Beelzebubs-Tales-to-His-Grandson-by-G-I-Gurdjieff

good heart—and also owing to what is called "family attraction"—had takenan instant liking to him.And as the moment happened to coincide with the time when the Reason ofyoung Hassein needed to be developed, Beelzebub, now having a good dealof free time, took charge of the education of his grandson himself, and fromthen on kept Hassein with him wherever he went.For his part, Hassein so loved his grandfather that he would not stir a stepwithout him, and eagerly absorbed everything he said or taught.As this narrative begins, Beelzebub, Hassein, and Ahoon, the devoted oldservant who always accompanied Beelzebub everywhere, were sitting on thehighest "kasnik," or upper deck, of the Karnak under the "kalnokranonis," asort of glass bell, talking among themselves while observing the boundlessspace.Beelzebub was speaking about the solar system where he had spent manyyears He was describing the peculiarities of the nature of a planet called"Venus. "During the conversation, word was brought to Beelzebub that the captainof the ship wished to speak with him, and Beelzebub gave his consent.