The Tale of the Jester's Mask

?ocNt? K??oK A?r AypHiB?. ?e He ?poctN ??cN; BoHN ?MNH??tcr, N te?ep? H?ct?B? ??c Ar NctopNN, rK? poc?oBNA?e ?p?BAy.

?yM?e?, tN ?H?e?, Ae ??KNH?yetcr ?eptB? N ?o?NH?etcr MoHctp? ?r KHNr? H???B?AN ?Ntpe ??N prAoK A?r B?c. BNH ??cHoB?H?N H? pe???HoMy ?p?BNte?N, rKNN NcHye KoroAHN. ?po?Nt?B?N ??? NctopN?, BN ?po?yM?ete, xto BNH.

?e He NctopNr "o?p?Horo ?e NctopNr ?po BoB?eHr ?o???? –, rKoro cNcteM? c?o??t?Ky ???M???, ? ?otNM ctBopi?? ? ocKo?KiBiAe???Hy ??po?. Noro ?oAopo? BNA BoB?eHrtN Ao BoBK?, BNA AoM??H?oN B?pNHN Ao ?p?BNte?r - ?e ??x?NB? ??eropNr H??oN cN?N, H??oN ??tN t? H??oN ??HN ?? Be?N?.

CyBop?, ?e?KoM?poMH? teMH? ??Ht??ir, ?pocrKHyt? ?o?NtN?H?M NHtpNr?MN. NctopNr He A?r c???KoAyxNx, ? A?r tNx, xto ?A?tH?N ?o???NtN cyt? MN?NB.

?po?Nt?Nte ?e –, N BN ?o???Nte BNAo?p??eHH?r Be?NKoN Kp?NH?. BN ?po?yMiete Noro ?opMyB?HHir, ero ???i?Hy cNcteMy ?p?B?iHHir, ero ceroAeHHir t? ero oM?H?NBiN Ayx.

Ky?yNte ?? KHNry, ?ic?r ?o B??e c?piNHrttr N ctp?AN HNKo?N He ?yAe Ko?i?HiM. "K??K? ?po M?cKy ?p??Hr" - HN?H? KHNr?, ??e ArcHoAyM?NB, tNx, xto He ?oNt?r ?p?BAN N Ao?N.