NATIONAL TRIBUNE

PLOTS

My little daughter, an absolutely pro-Russian child (for her, there is no country better than Russia: our people are the most wonderful, and the nature is the most beautiful, and the books are the best, and the president is the coolest) - over the crib for several days now ...

My little daughter, an absolutely pro-Russian child (for her, there is no country better than Russia: our people are the most wonderful, and nature is the most beautiful, and the books are the best, and the president is the coolest) - the flag of Germany has been hanging over the crib for several days now. And when, to be honest, I was upset, I timidly asked, they say, how is it, let’s hang our flag better, I received in response: “Well, we don’t participate in the World Cup. Can I cheer for Germany for now?

In general, the team led by Jurgen Klinsman is actively involved in the patriotic education of young people. And on the board in their German 5th "B" after the triumphant victory of the German national team over Ecuador, the boys wrote in large letters: "Miroslav Klose." (After all, the guy scored two goals!) And they didn’t let me wash. (In my personal patriotic impulse, I ordered my daughter to convey to the attention of classmates that our Valentin Ivanov was refereeing the match.) But they all still have the German flag on their palms. They draw with felt-tip pens. And the whole class, even girls, keep special diaries where they write down the results of all matches, and Germany, of course, is circled in red. And this despite the fact that a third of the class are children of foreigners.

It's a shame, damn it!

And it looks like it's not just about football. Of course, it would be great if the Russian team suddenly won the World Championship! (However, as I recently learned from a sociological survey, 10 percent of Russians are already sure of this. Oblomovka sleeps and sees wonderful dreams ...) Here we would straighten our shoulders, spread our wings ... But, I'm afraid, to the victorious fanfare, everyone would still forget about the main thing. How to turn all this for the good of your country? That is for children. First of all, it is they who should feel good, fun, interesting - this, in my opinion, is the only true algorithm of state policy. Then they will grow up happy and healthy. And they will love their country, and increase, and work, and glorify ... And that's it! It is not a pity for either time or money. Yes, and money, it turns out, a lot is not needed.

You just need to want...

How they unleashed the situation with the World Cup in Munich! It would seem that there are so many problems that it’s not up to the kids. So vice versa. We used all the opportunities arising from this to the fullest.

Adults play football - and a street football championship was organized for children.

Adults train not only to win, but also to enjoy the game itself, and children are already enrolled in a football camp, the motto of which is: “Learning to play football means training with pleasure!”.

For adults, as part of the championship on July 2, a “Long Night of Sports” is planned - and for children there are so many ideas that what kind of night is there - they could run around everything in a month. Training in karate, aikido, tennis, participation in all sorts of competitions, playing golf and badminton, scuba diving (and this is from the age of 8), dancing lessons, wonderful music and sports shows, a children's world in the very center of the city, on the most prestigious Leopoldstrasse, with all sorts of simple, funny gymnastic apparatus for the little ones, and it's endless ...

And on the same day, only in the morning, is a family sports holiday. From the run will begin: "Children run after children." Already half the city signed up, and received their individual number. I’m thinking: shouldn’t I rush ... Yes, I’m afraid I won’t make it ...

And at the fan festival in the Olympic Park, of course, they could not do without children. The whole city is in football fever. It's clear. And mass football hypnosis in stadiums is also a matter of course. And talk about only one thing. And business meetings are postponed or scheduled before, after, or, at worst, during the break between matches ... But children should have a normal temperature. And if increased, then slightly, on an emotional basis. They can. Therefore, in the center of the Olympiopark, on the circus island, an almost daily cultural and sports festival was organized for boys and girls. From noon to eight o'clock. While teenagers hang out side by side at the Fan Fest, children from three to thirteen (and their parents if they wish) can enjoy life driving a children's electric car, riding boats, playing water football, running on roller skates ... Everything, by the way, is free .

But that didn't really surprise me. Well, the city has opportunities - well, it remains only to envy.

Although it is better not to envy, but to see how much they invented without investing almost a penny.

Just imagine - a whole island, and around all sorts of unpretentious entertainment. Under one tree, some magician tells fairy tales to the kids. My God, how easy it is to put children on the grass and tell them a story with talent. And do not forcefully hold anyone: it’s not interesting - run on ... And then! The clown stands and sprays water on all those who run away ... And the boys play mini-football ... And they put up some kind of plywood shield, strengthened it slightly, cut holes in it, and everyone who wants to take turns trying to score a goal into these holes. Yes, even branded: if you get into the "nine" - you will earn 20 points, into the "six" - 10 ... Depending on the success, you can even get some kind of touching prize. And then measure the strength of your shot in another place - you hit the goal, the net is pulled back, and the level of its tension is measured. And now you are the strongest football player on the whole island.

Tired? Run to skate in beer crates on an incline board with rollers. (That’s an “expensive” attraction! We have such boards in every warehouse ... And beer crates ...) Or learn to climb a vertical wall. Better yet, play table football. The whole structure is one to one, only instead of puppet football players you are with your friends and parents, and instead of a box there is an inflatable trampoline. Of course, I could not resist, I played. They made me the goalkeeper. Well, guys from all over the world nailed me, and my daughter at the same time, as many as eleven pieces. And those poor guys that played on my team didn’t even criticize me. Adult people, however, flooded. Almost lost their kids. But it's just on the island is not dangerous. Small children are given self-adhesive pictures. Such a smiling face. And the text: "I'm lost." In general, if you can’t say that you lost your mother, but you don’t want to cry, glue yourself such a little thing - they will help you quickly.

And for all the older guys - colored cheerful leaves, and you can write whatever you want on them and stick them on a huge board. And I stood next to her, and read, and could not tear myself away: “Let no one go hungry”, “Brazil is the champion”, “I love everyone”. And no one wrote cursing - what's the point of cursing when everything is so great.

Although the heat is terrible ... But it's fun, and they distribute water for free, and even young guys sit and teach everyone to create fantastic hats from wrapping paper. (Well, just like in childhood, my dad made me out of a newspaper.) And the other guys help the kids glue and craft. Basteln is what they call it. Favorite German occupation on all holidays. Draw, mold from plasticine. And some just muzzles are painted at will. Who demands a butterfly on the face, who - a soccer ball, but someone, of course, - the flag of Germany. In general, it is logical ...