- . . . , , .... . - . , , ! . . . ! ! , , ! , ! (, ). - , ! , ! .... .   . . , , - . . . . . ? , ? . . , -? . - . . . . ? . A.... .... ( , ). . , . , a , , , , . , , - . . . , . . , , , . . . . , - . . . . . , . . , , . . , . (). ? . .... ( ). , ! . . . . , . , . . . . ? . . . . ? . . . , . . , , , , , - . . . . . . , . . . . . . . ? . , - . . ? . . . . A, ? . . , .... . - -, . , , . . A , , . . . . , , . , a - . . . . ? . . , . , . , , . . A ? . , . , . . . - . - , . A - , . . . , , - , . , . ( ). , , . ? , ? , . . . . . . ? - ? . , . . . . , - - . . A, . - - , a , - , . - , "A , ?" . . . , . . . . . . ? . . . ! . , . . ? (). ? . -a. . . . . - . (). - Of all precious stones that will dazzle your eye, It's rubies that shine like the stars in the sky. A young handsome jewler in love with a sweet And kindly young maiden was much too discreet Too woo his desire with a rose and a tune. He bolted the door of his workshop, and soon A single red ruby, the best he could find Was set in a necklace most finely designed, Most finely and fondly designed. A necklace where merely a ring would have done Was deemed too uncouth by the beautiful one. Rejected, the young lover chartered a boat And roamed seas uncharted and countries remote. Some years passed; at last, turning back he arrived In his ancient hometown, and rushed to his bride. Alas, she was married; and worse, she was now In mind, heart, and aspect as plain as a cow, As plain, slow, and dull as a cow. The jewler was stunned; taking leave of her spouse And loathing himself, he ran back to his house Where, cursing the illusions and blunders of youth, He cried out in pain, overwhelmed by the truth: Through gone was the one whom he'd used to adore, His love cut and scorched stronger now than before. Years into the past reached his desperate cry. Oh rubies -- they shine like the stars in the sky, The bright, dazzling stars in the sky. The hours stretched and crawled. Overpowered at long last, Night melted away, skewed by jolts from the past. The jewler stood gasping in morbid surprise: A preciuos red stone flashed in front of his eyes. He seized it and whispered a wish. Living long And happily after, he never went wrong Again, was quite settled, yet wanted to cry On nights when the stars shone, remote, in the sky; The dear precious stones in the sky. . . , . . . , . . ( ). , . , . . , ? . , . . , , . . . A , . , , . . , . . . - , ? . , . . ? . . . -, . , . , , , - . , . , , . , . . - ? . , ? , . . , . . ? . , , - , . - . . . A , , a , a . . , . . , . . . A ? . . . . A ? . ? . . ? (). . . , , . . . A . , . , , . ? . . ? , , a . . , , , . . ? . . . ? ? . - ?.... . . A , , ? , - , ? . . , . , , . . -, -, -. , , . . -. , . . - . . . . . . - . . . . . ? . . A, , . . , , . . , . . . , . . , . . - , a . , . . - . . . . . , . (). 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