I noticed that in the evenings the lights come on down at the skating rink, along with music. It was "warm" enough the other evening so we went for a skate, because we had missed out during the day.
The next little surprise was that an old man invited us to go inside the little building by the rink. We had complained to ourselves that there is no bench to sit on to put on your skates. Well, when the little building is open there is somewhere, in warmth too. So we happily put on our skates and went out to the ice.
It had been snowing, so the old man was clearing the ice of snow. I decided to help him for a while, just for fun. The interesting thing, was who the man actually was. It was Grandfather Frost! Yes, the real Grandfather Frost. He's called Ded Moroz in Russian, and he is actually the cousin of Santa Claus. Ded Moroz, usually has Snegurochka, the snow maiden helping him with his work, but not on this occasion.
He was a lovely old man, who was quite happy to meet us. We are grateful for the pleasant experience that he makes ice skating in Akademgorodok.
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