Santa Claus, Santa Claus always has helpers, snowmen elves. But where do they come from? And if they are delinquent children who for their mischief are forever imprisoned in the helpers of the fairy-tale old man. And only a few manage to return to their past lives.

When the climber looked out from his improvised shelter, he saw a settlement or a small town, hidden behind powerful rocks from the outside world. The houses seemed carved into the rocks, and some were built of light gray stone and harmonized amazingly with the surrounding nature. The roofs were so lushly covered with greenery that it seemed as if the city was an extension of the pine forest itself.

Ёлка горит пёстрой акварелью, рисуя сочный орнамент на глянцевой плитке. Новогодняя музыка мягкими клавишами заполняет пространство дачного дома. Треск свечи сливается с игрой идущего снега за дверью и окнами, создавая эффект кинозала. Маша в поисках конверта. Именно сегодня она мечтает написать своё гениальное письмо Деду Морозу.

An entry with a short description of the experiment leaked by some anonymous source instantly went viral. The headline was provocative but succinct: “Photons travel through time. The half-fictionalized summary statement of the photon observation stated that it had spent what appeared to be “time backwards” inside a hydrogen atom.

We woke up early, didn't wash up. We were all gathered in front of the mayor. He told us about the idea: "We need to make the city more beautiful!" Improve the view, get rid of traffic jams, give new apartments to everyone.

Ещё тёплое, но уже осеннее солнце робко пыталось согреть озябшие старческие руки. Баба Нюра сидела на крылечке и потерянно смотрела на миску с так любимым Гришкой размоченным ячменем.

Winter vacation has finally arrived, and grandmother Nela will be visited by her grandchildren - eight-year-old Masha, five-year-old Dima and her eldest granddaughter Vera. In the coming year Vera will be twelve years old, and she considers herself an adult. Grandma Neli always has something to please her favorite grandchildren. And then the doorbell rang.

Уже было два часа дня, а снег сыпал всё с той же силой. Я решил прогуляться, проветриться немного. Надел шапку, куртку и сапоги. Вышел на улицу и поразился: куда не глянь, всё было белым. Чтобы было веселее, я залезал по колено в снег и шёл так, представляя себя первооткрывателем здешних улиц. Люди смотрели на меня как на сумасшедшего.

Andrei went to the cemetery. Tolik's grave still seemed quite ordinary, the newly poured mound was covered with wreaths, ribbons and flowers. Andrei took his cell phone out of his pocket, took a deep breath and jabbed his finger at Tolik's name on the display. A call went off. He flinched a little when he heard the familiar melody coming from underground, but he controlled himself and put the phone to his ear.

Сигизмунда Яковлевна начала понимать, что случилось. Кот Клавдии Альбертовны, Людвиг Вольфгангович, которого за ужасный характер все называли Извергом, пропал. И его хозяйка была свято уверена, что его украли.