Based on K. Chukovsky
Part Two
That's what Cockroach became
by the winner,
And forests and fields overlord.
Conquer the beasts to the mustatom.
(So he could fail,
to the damned!)
And he's going between them,
Gilded belly stroked:
“Bring me, beasts,
your kids
I have them at dinner tonight
skimp!”
Poor, poor beasts!
Howling, sobbing, roaring!
In every berlog
And every cave
The evil glutton is being swarmed.
Yes and what a mother
Will agree to give away
Your dear child -
Bear, wolf,
elephant, -
To an unsatiated effigy
Poor crumb
tormented!
They cry, they are killed,
With toddlers forever
are being forgiven.
But one day morning
I used to bounce a kangaroo,
Uvidala barbel,
Shouted hot:
“Is it a giant?
(Ha ha ha!)
It's just a cockroach!
(Ha ha ha!)
Cockroach, cockroach,
cockroach,
Liquid
Bukasych.
And no shame on you?
Don't hurt you?
You are toothy,
You are fangy,
And the smelt
Bow,
And kozyavocke
Conquer!”
Scared hippos,
Whispered, “What are you, what are you!
You're out of here!
No matter what we're hooda!”
Only suddenly because of the bush,
Because of the blue lumber,
From the far out of the fields
Sparrow arrives.
Jump da jump
Yes chick teeeeek,
Chiki-riki-chick-teeeel
Took and pecked Cockroach,
There's no giant.
The great great got out,
And the mustache was not left of it.