не ходите, дети, в Африку гулять

Птицаговорун
"В защиту Деда-Мороза", А. Барто
http://www.world-art.ru/lyric/lyric.php?id=9125

my brother (he has grown me out)
makes everyone to cry.
he said to me, that Santa Claus
is not the miracle uncle.

don't you believe them! -
that's he talked -
but by itself
the door has opened,
and here I see -
old man gets in,
he has a beard,
dressed in sheepskin,
a sheepskin till the floor!
and he says,
where is the tree?
and do the children sleep?

with big and silver starred sack,
old man in fluffy fancy hat
stands here, showered by snow,
and brother whispers behind back,
- oh but this is our neighbour!
don't you see, a nose is alike,
and his back, and hands!

I answered: well, so what?
you look like our Grandma,
but you aren't she at all!

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