The Magical World of Daniyal

Оnce there lived a little boy Daniyal. Daniyal loved everyone: his mum and dad, his grandma and grandpa, his brothers, his aunts and uncles… and everyone loved to hear his stories about magic numbers – even the kids from the neighbouring streets would come running to hear them. Because when Daniyal closed his eyes and counted “One-two-three – whee”, he was suddenly immersed in a wonderful world of fairy tales. One of the neighbourhood children was a sad-eyed girl Luna, who very rarely smiled. She would always come alone, listen thoughtfully to Daniyal and then quickly disappear. No matter how hard Daniyal tried, he couldn’t cheer Luna up. Finally he had an idea – to take Luna into his Magical world with him.

The Town in a Refrigerator

This particular day Daniyal had been out playing with his friends for a long time and came home late. He was very tired and hungry. While waiting for his dinner, Daniyal curled up in the armchair, closed his eyes and began to think how to put his plan into action – to show Luna his Magical world. He recalled his mother’s words: “A wish that is kind is sure to come true!” and then he heard the words he was so fond of “One-two-three – whee!”.

…Daniyal found himself in front of an enormous refrigerator. It was shining so brightly that Daniyal wanted to open the door right away.

Peeping inside, his eyes feasted on a sight he had never expected to see: a multicoloured candy path that led to a fairy-tale city. Whirling carousels! Shiny toys and colourful balloons! Clowns! The sun was dazzlingly bright, and there were children laughing and running through the streets. Then he caught sight of Luna, who was staring around helplessly. Daniyal jumped with joy and ran to her. Holding hands, the friends ran along the candy path towards the splendid city.

Out of the blue, a shop counter appeared in front of them – though the shop itself was nowhere to be seen. Behind the counter stood a smiling saleswoman – on seeing the youngsters she began to sing:

Luna smiled almost unnoticeably, but Daniyal said to the saleswoman: “We’ll have sausages with chocolate.”