I was very tired and thirsty and started to fall asleep. No way! I should not sleep, I told to myself. Then I entered deeper. There was a rag on the floor. I took it into my hand. Can you believe that I finally found it! It was exactly the cap I was looking for! Made of white wool and so beautiful!
– Hello my dear cap! – I cried out.
– Hello Khoshimjon! – the cap replied.
– I have been looking for you for a long time!
– I have been waiting for you all the time…
I put the cap on my head and flew back home like a bird. Because I had to test it. When I entered the house my mom was sewing a dress for Dono. I approached her and with a low voice called “Moooom”. She looked around but saw nothing.
– Oysha, did you see your brother?
– I don’t know mom, – said Oysha.
– Oh my poor boy, where are you?…
– This is all your fault mom, you always punish him…
Standing near the fridge I took my cap off. Both Oysha and mom were surprised and asked:
– Where have you been?! How?!
– I was inside the fridge…
Mother started crying and kissing and hugging me.
– Oh dear boy, you must have caught cold…
With a hot tea they prepared a blanket for me. After each sip I coughed and did my best to look like I have got sick.
Visiting Sorahon, the soothsayer>3 was the first thing on my agenda the next day, as our teacher always says that Sorahon is a cheater. If she is a cheater, I wonder, why so many people visit her. You can`t even find so many people in the hospital. Moreover, all of them bring something, someone could bring a sheep, someone could bring somsa (Uzbek food), and most of them surely bring money. Her son Mirobiddinhuja is my classmate and has two bicycles! People believe that Sorahon can talk directly with God. Mirobiddinhuja always boasts that they hear God`s voice every day.
When I entered her yard I saw seven women, five old men and three kids. All of them seemed sick. With the help of my cap I entered the house. A woman with a kid was sitting in front of Sorahon, the madam soothsayer.
– A yellow genie must have attacked your son, – said the soothsayer.
Then I heard strange voices sounding like a drum playing coming either from the wall or from the roof. Thank god I was not alone. Otherwise who knows what would happen. Once those voices ended, I heard someone saying “Amen”.