SERYOZHA'S HOMEWORK Seryozha at his table sat. "I'll do my homework," thought the lad. He had to show the hills and lakes Upon the map without mistakes. But then an electrician knocked And entered, and some time they talked Of things like fuses, which cause fire When we replace them with a wire. The electrician found out then How folks should jump from sinking boats, And that Seryozha's age was ten. And airplanes occupied his thoughts. But in due cause the light went on The meter worked, the man had gone. Seryozha at his table sat. "I'll do my homework," thought the lad. He had to show the hills and lakes Upon the map without mistakes. Out of the window, though, he peered: The rain had stopped, the sky had cleared. The yard was dry, so out-of-doors Young football-players came in force. Seryozha pushed his books aside. "Those lakes can wait!" Seryozha cried. They let Seryozha keep the goal; Till four he caught and kicked the ball. Again ...