see it!
- You fool, don't say that. Mom says that thoughts can materialize. You should only think about good things. What if one of our friends or acquaintances is flying on that plane.
- Okay, let them fly without accidents. I'll watch something else.
- And I see toys in the sandbox. They seem so huge.
The boys looked at everything around them. Finally, having looked through the monocle to their heart's content, they returned it to Seryozha.
- Cool thing, - they concluded.
- And my parents bought me a scooter yesterday, - Yurka suddenly declared.
- Why didn't you say anything? Come on, bring it here, let's go for a ride, - the boys shouted in unison.
Yura brought out the scooter and said:
- 20 rubles.
- What do you mean? - the boys were surprised.
- What’s wrong with it? You paid 20 rubles for the monocle? Now you'll pay for the scooter too. The scooter is more expensive than the monocle. I want to earn money too, - Yura said calmly.
Except for Seryozha,the boys ran home,to ask their parents for money. Everyone wanted to ride the scooter, but the boys were so impatient that they almost started fighting.
Finally, Yura said:
- That's enough. It's time for me to take the scooter home.
The boys were despondent.
- I have some darts. I can bring them, - Max suggested.
- We don't mind, - Sergey and Kostya answered.
Max ran home and brought out the darts, attached the target to the notice board and offered:
- Who wants to throw the darts, it costs 20 rubles.
Only Kostya had to run for the money. When he returned, the game was already in full swing. The boys had a competition to see who was the most accurate. It was great! Finally, the boys were satisfied enough.
- I have a radio-controlled helicopter. But my mother won't let me take it out, - Kostya said hesitantly.
- You take it out quietly, so your mother doesn't notice, - the boys tried to persuade him.
- Okay, I'll try, - Kostya said hesitantly. - Will you pay me?
- Of course! We have money. We earned it.
Kostya took the helicopter out. Everyone, without thinking, gave him their honestly earned money - 20 rubles each. Controlling the helicopter was much more interesting and difficult than the car. Itbumped into an obstacle about 20 times and almost crashed the same number of times, but in the end the helicopter remained inonepiece, to Kostya's delight. Evening came and everyone was called home.
Seryozha was happy and pleased with himself. He earned 60 rubles and had a good time. The main thing was that he didn't have to ask his mother for money and it didn't matter that by the evening he didn't have a single ruble.
- "Today the business was a success, and tomorrow I'll think of something else," Seryozha thought to himself.
Yura also earned 60 rubles, but brought home 20 rubles. However, he was also proud that he was able to earn those 20 rubles honestly for the first time. That's how much he borrowed from his mother and, most importantly, he was able to return them on the same day, which surprised his mother quite a bit.
- “I’m a real businessman,” thought Yura. “And the day went wonderfully.”
Maxim also earned 60 rubles, but brought home 40 rubles. He was happy to give his mother his first earnings. It didn’t matter that he had to borrow 40 rubles from his mother to earn this money. He put four 10-ruble coins in a mug and solemnly handed them to his mother. At the same time, he tried to shake the mug so that the money in it jingled especially loudly.
Mom said in bewilderment:
- How did it happen that you didn’t spend this money?
- I’ll spend it next time, - Max grinned slyly, and thought to himself, - “I’m a real businessman, and businessmen don’t spend money left and right.”
Kostya brought home 60 rubles and silently put them in his mother’s palm.
- Why are you giving them back to me? “You must have really needed them,” Mom was surprised.
- Thank you, Mom. They really helped me today. Can you imagine, I spent your 60 rubles and rode a scooter, saw a lot of things while looking through a monocle, shot a dart at a target, and still earned 60 rubles, - Kostya proudly declared. - Can you imagine, everyone earned: Seryozha, Max, and Yura, but I earned the most.
- Well done! You are a real businessman!
Mom gently hugged her son and kissed him. A mother's kiss is the best bonus for a successful business.
The next day, the boys met again. They recalled the previous day, discussed their business affairs and decided that they would no longer make money on friendship, but they decided not to abandon business. They decided to offer their services in the neighboring yards of their small town. Seryozha was the idea provider, but everyone else in the group endeavored their best efforts and by the end of the summer they earned a decent amount of money, which they divided equally among themselves.
Well, my young readers, would you like to have such friends?
The boys in the yard where Seryozhalivedwere friendly. Every day they went out into the yard to play football or the game of war. The only thing that upset Seryozha was that he constantly had to beg his mother for money. He decided to go into business. He didn't think long. He went out for a walk with a monocle and began to praise it:
- My monocle magnifies everything 40 times.
- Let me look, - the boys asked Seryozha trying to outdo each other.
- 20 rubles and you can look, - Seryozha blurted out.
- What - what?! - the boys were indignant.
- If you don't want to, then so be it, - Seryozha retorted.
- We want to, but why do we have to pay for it? - the boys continued to be indignant.
