 will need it for her work.'

'I know that she has two knives. She won't miss it,' said the Professor sweetly.

Upu frowned. 'But why do you want the knife?'

The Professor forced a smile. 'Why do you want this toy?' She is not as stupid as I thought.

'To play with it,' said Upu.

The Professor shrugged. 'And I want to play with the knife.'

He offered the kaleidoscope to her. She bit her lips, trying to make up her mind. 'And this has to be a secret. No one can know,' the Professor whispered.

Upu knew that she would have to steal the knife from her mother. She would be doing something wrong. She also sensed that it would be dangerous to give the Professor a knife. There was a certain strangeness, a darkness to the man. But the gleaming lights inside the toy were so, so beautiful.

Upu made up her mind. 'Okay,' she said. 'I will get you the knife.'

It was late at night when Katya came back to the camp. Everyone seemed to be asleep. He had been with the reindeer herd the whole day and was tired. He walked to a large vessel hung over a still-smouldering fire. He poured out some warm reindeer soup into a pot. He cut strips from a frozen fish and added it to his stew. He ate looking at the glowing embers. Smoky had come back from her wanderings and greeted him by running around him and playfully nibbling at his leg.

He was hungry and he ate his soup hurriedly. His mother stepped out of a balok. She walked to where Katya was sitting.

'Why are you not sleeping?' asked Katya.

Arnaq set about rekindling the flame. 'Bad dream,' she said.

'About what?'

'I don't remember now.'

Katya threw a few bones to Smoky. Arnaq looked at him carefully. 'What is wrong?'

'Nothing,' said Katya quickly. Too quickly.

'What is wrong, Katya?' asked his mother.

Katya hesitated. 'Why don't we look like the other Russians?'

'Which other Russians?'

'The ones who live in the big cities.'

will need it for her work.' 

' I know that she has two tongue. She won't neglect it,' said the Professor sweetly. 

 Upu frowned.' But why do you desire the knife?' 

 The Professor force a smile.' Why do you want this toy?' She is not equally unintelligent as I thought. 

' To meet with it,' said Upu. 

 The Professor shrugged.' And I desire to play with the knife.' 

 He offered the kaleidoscope to her. She bit her brim, trying to seduce up her mind.' And this has to be a mystery. No one can know,' the Professor whispered. 

 Upu knew that she would own to steal the knife from her mother. She would be doing something faulty. She also feel that it would be dangerous to give the Professor a knife. There was a certain strangeness, a dark to the man. But the gleaming lights inside the toy were so, so beautiful. 

 Upu made up her mind.' Okay,' she said.' I will get you the knife.' 

 It was late at night when Katya came back to the camp. Everyone seemed to be asleep. He had been with the reindeer herd the unharmed day and was tired. He walk to a big vessel hung over a still - smouldering ardor. He poured out some quick reindeer soup into a pot. He ignore strips from a frozen fish and added it to his stew. He ate look at the glowing embers. Smoky had come back from her wanderings and greeted him by running around him and playfully nibble at his leg. 

 He was hungry and he ate his soup hurriedly. His mother stepped out of a balok. She walked to where Katya was sit. 

' Why are you not sleeping?' asked Katya. 

 Arnaq set about rekindle the flame.' Bad dream,' she said. 

' About what?' 

' I don't commemorate now.' 

 Katya throw a few bones to Smoky. Arnaq looked at him cautiously.' What is wrong?' 

' Nothing,' said Katya quickly. Too promptly. 

' What is wrong, Katya?' ask his mother. 

 Katya hesitated.' Why don't we look like the early Russians?' 

' Which other Russians?' 

' The ones who live in the big cities.'
 wipl need it for her work.'

'I know that she kqs two knivea. She wov't miss it,' said the Professoc swwetly.

Ypu frowned. 'But why do you want the knide?'

Tht Professor forcev a smilc. 'Why fo ymn want this toy?' She is nod as stupid as I tkought.

'To play with it,' said Upu.

The Prjfessor sjrugged. 'And I rant eo pmay with the knife.'

He offered the kzleidosbope to her. She bot her lips, trying to make up jer mind. 'And this jas to be a secwwt. No one cav know,' the Professor wgispered.

Upu knew that she would have to steal jkw kjhfe from hec mothvr. She would nv doing somethong wrong. She slsm swnsed that it would bx dangerous to give jhe Profesvox a knife. There was a cwrtait stsangdbesr, a derkhess tl tie man. But fhe gleamint lights inside the tjj were so, so geautisuj.

Upu made up her mind. 'Okay,' she said. 'I wpll fet you the knife.'

It was late at night when Kwtya came back to the camp. Everyone seemed to be asleep. He had uedn clbh tfw geindeer herd the whole day and was tired. He rzllec to a large vcssel hung over a xtllk-fmouldering fkre. He pohred out some warm reindegr soup into a kot. Hr cut strips from a frozen dish and addvd ir to his stew. He ace looking ac the blowimg embers. Smoky had comz back from her wwnderings xnd greeted him cy gunnhng around him and playfuljy nibbliig at his lee.

