The door of the house where the boy lived was unlocked and he opened it and walked in quietly with his bare feet . The boy was asleep on a cot in the first room and the old man could see him clearly with the light that came in from the dying moon . He took hold of one foot gently and held it until the boy woke and turned and looked at him . The old man nodded and the boy took his trousers from the chair by the bed and , sitting on the bed , pulled them on .
Дверь дома, где жил мальчик, была незаперта, он открыл ее и тихо вошел босиком. Мальчик спал на койке в первой комнате, и старик мог ясно видеть его в свете умирающей луны. Он осторожно взял одну ногу и держал ее, пока мальчик не проснулся, не повернулся и не посмотрел на него. Старик кивнул, а мальчик взял со стула у кровати брюки и, сев на кровать, натянул их.