Hi my xxx,
Now I'm writing to your letter and I'm happy. It's very pleasant that
I have such the close person as you are. It's a pity that you are far
from me. But I will hope that we will meet one day. I think we will be
glad to see each other when we know each other better. Masha asks me
about you every day. I say to her that I'm constantly thinking about
you.
Earlier I didn't manage to find the carpenter. But today I have seen
him in the morning and I asked him to repair the door in the Klava
house. In the afternoon he came and said that he had done everything
and changed the lock. I thanked him but he said: "Never mind" because
he is always ready to help old people. My neighbor came a little bit
later and told me about the carpenter. It turned out that he refused
to take money for his work. Klava tried to give him some money but he
said that he would be offended if she didn't stop doing it. Klava
said: "He has gone with nothing". By the way he and his partner will
repair my roof in the house. You know many people in Russia help other
people and don't take money for it, if they know that the people have
to money. I think it's the only good feature of character of the
Russian people which roots go to the old far USSR.
It's a pity that many Russian men became alcoholics. I remember that
many-many years ago my mum and I had to make a fence around our house.
But what could we do? Mum and I? When my mother came to a shop to buy
nails, three men asked her what for she needed nails. She told they
and they began laughing, when learnt that a young lady and her little
daughter wanted to do. They came to our house together with my mom and
everything was ready in the evening. They refused to take money. The
only thing we could do for them just to feed them with pancakes after
their work. Since that moment, to one of a favourite dish I had
pancakes. One of the man asked if the had something to paint the
fence. My mum answered that she would buy paint a little bit later.
Next day in the morning the 2 men came and they brought their own
paint and painted the fence. We wanted to pay them for it some money,
but they refused. They said that the paint was left after the painting
of their fence.
Yesterday in the evening I was thinking of my future. I'm happy that I
have my favorite job. I would like to develop in the area and to make
successful career. I don't know how to spend this month my holiday, I
don't want to waste my time useless. I must think it over. Of course I
will write letters to you. But it will take only the part of my day.
What to do in the rest? I must find a decision. I hope, you are not
sick and tired of my letter. But I want to tell you much. I think you
are not against of it, because I suppose you are my closest the man of
my heart. Don't forget to write letters to me.
Your Elena...