Unconquered Sun (83 page)

But air - sweetish, juicy, tasty was the most unusual on Islands, it and wanted to be inhaled a full breast, the more - the better. From this air at Prinze the head for want of habit began to spin, and it nearly fell on knees, but the fairy teacher supported him by a hand.

- Nothing, nothing, the patient, you will get used still … Air here special, it is curative, here will see …

Really, soon felt better Prinze, and he could move independently. From air in the head it became somehow easy and cheerful, as from the glass of young wine drunk before a lunch. From the head all thoughts absolutely were gone, there was no wish to think; there was only a wish to rejoice and have fun - lives, to marble soft sand, tender waves, the blue sky, the hot sun …

The prince smiled from ear to ear and surely walked forward. And the fairy, having with satisfaction nodded, went behind it, without lowering, however, from it eyes.

The prince moved as if in easy pink fog, but - in strictly certain direction - it was conducted by a hoop. It reached a small clearing between coconut and banana palm trees. On a clearing several cozy huts from a bamboo and covered from above with palm leaves settled down. A little from them were already busy, the part - is empty. The threshold of one of vacant houses had a fairy of the 6th rank, in a tunic and a raincoat of akvamarinny color. The fairy teacher approached it and, pointing to Prinze, told:

- The patient No. 3570 arrived to the place of passing of compulsory treatment and re-education, according to the adjudication No. 385-794-395 of General Council of Community. Judicial teacher No. 486, fairy of the 5th rank, 3rd department of "STING".

Having listened to the report, the fairy more lowest rank inclined the head before newly arrived and answered:

- The educational ground "Family of the Fairy" for you and your patient is ready.

After that the fairy in a green-blue dress once again bowed and went on a path from white sand deep into of the island, with curiosity, however, having examined from legs to the head of Prinze about whom so many rumors in connection with the last war and sensational trial went.

Life on "ground" went monotonously as hours. The hoop awoke Prinze to rise in strictly certain hour, then Prinze made a breakfast from the available products, set the table, set for it the fairy, served her at a table, and then sat down itself, and, respecting all rules of decency, ate, constantly watching that the fairy did not miss. Then it did various homeworks - by means of standard spells in which it was trained by the Teacher, it started automatic washing of clothes (the clothes itself as the pack of geese, flew at the sea and washed in water), a ware sink, house cleaning - brooms and all washed rags including windows, and Prinze needed only to control process.

Then it went to entertain the fairy. Rode it on the boat, drove on walk - in the wood and mountains, invented all entertainments, played with it outdoor or board games. And then it conducted it on procedures - other fairies, the 3rd rank, already familiar to Prinze of "ekzortsistka" were engaged in them. The prince was tied to a chair, put on the special steel helmet connected to some strange car reminding huge egg and began to pass through it some energy. Shook the prince so that foam fell in flakes from his lips, and eyes were rolled up. Though at the same time it was not painful to him, and, on the contrary, on a body pleasantly tickling heat spread. However this energy beat off any ability to think, cleared reason of unnecessary memoirs. After this procedure always strongly there was a wish to sleep.

After the Teacher procedure conducted it in the Center of blazhenstvo where left it absolutely one on a two-three of hours.

The center of blazhenstvo represented a set of buildings from a bamboo on the bank of the azure sea. In one some flying soft hands did massage. The prince very much liked to visit this lodge. The most interesting that every time of a hand did some new type of massage. In one or one and a half hours of a session any work of already poor thought stopped. Pleasure waves just switched off a brain, and aromatic oil with which it was covered stupefied consciousness so that Prinze repeatedly there also fell asleep. Sometimes the Teacher had to awake him to take away home.

In others Greuze's Pools worked with a wide choice of the imaginations preserved in multi-colored spheres. The prince was so often seen there that the attendant - the golem from the polished mahogany - already foreknew that to offer it. The prince most of all loved, of course, green spheres - he went to ride white Pegasus on the sky, to float on a dolphin by the sea. And once, having conspiratorially winked, the golem offered it something special.

- Look, mister, a novelty - your favourite green spheres, but not transparent or opaque, and poured!

- And what it means? - with astonishment Prinze asked.

- It is new development of Factory of Dreams especially for Islands Blissful, mister, special, you understand?

The prince with impatience dived into the pink liquid raging fragrant bubbles and dressed a safety collar while the golem inserted a new sphere into the Transformer. The sphere was lit by emerald light from within, from water thick steam went and …

… The prince saw that he is on a meadow. The sun hot burned. The prince wanted to look at him, but for some reason could not, eyes looked only down. The prince wanted to ask "why?", but from a throat only two last sounds - "m-m-m-m-u-u-u-u escaped!"

The prince saw some small river not far. He ran to it to get drunk, but once he was looked in its mirror and pure surface, he saw there - the head of a one-year-old calf!

At first Prinze was frightened, and then even it became interesting to him. The familiar world of the nature looked absolutely differently, than earlier. He for the first time in life tried a green grass - it was surprisingly juicy, tart and fragrant on taste. For the first time in life it was in plenty run on a grass on all four legs. However, then on a meadow some girl in a simple print dress in a floret and a wreath of flowers on the head appeared. She played in a horn and Prinze some invincible force pulled it to it. He skipping ran to the girl, and that tenderly scratched to him behind an ear and told:

- Well, the calf, played enough?

The prince lingeringly lowed.

- Well, we will go, it is already time for you baink … - she put on it a collar and Prinze obediently started wandering for the hostess in a shed.

- … Well as, mister, you liked a novelty?

- Very much! And is still?

- Many, mister is a lot of, there are sheep, dogs, cats, even deer and bees …

- And eagles or bears?

