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Years passed. Sitora decided to divorce. She got a job. Rent an apartment and left her husband. Her son left with her. Being a divorced woman in our society is something bad. But it is another story to write about.

Few years later. Sitora’s son was already 21. He graduated university. He met a girl and fell in love with her. Wedding. New bride at home. This time Sitora is a mother-in-law herself.

One evening Sitora came home after work. She noticed that food was not prepared. The house was not cleaned. She said to her son and his wife: “Why food is not served? Why is it so dirty at home? In the morning you both sleep. You both should respect me more. I work hard to feed us. And you too just watching movies all night long. And sleeping in the morning instead of making a breakfast for me. It won’t work like this.”

Her son looked straight into her eyes. And asked his mother: “Mom, did you like the way my grandmother used to treat you when you were young? You should not do the same mistakes with my wife. Please, accept and treat her as if she was your own daughter”.

Friendship. Love. Forgiveness.

This is a story about a brave and kind bear. Throughout his life he used to meet different kind of other animals. Some were his besties, other were enemies. At some point, he lost his loved one. But despite of difficulties he had; he could overcome them. His pure heart helped him to express his mercifulness and be patient.

Here is how it started.

A small cute bear was walking in the forest. His name was Tom. His parents were from the Central Asia. Asian bears are strong and brave. They can climb and swim well. They run very fast. But our bear Tom was born in the West. As his family moved here long time ago for better life.

The weather was so nice. And Tom decided to enjoy it. While taking a walk. He was sometimes happily jumping and dancing. The smile was always on his face. On his way, he met his friends. They played together. Talked. His best friend, another bear. Shared with him: “Our family is moving to a new place. Soon we will be apart from each other”. Tom’s smile immediately disappeared from his face. And he asked:” When will I see you again?”. His friend, hugged Tom and said: “Don’t be sad. You can come visit me any time”. That day, Tom stayed with his friend until late night.

When he came back home, his parents were so worried about him. “Where have you been so late, Tom?” He answered: “I was at friend’s house…he is leaving soon”. Bear mom said: “oh, honey, I am so sorry to hear that. Let me take you to the bed. I will tell you story about “three bears”. And they went to sleep. Once the small Tom was asleep. His mother returned to her husband to sleep too.

Suddenly, in the middle of the night. Tom heard strange noises coming from parents’ room. He quickly jumped out of the bed. He went to the door of his parents' bedroom. And again, he heard terrible sounds. As he was a small bear. He thought his mother was suffering. He asked himself: “Is my father beating her?”. Tom ran to his room. He knelt down and began to pray: “Please, God! Help my mother. Save her from my father. Please, let them be happy. And not fight”. And he started crying… “Please, I am ready to give out my soul to the devil. If you save her life.”

Next morning. Everything was fine. His parents were happily talking. They made a breakfast for the family. Tom saw his mother smiling. And he felt relaxed and thought “God heard me”.

Soon, bear Tom decided to visit his friend. It took him weeks to reach the aimed destination. While he was travelling, he met a very interesting animal. A rabbit. Surprisingly, bear Tom fell in love with the rabbit. But the rabbit was scared of bear Tom. Because, rabbit was so small comparing to the bear Tom. Rabbit said: “Rabbits do not fall in love with bears. Only with rabbits”. And the rabbit ran away. Bear Tom was so upset. His heart was broken. He thought: “I am not a good animal. Nobody wants to be with me”. Crying, the bear continued his trip.

On the way to his friend. Bear Tom met other animals. It was such a wonderful experience. New friends: birds, butterflies and squirrels. They were so beautiful. They had freedom. Some of them could fly so high. And others could climb and move so fast like bear Tom. His heart found peace in their friendship. But he had to go on. He promised them: “I will come back to see you again, my dear friends. You also can always be my guests”.

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Примечания

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Плов – национальное блюдо, приготовленное из риса, мяса, овощей и приправ. Изначально плов считался едой богатых людей и чаще всего готовился по праздникам, например, подавался на свадьбе в качестве почетного блюда.

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Лепешка – традиционный хлеб народов Средней Азии.

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Сундук – изделие корпусной мебели с откидной или съёмной верхней крышкой, которая используется как ёмкость для хранения одежды, драгоценностей и других ценных вещей.

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Сузани – разновидность вышитого и декоративного племенного текстиля, производимого в Таджикистане, Узбекистане, Казахстане и других странах Центральной Азии.

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Накш – песнопение

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Ёр – подруга, возлюбленная

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Автор перевел слова по смыслу:

Возлюбленная пришла с дружеским намерением

Мы прошли долгий путь

Возлюбленная пришла с дружеским намерением

Мы привезли вам цветочек

Возлюбленная пришла с дружеским намерением

Куда его поставить?

В доме у ……. (озвучивают имя жениха)

Возлюбленная пришла с дружеским намерением