How to Satisfy a Little Hunger, or Where the Cat Cried

Have you noticed that adults sometimes speak in the most genuine riddles? Dad said that the washing machine has «flown away». But where to? To space? No, it's just standing here, but for some reason it doesn't work... Grandma said that the kefir has «fermented». But where is it fermenting if it’s still sitting in the fridge? And where is the gas going that mom is talking about? The fun poems by Irina Ivannikova will help little ones understand why adults sometimes speak so strangely and will introduce them to some idioms and polysemantic words.