Once upon a time there lived a crane and a heron, and they built huts at the ends of the swamp. The crane found it boring to live alone, and he decided to get married. “Let’s go and woo the heron!”
The crane has gone - whack-thump! He kneaded the swamp for seven miles, came and said: -?Is the heron at home? Go away, lanky one!
The crane, no matter how salty it was, went home. The heron then changed her mind and said: —? Rather than live alone, I’d rather marry a crane. He comes to the crane and says: —? Crane, marry me! —? No, heron, I don’t need you! I don’t want to get married, I won’t marry you. Get out! The heron cried with shame and turned back.
The crane thought better of it and said: “It’s a shame he didn’t take the heron for himself: after all, it’s boring to be alone.” I’ll go now and marry her. She comes and says: “Heron, I’ve decided to marry you; come for me.—?No, lanky one, I won’t marry you!
The crane went home. Then the heron thought better of it: “Why did she refuse such a fine fellow: it’s no fun to live alone, I’d rather marry the crane!”
He comes to woo, but the crane doesn’t want to. This is how they still go to one another to woo each other, but never get married.
Translated from Russian · original on wisdomlib.ru