One day, scientists came in, took a drop of microbes and took it to their lab. Scientists were walking along the way, carrying a drop and talking.
- Let's reason logically," said the chief scientist. - We are scientists, right?
- That's right! - The youngest researcher said.
- We carry a drop, and there are microbes in the drop, right?
- That's right.
- So we're going to study these germs.
- That's a very good idea," said the junior researcher.
- And all the other scientists also said:
- We absolutely agree with you.
The microbial bird is a story by Gregory Oster
Scientists brought a drop to the lab and put it under the microscope. And the microscope is like binoculars. If you look at it from one side, everything increases, and if you look at it from the other side, it decreases. And when scientists gathered on one side of the microscope, and on the other - microbes, the microbes increased, and the scientists decreased, and all became the same. Not really the same, but only if you look through the microscope.
Scientists look at microbes through the microscope and say: "What interesting microbes. Some are big, others small.
And microbes also look at scientists through the microscope and say: "What interesting scientists.
Of course, the microscientist would like to see the scientists closer, he started to push everyone away and make his way through. And scientists say:
- Look, what germ: the smallest, but pushes.
- Here an elderly germ, Petkin the great-grandfather, came up to the microscope and said scientists:
- You do not look that we are microbes. Microbes are also different. Sometimes harmful, but on the contrary, useful. We are just useful.
- And the chief scientist answers him:
- Don't worry, we know that you are useful. We took your drop on purpose to show our youngest scientist. I want him to know too. We will show him you, and then we will take you back where we found you.
- Then everything is fine," says Petkin the great-grandfather. - We don't mind.
A microbial hemp - a story by Gregory Oster
And Petka was looking at the junior researcher and suddenly showed him the language. And the junior researcher was confused and also Petka showed him the language. He forgot that he was a scientist and only remembered that he was a junior, so he did so.
Here all microbes began to shame Petka, and all scientists - the youngest researcher.
- Ew, it's not nice to show off the language," the germs said.
And the scientists said
- It's not good to show language.
- We'll punish our Petka," the germs told the scientists, "we won't give him a sweet compost after lunch.
- And we will punish our junior researcher," the scientists said.
A microbial hemp - a story by Gregory Oster
- And we," said the germs, "will not let us go for a walk.
- And we, - said the scientists, - will give our vacation only in winter, when it is cold and you can't swim in the rivers.
- And we," the microbes said, "will take away all our toys.
- And we," said the scientists, "will tear up our thesis, which he wrote.
The microbial hemp is a story by Gregory Oster
A junior researcher cried, and Petka didn't cry, but he was very offended, too.
And they all felt sorry for each of them. And scientists began to stand up for Petka, and microbes - for the junior researcher.
- You will forgive yours," the germs said to the scientists.
- Okay. We will forgive our own, only you will forgive your own.
And then the scientists said goodbye to the microbes and took the drop back. Still, at the very last second, Petka took the language and showed it to the junior scientist again. Petka also showed Petka the language. It is good that nobody noticed it.