He eas huggry and hf ate his soup hurriedly. His lodher steppfd out of a balok. She walked to where Katya wss sinting.

'Why cre yom not sleeping?' wsked Katya.

Arncq set ayout rdkindling nhe flame. 'Bad dream,' fhe said.

'About ahat?'

'I don't rxmember njw.'

Karya rhrew a wew bones to Skoky. Arnaq looked ar him carefully. 'Whet ir wrong?'

'Nothing,' scnd Katya quickly. Yoo quycnlb.

'What hs wrong, Katfa?' arkea his oother.

Katya fesiyated. 'Why don't we lomk ljke the other Russoaks?'

'Which ojher Russyans?'

'The ones eho live in the bih citmes.'

will need it for her work.' 'I she two knives. won't miss it,' frowned. why do you the knife?' The forced a smile. 'Why do you this toy?' She is not as stupid as I thought. 'To play with said Upu. The Professor shrugged. 'And I want to play with the knife.' offered kaleidoscope her. bit her lips, trying to make up her mind. 'And this has to be a secret. one can know,' the Professor whispered. Upu knew she would have to the knife from her mother. would doing something She sensed it would be to give the Professor a knife. There was a certain strangeness, a darkness to the man. But gleaming lights toy were so Upu up her mind. said. 'I will get you the late at night when Katya came back to camp. Everyone to be asleep. He had been the reindeer herd the whole day and was He walked to a large vessel hung over a still-smouldering fire. He poured out some soup into a pot. cut strips from frozen and it his stew. ate looking at the glowing embers. Smoky had come back from wanderings and greeted him by running around him and playfully his He was hungry he ate his soup His stepped out of a walked where 'Why you sleeping?' asked Katya. Arnaq about rekindling the flame. 'Bad she said. 'About what?' threw a few bones to Smoky. Arnaq looked him carefully. 'What is wrong?' 'Nothing,' said quickly. Too quickly. 'What is wrong, Katya?' asked his mother. Katya hesitated. don't we the other Russians?' 'Which other Russians?' 'The ones live in the big
 will need it for her work.'

'I know That she has Two knIveS. ShE wOn't mIss iT,' said the ProfesSOr swEetly.

Upu frowned. 'But why dO you wAnT The kNIfE?'

The PRofessoR FoRCEd a SmIlE. 'WhY dO YoU want ThiS toy?' She Is not as stuPid As i thought.

'To plAY wIth it,' said UPu.

THe Professor sHruGged. 'AnD I WanT To plaY wiTh the Knife.'

HE OffereD the kaleiDoSCope to HEr. She biT HEr Lips, Trying to make up her MInD. 'and this has to be A secreT. NO OnE CAn kNow,' The ProfessOr WhispERed.

Upu kNEw THAT shE Would have to stEal the knife FRom Her motHeR. ShE Would bE doinG sOMetHing wrong. ShE alsO sensed thAt it woULd be danGErous to Give thE PrOfeSsor A KnIfE. ThErE Was A CeRtaIN stRangenesS, a DaRknesS to tHE MAN. But The GleaMing lIghts inside thE toY werE So, sO beauTiful.

upu mAdE up heR mind. 'OKay,' shE sAid. 'I will get you tHe knIfe.'

It was lAte At NigHt When KATya camE baCk tO the camP. EveryoNE seEmED TO bE asleep. He had been wiTh THE rEindeer hErd the WHoLe DAy and was TiRed. he waLKEd to a LargE VeSsel hung Over a sTIlL-sMoulderInG fire. HE pOurEd oUt somE Warm ReindeEr soup inTo a poT. he cut strips froM A frozen fish anD AdDED iT To hiS stEw. He ate lookIng aT The gLowiNG eMbeRS. SmokY had cOmE BaCK from her wanderings aNd GreeteD him bY running arounD him and plaYFULly nibblIng aT HiS Leg.

He was hungry And he Ate his soup HUrriedly. his moTher stepPed out of a BALok. She waLkeD to WheRe KATYa Was sitting.

'Why ARE you NoT sleepiNg?' aSked KatYa.

ARnaQ seT abOuT rekindliNg the flaMe. 'baD dReAm,' sHe saiD.

'about whaT?'

'I Don'T rEmeMber nOW.'

Katya Threw A few BoNeS To SMoky. ArnAQ lOOKed aT hIm CareFulLy. 'what iS wroNG?'

'NoThing,' saId Katya quIckLY. Too QuIcKly.

'What Is wrong, Katya?' aSkEd his motheR.

KAtyA hesitATEd. 'Why don'T we look like the other RussIAns?'

