Wealth

Today Pablo Eskabar it was executed sixty years. Despite of old age, it still remained in a grade of the corporal. To its modest house on a celebration there has arrived colonel Horhe Rodriguez. They were friends from school. In Puerto-Ayakucho the colonel has reached by the helicopter. In this small town was a lot of military. On the river Orinoco there passes border with Colombia behind which dense woods reach hundreds kilometers. Places here, in a word, restless.

The end of October the best is time. Still there is no huge number of mosquitoes, and gardens are already full of color and court yard of a fragrance. Evening has come. Mountains were quickly shined with the fallen sun. It for a short while has hung above Colombia, has dived for horizon and above city the haze has lowered. The temperature of air has fallen, and visitors have settled down on a covered terrace.

The first has said a toast for health юбиляра the colonel. Pablo in the answer has thanked the friend, and all have drunk for Hоrhе and their friendship. Then the father was congratulated by children and grandsons. At Pablo them was already twelve. Fault and meat dishes on a celebratory table was so much, that the colonel was perplexed, how wife Pablo of seigneur Militta has had time to prepare for all this. Certainly, it was helped by children. The holiday proceeded, visitors not first time have changed the subject of conversation.

Here Pablo has drawn to itself attention present a reasoning on preliminary results of own life: "Dear mine, last time I think about reached and lost much". It continued: "I have not acquired the Big riches. The good house, but it too grows old together with me. And now, when you have matured, each of you has a house. Unique my riches the gold bolivar, transferred by the father before it has left to serve me. It is More we than it did not see".

It the colonel has interrupted Rodriguez: "Really Pablo, your riches only in gold bolivar?". Here there was senior son Eskabara, it has quietly told: "Thanks the father, and you mother of thanks". Also easy it has sat down back. The silent pause was formed. The colonel has started talking again: "Your riches Pablo in your children. Your riches in your grandsons. Riches in life experience. And still, all sitting at this table appreciate riches of your soul".

Seigneur Militta has submitted to a table a cold dessert. Someone already started to prepare for a dream. Became even colder. For tomorrow the colonel Rodriguez should return to capital. Pablo has sat down behind a table is closer to the colonel and has told to it: "You know Horhe, my riches could not be full without our friendship". They have stayed behind a table till the morning. (RUS)

Ilya Koutsarev
07.09.01