- No … There are no these yet. But also without them, mister, the choice is very big …

And Prinze became constant visitor to Greuze's Pool, every time choosing a new animal. However, in all dreams after Prinze only just began to enjoy animal life, suddenly there was a fairy - the shepherdess, the hostess of the house or the wood - also took away him with themselves - to sleep, to feed. And never he managed to insist on the …

In other huts of the Center of blazhenstvo it was possible to play sports - in a lapta, in a ball, to popuskat a kite... But it was impossible to find neither books, nor the developing games in one lodge, like checkers or chess, but it was possible just to go and swim for a while in the sea, to polazit on palm trees or to sunbathe on the sun.

Having had a rest in the Center, it came back to "ground" for continuation of occupations - preparations of a dinner, a bedroom for a dream and even to how to behave at night.

The prince did not make mistakes, as by the ship any more. It seemed, air on the island promoted obedience. There was a wish to revolt simply, and even could not come to mind. In a breast only the quiet cheerful vigorous mood, and reigned in the head - full purity, almost total absence of thoughts, except those that "are necessary". The food is excellent, the sun warm, duties simple and easy …

However, there was one and only really difficult task - it is lessons of studying of the Sacred Principles of the Order and Prosperity for husbands of fairies. They passed every day after a dinner. The teacher got a thick small volume from the trunk, sat down with Prinze to a table and began to give according to the book to it lecture. She read by a ringing voice, with enthusiasm and awe, but Prinze's head thought so slowly, tension of thought was given with such work that these occupations were for it real torment.

- So, the patient, do not sleep! Very important thought. Remember attentively. "Fairies - the race elected by the Creator especially for management and all Tselestiya's improvement. They bear to the world the Order and Prosperity and constantly, day and night, bear the hard Service. All power in Community belongs to General Council of Community. But it gathers only in especially important cases. Operational management of all affairs is exercised by Triune Knowledge - three the highest, the most wise and the most hardworking and deserved of fairies. They are Ancestors of all population of fairies which imperfect analogy is the uterus in a beehive. An advisory body at Them is the Supreme Privy Council of Community consisting of fairies of 1-2 ranks. Are included into its power …" Do not sleep, the patient, do not sleep! For what I read? - having terribly shifted eyebrows, the fairy told.

- For my benefit, madam, - readily, Prinze automatically accurately said.

- Resourceful! - with a pleased smile the Teacher hemmed. - And well, who operates Community of fairies, answer?

- E-e-e … - Prinze hesitated, - here only remembered, and now … in the head such … pink fog … - confusedly rubbing a forehead, Prinze murmured.

- It does not acquit you, the patient! How you will entertain your spouse if you even do not remember such elementary things? Yes she will be bored to death from such spouse, and you will be sprayed for murder of the fairy on quarks! - the Teacher told terribly, and right there burst out laughing, happy with the joke.

The prince it is guilty looked on the fairy as the played mean tricks dog on the owner, expecting that just about the hoop will begin to press on his skull, but pressure did not follow. Instead the fairy was softened and somehow strange looked at Prinze.

- Well, all right, for today, perhaps, will be enough. It is time to sleep.

And Prinze obediently went to prepare an evening bathroom for the fairy whom it always accepted before going to bed.

How many days passed - the Prince did not remember. Days were so similar one to another! But that day, during a breakfast, the Teacher crafty looked at Prinze and, efficiently smearing a bread piece with flower honey, told:

- Recently you make progress, the patient. You obviously are on the mend. I noted it in the monthly report so your healing - business of the foreseeable future. For now … - here she bit off a small piece of bread and, having chewed it and having washed down with pink juice, continued - I managed to achieve for you weakening of a measure of restraint - arrival of your dear wife is allowed to you! Isn't that so, miraculously?

The prince not knowingly, with expression of eyes is not enough what different from an animal, looked at the fairy - he hardly could think that the word "wife" means.

- Besides, - the Teacher continued, - it will be useful and from the pedagogical point of view - you will be able to apply the skills developed in artificial conditions, so to speak, in practice. Well what you are silent?

- You as always are right, madam, - only and could tell Prinze, hoping to overcome this standard formula difficulty.

But probably, this answer quite suited the Teacher.

And next day, festively dressed - in it is snow-white a white tunic and a short raincoat of the same color - with a bouquet of flowers of Prinze already met the ship with the Fairy. And on the right as the shadow stood the Teacher.

When on the bridge the Fairy shining with happiness descended - it at once recognized her! - heart it was clogged so strongly that, appear, just about will escape from a breast. But right there hardly audible whisper reached it:

- Remember about etiquette - do not take in head to dishonor me!

The fairy literally flew up to Prinze and wanted to throw the arms round already to him a neck, but Prinze politely bowed to it, important took her right hand and brought to the lips, then handed it a bouquet of flowers and the learned tone said:

- You are so beautiful, madam! I am glad you to welcome on this wonderful Island!

The fairy with surprise looked at Prinze, without understanding anything, but kept silent. Then she smiled broadly and embraced Prinze:

- Thanks, my dear! You do not even represent how I missed you!

After that she, at last, noticed the Teacher standing on the right. The teacher was obviously excited - still, the fairy of the first rank, the maid of honor of her Knowledge, will check quality of its work and, maybe, will even report on "top" on its progress or miscalculations! She all turned pale and a little awkwardly having inclined the head, bowed.

- Your Highness, judicial teacher No. 486, fairy of the 5th rank, at your service!

The fairy very much wanted to send this Teacher where far away, but she restrained and, having smiled broadly, embraced her:

- Hello, sister! I am glad you to see. I hope, my husband not strongly tired you?

- Oh, is not present, the sister, it was surprisingly capable … a pupil - and, having turned towards Prinze, made "big eyes".