I'll tell you the story of one man, let's call him Alexander, because, to be honest, I don't remember his name. This is a rather old story, I read it in the magazine, but now I just remembered it. So, the story is that greed has never led anyone to goodness!
It was winter 1998. Alexander was responsible for filming the New Year's TV show. Everything that was required was filmed long ago. It remains only for Santa Claus to present a gift. And there was such a kind of action, which in those days were few, but now it is just a million. So, it was necessary to hand the gift to some random person. And the gift was very good and necessary by those standards - a brand new TV of the latest brand.
In those days, only wealthy people could afford TV. The film crew went to a small village. There were no well-to-do people there, or there were only a few.
It was one hundred and fifty kilometers from the capital. The group drove along the highway, then turned onto a country road, where the car almost got stuck. The driver muttered something displeased under his breath. Indeed, the road in general was terrible, it felt like no one left the village for a long time, and no one even went there. But the driver coped with it, drove into a village, unloaded. Alexander knocked on the first house he came across. It was agreed that at first no one would say anything about the gift, so that a really surprise would turn out.
The door of the house was opened by a woman in her fifties with a displeased face and unkempt hair.
- What do you want?
- Hello dear. We came from Moscow. We want to shoot how the inhabitants of an ordinary village celebrate the New Year. Will you let us shoot at your house? It will take a little time, but then you can see yourself on TV!
The woman's husband came out of the room with a cigarette in his mouth, followed, probably, by their son, about twenty, seemingly loafing and lazy.
- What are you going to do there? Should we rent our house? Is free? This is not how things are done. If you want to shoot - pay us! - said the man.
The film crew looked at each other. Nobody expected such a turn.
- Oh, excuse me, we just noticed that your house will not suit us. We were looking for one with log walls, and we have no money to pay you at all! - Alexander quickly got out of the situation.
The aunt scratched her tangle on her head and said:
- You know what, you better go to our neighbors, if so. All the more, trample us here, then wash the floors after you. Come on, we don't need all this. Just think, Muscovites, go to your neighbors. I'll show you where to go.
The men had to stomp to the neighbors. This time an old grandmother opened the door, she looked about 80 years old. Surprisingly, she looked very neat, clean. Alexander told her that he wanted to shoot.
- Hello, guys. Oh, we don't mind, of course, but we have nothing to feed you. There is only cabbage soup. Only they are without meat, ”the granny babbled.
The men sipped their cabbage soup with great pleasure, tired of the journey. And the cabbage soup was very tasty, even without meat. And then, two guys got into the car, brought food, and set the table. They brought in, set up and dressed up a Christmas tree, to the surprise of granny. It turned out very nicely.
- Where is your TV?
- Yes, it broke down a month ago, and somehow there is nothing to repair, - replied grandfather, the same nice clean old man.
At that moment, a neighbor, the same woman from the first house with a mat on her head, looked into her grandmother's house:
- Why didn't you say that you have so much food with you? We would have let you in!
- Well, you wanted money, but we have no money, we only have food!
“You owe me now, I brought you such guests,” the woman shouted in the direction of her grandmother.
“Thank you very much, but now you'd better leave,” said Alexander.
- I'll sit here in a corner, and I will not interfere with you!
Alexander with the film crew started filming. They shot everything quickly, the material turned out to be very good and kind. And then they brought in a box tied with a ribbon.
- Dear, thank you for letting you into the house, thank you for feeding and allowing you to film. And this is a present for you from Santa Claus - the sponsor of our program.
Grandfather and grandmother could not believe that they were presented with a completely new TV. They cried with happiness, hugged, and everyone said words of gratitude. And the neighbor almost fainted from anger, but still flew off the chair. Then she jumped up and ran away from the house to her.
After 20 minutes, she returned, grabbed Alexander by the sleeve and pulled him to her. And there the son and the husband are standing, tearing off the wallpaper.
- Look, we also have log walls. Let's shoot, we agree.
- This, of course, is wonderful, but we have already filmed everything, we have already presented a gift. Thank you, don't, - Alexander waved the woman off with his hand.
- Do you know who the TV was presented to? Grandfather was kicked out of the party in Soviet times, and their son was in prison!
- We are not interested at all. Happy New Year! Goodbye, but no, goodbye, - Alexander left the house, and the film crew went back to the capital.
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