- It’s because I'm a businessman now. Look, I decided to make money. Whoever wants to look through the monocle will find the money no matter what. I’m being honest with you - Seryozha explained.
The boys ran home. Obviously, to ask their parents for money.
And then everyone took turns in looking through the monocle:
- Wow! I see a pigeon on the roof. It seems like I'll reach out and catch it.
- And I can see the license plates, and they are huge!
- Oh! I can see the plane. It's so big! And I can even see the illuminators where people are looking at us. How beautifully it flies! If there's an accident on the plane and it catches fire, I'll be able to see it!
- You fool, don't say that. Mom says that thoughts can materialize. You should only think about good things. What if one of our friends or acquaintances is flying on that plane.
- Okay, let them fly without accidents. I'll watch something else.
- And I see toys in the sandbox. They seem so huge.
The boys looked at everything around them. Finally, having looked through the monocle to their heart's content, they returned it to Seryozha.
- Cool thing, - they concluded.
- And my parents bought me a scooter yesterday, - Yurka suddenly declared.
- Why didn't you say anything? Come on, bring it here, let's go for a ride, - the boys shouted in unison.
Yura brought out the scooter and said:
- 20 rubles.
- What do you mean? - the boys were surprised.
- What’s wrong with it? You paid 20 rubles for the monocle? Now you'll pay for the scooter too. The scooter is more expensive than the monocle. I want to earn money too, - Yura said calmly.
Except for Seryozha,the boys ran home,to ask their parents for money. Everyone wanted to ride the scooter, but the boys were so impatient that they almost started fighting.
Finally, Yura said:
- That's enough. It's time for me to take the scooter home.
The boys were despondent.
- I have some darts. I can bring them, - Max suggested.
- We don't mind, - Sergey and Kostya answered.
Max ran home and brought out the darts, attached the target to the notice board and offered:
- Who wants to throw the darts, it costs 20 rubles.
Only Kostya had to run for the money. When he returned, the game was already in full swing. The boys had a competition to see who was the most accurate. It was great! Finally, the boys were satisfied enough.
- I have a radio-controlled helicopter. But my mother won't let me take it out, - Kostya said hesitantly.
- You take it out quietly, so your mother doesn't notice, - the boys tried to persuade him.
- Okay, I'll try, - Kostya said hesitantly. - Will you pay me?
- Of course! We have money. We earned it.
Kostya took the helicopter out. Everyone, without thinking, gave him their honestly earned money - 20 rubles each. Controlling the helicopter was much more interesting and difficult than the car. Itbumped into an obstacle about 20 times and almost crashed the same number of times, but in the end the helicopter remained inonepiece, to Kostya's delight. Evening came and everyone was called home.
Seryozha was happy and pleased with himself. He earned 60 rubles and had a good time. The main thing was that he didn't have to ask his mother for money and it didn't matter that by the evening he didn't have a single ruble.
- "Today the business was a success, and tomorrow I'll think of something else," Seryozha thought to himself.
Yura also earned 60 rubles, but brought home 20 rubles. However, he was also proud that he was able to earn those 20 rubles honestly for the first time. That's how much he borrowed from his mother and, most importantly, he was able to return them on the same day, which surprised his mother quite a bit.
- “I’m a real businessman,” thought Yura. “And the day went wonderfully.”
Maxim also earned 60 rubles, but brought home 40 rubles. He was happy to give his mother his first earnings. It didn’t matter that he had to borrow 40 rubles from his mother to earn this money. He put four 10-ruble coins in a mug and solemnly handed them to his mother. At the same time, he tried to shake the mug so that the money in it jingled especially loudly.
Mom said in bewilderment:
- How did it happen that you didn’t spend this money?
- I’ll spend it next time, - Max grinned slyly, and thought to himself, - “I’m a real businessman, and businessmen don’t spend money left and right.”
Kostya brought home 60 rubles and silently put them in his mother’s palm.
- Why are you giving them back to me? “You must have really needed them,” Mom was surprised.
- Thank you, Mom. They really helped me today. Can you imagine, I spent your 60 rubles and rode a scooter, saw a lot of things while looking through a monocle, shot a dart at a target, and still earned 60 rubles, - Kostya proudly declared. - Can you imagine, everyone earned: Seryozha, Max, and Yura, but I earned the most.
- Well done! You are a real businessman!
Mom gently hugged her son and kissed him. A mother's kiss is the best bonus for a successful business.
The next day, the boys met again. They recalled the previous day, discussed their business affairs and decided that they would no longer make money on friendship, but they decided not to abandon business. They decided to offer their services in the neighboring yards of their small town. Seryozha was the idea provider, but everyone else in the group endeavored their best efforts and by the end of the summer they earned a decent amount of money, which they divided equally among themselves.
Well, my young readers, would you like to have such friends?