Grandpa sat at the table, an old laptop covered in banana stickers in front of him. On the screen, the words were frozen: “No internet connection.” He stared at the text in silence for about ten seconds, as if waiting…
Once, my grandfather didn’t come out to see me off when I was a little boy going to school. It wasn’t the first day of classes, but I was still nervous. My schoolbag was too big, and the road seemed…
I often think that my grandfather taught me not how to live correctly, but how not to be afraid when something goes wrong. At the time, I didn’t understand it; it seemed to me that he was just silent, just…
There was an apple tree standing near my house. Old, crooked, with a hollow like a tired heart. It hadn’t borne fruit for twenty years. And everyone said it needed to be cut down, because what use is a tree…
Once, in our village, there lived a man named Karpo. Hard-working but stingy — he had a lock and key for everything. Especially for his barn — where grain was stored, lard hung from the rafters, and a jar of…
I’ll tell you this: in my life I’ve seen plenty of strange things, but to find a ghost cow with red eyes standing in the yard in the middle of the night — that even made me crouch down for…
What is life? I think many people wonder about that, especially as we get older. I’ve thought about it more than once myself, and in the end, my thoughts always come down to one thing…
As my grandpa used to say about relationships: – A Ukrainian woman is like the economy: if you invest properly — she flourishes, but if you neglect her — emotional inflation is inevitable!
(Grandfather’s Wisdom) Once, in the morning, an old man went to the pond—not to catch fish, not to wash, but simply to sit and think. For, as he said himself: – Sometimes a person doesn’t need an answer—they just need…
Grandpa Maksym and Grades. In the village, everyone knew Grandpa Maksym—a wise, cheerful, and slightly cunning man. He loved sitting by the stove, always treating guests to tea and interesting stories.