Plavi kaputić

The girl Ivančica, also called the Blue Coat (after the blue coat that she passionately wants), and her neighbor Spavalo (a pensioner who loves a long sleep) have exhaustive but dynamic conversations in the courtyard of his building. Their conversations are about everyday children's concerns, but also about how much adults change and they become inconsistent with themselves and complicate what is very simple in the eyes of children can explain and resolve: "...I don't have anyone here. - Why? - That's right, it happened. - You too are you alone - Yes, I'm alone too. - Why, when you grew up?.... In "The Blue Coat" the emphasis is on children's need for their parents and their attention, which can be expressed by looking, touching and/or words: "And the Blue Coat was terribly alone. In the morning, both mom and dad went to work. While grandma was alive, not having mom and dad wasn't terrible. But since grandma is gone...And in the Blue Coat, Kušec gives short, precise descriptions, but more modestly than in Donatella. Reading about Blue kaputić, it is learned that "...From the bush that grows next to the very fence of my yard, suddenly a curly baby's head peeked out...I'll tell you that the little boy slowly came out from the bush and like a kitten climbed onto a cherry tree..." The same applies when her feelings are mentioned "...It was obvious that she was uncomfortable, but the child's curiosity was so strong that it was impossible to resist her, so here she is, forgot her fear and accepted my offer..." "...Bluecoat is lonely and sad...When he fell asleep, Bluecoat would always dream. It was a great happiness and joy..." In one part, the narrator describes himself when he was a little boy, "...once upon a time there was a boy named Tomislav. His name was royal, but he himself was poor, he couldn't have been poorer... And he was a very smart boy... Tomica spent days and hours looking for a clover and thought about interesting and distant cities and countries... Boy was petite, blond-haired and with a raised nose, he was no taller than the smallest bush in the glade. Who knows how, but people found out about a little boy who dreams the most beautiful dreams in the world... In one part, a friend from childhood is also described "...Because I had a friend named Hrvoje...His blue eyes, scaly nose, dirty, working hands, torn shoes with worn heels..."