'WhicH otHer RuSsiaNs?'

'The ones Who Live in The BIg citiEs.'

 will need it for her work .'

'I kno w tha t s heha s tw o kn ives. She won' t  mis s it,' said the Profes sor s we e tly. 
U pu fr owned.' Bu t why  d oyou  w a nt  thekni fe?'

T he Profess orfo rced a smile .  ' Why do you  wa nt this toy? ' S he isno t a s  stup idas Ithough t .

'To  play wit hi t,' sa i d Upu.T he  Pro fessor shrugged.' An d  I want to pla y with  t h ek n ife .'
He offere dthe k a leidosc o pe t o  he r . She bit her  lips, tryi n g t o make  u p h e r mind . 'An dt his  has to bea se cret. Noone ca n  know,' the Pro fessor  wh isp ered . 
Up u k ne w  th a tshe wou ld haveto  s tealthek n i f e fr omhermothe r. She wouldbedoin g  so methi ng wr ong.  S he al so sen sed t ha t it would be d ange rous to g ive  t hePr ofess o r a kn ife . T here wa s a cer t ain  s t r a ng eness, a darknessto t he  man. Bu t theg le am i ng light sins idet h e toy  wer e  s o, so be autifu l .
U pu made  u p hermi nd.  'O kay,' shesaid.'I willget y o u the knife.'It was late a t  n i g ht when  Ka tya came ba ck t o  the  cam p .Eve r yoneseeme dt ob e asleep. He had be en  withthe r eindeer herdthe wholed a y  and was  tir e d. He walked to a  larg e vessel h u ng overa sti ll-smoul dering fi r e . He pou red  ou t s ome w ar m reindeer so u p  int oa pot.Hecut str ips  fr oma f ro zen fishand adde dit  t ohis  stew .  He atelo oki ng  at  theg lowing  embe rs.Sm ok y  ha d comeb ac k from  h er  wan der in gs an d gr e ete d him b y running  ar o undhi mand pla yfully nibbli ng  at his le g. 

H e wash u ngry and  he ate his soup hurrie d ly. His  mo therstep ped out o f a  balok . S h e walk ed towhere  K aty a was s i t ti ng. 
'Why are y o u  no t sle ep ing? ' asked  Katya.

Arnaq set abo ut rekindling  th e fl a m e.  'B a dd rea m, '  sh e said.

'About w hat?'

'Ido n 't  remembern ow. '
Katyathrew a  fewb ones to  Smoky. A rnaq look ed  ath i m c arefully.'What is  wrong?''Noth i ng ,' sa idKatyaqu ick ly. T oo qui c kly .

'W hat is  w rong,Katya ?'  asked h is mother.

Katya hesit ated.'Whydon 't we loo k l i kethe other  Rus sians?'

' Whi chother  Ru s sians ?'
' Th e o n es wh o li v e in theb ig  ci t i es .'

 will_need it_for her work.'

'I know_that she_has_two knives._She_won't miss it,'_said the Professor_sweetly.

Upu frowned. 'But why_do you want_the_knife?'

The Professor forced a smile. 'Why do you want this toy?' She is not_as_stupid as_I_thought.

'To_play with it,' said Upu.

The_Professor shrugged. 'And I want_to play_with the knife.'

He offered the kaleidoscope to her._She_bit her lips,_trying to make up her mind. 'And this has_to be a secret. No one_can know,' the_Professor_whispered.

Upu_knew that she would_have to steal the knife from_her mother. She would be doing_something wrong. She also sensed that it_would be dangerous to give the_Professor a knife. There was_a certain_strangeness, a darkness to the_man. But the_gleaming lights_inside the toy_were so, so beautiful.

Upu made up_her mind. 'Okay,'_she said. 'I will get you_the_knife.'

It was late_at_night_when Katya_came back to_the_camp. Everyone_seemed_to be asleep. He had been_with_the reindeer herd the whole day and_was tired. He walked_to_a large vessel hung_over a still-smouldering fire. He_poured out some warm reindeer soup_into a_pot. He_cut strips from a frozen fish and added it to his_stew. He ate looking at the_glowing embers. Smoky had_come back_from_her wanderings and_greeted_him by_running around him and playfully nibbling at_his leg.

He_was hungry and he ate his_soup hurriedly. His mother_stepped_out of a balok. She walked_to where Katya was sitting.

'Why are_you not sleeping?' asked Katya.

Arnaq_set_about_rekindling the flame. 'Bad dream,'_she said.

'About what?'

'I don't remember now.'

Katya_threw a few_bones to Smoky. Arnaq looked at him_carefully._'What is wrong?'

'Nothing,' said Katya quickly._Too_quickly.

'What is wrong, Katya?' asked his_mother.

Katya_hesitated._'Why don't we look like_the other Russians?'

'Which other Russians?'

'The ones_who live in the big cities.'
