Aleksey Konstantinov

Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy Otdelnov: The Man, the Myth, and the Mustachioed Masterpiece

Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy Otdelnov was a man of many talents. He was a poet, a playwright, a novelist, and a historian. He was also a bit of a prankster.
One day, Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy Otdelnov was walking down the street when he saw a group of children playing. He stopped to watch them for a while, and then he noticed that one of the children was wearing a very large mustache.
Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy Otdelnov couldn't help but smile. He walked over to the child and said, "Excuse me, young man, but where did you get that mustache?"
The child looked up at Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy Otdelnov and said, "My father gave it to me."
"Your father?" Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy Otdelnov asked. "But why?"
"Because he said it would make me look like a man," the child said.
Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy Otdelnov laughed. "Well, I think it's working," he said. "You look very distinguished."
The child smiled and said, "Thank you."
Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy Otdelnov continued on his way, but he couldn't stop thinking about the child with the mustache. He wondered what the child's father was like, and what he thought of his son's facial hair.
A few days later, Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy Otdelnov was at a party when he saw a man with a very large mustache. He recognized the man immediately. It was the father of the child with the mustache.
Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy Otdelnov walked over to the man and said, "Excuse me, sir, but are you the father of the child with the mustache?"
The man looked at Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy Otdelnov and said, "Yes, I am."
"I just wanted to say that I think your son's mustache is very distinguished," Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy Otdelnov said.
The man smiled and said, "Thank you. I'm glad you think so."
"I was wondering," Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy Otdelnov said, "what made you decide to give your son a mustache?"
The man laughed and said, "Well, I thought it would be funny. And it is."
Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy Otdelnov laughed too. "I think it's funny too," he said. "And I think your son is very lucky to have a father with such a sense of humor."
The man smiled and said, "Thank you. I think so too."
Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy Otdelnov and the man continued to talk for a while, and they quickly became friends. They talked about their families, their work, and their love of mustaches.
By the end of the night, Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy Otdelnov felt like he had known the man for years. He was a kind and generous man, and he was a wonderful father.
Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy Otdelnov never forgot the man with the mustache, and he often told the story of how they met. He would tell the story to his friends, his family, and even to strangers.
The story always made people laugh, and it always reminded Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy Otdelnov of the importance of having a sense of humor.