This happened a long time ago. I was a teenager then. My brother and sister were very little. One evening my mom had to go out. She asked me to stay home and watch the kids.

It was an easy job. I put them to bed for the night, and decided to take a bath. There is nothing like a nice hot bath to relax in the evening!

As I was filling the bathtub, a doorbell rang. I opened the door. And who did I see but my best friend!

We hadn’t seen each other for a long time. We sat down to talk in the living room.

I was so happy to see her. I completely forgot about the bathtub and the water. When I remembered, it was too late.

The water was everywhere. The water was in the hallway. The water was in the kitchen. And it was in the bedroom… In the bedroom where my little brother and sister were sleeping.

Well, they were not sleeping anymore. They were on the floor, playing in the water. They were so happy.

My friend and I had to act quickly. We had to clean up before my mom got back… And also before the water made its way to the neighbor below us.

We used pots, pans, cups, towels, and clothes… Anything to hold and soak up water.

We moved fast. We actually had a lot of fun.

It took us about an hour to clean everything up.

The apartment looked as if nothing had happened. Actually, it looked much cleaner than before.

My mom was very pleased with the cleaning. And she was surprised that my friend helped me clean.

The story could have ended on a happy note. But after my mom came home someone rang the doorbell… It was the neighbor from the apartment below…

Story with Russian Translation

Unexpected Guest	Неожиданный гость
This happened a long time ago.	Это случилось очень давно.
I was a teenager then.	Я тогда была подростком.
My brother and sister were very little.	Мои брат и сестра были совсем маленькими.
One evening my mom had to go out.	Однажды вечером моей маме нужно было уйти.
She asked me to stay home and watch the kids.	Она попросила меня остаться дома и присмотреть за детьми.
It was an easy job.	Это была легкая работа.
I put them to bed for the night, and decided to take a bath.	Я уложила их спать, и решила принять ванну.
There is nothing like a nice hot bath to relax in the evening.	Нет ничего лучше горячей ванны, чтобы расслабиться вечером.
As I was filling the bathtub, a doorbell rang.	Когда я наполняла ванну, раздался звонок в дверь.
I opened the door.	Я открыла дверь.
And who did I see but my best friend!	И кого же я увидела – свою лучшую подругу!
We hadn’t seen each other for a long time.	Мы не видели друг друга очень давно.
We sat down to talk in the living room.	Мы уселись говорить в гостиной.
I was so happy to see her.	Я была так рада видеть её.
I completely forgot about the bathtub and the water.	Я совсем забыла про ванну и про воду.
When I remembered, it was too late.	Когда я вспомнила, было уже слишком поздно.
The water was everywhere.	Вода была везде.
The water was in the hallway.	Вода была в коридоре.
The water was in the kitchen.	Вода была на кухне.
And it was in the bedroom…	И она была в спальне…
In the bedroom where my little brother and sister were sleeping.	В спальне, где спали мои младшие брат и сестра.
Well, they were not sleeping anymore.	Точнее, они уже не спали.
They were on the floor, playing in the water.	Они сидели на полу и играли в воде.
They were so happy.	Они были так счастливы.
My friend and I had to act quickly.	Мы с подругой должны были действовать быстро.
We had to clean up before my mom got back…	Мы должны были убраться до возвращения мамы…
And also before the water made its way to the neighbor below us.	А также до того, как вода доберется до соседа снизу.
We used pots, pans, cups, towels, and clothes…	Мы использовали кастрюли, сковородки, чашки, полотенца, одежду…
Anything to hold and soak up water.	Все, что могло удержать и впитать воду.
We moved fast.	Мы двигались быстро.
We actually had a lot of fun.	На самом деле нам было очень весело.
It took us about an hour to clean everything up.	Нам потребовалось около часа, чтобы все убрать.
The apartment looked as if nothing had happened.	Квартира выглядела так, как будто ничего не произошло.
Actually, it looked much cleaner than before.	На самом деле, она выглядела гораздо чище, чем раньше.
My mom was very pleased with the cleaning.	Мама была очень довольна уборкой.
And she was surprised that my friend helped me clean.	И она была удивлена, что моя подруга помогала мне убираться.
The story could have ended on a happy note.	История могла бы закончиться на счастливой ноте.
But after my mom came home someone rang the doorbell.	Но после того, как мама вернулась домой, кто-то позвонил в дверь.
It was the neighbor from the apartment below…	Это был сосед из квартиры этажом ниже…