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Musia the cat traveled half of Europe. She is now in Poland..
EVERY CAT HAS ITS OWN PATH, BUT ALL BRING IT HOME…
Musia the cat traveled half of Europe. From Mykolaiv, which has been attacked by the enemy from the very first days of the large-scale invasion, she reached Moldova, Romania, France, Germany, Switzerland, and now stopped in Poland.
She liked it there the most in Janowice, Puławy County. Here she will have received a cat passport, because she used to travel illegally or was passed as a refugee without documents.
Mykolaiv is struck with missiles and shells every day. Therefore, the residents of Mykolaiv, the owners of Musia, Liudmyla and Oleksandr, his sister Halyna, their eldest daughter Dasha, sons Matvii and Mykyta fled the war as a whole family. The boys went to the 3 rd and 4 th grades in Janowiec gymnasium. Their parents and aunt work in a neighboring village at a confectionery factory.
The entire current colony consists of 18 Ukrainian refugees and is located on the top floor of the school. Halyna lives with her daughter Valentyna and son Yevsei in the outermost classroom, near the stairs. Father Ihor brought them (and a scary cat, I saw only once) and returned to Kharkiv at the frontline. A small Polish village (3,000 inhabitants) became a refuge for 30 citizens of Ukraine. Six of our people were given a job by the village council at a canning factory. Six more were invited to work by another company.
Not a single person was lost among millions of refugees in Poland and was not lost for material support and household care.
Daryna's son Andriiko (1 year old) and daughter Karolina (3 years old) grew up and celebrated their birthdays here. They were born in Korosten`, Zhytomyr region. Here, head of the commune, Mr. Valdek, and a well-known volunteer from the town of Kazimierz Dolnyi, Mr. Dariusz, came to congratulate them both. Even earlier, at eleven months old, our smallest and the most serious friend Andriiko stood on his little legs and for the first time trotted along the school corridor.
The sensitive words of my faithful Facebook friend Olena from Ukraine come to mind: "So you introduced us to your neighbors. Each of you has very difficult fates and circumstances. I wish everyone strength, hope, faith and confidence! Have a nice day, take care! Be interested in everything in Poland that surrounds you! How good it is that you have those who care about you!!! Ukraine will welcome you with open arms, you just have to wait and where you are now, with your work, your longing for learning, confirm every day that you, adults and very young Ukrainians, are the pride and hope of your people!"...
Today is a day off at the factory and in school. The elders of Musia`s family are heading to the Puławy County`s center. It's time to legalize your beloved cat under Polish law. I had a coffee, chatted heart-to-heart with accountant Svitlana, reflecting on what to do something good for my early, busy friends on this sunny day. Or say...
I know, despite the sincere Polish hospitality and good financial support here, they all want to go home. Therefore, I will say nothing: we understand each other without words.
By Viktor TYUTYUN, poet and journalist
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