Daniel Charms, 31 Plays, #16

Losses

Andrey Andreevich Miasov bought some wick from the market and went home.

On the way, Andrey Andreevich lost the wick and walked into a store to buy 500 grams of Poltav's sausage. Then, Andrey Andreevich went to a milk store and bought a bottle of kefir, drank a small glass of kvas, and stood in line to get a newspaper. The line was rather long, and Andrey Andreevich stood in line not less than twenty five minutes, but, when he just approached the newspaperman, all the newspapers were sold out.

Andrey Andreevich, after waiting a little longer, went back home, but on the way lost the kefir, so he went back to the bakery, bought a French baguette, but lost the Poltav's sausage.

Then, Andrey Andreevich went directly home, but on the way he fell down, lost the French baguette and broke his pince-nez.

Andrey Andreevich got home very angry and went straight to bed, but couldn't fall asleep, and when he finally did, he had a dream: he lost his toothbrush and used some kind of candlestick instead.