Shoe and Marmalade

In one room there was a large antique cupboard,
All sorts of rubbish was gathering dust inside him.
There was a lot of different unnecessary garbage there,
But we specifically interested in Marmalade and Shoe.

The old, worn Shoe ranted incessantly every day,
That he is a reliable and trusted friend of apartment owner,
And that they experienced many joys and hardships together,
Therefore, he is the most valuable and important in cupboard.




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Marmalade objected that he was younger than Shoe,
But he tastes great and has a wonderful aroma,
And everyone can use him usefully and get pleasure,
And it’s high time to burn Shoe, so as not to breed mold.

So they quarreled and swore for days and weeks.
The rest of the items in the cupboard were used to it
And stopped paying attention to these endless disputes,
Although deep down continued to curse both of them.

And then one day cheerful, noisy guests came to the house,
There were many of them, all dressed richly and tastefully.
Marmalade on the shelf became very agitated,
Will he be presented to guests and will they like him.
The chances were good, but there was no guarantee.

Suddenly Shoe opened the doors of the cupboard
And helped Marmalade down from his high shelf.
Marmalade didn't expect this, he burst into tears of emotion,
But when he had crossed the distance from shelf to table,
Shoe crashed with all his might into Marmalade viscous side.

It is unknown what effect treacherous Shoe expected,
Maybe he imagined himself as soccer player with ball,
But it was soft Marmalade that smeared on Shoe,
And now it’s as if they have become inseparable friends,
Which cannot be separated from each other in any way,
Unless someone licks Marmalade off Shoe with tongue.

"My turn! I'll do it! No, I will!" - sounded from all sides.
Guests rushed to Shoe and began to lick Marmalade from him.
None of inhabitants of cupboard knew,
That today owners were planning to hold a party of perverts,
Although it’s possible that Shoe guessed something similar.

Do you remember, how this old Shoe boasted,
That he had experienced a lot with owner and seen a lot?
Or don't you remember? In vain if so.
In cool drama, every little detail is important, my friends.
And this is exactly it, damn cool drama, trust me.



The original text was written by me in Russian. I haven't studied English systematically so the translation may not be ideal. The main work was done by Google Translate, I just corrected obvious absurdities, where I noticed them and where I did not confuse them with brilliant insights.