Teacher and Martian

In the village school, among the bookshelves,
Wise Teacher wandered and gave lectures.
He taught children with love and care,
He was the best Teacher in the whole region.

At the same time on the distant red Mars,
There lived Martian, strange, but very smart.
He explored worlds incomprehensible
And was looking for answers to eternal questions.




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One day a great event happened,
Martian came to Earth as a friend.
He wanted to find the best Teacher
And gain knowledge about Earth and earthlings.

"I'm glad to help you, Martian! -
Wise Teacher smiled, radiating kindness. -
Together we will explore the world for our peoples.
Tell me first, who was our 30th president?"

"I have no idea! - replied Martian. -
And who was 48th president of Mars?
Don't you know that?
And why should I feel like an idiot,
But you looking like you've hit jackpot?"

Leaving Teacher in utter confusion,
Martian went to his ship to fly home.

"How well I outwitted this fool! -
Martian thought on his way to the airlock. -
He don't know we on Mars never had 48th president,
Because we started from the number 666!"

"How well I outwitted this fool! -
Teacher thought among the bookshelves. -
He doesn't know that we in North Korea
Never leave fuel in the gas tank,
Because it will be stolen immediately
And exchanged for a ticket from North Korea
To any other country. This is real jackpot!
Well, I'm going to pack my bags."



The original text was written by me in Russian. I haven't studied English systematically so the translation may not be ideal. The main work was done by Google Translate, I just corrected obvious absurdities, where I noticed them and where I did not confuse them with brilliant insights.