I was talking about something with wirral_bagpuss earlier this year, and the phrase you see in the title here came to mind...and then I recalled where I had heard the phrase, it was in a children's story. I found the story and translated it...hope you enjoy!
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Я услышал, как мама сказала кому-то в коридоре:

— ...Тайное всегда становится явным.

И когда она вошла в комнату, я спросил:

— Что это значит, мама: «Тайное становится явным»?

— А это значит, что если кто поступает нечестно, все равно про него это узнают, и будет ему стыдно, и он понесет наказание, — сказала мама. — Понял?.. Ложись-ка спать!

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I heard my mother saying to someone in the hallway: “…there is nothing secret that shall not be made manifest.”

And when she came into the room, I asked,

“What does that mean, Mama, ‘There is nothing secret that won’t be made manifest’?”

“That means if someone  acts dishonestly, it will in any event be found out, and he will be ashamed and will get punished,” my mother said. “Did you understand that? Now go to bed!”

I brushed my teeth and went to bed but didn’t sleep because I kept thinking, ‘how could it actually happen that what is secret would be made manifest? And it was a long time before I fell asleep, so when I awoke, it was already morning, my father was already at work, and mother and I were by ourselves. I brushed my teeth again and started eating breakfast.

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The Sing-Song of Old Man Kangaroo._

I've never sailed the Amazon,
I've never reached Brazil;
But the _Don_ and _Magdalena_,
They can go there when they will!

Yes, weekly from Southampton,
Great steamers, white and gold,
Go rolling down to Rio
(Roll down--roll down to Rio!).
And I'd like to roll to Rio
Some day before I'm old!

I've never seen a Jaguar,
Nor yet an Armadill--
O dilloing in his armour,
And I s'pose I never will,

Unless I go to Rio
These wonders to behold--
Roll down--roll down to Rio--
Roll really down to Rio!
Oh, I'd love to roll to Rio
Some day before I'm old!

(original poem by Kipling, translated by Marshak and set to music in the vid above)

Happy Father's Day to all fathers! Here's a song about dads: "Daddy can do anything"
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Translation of lyrics:

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 Picture originally posted by levkonoe at Robert Duncan "Good Memories"**
WHAT A BABY COSTS

by Edgar A. Guest

"How much do babies cost?" said he
The other night upon my knee;
And then I said:  "They cost a lot;
A lot of watching by a cot,
A lot of sleepless hours and care,
A lot of heart-ache and despair,
A lot of fear and trying dread,
And sometimes many tears are shed
In payment for our babies small,
But every one is worth it all.

 

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