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Anna Masouryan's Stories

• “About Myself” (About Me)
• “We are not alone” (Yerevan Is My Hometown)
• “About Myself” (About Me)
• “About Myself” (About Me)
• untitled (Problem Solving)
• untitled (Stories About Spring)

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“About Myself” (About Me)

I am Anna. I am very serious, though there are people who do not share this opinion. Maybe, it is difficult to guess I am serious from my appearance, but do not doubt, believe me- I am one.
I am easy tempered; I get nervous at even very unimportant things. I keep very quiet at school, but I am different at home. I do not like working, but do work as I have to. I don't like lying, for I know I will be caught red handed one day. Sometimes, very rarely, nevertheless, I lie to save the situation. I like making jokes, but only with those, whom I know well. It is not easy for me feel myself at home with strangers. It takes me a lot of time to make friends and feel free.
I blush, when they praise me.
I like staying alone and listening to music.
I like interrupting people, but cannot stand when others interrupt me.
This is me.

Wrote at 13 years old age

“We are not alone” (Yerevan Is My Hometown)

Our neighborhood is very noisy as we often go out to play. The garden overlooking our yard is a favorite place for children, as well as the football field where boys hold matches. Once, I remember, the ball rolled to the garden. A kid picked it up to pass it to the football players and dropped the ball in the mud.

“What are you doing? Didn't you see I was running after the ball?” yelled one of the players. The kid burst into tears as a result. In a minute, all the neighbors were looking out of their windows.

“Hey, boy, aren't you ashamed? ...making the kid cry?” echoed the voices of women hanging out of the balconies.
The players left the garden with their heads down. As for us, we continued playing peacefully under our mothers' watchful looks.

Wrote at 13 years old age

“About Myself” (About Me)

My name is Anna. I’m in the seventh grade. I’m a complicated girl. I don’t like my character. I don’t like it when people near me start laughing without any reason but rarely I too can be like this. I don’t like people who are not serious but I like humour.

Wrote at 13 years old age

“About Myself” (About Me)

I’m Ann. I’m very calm. Everybody knows that. I want to be active, because everybody says that I’m very quiet. I think that I appear to be calm, but internally . . .
I like to listen to different types of music. Sometimes I like to work, but sometimes not. I like to rest, whether I’m tired or not.

Wrote at 13 years old age

untitled (Problem Solving)

We were going to write a history test. The teacher had told us the questions for the test beforehand in order for us to get ready. The test day came at last.
“Children, are you ready for the test?”
“Yes,” we answered unanimously.
In an hour we were told to go to the headmaster’s to write the test. When we entered, I was shaking with excitement. After a thought I understood that I had to gather all my strength and do my best. I wrote the test all by myself and passed.

Wrote at 13 years old age

untitled (Stories About Spring)

It was a beautiful morning. I was up and looking through the window. I saw a beautiful scenery. I decided to go out for a walk. I dressed up, prepared everything and asked, “Mother, I am going to the yard for a walk, can I?”
“Yes, of course, just try not to get dirty.”
“Sure, Mom.”
“Don’t be too late.”
“Bye, Mom.”

Finally, I’m in the elevator. Thirty minutes pass and I am still in. There is no sound. I start to think out loud.

“Why did the silly elevator need to break down today? I won’t get out of here.”
Then suddenly, the elevator moved. I got outside and saw that it was raining. I went back home, this time on foot, as you would guess. I opened the door…
“Did you have a nice walk, Ann?”
“Of course, I did.”
“What did you do during the rain?”
“I was walking.”
“How come you’re not wet?”
“I was walking under the trees, I guess.”
“Right.”
I silently went to my room. To tell the truth, ever since that day I don’t use the elevator, especially in spring.”

Wrote at 14 years old age