Continuation of the Chapter II

‘You don’t still put on your slippers!’ Have you put on your slippers yet? said mother sighing. ‘But I put on the warm socks’ said Seraphim in an offended tone. ‘Let it be’ said mother seeing nothing, of course. Mother took his hand gently to go (away). Seraphim looked at his new friend and added in a whisper ‘My name is Seraphim’. ‘My name is Dzhep-rif-rink’ came the shrill echo.