The dreaded word culling stabbed at the delicate kitty ears, the tips of which had already begun to gray, as Siamese are supposed to do, because they are born white. But in this litter, one cat-girl's ears were turning feathery, and the breeder of club cats was nervous.

No! Instead, it occurs to the cats that people like the hassle, even if they're kicking themselves, swearing, sort of arguing.

We happened to form a rock band called "Chance". One evening we rehearsed in the basement of our club. It should be noted that our school is ancient and has a rich history, so the basements in it are large, dark and depressingly overhanging over those who like to walk there... So, one of our comrades wanted to study the basement adjacent to the "stage" for the property located there.

The eldest, Demid, had always been a quiet boy, loved to read, and was going to become a historian. The youngest, Maxim, on the contrary, could not be put down for books. He could never sit still and in his seven years tried all kinds of children's transportation. Rollerblades, bicycle, skateboard, Max was familiar with all of this firsthand. And now it was his turn to ski, but things didn't go according to plan.

I got here at night. In the middle of a huge hall, I stood barefoot on the concrete floor. Two men in white coats approached me. Their faces were hidden-just like the place they were taking me to. The corridors hid a passage, at the end of which was an unremarkable door. Broken vases, strange paintings that depicted faces contorted in pain, it was not a pleasant place.

Nastya didn't say anything, but silently went to her room to pack her things. No, she loved her grandmother, but she was almost fourteen, and she wanted to celebrate New Year's Eve in a special way.

Many children have unusual friends. Someone has a toy, someone has a character from a book, movie or cartoon (and maybe more than one), someone else has someone else. And Zoya Vorontsova had a fairy friend.

Alice Vishnevskaya was a kind, but a little selfish girl. She also always wanted to have the best of everything. As Alice thought, the best should also be the most expensive.

Since the first grade Tolik Terentyev liked his classmate Masha Salnikova. She was the prettiest girl in the class. Tolik's parents and grandmother did not share this enthusiasm. And when he decided to give Masha a present for the New Year, they were not happy at all.

In one small seaside town there was a coffee house called Primorskoe Cappuccino. This institution was very much loved by locals and vacationers, because here they prepared the most delicious drinks and food, and most importantly, this coffee house was located right on the seashore. And the history of this coffee house was also unusual.....

Sometimes trouble can turn into happiness. Sofya and Pavlik Shirokov knew this firsthand. After all, their strangest New Year became the happiest. But first things first.

A mysterious case happened in the state of Michigan with a 59-year-old woman named Sloan, who always believed that one day she would win the lottery. Several times a month she bought tickets, choosing them not at random, but guided by signs of fate. But that day was different.